Certificate of Appropriateness Narrative The Texas Company Building (Texaco), a City of Houston Landmark 711 Fannin (aka 720 San Jacinto, 1111 Rusk), Houston, Texas 77002

General Project Description The Texas Company, a City of Houston Landmark, was constructed in three phases: 1915, 1936, and 1959. The three connected buildings retain a high degree of exterior architectural integrity despite the replacement of the original windows on the two earliest construction phases. The building has been vacant since the late 1980s, but it is currently being rehabilitated for reuse as residential apartments. The current rehabilitation is participating in the federal Investment Tax Credit program in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Signage Proposed Alterations

Proposal to install four (4) new exterior signs. Three of the proposed signs will be attached to the historic building; one will be attached to the non-historic parking garage.

Sign type 1: Blade Sign – Locations A and C

The first sign type is a double-face painted aluminum blade sign with cut out letters. Each of the letter openings will have a back lit “push through” acrylic letter inserted. These blade signs are proposed for locations A and C. Location A is on the exterior of the not-yet-extant new parking garage on Fannin Street, and location C is on the southeast corner of the historic building at the intersection of San Jacinto and Rusk.

Each Blade Sign measures 4ˈ-0″ by 20ˈ-0″ and will be attached directly to the I-beams at three places for engineering and safety reasons. The signs will be lit from within with LED lights; all electrical work will be supplied through the attachments and will not be exposed.

To access the I-beam at location C at each of the three attachments, three limestone blocks will be removed on-site by the mason. The mason will remove blocks at the mortar joints and replace the limestone once the sign has been installed. Because location A is on new construction, the garage designers and the sign company are working cooperatively to ensure an easy installation process for the sign. The anchoring systems at both locations will be rated to withstand winds of up to 110 mph.

Sign type 2: Wall Mounted Sign – Location B

The wall mounted sign is a flat, painted aluminum, unlit, wall-mounted sign. The sign measures 2ˈ-0″ by 18ˈ-0″ and will be mounted at location B. Location B is along San Jacinto Street, immediately underneath this elevation’s iconic clock. The sign will occupy space historically occupied by signage but currently blank. This sign will be attached to the building using metal pins drilled into the balustrade.

Sign type 3: Building Address – Location D

The Building Address sign will be 12″ tall metal letters and mounted at location D. Location D is along Rusk Street, and the sign will be mounted immediately below the “TEXACO” verbiage below the flagpole. The building address is required by the City of Houston for life safety reasons. This sign will be attached to the building with metal pins drilled into the limestone.

Texas Company Building, 1111 Rusk, Houston, Harris County, TexasDecember 2015Photographs - Historical Precendence 1

B: Historic detail photo of east elevation, ca. 1950Sign under the clock reads “Texaco”

A: Historic photo of east elevation, ca. 1915Identifying carving under the clock reads “The Texas Company” File: 1-114-700.jpg

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Texas Company Building, 1111 Rusk, Houston, Harris County, TexasDecember 2015Photographs - Historical Precedence 2

Historic photo of east and south elevations, ca. 1965Blade sign reading “Texaco” attached where 1915 and 1959 buildings meet File: 7-157-185.jpg

Texas Company Building, 1111 Rusk, Houston, Harris County, TexasDecember 2015Photographs - Current Elevations 3

B: West elevation on Fannin and south elevation on Rusk, September 2015

A: East elevation on San Jacinto and partial view of south elevation on Rusk, November 2012

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B: North elevation, November 2012

A: West and south elevations, September 2015

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B: Detail view of proposed location B for wall-mounted sign, 2015File: from obie_01.jpg

A: Proposed Location B for wall-mounted signAlong San Jacinto St., 2015 File: from obie_02.jpg

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B: Proposed location D for sign type 3Along Rusk St, 2015

A: Proposed location C for sign type 1At the corner of San Jacinto St. and Rusk St.

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Texas Company Building, 1111 Rusk, Houston, Harris County, TexasDecember 2015Drawings - Proposed Location Site Plan 7

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INT.MAX WT.150 LBS

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ADDRESS (1111 RUSK) - 12” TALLBELOW TEXCO VERBIAGE

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Double Face Blade Sign : 4’ X 20’Location C - corner of San Jacinto and Rusk, view looking North down San Jacinto

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Approximative : 12” tall AddressLocation D - South elevation on Rusk Street, view looking North

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Approximative : 2’X12’Location B - East elevation facing San Jacinto, view looking west

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Approximative : 2’X12’Location B - East elevation facing San Jacinto, view looking west

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ALUM CABINETPAINTED SW6990 CAVIAR

.125" 5052 ALUM ACCENTPAINTED SW7048 URBANE BRONZE

FILLERPAINTED SW6990 CAVIAR

FORMED .090" 5052 ALUMW/ SOCKETS AND BULBS

FLAT 3/16" 5052 ALUM PLATEPAINTED SW6131 CHAMOIS

FORMED .090" 5052 ALUMPAN W/ PAINTED FAUX FINISHSW3513 CEDAR MILL WOOD STAIN

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- ILLUMINATION: HIGH OUTPUT LED MODULES

- SWITCH: TOGGLE SWITCH IN BOX

- POWER SUPPLIES: 100 WATT 24V & 60 WATT 12V ELECTRONIC

- LOAD: ( 6.0/3.0 ) AMPS AT (120-277V)- PRIMARY: 3-WIRE - THRU TUBE

- FRAME: 2" X 3/16" 6061 ALUM ANGLE

- FRAME BRACES: 2" X 3/16" 6061-T6 ALUM ANGLE- ACCENTS: .090" ALUM 5052 H32 W/ FORMED CHANNEL FRAME

: 2" X 3/16" A36 STEEL ANGLE SADDLES- SUPPORTS: (3) HSS6x6x5/16 STEEL TUBE SUPPORTS BY OTHERS

: 1-1/2" X 1/8" A36 STEEL FLAT BAR POLE GUIDES

- TRUSS BRACES: 1" X 1/8" 6063-T5 ALUM TUBE- DIAGONAL BRACES: 3/4" X 1/8" 6063-T5 ALUM TUBE- FILLER: .090" ALUM 5052 H32 - FLAT HEAD SCREWS

- VENTS: (2) 4" DIA IN INSIDE FILLER

- BULBS: 120 V MEDIUM BASE SOCKETS AND LAMPS

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