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Houston demolishes historic Kirby Mansion at 2000 Smith Street

Demolition of the approximately 20,000-square-foot Kirby Mansion, a Tudor Revival home at 2000 Smith Street, began Friday morning. The city halted demolition after discovering the contractor lacked a required demolition…

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