Houston City Hall
The Houston City Hall building is the headquarters of the City of Houston's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of Downtown Houston. It is surrounded by the Houston Skyline District and is similar in design to dozens of other city halls built in the southwest United States during the same time period. City Hall is flanked by Tranquility Park and the Houston Public Library. The simply designed structure featured many construction details that have helped to make this building an architectural classic.
| Houston City Hall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | City hall |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Modernistic |
| Address | 901 Bagby Street Houston, Texas 77002 |
| Coordinates | 29.7602°N 95.3694°W |
| Construction started | March 7, 1938 |
| Completed | July 1939 |
| Cost | $1.67 million USD |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Finger |
Houston City Hall | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Area | 3.1 acres (1.3 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001471 |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1990 |
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