List of Art Deco architecture in Texas

This is a list of buildings that are examples of the Art Deco architectural style in Texas, United States.

Amarillo

2500 South Van Buren Street, Amarillo, 1935
2200 South Ong Street, Amarillo, 1936
The Derrick Building (former Greyhound Depot), Amarillo, 1949
Eddie's Napoli's Italian Restaurant, Amarillo, 1930s
Esquire Jazz Club (former Esquire Theatre), Amarillo, 1947
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Amarillo, 1939
Kress Center City, Amarillo, 1932
Levine's Department Store, Amarillo, 1936
Louis H. Smith, Inc. Firestone Store, Amarillo, 1930
Paramount Theater Building, Amarillo, 1932
Potter County Courthouse, Amarillo, 1932
Triangle Motel, Amarillo, 1946
White and Kirk Department Store (now Amarillo National Bank), Amarillo, 1938

Texas Memorial Museum, Austin

Austin

3805 Red River Street, Austin, 1947
Austin Central Fire Station 1, Austin, 1938
Austin Daily Tribune Building, Austin, 1941
Brown Building, Austin, 1938
Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building, Austin, 1933
Scarbrough Building, Austin, 1909 and 1931
Seaholm Power Plant, Austin, 1928
State Theater, Austin, 1935
Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, 1936–1939
Travis County Courthouse, Austin, 1931
United States Courthouse, Austin, 1936

First National Bank Building, Beaumont

Baytown

First National Bank of Goose Creek, Baytown, 1948
Odd Fellows Hall, Baytown, 1929
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Baytown, 1958

Beaumont

First National Bank Building, Beaumont, 1937
Jack Brooks Federal Building, Beaumont, 1933
Jefferson County Courthouse, Beaumont, 1931
Kyle Building, Beaumont, 1931

Bryan

The Women's Museum, Dallas

Dallas

508 Park Avenue, Dallas, 1929
6851 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, 1936
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, 1930
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, 1936
Dallas High School Arts and Sciences Building, Dallas, 1930 and 1941
Dallas High School Classics Building, Dallas, 1930, 1941
Dallas Power & Light Building, Dallas, 1931
Fair Park Station, Dallas, 1936
Hall of State, Dallas, 1936
John E. Mitchell Company Plant, Dallas, 1928
Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School, Dallas, 1941
Medical Dental Building, Dallas, 1928
Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas, 1942
Texas Theatre, Dallas, 1931
Tower Petroleum Building, Dallas, 1931
The Women's Museum, Dallas, 1936

Plaza Hotel, El Paso

El Paso

Coldwell Elementary School, El Paso, 1930
Fire Station 11, 331 South Santa Fe, El Paso, 1930
O. T. Bassett Tower, El Paso, 1930
Pershing Theater (now artist's studio), El Paso, 1940
Plaza Hotel, El Paso, 1929
S. H. Kress and Co. Building, El Paso, 1938
State Theater, 108 E. San Antonio, El Paso, 1914
United States Court House, El Paso, 1936
Valley Theater, (former Cine Azteca), El Paso, 1948

Fort Worth

American Airways Hangar and Administration Building, Fort Worth, 1933
Ashton Hotel, Fort Worth, 1915
Barber's Bookstore, Fort Worth, 1910, 1935
Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth, 1929
Central Fire Station No. 2, Fort Worth, 1930
Commerce Building, Fort Worth, 1930
Farrington Field, Fort Worth, 1939
Fort Worth Masonic Temple, Fort Worth, 1932
Lone Star Gas Company Building, Fort Worth, 1929
Palace Theater Block, Fort Worth, 1996
Public Safety and Courts Building, Fort Worth, 1938
S. H. Kress and Co. Building, Fort Worth, 1936
Santa Fe Freight Station, Fort Worth, 1938
Sinclair Building, Fort Worth, 1930
Stockyards Movie House, Fort Worth, 1930s
T&P Station, Fort Worth, 1930
W. T. Grant Department Store, Fort Worth, 193
Western Union Building, Fort Worth, 1931
Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, 1936

Galveston

Alamo Elementary School (now storage), Galveston, 1935
Elks Lodge, Galveston, 1940s
Galveston Railroad Museum (former Santa Fe Building), Galveston, 1932
Galveston United States Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, 1937
Graugnard's Bakery Building, Galveston, 1940
Medical Arts Building, Galveston, 1929

Houston City Hall, Houston

Houston

1940 Air Terminal Museum, Houston, 1940
333 20th Street Building, Houston, 1952
Alabama Theatre, Houston, 1939
Albritton's Eats, Houston, 1945
Almeda Court Apartments, Houston, 1939
Bellaire Theatre, West University Place, Houston, 1949
Brochsteins Inc, Houston, 1940, 1947
Byrd's Department Store, Houston, 1934
Cameron Iron Works, Houston, 1935
City National Bank Building, Houston, 1947
Clarke & Courts Building (now Tribeca Lofts), Houston, 1936
Cullen Performance Hall, Houston, 1950
Dahlgren's Cabinet Shop, Houston, 1940
Elias Ramirez State Office Building (former Hughes Tool Company, Inc.), Houston, 1942
Ezekiel W. Cullen Building, University of Houston, Houston, 1946–1950
Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, 1946
Friendswood Junior High, Friendswood, 1939, 1949
Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheater, Gonzales, 1937
Great Southwest Building, Houston, 1927
Gribble Stamp & Stencil Co., Houston, 1948
Gulf Building/JP Morgan Chase Building, Houston, 1929
Hamman Exploration Co., Houston, 1940
Harris County Peden Community Correction Facility, Houston, 1929^[1]
Heights Theater, Houston, 1929
Houston City Hall, Houston, 1938–39
Houston Metropolitan Dance Center, Houston, 1941
Houston National Cemetery, Houston, 1965
James Coney Island No. 26, Houston, 1992
JPMorgan Chase Building (former Levy Dry Goods), Houston, 1929
L. D. Allen Residence, Houston, 1937
Lamar High School, Houston, 1936
Lamar-River Oaks Shopping Center, Houston, 1948
Lawndale Art Center, Houston, 1931
Lucian L. Lockhart Elementary School (former Congregation Beth Yeshurun Educational Building), Houston, 1949
Mellie Esperson Building, Houston, 1941
Merchants and Manufacturers Building, Houston, 1930
Montrose Townhouse Lofts, Houston, 1997
Oak Farms Dairy (now Dean Foods), Houston, 1937
Reserve 101 Bar, Houston, 1935
River Oaks Theatre, Houston, 1939
Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1948
Roy G. Cullen Building, University of Houston, Houston, 1938–39
Stephen F. Austin High School, Houston, 1936
Temple of Rest, Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, 1935
Williams Tower, Houston, 1982
Weingarten's Big Food Market (now West End Shopping Center), Houston, 1941

Lubbock

Cactus Theater, Lubbock, 1938
Carlock Building, Lubbock, 1930
Lubbock County Jail, Lubbock, 1931

San Angelo

Masonic Lodge 570, San Angelo, 1931
Princess Ice Cream Co., San Angelo, 1931
San Angelo City Hall, San Angelo, 1928
Texas Theatre, San Angelo, 1929

Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio

San Antonio

Alamo Stadium, San Antonio, 1940
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, 1949
George Washington Carver Library and Auditorium, San Antonio, 1930
Lerma's Nite Club, San Antonio, 1948
Martha Roberson Hall, San Antonio, 1939
San Antonio Express-News Building, San Antonio, 1930

Taylor

City Hall, Taylor, 1935
Howard Theater, Taylor, 1914
Taylor High School Campus, Taylor, 1923
Taylor Motor Company, Taylor, 1931

Tyler

Blackstone Building, Tyler, 1938
Jenkins-Harvey Super Service Station and Garage, Tyler, 1929
Liberty Hall, Tyler, 1930

Galvan Ballroom, Corpus Christi

Tower Theater, Lamesa

U-Drop Inn, Shamrock

Universal Manufacturing Company Building, Abilene

Other cities

431 North Main Street, Borger
3M Palace Theater, Colorado City
Andrews County Courthouse, Andrews, 1939
Beltonian Theatre, Belton, 1900^[2]
Blue Bell Creameries Complex, Brenham, 1911 and 1935
Brauntex Theatre, New Braunfels, 1942
Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton, 1941
Brownlee Diner/Little Juarez Cafe, Glenrio, 1952
Brunson Theater, Baytown, 1949
Burnet County Courthouse, Burnet, 1937
Butter Krust Bakery, Corpus Christi, 1938
Celina High School, Celina, 1941
Chambers County Courthouse, Anahuac, 1937
Childress County Courthouse, Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District, Childress, 1939
Cine El Rey, McAllen, 1947
Clear View High School, Webster, 1939
Combs–Worley Building, Pampa, 1931
Corrigan Center (now Harris Health System), Pasadena, 1956
Corstone Sales Company, Lufkin, 1935
Cottle County Courthouse, Cottle County Courthouse Historic District, Paducah, 1930
Crim Theatre, Kilgore, 1938
Delta County Courthouse, Cooper, 1941
Edna Theatre, Edna, 1950
Esquire Theater, Carthage, 1949
Fannin County Courthouse, Bonham, 1889
Federal Building, Abilene, 1936
Fine Arts Theatre (former Texas Theatre), Denton, 1935
Galvan Ballroom, Corpus Christi, 1950
Garmon Theatre, Rio Grande City, 1940s
Graham Post Office, Graham, 1935–1939
Gregg County Courthouse, Longview, 1932
Hachar's Department Store, Laredo, 1942
Hall Furniture Building, Sherman, 1936
Hamilton County Jail (now Hamilton County Historical Museum), Hamilton, 1938
Hansford County Courthouse, Spearman, 1931
Higginbotham–Bartlett Co., Post, 1940s
Hollingsworth Ford Auto Showroom, Harlingen, 1930
Hotel Faust, New Braunfels, 1929
Hotel McCartney, Texarkana, 1929
Hotel Marshall, Marshall, 1929
Houston County Courthouse, Crockett, 1938
J. P. Lenoir Elementary, Donna, 1925
Jacksonville Post Office, Jacksonville, 1933
La Salle County Courthouse, Cotulla, 1931
Lan-Tex Theatre, Llano, 1927
Lance Theatre, Rotan
Liberty County Courthouse, Liberty, 1931
Loving County Courthouse, Mentone, 1935
Masonic Lodge, Grandfalls, 1930s or 1940s
Maverick County Jail, Eagle Pass, 1949
Menard County Courthouse, Menard, 1931
Morley Theatre, Borger, 1947
National Theater, Graham, 1941
Nocona Athletic Goods Company, Nocona, 1925
Orange County Courthouse, Orange, 1937
Palace Theater, Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District, Childress, 1937
Palace Theatre (former Marfa Opera House), Marfa
Palace Theater, Seguin, 1938
Paris Community Theatre (former Palace Theatre), Paris, 1926
Pearland School (now Alvin Community College – Pearland Campus), Pearland, 1945
People's National Bank Building, Tyler, 1932
Phipps Memorial, Waco, 1939
Pines Theater, Lufkin, 1925
Plainview Hardware Company Building, Perryton, 1930
Plaza Arts Center, Carrollton, 1949
Plaza Theatre, Garland, 1941
Plaza Theatre, Laredo, 1946
Randolph Air Force Base Administration Building, Universal City, 1931
Refugio County Courthouse, Refugio, 1917 and 1951
Rialto Theater, Alice, 1940
Rialto Theater, Beeville, 1936
Rialto Theater, Three Rivers, 1948
Rig Theater, Wink, 1928
Rio Grande Telephone Company, Brownsville, 1931
San Jacinto Monument, Harris County, 1939
Settles Hotel, Big Spring, 1930
South County Office Building, Port Arthur, 1936
Tarver Abstract Company Building (former First National Bank), Liberty, 1932
Texas State Bank, Alice, 1912 and 1940
Texaco Station, Glenrio, 1950
Texas Theater, Ballinger, 1928
Texas Theatre, McGregor, 1912
Texas Theatre, Waxahachie, 1914 and 1927
Tower Theatre, Lamesa, 1930s
U-Drop Inn, Shamrock, 1936
United States Post Office - Pampa Main, Pampa, 1934
Universal Manufacturing Company Building, Abilene, 1927
Upshur County Courthouse, Gilmer, 1937
Uptown Theatre, Grand Prairie, 1950
Van Zandt County Courthouse, Canton, 1937
Vernon Plaza Theatre, Vernon, 1953
W. R. Banks Library, Prairie View, 1946
Waggoner Ranch, Vernon, 1923
Washington County Courthouse, Brenham, 1939

References

^ "Peden Co. Building". Houston Deco. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ Sanders, Jenifer. "Beltonian Theatre in Belton, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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External links

Media related to Art Deco architecture in Texas at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Peden Co. Building". Houston Deco. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

[2] Sanders, Jenifer. "Beltonian Theatre in Belton, TX - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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