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Roger Fullington Series in Architecture
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HOUSTON
LOST AND
UNBUILT
STEVEN R. STROM
university of texas press austin
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Publication of this book was made possible in part by support from Roger Fullington
and a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Copyright © 2010 by the University of Texas Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Strom, Steven.
Houston lost and unbuilt / Steven R. Strom. — 1st ed.
p. cm. —(Roger Fullington series in architecture)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-292-72113-5 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Lost architecture—Texas—Houston. 2. Unbuilt architectural projects—
Texas—Houston. 3. Houston (Tex.)—Buildings, structures, etc. I. Title.
2010
'1411—dc22
2009017503
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contents
preface and acknowledgments vii
author’s note x
I.
lost houston
Introduction 1
Images 9
Lost Interiors 97
II.
unbuilt houston
Introduction 133
Images 137
epilogue 181
bibliography 183
index 185
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preface and acknowledgments
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