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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
In 1931, at the recommendation of former Texas First Lady Mildred Paxton Moody, the Texas Legislature established the Board of Mansion Supervisors to oversee all interior and exterior upkeep and enhancements to the mansion. The Board was abolished in 1965, and its responsibilities transferred to the Texas Commission on the Arts. [6]
The Bremond Block Historic District is a collection of eleven historic homes in downtown Austin, Texas, United States, constructed from the 1850s to 1910.. The block was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is considered one of the few remaining upper-class Victorian neighborhoods of the middle to late nineteenth century in Texas. [2]
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a creative flair, an interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates, and manages such enhancement projects. Interior ...
The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet (1,772.8 m 2) [2] Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.
In 1994, Home Interiors and Gifts was sold to the investment firm of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in a $1 billion leveraged buyout. [1] [8] The company sold more than $850 million annually in silk and polyester flower arrangements, porcelain puppies and other decorative household items at home parties.
Donna Moss is an interior decorator and designer in Dallas, Texas.A former contestant on HGTV's Design Star, Moss currently hosts HGTV's Donna Decorates Dallas.She has been featured in People, InStyle, Fort Worth Dream Homes and Indulge, and has been listed in the Great Women of Texas (2012).
Shotgun houses in Louisville, Kentucky.In cities, shotgun houses were built close together for a variety of reasons. The origins of both the term and the architectural form and development of the shotgun house are controversial, [4] even more so in the wake of conflicting preservation and redevelopment efforts since Hurricane Katrina.