Beaconsfield
1700 Main St., Houston, TXThe Beaconsfield apartment building is an important, intact example of an early 20th-century high-rise structure in Houston. It has survived in a largely unaltered state. The building represents the classical trends in American architecture at the beginning of the century, as its exterior massing and detailing derive from earlier historic styles. The spacious apartments within were designed to attract tenants who might have previously considered purchasing a single family home. The survival of the Beaconsfield is revealed as noteworthy when one surveys the once-fashionable residential area in which it was built. This district is now populated with low-rise commercial buildings and more recent high-rise office buildings and hotels.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.