Clare, J. H., House
939 Arlington, Houston, TXThe Clare House is an early-20th-century dwelling remarkably intact for the housing stock of the Heights. Decorative gable features make it a distinctive example of transitional Queen Anne style vernacular building. The house was built on Lot 3 by J.H. Clare in 1904. In 1906, Mr. Clare and wife, Mary M. Clare, purchased Lot 4 and sold the S1/2 to E.H. Chapman in the same year. Mr. Clare sold the property to Englebert J. Schmitz in 1907, who lived there for a number of years.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.