The English regency-style home, named Allington by the Wyatt family, was once known as Cullen House.  Cullen House was commissioned by Lillie Cranz and Hugh Roy Cullen in the 1930’s.  Built in 1935-1935 by John Staub, Cullen House is said to be the first house in Houston to have central air conditioning, complete with an engine room.

The site was the largest lot in Country Club Estates at the time, a four-acre lot at River Oaks Boulevard and Indood Drive, neighboring the River Oaks Country Clubhouse.  Following the practice of established earlier houses on the corner of River Oaks Boulevard, the house faces towards the east-west cross street rather than the boulevard.  Vehicle access to the house is from a entryway facing River Oaks Boulevard which leads visitors into a paved motor court in what would otherwise be the backyard.

View interior photographs and read more about Cullen House and other John Staub built homes in The Country Houses of John F. Staub, Texas A&M University Press, 2007.

Homes listed for sale on River Oaks Boulevard.

Source:  Papercity Magazine and “The Country Houses of John F. Staub”.  Photo Credit:  Richard Creek

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