- La Carafe

813 Congress

1845 - Per HCAD, 813 Congress was built in 1845

1860’s - Per the National Register listing, 813 Congress was built in the 1860’s

1942 - Houston City Directory lists a barber shop at 813 Congress

1948 - Houston City Directory lists “Gameson Barber Shop” at 813 Congress

1949 - Houston City Directory lists a barber shop at 813 Congress

1952-53 - Houston City Directory lists “Modern Family Store” at 813 Congress (with dry goods notation)

1954 - Houston City Directory lists 813 Congress as “vacant”

1962-63 - Houston City Directory lists 813 Congress as “vacant”, and contains no alphabetic listing for “La Carafe”

1958 - Houston City Directory lists “McReynolds Assocs.” at 813 Congress

1964 - Oldest license in TABC’s online records for “La Carafe” at 813 Congress

1970 - National Register listing says that Kennedy family sold the building at 813 Congress to William V. Berry