Ezzell House
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Why it's listed
This two-story frame house at 1236 Rutland Street in Houston Heights, Houston, dates from 1907. It has a roof of intersecting gables with undecorated gable ends and a two-story gallery that wraps to one side, held up by square posts, with plain square balusters on the second floor only. A three-sided chamfered bay sits under the front gable, with two-over-two windows in the bay and one-over-one windows elsewhere. A single front door with a transom opens on the first floor. Thomas Ezzell, who ran a meat market on Washington Street, bought the property in 1907 for $525. The house was listed for its architecture, as a good local example of the decorative Victorian style used for several of the larger homes in the Heights. Later changes include added siding and a modified porch. The lot is small, near the end of a residential block, and the house remained a residence when recorded in 1980.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the house as a good example of the decorative Victorian style used for several of the larger homes in the Houston Heights. Its significance is listed under architecture at the local level. It is also associated with its original owner, Thomas Ezzell, who ran a meat market on Washington Street.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 84001762, listed May 14, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1236 Rutland St., Houston |
|---|---|
| County | Harris County |
| Listed | May 14, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84001762 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900-- |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival influence (described elsewhere as Victorian) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Recorded in 1980 as in good condition and still used as a residence; siding was added and the porch modified. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 29.79380, -95.40103 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84001762.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000967
- This listing as JSON
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