List of Alfred C. Finn works explained

This is a list of the works of the architect Alfred C. Finn.

Chronological list

NameCityAddressYearNRHP-listed?StatusType of WorkNotes
Great Jones Building[1] Houston708 Main Street1908Attributed to Sanguinet & Staats, with possible assistance from Finn
A. S. Cleveland House[2] Houston8 Courtlandt Place1911YesArchitectWith Sanguinet & Staats
James L. Autry House, Courtlandt PlaceHouston5 Courtlandt Place1912YesArchitectWith Sanguinet & Staats
Link-Lee House[3] Houston3800 Montrose1912YesSt. Thomas University campusArchitectWith Sanguinet & Staats
Rice Hotel[4] Houston790 Texas Avenue1913YesPost LoftsSupervising ArchitectDesigned by Mauran, Russell & Crowell.
Foster BuildingHouston801 Texas Avenue1914Demolished 2017Designing ArchitectAKA, The Houston Chronicle Building
Rusk BuildingHoustonTexas and Travis1916Demolished 2017Designing ArchitectLater annexed to the Houston Chronicle Building
Sterling-Berry House[5] Houston4515 Yoakum Boulevard1916YesArchitectPortico added in 1919
Henry H. Dickson HouseHouston3614 Montrose1917Architect
Humble Gas StationHoustonMain Street at Jefferson1918Architect
Woodward House[6] Houston1605 Heights Boulevard1918yesArchitect
Jones-Hunt HouseHouston24 Courtlandt Place1920YesArchitect
Earl K. Wharton HouseHouston12 Remington Lane1920Architect
Sid Westheimer HouseHoustonMontrose1920YesArchitect
L.A. and Adelheid Machemehl HouseBellville, Texas1920YesArchitect
International & Great Northern Hospital[7] Palestine, Texas919 S. Magnolia1922Architect
Melba TheatreDallas1913 Elm1922Demolished 1971Designing ArchitectBuilt for John T. and Jesse H. Jones
Walter Fondren HouseHouston3410 Montrose1922Designing Architect
State National Bank Building (Houston, Texas)[8] Houston412 Main1923yesDesigning Architect
Houston Light Guard ArmoryHouston1925Houston Buffalo Soldiers Museum[9] Designing Architect
Simon TheatreBrenham, Texas1925Designing ArchitectPart of the Brenham Downtown Historic District, NRHP-listed district
Hermann Hospital[10] HoustonTexas Medical Center1925Associate Architect
Lamar HotelHouston1926DemolishedDesigning Architect
Metropolitan Theater[11] Houston1018 Main Street1926Demolished 1973Supervising ArchitectDesigned by Jordan MacKenzie
Coca-Cola Bottling PlantHouston707 Live Oak Street1926Demolished 2007
Loew's State Theater[12] Houston1022 Main Street1927Demolished 1973Supervising ArchitectDesigned by Victor E. Johnson
Kirby BuildingHouston1927Designing Architect
Ross S. Sterling HouseBay Ridge, Texas1928Designing Architect
The Smart ShopHouston905 Main Street1928
Sam Houston Hall[13] Houston801 Bagby1928Demolished in 1936ArchitectWith Kenneth Franzheim. Replaced by the Sam Houston Coliseum. Now the site of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
Scottish Rite Cathedral (Galveston, Texas)Galveston2128 Church Street1928Yes
Worth Hotel and Worth TheaterFort Worth, Texas1928Designing ArchitectWith Wyatt C. Hedrick
Krupp and Tuffly BuildingHouston901 Main Street1929
Gulf BuildingHouston712 Main Street1929YesDesignerWith Kenneth Franzheim and J.E.R. Carpenter. Tallest building in Houston from 1929 to 1963. NRHP-listed.
William Lewis Moody III House[14] Galveston16 South Cedar Lawn1929Managing officeDesign credit to Robert C. Smallwood. Contributing property to the Cedar Lawn Historic District (NRHP-listed)
St. Paul's United Methodist Church[15] HoustonMain St.1930Designing architect
Forest Hill Abbey mausoleumKansas City, Missouri1931Designing Architect
People's National Bank BuildingTyler, Texas102 N. College Avenue1932YesDesigning Architect
Jefferson Davis Hospital[16] Houston1801 Allen Parkway1937Demolished 1999DesignerWith Joseph Finger
Sam Houston Coliseum and Houston Music Hall[17] Houston801 Bagby St1937Demolished 1998Architect
Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and CourthouseGalveston601 25th Street1937YesNRHP-listed in 2001
San Jacinto MonumentLa Porte1 Monument Circle1938Located at the Battle of San Jacinto Battlefield National Historic Landmark District
Texas A&M University dormitory complexCollege Station, Texas1940Designing Architect
U.S. Naval HospitalHouston1945DemolishedDesigning ArchitectAlso used as a Veterans Administration Hospital
City National Bank BuildingHouston921 Main street1946-47YesOr located at 1001 McKinney Ave. NRHP-listed in 2000.
First National Bank of Goose CreekBaytown300 West Texas Avenue1948
Ezekiel W. Cullen BuildingHoustonUniversity of Houston1950University of Houston administration building; performance hall
Sakowitz Bros. Department StoreHouston1111 Main Street1951
Arabia Temple Crippled Children's HospitalHouston1952Designing ArchitectTexas Medical Center
First National Bank buildingLongview, Texas1956Designing Architect
Ben Taub HospitalHouston1963Designing ArchitectWith C. A. Johnson and H. E. Maddox.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Gonzales. J. R.. The evolution of the Great Jones Building. Houston Chronicle. 14 December 2010. 19 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Historic Preservation Manual: Courtlandt Place. 10 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Link-Lee House. NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. 11 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Finn, Alfred Charles. Fox, Stephen. Texas Handbook Online. 10 September 2018. 13 February 2017 . Texas State Historical Association.
  5. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Form: Sterling-Berry House. 4 November 2018. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Fox. Stephen. Stem. Susan Boger. November 1982.
  6. Web site: Texas Historic Site Atlas. National Register of Historic Places Form: Woodward House. 3 November 2018. 2 April 1980. London. K. L..
  7. Web site: [I&GN Railroad Hospital - 919 S. Magnolia]]. 26 September 2018. Portal to Texas Online.
  8. Web site: Axelrad. Herbert L.. National Register of Historic Places Form: State National Bank Building. 2 November 2018. 1, 5. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. 8 July 1982.
  9. Web site: 5 November 2018. forWARDS: A Driving Tour of Houston's Third Ward, Part 3. Off Cite. 1 July 2015. Fox. Stephen. Rice Design Alliance.
  10. Book: Johnston, Marguerite. Texas A&M University Press. College Station. 1991. Houston: The Unknown City, 18361946. 0-89096-476-9. 249.
  11. Welling (2007), p. 68.
  12. Welling (2007), pp. 74, 82
  13. Fenberg (2011), pp. 140141.
  14. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Form: Cedar Lawn Historic District. 17. 2 November 2018. 22 October 2002. Texas Historic Sites Atlas.
  15. Henry (1993), pp. 104105.
  16. Strom (2010), p. 55.
  17. Web site: Strom. Stephen R.. A Legacy of Civic Pride: Houston's PWA Buildings. Houston History Magazine. 26 March 2018.