library facility opened on March 2, 1904. The Ideson building opened in 1926, replacing the previous building. The Jesse H. Jones Building opened in 1976 and received its current name in 1989. The Jones Building closed for renovations on Monday April 3, 2006. It reopened May 31, 2008. After renovations began the Houston Public Library headquarters moved from the Jones Building to the Marston Building in Neartown Houston. In addition, HPL operates the HPL Express Discovery Green at 1300 McKinney R2, adjacent to Discovery Green Park. HPL Express facilities are library facilities located in existing buildings. The library opened in 2008. Harris County Public Library operates the Law Library, located on the first floor of Congress Plaza. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in downtown Houston, Texas Architecture of Houston Houston Downtown Tunnel System Houston Theater District Midtown Houston Greenway Plaza, Houston Neartown Houston Uptown Houston Greenspoint, Houston Westchase, Houston Memorial City, Houston Houston Energy Corridor Central business district References Further reading "Downtown Parking Management Program Planning." Central Houston, Inc. (Archive) Gonzales, J.R. "Downtown Houston by air and in color." Houston Chronicle. Monday August 5, 2013. "Downtown retail: A glimpse into the future." Houston Chronicle. Friday September 13, 2013. Sarnoff, Nancy and Mike Morris. "Downtown subsidies could skew market, experts say." Houston Chronicle. April 22, 2014. External links Downtown at the official Houston web site Downtown Houston Management District (Desktop, Mobile) Downtown District Downtown Houston Alliance Downtown Houston Interactive Map Houston Theater District Neighborhoods in Houston Economy of Houston Houston