[Historic Marker Application: Fondren Mansion]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Fondren Mansion, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

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[6] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 4 photographs

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Texas Historical Commission August 16, 1989.

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Fondren Mansion, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

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[6] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 4 photographs

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These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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Photograph of the Fondren Mansion in Houston, Texas.

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Fondren Mansion], text, August 16, 1989; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth477708/: accessed October 1, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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