Matthews-Johnson
House
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Marker No: 14258
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.803535,-95.395653
Location: 1835 Cortlandt Street, Houston
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Marker Text: William and Regina (Meyers) Matthews had this house built in 1915. William, a civil engineer and chief draftsman for the Sunset Central Lines, contracted with W. T. Carter Lumber and Building Co. to erect the house. The house is a well-preserved early Craftsman bungalow with late Victorian influences. Significant architectural elements include a hipped roof, gabled front entry, L-shaped porch with tapered square wood columns, tracery windows and exposed rafter ends. In 1930, the Matthews sold the house to Ernest and Gertrude Johnson. Ernest was a pumper and labor leader for the Sinclair Oil Co., and the Johnsons converted attic spaces to bedrooms with dormer windows for their five daughters. (2008)
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