{"nrhp_refnum":"98000428","name":"Logue House","other_names":["Milford House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1101 Milford","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.729105041000025,"lon":-95.39215033099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-04-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, brick veneer, classically detailed country house at 1101 Milford in the N. P. Turner Addition, Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in 1923 with a one-story rear wing added in 1953 and a two-story garage apartment.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant as a 'country house' whose rooms open to gardens and the southeast breeze, with interior zones that reflect social distinctions in 1920s Houston. It is also valued as a work of architect William Ward Watkin, who used classical detail asymmetrically and expressively. Its dark red velour-faced brick and classical ornament follow the influence of the 1916 Donoghue House.","narrative":"Built in 1923, this two-story brick house at 1101 Milford in Houston's N. P. Turner Addition was designed by architect William Ward Watkin for John Logue and his wife. Dark red, velour-faced brick and cast stone ornament give it a classical character, with an off-center arched entrance framed by Ionic columns. A one-story wing added in 1953 and a two-story garage apartment sit at the rear. The house is raised on a grassy berm, which is unusual in Houston. Its significance rests on its design as a 'country house': principal rooms and bedrooms face east and south toward the prevailing breeze and gardens, while entrances, service rooms and stairs lie on the west and north. Classical detail is applied more richly to reception rooms and the front portal than to service areas. The house also shows the influence of the 1916 Donoghue House on Watkin's work. It has served as a clubhouse.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Ward Watkin (architect)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used as a clubhouse (social function); the 1953 rear wing includes an assembly room and institutional kitchen.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.548714-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/68/9722/40972268/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/98000428.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000428/731f9ee0a4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000428/731f9ee0a4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logue_House_1101_Milford.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:Logue_House_1101_Milford.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972268","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logue_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72456825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/logue-house-98000428/"}