DePelchin Faith Home
National Register of Historic Places

DePelchin Faith Home

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
August 8, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84001759

About this property

DePelchin Children's Center, founded in 1892 in Houston, Texas, is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting and sustaining children and the families who care for them. DePelchin provides a range of services for children and families — it is an accredited foster care and adoption agency, and it also provides residential treatment for youth in foster care, as well as serving youth who are about to age out of foster care or have recently aged out of foster care. DePelchin’s services also…

Location

2700 Albany St.
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.74912, -95.38280

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 84001759. It was listed on August 8, 1984.

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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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.

Nearby Battles

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

Questions about this property

When was DePelchin Faith Home listed on the National Register?

DePelchin Faith Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1984.

What type of historic resource is DePelchin Faith Home?

DePelchin Faith Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for DePelchin Faith Home?

The period of significance for DePelchin Faith Home is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1892.

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