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 Pillot Building - Houston, Texas Posted by:  JimmyEv
N 29° 45.705 W 095° 21.602
15R E 271805 N 3294719
The Greek Revival Pillot Building, with its cast-iron Corinthian columns, was built by Eugene Pillot in 1858.
Waymark Code: WM1MW2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2007
Views: 45
Construction of first railroads shortly before the Civil War - the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railway, the Texas and New Orleans Railway to Orange, the Houston and Texas Central Railway to Milican, and the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway to Columbia - spurred a building boom Houston. The old wood-frame buildings that constituted the commercial district were torn down, replaced with sturdier (mostly vernacular) brick buildings, such as the Pillot Building. Only a few of these early buildings are left, most around Market Square. This is the only one that remains on the Courthouse Square.
Main Street/Market Square Historic District
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Source:
Texas Historical Commission, "Main Street/Market Square Historic District," available at Texas Historical Atlas</a
Street address:
1016 Congress
Houston, TX USA
77002
County / Borough / Parish: Harris County
Year listed: 1994
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Office Building/Retail
Current function: Vacant
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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