Spring 2008 GHPA Newsletter

For Preservation The Newsletter of Greater Houston Preservation Alliance Houston's Local Partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

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2008 Spring 2008

Volume 19, No.1

There 1S no place lil~e Dome

GHPA l~icl~s off Save Our Astrodome campaign

by Madeleine McDennott HaTnTn Bridge. It is the embodiment of Houston's can-do spirit - a structure they said could not be built - a grand stadium with a roof - the first of its kind, an architectural gem quickly labeled "the 8th Wonder of the World."

The 1960s marked great changes for the world, for our country - and closer to home, for Houston. 1965 was the year Houston hit the big time - we joined the Big League - we opened the first domed stadium where thousands of people could gather in air-conditioned comfort, rain or shine, to watch baseball, football, a concert, a rodeo, a circus, even a tennis match in which a woman, Billie Jean King, defeated a man, Bobby Riggs.

The Astrodome sat there out in an open prairie - like a giant space ship that had landed and decided to stay (continued on page 3)

Can you imagine Houston without the Astrodome?

Think about that - driving around the South 610 Loop, looking over to the north, and it's not there! The Harris County Domed Stadium, the Astrodome, the most recognized symbol of Houston, Texas - a building known around the world gone!

We have some wonderful historical structures here - from the Art Deco City Hall to the San Jacinto Monument - but how many Houstonians, Texans and visitors from around the world have visited those buildings, have gazed in awe like they did when they entered the vast interior of the Astrodome? They never forget their first visit to the Dome.

This amazing structure is Houston's symbol - it's our Eiffel Tower, our Golden Gate The Astrodome hosted its first major league baseball game on April 5, 1965. Official opening ceremonies were hdd on April 12.

11 projects earn Good Bricl~ Awards The adaptive reuse of a dry cleaning plant into a wine bar, the preservation of a historic cemetery and the renovation of a Depression-era duplex into a comfortable single family home are among the diverse projects Greater Houston Preservation Alliance (GHPA) recognized with 2008 Good Brick Awards.

The awards were presented during the Cornerstone Dinner on Friday, February 1, at the River Oaks Country Club. Frank Hevrdejs chaired the very successful event. Michelle Sackett and Sharyn Weaver co-chaired the dinner.

Kendal Rotan was the auction chair.

Former Good Brick Award winner Charles Bacarisse and his wife Jana Fay were honorary chairs.

During his remarks at the event, Mayor Bill White spoke of the contributions preservation has made to the city and singled out individual award winners for recognition.

"Houston has lost too much of its past and part of that loss has occurred because sides have too long been polarized," said Mayor White. "Fortunately, Houston's attitude toward preservation has matured and we're seeing a new spirit of cooperation. The Good Brick Awards is a way we can keep that pOSitive momentum going."

Other City officials attending the event were Controller Annise Parker, City Council members Adrian Garcia, Toni Lawrence and Sue Lovell, and City Historic Preservation Officer Randy Pace.

Council members Garcia and Lovell led the ovation when the Old Sixth Ward Neighborhood Association received its Good Brick

This restored home in Winlow Place (J 930) is among the winners of this years Good Brick Awards.

Award. The group was recognized for its long-standing efforts to revitalize and preserve one of Houston's oldest intact historic areas. The organization's work culminated in the neighborhood's designation in August 2007 as the City's only Protected Historic District.

Two other not-for-profit organizations received Good Bricks.

Stewart Morris, Jr., preSident and CEO of Stewart Title, presented the Stewart Title Award to the Alexander Love Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution for its commitment to preserving and interpreting Founders' Memorial Park,

the Original City Cemetery that dates back to Houston's founding.

Houston Mod received its Good Brick Award for the exhibit and catalog "Hugo V Neuhaus, Residential Architecture, 19481966." The exhibit included original floor plans and renderings not normally available for display In addition to showcasing outstanding preservation efforts and the people who made them happen, the 2008 awards ceremony also celebrated GHPA's 30th anniversary and the continuing growth of historic preservation in Houston. GHPA was founded in 1978 and began presenting the Good Brick Awards one year later.

One of GHPA's founding members, Director Emeritus Bart Truxillo, still collects the historic bricks presented to the winners.

Award recipients were selected by a jury of design and preservation professionals, former Good Brick Award winners and community leaders. GHPA Board member and former Houston Chronicle design editor Madeleine McDermott Hamm chaired this year's jury 'The wide-ranging scope of this year's nominations proves that preservation has really caught on in Houston, said Madeleine Hamm. "We're delighted to have such an outstanding group of

award winners representing the contagious spirit of preservation in our city" Phoebe and Bobby Tudor were recognized for the high standard set during their renovation of the 1925 Walter H. Walne House in the Broadacres Historic District.

Their work included a new addition that blends seamlessly with the historic home. The Walne House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Curtis &: Windham Architects deSigned the project.

Sarah Goodpastor and Ken Rice sensitively adapted a 1930 duplex as a modem single family home while preserving the building's historic character. The house in Winlow Place had stood vacant for decades and required extensive renovation. Donna Kacmar, Architecture Works, Inc. designed the project.

Bill and Leslie Coe carefully renovated their 1967 International style home on Institute Lane. The new owners updated the distinctive home without changing its original character. Glassman Shoemake Maldonado Architects designed the rehabilitation.

Jon Deal and Ian Rosenberg received a Good Brick Award for their creative adaptation of the 1926 Jennings Cleaning and Dyeing Shop into 13 Celsius European Cafe &: Wine Bar. The owners overcame a variety of challenges to convert the long-vacant building at 3000 Caroline into a neighborhood amenity INFILL Planning and Development designed the project. (continued on page 3)

From the Executive Director

In the 30 years since GHPA was founded, one of the most striking changes in Houston preservation has been the number of neighborhoods that have applied or arc applying for historic district designation. Until the preservation ordinance was enacted in 1995, there was no such thing as a City of Houston Historic District After the ordinance was passed, si;, districts were designated, but that number held steady for many years.

That has changed significantly.

Thanks in part to reforms instituted

by Mayor Bill White, homeowners are turning increasingly to historic district designation to help protect their investments and their neighborhoods character. In 2007, a majority of property owners in Avondale West, Broadacres and Heights West submitted the necessary petitions and paperwork to have their communities designated as historic districts. Heights East Historic Disliict, Phase 1, was deSignated in February 2008.

The proposed Freeland and Shadow lawn historic districts are pending before the Houston Archeological and Historical Commission. In the proposed Heights East Historic District, Phase 2, dedicated resident volunteers have collected about 29% of the necessary signatures for designation.

GHPA enthusiastically supports the effons of these concerned homeOW\'er5. Historic Neighborhoods Council Director Counney Tardy and intern Laura Block are completing historic resources surveys for the Audubon Place Civic Club and Historic Independence Heights Neighborhood Council as these neighborhoods take the first steps toward district designation.

GHPA strongly encourages its members who lil'e or own property in these neighborhoods to support historic district deSignation, and to encourage their friends and neighbors to do the same. Although GHPA can adl1se and inform community associations, it is up to the property owners in these neighborhoods to do the hard work of coordinating petition drives and collecting signatures.

Neighbors talking to neighbors remains the crucial first step toward preserving and protecting the unique character of our local community

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Ramona Da\is Executi\'e Director

Tracldng Houston's railroad history

An Austin developer has demolished the Southern Pacific locomotive shops built in the 18905.

The locomotive on the City seal is a clear indication of the importance railroads played in Houstons development, but tangible reminders of the citys railroad heritage are rapidly disappearing.

Hopes that redevelopment of the former Hardy Rail Yards would retain some evidence of the sites history were derailed in October, when an Austin developer demolished the locomotive shops built by the Southern Pacific railroad in the 1890s. The action by Cypress Real Estate Advisors is partiCUlarly disappointing because renderings released by a previous developer had shown the locomotive shops renovated and reused as retail space.

The massive brick building was the last intact structure on the 47 -acre site, which was once occupied by the railroads repair and maintenance facilities, and a huge roundhouse.

The locomotive shops' most distinctive features were its huge mel;:l1 doors, which allowed u'ain cnnincs to be brou,,11l b .:"> inside for repairs .

When Southern Pacific opened the Hardy Yard in the early 1880s, the project spurred Houstons industrial growth as

well as residential development on the north side of Buffalo Bayou. The property was later owned by Union Pacific and is one of the largest parcels reclaimed through the City of Houston's Brownfields Redevelopment Program.

The neighborhood that developed around the Southern Pacific shops is faCing its own challenges and opportunities.

Texas Historical Commission (THC) has approved Houstons Near Northside Historic District for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination has gone to the Keeper of the National Register for final approval. Avenue CDC funded the survey with a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The proposed district is on the east side of the North Freeway/1-45 and is bounded by the freeway, Little White Oak Bayou, Keene Street and Hogan Street. The area contains a significant collection of late 19th and early 20lh ccntm;' h ouses.

The most prominent landmarks in the district are the [ormer Sunset Hospital (1910) and Robert E. Lee Elementary School (1919). THC has determined both buildings are eligible

The Jormer Sunset Hospital (J 91 0) is the most significant landmarll in the proposed Ncar Northside National Register Historic DistricL

for individual listing on the National Register, the nations official roster of historic resources worthy of preservation.

The hospital was built by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway, a Southern Pacific subsidiary, for its employees. The facility at 2015 Thomas Street still serves the communitys medical needs as the Harris County Hospital Districts Thomas Street Health Center.

Harris County is planning to redevelop the vacant Lee Elementary School, 2101 South Street, as the Leonel J. Castillo Community Center. Preliminary renderings on a sign at the site indicate the exterior of the historic school building will be altered Significantly, which would prevent its being listed in the National Register. GHPA has contacted the County to express its support for the buildings new use while expressing concern for the potential loss of architectural integrity.

THC had earlier determined thal the Grota Homes tead neighborhood L)I l;llc J9lh alld early 20th century houses is also eligible for listing in the National Register. Grota Homestead is on the west side of 1-45 oppOSite the proposed

Near Northside historic district.

The neighborhood is bounded by the freeway, Woodland Park and Houston Avenue.

THO findings are particularly important in light o[ the proposed widening of 1-45 through the Near Northside and Grota Homestead. Section 106 of the National Historic Presen'ation Act states that agenCies carrying out projects that use federal funds , such as the 1-45 expansion, must avoid, minimize or mitigate adverse effects on

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lllc11ling the ;dkcted historic properties prior to demolition.

Listing in the National Register will not prevent individual owners from demolishing or altering their properties.

Like many oj Houston~ historic neighborhoods, the Ncar Northside redevelopment pressures.

Preservation Notes The Friends of the Texas Room is accepting nominations [or the first Julia Ideson Award. The award will recognize a published work that contributes to local and Texas history and culture.

The award is named for Julia Jdeson, Houstons first City Librarian.

Nominated projects must have been completed within the last five years using the resources of the Houston Public Librarys Texas Room/Houston Metropolitan Research Center.

Books, articles, film/video productions and Web sites are eligible for the award.

Nominations must be postmarked by June 1,2008. The

Ideson Award will be presented in October.

For information, please visit www.friendsofthetexasroom.org.

Texas Historical Commission (THe), the state agency responsible for historic preservation, is accepting early registration for its 2008 Annual Historic Preservation Conference .

The event will be held Thursday through Saturday, May 1 to 3, at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Corpus Christi.

The conference will feature seminars, workshops and panels on important preservation issues conducted by experts in architecture, archeology, economic

development, heritage tourism and other fields .

The event also offers opportunities to examine community preservation efforts and explore historic sites in the Corpus Christi area.

The pre-registration deadline is Friday, April 18. Basic registration is $90 per person on or before April 18.

Registration is $11 0 after April 18. For additional information, please visit the THC Web site , www.thc.state.tx.us or call 512-463-6255.

The 2008 Historic Preservation Conference is presented in association with Preservation Texas.

National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) has also opened early registration for its annual conference.

National Preservation Conference 2008 will be held Tuesday through Saturday, October 21 to 25, at the Tulsa Convention Center. This is the closest to Houston the National Trust conference has been held in several years.

The theme of this year's conference is "Preservation in Progress." Additional information is available on the National Trust Web site, www.nthp.org.

To receive a preliminary program, please e-mail the Trust at conference@nthp.org.

Early Bird registration is $325 per person and must be postmarked by July 31. Registration is $400 per person after July 31.

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Stricl~land Lrings inspiring message to A successful life is not something you simply pursue, it is something that you create, moment by moment.

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Bill Strickland

From a sleeping bag on the second floor of a dilapidated building, Bill Strickland has built Manchester Bidwell Corp.

(MBC) into one of the nation's most innovative non-profit organizations. Strickland's work has brought him a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, a Grammy award, an invitation to lecture at Harvard University and a seat on the board of the National Endowment for the Arts.

GHPA is very pleased that the entrepreneur, humanitarian and author will be the guest speaker at its 200S National Preservation Month Luncheon on Thursday,

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May S. GHPA Board member Cindy Crane Garbs is chairing the event at River Oaks Country Club.

"We're encouraging our underwriters to bring the directors and staff of other non-profit organizations to the luncheon as their guests," said Cindy Garbs. "We really believe Mr. Strickland will energize the community and help preserve the human spirit!."

Strickland's message is simple: give people the tools they need, treat them with respect and they will perform miraculous deeds.

Through its successful Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Bidwell Training Center and National Center for Arts and Technology, MBC has trained and placed thousands of out -of-work adults and offers after-school programs for at-risk students. MBC has expanded its programs from Pittsburgh, Strickland's hometown, to Cincinnati, Grand Rapids and San Francisco.

Several of the projects are housed in restored historic buildings that have contributed to neighborhood revitalization efforts in

urban communities .

GHPA Past President Eileen Hricik heard Strickland speak in Pittsburgh and was determined that he should appear in Houston. She writes: Executive Director Ramona Davis and I had the good Jortune to hear Bill Strickland speak at the National Trust Jor Historic Preservation ConJerence in 2006.

We were amazed and inspired by his stOly, his energy and his accomplishments. As Mr. Strickland leJt the stage, 2500 people moved as one to give him a standing ovation.

It was a moment I won't ever Jorget.

The keynote speaker Jor the cvening,famed Pulitzer Prize-winning author, histolian and lecture David McCullough,followed Mr. Stlickland. He opened his talk this way, "My wife just leaned over to me and said, 'Maybe you should have gone first!'"

Please don't miss this opportunity to hear Mr. Strickland, and be sure to encourage your Jriends to come.

They will thank you!

GHPA's 200S National Preservation Month Luncheon will be held at noon, Thursday,

Entrepreneur/author Bill Strici1land will speak at the 2008 Preservation Month Luncheon on Thursday, May 8.

May S, at River Oaks Country Club. Reservations start at $75 for GHPA members and $100 for non-members. Invitations will be mailed closer to the event.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has deSignated May

as National Preservation Month to celebrate grassroots preservation efforts. The theme of Preservation Month 200S is "This Place Matters" GHPA is Houston's Local Partner of the National Trust.

symbol of Houston's big heart.

Now there are those who say the seldom-used Astrodome is past its prime, no longer relevant. It is deteriorating from neglect. The bare minimum annual maintenance is a financial burden on the owner, Harris County. Eventually, the County could decide it is no longer worth the money to maintain this important structure.

The Astrodome is an endangered landmark. That is why Greater Houston Preservation Alliance initiated the Save Our Astrodome campaign. Notice, it's Save OUR Astrodome. It is ours.

It belongs to us, the taxpayers of Harris County. We raised the funds to build the Dome, and it should be our decision to save it from destruction, either from slow neglect or the wrecking ball.

GHPA is advocating preservation of the Astrodome in an economically viable way that meets the historical guidelines set forth by the Texas Historical Commission and the National Park Service . With this goal, we have devoted top-billing on our Web site to our Save Our Astrodome campaign and an online petition that has been signed by more than 2,600 people so far When the time

is right, we will present the petition to the County Commissioners Court.

Yes, there is a terrific plan for turning the Dome into a muchneeded, first -class convention hotel under consideration. It would be privately funded, and it has been approved by the Texas Historical Commission and the National Parks Service as meeting their guidelines Still, there are roadblocks to its acceptance Negotiations with the County are ongoing.

GHPA, however, is not supporting any specific plan.

We are in favor of any plan that will meet historical guidelines and bring the Astrodome alive again as a public attraction that will benefit Houston.

The Astrodome may only be 43 years old, but it is a great part of the lives of Houstonians young and old, and Houston's claim to fame around the world.

We must save it.

Astrodome (cont. from page 1) The innovations it spawned include Astroturf, skyboxes and luxury suites, and a giant scoreboard with everything from cartoon characters to exploding cowboys. These things are common in other stadiums .now, but we did them first in the Astrodome.

Our Dome hosted conven-

tions of homebuilders and oilmen, and even the Republicans who nominated George Herbert Walker Bush for preSident.

We saw Mickey Mantle hit the first home run, Earl Campbell score touchdowns, and Nolan Ryan strike fear in hillers' hearts .

We watched Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell blossom into the

pride of the Astros.

Only a few years ago, we saw the Dome become a refuge, a shelter for thousands flooded out of their homes by Hurricane Katrina - a place where Houstonians joined together to care for their displaced neighbors . For a while the Astrodome made national headlines as a

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think cherish, not perish.

Fonna Houston Chronicle editOliaI cartoonist Clyde Peterson is creating a series oj illustrations to support GHPA:I Save Our Astrodome campaign.

Please visit www.ghpa.org, and sign our petition.

Madeleine McDermott Hamm is a GHPA Board member and chair oj the Save Our Astrodome campaign. She attended the first and last Astros games held in the Dome.

Good Bricl~ Award Winners (cont. from page 1) David Greenberg accepted his Good Brick for preserving the former Plaza Hotel, 5020 Montrose Boulevard. 5020 Interests, Ltd. ClO Greenberg & Co. rescued a significant historic building that had been on GHPA's Endangered Buildings List for several years.

Now called Tradition Bank Plaza, the local landmark first opened in 1926 and was Originally designed

by Joseph Finger. Cisneros Design Studio is the project architect.

St. Anne Catholic Church was recognized for preserving its original1929 parish hall and sanctuary at Westheimer and South Shepherd. The project creatively adapted the historic Mission style building to meet the parish);

current needs. Bailey Architects designed the renovation.

GHPA presented a Good Brick to Houston Independent School District for two architecturally sensitive additions to the historic Spanish Renaissance style campus of West University Elementary School, 3756 University Boulevard. English + Associates Architects designed the new buildings.

Phil Arnett and LE. "Chap" Chapman received their award for Bartlett Lofts, 2422 Bartlett. The mL'\ed-use development incorporates "green" principles to preserve a Mid-Century Modern industrial building that has been designated a City of Houston Landmark.

Ray + Hollington Architects deSigned the project with Nonya Grenader, FAlA. For several years, American Institute of Architects, Houston Chapter, has presented its 25 Year Award and 50 Year Award during the Cornerstone Dinner. The awards honor distinguished architecture of lasting value. To qualify, a building must be substantially unaltered and still used for its Original purpose.

The AlA 25 Year Award went to Four Allen Center (19S3), better known as the Enron Building. The AlA 50 Year Award was given to the Ezekiel W Cullen Building (1950) on the University of Houston's main campus.

St. Anne Catholic Church received a 2008 Good Blick AwardIor renovating its oliginaI sanctuary/palish hall (1929).

Lost and Found

- Heights Deco rediscovered

Renovations have revealed the original modernistic design of this Depression-era commercial building on Yale at 11 th Street. The building housed a Ford dealership in the late 1950s.

Renovation of the former Eckerd drug store on Yale at 11th Street in the Heights has revealed a hidden jewel. Until recently, a 1980s vintage shingled canopy had hidden the original streamlined detailing on the building's parapet. Although long covered, the original building had not been completely forgotten .

"When the www.houstondeco.org first went online, we got a call saying there was

an Art Deco building on 11 th Street that had been a Rettig's Heap 0' Cream," said David Bush, GHPA's director of programs and information. 'jim Parsons had photographed the old Heap 0' Cream on Wayside for the Web site, so we knew they had built stores in that style.

"We drove up and down 11th Street and couldn't find anything that looked like a Rettig's until that canopy came off."

Research revealed the local ice cream chain had opened a branch on Yale at 11th in 1936 in the same building as a new ABC grocery store. During World War II, the entire building became a Henke & Pillot super market.

By the late 1950s, Ivy & Russell Ford occupied the property. For the time being, the dealership's painted sign is again visible on the cutaway corner.

Big Bonus Stamp Redemption Center was the last tenant before Eckerd Drugs opened its store and made the alterations that enveloped the original building.

When the historic design was uncovered, GHPA contacted the developer, Venture Commercial, to explain the incentives available for restoring the building and encourage its preservation. Work is now underway on the renovation.

Put Houston Deco on your 1001~shelf As pan of its ongoing effort to increase public awareness and appreciation of Houstons historic Art Deco and An Moderne architecture, GHPA has published a new"book, Houston Deco: Modernistic Architecture oj the Texas Coast. The project grew out of GHPA's campaign to focus attention on threats to three of the citys most significant An Deco buildings: River Oaks Shopping Center (1937), River Oaks Theater (1939) and Alabama Theater (1939). This same effon resulted in the development of the GHPA Web site www.houstondeco .org.

GHPA volunteer Jim Parsons and GHPA Programs and Information Director David Bush compiled the book and Web site. The book was published with generous suppon from the Houston Architecture Foundation and the Strake Foundation. Houston Deco

contains more than 100 original color photographs of modernistic architecture across southeast Texas. GHPA Board member and former Houston Chronicle home design editor Madeleine McDermott Hamm contributed the foreword.

Parsons, Bush and Hamm will be signing copies of Houston Deco at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, at Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, http://brazos.booksense.com.

Parsons and Bush will also be personalizing books at Story Sloanes Gallery. 2616 Fondren, www.sloanegallery.com. from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 24.

Signed copies of Houston Deco may be purchased through GHPA by using the form on this page of the newsletter. Unsigned copies of the book are also available at www.ghpa.orglbookstore.

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The former Texas State Hotel, 720 Fannin at Rusk, is Houston's latest addition to the National Register of Historic Places, the federal government's official roster of cultural resources worthy of preservation.

The National Park Service (NPS) approved the listing in January.

Architect Joseph Finger deSigned the 16-story hotel, which opened in 1929. The building is notable for its plateresque features, a mixture of ornate decorative elements from late Gothic and early Spanish Renaissance architecture that was particularly popular in colonial Mexico. The style was called plateresque because the detailing resembled the intricate designs silversmiths engraved into serving dishes.

GHPA recognized the buildings rehabilitation as a Club Quarters hotel with a 2006 Good Brick Award.

The hotels owner commissioned the National Register nomination as part of the requirements of the Investment Tax Credit program, a joint venture of NPS

and the Internal Revenue Service. The program grants federal income tax credits for preservation projects that follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation in renovating income-producing historic properties.

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Greater Houston Preservation Alliance 2007-2008 Board of Directors

Officers Tony Abyad President Nancy Ames VP-Special Events

Eileen Hricik Larry Whaley Patricia Laurent Past President Treasurer Secretary Lynne Bentsen Alfred J. Calloway Bill Franks Rick Walton VP-At Large VP-Communication VP-Development VP-At Large

Voting Directors Michelle Barnes Glenda Barrett Minnette Boesel Tim Cisneros Joe Colaco David Cottrell

Dan Dubrowski Phyllis Griffin Epps Sidney Faust Charles Foster Cindy Crane Garbs

Diane Gendel Madeleine Hamm Karen Henry Andrew Kaldis c.c. Lee Cora Sue Mach

Beth Madison Jim Murnane Carmen Nadolney Kathy Plaeger Patty Porter

Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Randhir Sahni Louis H. Skidmore, Jr. Janet Spencer Ron Stone William W Stubbs

Non-Voting Ex-Officio R. George Cunningham Parliamentarian

Charles D. Maynard, Jr. Legal Counsel

Bart Truxillo Director Emeritus

Patrick Van Pelt Chair, Harris County Historical Commission

Randy Pace City of Houston Historical Preservation Officer

Marlene Gafrick Director, City of Houston Dept. of Planning and Development

Business and Not -for-Profit Members 13 Celsius European Cafe &: Wine Bar 5020 Investments, Ltd. AIA-Houston Alabama Place Civic Assn.

Architect Works, Inc.lDonna Kacmar Astrodome Redevelopment Corp.

Avenue CDC Bering's Bowne of Houston BMS Management, Inc. Boulevard Oaks Ladies Club Bridgeway Capital Management Budweiser / Silver Eagle Distributors, LP Canyonlands Corp.

Colliers International Cooke + Skidmore Consulting Corp.

CRM Structural Services Curtis &: Windham Architects Davey Companies / Paul M. Davey English + Assoc. Architects, Inc. Faust Distributing Co. First Montrose Commons Civic Assn.

Fretz Construction Co. Gensler Geo. H. Lewis &: Sons / Forest Park Lawndale Glassman Shoemake Maldonado Architects Greenwood King Properties G. 1. Leach Construction

HawesHillCalderon, LLP Haynes Whaley Assoc.

Heights Funeral Home Heritage Texas Properties Hines HistoryConsultants.net / Dr. William Keller Housing Horizons, LLC / Kimberly-Clark Houston Chronicle Houston Hispanic Forum Houston House &: Home Houston Mod Hyde Park United Civic Assn. lEC Bank Independence Heights Neighborhood Council Imperial Venture, Inc. James E. Bashaw &: Co. ].E. Dunn Construction John Daugherty Realtors JPMorganChase Kirksey The Lancaster The Law Office of David McEwing Uonstone Madison Benefits Group Martha Turner Properties MECA Minnette Boesel Properties Nadolney Enterprises

Natalye Appel + Assoc., Architects North Houston Bank North Montrose Civic Assn.

Old Sixth Ward Neighborhood Assn.

Ostendorf Tate Barnett &: Wells PageSoutherlandPage The Parador / Deborah Keyser Past Era Antique Jewelry / Mrs. Marion Glober Pittsburgh Paints Prestige Builders Proctor Plaza Neighborhood Assn.

Ray + Hollington Architects Rice Design Alliance Skyland Development / Mr. &: Mrs. Tony Abyad Stewart Title STOA International Story Sloane's Gallery Taste of Texas Three Brothers Bakery Tindall &: Foster, PC University of Houston-Downtown Walter P Moore Ward &: Ames Special Events Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects Webb Architects William W Stubbs &: Associates Winlow Place Civic Club Woodland Heights Civic Assn.

The mission oj Greater Houston Preservation Alliance (GHPA) is to promote the preservation and appreciation oj Houston's architectural and cultural historic resources through education, advocacy and committed action, thereby creating economic value and developing a stronger sense oj community.

GHPA is a 501 (c) (3) not-Jor-proJit corporation.

GHPA is Junded in part by a grant Jrom the City oj Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

For Preservation is

published with the generous support oj Houston House &: Home magazine.

Copyright 2008 Greater Houston Preservation Alliance. All rights reserved.

David Bush, editor.

Photography by David Bush, unless otherwise credited.

GHPA Calendar Sunday, April 13 University of St. Thomas Walking Tour Thursday, May 8 Preservation Month Luncheon at River Oaks Country Club.

Sunday, May 11 Houston Heights Walking Tour.

Sunday, June 8 Woodland Heights Walking Tour.

For detailed information about these events, please visit www.ghpa.org.

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