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Robert Williamson, deputy director of the Planning and Development Department and acting secretary to the commission, said the department launched a new online Preservation Tracker on Monday, June 2. Williamson said the tool improves search functions, submission workflows and benefits both applicants and staff. A link is available on the Planning Department’s website.

Williamson also said the historic preservation section of the Let’s Talk Houston public engagement platform is being migrated into the Planning Department’s website. The city’s license for Let’s Talk Houston expires in August; staff are transferring content, including a draft of the Norhill design guidelines, a comment section and a poll/survey. Williamson said the Norhill survey is live on the planning site through July 5; staff will review comments and incorporate them into the guideline process.

Williamson announced staffing changes: Taylor Valley, a preservation staffer with two years in the Planning and Development Department, is leaving to pursue environmental planning work. Williamson provided the Planning Department hotline (832‑393‑6556) and houstonplanning.com for additional information.

Speakers and staff listed in this article are in the speakers section below.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Houston - Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission - Jun 05, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff announced a new Preservation Tracker, migration of historic preservation content from Let's Talk Houston, a Norhill design‑guideline survey open through July 5, and a staff departure.","taxTitle","Houston, Harris County, Texas","taxId",2797,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546215,"Votes at a glance: HAHC approves multiple COAs and forwards two landmark nominations; denies one addition",3675,793000,4468000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684380-32280f43f5b6727f40925f825950e3d2&start=793&end=4468","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684380-32280f43f5b6727f40925f825950e3d2/thumbnail_793000.jpg","/articles/6546215/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Votes-at-a-glance-HAHC-approves-multiple-COAs-and-forwards-two-landmark-nominations-denies-one-addition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546215-d1f35bdb84f555a1dc607d9cc025d816/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612601&Signature=NPR~-rZiOO7Kvb-zjDYOPwCl4PjPv-Qr-EZBwWycUFkg1~VZnB0fdp5fUgfkpP9Eoxed2Glr1Jhu8PwyTmtTHG9s-Ag9hTV5p4WKPF4MA09TgdEj1kdDBFic2A5prW9ohCql7H35Aevd9FnOvlIn1wbcx5AJbEnGDbZFiDC3vr~vd8J8Sjv~sNmr8B0yiTTTrVhu66A~AwHpWbRT05dIXuA2JN2K3Z3SItQEMaCf0kmsZ8mm6x3bDGfeX9VFO4nHypOvVh~7E0ubaZzUIahwtt86kC9hbn7Div5xdzQt5WILofE~bRZV5KaY9XyxP3GdP6CLHfsJXrVKguL~gYPX3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission took several formal actions at its June 5, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists each item, the motion outcome, and key details.

Votes and key outcomes

- Landmark nominations forwarded to City Council
- 1707 Milford Street (West Edgemont’s “Dream Home”) — HAHC recommended protected landmark designation (motion passed). Recommendation covers the main residence only; detached garage apartment classified non‑contributing.
- 5319 Institute Lane (Allen and Hattie Greenhouse) — HAHC recommended landmark designation (motion passed). Staff cited 1929 permit documentation and city directories.

- Consent agenda (approved in one motion)
- Items C2, C3, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C12, C13, C14, C15 — certificates of appropriateness approved per staff recommendations. Staff had listed C1 and C10 to be discussed separately.

- Individual certificate of appropriateness actions
- C4 (12072 Lane Street, new construction, Houston Heights West Historic District) — Approved with conditions. Motion required 1‑over‑1 window sash, no exposed rafter tails (use a 1x8 fascia), and simplified porch posts (square posts on brick piers). Applicant’s representative agreed to the changes at the hearing.
- C10 (247 W 16th Street, two‑story addition to a contributing bungalow, Houston Heights West) — Denied per staff recommendation. Staff said the submitted plans resulted in conditioned floor area that, if read as attached garage/conditioned space at the second floor, would exceed the district FAR limits; staff recommended denial and the commission followed that recommendation.
- C11 (1530 Burn Street / “Rural Painter House” — contributing property, Woodland Heights) — Approved with conditions. The commission accepted staff’s recommendation subject to: (1) non‑original windows in the addition to be 1‑over‑1 double‑hung sash; (2) stained‑glass window removal permitted provided the existing opening and header height are maintained; (3) all doors in the contributing original structure to be approved by staff prior to purchase or installation.

Other business

- The commission accepted the May 8, 2025 meeting minutes.
- Item C1 (10 Cortland Place) was deferred after extended public comment and commissioner discussion about massing and perimeter spacing; the applicant was asked to work with staff and neighborhood representatives on revisions.

How the votes were handled

Several votes were taken by voice; the meeting record indicates motions and seconders for specific items. Staff read a number of public letters into the record and several residents spoke during public hearings on individual items.

Speakers and staff at the meeting included commission chair David Butchak; staff presenters Roman McAllen and Kara Quigley; staff member Terrence Jackson; applicants and agents; and multiple neighborhood residents.

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Staff described the property as a two‑story brick‑veneer Colonial Revival home built circa 1929 by HG Fields Lumber Company in the Jandor Gardens addition. The staff report said the property meets multiple designation criteria and cited historical record references including a 1929 Houston Chronicle permit listing and city directories that show the Green family residing at the address through the early 1950s.

Staff recommended that the commission forward the landmark nomination to City Council. No members of the public spoke at the hearing. A motion to accept staff’s recommendation passed and the nomination will be advanced to City Council for final action.

Speakers cited in this article are listed in the speakers section below.","The commission recommended landmark status for a 1929 Colonial Revival house in the Jandor Gardens addition, advancing the nomination to City Council.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546226,"Commission backs protected landmark designation for 1707 Milford Street, the 'Dream Home'",215,331000,546000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684380-32280f43f5b6727f40925f825950e3d2&start=331&end=546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684380-32280f43f5b6727f40925f825950e3d2/thumbnail_331000.jpg","/articles/6546226/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Commission-backs-protected-landmark-designation-for-1707-Milford-Street-the-Dream-Home","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546226-97dbe7bc583a41bb90364124b732c2d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612601&Signature=K8DABIf0iUCw~xfZ5Nm2WQRYZIxr5nOK3X-ul~DqS4XJALy~cECtLrdIbjkM5CIeojMh9OpBuh9CCrpezv-2lvm-4Yeh7Yi5ezHgHqPwmxpOOiEYsZLDWPbAcJ5WvlpZYtMnRLiKsCWDYx13s7kv0zSset2fgm0JdFUBZqedX7pS4dk7znpwhFjGtmvVOS9pR-TXfvT7o70kyiWJZuDnpjEk9ZDZcFOrzrByEi~TL40Kb26Zgjghy08jMQ16Z-Dp4DrodGoT4DIcyMCfGbH6tPmNxNMfuRvyqDRmuus~VNMITasDwAF~5EbfvR1eCWYKO7pY1E-~w-yZewdjwOZStA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission voted Thursday to recommend that City Council grant protected landmark designation to 1707 Milford Street, known historically as West Edgemont’s “Dream Home.”

Staff described the house as a two‑story brick‑veneer Tudor‑revival residence built in 1927 by the Bonita Building and Lumber Company as part of a Houston Post‑Dispatch newspaper contest. Kara Quigley, staff presenting the item, told the commission the property meets multiple designation criteria and that the current owner, Lois Zamora, is seeking protection to preserve the main residence as an example of the builder’s work and the neighborhood’s early development.

Inga McGuire of Preservation Houston, who researched and wrote the nomination report, spoke in support. McGuire noted the house’s origin story — the newspaper contest and a community naming contest — and described the home as largely intact with minimal alterations predating the 1970s. Preservation Houston recommended the protected landmark designation.

After brief commissioner questions, a motion to accept staff’s recommendation passed. The commission’s favorable recommendation advances the designation to City Council, which must act to finalize protected‑landmark status.

The designation as recommended would apply only to the main residence; a detached garage apartment on the property was listed in the staff report as non‑contributing and not included in the protected area.

Speakers quoted or named in this article are listed in the speakers section below.","The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission recommended protected landmark status for a 1927 Tudor‑style house in West Edgemont, citing architectural significance and historical documentation.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6546231,"Houston historic commission delays decision on oversized Cortland Place house after neighbors object",2250,1140000,3390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684380-32280f43f5b6727f40925f825950e3d2&start=1140&end=3390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684380-32280f43f5b6727f40925f825950e3d2/thumbnail_1140000.jpg","/articles/6546231/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Houston-historic-commission-delays-decision-on-oversized-Cortland-Place-house-after-neighbors-object","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546231-f5eb84f5087c014767fe842a69b46ee9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770612601&Signature=iXde5vC-HcDXyHC05AfQu3DMcXK~JBV4ImpO4O5GbZO3n0WgYkGE29of3nbsUscaf70EqLf2bHfX806g3TNNpRPx1JCKx~TzW~7D~2DzF2KXHBrvSCKQpq~NGxcART~jo-7P9GM~x7KqWnaPmcU35YVgUxub9JJDnqRafL52KIhpUM0aVvfdCCvj98Zrd~iUjzlW-2XnOX7DJg14PUtfCT1JUnJJVjYJug5rSJEVDgsTG5UoQF57VHGFySw-k6XfF6XPH2kRfAqUiDEIS8a~iReNWVd2yaPX48ndaV-XY7nAewl6jk7IM1dHfc7NnU~bq1yumlpPcMEtQSZr6-yhlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission on Thursday deferred action on an application to build a new two‑story residence at 10 Cortland Place after prolonged public comment and questions from commissioners about the proposal’s size and lot coverage.

The commission’s decision came after architects and neighbors clashed over the proposal’s footprint, height and how its massing would relate to the neighborhood’s century‑old houses. Staff had recommended approval, but commissioners said the project needs further revision to respond to neighbors’ concerns.

The applicant, architect Todd Blitzer of the Meritor Group, described the design as a Federal‑style two‑story house intended to fit the character of Cortland Place. He said the project’s height (about 37 feet) is comparable to adjacent houses and that the design was changed to remove a previously proposed second‑floor garage apartment at neighbors’ request.

Residents and nearby homeowners said the main issue was the project’s footprint and resulting loss of green space. Several speakers — including Matt Heinemann (15 Cortland Place), David Oldman (19 Cortland Place), Dr. Robert Park (8 Cortland Place), Glenn Runnels (18 Cortland Place) and Ginger Napier — told the commission the proposed ground‑floor footprint (roughly 5,400 square feet, as presented) is dramatically larger than the street’s average. Neighbors, citing HCAD figures read into the record by staff, said the average first‑floor footprint on Cortland Place is about 2,236 square feet and that the proposed home’s footprint is roughly double the neighborhood average.

A staff spreadsheet assembled for the meeting noted the proposed primary structure would occupy about 21% of its lot, compared with an average of roughly 8.7% for other homes on the block. Neighbors and letters submitted to the record argued that the scale would overwhelm the lot and break the street’s historic pattern of centered houses with generous side yard spacing. Dr. Park displayed an overlay showing his 2,200‑square‑foot house placed over the proposed footprint to illustrate the relative difference.

Roman McAllen, the City of Houston’s historic preservation officer, told commissioners the department had reviewed the revised plans and that some questions raised at a prior meeting had been addressed, including removal of the second‑floor garage apartment. But McAllen said staff had concerns about the project’s relative scale against the block face and that the application lacked measurable standards to resolve the neighbors’ proportionality concerns.

Commissioners debated whether to deny, approve or ask for additional revisions. After discussion, a motion to defer the item to allow the applicant to work with staff and neighborhood stakeholders passed.

What the commission will ask for in a revised submission is not prescriptive in the record; commissioners signaled they expect the applicant to reduce the apparent massing and make design changes that better align first‑floor coverage and side yard spacing with the block face. The applicant indicated willingness to continue discussing revisions with staff and the Cortland Place association.

The commission did not set a new hearing date at the meeting. The deferral allows the applicant to modify and resubmit the design rather than proceed to a vote on the current plans.

Speakers quoted or named in this article appeared at the June 5, 2025 HAHC meeting and are listed in the article’s speaker section below.","The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission deferred a certificate of appropriateness for a proposed new house at 10 Cortland Place after multiple neighbors and commissioners said the design’s footprint and massing are out of character for the historic street.","actionData","errors"]

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