Benjamin Apartments
National Register of Historic Places

Benjamin Apartments

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
September 25, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02001063

About this property

The Benjamin Apartments is a building in Midtown, Houston listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by local architect, Alfred C. Finn, and completed in 1924. It was first an owner-occupied four-plex.

Location

1218 Webster St.
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.74651, -95.37003

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 02001063. It was listed on September 25, 2002.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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.

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Nearby Battles

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1819Early Republic
1 mi
Confederate Surrender — Kirby Smith
1865Civil War
1 mi
Surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department
1865Civil War
1 mi
Camp Logan Race Riot
1917Modern
1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Benjamin Apartments listed on the National Register?

Benjamin Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Benjamin Apartments?

Benjamin Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Benjamin Apartments?

The period of significance for Benjamin Apartments is recorded as the civil_war era.

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