Market Square Monument
Market Square Monument is a monument in Harris County, Texas. Market Square Monument is situated nearby to W. L. Foley Building, as well as near the bar Little Dipper.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Market Square Park and Preston station.
Market Square Park
Park
Photo: Brianreading, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Market Square Park is a public park in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. Originally set aside by the Houston Town Company as "Congress Square," the public square was used as a marketplace and city hall, which assumed the name, "Market Square." The City of Houston constructed four different market house/city halls, the first of which opened in 1840.
Preston station
Railway station
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Preston is a station on the METRORail Red Line in Houston, Texas. The station is located on the 300 block of Main Street, between Preston and Congress avenues in Downtown Houston. Preston station is situated 410 feet south of Market Square Monument.
Old Houston National Bank
Mosque
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Houston National Bank is a mosque, which is situated 340 feet northeast of Market Square Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Houston and Houston.
Downtown Houston
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown is the central business district of Houston. It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.
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.
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.
Market Square Monument
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.76259° or 29° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
-95.36158° or 95° 21′ 42″ westOpen location code
76X6QJ7Q+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 1300364792OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Dipper and Hotel Icon.
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