{"nrhp_refnum":"83004473","name":"McDonald House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1801 Ashland St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.801797944000043,"lon":-95.40298033499994,"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 frame house at 1801 Ashland Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1907 on a corner lot.","why_significant":"It was the home of John E. McDonald, a real estate investor in the Heights, who built it after buying the lot from O. M. Carter in 1907. The house met deed restrictions that barred buildings costing less than $2000. It sits near 19th and Ashland, already the commercial center of the Heights. The reviewer accepted it under criterion C, noting it shows features characteristic of houses common around the turn of the century.","narrative":"Built in 1907 at 1801 Ashland Street, this two-story frame house in the Houston Heights was the home of John E. McDonald, a real estate investor active in the neighborhood. He bought the lot from O. M. Carter and built to meet deed restrictions that prohibited buildings costing less than $2000. The house has a combination roof with a projecting gable bay, a double gallery that curves to both sides on fluted columns, squared balusters, a double French door opening to the upstairs gallery, and a three-sided bay window on the lower gallery. Its windows have one-over-one lights, and the style shows Colonial Revival influence. It occupies a major corner lot near 19th and Ashland, which was already the commercial center of the Heights, so it held a prime location from the start. Alterations are minor, and the building now serves as a restaurant and delicatessen. It was recognized for its architecture at the local level.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent with minor alterations (cloth awning over the front entrance, partial enclosure of the side gallery); present use is a restaurant and delicatessen.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.4055-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/9692/40969278/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004473.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969278","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/mcdonald-house-83004473/"}