Gregory School
Gregory School is a memorial in Harris County, Texas. Gregory School is situated nearby to the library African American History Research Center, as well as near Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include African American History Research Center and Freedmen’s town.
African American History Research Center
Library
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The African American History Research Center is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston. It was known as the African American Library at the Gregory School until 2022.
Freedmen’s town
Historic site
In the United States, a freedmen's town was an African American municipality or community built by freedmen, formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War. Freedmen’s town is situated 680 feet north of Gregory School.
Toyota Center
Stadium
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.
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.
Neartown
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.
Midtown
Suburb
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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.
Gregory School
- Type: Memorial
- Address: Houston
- Category: historic site
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.75398° or 29° 45′ 14″ northLongitude
-95.38124° or 95° 22′ 53″ westInception
2019Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
76X6QJ39+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12403653019OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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