Lund House
301 E. 5th St., Houston, TXOne of the earliest houses remaining in the Heights; was built by Gustav Lund, a German immigrant, who was a carpenter at the Southern Pacific shops; he bought the property from Omaha and South Texas Land Co. in 1896 for $450.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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