Arthur B. Cohn House, Queen Anne style house in downtown Houston, United States.
The Arthur B. Cohn House is a residential building featuring Queen Anne design with ornamental details and asymmetrical facades characteristic of the style. The structure displays turrets, decorative embellishments, and varied wall treatments that create visual interest.
The house was built in 1905 by local architect Michael DeChaumes for Arthur Benjamin Cohn (1871–1938), who moved in that year. Cohn was the personal accountant of William Marsh Rice and, in 1905, the Rice Board of Trustees hired him onto its full-time staff; he was instrumental in the founding of Rice University. The lot at 1711 Rusk Avenue had earlier held the 1860s home of Winifred Browne.
Locals call it the "Blue House," and older neighbourhood residents know it as "the Browne house" after Winifred Browne's 1860s home on the original lot. Oral history holds that the front doors and one fireplace came from that earlier structure, while the kitchen decking dates to about 1870.
The house stands on the 600 block of Avenidas de las Americas, next to Daikin Park, and a further move is planned to a former parking lot at Commerce and Hamilton Streets. Check locally before visiting, since its position may change. The exterior can be viewed from the surrounding downtown streets.
Locals call it the "Blue House." Oral history holds that its front doors and one fireplace came from the 1860s home of Winifred Browne that stood on the Rusk Avenue lot, though one NRHP author credits only the circa-1870 kitchen decking to that earlier structure.
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