Marker Inscription
John Kennedy (d. 1878), who had a trading post for frontiersmen and Indians in Houston as early as 1841, built the oldest part of this structure as investment property in 1860. After half of the building burned, his son-in-law, W. L. Foley (d. 1925), rebuilt the lost portion in 1889, giving old and new parts a Romanesque revival design. His architect was Eugene T. Heiner. In this building Foley tutored his nephews who founded the Foley Brothers' store. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977 Marker Sponsor: Harris County Historical Commission
About this site
Foley, W. L., Building is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7630, -95.3616 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Market Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kennedy Bakery, Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade, and 1884 Houston Cotton Exchange Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010665. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
