{"nrhp_refnum":"84001754","name":"Barker House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"121 E. 16th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.799737139000058,"lon":-95.39724240699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house at 121 East 16th Street in Houston Heights, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built around 1908. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The house became the home of Mayor David Barker in 1911-12. He was active in Heights real estate dealings and in the area's civic and social life, and served six years as mayor of Houston Heights. Its areas of significance are given as architecture and politics/government, at the local level.","narrative":"Located at 121 East 16th Street in Houston Heights, this two-story frame house dates to about 1908. Its plan is square, with a hipped roof and a central dormer whose pediment is detailed. A porch wraps around to one side on two levels, supported by Doric columns, with square balusters on both floors. The front door has sidelights and a transom, and the large windows have tracery and one-over-one lights. Walls are clapboard and the roof is composition. A one-story modern patio addition at the side is hidden by a lattice fence. The house sits on a large, well-kept corner lot with several trees and bushes. Its significance comes from Mayor David Barker, who made it his home in 1911-12. He was active in real estate dealings in the Heights and in the area's civic and social activities, and he served six years as mayor of Houston Heights. The house is still used as a residence.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival influence","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Physical condition is rated excellent; the house is still used as a residence, with a modern side patio addition hidden by a latticework fence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.076661-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/9694/40969451/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001754.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001754/1a39ef243e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001754/1a39ef243e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barker_House,_121_E._16th_St_Houston.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:Barker_House,_121_E._16th_St_Houston.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969451","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barker_House_(Houston)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4860955"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/barker-house-84001754/"}