Downtown

Eller Wagon Works–Pittsburgh Plate Glass Building completed in 1909

Eller Wagon Works–Pittsburgh Plate Glass Building - 101 Crawford Street. This three story warehouse was built in the Warehouse District of Houston in 1909 by Frank Eller in order to manufacture horse-drawn wagons. Train tracks lay underneath the street on Crawford. Aquired by Pittsburgh Plate Glass in 1920, an addition was added by Alfred C. Finn. In 2004 it was renovated and turned into lofts and art studios.

“The Eller Wagon Works-Pittsburgh Plate Glass Building is an historic three-story brick warehouse building in Houston’s Warehouse District south of Buffalo Bayou east of Main Street. The Eller Wagon Works Building, located at the corner of Crawford and Commerce, was constructed in 1909 to manufacture horse-drawn wagons just as the automobile industry was getting under way. In 1920, Pittsburgh Plate Glass acquired the building and added a additional structure designed by Alfred C. Finn to the south side of the original Wagon Works building.”
— City of Houston Archaeological & Historical Commission

1400 Smith St. & 1500 Louisiana St.

1400 Smith St. & 1500 Louisiana St.

Some photos of 1400 Smith St. & 1500 Louisiana St.

Walking around downtown trying to find different angles on these two buildings was a bit of a challenge. 1400 Smith and 1500 Louisiana were both formerly headquarters to Enron. Both buildings are now used by Chevron, with a third planned 50-story, 1.7 million SF tower proposed by Chevron designed by HOK.

1400 Smith was developed Brookfield Properties and designed by Lloyd Jones Brewer & Associates, completed in 1983.

1500 Louisiana was developed by Hines and designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates, completed in 2002.

Wortham Tower - 2727 Allen Parkway

Wortham Tower

Wortham Tower (formerly called American General Building) designed by Lloyd, Morgan, & Jones was completed in 1965. It’s named after Gus Wortham, insurance tycoon and oil baron who founded American General.

Downtown Houston April

Pennzoil Place, The Bank of America Center, One Shell Plaza, Marriott Marquis Houston