{"nrhp_refnum":"83004444","name":"House at 844 Courtlandt","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"844 Cortlandt","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.786876534000044,"lon":-95.39507434499995,"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-and-a-half story frame cottage at 844 Cortlandt in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built around 1905. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a typical example of the average but ornate cottages often built in Houston Heights during its early years of development. Its significance is local and falls under architecture. It has no recorded alterations.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half story frame cottage at 844 Cortlandt in Houston Heights was built around 1905 as a residence and is still used as one. It has a hipped roof with a projecting front gable. The gable end holds a single window under round-butt shingles. A simple front dormer has one window, and the front bay has chamfered corners with single windows and decorative eave brackets. An attached porch has Doric columns and turned balusters, with lattice below. The slightly recessed front door has a transom, and the windows are one-over-one. Walls are clapboard and the roof is composition. The style shows Queen Anne and Colonial Revival influence. The house sits on corner lots with a large yard of bushes and trees, in a residential neighborhood. No alterations are recorded and its condition is good. It was recorded as a typical example of the average but ornate cottages often built in Houston Heights during the early years of development, and its significance was judged local, in architecture.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne/Colonial Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good, with no alterations; the site is original and the house is still used as a residence. The yard is well kept.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.270809-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/9693/40969374/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004444.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969374","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002159"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/house-at-844-courtlandt-83004444/"}