Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant

Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant (HM16OQ)

Location: Houston, TX 77003 Harris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 45.612', W 95° 20.815'

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The City of Houston developed rapidly in the 19th century due in large part to its capacity for shipping and transportation. This was made possible by waterways, such as Buffalo Bayou, and railroads, five of which radiated from the city in 1861. Houston's industrial center, the warehouse district, grew up east of Main Street, along the banks of Buffalo Bayou.

In 1860, Samuel May Williams sold this property to Houston physician D.F. Stuart, who built a warehouse in the 1880s for cotton storage. The Lottman brothers purchased the site in 1893 and converted the building into a mattress factory. In 1904, they sold the property to H.F. Spalti, vice-president of Olive & Myers Manufacturing Company of Dallas. Spalti and Company President W.B. Myers started Myers-Spalti on this site. J.A. Grieves assisted them in developing the Houston branch of their successful mattress and furniture factory.

The original warehouse housed the millwork and planning sections of the company. Built in 1905, Warehouse Number Two housed the shipping, cabinetry and finishing departments, and Warehouse Number Three contained the printing and management offices. By 1907, a rail line extended onto the property from nearby tracks. Myers-Spalti added a fourth warehouse for storage in 1909 and additional structures in the 1920s. The company moved operations in the 1950s.

The development of Houston's industrial architecture can be seen in this site's building styles, which range from brick and heavy timber to concrete slab and columns. Since the 1950s, the buildings have housed hardware sales, electronics and manufacturing, storage and other light industrial businesses. The structures were once part of a city marketplace project and later developed into residential housing.
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HM NumberHM16OQ
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Marker Number12976
Year Placed2003
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 9:36pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 273070 N 3294521
Decimal Degrees29.76020000, -95.34691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 45.612', W 95° 20.815'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 45' 36.72" N, 95° 20' 48.90" W
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Area Code(s)281, 713
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201-233 Lottman St, Houston TX 77003, US
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