JW Shelor House – Houston

Address3208 Del Monte Dr., Houston TX
Year Built1930s
StatusDemolished ~1970
Style
Architect
NotesThe grounds of this home originally owned by JW Shelor of Shelor Motor Company (local distributor of Dodge Brothers Motor Cars), were “graced with many large oaks and native pines.”

River Oaks Corporation advertisement in the May 8, 1932 issue of the Houston Gargoyle

Address8826 Humble Rd. (later Jensen Dr.), Houston TX
Year BuiltUnknown
StatusExtant
StyleModerne
Architect
NotesThe image below, from Houston Magazine, April 1950, shows the $250,000 modernization project of the store. Currently a Family Dollar and heavily remodeled, you can still see remnants of its moderne style.