{"nrhp_refnum":"87002248","name":"Copeland, Austin, House I","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"921 Arlington","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.787881517000073,"lon":-95.39437434599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame cottage at 921 Arlington in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1905 by Austin Copeland as his own residence.","why_significant":"The house is significant as a small, well-preserved vernacular dwelling that represents its housing type. It is also one of the few houses built by its owner as his own home. Copeland lived there from 1905 to 1914.","narrative":"This one-story frame cottage at 921 Arlington in Houston was built in 1905 by Austin Copeland as his own home. It rests on brick piers and has clapboard walls, a composition roof, and a rectangular plan under combined hipped and gable-front roofs. The four-bay east facade has 2-over-2 windows, a paneled door, and a corner porch with a rounded corner and two Doric columns. A gable above the right-hand bays holds a tripartite window and is surrounded by fish-scale shingles. The design is vernacular with Queen Anne influence. The house is considered important as a small, particularly well-preserved example of its housing type. It also stands out because Copeland built it for himself and lived there from 1905 to 1914, making it one of few houses built by its owner as a personal residence. Alterations are limited to a sympathetic enclosure of the rear service porch and a modern detached carport with utility room, which does not contribute. The house remains a residence among similar properties.","period_of_significance":"1900 -","architect_builder":"Austin Copeland","architectural_style":"Vernacular with Queen Anne influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a residence; physical condition listed as excellent. A modern detached carport with utility room is noted as non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.843264-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/9694/40969406/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87002248.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969406","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001049"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/copeland-austin-house-i-87002248/"}