{"nrhp_refnum":"94000248","name":"Dawson, James A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"400 Emerson Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.74311084200008,"lon":-95.38586697199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2-story Colonial Revival frame house at 400 Emerson in the Westmoreland Addition of Houston, Harris County, Texas, completed in 1910, with a rear former stable and servants' quarters building that is now a garage and apartment.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house meets Criterion C in Architecture at the local level as a good example of early 1900s Colonial Revival style with Classical Revival influences. Its size and scale were rarely duplicated in Houston, and it retains its integrity because alterations were concentrated at the rear and sides. It also contributes to the varied architectural mix of the Westmoreland Addition.","narrative":"Built in 1910 in Houston's Westmoreland Addition, this raised 2-1/2-story frame house at 400 Emerson shows the Colonial Revival style with classical influences. A full-height, full-width porch with four colossal Ionic columns carries a deep denticulated cornice and bracketed eaves, and the low hip roof has attic dormers. Behind it, the original stable and servants' quarters survives as a garage and small apartment. The house is significant for architecture at the local level because it is a good example of the early 1900s Colonial Revival style, at a size and scale rarely repeated in the city. Alterations, including enclosed rear porches, a 1982 bath conversion and a 1983 pool, were kept to the rear and sides, so its historic character remains intact. Early residents included contractor James R. Parks, chemical company president James A. Dawson, and, from 1938, Governor James V. Allred and his wife as tenants.","period_of_significance":"1910","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function is a single-family dwelling; the rear stable building now houses a small apartment and a garage, and a 1983 swimming pool is noncontributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:22.991366-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/9722/40972282/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/94000248.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972282","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002188"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/dawson-james-a-house-94000248/"}