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 >>
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 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 >>
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 >>
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 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 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 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 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 >>
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 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 >>
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 >>
