American Craftsman houses in Houston
American Craftsman work shows exposed rafter tails, tapered porch posts, visible joinery and built-in woodwork. It was the standard for modest American houses from about 1905 to 1930.
11 stops, 1.7 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Otto H. Baring House1030 RutlandBuilding · listed 1988start
- 2Jones House1115-1117 Allston St.Building · listed 1983441 ft from stop 1
- 3Forrest A. Nairn House1148 Heights Blvd.Building · listed 19910.2 mi from stop 2
- 4House at 1217 Harvard1217 HarvardBuilding · listed 1988500 ft from stop 3
- 5George L. Burlingame House1238 HarvardBuilding · listed 1988278 ft from stop 4
- 6Ghent W. Rogers House1150 CortlandtBuilding · listed 19900.1 mi from stop 5
- 7Dr. B. F. Coop House1536 Heights Blvd.Building · listed 19840.5 mi from stop 6
- 8Glenn W. Morris House1611 Harvard St.Building · listed 19900.2 mi from stop 7
- 9Houston Heights Woman's Club1846 Harvard StBuilding · listed 1983427 ft from stop 8
- 10Banta House119 E. 20th St.Building · listed 1983269 ft from stop 9
- 11John H. Shoaf House2030 ArlingtonBuilding · listed 19880.2 mi from stop 10
1.7 straight-line miles over 10 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 11 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Houston
- Colonial Revival houses in Houston15 stops · 1.2 milesColonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building.
- Queen Anne houses in Houston15 stops · 1.8 milesQueen Anne is a late Victorian manner of irregular plans, steep roofs, turrets, bay windows and wrapping porches.
- Houses and mansions in Houston15 stops · 0.6 milesThe route links the houses the register carries in Houston. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Banks and business blocks in Houston10 stops · 1.1 milesThe route links the commercial buildings the register carries in Houston. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
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