Downtown Facades

The Building Facade Project, designed by Richard Haas in collaboration with architect Kim Williams, provides for facade renovation and architectural illusion painting on building facades. City staff provides coordination among property owners, City Council, the architect, artists, and the Huntsville Arts Commission to identify participants, seek grant assistance and implement facade projects. Phases I and II of the project, completed in FY 1996-97, have been supported by grants of $300,000 from the Meadows Foundation of Texas, and $16,446 from the Texas Commission on the Arts. Twenty buildings have received building facade renovation and/or illusion paintings under this program. A sculptural corner wall to define the Square was completed in FY 1998-99. Private projects augment public improvements in the Downtown District.

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Gibbs Building & N. Side of Downtown Square	Kings Candies	North Side of Square	Sam Houston Mural
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Detail Smither Building	Avon Theatre Building & Leadbelly Mural	Bodman Building	Texas Prison Museum
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Trompe L'oeil art created by Richard Haas,
"after" photographs taken by Peter Mauss of Esto Photographics
For questions or comments contact Linda Pease.
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