W. L. Foley Building

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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic place in Houston, Harris County, Texas
  • Also known as: “W L Foley Building”
  • Address: Houston, TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Market Square Park and Old Houston National Bank.

Park
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is a public in , Texas, United States. Originally set aside by the Houston Town Company as "Congress Square," the public square was used as a marketplace and city hall, which assumed the name, "Market Square." The City of Houston constructed four different market house/city halls, the first of which opened in 1840.

Mosque
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is a mosque, which is situated 340 feet east of W. L. Foley Building.

Railway station
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Preston is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, . The station is located on the 300 block of Main Street, between Preston and Congress avenues in . is situated 610 feet south of W. L. Foley Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Houston and Houston.

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Downtown is the central business district of . It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.

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is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the and the most diverse large city since 2021.

Suburb
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is one of the historic six wards of , , United States. The is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to .

W. L. Foley Building

Latitude
29.76316° or 29° 45′ 47″ north
Longitude
-95.36162° or 95° 21′ 42″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Height
45 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
76X6QJ7Q+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 260788136
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4739483
Wiki­data ID
Q7945772
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