Anderson, John W., House
711 Columbia, Houston, TXThe Anderson House is an L-plan vernacular dwelling with some Shingle style influence. The conservative use of shingles in the northeast and southeast gables and band below the eaves around the house make it, both more distinctive and decorative than most of the modest, middle-income houses common to the Heights. John M. Anderson and his wife, Ida Anderson, purchased Lots 9 and 10 from Oscar M. Carter, developer of the Heights in 1907. Mr. Anderson was a construction superintendent with the Street Building Company in Houston Heights and built the house himself in stages from lumber left over from other jobs. He and his family lived here for many years selling the property in 1958 t o James E. McLeroy.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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