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2. Sheridan Apartments (Houston) - Wikipedia

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   The Sheridan Apartments is an apartment complex in Midtown, Houston. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (ID# 84001825) on August 2, 1984. [1] It became a Texas Historic Landmark the same year, and in 1998 the City of Houston designated it as a landmark. It has Italianate features, [2] as well as influences from the Arts ...

3. The Rice (Houston) - Wikipedia

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   June 23, 1978. The Rice, formerly the Rice Hotel, is an historic building at 909 Texas Avenue in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The current building is the third to occupy the site. It was completed in 1913 on the site of the former Capitol building of the Republic of Texas, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

4. Pennzoil Place - Wikipedia

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   Pennzoil Place. Pennzoil Place is a set of two 36-story towers in Downtown Houston, United States. [ 2 ] designed by Philip Johnson / John Burgee Architects from a concept by Eli Attia, a staff architect with the firm. Completed in 1976, it is Houston's most award-winning skyscraper and is widely known for its innovative design. [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ]

5. Esperson Buildings - Wikipedia

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   The Niels Esperson Building is the only complete example of Italian Renaissance architecture in Downtown Houston. [ 2 ] Designed by theater architect John Eberson, the Esperson buildings were built in 1927 and 1941, respectively. They are elaborately detailed with massive columns, great urns, terraces, and a grand tempietto at the top, similar ...

6. Fourth Ward, Houston - Wikipedia

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   The Fourth Ward lost prominence due to its inability to expand geographically, as other developments hemmed in the area. [1] Mike Snyder of the Houston Chronicle said that local historians traced the earliest signs of decline to 1940, and that it was influenced by many factors, including the opening of Interstate 45 and the construction of Allen Parkway Village, [3] a public housing complex of ...

7. Total Plaza - Wikipedia

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   Total Plaza (formerly the Entex Building, Louisiana Place, and United Gas Building) is a tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, one block from the Allen Center complex. [ 4 ] The building, managed by Brookfield Properties, opened in 1971. The 35-story building, designed by the architect Lloyd, Morgan & Jones, was renovated in 1981 and 1996, and ...