Isbell House

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Isbell House
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The house's exterior in 2011
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Location639 Heights Blvd., Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°46′56″N95°23′52″W / 29.78222°N 95.39778°W / 29.78222; -95.39778 Coordinates: 29°46′56″N95°23′52″W / 29.78222°N 95.39778°W / 29.78222; -95.39778
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Houston Heights MRA
NRHP reference No. 83004465 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1983

The Isbell House, located at 639 Heights Boulevard in Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983. [2] It is one of 104 structures nominated to the Register in 1983 as part of the Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area in the Houston Heights neighborhood. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register Listings" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 48. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  3. Houston Heights Association (February 1983). Lee Johnson; Peter Flagg Maxon (eds.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Houston Heights Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-03-26.