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The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
Arthur Comey first suggested the west side of downtown as a suitable location for a new civic center in Houston while consulting on a larger parks' plan. Mayor Oscar Holcombe expanded the administrative capacity of Houston by creating and appointing members to staff a City Planning Commission (CPC), which was legalized and funded in 1924. The ...
City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana (14 P)
Bob Lanier Public Works Building is a 410 ft (125 m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It was completed in 1968 and has 27 floors. It is the 41st tallest building in the city. Eero Saarinen's CBS Building in New York City inspired the design for this building. It was named after Houston mayor Bob Lanier who served between 1992 and 1998.
Houston City Hall. The Houston City Hall building, constructed in 1938-1939, is an example of Works Progress Administration architecture. [96] The simply designed structure featured many construction details that have helped to make this building an architectural classic. The design on the lobby floor depicts the protective role of government.
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Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
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