Marker Inscription
Platted in 1907 on land once owned by area pioneer Mrs. Obedience Smith, Courtlandt Place was established as a private neighborhood for Houston's elite. Encompassing 15.47 acres of land, it is a showcase of impressive homes designed by some of the most prominent Texas architects of the early twentieth century, including Birdsall P. Briscoe, Alfred Finn, John Staub, Sanguinet * Staats, and Olle J. Lorehn. The Courtlandt Place neighborhood was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
About this site
Courtlandt Place is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7436, -95.3819 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is John & Bessie Parker House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Parker, John W., House, Myer, Sterling, House, and Myer-Hall House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010641. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
