River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics

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River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics
(Forum of Civics)
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River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics
River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics is located in Texas
River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics
Location 2503 Westheimer Road
@ Main Street
Houston, Texas
United States
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Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1910
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 88001053[1]
Added to NRHP October 13, 1988

River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics is a building at 2503 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the "Forum of Civics."

The building is located south of the River Oaks neighborhood in the Upper Kirby district.[2]

History

Built in 1910, the building, known as John Smith County School,[3] served as a county schoolhouse. John F. Staub remodeled the building to serve as the headquarters of the Forum of Civics, an organization founded by Will Hogg. In 1939 the Hogg estate bequeathed the Forum of Civics to the University of Texas. River Oaks Garden Club has owned the building since 1942.[4] The building received listing in the National Register of Historic Places[4] on October 13, 1988.[1]

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Forum of Civics of River Oaks Garden Club, Houston
File:Azalea's at Houston's River Oaks Garden Club.jpg
Azalea's at Houston's River Oaks Garden Club. The Club sponsors Houston's renowned "Azalea Trail"

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "nris" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ "Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone - 19." Upper Kirby. Retrieved on December 10, 2008].
  3. ↑ National Register of Historical Places - TEXAS (TX), Harris County Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Forum." River Oaks Garden Club. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
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