Eugene T. Heiner

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Houston Cotton Exchange

Eugene Thomas Heiner (August 20, 1852 – 1901) was an American architect who designed numerous courthouses, county jails, and other public buildings in Texas. He was born in New York City, apprenticed in Chicago, and studied further in Germany.[1][2][3][unreliable source?][4] His works includes buildings listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Early life[]

Eugene Heiner was born on August 20, 1852 in New York City.[1]

Career[]

As a teenager, he studied under an architect in Chicago, before moving to Dallas in 1877. He moved to Texas the next year, where he practiced architecture for the rest of his career.

He won a design competition and earned a commission to design the Galveston County Jailhouse. He also designed the Smith County Jail in 1881 and . In addition to designing many Texas jails over the next two decades, he also designed courthouses in Texas. Three of these, the Colorado County Courthouse, , and the Lavaca County Courthouse, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He is also credited with the design of a building at Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas and one at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.[1]

Heiner executed various commissions in Galveston and Houston. These included the Blum Building (Galveston), the Kaufman and Runge Building (Galveston), and his best known buildings in Houston: the Houston Cotton Exchange, the W. L. Foley Building, and the Sweeney and Coombs Opera House.[1]

Personal life[]

In 1878, Heiner married Viola Isenhour. The couple had four daughters.[1]

Death and legacy[]

Heiner died in Houston on April 26, 1901.[1] He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston. A marker by the commemorates his work.[6]

Works[]

Lavaca County Courthouse

Works include:

  • , 309 Erwin St. Tyler, TX (Heiner, Eugene), NRHP-listed[5]
  • 1884 Houston Cotton Exchange Building (1884), 202 Travis St. Houston, TX (Heiner,Eugene), NRHP-listed[5]
  • Colorado County Courthouse (1890), Bounded by Milam, Spring, Travis and Walnut Sts. Columbus, TX (Heiner,Eugene T.), NRHP-listed[5]
  • , 205 E. Milam Wharton, TX (Heiner, Eugene), NRHP-listed[5]
DeWitt County Courthouse
  • , bounded by N. Gonzales, E. Live Oak, N. Clinton, and E. Courthouse Sts. Cuero, TX (Heiner,Eugene), NRHP-listed[5]
  • W. L. Foley Building (1889 reconstruction), 214—218 Travis St. Houston, TX (Heiner,Eugene T.), NRHP-listed[5]
  • One or more works in , roughly bounded by Water, Saint Andrew, Saint Peter, and Saint Matthew Sts. Gonzales, TX (Heiner, Eugene T.,et al.), NRHP-listed[5]
  • , Courthouse Sq. on St. Lawrence St. Gonzales, TX (Heiner,Eugene T.), NRHP-listed[5]
  • Jasper County Courthouse (1889), Public Sq. Jasper, TX (Heiner,Eugene T.), NRHP-listed[5]
  • Lavaca County Courthouse (1897), bounded by LaGrange, 2nd, 3rd, and Main Sts. Hallettsville, TX (Heiner,T.), NRHP-listed[5]
Old Brazoria County Courthouse
  • (1894), Public Sq. Angleton, TX (Heiner,Eugene T.), NRHP-listed[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Fox, Stephen (March 7, 2017). "HEINER, EUGENE T." Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Eugene Thomas Heiner, the forgotten hero". Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Courthouses of Eugene Heiner".
  4. ^ "Eugene T. Heiner, Architect – 254 Texas Courthouses".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ Turner, Suzanne; Wilson, Joanne Seale (2010). Houston's Silent Garden: Glenwood Cemetery, 1878–2009. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. p. 225.

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