The Burge House is a
historic house located in
Houston,
Texas, United States. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983. It is in the Houston Heights neighborhood, one of the first planned suburbs in Texas.
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Description and history
The home was bought in 1910 for by Robert Burge, president of Burge Manufacturing Co.dormer
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s and projecting gables on the sides. The attached porch wraps around one side and is supported by half columns set on brick piers Piers may refer to:
* Pier, a raised structure over a body of water
* Pier (architecture), an architectural support
* Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name)
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. The porch has rails and baluster
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s between the piers and leads to brick steps to ground level. The gable end over the entry is ornamented. The front door has side lights and a transom
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* Transom (nautical), that part of the stern of a vessel where the two sides of its hull meet
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, and is flanked symmetrically by two windows. The second floor has shingle walls and two pair of symmetrically set double hung sash windows. The house is considered a good example the transition in architectural style from Victorian influenced Colonial Revival architecture to a more 21st century style with bungaloid elements.[ In 2010 it appeared on a list of designated City of Houston Landmarks.][ Greenwood Properties announced they purchased the property in 2000 for a residential realty office.][ In 2006 the house was featured in the Houston Heights Association's "Dickens in the Heights Home Tour and Holiday Market".][
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See also
* Historic preservation
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Texas
References
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Houses in Houston
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Houston