River Oaks Garden Club Forum of Civics is a building at 2503

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listed in the

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as the "Forum of Civics." The building is located south of the

River Oaks River Oaks is a residential community located in the center of Houston, Texas, United States. Located within the 610 Loop and between Downtown and Uptown, the community spans .Archive Established in the 1920s by brothers Will Hogg and Michael H ...

neighborhood in the Upper Kirby district.Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone - 19
" ''Upper Kirby''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008].

History

Built in 1910, the building, known as John Smith County School,National Register of Historical Places - TEXAS (TX), Harris County
Retrieved on December 11, 2008. served as a county schoolhouse. John F. Staub remodeled the building to serve as the headquarters of the Forum of Civics, an organization founded by Will Hogg. In 1939 the Hogg estate bequeathed the Forum of Civics to the University of Texas. River Oaks Garden Club has owned the building since 1942.The Forum
" ''River Oaks Garden Club''. Retrieved on December 11, 2008. The building received listing in the National Register of Historic Places on October 13, 1988.
, National Register of Historic Places, ''National Park Service''. Retrieved April 11, 2007. File:RiverOaksGardenClub.JPG, Forum of Civics of River Oaks Garden Club File:Forum of Civics of River Oaks Garden Club, Houston.jpg, Forum of Civics of River Oaks Garden Club, Houston File:Azalea's at Houston's River Oaks Garden Club.jpg, Azaleas at Houston's River Oaks Garden Club. The Club sponsors Houston's renowned "Azalea Trail"

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