{"nrhp_refnum":"00001665","name":"Union Transfer and Storage Building","other_names":["Vine Street Studios"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1113 Vine St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Houston","county":"Harris County","state":"TX","lat":29.770328062000033,"lon":-95.35714593799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-01-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-sided, two-story wood, concrete and brick warehouse at 1113 Vine Street, north of downtown Houston, Harris County, Texas, built in two phases in 1917 and 1920. Also known as Vine Street Studios.","why_significant":"The building shows the early twentieth-century shift from heavy timber post-and-beam construction with load-bearing masonry walls to reinforced concrete frame and slab with masonry infill. It is also tied to the warehouse industry that was critical to Houston's economic development, as rail and trucking replaced bayou shipping. It meets Criterion A in the area of Commerce at the local level.","narrative":"Located on the north access road of Interstate 10 north of downtown Houston, this two-story warehouse was built in two stages. The northern half went up in 1917 using heavy timber posts and beams with load-bearing brick walls. The southern half followed in 1920 with a reinforced concrete frame and brick infill. Together they give a visible record of changing construction technology. The building has stepped parapets, concrete loading docks, skylights and arched windows, and its east side once faced rail tracks where goods were loaded directly from trains. The Union Transfer and Storage Company, for which it is named, operated there from 1923 to 1954. The warehouse reflects Houston's growing need for storage space after the Ship Channel opened in 1914 and as railroads and trucking expanded. Rehabilitated in 1999 as offices and an art gallery complex, it kept its exposed columns, original floors, skylights and stenciled warehouse markings. It was recognized for its role in the city's commercial and warehouse history.","period_of_significance":"1917-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style (utilitarian, with modest Arts and Crafts inspired detailing)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Adapted in 1999 as an office and art gallery complex with leasable units; the form says it retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.14643-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/68/9724/40972468/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/00001665.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001665/5a60642572-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001665/5a60642572-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Transfer_and_Storage_Building_(1113_Vine_St_Houston).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Transfer_and_Storage_Building_(1113_Vine_St_Houston).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972468","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Transfer_and_Storage_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16902349"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/harris-county/union-transfer-and-storage-building-00001665/"}