Category Archives: 1900s

411 Fannin St. – Houston TX

Posted in: 1900s, Advertisements/Articles, Commercial/Office/Retail, Ephemera, Extant, TX - Houston

Sour Lake Remedy Co.

Posted in: 1900s, 1910s, Advertisements/Articles, Ephemera, TX - Houston

Houston TX (c. 1900-1912; also Sour Lake Chemical Co.)    

2209-2219 Congress

Posted in: 1890s, 1900s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Endangered, Extant, Hotel/Motel, TX - Houston

This section of Congress St. (c. 1890s-1900) is one of the oldest and intact commercial areas left in Houston. Unfortunately, the leftmost building suffered extensive damage after its roof collapsed.   This block of Congress was also briefly paved with “Nicholson Pavement” – more about that here: http://www.saginawimages.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16610coll2/id/183   Businesses at 2209-2211 Congress St. 1905-1912: Damskey … Continue reading →

Houston Soap Works

Posted in: 1880s, 1900s, Advertisements/Articles, Commercial/Office/Retail, Demolished, Ephemera, Maps, TX - Houston

23 Artesian Place (formerly 23 South St., Short St.) – Houston TX (c. 1880-1910; also Menger Soap Co.)   1880   1907   1885   1896   1907

South Texas Implement & Machinery Co.

Posted in: 1900s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Extant, TX - Houston

908 Wood St. – Houston TX (built ~1907; also C.C. Williams Warehouse, Western Auto Store Warehouse, Industrial Stencil & Supply, Godfather’s Las Vegas Bail Bonds, Museum of Cultural Arts Houston)  

Willow Street Pump Station

Posted in: 1900s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Ephemera, Extant, Maps, TX - Houston

811 N. San Jacinto St. (formerly Willow St.) – Houston TX (built ~1907; currently part of University of Houston-Downtown campus)     1907 Sanborn map   1924 Sanborn map    

International Coffee Building

Posted in: 1900s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Ephemera, Extant, Maps, TX - Houston

1019 Commerce St. – Houston TX (built ~1907; also Sunset Coffee. Cleveland Coffee Co.) More on the renovation here: http://www.buffalobayou.org/internationalcoffee.html   1924 Sanborn map   1907 Sanborn map   1896 Sanborn map (different building, same location)    

Sidney Sherman Brady House

Posted in: 1900s, Endangered, Extant, Residential, TX - Houston

3805 Wilmer St. – Houston TX (built 1905; architect: Henry C. Cooke) Sidney Sherman Brady was the son of John T. Brady, a former District Attorney for the Territory of Kansas that moved to Houston in 1856. He married Lennie Sherman, General Sidney Sherman’s daughter. The elder Brady was instrumental in expanding the Port of … Continue reading →

Doyle House

Posted in: 1900s, Demolished, Residential, TX - Houston

945 Heights Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1906; demolished 07/2007; architect: William A. Wilson) The Patrick Francis Doyle House, which was located at 945 Heights Blvd., was built in 1906 by William A. Wilson, an important person in the early growth of the Heights and who was the developer of Woodland Heights and Eastwood. Harry … Continue reading →