{"nrhp_refnum":"84001793","name":"House at 917 Heights Boulevard","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"917 Heights Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.787361331000056,"lon":-95.39818841999994,"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-and-a-half-story frame residence at 917 Heights Boulevard in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built around 1903. It has been used as a residence since construction.","why_significant":"The form describes it as a good example of the large, elaborate houses built on Heights Boulevard in the early years of the area's development, built for fairly prosperous residents. It also cites a recent sympathetic rehabilitation and notes that the house is prominently sited and a visual neighborhood landmark.","narrative":"Built around 1903, this two-and-a-half-story frame house at 917 Heights Boulevard in Houston is an example of the large residences erected along the boulevard during the early development of the Heights. It sits in the middle of its block in a residential section of the neighborhood, on less than one acre. The house has a gabled roof with many lateral gables, wood shingles, and shingled detail in the gables. A two-story portico with simple Doric columns and flatcut balusters marks the front, where two single doors with transoms open onto the porch. The porch once wrapped around the side, but that section has been enclosed. The form notes Colonial Revival influence. The house was built for fairly prosperous residents and is described as a good local example of architecture from the area's early years. A recent sympathetic rehabilitation and its prominent position make it a visual landmark in the neighborhood. It has remained a residence.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recently renovated throughout; condition listed as good; present use is residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:18.66258-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/9692/40969296/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001793.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001793/224292acaa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001793/224292acaa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, US","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_917_Heights_Blvd_Houston_(HDR).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, US</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:House_at_917_Heights_Blvd_Houston_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969296","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002153"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/house-at-917-heights-boulevard-84001793/"}