{"nrhp_refnum":"83004434","name":"Elkins House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"602 E. 9th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.787116768000033,"lon":-95.39177070199997,"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, L-shaped frame cottage at 602 E. 9th Street in the Houston Heights area of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1908. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The cottage is an early house for this far east section of the Heights. Its original resident, Thomas W. Elkins, bought the property in 1908 for $500 and also ran a bakery at the address. The areas of significance are listed as architecture and commerce, at the local level.","narrative":"This one-story, L-shaped frame cottage at 602 E. 9th Street in Houston Heights dates to 1908. It has a gable roof with a lateral gable over a side bay, patterned shingles on the gable end, and an attached porch that curves to one side on plain tapering columns with square balusters. Windows hold one-over-one or two-over-two lights, and the walls are frame with asbestos or composition and shingle surfaces. The style shows Queen Anne and Colonial Revival influences. It sits on a corner lot with a well-kept yard in a residential area. Thomas W. Elkins, the original resident, bought the property in 1908 for $500 and operated a bakery at the address as well as living there. The house is considered significant for its architecture and for its link to local commerce, as an early cottage built this far east in the Heights. It may have received a major addition early on, and it remains in good condition as a rental residence.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne and Colonial Revival influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition described as good; present use is a rental residence. It may have had a major addition quite early.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.717039-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/9694/40969430/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004434.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969430","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002840"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/elkins-house-83004434/"}