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Houston Club, The

910 Louisiana St., One Shell Plaza, Suite 4900

Houston , 77002

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Notes:
Not in HCHC database, added per THC Locations list # 89816 sent by Will Howard, entry on 1-6-2008; Houston Club has vacated 811 Rusk Ave. location; THC approved relocation of marker on 05-07-2013
Directions: The Houston Club is on the 49th Floor of One Shell Plaza, take elevator to 48th Floor and then transfer elevators to continue on to the 49th Floor, the marker is in the elevator lobby and receptionist desk to the right upon exit from elevator

Key Time Period: 1893 - 1919 City Beautiful - WW I

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:
Chartered in 1894, the Houston Club began as a gentlemen-only club for literary discourse. In the 1920s, it became more business oriented through association with the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Its membership has included such notable civic and professional leaders as William Marsh Rice, John Henry Kirby, Jesse H. Jones, M.D. Anderson, Hugh Roy Cullen, Tobias Sakowitz and Ben Taub, among many others. The club expanded its member base with the first African American member joining in 1981 and the first woman in 1982. The club, which moved to this site in 1955, remains a significant center of business, social, cultural and philanthropic influence within the city. (2006)
Marker Type: Marker
Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 493 L

GPS Coordinates:

Precinct No: 1

Marker No: 13445