Posted in 1880s, Advertisements/Articles, Commercial/Office/Retail, Demolished, Ephemera, TX - Greater Houston Latham Furniture – Houston 701 Main St. (historically 141 Main St.) – Houston TX This building, that had “walls badly cracked” according to the 1896 Sanborn map, was demolished by 1907 and in 1913 the Kress Building was constructed on the site. Early 1880s: