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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Houston, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Houston neighborhood, defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 .
The Second Renaissance Revival house [2] was built for William Taylor Hales, a prominent business man of early Oklahoma City, in 1916 at a cost of $125,000 USD.In 1939, the mansion was bought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and served as the residence of the archbishop until it was converted back into a private residence in 1992.
April 29, 1905. General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico. Died. September 4, 1965. (1965-09-04) (aged 60) Houston, Texas, U.S. Felix Tijerina (1905–1965) was a Mexican-American restaurateur, activist, and philanthropist in Houston, Texas. He served as the 25th president of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
William Hales (8 April 1747 – 30 January 1831) was an Irish clergyman and scientific writer. He was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Samuel Hales, the curate at the cathedral church there. He went to Trinity College, Dublin in 1764 and became a fellow there, graduating with a BA and DD. He later became professor of Hebrew at the university.
Architecture of Houston. Three eras of buildings in Houston - JPMorgan Chase Building, 1920s, Pennzoil Place, 1970s, and Bank of America Center, 1980s. The architecture of Houston includes a wide variety of award-winning and historic examples located in various areas of the city of Houston, Texas. From early in its history to current times, the ...
The Houstonian Hotel. Coordinates: 29.7681°N 95.4587°W. The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa is a luxury hotel located in Houston, Texas. [1] The 18-acre campus includes a hotel and conference center, several restaurants, spa and health and fitness center.
Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant. Coordinates: 29.7504°N 95.3912°W. Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant, May 2018. Anderson Fair is one of the oldest folk and acoustic music venues in continuous operation in the United States. [1] Located in the Montrose area of Houston, Texas, it has been called an "incubator" of musical talent for the folk scene ...
Rienzi – the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts, Rienzi was donated to the MFAH by Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III in 1991. The residence, named for Rienzi Johnston, Mr. Masterson's grandfather, is situated on 4.4 acres (18,000 m 2) in Homewood Addition, surrounded by Houston's River Oaks neighborhood.