{"nrhp_refnum":"83004461","name":"Houston Heights Fire Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Yale and 12th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.792668235000065,"lon":-95.39903892399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick fire station and former city hall at the northeast corner of Yale and 12th Street in Houston Heights, Houston, Texas, built in 1914 and designed by architect Alonzo C. Pigg.","why_significant":"Built by the city of Houston Heights, it originally combined city hall and fire house and for a time also served as the town jail. It is recognized locally for architecture and politics/government, and it still operates as a fire station.","narrative":"Standing at the northeast corner of Yale and 12th Street in Houston Heights, this two-story red brick building was completed in 1914 to serve the city of Houston Heights as both fire house and city hall. It also held the town jail for a time. Architect Alonzo C. Pigg, who also designed the Beaconsfield Apartments on Main Street in Houston, gave it a flat roof, brick dentils under the parapet and cast stone trim used for lintels, cornices and voussoirs. Three wide bays for fire engines are matched above by three bays of three six-over-six windows, and heavy string courses divide the floors. The inscription \"19 HFD 14\" appears above the doors. Only the engine bay doors have been replaced. Set between two major streets, it dominates its block. Recognized locally for its architecture and its role in town government, it continues to operate as a fire station and is in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":"Alonzo C. Pigg (A. C. Pigg), architect","architectural_style":"Jacobethan Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Remains in use as a fire station; physical condition described as excellent; original site; new doors added to the fire-engine bays.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.701548-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/53/9694/40969453/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004461.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004461/cbe57fe7bd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004461/cbe57fe7bd-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"WhisperToMe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HoustonHeightsFormerCityHall.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">WhisperToMe</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HoustonHeightsFormerCityHall.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969453","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Heights_Fire_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14710512"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/houston-heights-fire-station-83004461/"}