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The Niels and Mellie Esperson Buildings are a building complex in downtown Houston, Texas. Mary Ann Azevedo of the Houston Business Journal said that they were "among the most recognizable" buildings in Downtown. [7] The Niels Esperson Building is the only complete example of Italian Renaissance architecture in Downtown Houston. [2]
Three eras of buildings in Houston - JPMorgan Chase Building, 1920s, Pennzoil Place, 1970s, and Bank of America Center, 1980s. The architecture of Houston includes a wide variety of award-winning and historic examples located in various areas of the city of Houston, Texas. From early in its history to current times, the city inspired innovative ...
The Humble Oil Building, is a historic office building, designed in the Italian Renaissance architecture style, [2] located at 1212 Main Street in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was constructed by Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1921. The tower section was added on to the building in 1936.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Houston, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Houston neighborhood, defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 .
Improbable Metropolis: Houston's Architectural and Urban History. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-4773-2019-8. Fox, Stephen (2012). AIA Houston Architectural Guide (Third ed.). Houston: American Insitute of Architects, Houston Chapter. ISBN 978-0-615-66959-5
By 1910, seventeen railroads moved passengers and freight to and from Houston. As Houston grew, the demand for postal facilities and other federal services increased and a new building to house them was needed. [2] The Supervising Architect of the Treasury James Knox Taylor designed the building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. Federal ...
The S. H. Kress and Co. Building, or simply the Kress Building, is located at 705 Main Street in Houston, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2002. [2] The eight-story building is covered almost entirely in terra cotta.
The Heights State Bank Building, located at 3620 Washington Street in Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1983. [ 2 ] See also