{"nrhp_refnum":"84001756","name":"Clayton, William L., Summer House","other_names":["Clayton-McAshan House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3376 Inwood Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.779117489000043,"lon":-95.42973833999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Colonial Revival summer residence at 3376 Inwood Drive in the River Oaks area of Houston, Texas, completed in 1924 and designed by architect Birdsall P. Briscoe, on a two-acre wooded site beside the River Oaks Country Club golf course.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most noteworthy Colonial Revival residences in the western South, and the first house built in the River Oaks Country Club Estates. It is a small-scale adaptation of Palladian ideals drawn from Mount Vernon. It was built for cotton broker and statesman William L. Clayton and drew national attention in Architectural Forum in 1928.","narrative":"Set on two wooded acres facing the River Oaks Country Club golf course in Houston, this white clapboard summer house was completed in 1924 for cotton broker and later statesman William L. Clayton and his wife Sue. Architect Birdsall P. Briscoe designed a rectangular main block with a double-height, five-bay portico, flanked by two one-story pavilions joined by curving arcades. The scale is smaller than Mount Vernon, which inspired it, and the design draws on English and Virginian Palladian precedents. The house was the first built in the new River Oaks Country Club Estates, then several miles outside the city, and was meant as a breezy retreat. Briscoe remodeled it in 1930 for full-time living, but the house, original outbuildings, scenic wallpaper and grounds remain largely intact. Its 1928 coverage in Architectural Forum was unusual recognition for a Texas architect of that time, and Clayton's later work on the Marshall Plan adds to its importance.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Birdsall P. Briscoe","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival (adaptation of Mount Vernon and English/Virginian Palladian design)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, little altered, and occupied as a private residence; the original bath house and garage/servants' quarters are now used as guest houses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.235623-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/9722/40972278/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001756.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001756/59396a0dcf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001756/59396a0dcf-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"0x0077BE","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_L_Clayton_Summer_House_-_06_-_Front_02.png\" rel=\"noopener\">0x0077BE</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_L_Clayton_Summer_House_-_06_-_Front_02.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972278","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107317819"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/clayton-william-l-summer-house-84001756/"}