Carnegie Vanguard High School
Andrew Carnegie Vanguard High School, named after Andrew Carnegie, is located in the Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas near Downtown and was formerly located in Sunnyside.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: School
- Description: high school in Houston, Texas
- Also known as: “CVHS”
- Address: 1501 Taft Street, Houston, TX 77019
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. African American History Research Center is situated 1,400 feet east of Carnegie Vanguard High School.
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 1,300 feet northeast of Carnegie Vanguard High School.
Gregory - Lincoln Education Center
School
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Edgar Gregory-Abraham Lincoln Education Center is a K-8 school located at 1101 Taft in the Fourth Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States. Gregory-Lincoln is a part of the Houston Independent School District and has a fine arts magnet program that takes students in both the elementary and middle school levels. Gregory - Lincoln Education Center is situated 770 feet north of Carnegie Vanguard High School.
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
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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.
Carnegie Vanguard High School
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.75439° or 29° 45′ 16″ northLongitude
-95.38483° or 95° 23′ 5″ westOperator
Houston Independent School DistrictOpen location code
76X6QJ38+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 438927606OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q5043980
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Carnegie Vanguard High School” goes by many names.
- French: “Carnegie Vanguard High School”
- Spanish: “CVHS”
- Spanish: “Escuela Preparatoria Carnegie Vanguard”
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Highlights include Wiley Park and New Zion Temple Church of the World Wide Fellowship.
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