COUNTY BLOCK QUAD

CITY LOT

91 15-50

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UTM:. ARCHITECT/BUILDER: OWNER C i t y o f H o u s t o n

PERIOD:

H m i s t n r , Texas STYLE:. THEME:

PFSCRiPTinv- 1-story, square, brown brick structure "with rounded corners; stringcoursing of' gray concrete at base and about 6 feet above ground, and of tan brick near top; what appears tn have bpon ? rpf^tangnilar npfn-ings nn each side have been blocked up.

BUILDING MATERIAL: wall:. PHYSICAL CONDITION:

roof:. f l a t , w i t h grass*

SITE: originaL .or moved- .date. AiTFRATiONS- Open ings e n c l o s e d

s i f ; N i F i r A N r F - Or i ly r e m a i n i n g o r i g i n a l s t r u c t u r e f r o m H e i g h t s w a t e r w o r k s . 0 . M. C a r t e r d e v e l o p e d t h i s t o p r o v i d e s e r v i c e f o r r e s i d e n t s m o v i n g i n t o h i s new t o w n .

AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE: LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE:. DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER:

reservoir .PRESENT USE: reservoir ORIGINAL USE: RELATIONSHIP TO SIIRROUNniNr.s- l a r g e c o r n e r l o t be tween RR t r a c k s and c o m m e r c i a l a r e a ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION:

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA: SEE INFO/CORRESPONDENCE FILES:. RECORDED RV- KL DATE ^-^^-^o

INFORMANT:. PHOTO DATA: 2-55ron

(rev. 6-79)

NPS Fofm 10-900-1 OMB No. 1024-0018 E.p. 10-31- *«

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Nat ional Register off H is tor ic Piaces inventory—Nominat ion Form dateentered

Contifxjation sheet Itemnumber 4 , 7, 8, 10 Page 88

Site No. 88

NAME/Reservoirr^uston Heights Waterworks COUNTY Harris BLOCK 91 ADDRE'SS iv&st 20 St: and Nicolson - .: - CITY Houston LOT 15-38

* UTM Zone 15 E 267.410 N 3,299,330 ARCHITECT/BUILDER unknown DATE 1893-95 PERIOD 1800-1899 OWNER City of Houston. City Hall STYLE

Houston, Texas 77002 THEME DESCRIPTION One-story, square, brown-brick structure with rounded corners; stringcours­ing of gray concrete at base and six feet above ground, and of tan brick at top; two blind windows on each side of the reservoir.

Building material: wall brick, concrete roof f l a t , covered with grass and sod Physical condition good-significant s i t e : original X or moved date

Alterations none SIGNIFICANCE Single remaining original structure from Heights waterworks. 0. M. Carter developed this reservoir to provide service for the residents moving into his new town. _ I t is reported that in i t s early days. the grounds around the structure were kept like _ a park.

Area of significance community planning Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE reservoir PRESENT USE reservoir RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS Large corner l o t between railroad tracts and commercial area ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION one acre BIBLIOGRAPHY Sister M. Agatha fl956: 25) RECORDED BY K. L. London INFORMANT DATE January 16. 1980 PHOTO DATA 2 - 35 mm.

NPS Fomi 10-)00-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (HZ ) Exp. 10-31-84

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National Register off Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

For HPS I

received sived

date entered

Continuation sheet Item numtier Page ^ tjlk

Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name Houston Heights M u l t i p l e Resource Area State Texas

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

•*'51. House at 402 E. 11th Streetj^^^^.^^ "^eper . Q c ^ - ^ u ^ t V ^ ^ ; ? ^ ^

National Regieter Attest

' '52. House at 505 W. 18th|tree^^^^^^^^^^^ Keeper ^ j ^ ^ . . ^ f ^ z / ^ ^

Attest

53. House at 532 Harvard Street Jiatlonal Hegleter - A ^ p e r i A i ^ - ^ ^ - ^ A A ^ - ^ i A A ^ ?

Entered m f & —

54. House at 828 Heights Boulevard'^tlonal RegleterYltieper /7^^-^u.^v<$^^e^ i/>A^3

Attest

55. House at 844 Columbia Street Uatlonf i*Reglster*^^P^^ d ^

Attest

56. House at 844 Cortlandt ftSerel Tn *B« /ifeeper /AL7.-u^d-'>cy^ 47>d^^

Attest

; 57. House at 917 Heights Boulevard i ^ t i o S l ^ e ' ^ t e ' ^ ^ P " ^ Z^^^^^^^-^W?^^

Attest

, . , 58. House at 943 1/2 Cortlandt St. RPPOPP TCTTT^TT^ S'PTP'T C

DJE/OWNER OBJECTION ^^^per^ fr^cOu^A s Attest

^EntereQ ...b <j'^^per , Matlonal Begleter

Attest

Houston Heights Waterworks {^eper 0^.-tW^->^<^ Reservoir is^X^re^ In tbe ^^^^^

national Begleter Attest

NATIONAL R E G I S T E R OF H I S T O R I C P L A C E S fVAUJATION / RETURN SHE

IMteri ttatM •totieiMi Pmk

Houston Heights Waterworks ReservtMr (Houston Heights MRAj ' Harris Cointy TEXAS ^ MAY 9 ISS3

Working No. Fod. R«fl. Dat^! A~7-^7 D«to Pu>. A r / i ' ^ " A ^ A s - ^ Action: - k ^ C C E P T ^ /^Y^^

rosubmistion Entered m the RETURN nomination by porton or local govornmant Matlonal Boglctor R E J E C T own«r objection Fodaral Agency: appoai

Subatantlva Ravlaw: sample request appeal ^ ^ N R decision Reviewer's commenta:

Recom./Criteria Reviewer Discipline Date

continuation stieet

•Nomination returned for: technical corrections cited below ._substant ive reasons discussed below

1. Name

2. Locat ion

3. Classi f icat ion

4. Ownor of Proporty

S . Location of Logal Doscription

6. Boprosontation in Existing Survoys

7. Doscription

summary paragraph eompisteness clarity alterations/integrity dates b o u n d a r • • l a e t l o n

8. SIgnificanco

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summary paragraph completeness clari ty Sppiicabie cr i ter ia just i f icat ion of areas

checked relating significance to

the resource • context relationship of integri ty

to significance just i f icat ion of exception other

9. Ma jo r B i b l i o g r a p i i i c a l R e f e r e n c e s

10. Ooographical Data

UMTI

11. Form Prepared By

12. State His tor ic Prosorvat ion Off icer Cer t i f i ca t ion WMiuaiad stQnNlcanoo o4 ttils pcoporty wMtdn ttw olsts 1ST

nattond M M * local

13. Other

Maps Photographs Other

Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to

Signed Date Phone: 202 272 - 3 5 0 4

Comments for sny Item msy be cont inued on sn s t tschsd sheet

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000847