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Buildings--Public, 1992-2006

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston's public buildings. Included are the following articles:

"Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby St.," Danni Sabota, October 5, 1992

"City Hall, circa 1909, Old Market Square," Garvin Berry, June 28, 1993

"Houston has seen many epic battles over locations, designs of City Hall," Garvin Berry, January 20-26, 1995

"Eclectic federal building stood as symbol of international city," Betty T. Chapman, May 30-June 5, 1997 [about the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse] (reprinted twice under same title on January 2-8, 2004, and January 27-February 2, 2006; reprinted under title "Eclectic federal building drew criticism and acclaim in 1889" on January 16-22, 2004)

"Confusion ruled in early days of Harris County government," Betty T. Chapman, August 29-September 4, 1997

"Houston enjoyed ample serving of FDR’s alphabet soup," Betty T. Chapman, January 22-28, 1999 [about Public Works Administration]

"Modern downtown Civic Center goes far beyond early imagination," Betty T. Chapman, February 26-March 4, 1999

"Historic Courthouse Square keeps a key link to past alive in Houston," Betty T. Chapman, March 29-April 4, 2002

"Houston Light Guards answered the call to duty with flying colors," Betty T. Chapman, April 23-May 1, 2003 [about Houston Light Guard Armory]

"Democratic Convention of 1928 put Houston on national map," Betty T. Chapman, May 21-27, 2004 (originally published September 15-21, 1995) [about Sam Houston Hall]

"Downtown's City Hall building rich with subtle history lessons," Betty T. Chapman, January 6-12, 2006

Dates

  • 1992-2006

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 linear feet

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