Countryman House
402 E. 9th St., Houston, TXFine example of well-kept raised cottages of the Heights. The raised cottage is not particularly common in the neighborhood. The house was built for Ransom Vick, but has been occupied by the Countryman family since about 1915.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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