Countryman House, Houston, Texas
historic place
The Countryman House, located in Houston, Texas, is a historic example of Queen Anne style architecture. This one-story raised frame cottage was built around 1908 for Ransom Vick. The house is notable for its design, featuring a pitched roof with a projecting front gable end bay, and an attached porch supported by Doric columns with square balusters. It sits on high brick piers with latticework, a characteristic of raised cottages. The Countryman family occupied this residence for many years after 1915. The Countryman House was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983. It holds local architectural significance as a well-preserved raised cottage, a style that is not particularly common within the historic Houston Heights area. This house provides a tangible link to the early 20th-century residential development and architectural styles of Houston Heights.