Landmark and Protected Landmark Designations

At a glance

What: A public hearing on designating ten protected landmarks and First City National Bank (1021 Main St) as landmarks. Protected-landmark sites are in the 2100-2600 blocks of Holman, Ruthven, St. Emmanuel, Dunstan, Tangley and Calumet.
Where it stands: Hearing scheduled for October 28, 2026, 9:00 AM.

November 4 consent items 37-41 designate First City National Bank (1021 Main) as a Landmark and four sites as Protected Landmarks (Trinity United Methodist Church, House at 1317 Ruthven, Berean Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Doney-McElwain-Freeman House).
November 10 consent items 36-41 designate six more Protected Landmarks along Dunstan Road and Tangley Street.

Council set the public hearing on the designations for 9:00 a.m. on October 28, 2026 (Motion 2026-0560), on Council Member Castex-Tatum's motion seconded by Council Member Peck, all aye, Carter absent. Eleven Protected Landmarks (including Trinity United Methodist Church, Berean Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Buffalo Bayou Cistern and several houses on Dunstan Road, Tangley Street, Ruthven and Calumet Street) and one Landmark (First City National Bank) were listed, all on application by the property owners.

Public hearing scheduled.

Items 37-41 on the consent agenda.

Items 36-41 on the consent agenda.

Hearing date of October 28 set (Motion 2026-0560).