Subdude Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 PMorgan Chase Building Architectural Tour2 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2005Enter at 707 Travis Street, DowntownVisit one of Houston's greatest indoor spaces during Greater Houston Preservation Alliance's 90-minute guided tour of the JPMorgan Chase Building.Opened in 1929 as the Gulf Building, the 36-story Art Deco skyscraper is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is a City of Houston Landmark and a National Civil Engineering Landmark. The outstanding restoration has been recognized by GHPA with two Good Brick Awards.The building was commissioned by financier and philanthropist Jesse Jones as the home of his National Bank of Commerce. The innovative design was created by Alfred C. Finn, architect of the San Jacinto Monument. The tour includes the impressive limestone banking hall, original frescoes of Texas history in the Main Street lobby, and the portraits of Texas heroes in Heritage Hall.Tickets are $10 per person ($7 for GHPA members and students with valid ID). Children 11 years old and under are admitted free. Tickets go on sale at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, at the 707 Travis Street entrance. The last group will leave at 2:10 p.m. Reservations are not required. On-street parking is free in downtown Houston on Sundays. Paid parking is available for $5 in the Chase Garage at 600 Travis. For directions and details, visit www.ghpa.org or call 713-216-5000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 i suggested this for a HAIF meetup possibility...so who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 What a great opportunity. Wish I could go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I may try to go. A question for anyone else who has gone on something like this befre. If I get there somewhat after 1:30 will they still have tickets? Do they go fast or are there usually a fair amount left over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 They usually take all comers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 They usually take all comers.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ok thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Someone take lots of pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 i will! i will! hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 We should sponsor our own architecture tours! Old motels and dive bars on Telephone Road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazpacho70 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Who is going attend the Chase building tour tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 looks like there will be about four of us...? of course we won't know (unless we adopt the secret handshake...haha) We should sponsor our own architecture tours! Old motels and dive bars on Telephone Road! don't forget about OST and maybe bellfort if you're feeling lucky...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Someone take lots of pictures!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>i will! i will! hehe<{POST_SNAPBACK}>So how did the pictures turn out? Please share!BTW, the September walking tour has been cancelled, due to Katrina rescue operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 holy crapcakes...i will find them! they are somewhere on my computer at home...i know i already downloaded them...i wonder where the next one will be held...i'll also be sure to post some pictures of this month's member tour of esperson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 i wonder where the next one will be held...i'll also be sure to post some pictures of this month's member tour of esperson.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>From the GHPA website:September 11: This month's tour has been canceled. All of us have been touched by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. To allow those in our group to deal with personal and professional matters in the storm's wake, we will not hold our regularly scheduled Walking Tour in September. We'll return to our normal schedule Sunday, October 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 they're having a member's tour this month (not open to the public) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 they're having a member's tour this month (not open to the public) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well shucks! Serves me right for being a cheapskate and not getting my GHPA membership. And I so wanted to see the Esperson Building, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 eh, the tour has been postponed of course...but in the meantime, i found a few of the pictures from the chase tour... details: a ceiling lamp (the tiny lamps in the pictures above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 eh, the tour has been postponed of course...but in the meantime, i found a few of the pictures from the chase tour...Thanks for posting the pictures, sevfiv.BTW, does anyone know of what material those medallions (I guess that's what you'd call them - the circular decorative elements near the top of the walls) are made? Our guide didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferronsfunctionals Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Well shucks!Serves me right for being a cheapskate and not getting my GHPA membership. And I so wanted to see the Esperson Building, too! are there any architectural tours that people can sign up for that have a schedule? When I was in Seattle the Architectural society gave tours on an annual basis and had a schedule...I was wondering if this happened in Houston too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasboy Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 More picshttp://www.pbase.com/john_huff/gulf_building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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