Harris, E. M., House

This one-story wood-frame house at 404 E. 7th Street in Georgetown, Texas, dates to about 1885 and follows a central-hall plan. It has weatherboard siding, a gable roof with composition shingles, and a symmetrical five-bay facade facing north. An exterior stone chimney with a corbeled cap rises on the east side. Wood-sash double-hung windows with four-over-four lights, a single-door entrance with two round-arched lights, and a three-bay porch with a hip roof and wood posts complete the front. Outbuildings include a corrugated tin storage building and a board-and-batten garage. The house stands in a residential neighborhood east of the central business district, where most nearby dwellings date to the turn of the century. It was recognized mainly for its architecture: the survey describes it as an outstanding and rare unaltered example of a house type that was once prevalent in Georgetown. Rear additions and a concrete porch floor are the noted changes, and the property remains in residential use.