1875Standing
George Seeligson House — 1875 house
Galveston, TX
Earlier Seeligson house, moved within its block when the family commissioned a larger residence.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Greek Revival · Victorian
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1875
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 1208 Ball Street
Location: Historical marker location for the relocated Seeligson house.
1876Standing
Lemuel C. Burr House
Galveston, TX
Residence listed among Clayton’s early Galveston works.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1876
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 1228 Sealy Avenue
1874–1876Lost
St. Mary’s Infirmary — Clayton building
Galveston, TX
Nineteenth-century hospital building in the St. Mary’s institution, subsequently demolished.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1874–1876
This record is the Clayton building, not the earlier founding of the hospital or the later replacement.
Address: 701 Market Street
1877Standing
Bolton Estate Building
Galveston, TX
Strand commercial building rebuilt after an 1876 fire with parts of its earlier walls retained.
- Recorded role
- Reconstruction architect, with Clayton & Lynch
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877
The earlier 1870 building burned in 1876. Clayton & Lynch reused surviving walls in the 1877 rebuilding.
Address: 2321–2323 Strand
1877Standing
Isidore Lovenberg House
Galveston, TX
Early residence with Gothic details, listed in Clayton’s Galveston portfolio.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 1412 Market Street
1877; reconstructed 1901–1902Altered
St. Patrick’s Church
Galveston, TX
Parish church whose nineteenth-century fabric was badly damaged in 1900 and reconstructed with Clayton’s involvement.
- Recorded role
- Architect of original body; later reconstruction and tower work
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877; reconstructed 1901–1902
Original church completion is reported in 1877. Its later tower and post-storm reconstruction are separate phases; the present form should not be read as wholly 1877.
Address: 3424 Avenue K
Location: OpenStreetMap church location reproduced by Mapcarta.
1873–1877, later remodelingLost
Tremont Hotel — nineteenth-century building
Galveston, TX
A former Galveston hotel on which Clayton served as supervising architect for the designing firm Jones & Baldwin.
- Recorded role
- Supervision and completion architect; later remodeling
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1873–1877, later remodeling
The chronology lists Jones & Baldwin supervision in 1873–1874. Rosenberg Library dates opening to 1877 after Clayton & Lynch completed an interrupted project following Fred S. Steward’s plan; later Clayton remodeling occurred in 1884 and 1896.
Address: 23rd Street and Church Street
1877Altered
Wallis, Landes & Company Building
Galveston, TX
Commercial work of Clayton & Lynch; surviving fabric is reduced to the storefront.
- Recorded role
- Architect, Clayton & Lynch
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2411 Strand
1878Standing
George Schneider & Company Building
Galveston, TX
Strand commercial building attributed to Clayton & Lynch.
- Recorded role
- Architect, Clayton & Lynch
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2101–2107 Strand
1878Standing
John Stoddard Brown & Company Building
Galveston, TX
Hardware-company building from Clayton’s first years working on the Strand.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2111 Strand
1878–1879; dedicated 1882Standing
Eaton Memorial Chapel
Galveston, TX
Memorial chapel beside Trinity Episcopal Church, honoring its founding rector Benjamin Eaton.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878–1879; dedicated 1882
TSHA dates the project 1878–1879; the state marker dates memorial dedication to 1882. Project span is not treated as a measured construction duration.
Address: 2216 Ball Street
Location: Published historical-marker position at the chapel, 22nd and Ball.
1879; chronology lists 1880Lost
International–Great Northern Railway General Offices
Palestine, TX
A lost administrative building for the railway’s Palestine operations.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1879; chronology lists 1880
TSHA dates 1879; chronology 1880. Do not confuse with 1891 station.
1881–1882Lost
Bertrand Adoue Residence
Galveston, TX
Lost residence designed for Bertrand Adoue.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881–1882
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
1881–1882Lost
Galveston Electric Pavilion
Galveston, TX
Entertainment pavilion associated with Galveston’s early electric lighting.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881–1882
TSHA gives 1881 and the chronology spans 1881–1882; the structure was subsequently destroyed.
1882Altered
Greenleve, Block & Company Building
Galveston, TX
Wholesale dry-goods building whose original upper story and roofline were reduced.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1882
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2310–2314 Strand
Location: Published point for this building.
1881–1882; addition 1892Lost
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway General Offices
Galveston, TX
Railway headquarters with a later fourth-story addition; the Clayton structure was destroyed.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881–1882; addition 1892
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
1881–1882Standing
H. M. Trueheart & Company / Trueheart-Adriance Building
Galveston, TX
Compact commercial office built for the Trueheart real-estate firm.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Victorian Romanesque
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881–1882
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 212 22nd Street
Location: Published point for this building.
Opened 1883; burned 1898Lost
Beach Hotel
Galveston, TX
Large seaside hotel destroyed by fire in 1898.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Opened 1883; burned 1898
Opened July 4, 1883. Wikipedia also gives 1882 as a built date; TSHA dates the overall project 1881–1883. No exact construction duration is asserted.
Address: Tremont Street at the beach
Location: Published coordinate for the lost hotel’s site; approximate rather than a surviving footprint.
1881–1883; additions 1895Lost
Harmony Hall
Galveston, TX
Assembly hall designed by Clayton, with later additions also listed in his chronology.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881–1883; additions 1895
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Original 1882–1883; additions 1887–1890, 1901–1902, 1906–1907Lost
Ursuline Academy — East Dallas campus
Dallas, TX
The former Gothic academy grew through several Clayton building campaigns.
- Recorded role
- Architect; repeated additions through 1907
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Original 1882–1883; additions 1887–1890, 1901–1902, 1906–1907
School history dates first Clayton building completion 1883; TSHA provides later phases. Not the current Walnut Hill campus.
Construction record: School’s own history gives 1882–1883 for its first Clayton building only.
Address: Former 1300–1330 St. Joseph Street, between Live Oak and Bryan
1882–1883Altered
W. L. Moody Building
Galveston, TX
Commercial building associated with W. L. Moody’s business interests.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1882–1883
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2202–2206 Strand
Location: Published point for this building.
1883–1884Altered
Galveston News Building
Galveston, TX
Purpose-built newspaper office and production building with decorative red and buff masonry.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1883–1884
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2108–2114 Mechanic Street
Location: Published point for this building.
1882–1884Lost
Masonic Temple — nineteenth-century building
Galveston, TX
Clayton’s lost Masonic Temple, distinct from the later Masonic reuse of the B’nai Israel synagogue.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1882–1884
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Completed and dedicated 1884; tower work 1906Standing
Saint Mary Cathedral — completion and later tower
Austin, TX
Clayton helped shape the cathedral through its completion and later tower work. The different recorded milestones should be read as phases.
- Recorded role
- Architect and supervisor for completion; later tower work
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Completed and dedicated 1884; tower work 1906
Parish timeline gives construction 1874–1884; diocesan account gives 1875–1884; Wikipedia includes conflicting 1872/1874 milestones. No single exact duration asserted.
Address: 203 East 10th Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
1884–1885Lost
Sylvain Blum Residence
Galveston, TX
Lost residence designed for Sylvain Blum.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1884–1885
TSHA gives 1884–1885; the older chronology spans 1884–1887.
1884–1886Lost
Henry M. Trueheart Residence
Galveston, TX
Lost residence designed for Henry M. Trueheart.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1884–1886
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Built 1886; some career lists 1886–1887Standing
R. E. Stafford Bank and Opera House
Columbus, TX
Banking and retail occupied the lower level of this ornate brick theater building.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Second Empire
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1886; some career lists 1886–1887
The preservation trust and National Register date the building 1886; broader lists include 1887. Start date not established.
Address: 425 Spring Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Tower 1876; spires 1886 (dates vary)Altered
St. Mary Cathedral — Clayton tower additions
Galveston, TX
Clayton added a transept tower and raised the facade spires of the older cathedral.
- Recorded role
- Architect of additions to an existing cathedral
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Tower 1876; spires 1886 (dates vary)
TSHA dates the transept tower 1876 and raised spires 1886; SAH instead gives 1878 and 1890. Original cathedral dates to 1848 and was not Clayton’s design.
Address: 2011 Church Street
Location: Published point for this building.
1884 and 1887Altered
Leon & H. Blum Building — alterations
Galveston, TX
The former Blum commercial building now accommodates the Tremont House hotel; Clayton’s involvement concerns later alterations.
- Recorded role
- Alterations architect; original building by Eugene T. Heiner
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1884 and 1887
The original 1879 building was by E. T. Heiner. Clayton’s separate alterations are dated 1884 and 1887. The archival chronology’s 1838 date is a printing or transcription error.
Address: 2300 block of Mechanic Street
1886–1887; attribution probableStanding
Sonnentheil House
Galveston, TX
Ornamental residence attributed to Clayton on stylistic grounds; authorship is not confirmed.
- Recorded role
- Attributed architect — not confirmed
- Reported style
- Eastlake · Gothic · Italianate
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1886–1887; attribution probable
The Texas historical marker explicitly says Clayton was probably the architect.
Construction record: State marker reports construction in 1886–1887; Clayton’s authorship remains an attribution.
Address: 1826 Sealy Avenue
Location: Historical marker coordinates for the house; Clayton authorship is attributed rather than confirmed.
1888–1889; demolished 1948Lost
Incarnate Word Academy — central and south wings
Houston, TX
The lost additions extended the original academy beside Annunciation.
- Recorded role
- Attributed architect of additions
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1888–1889; demolished 1948
Fox attributes the wings using office accounts and architectural comparison.
Address: Crawford Street at Capitol Avenue
Location: Published coordinate for the academy’s historic campus. Approximate site of a lost building phase; individual footprint not surveyed.
Original 1888; burned 1903Lost
St. Edward’s Main Building — original building site
Austin, TX
The first hilltop Main Building was lost to fire in 1903. This record identifies the original structure’s site.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Original 1888; burned 1903
University history and marker date original to 1888; other university histories describe 1888–1889. Current building is 1903 replacement.
Address: 3001 South Congress Avenue
Location: Current Main Building site used for its predecessor; original footprint not surveyed.
Dome advice 1887; furnishings 1888Standing
Texas State Capitol — dome advice and furnishings
Austin, TX
Clayton’s involvement was a specialist advisory and furnishings role.
- Recorded role
- Dome advisory board member and furnishings consultant; not original design architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Dome advice 1887; furnishings 1888
Completion of the Capitol is not the duration of Clayton’s consulting work. Elijah E. Myers designed the Capitol.
Address: 1100 Congress Avenue
Location: Published Capitol building coordinate. Clayton’s role was consultation, not authorship of the original design.
1873–1889, in phasesStanding
First Presbyterian Church
Galveston, TX
Church on which Clayton first worked in Galveston as supervising architect for Jones and Baldwin, with later sanctuary work.
- Recorded role
- Supervising architect for Jones and Baldwin; later sanctuary work
- Reported style
- Romanesque Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1873–1889, in phases
Chronology records initial supervision in 1873–1877 and sanctuary work in 1885–1889. The 1889 date refers to the completed church, not continuous construction throughout the interval.
Address: 1903 Church Street
Location: Published point for this building.
1885–1889Standing
Open Gates / George Sealy House
Galveston, TX
The Sealy family mansion known as Open Gates combines Stanford White’s design with Clayton’s local architectural participation.
- Recorded role
- Associate architect; design by Stanford White
- Reported style
- Renaissance Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1885–1889
Clayton served as associate architect on Stanford White’s design. The project chronology spans 1885–1889; this is not a verified continuous construction duration.
Address: 2424 Broadway
Location: Published Register point for the George Sealy House.
1888–1889; opened 1890Lost
Original John Sealy Hospital
Galveston, TX
Clayton’s first John Sealy Hospital building, later demolished.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1888–1889; opened 1890
TSHA reports 1888–1889; UTMB’s timeline separates its 1890 opening. This entry concerns the lost original, not the present hospital.
1887–1889Standing
Rudolph E. Kruger House
Galveston, TX
Residence identified as a Clayton work in Galveston’s East End.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1889
The chronology dates the project 1887–1888; the published works list gives 1889.
Address: 1628 Postoffice Street
Completed 1890; opened 1891Standing
Ashbel Smith Building / Old Red
Galveston, TX
The original medical-school building at UTMB, built in red brick and sandstone.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Romanesque Revival
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Completed 1890; opened 1891
UTMB’s museum dates completion to 1890 and the medical school opened in 1891. Other summaries label the building 1891.
Construction record: UTMB dates construction start to 1889 and completion to 1890; classes began in 1891. Approximate span from year-level dates.
Address: 916 Strand
Location: THC-referenced Wikidata point. The Wikipedia Register table’s latitude is displaced north; the original nomination correction also specifies 41 seconds rather than 48.
April–December 1890Standing
Clarke & Courts Building
Galveston, TX
Five-story headquarters, printing plant and warehouse for Clarke & Courts.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Romanesque Revival
- Construction span
- Within one calendar year
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: April–December 1890
GHF reports April 20 groundbreaking, June 17 cornerstone and completion by December, all in 1890.
Construction record: Groundbreaking April 20; completed by December 1890 — roughly eight months, rather than zero years.
Address: 2400–2402 Mechanic Street
Location: Marker mounted on the subject building.
1887 and 1890Altered
Congregation B’nai Israel — former synagogue
Galveston, TX
The congregation’s former 22nd Street synagogue was expanded and altered during Clayton’s career; it later became a Masonic building.
- Recorded role
- Front and school additions; broader building design also attributed to Clayton
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887 and 1890
The archival chronology distinguishes a front addition in 1887 and a school addition in 1890. Other accounts describe a Clayton-designed 1890 synagogue. These are separate phases rather than a three-year construction duration.
Address: 822 22nd Street
Location: Historical marker for the former synagogue at 822 22nd Street, not the congregation’s later Avenue O building.
1890Altered
Marx & Blum Building
Galveston, TX
Marx & Blum Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890
UT Austin identifies a Clayton building at 2325–2327 Mechanic Street dated 1890. The archival chronology prints Strand instead of Mechanic. Only its first floor was retained after later storm damage.
Address: 2325–2327 Mechanic Street
1890–1891Altered
Adoue & Lobit Bank Building
Galveston, TX
Bank building also subsequently known as the Steele and Commerce buildings.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890–1891
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2101 Strand
1889–1892 remodelingLost
Ball High School — Clayton remodeling
Galveston, TX
Clayton remodeled the earlier Ball High School; he should not be credited as sole architect of the original 1884 building.
- Recorded role
- Remodeling architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1889–1892 remodeling
Chronology identifies remodeling; the 1884 original is associated with Franz Baumann.
1887–1892Standing
Bishop’s Palace / Walter Gresham House
Galveston, TX
Stone mansion built for Walter and Josephine Gresham, later used as the Catholic bishop’s residence.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Victorian · Romanesque Revival
- Construction span
- About 5 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1892
1887–1892 is the reported construction span; TSHA’s broader project chronology starts in 1885.
Construction record: Reported construction span, approximately five years; year precision.
Address: 1402 Broadway
Location: Published point for this building.
1889–1892Status unclear
Morris Lasker Residence
Galveston, TX
Residence listed among Clayton’s late-1880s and early-1890s commissions.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1889–1892
Chronology supplies project years, not a separately verified construction interval.
1884–1892; destroyed 1900Lost
Sacred Heart Church — original building
Galveston, TX
Clayton’s original Sacred Heart Church was destroyed in the 1900 hurricane; the replacement was by Peter Jimenez.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1884–1892; destroyed 1900
The chronology gives the broad project span 1884–1892. This is a separate building from the 1904 replacement and its later Clayton dome.
Address: Broadway and 14th Street
Built 1892–1893; later demolishedLost
Cascara School / Sidney Sherman School — original
Houston, TX
Clayton’s Fifth Ward public school used a central octagonal bay and a raised basement.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1892–1893; later demolished
Replaced by a later Sherman School building.
Construction record: Fox explicitly records construction 1892–1893. Approximate calendar span only.
Address: Lorraine Avenue between Terry and McKee streets
Location: Published Sherman School coordinate used for its earlier Cascara campus. Fox identifies replacement on this campus; the original footprint is not surveyed.
1893Lost
Central High School — Clayton campus
Galveston, TX
Third campus of Texas’s first high school for African Americans, designed by Clayton.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1893
GHF dates the new Clayton school to 1893; the older chronology lists 1891. Later additions and the later campus are distinct.
Address: Avenue M between 26th and 27th Streets
1890–1893Standing
John Charles League Residence
Galveston, TX
Broadway residence listed as a Clayton design.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890–1893
Chronology gives 1890–1892 while the published works list labels the house 1893.
Address: 1710 Broadway
Built 1890–1893Standing
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Palestine, TX
The brick church preserves a Victorian Gothic composition associated with the railroad town’s Catholic community.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
- Construction span
- About 3 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1890–1893
Dedication June 18, 1893; replaces the earlier St. Joseph’s church.
Construction record: Parish explicitly says begun in 1890 and completed and dedicated June 18, 1893; approximately three calendar years.
Address: 503 North Queen Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Built 1893–1894; burned 1894Lost
St. Joseph’s Infirmary — Franklin Avenue building
Houston, TX
This hospital was short-lived before the sisters commissioned another Clayton building.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1893–1894; burned 1894
Opened and destroyed by fire in 1894; the later Crawford Street hospital is a separate site.
Construction record: Fox distinguishes 1892 commission from 1893–1894 construction.
Address: Franklin Avenue at Caroline Street
Clayton phases 1884–1895; earlier church 1871Altered
Annunciation Catholic Church — Clayton alterations
Houston, TX
An earlier church was substantially transformed through Clayton’s masonry and interior interventions.
- Recorded role
- Architect of reconstruction, tower and interior additions
- Reported style
- Romanesque Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Clayton phases 1884–1895; earlier church 1871
Work occurred in increments; tower reached full height 1888–1889 and interior phase completed 1895.
Address: 1618 Texas Avenue
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
1894–1895Standing
Grace Episcopal Church
Galveston, TX
Limestone church commissioned with a gift from Henry Rosenberg.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1894–1895
Completion and consecration in 1895, following construction beginning in 1894.
Construction record: Reported construction period spans approximately one year; exact months are not supplied.
Address: 1115 36th Street
Location: Published point for this building.
1895; demolished in phases 1919 and 1964Lost
St. Joseph’s Infirmary — Crawford Street building
Houston, TX
The replacement hospital adopted a pavilion arrangement and an arcaded loggia.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1895; demolished in phases 1919 and 1964
Occupied by the end of 1895; only the north pavilion and central block initially built.
Address: Crawford Street between former Calhoun and Pierce avenues
Location: Pin marks the Texas Historical Commission hospital marker in Sisters of Charity Park near the hospital campus, not the exact 1895 footprint.
1894–1895; replaced in 1950 sLost
St. Mary of the Assumption — former church
Taylor, TX
Some furnishings from Clayton’s lost church remain in its successor.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1894–1895; replaced in 1950 s
Chronology lists 1894–1895; restoration account identifies furnishings inherited by a 1950s church.
1891–1895Lost
Ursuline Academy — Clayton academy building
Galveston, TX
Large academy building of the Ursuline complex that no longer survives.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1891–1895
TSHA gives 1891–1895; some summaries end the project in 1894. No continuous construction duration is inferred.
Address: 2600 block of Avenue N
Location: Register location for the former Ursuline Academy complex; demolished buildings.
1895–1896Standing
Hutchings-Sealy Buildings
Galveston, TX
Paired bank and commercial buildings designed as a single architectural composition.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1895–1896
Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Address: 2326–2328 Strand
Location: Published building point, corroborated by historical-marker location.
1896; burned 1926Lost
St. Anthony’s Church — first sanctuary
Bryan, TX
The original parish sanctuary stood on Polk Avenue.
- Recorded role
- Architect listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1896; burned 1926
The 1927 replacement at South Parker is a different building and site.
Address: Former Polk Avenue site; exact lot unresolved
Built 1896; later dismantledLost
St. Mary’s Church — 1896 wooden building
Brenham, TX
A wooden Gothic church preceded the modern parish building.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1896; later dismantled
Chronology gives 1899; parish history dates the old building 1896. No exact start date found.
1897–1898Standing
James Fadden Building
Galveston, TX
Commercial building developed for a wholesale wine, liquor and cigar business.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Renaissance Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1897–1898
GHF and the modern National Register nomination give 1898; TSHA gives 1896–1897. Retained as a reported date difference.
Address: 2410–2412 Strand
Location: Published point for this building.
Completed 1898; burned 1911Lost
St. Patrick’s Church — 1898 building site
Denison, TX
The original Clayton church was destroyed by fire. Its successor retained aspects of the facade.
- Recorded role
- Architect of the 1898 church
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Completed 1898; burned 1911
The 1914 replacement incorporates the earlier design; it must not be dated 1898.
Address: 314 North Rusk Avenue
Location: Marker at later church; exact 1898 footprint not established.
Cornerstone 1896; dedicated 1899Standing
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Shreveport, LA
Twin frontal towers and rounded arches characterize Clayton’s Louisiana church.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Romanesque Revival
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Cornerstone 1896; dedicated 1899
National Register infobox uses 1896; narrative gives October 1, 1899 dedication. Parish specifies Clayton despite erroneous J. M. initials in older catalogue.
Address: 315 Marshall Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
1899; demolished 1978Lost
Incarnate Word Academy — Exhibition Hall
Houston, TX
A raised hall with prominent molded-brick ornament once occupied the academy’s east side.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1899; demolished 1978
Single listed building year; construction start not located.
Address: Jackson Street at Capitol Avenue
Location: Published coordinate for the academy’s historic campus. Approximate site of a lost building phase; individual footprint not surveyed.
Built 1895–1899; later tower workStanding
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Alexandria, LA
Clayton’s church became the cathedral when the diocesan seat moved to Alexandria.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
- Construction span
- About 4 years · based on recorded years
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1895–1899; later tower work
The 1899 dedication precedes finishing and tower additions in the next century.
Construction record: Diocesan history gives construction start in 1895 and dedication in 1899; approximately four calendar years, excluding later finishing.
Address: 626 Fourth Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Built 1901; later demolishedLost
Villa Maria / Ursuline Academy
Bryan, TX
Clayton adapted existing academy plans for the Bryan site. Bricks from the demolished school were reused in later buildings.
- Recorded role
- Architect adapting plans from another Ursuline academy to this site
- Construction span
- Within one calendar year
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1901; later demolished
Cornerstone March 19, 1901; school opened before completion; completed and dedicated October 21, 1901.
Construction record: Cornerstone March 19 and completion October 21, 1901: about seven months between those milestones.
Dedicated 1902; construction milestones 1894/1896/1898Standing
Sacred Heart Cathedral / Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
Dallas, TX
Clayton’s Gothic cathedral survives, with a later completion of its long-deferred tower design.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Dedicated 1902; construction milestones 1894/1896/1898
Different sources give groundbreaking 1894 or 1895, authorization 1896 and cornerstone 1898. Modern tower completed much later. No single exact build duration asserted.
Address: 2215 Ross Avenue
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
1903Standing
Holy Cross Hall, St. Edward’s University
Austin, TX
A smaller companion to Main Building in a related Gothic vocabulary.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1903
Built alongside the replacement Main Building.
Rebuilt 1903Standing
St. Edward’s Main Building — 1903 replacement
Austin, TX
Clayton returned to design the replacement following the Main Building fire.
- Recorded role
- Architect of reconstruction
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
- Construction span
- Within one calendar year
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Rebuilt 1903
Separate from the 1888 original; later repaired after 1922 tornado.
Construction record: University says rebuilt in the same year as the 1903 fire; less than a year, not zero construction time.
Address: 3001 South Congress Avenue
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Built 1889–1903; basement used 1892Standing
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Macon, GA
The long building campaign produced a large church with twin spires.
- Recorded role
- Design involvement with Brother Cornelius Otten
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival · Romanesque Revival
- Construction span
- About 14 years · based on recorded years
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1889–1903; basement used 1892
Clayton and Otten are both credited; chronology spans design and building campaign.
Construction record: Foundation August 1889; dedication November 15, 1903, with basement used from 1892. Approximately 14 years in phases.
Address: 812 Poplar Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Started 1898; completed 1904 after interruptionStanding
St. Mary’s Catholic Church — Clayton design and revised completion
Victoria, TX
This church records both Clayton’s initial involvement and the changes needed to complete the project.
- Recorded role
- Original design; revised by Phelps & King
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Started 1898; completed 1904 after interruption
Contractor default halted work 1899. Later architects revised the design before 1903–1904 completion.
Address: Main and Church streets
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
1905Status unclear
Incarnate Word Academy — 1905 addition
Houston, TX
A later phase of Clayton’s long involvement with the academy.
- Recorded role
- Architect of addition
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1905
TSHA describes this addition as extant; present survival not independently established in this pass.
Built 1898–1905Standing
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Tampa, FL
A Romanesque church with a large dome extends Clayton’s catalogue to Florida.
- Recorded role
- Architect; construction involved Jesuit Brother Cornelius Otten
- Reported style
- Romanesque Revival
- Construction span
- About 7 years · based on recorded years
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1898–1905
Groundbreaking February 16, 1898; dedication January 15, 1905.
Construction record: Parish explicitly describes a seven-year construction period.
Address: 509 North Florida Avenue
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Career chronology 1898–1905Standing
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Monroe, LA
One of three northern Louisiana churches linked to Clayton by the Diocese of Alexandria.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Career chronology 1898–1905
The chronology’s range has not been established as continuous construction.
Address: 121 Jackson Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Built 1905–1906Standing
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sherman, TX
Gothic and Romanesque details are combined in this late Clayton church.
- Recorded role
- Architect
- Reported style
- Gothic Revival · Romanesque Revival
- Construction span
- About 1 year · based on recorded years
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Built 1905–1906
The 1906 church remained in use after the 2009 St. Anne church opened.
Construction record: Parish history explicitly dates construction 1905–1906.
Address: 727 South Travis Street
Location: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
1908 plans; dedicated 1909Altered
Holy Cross Church / Boling United Methodist Church
Boling-Iago, TX
This wooden church survives through relocation and a change of congregation.
- Recorded role
- Architect
Outside the current map period
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1908 plans; dedicated 1909
Built in Bay City in 1909; moved to Boling after the Bay City parish built a larger church in 1950.
Address: 601 Texas Street; originally Bay City
Listed 1889Status unclear
A. Levi & Company Bank
Victoria, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1889
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Listed 1899Status unclear
A. P. George House
Richmond, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1899
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1896Status unclear
Adolph Kruger Cottages
Galveston, TX
Adolph Kruger Cottages is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — group of cottages
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1896
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
c.1876–1878; later demolishedLost
Albert A. Van Alstyne House
Houston, TX
A towered Main Street residence later removed for the Humble Oil headquarters.
- Recorded role
- Architect with Michael L. Lynch; later remodeling
- Reported style
- Second Empire
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: c.1876–1878; later demolished
Fox uses 1876 or 1877; TSHA gives c. 1878; chronology 1878–1879. Completion uncertain, no duration calculated.
Address: Former 1216 Main Street, between Polk and Dallas
1887Status unclear
Albert Ferrier House
Galveston, TX
Albert Ferrier House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1890Status unclear
Amelia Dyer Residence
Galveston, TX
Amelia Dyer Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Projected 1885Unbuilt
Anderson County Courthouse — projected
Palestine, TX
An unbuilt design in Clayton’s project inventory.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt project listed in career chronology
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Projected 1885
Proposal date only; no completed building claimed.
1883Status unclear
Artillery Hall
Galveston, TX
Artillery Hall is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1883
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Address: 22nd and Sealy
1877–1878Status unclear
Ball, Hutchings & Co. Building — earlier commission
Galveston, TX
Ball, Hutchings & Co. Building — earlier commission is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877–1878
The chronology lists an 1877–1878 commission at 2101 Strand. Its relationship to the Schneider and Adoue & Lobit entries needs building-level reconciliation; do not create another pin from this address alone.
Address: 2101 Strand
1885Status unclear
Barbara Jacobs House
Galveston, TX
Barbara Jacobs House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1885
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1892Status unclear
Bath Avenue School
Galveston, TX
Bath Avenue School is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1892
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1900Status unclear
Boling G. Tartt Building
Galveston, TX
Boling G. Tartt Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1900
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1885Status unclear
C. & G. Fox Building
Galveston, TX
C. & G. Fox Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1885
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1898Status unclear
C. A. Andrews Store and Office Building
Galveston, TX
C. A. Andrews Store and Office Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1898
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1896Status unclear
C. L. Biehler House
Galveston, TX
C. L. Biehler House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1896
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1890Status unclear
Calvin W. Preston Residence
Galveston, TX
Calvin W. Preston Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887–1888Status unclear
Catholic Building
Galveston, TX
Catholic Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1888
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Charles M. Guinard Residence
Galveston, TX
Charles M. Guinard Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1877–1878Status unclear
Christopher Dart House
Galveston, TX
Christopher Dart House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877–1878
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887–1888Status unclear
Christopher Fox Residence — addition
Galveston, TX
Christopher Fox Residence — addition is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Addition architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1888
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Projected 1883Unbuilt
Church — projected
Eagle Lake, TX
An unbuilt design in Clayton’s project inventory.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt project listed in career chronology
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Projected 1883
Proposal date only; no completed building claimed.
Projected 1903Unbuilt
Church — projected
Waco, TX
An unbuilt design in Clayton’s project inventory.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt project listed in career chronology
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Projected 1903
Proposal date only; no completed building claimed.
Listed 1891Status unclear
Church commission, identity unresolved
Corsicana, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1891
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Listed 1892Status unclear
Church commission, identity unresolved
Velasco, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1892
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Listed 1887Status unclear
Church commission, identity unresolved
Matehuala, San Luis Potosí
Clayton’s career inventory includes this Mexican church commission without naming the church.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1887
The chronology records a church in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in 1887. The church identity, execution and construction dates remain unresolved.
1887Status unclear
Colonel W. H. Sinclair House
Galveston, TX
Colonel W. H. Sinclair House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1888; additions 1898Status unclear
Colored Industrial School (historical name)
Galveston, TX
A school commission serving Black Galvestonians appears in Clayton’s chronology under its historical institutional name, with later additions.
- Recorded role
- Original commission and additions
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1888; additions 1898
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1878Status unclear
Court of Civil Appeals — remodeling
Galveston, TX
Court of Civil Appeals — remodeling is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Remodeling architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1891–1892Status unclear
Dr. George S. Sykes Residence
Galveston, TX
Dr. George S. Sykes Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1891–1892
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Dr. Henry P. Cooke Residence
Galveston, TX
Dr. Henry P. Cooke Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1899Status unclear
Dr. J. F. Mouton House
Lafayette, LA
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1899
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1908Status unclear
E. A. Colleraine House
Galveston, TX
E. A. Colleraine House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1908
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1879Status unclear
Edwin Ketchum Stables
Galveston, TX
Edwin Ketchum Stables is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1879
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1890Status unclear
Elise Michael House
Galveston, TX
Elise Michael House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1877Status unclear
Factors Cotton Press
Galveston, TX
Factors Cotton Press is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1897–1898Status unclear
Fahey & Randall Store and Office Building
Galveston, TX
Fahey & Randall Store and Office Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1897–1898
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1892Status unclear
Forster Row House
Galveston, TX
Forster Row House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1892
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Unbuilt
Galveston City Hall and Market House — proposal
Galveston, TX
Galveston City Hall and Market House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Proposed design
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology identifies a projected design. No completed building or construction duration is claimed.
1875Status unclear
Galveston City Infirmary
Galveston, TX
Galveston City Infirmary is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1875
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1897Unbuilt
Galveston County Courthouse — proposal
Galveston, TX
Galveston County Courthouse is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Proposed design
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1897
The chronology identifies a projected design. No completed building or construction duration is claimed.
1878Status unclear
Galveston County Jail — listed commission
Galveston, TX
Galveston County Jail — listed commission is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed; executed-design attribution unresolved
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878
The chronology lists a Clayton commission in 1878. Other accounts attribute the completed 1879 county jail to Eugene T. Heiner. This entry preserves the documented commission without claiming Clayton designed the executed building.
Listed 1899Status unclear
George Davis House
Richmond, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1899
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1890–1891Status unclear
George Sealy Sr. Stable
Galveston, TX
George Sealy Sr. Stable is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1890–1891
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Address: 2424 Broadway
Listed 1890Status unclear
George Seeligson & Company Store
Goliad, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1890
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1887–1889Status unclear
George Seeligson House — later commission
Galveston, TX
George Seeligson House — later commission is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1889
This is the chronology’s 1887–1889 Seeligson commission. It has not been equated with the smaller 1875 house later moved to 1208 Ball.
1884Status unclear
Goliad School / Third District School
Galveston, TX
Goliad School / Third District School is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1884
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887–1889Status unclear
Gustave A. Meyer House
Galveston, TX
Gustave A. Meyer House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1889
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Address: 1202 21st Street
Listed 1884–1885Status unclear
H. L. Lewis Residence
Austin, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1884–1885
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Listed 1888Status unclear
H. S. Chilton House
Tyler, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1888
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Listed 1892; phase unresolvedStatus unclear
Holy Name of Mary — 1892 commission
New Orleans, LA
A documented career-list entry whose precise intervention remains unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Architectural work listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1892; phase unresolved
Parish history gives an 1873 church and later rebuilding after the 1915 hurricane. Clayton’s 1892 entry does not establish his authorship of the whole building.
1891Status unclear
Holy Rosary Church — nineteenth-century commission
Galveston, TX
Holy Rosary Church — nineteenth-century commission is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1891
This entry is the chronology’s 1891 commission. A later church cannot inherit this date or attribution without confirming the surviving structure.
Competition, date unresolvedUnbuilt
Houston High School — competition design
Houston, TX
A proposed school design, distinct from the building erected to Heiner’s plans.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt competition architect
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Competition, date unresolved
Fox identifies surviving competition drawings and states Eugene T. Heiner won the commission.
Projected 1896Unbuilt
Immaculate Conception Church — projected
Liberty, TX
An unbuilt design in Clayton’s project inventory.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt project listed in career chronology
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Projected 1896
Proposal date only; no completed building claimed.
Listed 1891Status unclear
International–Great Northern Railway Station
Palestine, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1891
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1881Status unclear
Island City Co. Ice House
Galveston, TX
Island City Co. Ice House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1881–1882 and 1887Status unclear
J. G. Goldthwaite House — additions
Galveston, TX
J. G. Goldthwaite House — additions is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Additions architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881–1882 and 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
J. M. Burroughs Tenant Houses
Galveston, TX
J. M. Burroughs Tenant Houses is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — group of tenant houses
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
J. P. Davie Building
Galveston, TX
J. P. Davie Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1885Status unclear
John C. Duffield Jr. Residence
Houston, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1885
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1888–1892Altered
John H. Hutchings House — additions
Galveston, TX
Clayton worked on additions to an older Hutchings family house, including decorative remodeling documented in the architectural survey.
- Recorded role
- Additions and remodeling architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1888–1892
The main house predates Clayton’s practice. His recorded additions run from 1888 to 1892; not every alteration can be assigned to him individually.
Address: 2816 Avenue O
1887Status unclear
John L. Darragh House
Galveston, TX
John L. Darragh House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Address: 1827 Church Street
1887–1890Status unclear
John W. Harris Residence
Galveston, TX
John W. Harris Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1890
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1896Status unclear
John W. Keenan House
Galveston, TX
John W. Keenan House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1896
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1892Status unclear
Joseph Franklin Cottage
Galveston, TX
Joseph Franklin Cottage is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1892
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1909Status unclear
Joseph O. Dyer Apartments
Galveston, TX
Joseph O. Dyer Apartments is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1909
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
L. Kauffman House
Galveston, TX
L. Kauffman House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Louis Block Residence
Galveston, TX
Louis Block Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1895Status unclear
Mallory Lines Wharf Warehouse
Galveston, TX
Mallory Lines Wharf Warehouse is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1895
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1899Status unclear
Market House — locality unresolved
Boca del Ana (transcription unresolved), Colombia (locality unresolved)
A market-house commission appears in the career inventory under an unresolved Colombian locality name.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1899
The chronology entry is transcribed as “Market House, Boca del Ana, Colombia, 1899.” The locality spelling and building identity remain unresolved; the listed year is not a verified completion date.
1878Status unclear
Marx & Kempner Building
Galveston, TX
Marx & Kempner Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1878–1879Status unclear
Masonic Temple and Opera House
Palestine, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1878–1879
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1878Status unclear
Michael W. Shaw House
Galveston, TX
Michael W. Shaw House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1878
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Mitchell C. Scott House
Galveston, TX
Mitchell C. Scott House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1881Status unclear
Moritz Kopperl House — improvements
Galveston, TX
Moritz Kopperl House — improvements is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Improvements architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1899Status unclear
Mortuary Chapel, identity unresolved
Mobile, AL
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1899
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1887–1888Status unclear
Mrs. John Sealy Sr. House — additions
Galveston, TX
Mrs. John Sealy Sr. House — additions is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Additions architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1888
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1894Unbuilt
Natatorium — proposal
Galveston, TX
Natatorium is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Proposed design
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1894
The chronology identifies a projected design. No completed building or construction duration is claimed.
1887–1889Status unclear
Nathaniel H. Ricker House
Galveston, TX
Nathaniel H. Ricker House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887–1889
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
New York & Texas Steamship Company Warehouse
Galveston, TX
New York & Texas Steamship Company Warehouse is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1897–1898Status unclear
Nicholas J. Clayton Building
Galveston, TX
Nicholas J. Clayton Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1897–1898
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Olympia Freybe’s Store
Galveston, TX
Olympia Freybe’s Store is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1893Status unclear
Peter Gengler, Inc. Store
Galveston, TX
Peter Gengler, Inc. Store is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1893
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1884; Fox gives 1881Status unclear
Public School Building
Ennis, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1884; Fox gives 1881
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Listed 1891Status unclear
Public School Building
Columbus, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1891
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1881Status unclear
R. B. Hawley Building
Galveston, TX
R. B. Hawley Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1881
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1896Status unclear
Residence commission, client unresolved
Temple, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1896
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1898Status unclear
Rev. Anthony Truchard House
Galveston, TX
Rev. Anthony Truchard House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1898
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887; additions 1892–1893Status unclear
Robert V. Davidson House
Galveston, TX
Robert V. Davidson House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Original commission and additions
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887; additions 1892–1893
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Robert Weis Residence
Galveston, TX
Robert Weis Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1910–1915 (sources differ)Altered
Sacred Heart Church — replacement dome
Galveston, TX
Clayton contributed a dome to the successor of his lost nineteenth-century Sacred Heart Church.
- Recorded role
- Dome architect; replacement church by Brother Jimenez
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1910–1915 (sources differ)
This later dome belongs to the replacement church, not Clayton’s 1892 church lost in 1900. TSHA reports 1910, other accounts 1912, and the archival chronology lists 1915. Outside the current map period.
Address: Broadway and 14th Street
Listed 1879Status unclear
Sacred Heart Convent
Corsicana, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1879
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1888 and 1893Status unclear
Sacred Heart Convent — wings
Galveston, TX
Sacred Heart Convent — wings is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Wings and additions architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1888 and 1893
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1888Status unclear
Sampson Heidenheimer House — additions
Galveston, TX
Sampson Heidenheimer House — additions is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Additions architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1888
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1883Status unclear
San Jacinto School / Second District School
Galveston, TX
San Jacinto School / Second District School is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1883
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1881; present church 1908Status unclear
St. John the Evangelist — early church commission
Jeanerette, LA
An early parish commission retained as a distinct catalogue lead.
- Recorded role
- Architect listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1881; present church 1908
The current parish church was completed 1908; no evidence establishes that surviving fabric as Clayton’s 1881 work.
Listed 1897Status unclear
St. Joseph’s Church — early commission
Dickinson, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1897
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1892Status unclear
St. Mary’s Cathedral School
Galveston, TX
St. Mary’s Cathedral School is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1892
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1902Status unclear
St. Mary’s Infirmary — novitiate
Galveston, TX
St. Mary’s Infirmary — novitiate is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Novitiate architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1902
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1897Status unclear
St. Mary’s Infirmary — sanitarium
Galveston, TX
St. Mary’s Infirmary — sanitarium is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Sanitarium architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1897
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887; reconstruction 1902Status unclear
St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum
Galveston, TX
St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Original commission and reconstruction
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887; reconstruction 1902
The chronology records an 1887 commission and a 1902 reconstruction; those are separate phases. Exact building identities and sites remain unresolved.
1883 and 1899Status unclear
St. Mary’s University — wings and additions
Galveston, TX
St. Mary’s University — wings and additions is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Additions architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1883 and 1899
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Projected 1887Unbuilt
St. Peter’s Church — projected
New Iberia, LA
An unbuilt design in Clayton’s project inventory.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt project listed in career chronology
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Projected 1887
Proposal date only; no completed building claimed.
Listed 1905–1907Status unclear
St. Vincent’s Academy
Shreveport, LA
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1905–1907
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
1909–1910Altered
Star Drug Store — improvements
Galveston, TX
Clayton’s late-career work included improvements to the Star Drug Store.
- Recorded role
- Improvements architect
Map date pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1909–1910
This is a twentieth-century improvement commission, outside the current map period; the earlier building is not dated by this commission.
Address: 510 23rd Street
Location: Published Register point for the Star Drug Store.
1887Status unclear
State of Texas Immigration Station
Galveston, TX
State of Texas Immigration Station is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Date not establishedStanding
Sweeney–Royston House
Galveston, TX
A surviving house included as a tentative Clayton attribution in the archival chronology.
- Recorded role
- Attributed to Clayton; not confirmed
Map date pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Date not established
The archival chronology says the house was thought to be a Clayton structure; it supplies no date.
Address: 2402 Avenue L
Location: Published Register point for the Sweeney–Royston House.
Listed 1891Status unclear
T. H. James House
Oakland, TX
The career inventory records this commission; its precise building and site remain unidentified.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1891
Inventory dates establish a project reference, not a verified completion date or duration.
Projected 1892Unbuilt
Texas Building, World’s Columbian Exposition — projected
Chicago, IL
An unbuilt design in Clayton’s project inventory.
- Recorded role
- Unbuilt project listed in career chronology
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Projected 1892
Proposal date only; no completed building claimed.
1887Status unclear
Texas Star Mills & Elevator
Galveston, TX
Texas Star Mills & Elevator is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
Thomas Goggan House
Galveston, TX
Thomas Goggan House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1893Unbuilt
Thomas M. Jack Jr. Cottage — proposal
Galveston, TX
Thomas M. Jack Jr. Cottage is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Proposed design
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1893
The chronology identifies a projected design. No completed building or construction duration is claimed.
1897–1898Status unclear
Toujouse Building
Galveston, TX
Toujouse Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1897–1898
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1891Lost
United States Custom House & Post Office — 1891 building
Galveston, TX
United States Custom House & Post Office — 1891 building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Supervising architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1891
Clayton’s supervising role is stated in the 1890 contemporary account reproduced with the chronology. This is the earlier federal building, not the surviving twentieth-century replacement.
Address: 25th and Church Streets
1877Status unclear
Ursuline Convent Chapel — rebuilding
Galveston, TX
Ursuline Convent Chapel — rebuilding is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Rebuilding architect
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1877
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1896Status unclear
W. B. Wallis / Galveston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Building
Galveston, TX
W. B. Wallis / Galveston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Building is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1896
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
Listed 1883–1886; identity unresolvedStatus unclear
Waco church — listed as Saint Louis
Waco, TX
A catalogue-name discrepancy to resolve before linking this commission to a present parish.
- Recorded role
- Commission listed in career chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: Listed 1883–1886; identity unresolved
The chronology labels this Saint Louis, but local church history associates 1883–1886 with Saint Mary at Ninth and Washington. The building identity remains unresolved.
1887Status unclear
Walter Gresham Tenant Houses
Galveston, TX
Walter Gresham Tenant Houses is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — group of tenant houses
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1899–1900Unbuilt
Waters Davis House — proposal
Galveston, TX
Waters Davis House is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Proposed design
Unbuilt project · not mapped
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1899–1900
The chronology identifies a projected design. No completed building or construction duration is claimed.
1891Status unclear
West Broadway School / Fourth District School
Galveston, TX
West Broadway School / Fourth District School is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1891
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1900Status unclear
William Abele Mortuary
Galveston, TX
William Abele Mortuary is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1900
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.
1887Status unclear
William Selkirk Residence
Galveston, TX
William Selkirk Residence is documented in the archival inventory of Clayton’s Galveston work.
- Recorded role
- Architect — commission listed in archival chronology
Map location pending
Dates & sources +
Reported dates: 1887
The chronology records this project or phase; it does not independently establish construction start, completion or elapsed building time.