Ella Lewis Store and Rental Houses

The Ella Lewis Store and Rental Houses, at 3404-3406-3408 Courtland St. in Houston, Texas, were built around 1920. The collection was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The listing included three contributing buildings.^[1]

Lewis, Ella, Store and Rental Houses
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3404--3406--3408 Courtland St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°49′02″N 95°23′44″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1920
Architectural style	Shotgun with Bungalow features
MPS	Independence Heights MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000543[1]
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1997

It included a two-story General Store, which was "the center of businesses operated by Lewis. It is covered in a large gable roof with horizontal siding and is surrounded by large deciduous and omamental trees. Two 1-story rental houses are south of the General Store. These are the last of four houses that continued to the intersection of 34th and Courtland Streets. Each house is noted by a metal gable roof and inset porches in a basic shotgun form with bungalow features."^[2]

It was deemed significant as "a significant example of independent businesses operated by African Americans in Independence Heights. They are also representative of local commerce and ethnic heritage."^[2]

See also

• Independence Heights Residential Historic District, also NRHP-listed

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Vivian Seals; Dwayne Jones (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ella Lewis Store and Rental Houses" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 23, 2018.