Aviary at the Houston Zoo
Aviary at the Houston Zoo | |
Faux bois tree sculpture at the Aviary at the Houston Zoo | |
| Location | 1513 N. McGregor, Houston, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°42′59″N 95°23′31″W / 29.71639°N 95.39194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Rodriguez, Dionicio |
| Architectural style | Faux bois sculpture |
| MPS | Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000858[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 2005 |
The Aviary at the Houston Zoo is a historic work of art created by Mexican-born architect and artist Dionicio Rodriguez located at the Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The faux bois sculptures were built in 1926 and dubbed the "flying sculpture". Although Hurricane Carla destroyed the aviary's wire superstructure in 1961, Rodriguez's sculptures remain and are composed of a tree, a fountain, logs, ledges and rock bordering a shallow pond which are now part of the flamingo habitat at the zoo.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Bradley, Alice (Barrie) M. Scardino (November 8, 2013). Houston's Hermann Park: A Century of Community. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623491093.
- ^ Light, Patsy Pittman (February 11, 2008). Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodríguez. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781585446100.