{"nrhp_refnum":"83004431","name":"Countryman House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"402 E. 9th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.787347984000064,"lon":-95.39394797399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story raised frame cottage at 402 East 9th Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1907-08 for Ransom Vick.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine, well-kept example of the raised cottage type in the Heights, where that form was not particularly common. It is recognized locally for its architecture. The Countryman family has occupied the house since about 1915.","narrative":"Built in 1907-08 for Ransom Vick, this one-story raised frame cottage at 402 East 9th Street is a well-kept example of a house type that was not especially common in the Houston Heights. It has clapboard walls, a composition roof with a pitched profile, and a projecting front gable bay with a window in the gable. An attached porch rests on Doric columns with square balusters, and the single front door has a transom. Windows are one-over-one, and the house stands on extremely high brick piers with latticework between them. The design shows some Queen Anne influence. The only noted alteration is the replacement of window frames with metal ones. The house sits on a corner lot of less than one acre, fenced with chain link and shaded by large trees, in a residential neighborhood. It was listed for its local architectural significance as a fine surviving raised cottage. The Countryman family has lived there since about 1915, and it remains a residence.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good; the house is still used as a residence and sits on a well-kept corner lot. Alterations are limited to metal window frames.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.011921-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/9693/40969332/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004431.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969332","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002160"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/countryman-house-83004431/"}