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1 NA.MF: Heights ADDRF.SS- COUNTY CITY SMP Statp Rank Building.Ifi^n Washington ARCHITECT/BUILDER:. OWNER:.T-R- CirinrinnP BLOCK ^31. 8 LOT _ COUNTY Harris _ ritv- Houston _ UTM: 19?. 5 PERIOD: DATE:. STYLE: 910 Abbott Houston, TX DESCRIPTION: Commercial (bank) building, THEME: ^^^ ^. ^MK w wiiyii'--^» A'-'A J Stone 2^-storv, I I ' Renaissance Revival. flat roof, stone railing along top of building with medallion in center bearing initials of original occupant, projecting corbelled cornice^"heights State Rank" inscribed in stone below cornice^ rece.qsed pntrancp hay, BUILDING MATERIAL: wall:. roof:. (cont) PHYSICALroxniTioN- excellent SITE: original.or moved. -dale. ALTER ATIONS- minor al tprati nn.t; SinNlFirANCE-Very imprps.qivp hnilding^ only onp of thi.s typp in thp immediate area. In area once known as rhanpyvi 11 P> in section of Heights " below the Bayou. The original bank. Citizens State Bank, and Heights State Bank have LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LCOat ) AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: ORIGINAL USE. JtLank. PRESENT USE: night RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS:JS2 rx ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: club-"rockefeller's" impressive, in small commercial strip at Blvd. Cr.nnt) BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES: RECORDED BY: KT.T. DATE: 1/15/80 INFORMANT:. PHOTO DATA: 2-3 5mm (rev. 6-79)

2 NPS Fom 1t)-900-«0«) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Piaces Inventory Nomination Form For HPS us«only received date entered OMB Uo. 1Q24-0O18 Exp d4 Continuation sheet Item numljer 4, 7, 8, 10 Page 87 Site No. 87 NAME Heights State Bank Building COUNTY Harris BLOCK 331 ADDRESS 5620 Washington CITY Houston "LOT UTM Zone 15 E 263,290 N 3,295,450 ARCHITECT/BUILDER unknown DATE 1925 PERIOD OWNER J. B. Cirincione STYLE Renaissance Revival 910 Abbott. Houston. Texas 7700g THEME" DESCRIPTION Two-and-a-half-story connnercial (bank) building of rusticated ashlar over a smooth stone base; inset arched entrance with voussoirs and projecting keystone, surmounted by three windows with eight lights; entrance flanked by tall Corinthian coliunns; bays to each side exhibit ornamented doorway (one is now a window) with pilasters and prominent pediment; one sixteen-light window on each floor of each side bay; parapet of stone balusters above central cartouche and large cornice; entablature below bears inscription "Heights State Bank. Building material: wall stone roof flat Physical condition excellent-significantsite: original X or moved_ date Alterations minor alterations; one front door altered to window. SIGNIFICANCE Impressive building, only one of this type in the immediate area. In section once known as Chaneyville. in part of the Heights below the Bayou. The original bank. Citizens' State Bank, and the later Heights State Bank were both active in local affairs. Area of significance architecture and*level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE bank PRESENT USE night club RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS An impressive building in the small commercial strip at the intersection of Heights Boulevard and Washington Street. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION_ less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY Sister M. Agatha (1956) RECORDED BY K. L. London INFORMANT DATE January PHOTO DATA 2-35 mm.. Tex. Hist. Commission *commerce

3 NPS Form 10-9aO-«OMB No (M2) Exp United States Department off the Interior National Parte Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form ^^^^^^m For HPS use only '^^^"^'^ date entered Continuation sheet Item number Page 5 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area Texas Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 21. Ha*l s House ^ ^ S l ^ o ^ t ^ P * ^ lp<ky^.--^^y i'/>^/ip) Fatlonal Regleto. 22. Heights Boulevard^ fiih&taauvfi fievi^* ^^^^^^ ^-?.t).^^ 23. Heights Christian Church ^^^^^^^Keg^^ter f ^ ^ r ^-Ay^Ly^...,^A^ry^ A^^ Heights State Bank Building T'K'eeper c4a'y\<...ta^^y<y,.^ A-^A?3 Entered in the ^ ^r^^^ f National Register 25. House at 1111 Heights Enterea In tea /^eper ^/vav Boulevard ^fitlon^l Register 26. House at 112 W. 4th Street '^l^e^ TTJ /feeper rja<yy^'^.^,./c^--iy*^^^ '^/<7M<i 27. House at 1210 Harvard Street ifeeper ^9<f6^Uu<^^/^«y^-^-*-^ iv/va' Entered In the ^ ' Hational Register 28. House at 1227 Rutland Street^^^ /it^per ^A^^-v-<-^V^^^,^^ ^ M h national Register 29. House at 1230 Oxford Street^^^^ ^ l^eper.jd^ys^yjy^ r/v/fy lta»:lcnrl Regi-Rter 30. House at 1237 Rutland Street -peeper ^A-^^^A \ Entered in tbe National Register

4 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES mim VAUJAT10N / RETURN SHE Heights State Bank Building (Houston Heights MRA)... ^ HorrisCounty TEXAS W w, Hi. F«d. R*g. Dat^; A-7' fa ^. - Date Pua. ^/9/r'> - ^Ai/rA Action:.j^AZZZPl^ALlAn. reeubmiselon aatsred in the RETURN nomination by person or locei government ^ r.-. REJECT owner objection Federel Agoncy: appeei Subatantlve Rovlew: ««tamplo..request h_ appeal NR decision Reviower's commenta: Recom./Criterle Rovlowor Discipline Date eee continuation shset Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited below.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classiffication 4. Owner off Property 5. Location off Legal Description 6. Pepresentation in Existing Surveys 7. Description summsry psrsgrsph completeness cisrity sitsrstions/intsgrity dstes boundar taction

5 8. Signifficance -etmrnkt (tmmm summary paragraph 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. Oeographical Data UMT 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Offfficer Certiffication I no evewewo stgnvncence oi mm property emiwi nw avmo te. mam local 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date Phone: Comments for any Item may be continued on sn sttached 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: