​Matthews-Johnson
​House

H
A
R
R
I
S

C
O
U
N
T
​Y

Marker No: 14258

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.803535,-95.395653

Location: ​1835 Cortlandt Street, Houston

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)