Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building
Houston, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Designed by George E. Dickey in 1889, the Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building is a late Victorian commercial structure occupying the corner of Main Street and Congress Street in Downtown Houston. The three-story corner building features a distinctive turret and Eastlake decorative elements characteristic of the period. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Main Street/Market Square Historic District and designated a City of Houston Landmark in 2009, it stands as one of the few Victorian-era commercial buildings remaining in Houston. The structure once housed the restaurant Cava Bistro.
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- Type
- commercial building
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Place
- Houston, United States
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