{"nrhp_refnum":"84001791","name":"House at 505 W. 18th Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"505 W. 18th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.801527435000025,"lon":-95.40297386899994,"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 two-story eclectic frame house at 505 West 18th Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built around 1912 on a large corner lot. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an unusual design for the Heights, especially because of its high gable roof. Despite alterations, its form is considered significant. It is also one of the few residences in this section of the Heights that remain intact.","narrative":"Built around 1912, this two-story frame house on West 18th Street in the Houston Heights combines eclectic design with some Colonial Revival influence. Its most striking feature is a high-pitched gable roof with the gable end facing the street. A large side dormer holds a double window flanked by two smaller ones, and an inset porch wraps around one corner on simple round capped columns with square balusters. Walls are clapboard and the roof is composition. The original front door has decorative glass and a transom, and the windows are mostly one-over-one. Later changes include a second front door, a stained-glass window in the front gable and two small skylights. The house sits on a large corner lot in a mixed commercial and residential area. It was listed for its architecture at the local level because its design is unusual for the Heights and because so few houses in this part of the neighborhood remain this intact.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic, Colonial Revival influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition described as excellent; still used as a residence, with alterations including an added door, a stained-glass window and skylights.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.696736-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/9693/40969320/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001791.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001791/9b63316bf1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001791/9b63316bf1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:505_W._18th_Street,_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:505_W._18th_Street,_Houston,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969320","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000975"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/house-at-505-w-18th-street-84001791/"}