Mulcahy House
Why it's listed
Built around 1910 at 1046 Harvard Street in the Houston Heights, this T-shaped frame house rises one and a half stories under a gambrel roof. A projecting gambrel bay with three windows marks the front facade. An inset porch has square, paneled posts and flat balusters, and a single front door with a transom. Beside the door, a three-faceted bay window holds one thirty-over-one window in each face. A brick chimney rises inside the house, and the walls are clapboard under a composition roof. The house sits on a well-kept corner lot at 11th Street, opposite the Masonic Temple, with other residences nearby. It was listed because it is one of the very few gambrel houses in the Heights, and its Dutch Colonial Revival style is unusual in the neighborhood. The original owner worked as a teller at the South Texas Commercial National Bank, and the house remained with the original builder's family until recently. It was still a residence when recorded.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of the very few gambrel houses in the Heights and finds it significant for its unusual style. It also notes that the house stayed in the family of its original builder until recently. The original owner was a teller at the South Texas Commercial National Bank.
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 84001819, listed May 14, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1046 Harvard St., Houston |
|---|---|
| County | Harris County |
| Listed | May 14, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84001819 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900-- |
| Architectural style | Dutch Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Recorded in fair condition, original site, in use as a residence with a well-kept yard on a corner lot. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 29.79010, -95.39619 (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 84001819.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110002148
- This listing as JSON
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