HPS Form 10-»00-i United States Department off the interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item numtjer 4,7,8,10 For NPS usa only OMB NO. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87 receivedq^q _ 2 1^ft7 date entered Page 118 Site No. 118 NAME Emil Lindenberg House ADDRESS 1445 Harvard COUNTY Harris BLOCK 157 CITY Houston LOT 1, 2 UTM 268340/3298600 DATE 1902 PERIOD 19UU - STYLE Dutch Colonial THEME ARCHITECT/BUILDER Unknown OWNER Deborah B. Drouin 1445 Harvard, Houston, TX 77008 DESCRIPTION Two-story frame dwelling faces east on brick piers; gambrel roof with renter gable front intersecting over a basic square form; 3-bay principal facade highlighted by 1-over-l window in first bav first floor: projecting tripartite bav window with 1-over-l windows flanking a stationarv. single-light window with stationary transom above: single, panelled door with vertical, rectangular window in the upper portion and transom above is slightly recessed in the third bay of the first floor: second story is marked bv three, vertical and narrow 1-over-l windows under the closed Building material: wallframe, clapbd. roof composition Physical condition excellent site: original X or moved date Alterations Rear modern garage is not contributing. SIGNIFICANCE The Lindenberg House is one of the few houses in the Heights built in the Dutch Colonial style. Emil Lindenberg, the original owner, lived here until 1938. During his tenure, he used his home as a studio for teaching violin and other orchestral instruments to students in the area. 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 Located on a corner lot on the west side of a residential block surrounded by houses of similar date. Large live oak trees dot the yard that is ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY Tax Rolls, Sanborn Maps RECORDED BY Deborah B. Drouin INFORMANT DATE August 1987 PHOTO DATA 35 mm b/w & slides (5), THC 142 of 147 CONTINUATIONS: Desc. cont. gable front; pediment has pent roof supported by decorative brackets with fish-scale shingles surrounding an oval window decorated with four darts at the cardinal points; double-hung, wood-sash 1-over-l windows throughout house. Rel. to Surr. cont. enclosed by a picket fence. Driveway located on the south side of lot.
NPS Form lo-kxh OUB Appronml Ho 102*0018 United Statee Department off the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Piaces Continuation Slieet Section number Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Houston Heights MRA Harris County, TEXAS Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature,110. Copeland, Austin, House I Keeper ^p^y. J y ) Q^/Cy/r j.^,7t<7j. let 111. Copeland, Austin, House I I.. -^/icgeper, BHtwrsa 112. Fluegel, William F., House Keeper ^r/yyyltut^^/-/^ 113. House at 1217 Harvard lttwf««_^^^^^ d^e^x^^aa^d^'^'i..,^^^^ p.. 114. House at 1220 Harvard ^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^. Keeper C^<^4yi./y^ ^/h ^AyCc^y^Ly^/A/rAo^ 115. House at 1435 Heights Intcred 1«/^Keeper/ V^^^^^H-t-<--.<,V'^^ Boulevard W-t^ 5 - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 116. Kennedy, Marshall W., House Keener^^-^^ ^ 0^^/y>^^ //W^ 117. Lindenberg, Emil, House.j»a^«M** deeper ^A/^J^L*^yAdft* -118. McCain, Henry Hicks, House Keeper ^^^^^^ ^^T^f lut f/ //7-^^ 119. Morton Brothers Grocegj^^^ ^ ^^A^d^^'-'^y^^ aka.m^t^^3lt ^jam\-mitm^ ' '^^"^ '
WASO Form 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Lindenberg, Emil, House (Houston Heights MRA) Harris County TEXAS Q resubmission CD nomination by person or local government CI] owner objection CH appeal DEC 2 1987 :y Mld\ Mt»t:nQtkV!e l e v ^ Working No Fed. Reg. Date Date Due: / "h Action: Z^^CCEPT RETURN. REJECT_ Federal Agency: Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: CD sample request CD appeal CJ NR decision Recom./Criteria 7}cLe pi Reviewer M^h^^ A«v/e^ i m ^ i ^ 44^ iofyc^j /-.ww yu*j/o^j H., J of ^U. /3tc.ws^ ^ Disciplme f» ^ - -. Date. f>orcyk e^<^vlj V» '^i-fwlt^ ffo^e'^ tv.^ ^cy^-fx^ -H-^ fo-^ see d^ continuation sheet - C Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited below.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. 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 Check one Chacfc one excellent CD good fair I I deteriorated CD ruins I I unexposed unaltered altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (If known) physical appearance CD summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD alterations/integrity dates I I boundary selection
8. Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD applicable criteria CD justification of areas checked CD relating significance to the resource CD context Q relationship of integrity to significance CD 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 CD Maps CD Photographs CD Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed Date Phone: GPO 918-450 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: 64000847