Marker Inscription
Founded in 1874 to facilitate trade in the expanding cotton market. This Victorian renaissance revival edifice, designed by Eugene T. Heiner, was built in 1884-85 by contractors Max Kosse and James S. Lucas. The exchange room and galleries were situated on the second and third floors, and the first floor contained offices and the exclusive "Houston Club." The basement housed a plush saloon. The structure was remodeled and the fourth floor added in 1907. The exchange vacated the premises in 1924. The building was restored in 1973. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
About this site
Houston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1974. 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 29.7634, -95.3612 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is 1884 Houston Cotton Exchange Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Foley, W. L., Building, Kennedy Bakery, and Old Houston National Bank.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010693. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
