{"nrhp_refnum":"90001048","name":"Carden, David A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"718 W. 17th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.800392465000073,"lon":-95.41080747899997,"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 bungalow at 718 West 17th Avenue in the Houston Heights, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built around 1918 by David A. Carden.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent and unique example of an owner-built bungalow in the Houston Heights. Carden followed traditional bungalow patterns such as a hipped roof, dormers and wide eaves. He also borrowed a spindled frieze from Victorian styles, which together with turned-wood balusters makes the house a distinctive statement of owner-builder individuality.","narrative":"Built around 1918 at 718 West 17th Avenue in the Houston Heights, this 1 1/2-story frame bungalow was designed and built by its owner, David A. Carden. It has a rectangular plan, drop siding, a pier and beam foundation with split-faced concrete block piers, and a hipped roof with wide eaves and exposed rafters. Large hipped dormers with paired windows face all four roof slopes in a cross pattern. A full-width inset porch on the north side rests on tapered box columns set on stuccoed piers. Its turned-wood balustrade and spindled frieze borrow a detail from Victorian styles and set the house apart from typical bungalows. The nomination values it as a unique example of owner-built individuality in the neighborhood. The house remains a residence in excellent condition. A 1980s rear addition reused original windows and matching siding, and the front door was replaced in 1990.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"David A. Carden","architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Physical condition is listed as excellent and the house is still used as a residence. A sympathetic rear addition was made in the 1980s, and the front door was replaced in 1990.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.037138-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/9692/40969246/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001048.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001048/71c9ce91e9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001048/71c9ce91e9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Carden_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:David_Carden_House,_Houston,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969246","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Carden_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60750197"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/carden-david-a-house-90001048/"}