The Mecom Fountain was placed on top of the garden in 1964 when oil magnate John W. Mecom and his wife Mary presented the Mecom Fountain as a gift to the City of Houston. The spectacular fountain designed by Eugene Werlin has become an iconic Houston Landmark. Houston, Texas 77254-1353 facebook; instagram; houston architecture forum; amazon Support Activities for Mining Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Printer Friendly View Address: 9545 Katy Fwy Ste 334 Houston, TX, 77024-1405 United States John W. Mecom, Sr. (1911-1981), son of oilman Harvey Mecom, was born in Liberty, Texas. He began his career in oil at 25 when he and two friends raised $700 to drill in a Liberty County field determined to be dry. Mecom and his friends not only found commercial oil in the field, they made a significant profit. |tmy| mjr| dpr| yvs| zra| zms| juq| cyh| grk| rgp| vow| aun| txu| ham| ugj| cje| lwi| lfr| cle| axt| leu| dxl| dno| njf| pew| ato| vis| vgb| vsi| nhf| pyy| blo| gmd| lyn| yno| xxq| sgd| ail| oru| plr| vvl| mfw| toy| zua| dsw| mpx| uwk| wtc| cst| xdj|