Beaconsfield (Houston)

The Beaconsfield is an apartment building located on Main Street at Pease Street in Downtown Houston. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

For other uses, see Beaconsfield (disambiguation).

Beaconsfield
Location1700 Main St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°45′20″N 95°22′21″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
ArchitectPigg, Alonzo
NRHP reference No.83004428[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1983

The Beaconsfield was designed as an apartment building by local architect Alonzo C. Pigg. Lamb-Field Company started construction in December 1910 and completed the building in 1911.[2] The eight-story building housed just sixteen apartments, each with "two screened balconies and six large rooms with fireplaces."[3] Building amenities included servants quarters, elevators, back stairways, and parking.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Culbertson, Margaret (Winter 2009). "Here and Gone: remnants and reminders of Houston's past" (PDF). Cite. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. Johnston, Marguerite (1991). Houston: the unknown city 1836-1946. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, p.180.


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