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1. Houston Cotton Exchange Houston Cotton Exchange This view of the Cotton Exchange building includes the front and side of the building. The view also includes the street showing the presence of rails and wires for electric trolley cars. Architect Eugene...
2. Elevated view of Main Street from Lamar Avenue Elevated view of Main Street from Lamar Avenue A view from an elevated position on Main Street looking north from Lamar Avenue. Construction of several buildings under way illustrates the downtown building boom of 1927. The Neils Esperson building,...
3. Kennedy Trading Post Kennedy Trading Post The Kennedy Trading Post, a two story brick building, is reported to be the oldest building in Houston (photograph c. 1963). Built in 1848, the building is still located at 813 Congress. For several decades...
4. Horne Sanatorium Horne Sanatorium Printed photograph of a building on the northeast corner of 19th and Ashland in the Heights area of Houston built by Oscar Martin Carter in the late 1890s. Originally the Heights Hotel, this photograph...
5. Houston Academy Houston Academy This two story brick building with attached structures was designed by architect Michael DeChaumes of Paris in 1857. The building was used for one of a succession of schools named The Houston Academy....
6. Construction of an unidentified towering building Construction of an unidentified towering building The steel skeleton of an unidentified building under construction rises above an older four story building in Houston.
7. WM. Clark Building WM. Clark Building The three story WM. Clark building was located on the east side of the 300 block of Main Street. A horse-drawn wagon is tied at the front of the building.
8. Shepherd Laundries Company Shepherd Laundries Company A view of a long four story building located on Washington Avenue at Melnar Street. There is a sign advertising the Shepherd Laundries Company on the near end of this building as well as on a second building...
9. Carnegie Library Carnegie Library The Carnegie Library was located at the corner of Travis Street and McKinney Avenue. The lot for the building was purchased from the First Presbyterian Church around 1900-1901, with the library opening...
10. Downtown Austin toward the State Capitol Downtown Austin toward the State Capitol A view of Austin, Texas, looking north on Congress Avenue toward the State Capitol building from near Fifth Street. The State Capitol building in this photograph was destroyed by fire November 9, 1881....
11. Southern Tire & Rubber Company in the Bryan Hall Building Southern Tire & Rubber Company in the Bryan Hall Building The Bryan Hall building in Houston was located at 812 Fannin. Barber Plumbing Company is advertised on the right side of the storefront. The Southern Tire & Rubber Company is operating out of the left...
12. City Hall and Market House City Hall and Market House Photograph of a printed illustration that depicts the building shared by the Houston city government and the city market on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue. The building is shown in sketches dated as early...
13. Houston Cotton Exchange Houston Cotton Exchange The Cotton Exchange building is located at the corner of Travis Street and Franklin Avenue. Architect Eugene Heiner designed the four story building in the mid 1880's to be built of pressed red brick with...
14. Brazos Hotel Annex Brazos Hotel Annex The Brazos Hotel Annex was located on Washington Avenue (Preston Avenue) in the 600 block near Smith Street. Signage indicates that Hurd's Railway Land Office was a major occupant of the building. Unidentified...
15. Masonic Temple Masonic Temple Photograph of a printed engraving of the four story Masonic Temple building in Houston. The building was located at the corner of Main Street and Capital Avenue. A few pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk...
16. Extinguishing of a fire at the Temple building on Main Street Extinguishing of a fire at the Temple building on Main Street The ruins of the Temple Building after a 1912 fire on Main Street.
17. Extinguishing of a fire at the Stowers building on Main Street Extinguishing of a fire at the Stowers building on Main Street The damage from a 1912 fire on Main Street in Houston. A caption on the photograph identifies the last standing wall from the seven story Stowers Building. Streams of water are still pointed at the smoking...
18. Houston skyline from a street level bridge Houston skyline from a street level bridge A view of the downtown Houston skyline looking east from an unidentified bridge. The bridge led into the downtown district between Capitol Avenue and Rusk Avenue. The Esperson Building is the tallest building...
19. Panoramic view of downtown Houston skyline from the southwest side (1927) Panoramic view of downtown Houston skyline from the southwest side (1927) A view of the downtown Houston skyline looking northeast from a point near Louisiana Street and Lamar Avenue. The Esperson Building is the tallest building seen in the photograph.
20. Elevated view of downtown Houston Elevated view of downtown Houston A view of Houston, looking north, from an elevated position in the Esperson Building. The Eperson Building is located at Travis Street and Rusk Avenue. The top of the Rice Hotel is seen in the foreground...
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