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Schauer Filling Station 06/22/1983 .S3 f7 COUNTY BLOCK 163 QUAD LOT NAME: ^dHMtee FiuW7, ^ rniiNTY- Harris ADDRESS: •]^00 Oxford CiiY • Houston UTM: ARCHITECT/BUILDER: DATE:. PERIOD: OWNF.R- F. R. Schauer STVLE 1404 Qy^nrci Hnustan, TXA 7700y/uuo8 THtMtTHEME: DESCRIPTION.. T-shaped, frame, l-storv gas station; pitch roof with projecting gable as rqnnp-.r fnr. pnnp^; ppnt.pr Hnnr with window On either side. BUILDING MATERIAL: wall: frame roof:. PHYSICAL rnxniTinv- excellent SITE: originaL .or nioved- .date_ ALTERATIONS: , . , . _, ^^x-= «^ Sir.MFirANrF.- ^'as one of the first service stations in the ajea; owned ana operatea Dy tne same fa.milv since 1929; still in use as neighborhood gas station servi'ig Tocal residents. Si -^i cant bpcai.isp the automobile was important to early residents of Heights. AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: , ORIGINAL IISF- commercial - gas station PRESENT USE- co"™^^^^^ - .gas station RELATIONSHIP TO siiRRniiNniNir.s-On corner lot, diagonal from athletic field ol high scnool. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES: RECORDED RV- INFORMANT:. DATE h-^C-tO PHOTO DATA: 1 -"^ "^mm (rev. 6-79) NPS Forni 10-900'a OMB No. 1024-0018 CM2) Exp. X)-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NPS use only National Register off Historic Piaces reoeive d Inventory—Nomination Form date entered Continuation sheet Item number 4, 7, 8, 10 Page 97 Site No. 97 NAME_ Schauer Filling Station COUNTY Harris BLOCK 165 ADDRESS 1400 Oxford StraelT CITY Houston LOT S 1/2 of 9 UTM Zone 15 E 268.770 N 5.298.410 ARCHITECT/BUILDER DATE_ 1929 PERIOD 1900-- Oh'NER F. R. Schauer STY LE cottage filling station 1404 Oxford. Houston. Texas 77008 THEME DESCRIPTION One-story, frame. T-shaped gasoline station; intersecting gable roofs: central gable projects to form canopy for gasoline pumps; louvered vents in each gable end, which is covered with clapboards; central door under canopy with large window on both sides; metal posts support canopy. Building material: wallframe. clapboard roof wooden shingles Physical condition good-significant site: original_ jc or moved_ ^date_ Alterations metal canopy poles SIGNIFICANCE This was one of the first gasoline stations in the area; owned and operated^ by the same family since 1929; still in use as neighborhood filling station, serving local residents. Significant because the automobile became very important to the resi­ dents of the Heights in the 1920s, Area of significance arch.. commerce Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE commercial, gas station PRESENT USE_ commercial. gas station RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Qn corner lot, diagonally across from athletic field of the local high school; residential area. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one BIBLIOGRAPHY RECORDED BYJ K. L. London INFORMANT DATE April 50. 1980 PHOTO DATA 1-55 mm.. Tex. Hist. Commission NPS Form 10-900 i OMB No. 1024-0018 oaz) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register off Historic Places inventory—Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number Page ^ Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area State Harris County. Texas Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature Entared In tEff 81. Perry-Swilley House National Re«l-eterfKeeper /-^^/..-v...-,^^?^^ c>/^V^3 Attest 82. Reagan, John H. , Senior High Keeper *^7Tc-io_—' 5 School Substantive PPV^RW Attest fiuhBtantlva fieview 83. Renn House Keeper /f^T^i^ Attest 8A Schauer Filling Station A^eper A4yU,^^..-^AUyy^ AWJF.- National Fegfeter ^ Attest 85. Schlesser-Burrows House ErrtweS" In fEff Keeper (p^yA.*y-\.<.y*..^!^yc<^<A ^'i7A National Register Attest /^M/f,?rp ^VK irrTinM^®^®™^^^'^ Eligible / / 86. Southwestern Bell Telephone 'TA^I IV INK eeper A^'Y^^l-A^^^t^e^ ^MMK Company A Substantive Review Attest 87. Thornton, Dr. Penn B., H°"^^5;nterei Tn tfie "^d^^^^^ (y'UJ^^-^^-^A^-j-*--^ ^Av^^ Register Attest 88. Upchurch House National Register Attest Entared in tfiff 89. Ward House National Register ^eper fXUA-^^-^-f^jy^ Attest •(7 90. Webber House Entered In the National Register Attest NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES £YAUJATION / RETURN SHE Mrtto< tft— DM* •« •* Schauer Filling Station (Houston Heights MRA) Harris. .County ' TEXAS MAY 9 Working No. Fed. Rog. Ooio: Date Oum- r^X/A 5 - Action: .^-^rcoT (:/> 3 resubmission Sntered in the RETURN nomination by person or local govsrnmsnt Katlonal Hegleter REJECT. ownsr objsetion FsdsrsI Agsncy: appsai Substantivs Rsvisw: ssmpis rsqusst appssi .NR dscision Rsviswsr's commsnts: Rscom./Critsris Rsvis«vsr Discipilns Dats continustion siisst •Nominstion rsturnsd for: .tschnicsl corrsctions dtsd bsiow .substantivs rsssons discusssd bslow 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Ownar of Property S. Location of Laqal Description 6. Pepresentation in Existing Surveys 7. Description summary psrsgrsph complstsnsss cisrity sitsrstions/intsgrity dstss boundarw eataetlon 8. Significance -em 4'datjt pp.^.^,,^Lu y— JA^-^^h^, AA summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas chectted relating significance to the resource • context relationship of integrity to significance' justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References ^St|iO. Oeographical Data utri 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tfcs svaluetsd stgrtftcsocs o4 this pcooscty wM wt tns sssss ts 13. Othsr Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed ^ Date___ Phone: 202 272 -3504 Comments for any itsm may bs continusd on sn sttached sheet Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 640QQ847 .
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