Historic Houston


Education:


Lectures:

Since 1999 Historic Houston has provided an educational series of workshops or classes opened to the public centered around the architectural and cultural history of Houston. Lectures and classes were presented by Houston's most well respected writers, historians, researchers, architects and neighborhood activists and provided a glimpse into Houston's early history, its growth and the development of Houston's earliest neighborhoods.

Past Lectures:

2008 (Spring) Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
"Discover Houston’s Treasures"

2007 (Fall) Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
"We Built This City: Movers and Shapers from Houston’s History"

2006 (Spring) Rice School of Continuing Studies
"Portrait of a City: Houston Emerges from Its Past"

2005 (Fall) Rice School of Continuing Studies
"Houston's Historic Neighborhoods"

2003 (Spring) Rice School of Continuing Studies
"Houston's Historic Neighborhoods"

2001 (Spring) Rice School of Continuing Studies
"A Sense of Place"

2000 Preservation Week Symposium

1999 Preservation Week Symposium

House Workshop - Shotgun Studio 2004/2005

Workshop Brochure
See Press Release

Photo Gallery 1

shotgun before
Arrival Exterior
Arrival Interior
Intro and Planning
Windows
Doors
Insulation
Plumbing
Work Session

Photo Gallery 2

shotgun after
Sheetrock
Running Electrical
Hanging Sheetrock
Ceramic Tile
Interior Finishes
Exterior Finishes
Exterior Siding and Paint
Wrap Party

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