{"nrhp_refnum":"83004486","name":"Woodward House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1605 Heights Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.80007530900008,"lon":-95.39849163999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stucco house at 1605 Heights Boulevard in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1918 and described in the form as Mediterranean in style.","why_significant":"The form calls the house a unique style for the area and very well preserved. Its original owner, Emerson F. Woodward, took part in the Houston-area oil boom as vice president of Republican Petroleum Company and president of Federal Petroleum Company. He was typical of the upper-class residents who settled on Heights Boulevard.","narrative":"Built in 1918 on Heights Boulevard in Houston, this two-story frame house is finished in stucco and reflects a Mediterranean style that the survey described as unusual for the area. It has a combination roof with clipped gables, an attached porch carried on heavy stucco piers, and an archway over the steps ornamented with a cast-stone cartouche. Windows have many lights, and three windows fill the large front bay on the second floor. The original front doorway was converted to a large window, and the entrance now sits on the side of the porch. The first owner, Emerson F. Woodward, was involved in the Houston-area oil boom as vice president of Republican Petroleum Company and president of Federal Petroleum Company. He represented the upper-class residents who settled along Heights Boulevard. The lot once held much more land than it does now, and the house remains well preserved with a large yard. Its significance is recorded in architecture and industry, at the local level.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":"Alfred Finn","architectural_style":"Mediterranean","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and well preserved; used as a rental residence, with a large, well-kept yard. The original entrance doorway was converted to a large window and the entrance is now on the side of the porch.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.667357-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/9694/40969449/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/83004486.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004486/c8b96ce423-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004486/c8b96ce423-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodward_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:Woodward_House,_Houston,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969449","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001023"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/woodward-house-83004486/"}