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The Energy Corridor is a business district in Houston, Texas, located on the west side of the metropolitan area between Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway.The district straddles a 7-mile (11 km) stretch of Interstate 10 (the Katy Freeway) from Kirkwood Road westward to Barker Cypress Road and extends south along Eldridge Parkway to Briar Forest Drive.
One Shell Plaza. One Shell Plaza (OSP) is a 50-story, 218 m (715 ft) skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas. Perched atop the building is an antenna that brings the pinnacle height of the building to 304.8 m (1,000 ft). At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city.
History. The original thirteen story, three-bay building opened in 1915 on the corner of Rusk and San Jacinto Street, as headquarters of the Texas Company. [4] The New York firm of Warren and Wetmore designed the building in the Renaissance Revival style with Beaux-Arts accents. The exterior is faced with brick, terra cotta and Bedford ...
Houston. (2015) Greenway Plaza is a business district located along Interstate 69 (U.S. Highway 59) within the Interstate 610 loop in southwestern Houston, Texas, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Downtown and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Uptown. The district is located immediately west of Upper Kirby, north of West University Place, and south of River Oaks.
W.S. Bellows Construction Corporation. The American General Center is a complex of several office buildings in Neartown Houston, Texas located along Allen Parkway. [1][2] It is the global headquarters for Corebridge Financial, formerly American General. The America Tower is a 590 ft (180m) tall skyscraper. It was completed in 1983 and has 43 ...
10684. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. July 14, 1978. Designated RTHL. 1981. The Hogg Building, also known as the Hogg Palace, is a building located at 401 Louisiana in Downtown Houston, Texas, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
James Bute Company Warehouse. / 29.76722°N 95.353917°W / 29.76722; -95.353917. The James Bute Company Warehouse, located at 711 William Street in Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1994. [2] The Bute Paint Company, founded by James Bute, operated from 1867 until 1990.
Eastwood was one of Houston’s first master-planned subdivisions. [2] It was designed and developed in 1911 by William A. Wilson, who also developed Eastwood's sister neighborhood, Woodland Heights. [3] The first lots went on sale in June 1912 and Eastwood officially opened in September 1913. [2][3] A few of the homes were built between 1900 ...