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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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De George Hotel – Houston

1418 Preston St. – Houston TX (built 1913)

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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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South Texas Implement & Machinery Co.

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

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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…

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Three Brothers Bakery – River Oaks Shopping Center

2040 W. Gray St. – Houston TX (built 1937, demolished 2007; architect: Nunn & McGinty)  

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Sears – Allen Parkway

2323 Allen Parkway (formerly Buffalo Dr.) – Houston TX (built 1929, demolished December 2006)

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Sears – North Shepherd

4000 N. Shepherd St. – Houston TX (built 1950)