| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 345 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | join the Harris County Historical Commission and the citizens of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Houston in celebrating the dedication of an Official Texas |
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| 5 | 5 | | Historical Marker in honor of James Sherwood Lucas and his son, |
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| 6 | 6 | | Alfred T. Lucas; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, James Lucas immigrated to the United States from |
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| 8 | 8 | | Liverpool, England, with his wife and four children, and by 1873, |
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| 9 | 9 | | the family had settled in Houston; over the next 18 years, Mr. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Lucas built a lasting testament to his talents as a brick mason |
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| 11 | 11 | | and contractor, as seen in the brick work of the 1883 Preston |
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| 12 | 12 | | Street Bridge and the 1884 Houston Cotton Exchange Building; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, By the age of 16, Alfred Lucas was working as an |
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| 14 | 14 | | apprentice to his father, and after James Lucas's death, Alfred |
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| 15 | 15 | | continued the family's contracting business; Alfred's many |
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| 16 | 16 | | accomplishments included working with Eugene T. Heiner on the |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1896 Harris County Jail and Criminal Court Building and the 1899 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Lavaca County Courthouse; in addition, while working with John |
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| 19 | 19 | | Stadler, he built three private homes and 10 professional |
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| 20 | 20 | | buildings, including the Houston Light Armory, the Henke and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Company Store, the Magnolia and American Breweries, and the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Houston Waterworks pump house; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Lucas helped build several of the city's |
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| 24 | 24 | | famed cultural institutions, such as the 1895 City Auditorium; |
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| 25 | 25 | | his company, Lucas Brick Works, paved many of the streets in |
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| 26 | 26 | | Houston with bricks made at the company's yard on Buffalo Bayou |
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| 27 | 27 | | near Shepherd and San Felipe; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, James and Alfred Lucas, two generations of |
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| 29 | 29 | | talented brick masons, left a legacy of craftsmanship that aided |
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| 30 | 30 | | in the urbanization and development of Houston, and it is truly |
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| 31 | 31 | | fitting that a historical marker be dedicated in their honor; |
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| 32 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the contributions of James |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sherwood Lucas and Alfred T. Lucas to the City of Houston and |
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| 36 | 36 | | extend to the Harris County Historical Commission best wishes for |
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| 37 | 37 | | a memorable Official Texas Historical Marker dedication |
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| 38 | 38 | | ceremony; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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| 40 | 40 | | honor of this special occasion. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Garcia |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on March 1, 2017. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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