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National Register of Historic Places listings in outer Harris County, Texas
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in outer Harris County, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in outer portion of Harris County, Texas, United States, defined as outside the I-610 loop. 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."[1]
Included is a cluster of seven current listings in the historic black neighborhood of Independence Heights, Houston. Another cluster of three listings are NASA structures at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
| downtown Houston - Houston Heights - inner Harris County - outer Harris County |
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 24, 2023.[2]
Current listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollo Mission Control Center | October 3, 1985 (#85002815) | Lyndon B. Johnson Space Flight Center 29°33′29″N 95°05′18″W / 29.558056°N 95.088333°W | Houston | ||
| 2 | Armand Bayou Archeological District | December 12, 1978 (#78002952) | Address Restricted | Pasadena | ||
| 3 | Barker-Cypress Archeological Site (41HR436) | April 24, 1984 (#84001753) | Address Restricted | Houston | ||
| 4 | Cedar Bayou Archeological District | March 2, 1979 (#79002952) | Address Restricted | Baytown | ||
| 5 | Ben C. and Jenetter Cyrus House | June 4, 1997 (#97000549) | 325 E. 25th St. 29°49′05″N 95°23′33″W / 29.818056°N 95.3925°W | Houston | ||
| 6 | Harris County Boy's School Site | May 2, 1979 (#79002961) | Address Restricted | Houston | It is an archeological site with middens and burials.[5] | |
| 7 | Houston Municipal Airport Terminal | March 6, 2019 (#100003488) | 8325 Travelair Rd. 29°38′49″N 95°17′10″W / 29.647030°N 95.286222°W | Houston | ||
| 8 | Houston National Cemetery | February 28, 2017 (#100000697) | 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr. 29°55′51″N 95°27′02″W / 29.930902°N 95.450636°W | Houston | ||
| 9 | Independence Heights Residential Historic District | June 4, 1997 (#97000542) | Roughly bounded by N. Yale and E. 34th Sts., and I-610 29°48′54″N 95°23′45″W / 29.815°N 95.395833°W | Houston | Independence Heights | |
| 10 | Independence Park | June 4, 1997 (#97000544) | Roughly bounded by 1000 Blk. of E. 40th St. 29°49′21″N 95°23′11″W / 29.8225°N 95.386389°W | Houston | ||
| 11 | Charles Johnson House | June 4, 1997 (#97000550) | 301 E. 35th St. 29°49′05″N 95°23′45″W / 29.818056°N 95.395833°W | Houston | Independence Heights | |
| 12 | Ella Lewis Store and Rental Houses | June 4, 1997 (#97000543) | 3404-3406-3408 Cortlandt St. 29°49′02″N 95°23′44″W / 29.817222°N 95.395556°W | Houston | Independence Heights | |
| 13 | Oscar Lindsay House | June 4, 1997 (#97000546) | 7415 N. Main St. 29°49′02″N 95°23′34″W / 29.817222°N 95.392778°W | Houston | Independence Heights | |
| 14 | William Mackey House | June 4, 1997 (#97000547) | 313 E. 37th St. 29°49′12″N 95°23′43″W / 29.819881°N 95.395298°W | Houston | Independence Heights | |
| 15 | Mansfield Street Archeological Site | May 22, 1978 (#78002945) | Address Restricted | Houston | ||
| 16 | Morgan's Point Historic District | September 30, 1994 (#94001160) | 89-835 Bayridge Rd. and 300-322 Vinsonia 29°40′13″N 94°59′39″W / 29.670278°N 94.994167°W | Morgan's Point | ||
| 17 | Pasadena Post Office | March 16, 2022 (#100007523) | 102 Munger St. 29°42′44″N 95°12′39″W / 29.7123°N 95.2107°W | Pasadena | ||
| 18 | Pomeroy Homestead | May 1, 2003 (#03000329) | 202 and 204 S. Main St. 29°42′38″N 95°12′35″W / 29.710580°N 95.209785°W | Pasadena | ||
| 19 | San Jacinto Battlefield | October 15, 1966 (#66000815) | 22 mi (35 km). E of Houston on TX 134 29°44′56″N 95°04′49″W / 29.748889°N 95.080278°W | Houston | ||
| 20 | Saturn V Launch Vehicle | February 4, 2003 (#02001731) | Johnson Space Center 29°33′26″N 95°05′20″W / 29.557222°N 95.088889°W | Houston | ||
| 21 | Space Environment Simulation Laboratory | October 3, 1985 (#85002810) | Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 29°33′38″N 95°05′17″W / 29.560556°N 95.088056°W | Houston | ||
| 22 | State Highway 35 Bridge at the West Fork of the San Jacinto River | October 10, 1996 (#96001110) | US 59, 1.4 mi (2.3 km). N of jct. with FM 1960 30°01′39″N 95°15′28″W / 30.0275°N 95.257778°W | Humble | ||
| 23 | Sterling S. Ross House | October 29, 1982 (#82004858) | 515 Bayridge Rd. 29°40′07″N 94°59′42″W / 29.668611°N 94.995°W | Morgan's Point | ||
| 24 | Dr. James M. and Dove Stewart House | February 16, 1996 (#96000067) | 5702 Fourth St. 29°47′21″N 95°49′21″W / 29.789167°N 95.8225°W | Katy | ||
| 25 | Sylvan Beach Pavilion | September 9, 2010 (#10000738) | 554 N Bayshore Dr. 29°39′04″N 95°00′38″W / 29.651111°N 95.010556°W | La Porte | ||
| 26 | U.S.S. TEXAS | December 8, 1976 (#76002039) | 22 mi (35 km). E of Houston on TX 134 at San Jacinto Battleground 29°45′21″N 95°05′22″W / 29.755833°N 95.089444°W | Houston | ||
| 27 | Walker House | April 10, 2012 (#12000195) | 3534 Miramar Dr. 29°37′09″N 95°00′14″W / 29.619264°N 95.00389°W | Shoreacres | ||
| 28 | Washburn Tunnel | April 16, 2008 (#08000316) | 3198 Washburn Tunnel 29°43′35″N 95°12′43″W / 29.726389°N 95.211944°W | Pasadena | ||
| 29 | James M. and Jessie West Mansion | August 19, 1994 (#94001015) | 3303 NASA Rd. 1 29°33′37″N 95°04′28″W / 29.560278°N 95.074444°W | Pasadena | Demolished in 2019[6][7] | |
| 30 | Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery | October 22, 2004 (#04001174) | 1101 Antoine 29°47′18″N 95°28′41″W / 29.788333°N 95.478056°W | Houston | ||
| 31 | Peter and Sophie Wunderlich Farm | February 27, 1997 (#97000202) | 18202 Theiss Mail Rd. 30°01′49″N 95°32′54″W / 30.030278°N 95.548333°W | Klein | ||
| 32 | Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel | February 16, 1984 (#84001849) | 103 Midway St. 30°04′44″N 95°25′03″W / 30.078889°N 95.4175°W | Spring |
Former listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. B. J. Covington House | November 15, 1978 (#78002941) | February 7, 1979 | 2219 Dowling St. 29°44′24″N 95°21′37″W / 29.740107°N 95.360225°W | Houston | Demolished on October 26, 1978. | |
| 2 | General Mercantile Store | June 4, 1997 (#97000545) | August 18, 2014 | 7322 N. Main St. 29°49′01″N 95°23′33″W / 29.816944°N 95.3925°W | Houston | ||
| 3 | Bill Mraz Dance Hall | March 5, 1998 (#98000219) | December 22, 2004 | 835 W. 34th Street 29°49′00″N 95°24′57″W / 29.816674°N 95.415761°W | Houston | Destroyed by fire in October 2004[8] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Lawrence E. Aten. "Harris County Boys School Site". Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ "Mayor: City 'bound by law' to approve West Mansion demolition". 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Historic West Mansion on Clear Lake is razed". 22 November 2019.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
External links edit
- University of Houston Digital Library: vintage photo of the Houston Cotton Exchange Building in the early 20th−century