TARTARIA MAPS Houston · a catalogue study 5 places, arranged by recorded date Edition 2026-10-09.1 Explore a selection of the city's released records in chronological order. Compare buildings, surviving details, and the source material behind each date. This automatically assembled study is a starting point for your own exploration. 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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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. Catalogue study: no walking route or distance is estimated. This text guide works without a network connection after you download it. Map links, external sources, and browser narration may require connectivity. No map tiles or audio recording are included. 1. INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY — CENTRAL AND SOUTH WINGS Incarnate Word Academy — central and south wings Reported completion / phase: 1888 · Former site Address: Crawford Street at Capitol Avenue Catalogue point: 29.75639, -95.35722 CHAPTER The lost additions extended the original academy beside Annunciation. 1888–1889; demolished 1948. Fox attributes the wings using office accounts and architectural comparison. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-incarnate-word-wings&detail=1 SOURCES Stephen Fox, The Houston Review · The Houston Buildings of N. J. Clayton https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9.1-The-Houston-Buildings-of-NJ-Clayton-Stephen-Fox.pdf Texas State Historical Association · Clayton, Nicholas Joseph https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/clayton-nicholas-joseph Wikipedia · Incarnate Word Academy (Houston) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnate_Word_Academy_(Houston) Texas Historical Commission · Site of Academy of the Incarnate Word https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5201010588/print 2. CASCARA SCHOOL / SIDNEY SHERMAN SCHOOL — ORIGINAL Cascara School / Sidney Sherman School — original Reported completion / phase: 1893 · Former site Address: Lorraine Avenue between Terry and McKee streets Catalogue point: 29.77912, -95.35188 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-cascara-school&detail=1 SOURCES Stephen Fox, The Houston Review · The Houston Buildings of N. J. Clayton https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9.1-The-Houston-Buildings-of-NJ-Clayton-Stephen-Fox.pdf Mapcarta / GeoNames · Sherman School https://mapcarta.com/21802362 3. ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — CLAYTON ALTERATIONS Annunciation Catholic Church — Clayton alterations Reported completion / phase: 1895 · Building Address: 1618 Texas Avenue Catalogue point: 29.75639, -95.35694 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-annunciation-houston&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunciation_Church_(Houston) Stephen Fox, The Houston Review · The Houston Buildings of N. J. Clayton https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9.1-The-Houston-Buildings-of-NJ-Clayton-Stephen-Fox.pdf 4. ST. JOSEPH’S INFIRMARY — CRAWFORD STREET BUILDING St. Joseph’s Infirmary — Crawford Street building Reported completion / phase: 1895 · Former site Address: Crawford Street between former Calhoun and Pierce avenues Catalogue point: 29.747516666666662, -95.3663 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-st-joseph-infirmary-1895&detail=1 SOURCES Stephen Fox, The Houston Review · The Houston Buildings of N. J. Clayton https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9.1-The-Houston-Buildings-of-NJ-Clayton-Stephen-Fox.pdf Historical Marker Database / Texas Historical Commission · St. Joseph Hospital historical marker https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=117464 5. INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY — EXHIBITION HALL Incarnate Word Academy — Exhibition Hall Reported completion / phase: 1899 · Former site Address: Jackson Street at Capitol Avenue Catalogue point: 29.75639, -95.35722 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=houston-tx&candidate=clayton-incarnate-word-exhibition&detail=1 SOURCES Stephen Fox, The Houston Review · The Houston Buildings of N. J. Clayton https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9.1-The-Houston-Buildings-of-NJ-Clayton-Stephen-Fox.pdf Wikipedia · Incarnate Word Academy (Houston) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnate_Word_Academy_(Houston) Texas Historical Commission · Site of Academy of the Incarnate Word https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5201010588/print Your observations __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________