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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places that are located in the Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston. 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 City of Houston annexed Sunset Heights in 1927. [1] By 2001 gentrification occurred in the area, with some smaller houses being torn down in favor of newer ones. [2] East Sunset Heights Association was established in March 2002. By October of that year, there were 97 members. [3] In 2006 Sunset Heights homeowners signed a petition to the ...
The Melrose Building is a building in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. [1] Completed in 1952 as Houston's first International Style skyscraper, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Following a major renovation and restoration, the building opened as Le Méridien Houston Downtown in September 2017.
Around 2009 the area became a popular entertainment area due to its location near Downtown Houston and the Houston Heights, a community within Houston that forbids the sale of alcohol within its boundaries. By May 2009, the Washington Avenue area gained expensive town houses and condominiums, restaurants, and bars. [4]
The Houston Heights, one of the earliest planned communities in Texas, is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Downtown Houston.A National Geographic article says "stroll the area's broad, tree-canopied esplanades and side streets dotted with homes dating from the early 1900s and you may think you've landed in a small town."
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.
Braes Heights, located west of Buffalo Speedway, [13] consists of 13 sections, numbered 1 through 13. [14] Blocks 1 and 2 of Section 1 are in the City of Southside Place. [15] [16] As of 1995 Braes Heights has 896 houses. [17] Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that Braes Heights had "a broader range of properties" than Southern Oaks ...
Independence Heights is a community in Houston, Texas, bordered by 40th Street to the north, Yale Street to the west, the 610 Loop to the south, and Airline Drive to the east. [1] The Super Neighborhood boundary created by the City of Houston is bordered by Tidwell to the north, Shepherd Drive to the west, the 610 Loop to the south, and ...