{"nrhp_refnum":"87002249","name":"House at 1217 Harvard","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1217 Harvard","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.793430857000033,"lon":-95.39678179099997,"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 duplex at 1217 Harvard in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1914. It is a bungalow with a rectangular plan and a hip-on-gable roof.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the duplex represents the modest housing available in the Heights from the turn of the century to about 1930. Simple craftsman details such as knee braces and decorative gable windows make it an excellent local example of the bungalow style and house form.","narrative":"This one-story frame duplex at 1217 Harvard in Houston Heights was built in 1914 and follows a bungalow form. It faces east and sits on cast stone piers beneath a hip-on-gable roof with a wide overhang and exposed rafter ends. The four-bay front has paired one-over-one windows in the outer bays and panelled doors with three vertical windows in the middle two. An inset porch runs across the front, carried by four tapered box columns on brick piers, and wooden steps with brick stoops lead to the doors. Four triangular knee braces highlight the front eaves, and a horizontal window with decorative vertical lights marks the gable. The duplex illustrates the modest housing available in the Heights from the turn of the century to about 1930, and its simple craftsman details make it a strong local example of the style. A two-story rear garage with apartment, added in 1927, is not counted as contributing. The building remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1900 -","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good and the present use is residence. A two-story rear garage with apartment built in 1927 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 02:54:21.720669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/9692/40969236/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87002249.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002249/86c59be0e1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002249/86c59be0e1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, US","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_1217_Harvard_St.,_Houston_(HDR).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, US</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_1217_Harvard_St.,_Houston_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969236","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001053"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/house-at-1217-harvard-87002249/"}