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Texas State Insurance Building Annex – Austin

221 E. 11th St. – Austin TX (built 1953)

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Alondra Apartments – Houston

3030 Hasbrook St. – Houston TX (built 1958)

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Alondra Apartments

3030 Hasbrook St. – Houston TX (built 1958; architect: W.W. Crochet; currently Nine Oaks Apartments)   The pool at this…

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Broadway Plaza Motel – Denver

1111 Broadway – Denver CO (built 1958)

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Farm and Home Savings and Loan – Houston

1220 Texas Ave. – Houston TX (built 1952; demolished between 1981 and 1989)

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Sanlin Building – New Orleans

400 block Canal St. – New Orleans LA (built 1840s; facade placed 1953)

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Samuel D. Nicholson Building – Denver

777 Bannock St. – Denver CO (addition to Denver General Hospital; built 1940; architect: F.E. Mountjoy; alterations/additions 1950-1953)

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U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. – Houston

3401 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1954)

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The Sands Apartments – Houston

6315 South Loop East – Houston TX (built 1958)