{"nrhp_refnum":"90001039","name":"Jensen, James L., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"721 Arlington","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.78409435900005,"lon":-95.39428420399997,"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 1 1/2-story frame dwelling at 721 Arlington in the Houston Heights area of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1914 by carpenter James L. Jensen. The record notes the site is moved rather than original.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a good example of a working man's cottage with Queen Anne-style influences, a type common in the Houston Heights after the turn of the century. Its builder, James L. Jensen, a carpenter, contributed to the growth of the Heights by building this house and eight other dwellings between 1915 and 1939.","narrative":"This 1 1/2-story frame house at 721 Arlington in Houston Heights, Houston, was built in 1914 by its owner-builder, James L. Jensen, a carpenter. It rests on pier and beam, has drop siding and an asphalt roof, and follows an L-plan under a hipped roof with a lateral gable. A three-bay porch with Tuscan-style columns runs across the east front. The gable end of the projecting bay has a pent roof and imbricated shingles, and the gable and dormer windows are flat-arched with Palladian-style fixed lights. A gabled dormer was added on the south side around 1920 to 1922, converting attic space to a workroom. The house is considered a good example of the working man's cottage with Queen Anne-style influences found across the Heights after 1900. Jensen helped the neighborhood grow, building eight more dwellings from 1915 to 1939, and he often reused parts from discarded railroad cars to improve his rental property. The house remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"James L. Jensen","architectural_style":"Vernacular, with Queen Anne-style influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is residence; physical condition is described as good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.820947-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/9693/40969394/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001039.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969394","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001085"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/jensen-james-l-house-90001039/"}