House at 2402 Rutland Street

This one-story frame cottage at 2402 Rutland Street in Houston Heights dates to about 1908-10. It has a hipped roof with a projecting front gable over a chamfered bay containing three windows. The gable end has round-butt shingles, a small stained glass window and a cut-out decorative vergeboard. The front porch once wrapped around the side, though its outside corner has since been enclosed. Turned porch posts with square fretwork and balusters remain, the windows have one-over-one lights, and the house sits on brick piers spanned by lattice. An interior brick chimney, clapboard walls and an asbestos roof complete the exterior. Small additions have been made at the rear. The house sits on a large corner lot with a well-kept yard in a residential area, and it is still used as a residence. It was listed as a good example of the cottage type typical of the area and period, with attractive detailing and a Queen Anne influence. Its significance is considered local, in the area of architecture.