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Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour.
When developer W.W. Baldwin laid out Westmoreland Place in 1902, its location on the southwestern side of what is now Midtown was considered the very edge of Houston. Although times have changed, much of Westmoreland's historic character remains, giving us a fascinating look at the residential architecture of the early 20th-century Bayou City.
Baldwin patterned Westmoreland on the "private place" neighborhoods of St. Louis: small, deed-restricted developments with central boulevards along which the grandest homes were built. Some of the homes in Westmoreland were designed by architects, including the striking Nash House (1907, H.C. Cooke & Co.). Others were built from books of house patterns, a design approach that may seem unusual today but was once quite popular.
Our 90-minute docent-guided walking tour will highlight Westmoreland's rich architectural heritage, the stories of some of the people who called the neighborhood home, and the story of how this early Houston suburb has remained a desirable historic enclave after more than a century.
Photo: William R. Nash House (1907, H.C. Cooke & Company)
Things to remember
- This is an exterior architecture tour. It doesn't go inside any buildings.
- There are no public restrooms along the tour route.
About the tour
Advance ticket purchase is required. Tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and walk-up registrations cannot be accommodated. Tour tickets are nonrefundable.
Registrants will receive parking and check-in information by e-mail in advance of the tour.
In the event of inclement weather that prevents the tour from being offered as planned, registrants will be notified as early as possible with options to attend a rescheduled tour or transfer their reservation to another Preservation Houston tour.
Do you have an Architecture Walks pass?
If you are a Preservation Houston member and have received a free Architecture Walks pass, you may redeem it for admission to this tour. E-mail tours@preservationhouston.org and we’ll be happy to assist.
Passes are redeemable subject to ticket availability.