{"nrhp_refnum":"83004450","name":"House at 1640 Harvard Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1640 Harvard St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.801104691000035,"lon":-95.39644756199999,"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 frame cottage at 1640 Harvard Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1902-03.","why_significant":"It is a small cottage of a type common in the early development of the Heights, distinguished by unusual detailing, notably a double front gable. An early owner was Herman Haas, proprietor of the Tivoli Saloon in downtown Houston. Its area of significance is architecture at the local level.","narrative":"This one-story frame cottage at 1640 Harvard Street in Houston was built in 1902-03 and shows Queen Anne influence. It has an L-shaped plan and a combination roof with a double gable, one gable growing out of the other, over a three-sided projecting bay. The gables are shingled and the upper one holds a tiny diamond-shaped window. Windows have one-over-one lights, the single front door has a transom and etched glass, and a brick chimney rises inside. An attached porch wraps to the side on simple turned posts, with square balusters between them, though the porch may have been altered. The cottage is of a type common during the early development of the Houston Heights, but its double front gable is an unusual detail. Herman Haas, proprietor of the Tivoli Saloon in downtown Houston, was one early owner. Recorded in 1980, it was still a residence on a well-kept lot with a large tree, fitting comfortably into its neighborhood.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition rated excellent; still used as a residence, with a well-kept yard and large tree. Possible porch alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.412533-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/9693/40969336/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004450.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969336","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002110"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/house-at-1640-harvard-street-83004450/"}