{"nrhp_refnum":"87002254","name":"McCain, Henry Hicks, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1026 Allston","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.789948121000066,"lon":-95.39980140199998,"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 2-and-1/2-story frame house at 1026 Allston in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1912 by an unknown architect or builder.","why_significant":"The house is significant as one of the few foursquare houses in the Heights. It is larger than most Heights houses but reflects a popular early-20th-century style. It was built for Henry Hicks McCain, a medical doctor turned Methodist minister who founded the Methodist Hospital in Houston and served as its chairman for 15 years.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 1026 Allston in the Houston Heights, this 2-and-1/2-story frame house combines the foursquare form with Prairie School influence. It faces west on cast stone piers beneath a hipped roof. A two-story porch spans the front, with tapered wooden columns on the first floor, square columns above, and carpenter-cut balusters on both levels. West-facing windows have decorative vertical and horizontal muntins. The house sits on a corner lot in a mostly residential block of similarly aged homes, with a semi-circular driveway along the west side. Although larger than most houses in the Heights, it is one of the few foursquare examples in the neighborhood and shows a popular early-20th-century style. It was the home of Henry Hicks McCain, a physician who became a Methodist minister, served Houston congregations including Grace and Collins Methodist Churches, and founded Methodist Hospital in Houston, chairing it for 15 years. It remains a residence in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Foursquare with Prairie influence","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as excellent; the house is still used as a residence. A rear addition in similar materials was made at an unstated date, and a modern rear garage 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 02:54:21.058763-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/9693/40969322/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/87002254.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969322","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002179"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/mccain-henry-hicks-house-87002254/"}