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NPS Form 10.900-a ( 3 « )
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service
National Register off Historic P iaces Inventory—Nomination Form
OMB NO. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-67
For NPS uM only
r e c e i v e ^ - 2
date entered
Continuation sheet Item numt)er 4,7,8,10 Page 112
Site No. 112
NAME Austin Copeland House I I ADDRESS 925 Arlington
COUNTY Harris CITY Houston UTM 268560/3297500
BL0CK_
"LOT I 228
DATE 1914 STYLE_ THEME
PERIOD 1900 -
Vernacular with Shingle influence
ARCHITECT/BUILDER Aust in Copeland OWNER Addis Turner Parker, Jr. 939 Arlington. Houston. TX 77008 DESCRIPTION Onp-and -one-half-story frame cottage rests on brick piers facing east; gahle.-front roof over rectangular plan: 3-bav p r i n c i p a l facade has 1-over-l windows in f i r s t and t h i r d bays with single, large rectangular door i n the second; half-storv gable front extends over f i r s t f l o o r forming an inset porch and i s supported bv three brick rnliimn.c; extending to the ground; a single wooden balustrade connects the columns and house; i n the half- s t o r v i s a grouping of three f u l l - s i z e d 1-over-l windows below a wooden shingled gable pediment surrounding a narrow, v e r t i c a l window; th i s pattern
Building material: wall frame. Physical condition excellent
roof composition s i t e : o r i g i n a l X_ or moved date
Alterations Removal of rear kitchen window on west elevation i n the 1950s; SIGNIFICANCE The Copeland House II is significant as one of the few gable-front houses found in the Heights today. Although a common house type in the early 20th century, there were relatively few built in the Heights. The unusually good condition of this property makes it additionally significant. It is also another house constructed by the builder for his own residence.
Area of significance architecture Level of significance l o c a l DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE residence PRESENT USE residence RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Located i n the middle of the west side of a resi d e n t i a l street surrounded by houses of similar scale and type; driveway located on south side of l o t . ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY Tax Rolls; Sanborn Maps RECORDED BY Catherine Parker-Harrison DATE August 1987
INFORMANT Margaret (Copeland) Wood PHOTO DATA 35mm b/w; slides (8), THC
CONTINUATIONS: 136 of 147
Description cont. i s repeated on the west elevation; side dormers with shed roofs on the north and south elevations. Building material cont. clapboard
Alterations cont. addition of front porch r a i l
HPS form ia«R>4 CMS A^^tm^ Mo. 102*^18
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
Section number Page
Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group
^ame Houston Heights MRA State Harris County, TEXAS
Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature
.^110. Copeland, Austin, House I Keeper (^^^^ Q^/C^/r ^ ' / ^ ^
Attest
111. Copeland, Austin, House II . .^-^ -^^^Weper r/^y^tr
Attest
. 112. Fluegel, William F., House Keeper J y , " ^ A ^ / ' ^ ^ c ^ / / / / ^
Attest
113. House at 1217 Harvard B ^ t ^ ^ ^ ^ J J ^ ^ '^^^?i.AyA^^'•'^•^'•^^^^ (/-Q^^
Attest
, 114. House at 1220 ^^^^^^^^^^g^^^^^^^^ ^ . Keeper C^^^u^/^ dh^A^.^'^L^-^/^A//!'^
Attest
115. House at 1435 Heights lB(tcr«d !« ••**» ^t :^^^x/ '^>(Au^i,^- ' .^ . . -*-y^^y^^ ^/^•^T^'^ Boulevard 0 ^ '
Attest
-116. Kennedy, Marshall W., House Keeoer^^^^. ^ ^ A y - / ^
Attest
117. Lindenberg, Emil, House ^^^^ ^ iMiitfl ^"P" ^ A A j f J ^ g u M ^ / A ^ f f ^
A t t e s t
^118. McCain, Henry Hicks, House^^^ Keeper ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Ui cf f / / r j ^
A t t e s t
119. Morton Brothers GrocerV |'a mk ,<^6-Keeper^ 'A^^^'<-^^ ''//^^f^^
^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ Attest
WASO Form - 177 ( "R" June 1984)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N A T I O N A L PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET
Copeland, Austin. House II (Houston Heights MRA) Harris County TEXAS
n resubmission • nomination by person or local government • owner objection n appeal
Substantive Review: d ! sample • request
Woricing No. . DEC ? ICS"
Fed. Reg. Date: / ' . — • i ^ > , y Date Due: / - 2 / ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ < ^ / / f ^
^ Action: ^ACCEPT / - / - ^ - ^ i ^
j f t t « r « ^ ^ ^ . l u l f r - -RETURN REJECT
Federal Agency:
appeal n NR decision
Reviewer's comments:
Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline Date
see continuation sheet
Nomination returned for: .technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed Ijelow
1. Name
Z Location
3. Classification
Category Ownership Public Acquisition
Status Accessible
Present Use
4. Owner of Property
5. Location of Legal Description
6. Representation in Existing Surveys
Has this property been determined eligible? • yes • no
7. Description
Condition
excellent
EH good
• fair
I I deteriorated
I I ruins
I I unexposed
Check one
unaltered
altered
Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance
• summary paragraph • completeness • clarity • alterations/integrity • dates I I boundary selection
Check one
• original site
moved date.
8. Significance
Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below
Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph)
• summary paragraph CH completeness • clarity O applicable criteria EH justification of areas checked • relating significance to the resource • context • relationship of integrity to significance Q justification of exception • other
9. Major Bibliographical References
10. Geographical Data
Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References
Verbal boundary description and justification
11. Form Prepared By
12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is:
national state local
State Historic Preservation Officer signature
title date
13. Other
O Maps EH Photographs • Other
Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to.
Signed Date Phone:
GPO 91 8-450
Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet
Please refer to the map in the
Multiple Property Cover Sheet
for this property
Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64Q0Q847