Razed in Texas Demolished Buildings in Texas. (original) (raw)
| Texas | Architecture or EDIFICE WRECKS A reminder of our lost architectural heritage Through images of buildings that are no more | Navasota City Hall razed 1958 Photo courtesy Navasota Examiner |
William Penn Hotel razed 2006 Photo courtesy Lauren Meyers |
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Demolished Buildings and Structures
Texas Courthouses »
Many courthouses have been razed
Feature Stories:Remembering a Courthouse by Bob Bowman
Angelina County Courthouse - "[I]n the l950s, many Texas counties threw aside history, tradition and elegance and replaced some of our finest courthouses with modern buildings -- many of them with little character or appeal. That happened in my home town of Lufkin." ... moreRailroad Interlocking Towers of Texas by Jim King
Story and photos of the railroad tower. Most people referred to these as "signal towers" or "switch towers"
Building List:Brazoria County Courthouse c. 1894, Brazoria
by John Troesser, Photos by Julie McConnellBrazos County Courthouse c. 1892 How to Demolish a Texas Courthouse in 14 Days Brazos County Hires an Iowan to Raze their 1892 Building
by Brewster HudspethLamar Hotel - The 8-F Crowd by Bob Bowman
Mineral Wells - The Hexagon Hotel by Mike Cox 9-4-19
Tyler - Tyler Commercial College by Mike Cox
William Penn Hotel, Houston, Texas
by John Troesser. Photos courtesy Lauren Meyers
Razed in January 2006.
| Forum"HOW do you know all you know about Texas..? I love you all's sense of humor. I'm glad to see you have a section to remind us what we have lost "Razed in Texas" "Edifice Wrecks"." ..... - Lori Glenn, editor, Preservation Texas' Newsletter. More Texas Architecture » | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |

