Wilkins House
1541 Ashland St., Houston, TXPossibly the oldest existing residence in Houston Heights; built by S. D. Wilkins, a carpenter for the Omaha and South Texas Land Co. on the first lots sold by Carter in the new town. Wilkins later (1897) became the second postmaster for the Heights. His wife was active in the ladies' clubs of the neighborhood.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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