Although the 1939 New York World's Fair and the outbreak of World War II in Europe marked the end of the style's popularity in many areas, modernistic design continued to have a significant influence on Houston architecture through the 1940s. Local tradition holds that some of these buildings were designed before the attack on Pearl Harbor, but were not built until private construction resumed after the war ended. Click on the name or thumbnail image of any building for more information.   Bond Clothes 1940, Irving R. Klein demolished     Galveston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade 1940, Ben Milam   Golden Girl Restaurant 1940, Nunn & McGinty demolished     Hamman Exploration Co. 1940, Moore & Lloyd   Kurth Building 1940   Peterson's Pharmacy 1940, Bailey Swenson   Office of Hugh C. Welch, M.D. 1940, John F. Staub   Knapp Chevrolet Co. 1941, R. Newell Waters with E. Kelly Gaffney   Mellie Esperson Bulding 1941, John Eberson and Drew Eberson   White House Dry Goods Co. 1942, Stone & Pitts   Albritton's Eats 1945   University State Bank 1946   Weiner's Dry Goods Store No. 12 1946   City National Bank Building 1947, Alfred C. Finn   Foley's 1947, Kenneth Franzheim demolished     Rettig's Heap-o-Cream 1947   First National Bank of Goose Creek 1948, Alfred C. Finn   Lamar-River Oaks Community Center 1948, Raymond H. Brogniez   River Oaks Community Center expansion 1948, Raymond H. Brogniez endangered     Shamrock Hotel 1949, Wyatt C. Hedrick demolished     Brochsteins, Inc. 1940, I.S. Brochstein with Lenard Gabert   Dahlgren's Cabinet Shop 1930, 1940, Lamar Q. Cato   Hughes Tool Company, Inc. 1942   Carnation Company 1946-47, Finger & Rustay demolished     Ford Motor Co. Building 1947, Giffels & Vallet   Gribble Stamp & Stencil Co. 1948, C.R. Berry & Co.   Houston Lighting & Power Co. Eastside Substation c. 1948   Houston Municipal Airport Hangar 1940, Joseph Finger   Houston Municipal Airport Terminal 1940, Joseph Finger   Brazoria County Courthouse 1941, Lamar Q. Cato   Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1941, A.B. Paulson   Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist 1941 endangered     Public School Stadium 1942, Harry D. Payne demolished     Pearland School 1945, Hedrick & Lindsley   Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, Baylor College of Medicine 1948, Wyatt C. Hedrick   Congregation Beth Yeshurun Educational Building 1949, Finger & Rustay endangered     Bay Theater 1942, Leon C. Kyburz   Santa Rosa Theater 1946 demolished     Fulton Theater 1947 demolished     Garden Oaks Theater 1947   Brunson Theater 1949, Leon C. Kyburz endangered     Capitan Theater 1949, Raymond F. Smith endangered     Granada Theater 1949, Raymond F. Smith   Wilshire Village Apartments 1940, Eugene Werlin demolished     Residence for Harvey R. Houck Jr. 1947, Harry B. Grogan demolished     5507-5515 San Jacinto St. 1947   1714 W. Alabama St. 1947   Town House Arms Apartments 1948   Copyright 2014 Preservation Houston | terms of use | contact us