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2008

Example frontpage imageJuly 29th, 2008
28th Successful House Relocation!
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July 17th, 2008

Historic Houston featured in ABC Channel 13
news story about the importance of
deconstruction
See Article



June 14th, 2008
New Living/Southwest Building Products Lecture
Courtesy of: Jeff Kaplan, Tiffan Wong.
Scott Von Gonten & Brian Egan



Example frontpage image May 17, 2008

DEMOLISHED - Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
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May 10
, 2008
Wilson House Tour
Courtesy of Bill Baldwin
Wilson House, Woodland Heights
Event Photos


Example frontpage image April 19th, 2008
Tour 1940 Air Terminal Tour
William P. Hobby Airport
8325 Travelair Rd. Houston, TX 77061



April 3 - 6, 2008
Gulf Coast Green Conference

Lynn Edmundson Speaks 4/3/08:
Sustainable Land Use & Development Track
Salvage Warehouse: Exhibitor

Event Photos

March 29, 2008
Lecture by Michael Strong: "Greening the Older House"
Event Photos

Feb. 28th- Mar. 16th 2008 - Class Finished
Historic Houston & Glasscock School of Continuing Studies:
Discover Houston’s Treasures


2007

Sept. 19 - Oct. 24, 2007 - Class Finished
Historic Houston Co-Sponsors
Course offered by Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University
We Built This City: Movers and Shapers from Houston’s History
More Info

Sept. 14, 2007
Keep Houston Beautiful, 23rd Annual Mayor's Proud Partners Awards
Historic Houston Salvage Warehouse receives a Certificate of Recognition

Sept. 5, 2007
Northwest corner of the River Oaks Center demolished

Aug. 8, 2007
Newly Designated City of Houston Landmarks

River Oaks Theater and Center
Alabama Theater

Aug. 1, 2007
Houston's First PROTECTED Historic District

Old 6TH Ward

Example frontpage image July 18, 2007
DEMOLISHED
- 945 Heights Blvd.
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Example frontpage image July 18, 2007
DEMOLISHED
- 2508 Stanmore



June 23, 2007
PVLS protection at risk. Houston Planning Commission approved SECOND condo project that circumvents intent of ordinance designed to protect neighborhoods. Neighborhoods should rally to get City to address "condo loop hole."
Read letters:
Historic Houston (6/23/07)
City Controller (6/20/07)
Houston Heights Association (6/19/07)
Sign: Sign our iPetition

Example frontpage imageJune 12, 2007
27th House Move - Becker House (c. 1870), Anderson, TX
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Example frontpage imageJune 1, 2007
Preserving Our Heritage Seminar
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Example frontpage imageMay 21, 2007
26th House Move - Cottage (c.1890) Houston, TX
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Example frontpage imageMarch 8, 2007
"Shotgun Studio" moves to a new home.
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2006

Example frontpage<empty>The historic Robinson Warehouse (Sears) located at the corner of Montrose and Allen Parkway demolished November 2006.
Historic photographs - Brief history

Example frontpageempty>The historic Friendship Baptist Church located on the corner of Mathews and Ruthven in 4th ward was destroyed by fire 11/06/2006.

 

Example frontpage<empty> 25th House Move goes to Project Row House
October 4, 2006
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