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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 city of Houston changed to a commission form of government. In November 1915, a newly passed city ordinance officially abolished the wards. [2] On city maps, the wards continued to be used as geographic reference points until 1928. After 1928 other landmarks such as Memorial Park and River Oaks appeared in place of the wards as reference ...
Map of Texas City. Texas City is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Galveston and 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Houston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 186.58 square miles (483.24 km 2), of which 66.27 square miles (171.64 km 2) is land and 120.31 square miles (311.60 km 2), or 67.61%, is covered by water. [1]
The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city ...
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...
The Cenotaph was commissioned by the state of Texas as a Texas Centennial project. Bandstand, South end of the Plaza A recently constructed bandstand by the city which replaces the original bandstand built in the plaza by Wm. Reuter in 1890. The city is also currently covering the entire plaza with paving blocks. The Alamo. This block contains ...
The Kylie Cosmetics founder, 27, was photographed hitting the streets of Paris for lunch at the Bar des Prés off the Champs-Élysées on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in a skintight black printed mini dress.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...