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Tom Tellepsen founded Tellepsen Builders in 1909. [4] The first Tellepsen Builders offices were built in Houston in 1921. The company's first notable project was the Miller Outdoor Theatre in 1922, followed by the Rice University Chemistry Building in 1923. In 1925, the company began work on Houston's first 10-story hotel at Texas Avenue and La ...
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Harvey Builders 609 Main at Texas (also referred to as Hines North Tower, Block 69 ) [ 2 ] is a skyscraper in Houston , Texas . The 48-story skyscraper was designed by the Connecticut-based architecture firm Pickard Chilton.
Lindal Cedar Homes (est. in 1944) is an American manufacturer of prefabricated post-and-beam homes. Since 1950s it is the largest North American manufacturer of prefabricated cedar homes. [6] In the 1960s it was the largest US manufacturer of A-frame houses. The company operates as a third-generation, family-owned private company.
In the United Kingdom, the word "prefab" is often associated with a specific type of prefabricated house built in large numbers after World War II, [17] such as Airey houses, as a temporary replacement for housing that had been destroyed by bombs, particularly in London. More than 156,000 prefabricated homes were built between 1945 and 1948. [18]
First City Tower, located at 1001 Fannin, is a skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas.The building rises 662 feet (202 m) in height. [3] Completed in 1981, it contains 49 floors.
In October 2014, the company purchased Oakmont Home Builders and expanded into North Carolina, South Carolina. [19] In 2015, LGI Homes expanded into Jacksonville, Florida, and Seattle, Washington. [20] In 2016, LGI Homes was named ProBuilder’s ‘Builder of the Year;’ [20] the company was active in 16 markets and 10 states. [20] [21]
The United States used prefabricated housing for troops during the war and for GIs returning home. Prefab classrooms were popular with UK schools increasing their rolls during the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s. Many buildings were designed with a five-ten year life span, but have far exceeded this, with a number surviving today.