Houston Deco: Houston's Modernistic Architecture
8325 Travelair St.
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Historic name: Houston Municipal Airport Terminal
Current name: 1940 Air Terminal Museum
Completed: 1940
Architect: Joseph Finger
City of Houston Protected Landmark
GHPA Good Brick Award, 1989


An additional floor and new control tower were added to the building in 1950. The terminal is in the process of being restored.

above | postcard view, 1940s
detail (top) | façade, 2006
detail (upper center) | entrance detail, 2006
detail (lower center) | entrance relief detail, 2006
detail (bottom) | relief details, 2006

Photo courtesy Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
 
 
 
 
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