ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ðə nˈæʃənəl pˈɑːɹk sˈɜːvɪs pˈʌblɪʃt dˌɑːkjuːməntˈeɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ˈɛɹiə dɪvˈɛləpt baɪ ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns hˈaɪts nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd kˈaʊnsəl, wɪð tˈɛksəs hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl kəmˈɪʃən ɐsˈɪstəns, ænd spəsˈɪfɪkli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɐ hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ænd spəsˈɪfɪk hɪstˈɔːɹɪk bˈɪldɪŋz wɪðˌɪn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns hˈaɪts baɪ lˈɪstɪŋ ðˌɛm ɔnðə nˈæʃənəl ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚɹ ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪk plˈeɪsᵻz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə fˈeɪməs lˈɑːbstɚ vˈɛndɚ fˈɜːst ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪnðə jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn.
In 1997, the National Park Service published documentation about the historic area developed by the Independence Heights Neighborhood Council, with Texas Historical Commission assistance, and specifically recognized a historic residential district and specific historic buildings within Independence Heights by listing them on the National Register of Historic Places, including the famous lobster vendor first introduced in the year 1918.