{"nrhp_refnum":"83004474","name":"Milroy House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1102 Heights Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.790889218000075,"lon":-95.39765200999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame house at 1102 Heights Boulevard in Houston Heights, Houston, Texas, dated 1898 and possibly built by N. C. Jensen. It stands on a prominent corner lot.","why_significant":"The house was the home of John Milroy (1862-1918), manager of the Houston Heights Office, who handled the area's real estate until 1917 and served as mayor from 1899 to 1907. He was very active civically and socially in the development of Houston Heights. The house is described as one of the best and earliest remaining on Heights Boulevard.","narrative":"This two-and-a-half-story frame house at 1102 Heights Boulevard in Houston Heights was built in 1898, possibly by N. C. Jensen. It is described as Queen Anne in style, with a hipped roof, several lateral gables and a square tower on one corner. Gable ends and some window awnings carry round-butt shingles. A porch wraps around both sides, with turned posts, turned balusters, frieze spindles and cut-out brackets. The double front doors have a decorative transom. Walls are frame with clapboard, and the roof is wooden shingle. The house was the home of John Milroy (1862-1918) from 1898 until his death. Milroy managed the Houston Heights Office, handling real estate in the Heights until 1917, and served as mayor from 1899 to 1907. He was very active civically and socially in the development of the community. The house is considered one of the best and earliest remaining on Heights Boulevard. It sits on a prominent corner lot with a large yard and large trees, and has been recently renovated.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"possibly N. C. Jensen","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recently renovated; present use is residence; physical condition listed as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.7104-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/9694/40969438/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004474.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004474/b844148208-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004474/b844148208-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Milroy_House,_Houston,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Milroy_House,_Houston,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969438","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001000"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/milroy-house-83004474/"}