6728 Sylvan Road (Resource Number 0299, Photo 4) was designed by Ainsworth and Irvine (described as “French Provincial” in a contemporary feature in the Houston Post) for Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gaskell in 1938. The house contains an eclectic mix of French Eclectic and Colonial Revival details. The house is constructed of rustic, random ashlar, native Texas Cordova Cream limestone over a wood frame. When built it contained three bedrooms, two baths, and a living-dining room. The one and one-half story, three-bay, asymmetrical house has an irregular, roughly T-shaped plan. It is oriented toward the northeast and features a medium pitch, cross-gabled roof with flush eaves, and is covered in composition shingles. The rear of the house contains dormers in the upper half story, a typically Colonial Revival detail.
The windows are original wood casements, with a variety of window shapes with arched and flat stone lintels and stone sills. Entry is through a single glazed wood panel door set within a one-story, partial octagonal stone tower, a French Eclectic element, which stands at the junction of the main horizontal block of the house and the front-facing gable. The centrally located interior chimney is stone, and features a decorative chimney cap with a vertical emphasis. Wood lap siding covers the front-facing gable. The rear wing of the house contains a sun porch with a glazed window-wall. Elevated above the street, the landscape consists of grass, trees, bedding plants, and a stone wall. The house retains its integrity, as it has been changed little since its original construction. It is a contributing element in the Idylwood historic district.
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