Commission recommends protected-landmark status for Freeman House in Riverside Terrace

Staff presented the nomination for the Donnie McElwain Freeman House, a Colonial Revival residence constructed in 1928'c1929. The nomination cites the house's association with Thomas F. Freeman and the neighborhood's history of African American professional life; Preservation Houston spoke in support. De'avion Wallace told the commission Freeman's long mentorship and civic role made the property historically significant. Staff recommended the commission forward the nomination to City Council for protected-landmark designation; the commission voted to recommend the designation.