Isabella Court, Historic residential building in Midtown, Houston, US
Isabella Court is a Spanish Colonial Revival mixed-use complex at 3909-3917 South Main Street in Midtown Houston. Designed by William Bordeaux and built in 1928-1929, it has a stuccoed exterior, a red tile roof, a courtyard, and multiple balconies. The ground floor holds commercial spaces, with apartments on the upper two floors.
Architect William Bordeaux designed Isabella Court, built in 1928 and 1929 and opened in 1929 as a mixed-use complex with shops on the ground floor and apartments on the two upper floors. Trudy Hutchings bought it in 1991, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1994.
Isabella Court takes its name from a Spanish Colonial Revival complex whose ground floor has long housed commercial tenants while the upper two floors hold apartments. Many tenants and businesses are oriented toward the arts, and in 2007 the Houston Press gave the building its "Best Artistic Renovation" award. The complex also appears on Houston's Good Brick Tour.
Isabella Court stands at 3909-3917 South Main Street in Midtown, Houston. The complex is within the Houston Independent School District; residents are zoned to MacGregor Elementary, Gregory-Lincoln Education Center and Lamar High School. The building fronts South Main Street, with the courtyard and balconies set back from the sidewalk.
Isabella Court appears on Houston's "Good Brick Tour", a preservation tour of the city's historic buildings. In 2020 its owners asked the City of Houston for protected historic status, on top of the National Register listing granted on June 24, 1994.
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