{"nrhp_refnum":"84001761","name":"Dexter House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"224 W. 17th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.80068022100005,"lon":-95.39995411099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame house at 224 West 17th Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1898-99. It is part of the Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area.","why_significant":"The house is described as having an unusual mix of Colonial Revival and Eastlake stylistic elements, with a round transom on the second-floor window contrasting with a bracketed hood on the first floor. It is also associated with Fred Dexter, proprietor of Houston Engraving Company and a leader in local choral music, and with Mrs. Dexter, a leader among women's groups in the Heights. A federal reviewer called the statement weak but accepted it as a good example of a small cottage and for the importance of citizens like the Dexters to the community.","narrative":"Built in 1898-99, this two-and-a-half-story frame house at 224 West 17th Street sits in the Houston Heights area of Houston. It has clapboard walls, a composition roof, a hipped roof with projecting lateral and front gable bays, decorative shingles in the gable ends, and an attached side porch with turned posts, fretwork and balusters. An arched window on the upper front and a shingled hood on elaborate pendant braces over a first-floor window add detail. The house shows a Queen Anne influence, and its mix of Colonial Revival and Eastlake elements is described as unusual. It is also tied to local community life: Fred Dexter ran the Houston Engraving Company, organized a choral club for the Heights in 1909, and served the Houston Quartet Society, while Mrs. Dexter led women's groups in the neighborhood. The house has had only minor alterations, remains a residence, and stands in a well-kept yard with a large tree between a modern house and an industrial building.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne influence","criteria":["C","A"],"status_note":"Physical condition rated fair; minor alterations; still used as a residence, as originally.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.134856-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/9693/40969348/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001761.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969348","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000965"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/dexter-house-84001761/"}