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Identifier	MSS0157-0159
Title	Petroleum Building
Contributors	Bossom Alfred C., architect
Description	Petroleum Building at 1312-1320 Texas Street.
Abstract	Completed in 1872 at a cost of $1,000,000. Architect Alfred C. Bossom, NYC & London. Built by J. S. Cullinan I and T. P. Lee.
Caption	Motifs reproduced from ruins found in the Yucatan. Biscoe & Dixon, Maurice J. Sullivan, Associates. Tejas Club - John F. Staub.
Date Original	1927
Source	black and white photographs
Type	Image
Language	English
Keywords	Downtown Houston
Subject Terms	Buildings ; Central business districts
Geographic Subject Terms	1312-1320 Texas Street (Houston, Tex.)
Era	1920s
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas.
Collection	MSS0157 Houston Photograph Collection
HPL Location	Houston Photograph Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Date Digital	2011
Format	jpg
Digitization Specifications	2400dpi ; tiff ; Epson Perfection V750 Pro
Filename	MSS0157-0159.jpg

Petroleum Building

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