901 Houston Street, Shelton Building, 1900; 1910; 1937. Originally constructed in 1900 as a two-story brick structure, the building was originally leased to a firm called the Daylight Store. In 1910 John M. Shelton purchased the building and enlarged it by the addition of a third floor. That same year the property was leased to S.H. Kress and Co., a variety store. After Kress moved to its new building on Main St. (CBD 120) in 1936, the building was leased, in 1937, to McCrory’s variety store and underwent another major remodeling that gives the structure its current appearance. Local architect Wiley G. Clarkson and contractor Cain & Cain were responsible for the modernization project which utilized stucco, translucent glass blocks, and metal windows to give the building a more streamlined look. Hogan Office Supply Co. was a tenant. The Shelton Building received an Official Texas Historical Marker in 1981.
