Houston School

Houston School is a school in Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Houston School is situated nearby to Meade Memorial Episcopal Church, as well as near the metro station Braddock Road station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Braddock Road station and Meade Memorial Episcopal Church.

Braddock Road station

Metro station

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Braddock Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Braddock Road station is situated 1,700 feet west of Houston School.

Meade Memorial Episcopal Church

Church

Meade Memorial Episcopal Church is a predominantly Black Episcopal Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1870, the church today is supported by a congregation that includes descendants of the original founders of this parish. Meade Memorial Episcopal Church is situated 1,500 feet south of Houston School.

Lyceum Museum

Museum

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.

The Lyceum is a historic museum and event space in Alexandria, Virginia. Built in 1839 on the initiative of Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 27, 1969, the year of its purchase by the city. Lyceum Museum is situated 3,200 feet south of Houston School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandria Historic District and Potomac Yard.

Alexandria Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture.

Potomac Yard

Suburb

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the definition used.

Huntington

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.

South Alexandria is an area of southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. Despite the name, it is not part of the City of Alexandria; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address. Huntington is situated 2 miles southwest of Houston School.

Houston School

Type: School
Categories: historic site and education
Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.81261° or 38° 48′ 45″ north

Longitude

-77.04803° or 77° 2′ 53″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87C4RX72+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356568582

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

GeoNames ID

4765093

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