Fluegel, William F., House
Why it's listed
Built around 1910 at 1327 Ashland in the Houston Heights, this one-story frame cottage sits on brick piers and faces east. Its side-gabled roof, intersecting front gable and corner porch give it an almost square form. The five-bay front has 2-over-2 windows and an original pine door with three rectangular lights and a transom. Three turned columns support the open porch, which has a wooden balustrade with a carpenter's square-and-four-hole pattern and a beaded wood ceiling. Decorative bed moldings and rain guards ease the transitions in the exterior trim. A rear lean-to was added in the 1930s. The house appears to have been built by Charles L. Goldy, and William F. Fluegel was the first owner to live in it, staying fourteen years. It was listed as an exceptionally intact example of the working-class cottage once common in the Heights, and it is still a residence among houses of similar age and type.
Significance in brief: The house is a vernacular working-class cottage of a type common in the Heights in the early 20th century. Its significance rests on exceptionally intact architectural features that clearly show its period. William F. Fluegel was its first owner-occupant and lived there for fourteen years.
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 87002247, listed January 15, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1327 Ashland, Houston |
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| County | Harris County |
| Listed | January 15, 1988 |
| Reference number | 87002247 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900 |
| Architect / builder | Charles L. Goldy |
| Architectural style | Vernacular with Queen Anne influence |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as good; the house is still used as a residence, as it was originally. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 29.79547, -95.40366 (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 87002247.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001066
- This listing as JSON
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