Montrose in Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. John H. Foster House

Photographed by Alex Brogan, February 18, 2025

1. Dr. John H. Foster House 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.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-2012

Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17288.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 29° 44.237′ N, 95° 23.056′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Montrose. It is at the intersection of Branard Street and Bute Street, on the right when traveling west on Branard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Branard, Houston TX 77006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South Main Baptist Church (about 700

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feet away, measured in a direct line); The Blue Bird Circle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louis Wiltz Kemp (approx. ¼ mile away); Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House (approx. ¼ mile away); Randolph P. Goodman Jr. House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Waldo Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Harper House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ezekial and Mary Jane Miller House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.

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Photographed by Alex Brogan, February 18, 2025

2. Dr. John H. Foster House

Photographed by Alex Brogan, February 18, 2025

3. Dr. John H. Foster House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2025, by Alex Brogan of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2025, by Alex Brogan of Houston, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.