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Nicholas J. Clayton

Architect · c. 1840–1916

Based in Galveston, Nicholas J. Clayton designed churches, homes, schools and commercial buildings across Texas and beyond. Follow the surviving landmarks, lost structures and distinct building phases recorded in his work.

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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.

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