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I never knew the Jefferson Davis Hospital also had a nurses building! This is totally cool. It seems that most of the hospital systems in Houston had a nurses building.. As well as a College of Nursing. The nurses building was built in 1924 and was located at 1801 Buffalo Drive, now 1801 Allen Parkway. Alfred C. Finn and Joseph Finger designed the main hospital. I would assume they designed this building as well. Both of the buildings feature the same square on the front facade.- 1 reply
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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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Today I noticed a Joseph Finger building in Midtown. Originally built for Barker Bros. Studio in 1931. Photo I took today:
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wow! Found an unknown residence of Mr. Joseph Finger. Looks like it's sandwiched in between the Museum District and Montrose located at 801 Portland Street, Colby Court. I wonder if he designed the home himself? Any pictures? From the newspaper The Texas Jewish Herald dated March 24, 1927. Hadassah Silver Tea A silver tea for the benefit of Hadasah will be given at the home of Mrs. Joseph Finger, 801 Portland, Colby Court, on Wednesday afternoon, April 6, from 3 to 5 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended the public.
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Found this in the newspaper The Houston Post dated March 8, 1914. Any renderings of this building? Three-Story Brick Apartment. L. Kaiser has employed Architect Joseph Finger to prepare plans and specifications for a three-story brick apartment house, which will be located at the corner of Rusk and Austin Streets.
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Awesome!! Wait. These two articles could be discussing different buildings? The time lines add up, and both were on the corner of Dallas street. One says Dallas and Crawford, the other says Dallas & Travis. The number of apartments seem to be different as well. 18 vs. 28. I'd say maybe incorrect reporting? The apartments are very similar! I unearthed a rare Joseph Finger building! Found in the newspaper The Houston Post. dated January 26, 1914. The Heidingsfelder Apartments The Heidingfelder Apartments to be erected by C.E. Heidingsfelder at the corner of Crawford and Dallas at a cost of approximately $50,000. The building will contain 18 apartments, all of the apartments being provided with hot water at all times. The building will be constructed of dark-colored pressed brick, richly ornamented with terra cotts. It is the intention of Mr. Heidingsfelder to erect a garage and servants' building in the rear of the apartments for the accommodation of those using the apartments who have autos or servants. The plans for the building were drawn by Joseph Finger, architect, 321 National Bank Building. A few months later, it appears the apartment building was called Lonoma. The Houston Post. dated March 8, 1914. Work Progressing Nicely. Work on the Lonoma apartment house, now under construction, corner of Travis and Dallas Avenue, will be resumed in a few days, Architect Joseph Finger predicts that the building will be ready for occupancy within the next six weeks. The building will contain 28 apartments have will be equipped with modern conveniences.
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Apparently, this 1930s residential home was designed by Joseph Finger. Cool! Joseph Finger was such an amazing architect. 7312 Main Boulevard Joseph Finger, 1931 Finger's office designed this trimly proportioned and detailed house is a French provincial vein; the asymmetric composition and steel casement windows are distinctive '30s attributes. I can't seem to find it on Google Earth. Unless if the wealthy person had a lot of extra land, and the home sat far back from the property line. Google Earth capture dated 1944:
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Came across this cool old building in midtown designed in the 1920s by Joseph Finger. The Berman's Music Center At 4910 Main Street.
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Another one of Joseph Finger's hidden gems. This is the 1920s downtown office building for Big City News with an address of 1400 Milam Street. Awesome building, awesome architect! Love the details on this one.
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Found a very cool Joseph Finger building from the 1950s! Phoenix Furniture Store on the corner of Texas Ave. & Travis St. From the newspaper Labor Messenger dated November 26, 1943. Compliments Phoenix Furniture Store New Location - Texas at Travis
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A little confusing, but I believe this Joseph Finger building did not get built. Jesse H. Jones hired Alfred C. Finn to increase the height and change a few things. The original design by Finger was not selected.
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Learned something new today! Joseph Finger designed a Battelstein's Department Store in Montrose located at 2010 South Shepherd Drive. Very cool!! I wasn't aware of this store. From the newspaper The Bellaire Texan dated May 6, 1964: Now Available at Battelstein's The Amazing New Finnish Sauna Portable Sauna Bath Have a Beauty SPA in your own home for pennies a day! It cleanses the body, relaxes tension, offers much pleasure and well being. Battelstein's 2010 South Shepherd Interior photo I found online: Interior of Battlestein’s Department Store, 2010 South Shepherd, ca. 1950. This suburban Battlestein’s was designed by Joseph Finger who also designed earlier downtown incarnations of Battlestein’s. The store’s interior was reminiscent of Foley’s Department Store, which opened in 1947.
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Very cool piece of history! I found this in The Houston Post dated July 1, 1916.
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Philip Hoffman was the fifth president of the University of Houston, and the first chancellor of the University of Houston System. Hoffman also served as president of the Texas Medical Center from from 1981 until 1984. From the newspaper The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan dated September 15, 1965: U of H Women's Tea Will Be In President's Home The University of Houston Women's Association in having a Tea honoring the Newcomer's to the University. The Tea will be held at the home of Marry Hoffman, wife of the President, Dr. Philip Hoffman, 3612 Parkwood between the hours of 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, September 18. The committee in charge consists of Romayne McElhinney, chairman, Yvonne Owen, Claraader and Lola Dudely, with assistance from A.J. Joeman and her Newcomer Committee.
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I was looking at the Houstonhistorymagazine's Riverside Terrace and Environs: An Architectural Tour and notice the Abe Battelstein home designed by Joseph Finger.
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This looks like the Rockefellers music venue on Washington Ave.
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Okay so the property on Graustark at 59 seems to be the Pauline Sterne Wolff Memorial Home for Widows and Orphans. A google search says the home was the first Jewish orphanage in Texas and her fund still seems to be around according to this post from 2015 http://jhvonline.com/jfs-senior-adult-service-wing-to-carry-benefactors-name-p19236-109.htm "Pauline Sterne Wolff’s name is known through the many programs and facilities made possible by the foundation, a legacy that has profoundly impacted the city of Houston. Pauline Sterne Wolff died in 1921. The Wolff Memorial Foundation began with a $600,000-plus estate; $100,000 of the estate was used to buy land and build the Pauline Sterne Wolff Memorial Home in 1930. For decades, the home provided a safe and nurturing place for Jewish orphans to grow and flourish."
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http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/07/old-coffee-building-in-eado-to-be-restored/ Not sure if there is already a thread on this...- 113 replies
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Preservation Houston 2015 Good Brick Tour Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, 2015 All tour locations will be open from noon to 5 p.m. both days of the tour. Celebrate National Preservation Month during the 2015 Good Brick Tour of six privately owned restored homes and historic buildings that are not usually open to the public. Preservation Houston has been presenting the Good Brick Awards for excellence in historic preservation since 1978; now is your chance to get a firsthand look inside award-winning projects ranging from a timeless Victorian cottage to a 1920s office building converted for urban living and a one-of-a-kind modernistic house with its original art deco furnishings and moderne built-ins intact. Advance tickets are $25 per person through Thursday, April 30, and may be purchased online at http://goodbricktour.eventbrite.com. Tickets will be $30 per person on the days of the tour and will be on sale at each tour location. 2015 Good Brick Tour locations Fire Station No. 6 (1903), 1702 Washington Avenue, Sixth Ward. National Cash Register Company Building (1929), 515 Caroline Street, Downtown. 317 Sampson Street (c. 1890), East End. 1100 Milford Street (1919), Museum District. 1635 South Boulevard (1928), Boulevard Oaks Historic District. L.D. Allen House (1937), 2337 Blue Bonnet Boulevard, Old Braeswood. You may begin your tour at any location and proceed in any order you choose. Complimentary guides with maps and location descriptions will be provided at each tour stop by Houston House & Home magazine.
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I was trying to find info about this Houston based company. The owner of Parker Brothers owned a house in Riverside Terrace that has been owned by members of my extended family since the late 60s. For years, I noticed that one of the bathrooms had a tug boat outline designed into the floor pattern, but never knew why. I was told that Parker Brothers owned a concrete company, and I've found a photo of a Parker Brothers Sand and Gravel Building on Navigation, but I've also found results for Parker Brothers Shipyard. That would explain the tug boat outline in the bathroom floor. Were the two companies owned by the same person?
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Weingarten/Lavinghousez Mansion - Natural Burial Cemetery? Saw this bulletin over the weekend surrounding the Kuhlmann Family Cemetery. Apparently, Terry Ward is trying to buy both adjacent properties and transform everything into a "Remembrance Park". Anyone have any insider scoop? http://indigofields.com/
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Scroll down to Texas, and you'll see "Aloft Hotel - Downtown Houston, Opening June 2016". The location (820 Fannin Street) is the Stowers Building. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/directory/new-hotels/all/detail.html?sortType=region&brandFilter=AL
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Yea that is a good article, I guess I should ask about the history of the Spanish Style home that one has been there since before 1944. AS seen in the pic here. http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg60/dlfswi/historic-houston/bras-mansion44.png 1953 pic http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg60/dlfswi/historic-houston/bras-mansion53.png 1964 pic http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg60/dlfswi/historic-houston/bras-mansion64.png 02 pic http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg60/dlfswi/historic-houston/bras-mansion02.png Also thx for the responses guys I appreciate it.
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Nit Noi Thai Cafe opened for business last week downtown on the block of 300 Main Street and they were packed for lunch. Nit Noi had butcher paper up on the windows while they were doing construction to their space at 301 Main Street( previousely Cava's)at the corner of Congress. Cava's moved right across the street next to Cielo Bistro.This block seems to have emerged as Downtown's Restaurant Row as it seems to have the most restaurant cafes and bars in downtown that are all located on the same block and or within close proximity including: Mia Bella,Grum Bar, Clark's,Notsuoh,The Office Bar, Martel's Bar,Cava's Bistro,Cielo,Red Cat Jazz Cafe,Del Rey,and Voice within Hotel Icon."The Hub" building is the only remaining location on this block available for a restaurant or bar and has an updated tan stucco facade which replaced the fire engine red tile and large neon "Hub" signage. If you go to this link and scroll towards the bottom of the page there are some cool photos of this historic block and "The Hub" building over the years: http://www.hsacq.com/312-main-street-downtown-houston-texas
