The 1911 Union National Bank Building had stood vacant and deteriorating for almost 20 years when new owners began the two-year process of transforming the 12-story neoclassical building into a luxury hotel. Restored to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Rehabilitation and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this local landmark is now a vital part of Houston's revitalized Main Street/Market Square Historic District. Mitchell Carlson Stone, Inc., was the project architect. | Visit Hotel Icon's Web site

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Photo by Jim Parsons

3401 Allen Parkway, the former Rein Co. Building

22nd Street Lofts, an adaptive reuse of a Heights textile factory

308 Cordell St., a 1910 bungalow in the Brooke Smith Addition

"Rosecroft," an Arts & Crafts-style home in Eastwood

1605 Heights Blvd., a 1918 Alfred C. Finn-designed home

Willow Street Pump Station, an adaptive reuse of early 20th century civic buildings

Hotel Icon, the former Union National Bank Building

Summer Street Project, the restoration of nine First Ward cottages

John P. McGovern Campus of the Texas Medical Center, the former Nabisco bakery

Down in Houston, a literary look at Houston's blues scene

Houston House & Home magazine: Preservation Partner in Print Award

Menil House, the restoration of the 1951 Philip Johnson design

Minnette Boesel for leadership in local preservation

Galleria I: AIA 25 Year Award

Foley's: AIA 50 Year Award