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Harvard House · 1979–2000

A developer takes the corner

1979

In April 1979 developer T. S. Terry acquired the property, and the corner’s longest-lasting modern chapter began to take shape. The Heights revival that would eventually sweep the whole neighborhood started early at this address, with a developer willing to bet on a fifty-year-old landmark before the market agreed.

The source

Source: Houston Post, Aug. 8, 1982 (conversion story, acquisition recounted). A page scan for this entry has not yet been staged; the citation traces to the research archive.