Julia Ideson Building
The Julia Ideson Building is a Houston Public Library facility in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It is named for Julia Bedford Ideson, who served as the system's first head librarian for 40 years.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Houston City Hall
Town hall
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The Houston City Hall building is the headquarters of the City of Houston's municipal government. Constructed during 1938 and 1939, the City Hall complex is located on Bagby Street on the western side of Downtown Houston. Houston City Hall is situated 450 feet north of Julia Ideson Building.
Wells Fargo Plaza
Building
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The Wells Fargo Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is a skyscraper located at 1000 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas in the United States. Wells Fargo Plaza is situated 330 feet southeast of Julia Ideson Building.
Tranquillity Park
Park
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Tranquillity Park is a municipal park in Houston, Texas. Tranquillity Park is situated 690 feet north of Julia Ideson Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houston and Downtown Houston.
Houston
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.
Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. 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 United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.
Downtown Houston
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Downtown is the central business district of Houston. It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Julia Ideson Building
- Categories: library building, building, and education
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.75896° or 29° 45′ 32″ northLongitude
-95.36915° or 95° 22′ 9″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Levels
3Height
82 feet (25 metres)Operator
Houston Public LibraryOpen location code
76X6QJ5J+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 232239869OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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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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