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Houston City Hall. The architect of the City Hall was Joseph Finger, an Austrian-born Texan architect responsible for a number of Houston-area landmarks. [2] The exterior of the building features a sculpture by Herring Coe and Raoul Josset, and regional white, pock-market Texas limestone.
International style architecture in Texas (4 P) Pages in category "Modernist architecture in Texas" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Pages in category "City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Houston City Hall. The Houston City Hall building, constructed in 1938-1939, is an example of Works Progress Administration architecture. [96] The simply designed structure featured many construction details that have helped to make this building an architectural classic. The design on the lobby floor depicts the protective role of government.
Frederick C. Robie House, an example of Prairie School architecture. An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable. A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character.
City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas (2 P) Pages in category "City halls in Texas" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Tyler City Hall at 212 N. Bonner Ave. in Tyler, Texas was built in 1938. It was designed by architect T. Shirley Simons, Sr. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing site on 1.3 acres (0.53 ha). [1]
Austin formerly operated its City Hall at 124 West 8th Street. [3] In the 1980s, the City of Austin proposed a 60-acre urban renewal project for Austin's Warehouse District, [4] which would have included a new city hall complex designed by urban planner Denise Scott Brown, along with a new location for the Laguna Gloria art museum, designed by architect Robert Venturi. [5]