Burge House

The Burge House is a historic house located in Houston, Texas, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983. It is in the Houston Heights neighborhood, one of the first planned suburbs in Texas.[3]

Burge House
The Burge House in 2011
Burge House
Location of Burge House in Texas
Burge House
Location of house in the United States
LocationHouston, Texas
Coordinates29.8022°N 95.3983°W / 29.8022; -95.3983
Builtc. 1910
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revival
MPSHouston Heights MRA[1] (64000847)
NRHP reference No.83004430
Added to NRHP22 June 1983[2]

Description and history

The home was bought in 1910 for US$2,000 (equivalent to $54,879 in 2019) by Robert Burge, president of Burge Manufacturing Co.[4] The two story wood frame house sits on a large corner lot. It has a hip roof with small central dormers and projecting gables on the sides. The attached porch wraps around one side and is supported by half columns set on brick piers. The porch has rails and balusters between the piers and leads to brick steps to ground level. The gable end over the entry is ornamented. The front door has side lights and a transom, and is flanked symmetrically by two windows. The second floor has shingle walls and two pair of symmetrically set double hung sash windows. The house is considered a good example the transition in architectural style from Victorian influenced Colonial Revival architecture to a more 21st century style with bungaloid elements.[4]

On May 21, 1998 the Houston Archeological and Historical Commission found the house met the criteria for designation as a Landmark of the City of Houston.[5] In 2010 it appeared on a list of designated City of Houston Landmarks.[6] Greenwood Properties announced they purchased the property in 2000 for a residential realty office.[7] In 2006 the house was featured in the Houston Heights Association's "Dickens in the Heights Home Tour and Holiday Market".[8]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – Houston Heights MRA (#64000847)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System – Burge House (#83004430)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  3. Johnson, Lee; Maxson, Peter Flagg; et al. (Houston Heights Assoc.) (22 Jun 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Houston Heights MRA". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. London, K.L. (22 Jun 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burge House". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2 Feb 2020 – via National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. "Landmark Designation Report: Burge House" (PDF). City of Houston. 21 May 1998. Retrieved 2 Feb 2020.
  6. City of Houston, Texas (9 Aug 2010). "Current Listing of Designated Landmarks and Protected Landmarks and Sites within Designated Historic Districts subject to the Historic Preservation Ordinance" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 2 Feb 2020.
  7. "Business Briefs – Houston & Texas". Houston Chronicle. 3 Mar 2000. Business p. 2.
  8. Hajovsky, Martin (30 Nov 2006). "Home in the Heights – Heights ready to hop - Tour, markets, music, art all on tap this weekend". Houston Chronicle.
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