Sweeney Clock - Houston, TX
N 29° 45.732 W 095° 22.114
15R E 270981 N 3294786
The Sweeney Clock has been beautifully restored.
Waymark Code: WM1GRX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2007
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From the nearby plaque:
Once gracing the northeast corner of Main Street and Prarie, the Sweeney Clock was for decades the authorative timekeeper for downdown Houstonians. Purcheased from the Boston maker, E. Howard & Co., the clock stood in front of the J.J. Sweeney & Co. jewelry store from 1908-1928 where it was also used as a hitching post for horse-drawn carriages.
Donated by the store to the City of Houston in 1929, the clock was moved to the downtown farmers market and later to the courtyard of a municipal building near the Jefferson Davis Hospital.
By 1968, the clock had deteriorated badly. It was restored and moved to its present location, the Sweeney Triangle, in 1971, with funds provided by the Colonial Dames of America. A base for the 15-foot timepiece was made using paving bricks from historic Navigation Street.
Today the Sweeney Clock is maintained and preserved by the City of Houston Cicic Center Department.