The Oscar Lindsay House, at 7415 N. Main St. in

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, was built around 1920. It was listed on the

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in 1997. It is a one-story bungalow house located in the middle of the

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neighborhood. It was deemed significant as "one of the most intact properties associated with an important businessman and city official of Independence Heights." Oscar Lindsay served as city plumber. He also operated a cleaning and pressing shop, a barber shop and an ice cream parlor business, with the latter in his front yard, taking advantage of its location on the busiest street. The NRHP nomination was prepared by a member of the Independence Heights Neighborhood Council.

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National Register of Historic Places in Harris County, Texas Houses completed in 1920 {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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