| River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics (Forum of Civics) | |
| Location: | 2503 Westheimer Road @ Main Street Houston, Texas United States |
| Coordinates: | 29.742°N -95.4179°W |
| Built: | 1910 |
| Architect: | Staub, John F. |
| Architecture: | Classical Revival |
| Added: | October 13, 1988 |
| Refnum: | 88001053 |
| Designated Other1: | RTHL |
| Designated Other1 Date: | 1964 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 10667 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics is a building at 2503 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the "Forum of Civics."
The building is located south of the River Oaks neighborhood in the Upper Kirby district.[1]
Built in 1910, the building, known as John Smith County School,[2] served as a county schoolhouse. John F. Staub remodeled the building to serve as the headquarters of the Forum of Civics, an organization founded by Will Hogg. In 1939 the Hogg estate bequeathed the Forum of Civics to the University of Texas. River Oaks Garden Club has owned the building since 1942.[3] The building received listing in the National Register of Historic Places[3] on October 13, 1988.[4]