Niels and Mellie Esperson Buildings (original) (raw)
Drive-by ArchitectureThe Niels and Mellie Esperson Buildings Houston's "His & Her" Skyscrapers Houston, Texas NIELS: 32 Stories, 1927 MELLIE: 19 Stories, 1941 Architects - John Eberson_by John Troesser_ ( 10 illustrations )
There's little doubt that if the Niels Esperson building were standing by itself, it would be regarded as one of the most beautiful office buildings in the entire state. Even today, surrounded by its more modern and ostentatious neighbors, it's gilded top still lends a classical touch to Houston's far from modest skyline.
Esperson Building detail
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Niels Peter Esperson was born in Denmark in 1857. He arrived in New York in 1872 and was given a grubstake by a maternal relative. The grubstake consisted of a freshly ironed $5.00 bill and a one-way ticket to California. It took Niels .......... next page EPILOGUE Letters from the family of Hugh White Johnston: "...The decorative masonry is also a tribute to the work of my husbands grandfather Hugh White Johnston. ....."

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Thank you so much for Texas Escapes web page. I found it while I was looking for info about the Mellie and Neils Esperson Buildings. When I was born in 1941, my dad, Henry Edward Criss, Sr., was working as a pipefitter, building the Mellie. I am writing a chronology of his and my life and I needed info about these two important buildings -- and here it is on the Internet -- for us all to enjoy. - Dona Criss Terry, Houston, Texas