W. L. Foley Building

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W. L. Foley Building
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Location214-218 Travis St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates 29°45′47″N95°21′41″W / 29.76306°N 95.36139°W / 29.76306; -95.36139 Coordinates: 29°45′47″N95°21′41″W / 29.76306°N 95.36139°W / 29.76306; -95.36139
Arealess than one acre
Built1860
Architect Heiner, Eugene T.; Lucas, John
NRHP reference No. 78002942 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1978

The W. L. Foley Building at 214-218 Travis St. in Houston, Texas was originally built in 1860 and reconstructed after a fire in 1889. The reconstruction was designed by architect Eugene T. Heiner. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It burned a second time in 1989 and was reconstructed by artist and architect Lee Benner in 1994. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "History of Hearsay Gastro Lounge | Hearsay Gastro Lounge". hearsaygastrolounge.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.