Built 1910 RTHL # 10667 Opened 1910 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Architect John F. Staub | NRHP Reference # 88001053 Designated RTHL 1964 Area 6,100 m² Added to NRHP 13 October 1988 | |
Location 2503 Westheimer Road
@ Main Street
Houston, Texas
United States Similar Bayou Bend Collectio, Rienzi House Museum, River Oaks Country Club, Houston Arboretum and Natur, Mercer Arboretum and Bota | ||
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.
History
Built in 1910, the building, known as John Smith County School, 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. The building received listing in the National Register of Historic Places on October 13, 1988.
References
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