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018. Project Row Houses

Project Row Houses, 1993, 2505-2521 Holman St., Third Ward. The award-winning Project Row Houses have helped to revitalize the historic Third Ward, one of Houston's oldest African American communities, by restoring and converting 22 row houses into artists' studios and residences. Established by African American artists and community activists in 1993, this non-profit urban renewal effort makes the houses available to working artists to use on a rotating basis for permanent installations and workshops. Recently, students at Rice University's Building Workshop built attractive low-income rental housing behind the row houses.

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also by Kelly Klaasmeyer

Flower Man's House, 2003-present. Cleveland Turner, 2305 Francis St. Turner spent most of his life as a homeless wino until he found his calling in 2003. Following a close call with death, he vowed to kick the bottle and get down to the business of building his legendary front yard attraction. It's in a constant state of becoming, but flowers are always a predominant theme. Tribute to the American Presidents, David Adickes, Adickes Sculpturworx Studios, 2500 Summer St. It's the only time you'll see Bill Clinton, Martin Van Buren, Barak Obama and George H. Bush all lined up in a row. Much less 17-feet tall. David Adickes has made name for himself creating larger than life concrete sculptures of American Presidents and patriots. The 67-foot tall Sam Houston along I-45 south of Huntsville is his and so were the 43 giant busts at the now defunct President's Park in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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