{"nrhp_refnum":"84001797","name":"Keller House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1448 Heights Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.79783231500005,"lon":-95.39781756099995,"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 frame house at 1448 Heights Boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1914 on a corner lot in the Houston Heights neighborhood. One form names the builder as Mr. Gayan.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a good example of the large but still simple houses built on Heights Boulevard in the early 1900s. It is recognized locally for its architecture. The lots were bought in 1912 by Herman T. Keller, a small businessman, for $500 each.","narrative":"Built in 1914 at 1448 Heights Boulevard in Houston, this two-story frame house sits on a corner lot in the Houston Heights neighborhood. It has clapboard walls and a combination roof with deeply overhanging eaves supported by large brackets. An attached porch wraps around to the side, with a gable over the entrance. Large, square brick piers carry the porch, with flat balusters running between them. The recessed entrance has a single door with a transom, and the windows have one-over-one lights. The style is described as Bungaloid with Prairie influence. Herman T. Keller, a small businessman, bought the two lots in 1912 for $500 each. The house was listed for its architecture at the local level, as a good example of the large but still simple houses built along Heights Boulevard in that period. Survey notes describe the property as in good condition, with a short wire fence and an overgrown lot, and it was used as a residence.","period_of_significance":"1900--","architect_builder":"Mr. Gayan","architectural_style":"Bungaloid/Prairie influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; condition rated good. An earlier survey sheet noted it as possibly vacant, with an overgrown corner lot and a short wire fence.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.180366-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/9692/40969230/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001797.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001797/03880fb98f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001797/03880fb98f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keller_House,_1448_Heights_Blvd_Houston.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA</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:Keller_House,_1448_Heights_Blvd_Houston.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969230","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002117"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/keller-house-84001797/"}