Pillot Building
300 Fannin & Congress
Houston , 77002
Directions: Marker on exterior wall, near corner of building, next to window; building at corner of 1000 Congress & Fannin, across street (NW) from 1910 Court House
Key Time Period: 1846 - 1865 Statehood - Civil War
Corretions/New Research:
Marker Text: The original building at this site, a cast iron front structure, was built between 1857 and 1869. Early tenants of the building, owned by French-born merchant and Houston civic leader Eugene Pillot (1820-1896), included attorneys, real estate brokers, and a dry goods merchant. Subsequently a hotel, a barbershop, restaurants, and bars occupied the building. Owned by Pillot heirs until 1944, the structure suffered severe damage in the 1980s and collapsed in 1988. A replica, incorporating some of the original cast iron columns, sills, and lintels, was completed in 1990. (1992)
Marker Type: Marker wall mount
Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)
Key Map Information: 493 M
GPS Coordinates: 29 45.702, 95 21.590
Precinct No: 1
Marker No: 10744