The Houston Club

Chartered in 1894, the Houston Club began as a gentlemen-only club for literary discourse. In the 1920s, it became more business oriented through association with the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Its membership has included such notable civic and professional leaders as William Marsh Rice, John Henry Kirby, Jesse H. Jones, M.D. Anderson, Hugh Roy Cullen, Tobias Sakowitz and Ben Taub, among many others. The club expanded its member base with the first African American member joining in 1981 and the first woman in 1982. The club, which moved to this site in 1955, remains a significant center of business, social, cultural and philanthropic influence within the city. (2006)

The Houston Club is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 2004. 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 29.7588, -95.3649 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gulf Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kress Building, Texas State Hotel, and City National Bank Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013445. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.