{"nrhp_refnum":"84001764","name":"Gillette House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301-303 E. 15th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.79796560500006,"lon":-95.39544188099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-05-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame cottage at 301-303 East 15th Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1904. The architect or builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a good example of the simple cottages built in the early years of the Heights for a rising middle-class population. Its original owner, James Gillette, was an attorney. The house also has an unusual configuration, with a side ell that appears to be original or added very early.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at 301-303 East 15th Street, this one-story frame cottage is part of the early development of the Houston Heights. It has clapboard walls and a composition roof. The roof is hipped with a later gable, and a detailed gable-end bay projects at the front with a window. An attached porch with turned posts, flat balusters and two single doors wraps around the bay to the end of the east wing. Windows have one-over-one lights. The house sits on a corner lot lined with large trees along Cortland, with a large yard on the west side. It was recorded as a good example of the simple cottages built for the Heights' rising middle-class population. Its original owner, James Gillette, was an attorney. The side ell gives the house an unusual layout and appears to be original or very early. Originally a residence, it is now a duplex, and no alterations are known.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good, with no known alterations; the building is used as a residence-duplex.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.63243-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/9693/40969350/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001764.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001764/a79bc6edd7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001764/a79bc6edd7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Safety Cap","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gillette_House_(Houston,_Texas).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety Cap</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:Gillette_House_(Houston,_Texas).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969350","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_House_(Houston)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5562158"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/gillette-house-84001764/"}