Julia Ideson Building

The Julia Ideson Building is a facility in , , United States. It is named for Julia Bedford Ideson, who served as the system's first head librarian for 40 years.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: historic place in Houston, Harris County, Texas
  • Also known as: “Houston Metropolitan Research Center”, “Houston Public Library”, and “JIB”
  • Address: 550 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Houston City Hall and Wells Fargo Plaza.

Town hall
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The building is the headquarters of the 's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of . is situated 450 feet north of Julia Ideson Building.

Building
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The , formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is a skyscraper located at 1000 Louisiana Street in , in the . is situated 330 feet southeast of Julia Ideson Building.

Park
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is a municipal park in Houston, Texas. is situated 690 feet north of Julia Ideson Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston and Downtown Houston.

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is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the and the most diverse large city since 2021.

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Downtown is the central business district of . It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.

Suburb
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is one of the historic six wards of , , United States. The is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to .

Julia Ideson Building

Latitude
29.75896° or 29° 45′ 32″ north
Longitude
-95.36915° or 95° 22′ 9″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Levels
3
Height
82 feet (25 metres)
Operator
Houston Public Library
Open location code
76X6QJ5J+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232239869
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4701772
Wiki­data ID
Q6306479
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In Other Languages

“Julia Ideson Building” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ジュリア・アイディソン・ビルディング”

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