{"nrhp_refnum":"87002250","name":"House at 1220 Harvard","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1220 Harvard","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.793261763000032,"lon":-95.39615721799998,"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 worker's cottage at 1220 Harvard in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1910 by R. L. Whitehead.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a small worker's cottage typical of housing in the Heights in the early 20th century. It represents the simplicity and craftsmanship of its period and architecture. The reviewer accepted it under Criterion C as a worker's cottage type commonly found in Houston Heights.","narrative":"This one-story frame cottage at 1220 Harvard in Houston Heights was built in 1910 by R. L. Whitehead, who was also its first owner and lived there until his death. It sits on brick piers and faces west. A hipped roof with an intersecting gable front creates an irregular L-shaped plan. The three-bay facade has 2-over-2 wood-sash windows, a paneled wooden door with a large glazed upper section and transom, and an open porch with three Doric columns under a shed roof. The gable carries a centered vent surrounded by fish-scale shingles. The property later passed to George Kostas, who lived there with his family until 1937. It is considered significant as a small worker's cottage typical of Heights housing in the early twentieth century, reflecting the simplicity and craftsmanship of its period. The house is in good condition, has no recorded alterations, and is surrounded by homes of similar age and design. A modern rear garage does not contribute.","period_of_significance":"1900 -","architect_builder":"R. L. Whitehead","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good; original and present use is residence. The original site is retained, and the only noted alteration is a modern rear garage that does not contribute.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.667553-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/9693/40969392/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87002250.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002250/2acde5e68d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002250/2acde5e68d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, US","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1220_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:1220_Harvard_St.,_Houston_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969392","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001054"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/house-at-1220-harvard-87002250/"}