{"nrhp_refnum":"84001825","name":"Sheridan Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"802-804 McGowen St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.74617857000004,"lon":-95.37580878499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, L-shaped masonry apartment building at 802-804 McGowen Street, at the corner of McGowen and Milam streets in Houston, Texas, built in 1922 and containing 15 apartments.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Sheridan represents an important period in the development of Houston's inner residential neighborhoods, when multiple-unit apartment buildings became fashionable. Few such buildings survive intact, and the Sheridan has had no significant alterations since it was built. It was also built as an investment by Robert C. Duff, a prominent attorney and railroad and banking figure, and is the only Duff-owned building still standing on its original site.","narrative":"Built in 1922 at the corner of McGowen and Milam streets in Houston, the Sheridan is a three-story, L-shaped apartment building of masonry covered in peach-colored stucco. A sloped parapet of red terra-cotta barrel tiles rests on large stylized brackets, and three entry bays rise with strong vertical emphasis. Red brick forms a deep base, and the white-framed wooden windows have distinctive pane patterns. Inside are 15 apartments in three floor plans, with pine floors, tiled baths, deep moldings and glass-paneled kitchen cabinets. The building was started in 1922 and nearly full by mid-1923. It was built as an investment by Robert C. Duff, a lawyer, railroad dealer and bank organizer whose house stood across the street. Apartment buildings were a new type in early twentieth-century Houston, and many were later demolished. The Sheridan matters because it has had no significant alterations since construction and is the only Duff property still standing on its original site.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1922)","architect_builder":"Unknown (built and owned by Robert C. Duff)","architectural_style":"Progressive treatment of classical elements with some Italianate references","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, unaltered and occupied; the owners plan a restoration with replacement of missing fixtures, painting, floor sanding and stepped-up maintenance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.169334-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/9722/40972270/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001825.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001825/8b428ba141-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001825/8b428ba141-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sheridan_Apartments_(HDR).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:Sheridan_Apartments_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972270","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan_Apartments_(Houston)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002211"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/sheridan-apartments-84001825/"}