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Commission reclassifies 320 E. 20th in Heights East from 'contributing' to 'non‑contributing'
Summary
The HAHC accepted staff's recommendation and the director's endorsement to reclassify 320 East Twentieth Street in the Houston Heights East Historic District from contributing (or potentially contributing) to non‑contributing based on documentary evidence of a 1945 construction date and inconsistency with the district’s period of significance.
The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission on Sept. 11 voted to amend the classification of 320 East Twentieth Street (sometimes referenced on maps as 320 West Twentieth in presentation materials) in the Houston Heights East Historic District from contributing (or potentially contributing) to non‑contributing.
Staff presentation: Planner Yasmin Arslan told the commission that archival records, including a Harris County block‑book permit record and a staff site visit, show the building was constructed in 1945. The original district inventory and the Heights East designation (cited…
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