This three-story brick building was erected in 1909 by contractor J. Gooch for Charles F. Schultz after the Southside fire of April 3, 1909. Occupying a prominent corner site, it has a rectangular plan and flat roof with corbelled brick cornice and small triangular parapets centrally placed on the two principal façades. Cast iron piers … Read more
Prior to the completion of this building, first through eighth grade students of St. Mary’s Parochial School met in the Laneri High School building (see 1400 S. Hemphill St.). The new one-story brick and tile school building was designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick and constructed by H. I. Moreland. It sits on a raised basement. … Read more
This one-story wood-framed house has a hipped roof and projecting gabled bays connected by a curving porch with lathed posts. Built c. 1906, the house has had numerous owners and occupants. The present owner has embellished the property with quaint additions and alterations.
The Sealy Building is a two-story brick commercial building with a rectangular plan, projecting end piers and central rounded parapet framing a cast stone plaque with the date “1916.” The building was erected for James L. Sealy, proprietor of a meat market and grocery store. His name is inscribed on a panel on the front … Read more
This small laundry building has a rectangular plan with a flat roof. It is of hollow tile construction with a veneer of stucco painted white. The central recessed entry has curving glass-block walls and arched door with porthole window. Horizontal windows, rounded on the outer ends, flank the entry. The laundry was built in 1945; … Read more
This early reinforced concrete factory was built in 1911 for the Miller Manufacturing Co., producers of work clothes. It is a rectangular structure, two stories in height, with a loading dock along the front. Concrete tiles clad the façade in the manner of coursed masonry. Narrow double-hung windows light both floors. The Miller Mfg. Co. … Read more
This red sandstone and red granite monument has a rusticated and carved sandstone base surmounted by a cluster of granite columns supporting a bronze bust under a Gothic-arched hood. The base carving is delightful, depicting the Texas Spring Palace, gargoyles and abstract floral motifs. The original marble bust was replaced with a bronze casting by … Read more
This small commercial building with canted glass walls and sloping roof with undulating eaves was used originally as a pharmacy. It is now vacant and in the path of expanding Harris Hospital. Although of recent vintage, this building was included in the survey as an excellent example of pop modernism. This resource was demolished … Read more
This brick apartment building, built c. 1905, was renovated in 1982 for office use. The building has two sections, a three-story main block on a prominent corner site, and a two-story section extending to the east. Storefronts on the ground floor have cast-iron piers. Ornament includes a corbelled brick cornice and cast stone (or terra … Read more
This large two and one-half story brick house is generally rectangular in plan, with an eclectic design incorporating elements of the Queen Anne, Mission Revival and Prairie styles. The house is a stepped series of hipped forms with a prominent oriel turret at the principal front corner. A stone terrace wraps around the front and … Read more
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