Upchurch House
301 E. 14th St., Houston, TXTypical example of simple cottages built as Heights developed into a distinctly middle-class suburb of Houston. The house was built for Robert Upchurch, a one-time streetcar driver who bought the property from O. M. Carter in 1906 for $326. The house is still occupied by his family.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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