Marker Inscription
Designed by the prominent architectural firm of Sanguinet & Staats and built by W. C. Fulsher in 1911, this was the home of civic and Episcopal Church leaders Alexander Sessums Cleveland, Vice President of the Courtlandt Improvement Association, and his wife Virginia. "Sess" Cleveland served as President of the Houston Public School Board and as a Trustee of the Rice Institute. The house is a fine example of early 20th century eclectic styles--Classical in its plan and porticos, Italianate in its roof and eave overhang, and Prairie Style in its window treatments, sidelights and transom. It remained in the Cleveland family until 1971. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999
About this site
Sessums & Virginia Cleveland House is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 406 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 781 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7438, -95.3832 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cleveland, A. S., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include F.C.L. and Emilie Neuhaus House, Ezekial and Mary Jane Miller House, and Dorrance, John M..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201012338. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
