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Built in 1891 and designed by "star architect" Eugene Heiner, Thomas Scanlan mansion was beautiful. The house stood at 1917 Main Street. The home was eventually demolished and Thomas Scanlan built his new mansion in Missouri City which is daughters eventually took over.
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In 1907, The Franklin House was located at 1407 Frankliin Avenue and featured first-class furnished rooms by the day, week, or month. The boarding house offered both hot and cold baths Proprietor was Miss Harriett Mae.
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The Stuart Building is one of the oldest built structures in Houston. Built in 1880 and had remodels done by both Alfred C. Finn in 1924 by and again in 1937 by Lenard Gabert. The Stuart Building is located at 304-308 Main Street.
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Andrew Dow was the president of Milby & Dow Coal & Mining Company. Here is his house, or mansion. Photograph taken in 1907.
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In 1904, the W.W. Barnett school was located at 908 Milam Street in downtown Houston. W.W. Barnett was the superintendent of Houston Public Schools, later Houston Independent School District.
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In 1887, the architect George Dickey designed the house for Joseph Chappell Hutcheson. Located at 1417 McKinney Street in downtown, this could have been in the area of the residential neighborhood Quality Hill.
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In 1879, Charles Milby and Andrew Dow formed a long partnership that would last over 35 years, as the firm of Milby and Dow. Milby & Dow Coal & Mining Company was located at 611 Travis Street. Metropolitan Business College also was located inside the building that was built in 1907.
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This week I discovered a cool old sanitarium/hospital. The Houston Neal Institute was located at 912 Pease Street back in the 1910s. A little more research and I found that The Neal Institute was founded in 1892, in Des Moines, Iowa, and franchised in 63 cities.
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The architect Nicholas J. Clayton designed the house of Albert A. Van Alstyne and John F. Dickson in 1877. Edit: Appears the ownership went Albert Alstyne to James Masterson to John Dickson. Such a beautiful old mansion. Cool history here.-
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Jacob Chesterfield Baldwin and Horace Baldwin Rice went into partnership to form J.C. Baldwin & Company's Houston Transfer Stables. The stables served as the baggage, bus, and transfer line to all the train depots in 1890. Pretty cool depiction I found.
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I found a cool 1910s club this week. Joseph Finger designed the Concordia Club located at 1500 Rusk Street, corner La Branch Street. The club building featured bowling alleys, pool halls, banquet and cabaret hall, and a ballroom.
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Architect Alfred C. Finn designed the headquarters of Houston Electric Co. in the 1920s. The building was located at 515 Travis Street in downtown Houston.
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Eugene Heiner designed the Charles S. House mansion in downtown Houston in 1882. Kind of reminds me of a George Dickey design. Both awesome architects!
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Found this amazing Downtown mansion that belonged to Alexander Root and designed by George Dickey in 1894. It looks like the Root family donated their land to the city. Now stands the Root Memorial Square Park.
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This week I discovered that John H. Kirby founded his own bank, or was President of the bank, called Planters and Mechanics' National Bank. The building was located in downtown at 214 Main Street. I was able to find a photo (drawing) of the bank from the late 1890s to the early 1900s. I wonder if there's a better photograph out there? I'm sure HAIF will find it one day. It's also remarkable of all banks that were located on Main Street. You would think Houston was London!
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Texas Dental College's 4th building built in 1919 was located at 1015 1/2 Franklin Street. I wonder the architect of this beautiful building? The current site of 1015 Franklin is a surface lot near UH-D. Too bad this one was demolished!
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The very first Texas Dental College was located in Market Square in downtown Houston. Looking on Google Maps, you can see the left-over building material up against the current building, La Carafe. Built in 1905 and had an address of 813 1/2 Congress Street. Love the design of this building, and the smaller torrent on top.
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Not sure if anyone knows but I'm a huge fan of the Houston architect Eugene T. Heiner. His architectural work was done in the late 1800s. I came across a cool historic building designed by Eugene T. Heiner and wanted to share. Building was built either in the 1870s or 1890s. WM. D Cleveland Wholesale Grocer and Cotton Factor. The abbreviated name stands for William Davis Cleveland. The company operated under 3 names that I know of. - WM. D. Cleveland & Co. - WM. D. Cleveland & Sons. - WM. D. Cleveland. Building closer up. I'll look for a better version!
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Researched the Dallas architect Charles D. Hill earlier in the week. Mr. Hill designed a few Houston buildings in the 1920s. Charles Hill designed the downtown Houston church called First Baptist Church of Houston which was located at 1010 Lamar Street. Incredibly, there are still photos of the now demolished building. It looks much older than 1920s. I'd say it looks like it was built in the 1890s.
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The founders of River Oaks eventually built a downtown office tower called Country Club Estates Building located at 707 Fannin Street. I'm not sure if I recognize the 1920s design. I know John Staub worked a lot for the Country Club Estates company in River Oaks. The building went under a remodel as the Country Club Estates company grew. There was an added ornamental piece on top of the building.
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Wesley House was founded in 1904, by a group of women from the nearby First United Methodist Church. Around 1911 the organization was named Young Women's Co-Operative Home but reverted back to the Wesley House. I wonder if funding, or leadership, was involved in the brief name change? From my knowledge, this was their 3rd location built in the 1940s. Edit: The building looks like it was built between the 1900s-1910s.
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Houston Academy - (For boys and girls) 1706 Polk ave cor Jackson. C.W. Welch, principal. The overcrowding of public schools encouraged the growth of private ones. Processor Chris W. Welch had opened the Houston Academy in 1896 in a large house at Polk and Jackson.
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From the newspaper The Age dated July 7, 1875. The City Bank of Houston, Capital, $500,000 Houston, . . . Texas. Benj. A. Botts, B.F. Weems, President. Cashier Directors, Benj. A. Botts, President. W.J. Hutchins, A.J. Burke, W.M. Rice, P.W. Gray, Cor. Ennis. C.S. Longscope. A check I found online from the City Bank of Houston dated Aug. 30th, 1883. Finally, the the bank building up close! Very cool. Edit: From a city directory in 1888; specifying the address of 20 Main cor Franklin.
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As I was researching George Hermann I noticed he was President of the Tel-Electric Company. I wonder if he founded the company or bought it? I never knew about his telephone/electricity past and history. I believe the 602-604 Preston Street location was the second location of the business. Thought I read, at an earlier time, they were located elsewhere? Very cool building, and to think G.H. Hermann was President is awesome! Do we know the architect? From a book published in 1913: Tel-Electric Company One of Houston's large electrical supply house. From the 1908 City of Houston directory: Hermann, George, H., capitalist, office 214 Binz bldg. sw. ph. 629; prest. Tel-Electric co.; vice-president Houston Car Wheel & Machine Co.,rms 1117 San Felipe. Sw. ph. 3266 Photos taken in 1911. Interior views & building of Tel-Electric Co. Jobbers of electrical supplies of every description.
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Found a sanitarium, or hospital, from 1894! The Keeley Institute. Corner Preston Avenue and Fannin Street. It would be practically impossible, with the limited space at our disposal, for us to accord anything like real justice to the wonderful results of the treatment for inebriety, identified with the name of Dr. Leslie E. Keeley, of Dwight, Ill. The frame of this system is now spread over every part the of North American continent, and has penetrated into Europe and other divisions of the old world. Our object however is alluding to the subject in this volume is simply to inform our readers that a branch institute exists in this city, and has its doors wide open to all who desire to become free of the chains and shackles of intemperance. Until comparatively recent years it has been the custom to regard undue indulgence in liquors and other stimulants and--
