.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
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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
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82. Reagan, John H. , Senior High Keeper *^7Tc-io_—' 5 School Substantive PPV^RW Attest fiuhBtantlva fieview 83. Renn House Keeper /f^T^i^
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