Building Arts Distinguished Lecture Series: The Texas Company: Rehabilitation of a Houston Landmark

The Heritage Society presents another installment in the Building Arts Distinguished Lecture Series. Wednesday, May 28 at 7pm The Texas Company: Rehabilitation of a Houston Landmark by Anna Mod.

The Texas Company building, designed by Warren and Wetmore, is currently undergoing rehabilitation for reuse as apartments.

Constructed in 1915, 1936 and 1959, the building’s limestone and masonry exterior is highlighted with exuberant terracotta cornice and spandrel panels. One of its most recognized architectural features is the sidewalk arcade designed and built by the Guastavino Company.

This Building Arts lecture includes the historic and architectural background of the building and an overview of the various tax incentive programs supporting its reuse.

Anna Mod is a Historic Preservation Specialist with LFC, Inc. in Houston. Active professionally in the field since 1993, Ms. Mod works with municipalities, community and neighborhood organizations, individuals, architects and developers to encourage and support the rehabilitation of historic buildings.

She is a visiting associate professor at Prairie View A&M College of Architecture and a lecturer at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston. She shares an AIA-Houston award with her professional and student team members for the publication City: Houston / Style: Modern: The Richmond Corridor, and Good Brick Awards from the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance for five Houston projects.

Ms. Mod is also published in Texas Architect and Cite magazines and hold a BA from Tulane University and an MS in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont.

Pictured above: The Texas Co. building shortly after it was completed in 1915.