{"nrhp_refnum":"90001041","name":"Coombs, Charles E., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1037 Columbia","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.790064329000074,"lon":-95.39339210299994,"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 one-story frame house at 1037 Columbia in the Houston Heights area of Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1909 by Charles H. Tefft for Charles E. Coombs.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a good example of a Queen Anne influenced cottage built in the Houston Heights at the turn of the century. Its detailing and prominent canted bay make a unique statement for this type of dwelling in the neighborhood. It was also commissioned by Charles E. Coombs, a tank wagon driver for Waters Pierce Oil Company, and his family lived there for almost 70 years.","narrative":"Built in 1909, this one-story frame house at 1037 Columbia is a modest Queen Anne influenced cottage in the Houston Heights. Charles H. Tefft is named as architect or builder. The house has a modified L-plan, a pier and beam foundation, clapboard siding and a double hipped roof with a gable over the east ell. A four-bay porch with slender Tuscan-style columns wraps around the south side. The most distinctive feature is the canted bay on the east elevation, which has a pent roof, a wide frieze board, jigsawn brackets and a wood window with multiple diamond-shaped panes in the upper sash. The nomination considers this detailing unusual for cottages in the neighborhood. The house was commissioned by Charles E. Coombs, a tank wagon driver for Waters Pierce Oil Company, and his family lived there for almost 70 years. Alterations include an enclosed screened porch before 1925 and a secondary front entrance added during World War II. It remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Charles H. Tefft","architectural_style":"vernacular/Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as good; the house is still used as a residence. A modern frame garage 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 02:54:20.840902-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/9694/40969412/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001041.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001041/c9ca93a196-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001041/c9ca93a196-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Coombs_House,_Houston,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Coombs_House,_Houston,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969412","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001077"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/coombs-charles-e-house-90001041/"}