Marker Inscription
BORN IN AUSTIN COUNTY IN 1876, JOHN HOSKINS FOSTER EARNED HIS DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL IN GALVESTON. THE FOSTER FAMILY MOVED TO HOUSTON BETWEEN 1909 AND 1910. DR. FOSTER PRACTICED MEDICINE AT SEVERAL HOSPITALS IN HOUSTON AND HELPED ORGANIZE THE HOUSTON EYE, EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL IN 1923. LOCATED IN THE BUTE ADDITION OF THE FIRST MONTROSE COMMONS NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS HOME WAS BUILT IN 1912. DESIGNED BY HOUSTON ARCHITECT BIRDSALL P. BRISCOE, THE STRUCTURE IS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF PRAIRIE STYLE AND FEATURES SUBSTANTIAL COVERED PORCHES AND BROAD, OVERHANGING EAVES.
About this site
Foster, Dr. John H., House is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 2012. 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 29.7373, -95.3843 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is South Main Baptist Church (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Meek, James V., House, Houston Light Guard Armory, and Blue Bird Circle, The.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017288. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
