Houston City Hall

Houston City Hall
General information
TypeCity hall
Architectural styleArt Deco
Modernistic
Address901 Bagby Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Coordinates29°45′37″N 95°22′10″W / 29.7602°N 95.3694°W / 29.7602; -95.3694
Construction startedMarch 7, 1938 (March 7, 1938)
CompletedJuly 1939 (July 1939)
Cost$1.67 million USD
Technical details
Floor count10
Design and construction
Architect(s)Joseph Finger
Houston City Hall
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
NRHP reference No.90001471
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1990

The Houston City Hall building is the headquarters of the City of Houston's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of Downtown Houston. It is surrounded by the Houston Skyline District and is similar in design to dozens of other city halls built in the southwest United States during the same time period. City Hall is flanked by Tranquility Park and the Houston Public Library. The simply designed structure featured many construction details that have helped to make this building an architectural classic.