The Charlotte Allen Fountain is a 1912 limestone fountain by an unknown artist, installed in Elizabeth Baldwin Park, Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas. The fountain commemorates Charlotte Baldwin Allen, the wife of the city's founder, Augustus Chapman Allen. According to the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, the fountain once had a centerpiece, and "there are no records of its purchase or installation".
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The Houston Academy for International Studies is a Houston Independent School District charter school in Midtown Houston, Texas, United States. It is located near the Houston Community College System's Central College campus. It opened in August 2006.
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Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line. Midtown is bordered by Neartown to the west, the Museum District to the south, and Interstate 69 to the east. Midtown's 325 blocks cover 1.24 square miles and contained an estimated population of nearly 8,600 in 2015.
Originally populated as a Victorian-style residential neighborhood in the 19th century, Midtown experienced an economic depression during the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in the departure of residents and businesses and a proliferation of vacant land. The formation of the Midtown Redevelopment Authority in the early 1990s and a renewed interest in Houston's urban core resulted in the gentrification of the district throughout the 2000s, fueled by an influx of young residents and the development of a vibrant nightlife. Like many other gentrified areas of Houston, Midtown's street signs are themed, specific to the area's logo, and there are many parks, sculptures, and businesses that include “Midtown” in their name, as a form of economic unity and to further attract more visitors and residents. Midtown has continued its rapid development through the 2010s, but the district continues to face issues of crime, inadequate infrastructure, chronic homelessness, and geographic disparities in public investment.
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First Lutheran in Houston is a historic Lutheran church at 1311 Holman Street in Houston, Texas. Originally part of the Evangelical Synod of North America, It is part of the North American Lutheran Church. The current church building was constructed in 1927 in a Lombard Romanesque style. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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San Jacinto High School was a secondary school located at 1300 Holman Street in Houston, Texas; now part of the Houston Community College Central College, Central Campus. San Jacinto High School was located in the area now known as Midtown. It was a part of the Houston Independent School District. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2012.
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Emancipation Park and Emancipation Community Center are located at 3018 Emancipation Ave in the Third Ward area of Houston. It is the oldest park in Houston, and the oldest in Texas. In portions of the Jim Crow period it was the sole public park in the area available to African-Americans.
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