Continue Reading Kier-Nickles Auto Hotel – Houston
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Kier-Nickles Auto Hotel – Houston

602-606 Louisana St. – Houston TX (built 1925; demolished 1964)

Continue Reading Houston Broom Factory
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Houston Broom Factory

Commerce St. at Navigation Blvd. – Houston TX (c. 1880)

Continue Reading Dr. Harlan’s Vapor Bath Parlor
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Dr. Harlan’s Vapor Bath Parlor

115 Travis St. (currently the 601 Travis building) – Houston TX (c. 1880)

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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…

Continue Reading De George Hotel – Houston
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De George Hotel – Houston

1418 Preston St. – Houston TX (built 1913)

Continue Reading Auditorium Hotel – Houston
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Auditorium Hotel – Houston

701 Texas Ave. – Houston TX (built 1926)

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Peden Iron and Steel (1905) – Houston

700 N. San Jacinto St. (formerly Willlow St.) – Houston TX (built 1905; demolished 2010/2011 – architect C.H. Page and…

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Houston Greyhound Garage

1202 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built late 1940s, demolished February 2007; also Houston Police Garage; now Houston Police Property…

Continue Reading Willow Street Pump Station – Houston
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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)