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The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of cultural resources deemed worthy of
preservation, including more than 3,000 listings in Texas. Listing affords properties a measure of protection from
the impact of federally funded projects, as well as access to technical expertise, tax credits and grant funds to
facilitate preservation. The following recently listed historic properties represent the real stories reflecting Texas' rich
cultural heritage.
Farnsworth & Chambers Building - Houston, Harris County T .
The 1956 Farnsworth & Chambers building was designed by the Houston firm I
MacKie & Kam rath, and exhibits a regional adaptation of Frank Lloyd Wright's r
Mayan-influenced projects. Built as the home office for a major construction , ,.
firm, the building later served as headquarters for NASA's Manned Spacecraft
Center while the Clear Lake campus - later named Johnson Space Center - .
was designed and constructed. The building was listed in the National Register
at the national level of significance.W Vt
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11~ FI J 4R.J. Hill Building - Palacios, Matagorda County
Built in 1910, the R.J. Hill Building is one of the oldest commercial buildings in the
town of Palacios. The two-story building, constructed of cast concrete blocks, has
notable features that include the round-arched entries and window openings indicative
of the Romanesque Revival style. The building has been a mainstay of Palacios' small
downtown district, serving as a general store, doctor's office, beer parlor and other
commercial uses throughout its history.Additional recent National Register listings include: Celina's Celina Public School (Collin County), Dallas' Fidelity
Union Building (Dallas County) and Palacios' Price-Farwell House (Matagorda County).The Summerlee Foundation
purchased more than 400 acres in
Falls County to preserve the historic
Sarahville de Viesca settlement and
a slave cemetery known as Bull Hill,
which is contained on the property.
THC archeologists conducted remote
sensing investigations, as well as
test excavations at the location of
what was the 1834 land office of
Robertson's Colony. The Summerlee
Foundation also permitted THC
archeologists, working in concert with
a former THC Preservation Fellow, to
document and protect the Bull Hill
cemetery, as well as locate descendants
of those interred.
The Summerlee Foundation
is a private, nonprofit charitable
organization whose purposes are
restricted to programs in Texas
history and animal protection. Asa strong advocate of collaborative
projects with historical organizations,
the Summerlee Foundation has
funded a wide variety of Texas
history programs.
To learn more about protecting
archeological sites throughout Texas,
contact the THC's Archeology
Division at 512.463.6096, or visit
www.thc.state.tx. us.
THC Executive Director
Pens Forward for
Architecture Book
The upcoming architecture
photography book by Greater
Houston Preservation Alliance
(GHPA) staff members David Bush
and Jim Parsons, Hill Country Deco:
Modernistic Architecture of Central
Texas (TCU Press), will feature aforeword by THC Executive Director
Mark Wolfe.
The book documents the Art
Deco and Art Moderne architecture
and Depression-era public art of
Austin, San Antonio and surrounding
communities. Hill Country Deco is
scheduled for release in October 2010
in conjunction with the National
Trust for Historic Preservation
conference in Austin. The GHPA is
Houston's designated local partner of
the National Trust.
Hill Country Deco is the follow-
up to Bush and Parsons' Houston
Deco: Modernistic Architecture
of the Texas Coast released in
January 2008. Houston Deco and
its companion web site, www.
houstondeco.org, include original
images of notable modernistic
buildings in southeast Texas.January/February 2010
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