20sGirl Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Businessman and developer Oscar Holcombe (1888-1968) and his wife Mary hired Houston architect L.W. Lindsay to design this home. Completed in 1925, it featured gardens designed by landscape architect Herbert L. Skogland. Outstanding features of the Tudor revival style house include a gabled and hipped roofscape, decorative half-timbering, a bay window, an elaborate chimney, and an entry portico with decorative brickwork. Holcombe, who served eleven nonconsecutive terms as mayor of Houston between 1921 and 1957, continued to live here until his death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 From MCGHRC: A 1952 aerial view of Brays Bayou. The home on the left belonged to Oscar Holcombe, and the home on the right belonged to George Meyer. Look at all those trees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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