{"nrhp_refnum":"83004482","name":"Upchurch House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 E. 14th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.79598186100003,"lon":-95.39539462099998,"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 301 East 14th Street in the Houston Heights area of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1906 for Robert Upchurch.","why_significant":"It is presented as a typical example of the simple cottages built as the Heights developed into a distinctly middle-class suburb of Houston. The area of significance is architecture, at the local level. The house was built for a one-time streetcar driver who bought the lot in 1906.","narrative":"This one-story frame cottage at 301 East 14th Street in the Houston Heights was built in 1906. It has clapboard walls, an L-shaped plan, and a hipped roof with a projecting gable-end bay. The attached porch rests on turned posts with cutwork brackets and has no balustrade. Long, narrow windows are covered by shutters, and a brick chimney rises from the center of the house. Later changes include a modified porch roof and front windows replaced with multiple-light sash. The house was built for Robert Upchurch, a one-time streetcar driver who bought the property from O. M. Carter in 1906 for $326. It is described as a typical example of the simple cottages built as the Heights developed into a distinctly middle-class suburb of Houston, and it is significant locally for its architecture. It sits on a large corner lot, less than one acre, enclosed by a picket fence, with several outbuildings in a residential neighborhood. It was recorded in 1980 as still occupied by the original owner's family.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recorded in good physical condition and in use as a residence; the yard is described as kept very well. Alterations include a modified porch roof and front windows changed to multiple lights.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.713512-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/9693/40969346/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004482.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004482/10db753113-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004482/10db753113-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upchurch_House_(HDR).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upchurch_House_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969346","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002124"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/upchurch-house-83004482/"}