{"nrhp_refnum":"90001038","name":"Reed, Thomas B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"933 Allston St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.788313799000036,"lon":-95.40038291899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-07-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house at 933 Allston Street in the Houston Heights, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1909 and enlarged in 1925. It is an American Four Square dwelling that has been moved from its original site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a good example of a dwelling that underwent extensive, early alterations yet kept its residential character. Built as a one-story hipped-roof cottage, it received a second floor in 1925 to hold two small apartments. The addition was done sympathetically, producing a dwelling type unlike others in the Heights.","narrative":"Located at 933 Allston Street in the Houston Heights, this two-story frame house began in 1909 as a one-story hipped-roof cottage. In 1925 a second floor was added to provide two small apartments. The work was carried out so sympathetically that the building kept its residential character and took on the form of an American Four Square. It has a rectangular plan, brick pier foundation, clapboard siding, an asphalt roof and one-over-one wood windows. A one-story, three-bay porch with Tuscan columns on brick piers and a wood balustrade runs across the east front, where the entrance has a transom. The house has been moved from its original location and sits in a landscaped yard with a mature pecan tree. It was listed for its architecture at the local level, as a good example of a dwelling that underwent extensive early alteration and remained a home. The result was an unusual dwelling type in the Heights.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"American Four Square","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good, and the present use is residence. A carport on the site is 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 02:54:21.687865-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/9692/40969226/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001038.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001038/8ddae6e855-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001038/8ddae6e855-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_B._Reed_House_(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:Thomas_B._Reed_House_(HDR).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969226","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001084"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/reed-thomas-b-house-90001038/"}