500 Jefferson Building
National Register of Historic Places

500 Jefferson Building

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
March 6, 2019
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100003492

About this property

Cullen Center is a skyscraper complex in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The complex is now managed by Brookfield Properties. Previously Trizec Properties owned all four office buildings.

Location

500 Jefferson St.
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.75294, -95.37387

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 100003492. It was listed on March 6, 2019.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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0.4 mi
Humble Oil Building
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0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Narvaez's Texas Expedition (Filibuster)
1819Early Republic
0.6 mi
Confederate Surrender — Kirby Smith
1865Civil War
0.6 mi
Surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department
1865Civil War
0.6 mi
Camp Logan Race Riot
1917Modern
0.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was 500 Jefferson Building listed on the National Register?

500 Jefferson Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 2019.

What type of historic resource is 500 Jefferson Building?

500 Jefferson Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for 500 Jefferson Building?

The period of significance for 500 Jefferson Building is recorded as the industrial era.

Can I research the history near 500 Jefferson Building?

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