St. Paul’s United Methodist Church has invited Preservation Houston members to a special evening of live music, community and history at Jazz on the Plaza, happening from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10. Enjoy an outdoor concert on the plaza between St. Paul’s historic sanctuary and the Jones Youth Building while taking in the architectural beauty of this Houston landmark.

Advance ticket purchase is required for this walking tour.

The story of Turner Addition began in 1871 when Nathaniel P. Turner platted the neighborhood more than two miles outside the Houston city limit, apparently anticipating that the city's growth would soon fill the gap between his subdivision and civilization. As it turned out, development in Turner Addition didn't begin until the late 1910s, when an extension of Montrose Boulevard finally linked the area with the rest of Houston.

Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this walking tour.

Broadacres was among the residential neighborhoods developed near Rice University in the early 20th century. Our docent-guided walking tour explores the history of this beautiful historic district, the architecture of its gracious homes and the stories of the oil, cotton, lumber, banking and railroad families that built them.

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Oilman Henry Masterson developed Cherokee Place in the early 1920s as open prairie southwest of Houston gave way to desirable neighborhoods bordering the recently opened Rice University campus. In the years that followed, businessmen, doctors and attorneys built comfortable homes on Cherokee’s large lots. Many of those homes still stand, reflecting the range of residential styles popular among Houston’s middle class from the 1920s to the 1940s.

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The campus of Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts includes work by locally and internationally acclaimed architects, from William Ward Watkin’s original classically inspired 1920s building through mid-century additions designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and striking 21st-century structures by Steven Holl Architects. Together, these buildings — along with landscape elements such as Isamu Noguchi’s Cullen Sculpture Garden — show how museum design and conceptions of cultural space have evolved over the past century.

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Broadacres was among the residential neighborhoods developed near Rice University in the early 20th century. Its breathtaking oak allées and landscaping were the work of William Ward Watkin, the supervising architect of the Rice campus, and many of Houston's finest architects — including Watkin, John Staub and Birdsall Briscoe — designed the houses that line North and South boulevards.

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Turner Addition contains a fascinating variety of 20th century residential architecture ranging from picturesque 1920s suburban homes to modern and postmodern townhouses from the 1970s and '80s. Our 90-minute, docent-guided walking tour traces the development of the neighborhood and includes work by prominent architects including William Ward Watkin, Alfred C. Finn, Howard Barnstone and Carlos Schoeppl.

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After Rice Institute and Hermann Park opened in the early 1910s, Houston's South End became an increasingly desirable neighborhood in which to live and work — and it remains one today. This 90-minute, docent-guided walking tour explores the beautiful area between Main Street and Montrose Boulevard just north of the park, an area that came to be known as “Houston’s Cradle of Culture.”

Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this walking tour.

The area now known as the Museum District became one of the most fashionable parts of Houston in the 1920s thanks to the opening of Rice University, Hermann Park and the Museum of Fine Arts. As the area developed, swathes of prairie were divided into fashionable neighborhoods that remain desirable nearly a century later. Explore two of those neighborhoods on this docent-guided walking tour.

After Rice Institute and Hermann Park opened in the early 1910s, Houston's South End became an increasingly desirable neighborhood in which to live and work — and it remains one today. This 90-minute, docent-guided walking tour explores the beautiful area between Main Street and Montrose Boulevard just north of Hermann Park, including the buildings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the charming neighborhoods of Chelsea Place, Cotswold Court and Colby Court; and the imposing churches of Main Street.

The area now known as the Museum District became one of the most fashionable parts of Houston in the 1920s thanks to the opening of Rice University, Hermann Park and the Museum of Fine Arts. As the area developed, swathes of prairie were divided into upscale neighborhoods that remain desirable nearly a century later. This all-new docent-led walking tour will explore two of those neighborhoods: Shadow Lawn and Waverly Court.

The story of Turner Addition began in 1871 when Nathaniel P. Turner platted the neighborhood more than two miles outside the Houston city limit, apparently anticipating that the city's growth would soon fill the gap between his subdivision and civilization. As it turned out, development in Turner Addition didn't begin until the late 1910s, when an extension of Montrose Boulevard finally linked it with the rest of Houston.

After Rice Institute and Hermann Park opened in the early 1910s, Houston's South End became an increasingly desirable neighborhood in which to live and work — and it remains one today. Our 90-minute docent-guided walking tour explores the beautiful area between Main Street and Montrose Boulevard just north of the park, including the buildings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the charming neighborhoods of Chelsea Place, Cotswold Court and Colby Court; and the imposing churches of Main Street. Along the way, we'll see work from William Ward Watkin, Joseph Finger, MacKie & Kamrath and Carlos Jiménez, as well as Finger's own home on Portland Place, a largely intact 1920s residential street.

Join Pier & Beam — Preservation Houston's next-generation member group — for its January Happy Hour on Wednesday evening, January 18, at Lucille's, 5512 La Branch in the Museum District. P&B happy hours are a great way to catch up with Pier & Beam members, meet new people and have a much-needed drink (or three) in a historic location. They're open not only to Pier & Beam members, but also to prospective members; if you're 21-45 and passionate about Houston's architecture and history, please drop by.

The story of Turner Addition began in 1871 when Nathaniel P. Turner platted the neighborhood more than two miles outside the Houston city limit, apparently anticipating that the city's growth would soon fill the gap between his subdivision and civilization. As it turned out, development in Turner Addition didn't begin until the late 1910s, when an extension of Montrose Boulevard finally linked it with the rest of Houston. In the years that followed, the neighborhood became a desirable suburban enclave.

After Rice University and Hermann Park opened in the early 1910s, Houston's South End became an increasingly desirable neighborhood. The area came to include major works by some of Houston's most prominent architects: William Ward Watkin’s Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Joseph Finger's Plaza Apartment Hotel; and Alfred C. Finn's St. Paul's United Methodist Church among them.