House at 1220 Harvard
1220 Harvard, Houston, TXThis house is a small worker's cottage typical of housing in the Heights of this period. R.L. Whitehead was the first owner and lived there until his death. The property was later conveyed to George Kostas who lived there w/ his family until 1937. The house is significant in representing the simplicity and craftsmanship of the period and architecture.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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