{"nrhp_refnum":"90001046","name":"Doughty, Lula J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1233 Yale St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.793385842000077,"lon":-95.39926289099998,"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 1233 Yale in Houston Heights, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1909 in a vernacular style with Queen Anne influence.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of an elaborate Queen Anne influenced cottage in the Houston Heights and illustrative of the area's upper middle-class suburban homes. Its high brick piers, Ionic columns and box bay make it an unusual example among similar small Heights cottages. It is also tied to Lula J. Doughty, principal of Beauchamp Springs School, who purchased it in 1909.","narrative":"Built in 1909 at 1233 Yale in the Houston Heights, this 1 1/2-story frame house combines vernacular form with Queen Anne influence. It has a modified L-plan, drop siding, a double-hipped roof with intersecting gables, and wood windows. A five-bay porch wraps the southeast corner, supported by Ionic columns on square brick piers, with a paneled ceiling. The house sits on cypress beams atop five-foot brick piers, and gable ends have pent roofs and imbricated shingles. Before 1935 the back porch was enclosed and a hipped dormer was added over the canted box bay, using matching siding and windows. The house is listed for its architecture. It is an elaborate example of the small cottages found in the Heights and reflects the upper middle-class suburban housing of the area. Its brick piers, columns and box bay set it apart from similar cottages. Lula J. Doughty, principal of Beauchamp Springs School, bought it in 1909. It remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is described as good; the present use is residence. A modern L-shaped double garage and workshop 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 02:54:21.183511-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/16/9694/40969416/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001046.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969416","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001079"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/doughty-lula-j-house-90001046/"}