Oscar Lindsay House

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Oscar Lindsay House
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Location7415 N. Main St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°49′02″N95°23′34″W / 29.81722°N 95.39278°W / 29.81722; -95.39278 (Oscar Lindsay House)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1920
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Independence Heights MPS
NRHP reference No. 97000546 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1997

The Oscar Lindsay House, at 7415 N. Main St. in Houston, Texas, was built around 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [2]

It is a one-story bungalow house located in the middle of the Independence Heights neighborhood. It was deemed significant as "one of the most intact properties associated with an important businessman and city official of Independence Heights." Oscar Lindsay served as city plumber. He also operated a cleaning and pressing shop, a barber shop and an ice cream parlor business, with the latter in his front yard, taking advantage of its location on the busiest street. [2] The NRHP nomination was prepared by a member of the Independence Heights Neighborhood Council.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Vivian Seals; Dwayne Jones (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Oscar Lindsay House" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 23, 2018.