Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum
Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum is a museum in Harris County, Texas. Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum is situated nearby to the historic site Freedmen’s town, as well as near Saint James United Methodist Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Freedmen’s town and African American Library at the Gregory 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.
African American Library at the Gregory School
Library
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston. The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions. African American Library at the Gregory School is situated 670 feet south of Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum.
Beth Israel Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Beth Israel Cemetery is situated 580 feet north of Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.
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.
Neartown
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, historic house, and tourist attraction
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.75594° or 29° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-95.38092° or 95° 22′ 51″ westOpen location code
76X6QJ49+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 690776886OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint James United Methodist Church and Rev. Ned Pullum House.
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