{"nrhp_refnum":"97001599","name":"Eppes, Ned A. and Linda S., House","other_names":["Eppes-Abercrombie-Barkley House","Eppes-Mehos House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5322 Institute Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.725040301000035,"lon":-95.39742827599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-12-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Mediterranean Revival house of concrete block with stucco finish at 5322 Institute Lane in the Jandor Gardens subdivision, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1926 with a rear original garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the earliest documented concrete houses in Houston exemplifying the Mediterranean Revival style. It is tied to Ned Alwin Eppes, a concrete pioneer who manufactured and marketed concrete products in 1920s Houston. It also represents the planned development of Jandor Gardens by developer Howard Gray Fields.","narrative":"Built in 1926 at 5322 Institute Lane in Houston, this two-story house of concrete block with stucco walls and a red concrete-tile hipped roof is an example of Mediterranean Revival design. It has a symmetrical three-bay front, a full-width raised terrace, and a classical door surround with a carved stucco niche above. Inside, an oak dog-leg staircase rises from a central hall. The house sits in Jandor Gardens, a small subdivision laid out in 1924-1925 by developer Howard Gray Fields. It was commissioned by Linda Eppes and her husband Ned Alwin Eppes, who arrived in Houston in 1921 and became a successful pioneer in manufacturing and marketing concrete products, including concrete pipe. The nomination treats the house as one of Houston's earliest documented concrete houses in this style and as a reflection of his work. Later additions, including a pool house, porte-cochere and rear loggia, are judged compatible, and the front facade closely matches a 1936 photograph. The house remains a single-family home.","period_of_significance":"1926-1938","architect_builder":"McLellan, John; Brickey, William Oswald (architects); Scott, Albert Edward (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival (described as Mediterranean Revival)","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Currently a single dwelling; described as in excellent physical condition and structurally sound, with 1980s porte-cochere and loggia and a post-1969 pool house added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.187082-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/9723/40972394/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/97001599.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001599/1804f5421d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001599/1804f5421d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eppes_House_5322_Institute_Lane.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eppes_House_5322_Institute_Lane.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972394","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001117"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/eppes-ned-a-and-linda-s-house-97001599/"}