510 (historically 501) Crown St. – Houston TX (built 1950)

This Southwestern Bell building, in the middle of the Houston Harbor neighborhood, was originally two stories and had a much smaller footprint before additions and a third floor were constructed. The ornate and slightly neo-Gothic entryway and windows are in stark contrast to the somewhat Brutalist upper level and overhang.

The following is from this advertisement for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in the March 2, 1950 issue of the Southwestern Citizen: