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.
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| Location | 1700 Main St., Houston, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°45′20″N 95°22′21″W / 29.75556°N 95.37250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Pigg, Alonzo |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004428[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 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
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Culbertson, Margaret (Winter 2009). "Here and Gone: remnants and reminders of Houston's past" (PDF). Cite. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Johnston, Marguerite (1991). Houston: the unknown city 1836-1946. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, p.180.
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