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Texas Mid-Century Modern Domes (page 4)

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dome building
Johnson City, TX
This dome building was built in 1963. From 2003-2008, the building housed the Liberty Lighthouse Fellowship. I don't know if it always housed a church. The building appears to be vacant. [map]

Keene:
Leiske-Pultar Gymnasium

KMID-TV station
Midland, TX
The KMID-TV station was built in the late 1950s. These photos are from 2012. In 2015, the building was purchased by Weidner Apartment Homes. The tower is now painted blue. [map]

Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Port Arthur, TX
Thomas Jefferson Middle School was designed by Caudill Rowlett Scott and built in 1959. The two domes were intended to be used for girls and boys gymnasiums. However, one was used for an auditorium and the other for a gym. [map]

Robinson:
Waco Memorial Funeral Home [gone]

John H. Glenn Middle School
San Angelo, TX
The John H. Glenn Middle School was built in the 1970s. The school has one main round, domed building and two smaller round buildings. [map]

former Church on the Rock
San Antonio, TX

2011:
2018:
The Church on the Rock, a monolithic dome, was built around 2000. The structure is 125 feet in diameter and 38 feet tall. The church moved to a different location and the building had been vacant since at least 2008. Since 2015, the building has housed the CJCLife church. For more, see this website. [map]

College of the Mainland Gymnasium
Texas City, TX
The College of the Mainland Gymnasium was built in 1966. [map]

dome house
Throckmorton, TX
This dome house in Throckmorton could be any age. Although geodesic domes have been used for residences since the 1950s, there are kits available and they are still being built today. [map]

House of Praise Church
Waxahachie, TX
The House of Praise Church consists of four small domes surrounding a larger one. It was built in 1982 for the Evangel Temple Assembly of God. [map]