Market Square Park
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.Photo: Brianreading, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as: “Old Market Square Park”
- Address: 301 Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Preston station and Wortham Theatre Center.
Preston station
Railway station
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
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 530 feet southeast of Market Square Park.
Wortham Theatre Center
Theater building
Photo: rkimpeljr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The Wortham Theater Center, designed by Eugene Aubry of Morris Architects, was built out of private funds totaling over $66 Million. Wortham Theatre Center is situated 1,100 feet west of Market Square Park.
Old Houston National Bank
Mosque
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Houston National Bank is a mosque, which is situated 570 feet east of Market Square Park.
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
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
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 Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.76266° or 29° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
-95.36235° or 95° 21′ 44″ westInception
1964Open location code
76X6QJ7Q+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 44631709OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6770734
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