{"nrhp_refnum":"83004467","name":"Kleinhaus House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"803 Yale St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.78544900000003,"lon":-95.39917698499994,"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-and-a-half-story square frame house at 803 Yale Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built around 1907 on a corner lot.","why_significant":"The house has stayed in the same family since 1907. Its first resident, Bernard W. Kleinhaus, was a bookkeeper, and the family is typical of the white-collar residents of the Heights. The house is larger and more elaborate than most others in the area. Its significance is recorded as architectural and local.","narrative":"Built around 1907 at 803 Yale Street, this two-and-a-half-story frame house sits on a prominent corner lot in the Houston Heights. It has a square plan, a high pyramidal roof, and a front dormer with three windows and a decorative gable. A one-story porch wraps around to the side on fluted Ionic columns that rest on pressed concrete blocks. Other features include a bay window at the southwest corner, one-over-one windows, clapboard walls, and an interior brick chimney. The style shows Colonial Revival influence. The house has remained in a single family since 1907. Its first resident, Bernard W. Kleinhaus, worked as a bookkeeper, and the household represents the white-collar residents who lived in the Heights. The house is larger and more elaborate than most of its neighbors, and it was recognized locally for its architecture. It is still a residence, and the survey records no visible alterations. The architect and builder are unknown.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence, its original use. Physical condition is recorded as fair on one form and poor on the continuation sheet. No alterations are visible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.907397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/9692/40969276/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004467.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969276","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001035"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/kleinhaus-house-83004467/"}