Particularly common in the grand movie palaces of the late 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco was more popular for commercial buildings in large urban centers than in rural areas and was seldom used for residential structures. Concrete, smooth stone or stucco, and metal exterior surfaces with accents of glass, terra-cotta, colored mirrors, and mosaic tile are common materials, usually applied to simple, symmetrical geometric forms. Decorative motifs consist of low-relief geometrical designs in the form of parallel straight lines, zigzags, chevrons, and stylized floral motifs based upon native American Indian Art. Vertical emphasis is provided by towers, pilasters, and strips of windows with decorative spandrels. Even smaller structures often feature the stepped or set-back facade originally found on skyscrapers.
701 Main St., 1928-29 with alternations
Carlock Bldg., 1001-1009 13th St., 1930; J. B. Davies & Co.,
Ft. Worth, architect; LHL
Lubbock County Jail, 811 Main St., 1931 with additions; S. B.
Haynes, architect
810 Texas, 1931-1940
1812 Ave. H, 1938 with alterations
1220 Ave. Q, 1939 with alterations
Lubbock County Courthouse, 902 Broadway, 1950; Haynes &
Kirby, architects
1220 Ave. Q, 1939 with alterations
