Image credits
Houston Heritage Hub prefers real photographs of every historic building. Where a licensed photograph exists on Wikimedia Commons, we use it and credit the contributor below. AI-generated imagery on the site is reserved for archival illustrations of landmarks with no available free-licensed photo, and for future restoration or climate-resilience concept visualizations. Every AI image is labeled in place.
Photographs from Wikimedia Commons (42)
Each image is used under its Wikimedia Commons license (typically CC BY-SA or public domain). Follow the link to view the file page for the exact license, author, and version history.
- Rice HotelSource: The Rice (Houston) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Julia Ideson BuildingSource: Julia Ideson Building on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Niels Esperson BuildingSource: Esperson Buildings on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Sam Houston HotelSource: Sam Houston Hotel (front) (HDR), photo by Ed Uthman, CC BY 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Christ Church CathedralSource: Christ Church Cathedral (Houston) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Houston City HallSource: Houston City Hall on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Kellum-Noble HouseSource: Kellum-Noble House on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Antioch Missionary Baptist ChurchSource: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Magnolia Brewery BuildingSource: List of breweries in Texas on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Houston Cotton ExchangeSource: Houston Cotton Exchange Building on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Gulf BuildingSource: JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Heights Fire Station No. 14Source: Houston Heights Fire Station on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Milroy House on Heights BoulevardSource: Heights Neighborhood Library on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- The Menil CollectionSource: Menil Collection on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- MFAH: Caroline Wiess Law BuildingSource: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Rothko ChapelSource: Rothko Chapel on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- 1940 Air Terminal MuseumSource: 1940 Air Terminal Museum on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Beer Can HouseSource: Beer Can House on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- The Orange Show MonumentSource: The Orange Show on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Harris County 1910 CourthouseSource: 1910 Harris County Courthouse on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Sweeney, Coombs & Fredericks BuildingSource: Sweeney, Coombs, and Fredericks Building on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Fire Station No. 7Source: Houston Fire Station No. 7 on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Annunciation Catholic ChurchSource: Annunciation Church (Houston) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Project Row HousesSource: Project Row Houses on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Freedmen's Town Historic DistrictSource: Fourth Ward, Houston on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Bayou Bend Collection and GardensSource: Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- River Oaks TheatreSource: River Oaks Theatre on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Alabama TheaterSource: Alabama Theatre (Houston) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Sam Houston Coliseum Site / City Auditorium LegacySource: Sam Houston Coliseum on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Market Square Historic DistrictSource: Market Square Park on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- La CarafeSource: Kennedy Bakery on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Pillot BuildingSource: Pillot Building on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Donnellan Crypt at Founders Memorial CemeterySource: Founders Memorial Cemetery on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Glenwood CemeterySource: Glenwood Cemetery (Houston, Texas) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Buffalo Bayou Park CisternSource: Buffalo Bayou on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Hogg Palace Lofts (Armor Building)Source: Hogg Building on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General)Source: Riverside General Hospital on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Boulevard Oaks Historic DistrictSource: Boulevard Oaks, Houston on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Old Sixth Ward Historic DistrictSource: Sixth Ward, Houston on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- San Jacinto MonumentSource: San Jacinto Monument on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- USS Texas Berth Historic SettingSource: USS Texas (BB-35) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
- Temple Beth Israel (Original)Source: Congregation Beth Israel (Houston) on Wikimedia Commons · original file
AI-generated illustrations (13)
These landmarks currently lack a freely licensed photograph in our database. Each uses an archival-style illustration generated by an AI model as a visual placeholder and is labeled "AI illustration" wherever it appears. If you can contribute a properly licensed photograph, please open an issue.
- · Lovett Hall, Rice University
- · Cotton Exchange Annex
- · Houston Heights City Hall and Fire Station
- · Eldorado Ballroom
- · St. John's United Methodist Church
- · Waldo Mansion
- · de Menil House
- · Rienzi
- · Wortham Tower (Old Federal Reserve Bank)
- · The Heights Theater
- · Autry House
- · Houston Ship Channel Turning Basin Warehouses
- · St. Anne Catholic Church