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Title	Neill T. Masterson home, Houston, TX, front exterior view from street
Author/Creator	Schleuter, F. J. (Frank J.) (photographer)
Original Date Created	1923-1924
Institution	Woodson Research Center, Rice University
Description	Image of Masterson home designed by William Ward Watkin.
Description.Abstract	Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the original downtown Houston Public Library building (now known as the Julia Ideson Building), and many notable residences. His daughter Ray Watkin Strange is a philanthropist and generous donor to Rice University.
Subject Categories	Watkin, William Ward, 1886-1952; Architects--Texas.; Masterson, Neill T. -- homes and haunts.;
Source	Forms part of the William Ward Watkin records (http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/mss/ms352.html), MS 352 Box 6 Folder 39 Item 1, at the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University (http://www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/, 713-348-2586).
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