The Hogg Building, also known as the Hogg Palace, is a building located at 401 Louisiana in
Downtown Houston
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,
Texas
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, and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
History
The Hogg Building was known as the Armor Building during the design process
and the Great Southern Building when it opened in March 1921.
Charles Erwin Barglebaugh and Lloyd R. Whitson of El Paso designed the eight-story,
Sullivan-inspired building. The ground floor was used as a showroom for automobiles, while the other stories were dedicated to office space. It was constructed of concrete with reinforced steel, thus eliminating the need for a large number of piers. The building is also characterized by a great number of windows, covering much of the outer facing. Ornamentation marks the tops of the seventh and first floors.
[
]Will Hogg
William Clifford Hogg (January 31, 1875 September 12, 1940) was an American attorney, developer, civic activist, and philanthropist.
Early life
William Clifford Hogg was born on January 31, 1875, in Quitman, Texas, the eldest child of Sallie ( ...
, the eldest son of former Texas Governor Jim Hogg
James Stephen "Jim" Hogg (March 24, 1851March 3, 1906) was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas. He was born near Rusk, Texas. Hogg was a follower of the conservative New South Creed which became popular following ...
, used the eighth-floor penthouse to manage Hogg Brothers Company and the family's philanthropic projects.[ He decorated the penthouse with his collection of artwork by ]Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United State ...
.[ The Hogg family used the penthouse as a business office until 1941.][
In the early 1990s, developer Randall Davis converted the retail and office building into seventy-nine loft apartments. Davis opened the refurbished building as the Hogg Palace Lofts in the fall of 1995, and it was already fully leased by the end of that year.][Bivins, Ralph (December 20, 1995).]
See also
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References
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* Arthur Lefevre, Jr., "HOGG, WILLIAM CLIFFORD," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho20), accessed November 26, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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