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  2. Architecture of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The first European buildings in Texas were a series of religious Spanish Missions established by Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, and to give Spain a toehold in the frontier land. The missions introduced European livestock, fruits, vegetables, and industry into the ...

  3. Sash window - Wikipedia

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    uPVC or vinyl sash windows have become available since the first PVC window frames were being introduced in Germany in the 1960s. [8] They have come to dominate the window industry with more than 50% of all window sashes being made of vinyl in the USA as of 2017 [citation needed]. The waterproof nature of uPVC and ease of installation are also ...

  4. List of the oldest buildings in Texas - Wikipedia

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    It is currently a Texas State Historic Site. Winedale Stagecoach Inn: west of Round Top: 1834 Ammon Underwood House: East Columbia: 1835 At its core is an 1835 log cabin. Burch-Cauble House: north of Chester: 1835 Built by Peter Cauble and enlarged by his son-in-law and Battle of San Jacinto veteran Valentine Burch. Cos House: San Antonio: 1835 ...

  5. American colonial architecture - Wikipedia

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    This house was modeled on the Villa Pisani in Montagnana, Italy, as exhibited in the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio's Four Books of Architecture (1570). Colonial architect William Buckland designed this house in 1774 and the resulting house is a very skillful adaptation of the Villa Pisani for the warmer climate of the Chesapeake Bay region.

  6. Antebellum architecture - Wikipedia

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    Barrington Hall is one classic example of an antebellum home.. Antebellum architecture (from Antebellum South, Latin for "pre-war") is the neoclassical architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century Southern United States, especially the Deep South, from after the birth of the United States with the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War. [1]

  7. Why A House In Dallas With No Windows Or Bedrooms Is ... - AOL

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    CBS News Texas reported on it in 2021 when it was listed at $989,000. The builder had special permission to use the land for public utilities, so it was initially constructed as an electrical ...

  8. Bush Family Home State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    Bush Family Home State Historic Site is a historic house that was home to former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush from 1951 to 1955. It is located at 1412 W. Ohio Ave. in Midland, Texas. The home was built in 1939 [2] and was purchased by the Bush family in 1951 for $9,000 (equivalent to $106,000 in 2023).

  9. Nov. 14—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. August Pfluger (TX-11) and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced legislation to prohibit a Remain-in-Texas policy for illegal aliens who cross the border. The Biden ...