ghpa walking tour - Community Calendar - HAIF The Houston Area . . . On the second Sunday of every month at 2 p m (6 p m June through September; there is no tour in December), GHPA presents a docent-guided walking tour of an architecturally and or historically significant area of Houston The cost is $10 per person ($7 for GHPA members and students), with a $2 d
GHPA Update - Community Announcements - HAIF The Houston Area . . . GHPA is pleased to welcome back Courtney Key Tardy as the director of the Historic Neighborhoods Council (HNC) Courtney served as the first HNC director from 2000 to 2002 She holds a Master of Architecture History degree with a Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virgini
City Council Approves Three New Historic Districts From the GHPA:This morning, Houston City Council designated three new City of Houston historic districts: Glenbrook Valley, Heights South and Woodland Heights A majority of homeowners in each of these neighborhoods signed and submitted petitions requesting historic district designations Glenbroo
Rufus Cage Elementary School At 1417 Telephone Rd. Edit: In 1894, philanthropist and school board president Rufus Cage donated the land on Telephone Road where the Kirby School was erected in 1902 A newer structure was built across the street in 1906 and renamed in honor of Cage when he died in 1923 The school moved to its present site on Leela
Chase Bank Walking Tour - Community Announcements - HAIF The Houston . . . The outstanding restoration has been recognized by GHPA with two Good Brick Awards The building was commissioned by financier and philanthropist Jesse Jones as the home of his National Bank of Commerce The innovative design was created by Alfred C Finn, architect of the San Jacinto Monument
The Texas Company At 710 Main St. - Houston Architecture The architect was possibly Sanguinet States, a Fort Worth, Texas firm, according to Jim Parsons of GHPA Interesting that it is still standing today (with the horizontal expansion all the way to Capitol)
Plaza Hotel At 5020 Montrose Blvd. GHPA has been monitoring the building for many years Staff members have met with neighborhood representatives and interested investors to discuss the property's potential and address local concerns about any redevelopment proposals