Vassar Place

Vassar Place is a residential area in Harris County, Texas. Vassar Place is situated nearby to the café Black Hole Coffee, as well as near the residential area Broadacres.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rothko Chapel and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.

Rothko Chapel

Museum

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The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil. The interior serves not only as a chapel, but also serves as the display framework for a major work of modern art: on its walls are fourteen paintings by Mark Rothko in varying hues of black. Rothko Chapel is situated 2,600 feet north of Vassar Place.

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 2,300 feet southeast of Vassar Place.

Byzantine Fresco Chapel

Museum

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The Byzantine Fresco Chapel is a part of the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, near the University of St. Thomas. From February 1997 to February 2012, it displayed the only intact Byzantine frescoes of this size and importance in the western hemisphere. Byzantine Fresco Chapel is situated 2,200 feet north of Vassar Place.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Rice Village.

Houston Museum District

Suburb

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The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture, located in Houston, Texas, United States.

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.

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. Midtown is situated 1½ miles northeast of Vassar Place.

Vassar Place

Type: Residential area
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.73062° or 29° 43′ 50″ north

Longitude

-95.39709° or 95° 23′ 50″ west

Open location code

76X6PJJ3+65

OpenStreetMap ID

way 620726087

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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