COUNTY BLOCK 200 CITY SUAD LOT 7 & }j8 MAMF- Schlesser-Burrows House _ COUNTY: Harris AnnRF«;«;- 1123 Harvard _ CITY: Houston UTM:. ARCHITECT/BUILDERrJoe Schlesser-buiIder nATF- 1912 PERIOD: nwNiFP. Edna J. Burrows STYLE: 1123 Harvard Houston, TX 77008 THEME: r^FsPRiPTiriN--Spanish-type, square, brick, l-story house, hip roof with ornate, arched, proiecting bay in center (with 3 windows), below those windows is wide arch over recessed doorway, single door with transom^ -Fl anVf>d hy wi ndnw.t; with tracery, contrasting stone trim, interior brick chimney, basement and BUILDING MATERIAL: wall: roof: ( COnt) PHYSICALrn\niTinN excellent-signi f i cantsiTFr originaL .or moved. .date. ALTERATIONS: Sir.MFirANrF-Design is unique in this neighborhood. Built by a rnni-rari-or ^ .Tos, Schlesser, for his own family. several houses in Heights were built by .mir.h craftsmen. AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE:. DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER: ORIGINAL IISF- residence PRESEN residence RELATIONSHIP TO SiiRRniiNnivr.^nice, small yard: well-kept ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION:
BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES:. RECORDED BY: KLL INFORMANT:. Edna J. Burrows DATE: 4/14/80 PHOTO DATA: 1 - 35mm (rev. 6-79)
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NAME Schlesser-Burrows House COUNTY Harris BLOCK 200 ADDRESS 1123 Harvard CITY Houston •L0T_7&NJJ of 8 UTM Zone 15 E 268,330 N 3.297.800 mm¥m3-l-/BUILDER Joe Schlesser DATE 1912 PERIOD 1900-- OmER Edna J. Burrows STY LE influenced by Mission Style 1123 Harvard, Houston, Texas 77008 THEME DESCRIPTION One-story square, brick house; hipped roof with ornate, arched, projecting bay on front facade over recessed doorway; Corner brick pilasters of bay porch extend upward beyond roof, with mission parapet between; cast-stone cap to parapet, window lintels and sills, and voussoirs of wide front entrance arch; single front door with transom flanked by windows with tracery and stone trim; interior brick chimney; basement; stucco foundation.
Building material: wall common-bond brickroof composition Physical condition excellent-significantgite: original or moved date Alterations SIGNIFICANCE Design is unique for this neighborhood. Built by a contractor, , Jos. Schlesser, for his own family. Several houses in the Heights were built by such crafts- men. Ornamental parapet-"Alamotif"-strongest high-style element, and the brick con- struction was not common in the Heights in its early days.
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 Small, well-kept yard; adjacent to old Masonic Lodge; generally a residential neighborhood. ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION less than one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY RECORDED BY L. K. London INFORMANT Edna J. Burrows DATE April 14, 1980 PHOTO DATA 1 - 35 mm. . Tex. Hist. Commission
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