Details for Holcombe House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5201010685
Data
| Marker Number | 10685 |
| Atlas Number | 5201010685 |
| Marker Title | Holcombe House |
| Index Entry | Holcombe House |
| Address | 1905 Holcombe Blvd. |
| City | Houston |
| County | Harris |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 268647 |
| UTM Northing | 3288594 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; local law enforcement officer; municipal official; design and construction; Tudor Revival (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | east of medical center now called "The Hospice" |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Businessman and developer Oscar Holcombe (1888-1968) and his wife Mary hired Houston architect L. W. Lindsay to design this home. Completed in 1925, it featured gardens designed by landscape architect Herbert L. Skogland. Outstanding features of the Tudor revival style house include a gabled and hipped roofscape, decorative half-timbering, a bay window, an elaborate chimney, and an entry portico with decorative brickwork. Holcombe, who served eleven nonconsecutive terms as mayor of Houston between 1921 and 1957, continued to live here until his death. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991 |