Pioneer Memorial
Pioneer Memorial is an outdoor 1936 granite obelisk by Frank Teich, erected in Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, in the United States.Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Obelisk
- Description: Granite obelisk and memorial in Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Also known as: “Pioneer Memorial Obelisk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houston Museum of Natural Science and Japanese Garden.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Museum
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focusing on education and science. Houston Museum of Natural Science is situated 1,300 feet north of Pioneer Memorial.
Japanese Garden
Garden
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houston's Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre Japanese garden in Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The garden was designed by Tokyo landscape designer Ken Nakajima and opened in 1992. Japanese Garden is situated 530 feet northwest of Pioneer Memorial.
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Dtobias, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miller Outdoor Theatre is an outdoor theater for the performing arts in Houston, Texas. It is located on approximately 7.5 acres of land in Hermann Park, at 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas 77030. Miller Outdoor Theatre is situated 760 feet northeast of Pioneer Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Texas Medical Center.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture.
Texas Medical Center
Suburb
The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288.
Central City
Neighborhood
Central City is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. In 2009, residents of Central City supported a bill by Garnet Coleman that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property.
Pioneer Memorial
- Category: memorial obelisk
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.71863° or 29° 43′ 7″ northLongitude
-95.39094° or 95° 23′ 27″ westOpen location code
76X6PJ95+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 661054556OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskWikidata ID
Q21188742
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