House at 1304 Cortlandt Street
Why it's listed
This Queen Anne cottage at 1304 Cortlandt Street in Houston Heights dates to about 1910. It is a frame, one-and-a-half-story house with an L-shaped plan, clapboard walls and a composition roof. The front facade has a projecting gable-end bay, with a shingled gable holding a window above a chamfered bay of three windows. An attached porch wraps to one side, and the single entry door has a transom. Windows have one-over-one lights, an exterior stucco chimney rises on one side, and a skylight sits at the roof peak. The house rests on brick piers with open spaces between them. The porch supports were replaced with square posts, and a rear addition was built, though the additions are described as sympathetic to the original structure. It sits on a large, well-kept corner lot with big trees in a residential neighborhood. It was recognized as an excellent, well-preserved example of the Queen Anne cottages built in the Heights, with fine details that are not overly elaborate. The architect and builder are unknown.
Significance in brief: The form describes it as an excellent, well-preserved example of the Queen Anne cottages built in the Heights, with fine but not elaborate details. The square porch posts and balustrade are modern, and recent rear additions are described as sympathetic to the original structure. Its area of significance is architecture at the local level.
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 84001784, listed May 14, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1304 Cortlandt St., Houston |
|---|---|
| County | Harris County |
| Listed | May 14, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84001784 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900-- |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Physical condition is listed as excellent; the house is still used as a residence on a well-kept corner lot. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 29.79463, -95.39526 (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 84001784.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110002128
- This listing as JSON
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