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