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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16OE_james-l-autry-house_Houston-TX.html
Mississippi native James L. Autry (1859-1920) moved to Corsicana in 1876. There he studied law and held civic offices at the time of the first oil discoveries in Texas. He was chief counsel for the Texas Co. (later Texaco) and a pioneer in the new…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16NE_courtlandt-place_Houston-TX.html
Platted in 1907 on land once owned by area pioneer Mrs. Obedience Smith, Courtlandt Place was established as a private neighborhood for Houston's elite. Encompassing 15.47 acres of land, it is a showcase of impressive homes designed by some of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16ND_the-waldo-mansion_Houston-TX.html
A Confederate veteran, J. P. Waldo (1839-1896) settled in Houston after the Civil War. He married Mary Virginia Gentry (1849-1922), daughter of railroad promoter Abram Gentry. Waldo soon became a prosperous railroad executive. In 1885 he built thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16MT_houston-fire-station-no-7_Houston-TX.html
Houston's oldest fire house, this building was designed by Olle J. Lorehn (c.1864-1939) and was completed in January 1899. The two-story brick structure features rusticated stone details, a five-bay front with central arched entry flanked by two a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14LN_holland-lodge-no-1_Houston-TX.html
First Masonic Lodge in Texas. Organized in March 1835 at Brazoria. Set to work Dec. 27, 1835, under dispensation of Grand Lodge of Louisiana, for whose 1835-37 Grand Master, John Henry Holland, this lodge was named. Labors were interrupted in Feb.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14H6_league-of-united-latin-american-citizens-council-60_Houston-TX.html
On February 17, 1929, representatives from three organizations met in Corpus Christi to merge and form the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The new group sought to unify statewide efforts to challenge racism and inequities toward …