In Houston, there is a lot of historical places to visit that have been restored and some still located on its original sites. Here are some places you can visit with a Houston charter bus to view Houston in its former glory.
Kellum-Noble House
One of the oldest surviving masonry house in Houston, the Kellum-Noble House have been on its original site since 1847. This is a Louisiana Plantation style house that sports a double gallery that is as wide as the entire perimeter of the structure. Since 1851, a lady named Zerviah Noble conducted one of Houston’s first private schools in her home.
San Felipe Cottage
This 1868 cottage is an example of the common architecture of Houston’s German population in the late 19th century. This cottage was originally located at San Felipe Road but have been moved in 1962 to Sam Houston Park. Primarily used as a repository of Texas furniture, the San Felipe Cottage depicts how the German working class lived as one of the predominant cultural groups in Texas.
The Old Place
Moved from the banks of Clear Creek to Sam Houston Park in 1973, the 1823 Old Place is how early Texas frontier architecture was like. Made from roughly hewn cedar logs with mortise and tenon jointure, the Old Place illustrates the hardships faced by immigrants who were permitted to settle in colonial Texas in Austin’s Colony.
St. John’s Church
Built by German farmers in the northwest Harris County, the 1891 St. John’s Church supported its Evangelical Lutheran congregation. This is an interpretation of the Gothic Revival style of architecture popular in the 19th century. You can see this style evident in the church’s arched windows and shutters, with handmade cypress plank pews in the interior.
Nichols-Rice-Cherry House
Based on a Greek Revival architecture, this two-storey 1850 house has a full façade, is Ionic column supported and has a non-pedimented front porch. This architecture was popular in the southern states, and houses elegant furnishings that defined the lifestyle of the richest man of the period, William Marsh Rice.
