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Houston · a catalogue study
Edition 2026-10-09.1
A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated.
Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit.
Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text. Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms.
1. Incarnate Word Academy — central and south wings
Incarnate Word Academy — central and south wings · Reported completion / phase: 1888
The lost additions extended the original academy beside Annunciation. 1888–1889; demolished 1948. Fox attributes the wings using office accounts and architectural comparison.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published coordinate for the academy’s historic campus. Approximate site of a lost building phase; individual footprint not surveyed.
Record context: 1888–1889; demolished 1948. Fox attributes the wings using office accounts and architectural comparison.
Record context: Published coordinate for the academy’s historic campus. Approximate site of a lost building phase; individual footprint not surveyed.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-incarnate-word-wings&detail=1
2. Cascara School / Sidney Sherman School — original
Cascara School / Sidney Sherman School — original · Reported completion / phase: 1893
Clayton’s Fifth Ward public school used a central octagonal bay and a raised basement. Built 1892–1893; later demolished. Replaced by a later Sherman School building.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published Sherman School coordinate used for its earlier Cascara campus. Fox identifies replacement on this campus; the original footprint is not surveyed.
Record context: Built 1892–1893; later demolished. Replaced by a later Sherman School building.
Record context: Published Sherman School coordinate used for its earlier Cascara campus. Fox identifies replacement on this campus; the original footprint is not surveyed.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-cascara-school&detail=1
3. Annunciation Catholic Church — Clayton alterations
Annunciation Catholic Church — Clayton alterations · Reported completion / phase: 1895
An earlier church was substantially transformed through Clayton’s masonry and interior interventions. Clayton phases 1884–1895; earlier church 1871. Work occurred in increments; tower reached full height 1888–1889 and interior phase completed 1895.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Record context: Clayton phases 1884–1895; earlier church 1871. Work occurred in increments; tower reached full height 1888–1889 and interior phase completed 1895.
Record context: Published building coordinate; not a survey.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-annunciation-houston&detail=1
4. St. Joseph’s Infirmary — Crawford Street building
St. Joseph’s Infirmary — Crawford Street building · Reported completion / phase: 1895
The replacement hospital adopted a pavilion arrangement and an arcaded loggia. 1895; demolished in phases 1919 and 1964. Occupied by the end of 1895; only the north pavilion and central block initially built.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Pin marks the Texas Historical Commission hospital marker in Sisters of Charity Park near the hospital campus, not the exact 1895 footprint.
Record context: 1895; demolished in phases 1919 and 1964. Occupied by the end of 1895; only the north pavilion and central block initially built.
Record context: Pin marks the Texas Historical Commission hospital marker in Sisters of Charity Park near the hospital campus, not the exact 1895 footprint.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-st-joseph-infirmary-1895&detail=1
5. Incarnate Word Academy — Exhibition Hall
Incarnate Word Academy — Exhibition Hall · Reported completion / phase: 1899
A raised hall with prominent molded-brick ornament once occupied the academy’s east side. 1899; demolished 1978. Single listed building year; construction start not located.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published coordinate for the academy’s historic campus. Approximate site of a lost building phase; individual footprint not surveyed.
Record context: 1899; demolished 1978. Single listed building year; construction start not located.
Record context: Published coordinate for the academy’s historic campus. Approximate site of a lost building phase; individual footprint not surveyed.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-incarnate-word-exhibition&detail=1