In Houston's historic East End…
1404 North MacGregor Way (Resource Number 0110, Photo 7) was built ca. 1990 at the northwestern corner of North MacGregor Way and Wildwood Way. Built on a lot that was never previously developed, the house is a modern interpretation of the Colonial Revival style that is sensitive in scale, massing, materials, and detail to the …
6648 Merry Lane (Resource Number 0193, Photo 16). Houston architect Allen R. Williams, Jr. devised a plan for standardizing all-masonry houses, what he called “Century Built” houses, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. One of his houses is at 6646 Merry Lane. An early example of the Contemporary style, his standardized design consisted of …
6632 Merry Lane (Resource Number 0187, not pictured) was built ca. 1940 and represents a variation of the Colonial Style in which the primary façade contains a prominent front-facing gable, and is asymmetrical. This one-and-one-half story, three-bay cottage form is oriented toward the northeast. The front-facing gable is on the eastern end of the northeastern …
The St. Austin Center will be under construction from now until August 2019. While the building is undergoing renovations, the Civic Club will be meeting at the Magnolia Multi-Service Center (MSC) at 7037 Capitol Street, Houston, Texas 77011. Magnolia MSC is nearby off S. Wayside just east of the Magnolia Transit Center and to the north of Gus Wortham Golf Course.