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Architecture
The
Niels and Mellie Esperson Buildings
Houston's "His & Her"
Skyscrapers
Houston,
Texas
NIELS: 32 Stories, 1927
MELLIE: 19 Stories, 1941
Architects - John
Eberson
by
John Troesser
( 10 illustrations )
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There's
little doubt that if the Niels Esperson building were standing by
itself, it would be regarded as one of the most beautiful office
buildings in the entire state. Even today, surrounded by its more
modern and ostentatious neighbors, it's
gilded top still lends a classical touch to Houston's far from
modest skyline.
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You
don't find details like this in NYC
TE
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Niels Peter Esperson was born in Denmark in 1857.
He arrived in New York in 1872 and was given a grubstake
by a maternal relative. The grubstake consisted of a freshly ironed
$5.00 bill and a one-way ticket to California. It took Niels ..........
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EPILOGUE
Letters from the
family of Hugh White Johnston : "...The
decorative masonry is also a tribute to the work of my husbands
grandfather Hugh White Johnston. ....."
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Reader's
Email
Thank you so much for Texas Escapes web page. I found it while I
was looking for info about the Mellie and Neils Esperson Buildings.
When I was born in 1941, my dad, Henry Edward Criss, Sr.,
was working as a pipefitter, building the Mellie.
I am writing a chronology of his and my life and I needed info about
these two important buildings -- and here it is on the Internet
-- for us all to enjoy. - Dona Criss Terry, Houston, Texas
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