Showing posts with label Esperson-building. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Esperson-building. Show all posts

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Niels Esperson Building (2017 photos)


Esperson with Construction Crane at SKANSKA site - View from Milam Street (May 2017)



Niels Esperson street-level view (May 2017) 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

This is Houston anno 2017

This is Houston anno 2017 
DESTRUCTON - CONSTRUCTION - SOME PRESERVATION 
AND REPURPOSING




Mirror images of Downtown Buildings on face of modern office tower 

Friday, September 2, 2016

Tempietto on the Downtown Houston Skyline

 The circular colonnade structure atop the Niels Esperson Building adds a unique element to the urban skyline 
(when not hidden by taller modern buildings nearby)
Top of the Niels Esperson Building 
Architectural detail - Top level of Niels Esperson Building
More top-level architectural detail - Niels Esperson Building 

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Iconic Houston Architectural Jewels



The Esperson Building

Esperson Building in Reflection -
Mirror image on glass wall of office building

 Minute Maid Stadium

Old (1910) and new Harris County Courthouse



 The Gulf Building now JPMorgan Chase & Co.





 Art Deco Main Street Garage - Facade

Main Street Garage (formerly Sakowitz) 

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Downtown Houston Landmarks with clouds


BG Group Tower Wells Fargo Plaza One Shell and older buildings
on Texas Ave in foreground
Harris County Civil Courthouse with garage in front
Reflection of cloudy sky in Heritage Plaza Skyscraper

Niels Esperson Building turret on a cloudy day at dusk

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Juxtaposition: Old and New Architecture in Houston's Central Business District

Houston-is-hip mural and Hotel Icon
Methodist Church Tower and First City and Fulbright towers
Rice Hotel and BG Group Office Building
Federal Land Bank Building with Heritage Plaza Skyscraper (right)

Niels Esperson Building (above) and Gulf Building (below) 

Top of historic Gulf Building (now Chase Bank) seen from Jones Plaza

Monday, February 25, 2013

Downtown Buildings in Reflection

Mirror Image of Downtown Skyscrapers in glass wall at the Library
Mirror image of Hobby Center in glass-paneled NW facade of Houston Public Library
Reflection of City Hall Annex in window of HPL Central Library on Bagby
Mirror image of iconic Esperson Building in glass front
of modern office building across the street

The Esperson Buildings - Historic Downtown Houston Landmarks




Esperson Buildings

808 Travis Street, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002
Niel Esperson Building from the West, BG Group tower behind it

West side entrance and facade of Mellie Esperson Building on Milam Street
South-East corner of Mellie Esperson Building with inscription