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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Houston, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Houston neighborhood, defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 .
Houston, the largest city in Texas, is the site of 58 completed skyscrapers over 427 feet (130 m), 50 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). [1] [2] [3] The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 feet (305 m) in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982.
The "Houston Heights" neighborhood borders are, approximately, Interstate 10 on the South, I-610 on the North, Interstate 45 on the East and Durham on the West. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates."
811 Main (formerly BG Group Place and MainPlace) is a 630 ft (192 m) tall skyscraper in Downtown Houston, Texas.It was completed in February 2011 and has 46 floors. It is LEED Platinum Certified. [2]
The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a four-year state university, located within the Main Street Market Square Historic District. Founded in 1974, it is one of four separate and distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. UHD has an enrollment of 12,900 students—making it the 13th largest public university in Texas ...
The crash happened near Engelke Street and North Ennis Street just before 8 p.m. when a helicopter slammed into a communication tower behind homes in Houston’s Second Ward, causing a large ...
The block bounded by Austin, Capitol, Caroline, and Rusk held schools for many years. Houston Academy was established there in the 1850s. In 1894 the groundbreaking for Central High School occurred there. Central burned down in March 1919. In 1921 Sam Houston High School opened at the site. [192]
Heritage Plaza is a postmodern skyscraper located in the Skyline District of downtown Houston, Texas.Standing at 762 feet (232 m), [1] the tower is the 5th-tallest building in Houston, the 8th-tallest in Texas, and the 60th-tallest in the United States.