PERIOD:. OWNERr Anthony DeSantos STYLE:. THEME:

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1 ^1 COUNTY BLOCK ^ NAME: ADDRESS:. COUNTY:. Harris UTM: ARCHITECT/BUILDER: PERIOD:. OWNERr Anthony DeSantos STYLE:. ^3315 Pnint^-iaTia Hnii.st.nn TX 770Q? THEME: DESCRIPTION: Square, frame. 2-story, hip roof, attached 2-stor.y portico with center section supported by round columns, porch-enclosed, but gallery is open, single front door has sidfflig'ht.q anh tr.gn.qnm vji tv IparipH r^la.s.s. BUILDING MATERIAL: wall: frame,»»f- asphair PHYSICAL CONDITION:.j[^ir_ SITE: original.or moved- -date- AI.TF.RATIONS- covered with asbestos siding Sir.NiFir.ANrF.- Earliest owner in reference was Wm. H. Ward, aji attorney. House is significant for its elaborate detail; pyanp!e nf type built for upper middle class/professinnal residents of Heights in developmental years. AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: ORIGINAL USE: rrsidfinnp PRESENT USE: re.si HPHCP - rent^jl property RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS:. In center of block across from school. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES:. RECORDED RY: EB/KL HATF aO INFORMANT:. PHOTO DATA: 1-35nn (rev. 6-79)

2 NPS Form a 0^ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Piaces Inventory Nomination Form For NPS US8 only received date entered OMB Ho Exp Continuation sheet Item number 4, 7, 8, 10 Page 92 Site No. 92 NAME_ Ward House COUNTY Harris 120 BLOCK ADDRESS Wt>^7th CITY_ Houston "LOT "TM Zone 15 E N ARCHITECT/BUILDER_ unknown DATE before 1910 PERIOD OWNER Anthony DeSantos STYLE Colonial Revival 7023 Bent Branchy Houston, Tex THEME DESCRIPTION Two-story square frame house; hipped roof; two-floor front portico supported by two large Doric columns^ proper entablature and pediment above: portico overhangs twostory gallery imcovered on second floor: simple square balusters on second level: single front door on ground level has beveled, leaded glass sidelights and transom: some front windows bordering portico have tracery above a single light; other windows with one-overnne lights. Building material: wall frame. asbestos*roof asphalt Physical condition fair-significant site: original X or moved date Alterations Asbestos siding SIGNIFICANCE Earliest owner of residence was William H. Ward, an attorney. House is significant because of its styling and details. It is an example of a type built for the upper middle class/professional residents of the Heights during its developmental years, Area of significance architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE residence PRESENT USE rental residence RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS_ Sited in center of block across from school building; yard ACREAGE/BOUNDARY not well kept, DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY Sister M. Agatha fl956: 161 RECORDED BY E. Beaslev and K. L. London INFORMANT DATE January PHOTO DATA 1-35 mm., Tex. Hist. Commission *siding

3 NPS Form i OMB No Exp United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number Page.Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area Harris County, Texas Nomination/Type of Review 81. Perry-Swilley House. / Date/Signature Entared In tb j4--^ National Be«leter ^ p g, piti.^i,..^.^d<p^ o/^^/^3 82. Reagan, John H., Senior High School Sub^'f^antlve P«IV1RW Keeper AATU^' A 83. Renn House j^bbiaatlva fieview Keeper da4y->- s 84. Schauer Filling Station jnterad in tba Katlonal He«l?Bt»Br 85. Schlesser-Burrows House National Register peeper AUi^-v^-^Ajy^^.^ <^Av^- Keeper p^.ym-^u^a.^i^y'*,'^ ^-i^a 86. Southwestern Bell Telephone '^'%eeper A^-y^^-_jl27L^^r),^j^ ^/^K Company A Substantive Review 87. Thornton, Dr. Penn B., House^^^.^^^^ <^'i<eeper (y'ly^l^^-^y-^-a^'ry-^-^ <g Av^^ ^'- ^"-1 Register 88. Upchurch House 89. Ward House A 90. Webber House Encored in tse National Be«iet«r iyr-7 eeper A a yi^ OQ^-^y-^,7y^ / Entered In the National Register "^^eper C>4<A.,u.y^,,^ ^yy^ sr/,7/fy

4 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHE. Omtod otmtmm On^m t ml Ifc Word House (Houston Heights MRA) Harris.County TEXAS Working ul M 9. Oat*: Date Pu- ^/7/% ^ ~ f>7j'i7s--i Action: ~^^^CEPT^^^'^ 1 resubmission Entered m the RETURN nomination by person or iocsl govsmment National Register REJECT omnor ebjsction Fedsrai Agsncy: appsai Substantivs Rsvisw: sampis _ rsqusst ^.appssi NR dscision Rsviswsr's commsnts: Rscom./Critsris Rovimwmr Discipline Date ese continustion shsst Nominstion returned lor: technicsl corrsctions dtsd bslow _substantivs rsssons discusssd below 1. Namo 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Lagai Description 6. Bepresentation in Existing Surveys 7. Doscription summsry psrsgrsph complstsnsss cisrity sitsrstions/intsgrity dstss boundary lactlon

5 8. SIgnificanco (mmm summsry paragrsph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Ooographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12= State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tlw ^fotuo^oo sagntflcsncs O* Vito props'^ wuf'tf* ths otooe w 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date Phone: Comments for any Itsm msy bs continusd on sn sttschsd sheet

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8 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number!