Aviary at the Houston Zoo
United States historic place
Aviary at the Houston Zoo | |
![]() Faux bois tree sculpture at the Aviary at the Houston Zoo | |
29°42′59″N 95°23′31″W / 29.71639°N 95.39194°W / 29.71639; -95.39194 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1926 (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 Bios sculptures were built in 1926 and dubbed the "flying sculpture." Although Hurricane Carla destroyed the aviary's wire superstructure in 1961, Rodriquez'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.
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