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Beaconsfield
Photo: Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Beaconsfield

On the National Register since 198343 years
20th Century High Rise StructureListed 1983Houston
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield, at 1700 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 29, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isApartment building in Houston, Harris County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 66 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1700 Main St., Houston · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1BeaconsfieldStart here
  2. 2500 Jefferson BuildingBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Bethel Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Houston Fire Station No. 7Building · 0.3 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHumble-Exxon BuildingBuilding0.2 miBKellum-Noble HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBHumble Oil BuildingItalian Renaissance0.3 miBJulia Ideson BuildingSpanish Renaissance0.3 miDSan Felipe Courts Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBHouston City HallModernistic · Built 19390.4 miDFreedmen's Town Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBAntioch Missionary Baptist ChurchT-Shaped0.5 miBFirst City National BankBuilding0.5 miBBattelstein'sBuilding0.5 miBCity National Bank BuildingModerne0.5 miStSabine Street Bridge over Buffalo BayouContinuous Span Concrete Girder Bridge0.5 mi

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Questions about Beaconsfield

Is Beaconsfield on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 29, 1983 (Register number 83004428).

Is Beaconsfield a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is U.s.s. Texas, 17 miles away.

Can you visit Beaconsfield?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Beaconsfield?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 66 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40972258 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.