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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 .
The NEA gave a $100,000 grant, scheduled to be spent at the new park at Palm Center. [10] The university consulted 64-year-old Paulette Wagner, the president of the MacGregor Trails Civic Club in the Riverside Terrace community, for ideas on what to do. [4] In the fall of 2012 a solar-powered kitchen was to be installed in the Palm Center Park.
Old Mill, an area in Sam Houston Park in 1913. Mayor Samuel H. Brashear appointed Houston's first park committee to oversee the establishment of a city park in 1899. The 20 acres (81,000 m 2) chosen for the park was landscaped into a Victorian-styled village, with footpaths leading past an old mill and across a bridge that traversed a small stream.
Memorial Drive runs through the park, heading east to downtown Houston and west to the 610 Loop. A small portion of land west of the 610 Loop bordered by Woodway Drive and Buffalo Bayou is also part of the park. I-10/U.S. 90 borders the park to the north. The park was originally designed by landscape architects Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri.
The Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park, [1] formerly the Williams Waterwall and the Transco Waterwall, is a multi-story sculptural fountain that sits opposite the south face of Williams Tower in the Uptown District of Houston. The fountain and its surrounding park were built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent tower.
The property was purchased by Harris County in 1974, and became the first park managed by Precinct 4. Harris County Precinct 4 expanded the property to eventually encompass about 400 acres of land, divided nearly evenly by Aldine Westfield with the botanic gardens on the east side and the arboretum on the west side of the road. [6]
The Orange Show is a work of outsider art in Houston, Texas. Jeff McKissack, a mail carrier, transformed a small suburban lot near his house into a folk art installation, which he named "The Orange Show" in honor of his favorite fruit. [1] [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The City of Houston operates Sagemont Park and Community Center, which has 8.3 acres (3.4 ha) of land. It includes a community center building, a swimming pool, a playground, a soccer field, a basketball pavilion, a softball diamond, and a picnic area. [4] The original community center building in 1970 was developed by an MUD.