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1 Allen Center, 500 Dallas Avenue, Houston 1 Allen Center
Designed by: Wilson, Morris, Crane and Anderson
Construction Completed: 1972
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Another one of Houston's workhorse office blocks, this building commands little attention, and gets it. Built on the concrete grid pattern used by so many buildings around the world, One Allen Ce...read more >>
   
1 Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Houston 1 Houston Center
Designed by: S.I. Morris Associates; Caudill Rowlett Scott; and 3D/International
Construction Completed: 1978
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
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1 Park Place, 1500 McKinney Street, Houston 1 Park Place
Designed by: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Construction Completed: 2009
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
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1001 McKinney, 1001 McKinney, Houston 1001 McKinney
Designed by: Albert C. Finn
Construction Completed: 1947
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 It's amazing that such a massive building becomes so easily lost in Houston's downtown. Barely visible in any skyline shot, the City National Bank Building boasts broad shoulders and vertica...read more >>
   
1400 Smith Street, 1400 Smith Street, Houston 1400 Smith Street
Designed by: Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates
Construction Completed: 1983
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 The textbook glass-and-steel American skyscraper slab takes a simple, yet elegant twist with this blue glass and white aluminum tower. At its heart it is another boring block, but with its leading and...read more >>
   
1500 Louisiana, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston 1500 Louisiana
Designed by: Cesar Pelli & Associates and Kendall/Heaton Associates
Construction Completed: 2002
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 This building became the symbol of all that was right and all that was wrong with Enron. It was in the middle of building this gleaming tower when the company collapsed into bankruptcy, lawsuits, and ...read more >>
   
1801 Main, 1801 Main, Houston 1801 Main
Construction Completed: 1965
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Another great example of how an old, sad looking building can become something new with just a little T.L.C. For years, 1801 existed as a dusty black block on the neglected southern end of downtown. I...read more >>
   
2 Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Houston 2 Houston Center
Construction Completed: 1974
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
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3 Allen Center, 333 Clay Street, Houston 3 Allen Center
Designed by: Lloyd Jones Brewer and Associates
Construction Completed: 1980
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
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4 Houston Center, 1221 Lamar, Houston 4 Houston Center
Construction Completed: 1982
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
 This building is a rarity for downtown Houston - a single building that spans more than one block. San Jacinto runs underneath the building, and as far as the Postal Service is concerned, that's ...read more >>
   
402 Main, 402 Main, Houston 402 Main
Designed by: James Bailey
Construction Completed: 1925
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 402 Main is a plucky relic from a time when Houston's Main Street was the Bayou City's bustling center of commerce. A number of similar buildings were erected in the neighborhood; a collect...read more >>
   
5 Houston Center, 1400 McKinney Street, Houston 5 Houston Center
Designed by: John Hesseler and Tom Holt of HKS
Construction Completed: 2002
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77010
City: Houston, Texas
 This addition to the Houston Center cluster breaks from the black-glass-and-stripes mold of its elder, and taller, siblings. Number five is a more 1990's design, emphasizing light open spaces and...read more >>
   
701 North San Jacinto, 701 North San Jacinto, Houston 701 North San Jacinto
Construction Completed: 1920
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Located in the downtown warehouse district, appropriately enough, the building started life as a warehouse. Today it warehouses life. The former cold-storage building now serves as one of the Harris C...read more >>
   
Alden-Houston Hotel, 1117 Prairie, Houston Alden-Houston Hotel
Construction Completed: 2002
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Another historic downtown building converted into a specialty hotel for business travelers and beautiful people. It offers amenities on par with the other boutique hotels in the city....read more >>
   
Allen's Landing, 1001 Commerce Street, Houston Allen's Landing
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
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Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue, Houston Alley Theatre
Designed by: Ulrich Franzen and Associates with MacKie and Kamrath
Construction Completed: 1969
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 Not actually in an alley, though there are plenty around, this building looks more like a Lego fortress. Its unusual shape and smooth surfaces give it a feeling of being just slightly into the future....read more >>
   
Alley Theatre Center, 200 Prairie Avenue, Houston Alley Theatre Center
Designed by: Morris*Aubry Architects
Construction Completed: 1984
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 This building’s lofty name ties it with the Alley Theatre, and many people make the mistake of assuming the two are one. In fact, the Alley Theatre Center was built 15 years later and for the most par...read more >>
   
Americana Building, 811 Dallas, Houston Americana Building
Designed by: Kirk & Associates
Construction Completed: 1961
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 An often overlooked building in downtown Houston, the Americana building is a reminder of the optimism of the past. The Americana building was erected at a time when the city was going through the bo...read more >>
   
Annunciation Catholic Church, 1618 Texas Avenue, Houston Annunciation Catholic Church
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77003
City: Houston, Texas
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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 500 Clay Street, Houston Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Designed by: Richard Allen
Construction Completed: 1879
Area: Downtown
Post Code: 77002
City: Houston, Texas
 This is perhaps Houston's most historic church. The congregation was founded by two white Baptist ministers and nine former slaves in 1865 upon hearing that they had been emancipated. It was Hous...read more >>
   
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