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Sour Lake Remedy Co.

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

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2209-2219 Congress – Houston

This section of Congress St. (c. 1890s-1900) is one of the oldest and intact commercial areas left in Houston.

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Houston Soap Works

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

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South Texas Implement & Machinery Co.

908 Wood St. – Houston TX (built ~1907)

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Willow Street Pump Station – Houston

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

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Houston People and Streets: Harvey T.D. Wilson

Harvey T.D. Wilson (1858-1922) was the son of James T.D. Wilson, Mayor of Houston in 1874 and 1877-1878.

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Sidney Sherman Brady House – Houston

3805 Wilmer St. – Houston TX (built 1905; architect: Henry C. Cooke)

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Doyle House – Houston

945 Heights Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1906; demolished 07/2007; architect: William A. Wilson)