Hidalgo Park Quiosco, Houston, Harris County, TX

1997 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry

Significance: The Quiosco in Houston's Hidalgo Park was built for use as a bandstand and served for many years as a active focal point for the surrounding blue-collar Mexican-American community. At grade below the elevated floor of the pavilion is an enclosed storage space. The building is constructed entirely of reinforced concrete. All exposed surfaces are covered with hand-worked textured concrete: the exterior walls bear a stone texture; the floor resembles wood parquetry; the roof suggests shingle and the ceiling resembles thatch...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N730

Survey number: HABS TX-3471

Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

hispanic heritage mexican americans south houston tex hidalgo quiosco hidalgo park quiosco houston harris harris county texas mohammed alsharif james p arnold city of houston department of parks and recreation east end chamber of commerce historic american buildings survey houston public library houston metropolitan research center vidal lozano barry moore blas ortiz carla shannon chris shaw aimee st cyr susan vaughan foundation tehano association for historic preservation college of architecture university of houston darrel whatley photo library of congress

1934 - 1970

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