@houstonchronicle: Flowers and signs that read “Save this 1894 House: Honk” and “History lives here” lined the fence at 2000 Smith Street, where demolition began Friday on Midtown’s historic Kirby Mansion. ⠀ After a significant chunk of the Tudor Revival house had been razed, city officials discovered the work started without the required permit. A stop-work order was issued Friday, but according to preservationists at Sunday's protest, developers obtained the permit later that day. ⠀ Click the link in our bio for more. ⠀ 📷️: Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle photographer ✍️: Tanya Babbar / Houston Chronicle reporter

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happy33179
happy33 :
Stand up Houston, this is wrong!
2026-11-03 21:32:23
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phoenixs_rising6
phoenixs_rising :
It’s sad but Houston has no sense of Historical Pride
2026-11-02 04:05:03
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tickrick50
tickrick50 :
No one’s putting any money on it tho can’t save anything for free
2026-11-02 16:16:59
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tonywalker783
tonywalker783 :
anyone could have bought it and saved it 🙄
2026-11-02 14:49:45
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roguexrebel
RogueXRebel❌G7🌎🇵🇸 :
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot. This is wild because it’s literally a block from my apartment and I just saw it when I went out today. I had no idea the history around me and it’s sad to see it all destroyed. Can’t get it back. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
2026-11-02 07:51:13
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vjvx07
VJVX🇵🇸 :
what's the significance of this building???
2026-11-02 17:42:36
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juan.alvarez_doc
Whatup_doc :
Won’t sure why it matters. If I owned the property ima do whatever I want with it
2026-11-03 02:42:57
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j.juarezhtx
j.juarezhtx :
I remember at one point city of Houston wanted to get rid of river oaks theater .
2026-11-02 07:14:41
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seanpx7
seanpx7 :
These are the same people crying for the astrodome as it sits rotting
2026-11-02 22:21:26
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dieseldrifter.tx
Dieseldrifter.TX :
ok to sell but blame the buyer? lol
2026-11-03 09:22:31
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jovancaalexi
comochingo :
i always saw that house but never knew the backstory. i loved looking at it. so sad
2026-11-03 13:41:21
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jessie47896
jessie4789 :
I don't think we need another gas station
2026-11-02 08:47:55
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jackpotgrandes
Tik Tok Famous :
Sell them the Astrodome
2026-11-03 02:26:39
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muser44565456678
Big Ol’ Billy :
Yet the astrodome still just collecting dust
2026-11-03 01:54:55
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jameschuke
steve :
good eye sore sticks n bricks
2026-11-03 03:32:26
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pete80386
pete :
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
2026-11-02 15:52:49
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texas_rob
Texas-Rob :
This is disgusting how are democratic politicians let this happen is awful and he should be ashamed. You need to do better Houston that was part of history for what another gas station.
2026-11-03 12:35:36
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glennklein06
Glenn :
its like a trump thing, so sad just for a greedy developer.
2026-11-02 05:41:09
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roosevrlt
roosevrlt :
If is my property I demolish it
2026-11-02 12:04:09
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mirahsan880
mirahsan2 :
The people you pay off are tied to this Chron
2026-11-02 05:17:06
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eduardocalvillo99
Yayo :
We need to vote democrats out of Harris county
2026-11-02 16:25:40
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pixelatedhugs
🔮Pixelated Hugs🔮 :
Y’all can protest by not giving business to whatever replaces it
2026-11-03 17:08:01
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drewdew99
drew :
welcome to gentrification
2026-11-03 12:20:40
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sunshinesister
🔅Ŝunshıneṣıster🔅 :
John Henry Kirby was a racist and founded/funded racist organizations. He decimated areas of Southern US forests that were never restored. A century later and his harm still lingers. Glad the house is gone
2026-11-03 18:34:11
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trollincentralpark
Francis 🫶 :
And they still were able to get a permit and resume demolition in the end. I hate Houston.
2026-11-03 06:59:29
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