Houston City Hall

Architect
Joseph Finger
Year
1939
Style
Art Deco
City
Houston, TX
Collection
finger’s houston
Houston City Hall
Photo: Owen Johnson, photographer. Historic American Buildings Survey, Heritage Documentation Programs, a division of the U.S. National Park Service, Public domain
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Houston City Hall was completed in 1939 to a design by architect Joseph Finger in the Art Deco style, and it serves as the seat of city government, fronting Hermann Square with its prominent Art Deco facade. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

the building

Facade on Hermann Square. The 1939 building presents a prominent Art Deco facade that fronts Hermann Square in downtown Houston.

the style

Joseph Finger designed Houston City Hall in the Art Deco style, completed in 1939.

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the architect

Joseph Finger designed Houston City Hall, a notable local architect whose civic work includes this 1939 building.

significance

Houston City Hall, the seat of city government, is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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