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1 5^ NAME g;?iniip'l Webbpr Hnunp AnnPF<;<; Hp-ig-htn Blvd. COUNTY CITY QUAD BLOCK LOT COUNTY CITY: UTM Harris Houston & }^ 7 ARrHTTFrT/Riiii.nF.R-SamuffT H. Webber-builder natfnq07-0a" PERIOD:. r>wmfw- '^fopvipn Tr\nwoT!=. STYLE: Heights Blvd. Houston, TX 7700^ THEME! _ nfjsr.riptinv-victorian, brick, 2-story, hip roof with gable end bay on one corner and round tov.'er nn other corner^ norte-cochere on side is in process of being enclosed, attached porch, nthpt- ripnnrativp hri r.kv/nrk, -rpr.p^s^e^ri pntrancev/ay with single doorway. Ririi ni\r. MATF.RIAI.- wall- brjck roof:. PHvsir.Ai mnnition- fair - (continued) SITE: original. or movetl.datc_ Ai.TFRATinN.S; porte-cochero will be enclosed.sir.mifiranrf- Kmisp -i.q iiniic;iia1 -in f^tyl e and material for the Boulevard, but main significance is the builder. Sajiuel Webber was a brickmason; he had built a house at W7 Heights Blvd. for his family, but in purchased this lot ajid built a lairger^ finer one. Oneof his daughter; AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: (<rr.> DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: ORIGINAL IISF- residence PRFSFNT IISF- vacant - being rehabilitated RELATIONSHIP TO SIIRRoiTNniisir.s- no landscaping, small iron fence, on comer lot, large yard ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES:. RECORDED BY: DATE ^-1-«0 INFORMANT:. PHOTO DATA: J - 35mm (rev. 6-79)

2 NPS Forni a 0-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Piaces Inventory Nomination Form For NPS use only received date entered OMB Ho Exp Continuation sheet Item number 4, 7, 8, 10 Page 60 Site no. 60 NAME A COUNTY Harris BLOCK 300 ADDRESS 407 Heights Boulevard CITY_ Houston "LOT 10 UTM Zone 15 E N AfiOlLXtCX/BUILDER Samuel H. Webber DATE_ 1905 PERIOD UWNER Jerry Burrell flifetime tenancy!* STYLE Colonial Revival influence 5400 N. Belt East. Houston THEME" DESCRIPTION Two-story brick house; hipped roof with lateral gable; window in gable end; attached front porch partly enclosed at some time; open part has simple columns and slatted fretwork above them; single front door with transom; windows with one-over-one~ lights; some decorative brickwork. Building material: wall brick roof composition (poor condition) Physical condition poor-significant site: original X or moved date Alterations front porch partially enclosed SI GN 1FIC ANC E This house was the first of two on the Boulevard built by Samuel H. Webber a brick mason, for his family. The present house was built in 1905 and sold in 1907 for $4100. In that year he built a larger, finer house at 1011 Heights Boulevard. Area of significance architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE residence PRESENT USE residence RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Yard is very overgrown with trees and bushes; residential neighborhood ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY ~_ RECORDED BY K. L. London DATE April 1, 1980 *title held by the Order of the Mystic Shrine INFORMANT PHOTO DATA 1-55 mm., Tex. Hist. Commission"

3 NPS Fofin «OMB No Eip United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number Page IVIultiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area Harris County, Texas Nomination/Type of Review 81. Perry-Swilley House _.. / Date/Signature Entered In teff national Begleter fj^pe, -yjc^.-^.^.^a^c^^ A^-^7i3 82. Reagan, John H., Senior High School Substantive F^VIPW 83. Renn House gube-caatlva fieview Keeper Keeper Ax 7^' 84. Schauer Filling Station i ^ A^per 'A<UL.-..^.^.A-^ AWJ?.- Katlonal Heffeter ^ 85. Schlesser-Burrows House National Register Keeper p^.y^l^^uyay^^yey>^ ^-AA 86. Southwestern Bell Company Substantive Review 87. Thornton, Dr. Penn B., ^ "^^5; ^Qj.gj -^^^rteeper (^U2,.y -^y^a'ry- <-^ ^Av^^ ^-^---^3 Register 88. Upchurch House 89. Ward House ]L:n;<;red m tsff National Begleter ua {Keeper A a ^ /9CU^^-^wrVr)d^ / f^/>a^'^ / 90. Webber Hous Entered in the National Register

4 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES fvaujatlon / RETURN SHE! Vnttm4 ttalm NatiaaalPwk Webber, Samuel H., House (Houston Heights MRA).. Harris County TEXAS... Working No ^-i MAY ^ Fod. Rog. Omtm- ^ 7-^'7 Date Pu (^f97^ - ^/zj/kt"" Action: t--^rrcot roiubmleelon En^er^Tfn^^ RETURN nomination by parton or ioeal govornmont National BegieteF" ''^J^CT ownor objoction Fodoral Agency: appoai Substantive Rovlow:.^sampio request anneal NR decision Rovlowor's commenta: Recom. /Criteria Rovlewr Discipllno Date eoatinustion sheet Nomination returned for: tochnicai corrections cited bolow.^substantive reasons discussad balow 1. Name 2. Location 3. Claaaification 4. Owner of Property S. Location of Lagai Peacription 6. Pepresentation in Exiating Surveys 7. Peacription summsry psrsgrsph completeness cisrity sitsrstions/intsgrity dstes bnundar" iaetlon

5 8. Significanca (mmm summery persgrsph completeness cisrity sppliceble criteris justificstion of srees checked releting significsncs to the resource context reiationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibiiographical References 10. Oeographical Pata OMaMnp* I. t^tm 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification TIH #imluamtf etqnmoanoa of ttila pvoparty ofmmn tna atola la. 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date Phone: Comments for any itam mey bs continued on sn stteched 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: