1018 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1932; architect: William Ward Watkin) 2013: 2006:
Category Archives: Commercial/Office/Retail
Citizens Bank Building – Baytown
401 W Texas Ave. – Baytown TX (built 1963)
State National Bank Building
412 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1923; architect Alfred Finn) The neighboring two-story building at 410 Main was home to Barringer-Norton Tailors.
National Cash Register Co.
415 Caroline St. – Houston TX (built 1930; also Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Annex)
Binz Building
1001 Texas Ave – Houston TX (original built 1898; rebuilt 1982)
Public National Bank
402 Main St. – Houston TX (built ~1922; architect: James Ruskin Bailey; also Citizens National Bank)
Westheimer Building
1217 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1913; currently the Continental Center) Sidney Westheimer Co. Undertakers moved to their newly built building on the northwest corner of Prairie and Caroline around 1913 and by 1920 they moved another block east to the Marine Building. During the early years of the building, the fourth floor (named … Continue reading →
Marine Building
1305 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1920; also Advertising Arts Building) This site was home to Sidney Westheimer Undertakers in the 1920s (previously across Caroline St. at the Westheimer Building) and also his Oak Lawn Dairy offices. In the 1940s and 1950s it was the Advertising Arts Building, housing typesetters, photo engravers, and also … Continue reading →
2209-2219 Congress
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 →
