{"nrhp_refnum":"83004438","name":"Heights Christian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1703 Heights Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.80106717800004,"lon":-95.39851530399994,"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 two-story brick church at 1703 Heights Boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1927 for the Heights Christian Church congregation. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination cites local significance in architecture. The building is an example of Eclectic Classicism with Doric pilasters, a triple-arched entrance and a rosette window. The church complex is large and dominates its block of Heights Boulevard.","narrative":"Heights Christian Church is a two-story brick building at 1703 Heights Boulevard in Houston, completed in 1927. The plan is basically square with a flat roof. The east front has a recessed three-bay entrance behind triple arches, with Doric-style pilasters carrying an entablature above them. A round stained-glass rosette window sits in the center of the facade above the arches, flanked by small arched windows with hood molds and protruding keystones. Stone trim contrasts with the brick walls. The congregation first met above stores on West 16th Street until this building was erected in the mid-1920s. The church was recorded in 1980 as unaltered and in excellent condition, and it remained in use as a church. A covered walkway links it to a newer, compatible worship building at the north end of the block, and the combined complex dominates that stretch of Heights Boulevard in a residential neighborhood. It was recognized locally for its architecture, in the Eclectic Classicism style.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic Classicism","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition rated excellent; no alterations reported; still used as a church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.634981-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/9693/40969318/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004438.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004438/5344fad54f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004438/5344fad54f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heights_Christian_Church_(HDR).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heights_Christian_Church_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969318","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heights_Christian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5699113"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/heights-christian-church-83004438/"}