Mecom Fountain
Mecom Fountain is a 1964 fountain designed by Eugene Werlin, located in the traffic circle at the intersection of Main Street and Montrose Boulevard in Houston, Texas, in the United States.Photo: Chuckjenraleycats, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houston Museum of Natural Science and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
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 810 feet southeast of Mecom Fountain.
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Museum
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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1948, dedicated to presenting contemporary art to the public. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is situated 870 feet north of Mecom Fountain.
Audrey Jones Beck Building
Museum
Photo: Judson Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Audrey Jones Beck Building is a museum, which is situated 600 feet northeast of Mecom Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Texas Medical Center.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
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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.
Rice Village
Neighborhood
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Rice Village is a shopping district in Houston, Texas, United States. Rice Village is a collection of shops, restaurants and pubs, situated about a half-mile west of the center of Rice University's 300-acre campus. Rice Village is situated 1½ miles west of Mecom Fountain.
Mecom Fountain
- Type: Body of water
- Description: landmark fountain in Houston, Texas
- Category: fountain
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.72405° or 29° 43′ 27″ northLongitude
-95.39098° or 95° 23′ 28″ westOperator
City of HoustonOpen location code
76X6PJF5+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 293353943OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q21196495
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In Other Languages
“Mecom Fountain” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة ميكوم”
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