Morningside Place, Houston

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Morningside Place is a group of subdivisions located in Houston, Texas, United States.

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The subdivision is not to be confused with Morningside Place, a development in southern unincorporated Harris County, Texas outside Beltway 8 which uses "Houston" addresses.

History

The subdivision began in September 1999 when the Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Wessex, and Windermere subdivisions joined into one organizational entity. [1]

Cityscape

The community, located east of Kirby Drive, [2] is located between Southgate and the City of West University Place. It is in proximity to the Texas Medical Center, Rice University, [3] and Rice Village. [2] The constituent communities are Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Condon Oaks, Hamlet T/H Condo, McClendon/Pinnacle, Royal Oaks at Kirby, Village T/H Condo, Wessex, and Windermere. [1]

Government and infrastructure

The Morningside Place Civic Association governs Morningside Place. [4]

Morningside Place is a part of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council. [5]

It is within Houston City Council District C. [6]

Houston Fire Department Fire Station 37 Braes Heights is located at 3828 Aberdeen Way. Houston Fire Department Station 33 Medical Center is near the Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin @ South Braeswood .

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division .

Morningside Place is in Texas's 7th congressional district.

Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Martin Luther King Health Center in southeast Houston for ZIP code 77030. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. [7]

Education

Public schools

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Roberts Elementary School

Residents are zoned to Houston Independent School District schools. [8]

In 1999 Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that the zoning to Roberts was one of the "selling points" of the Windermere community. [3]

Private schools

St. Vincent de Paul School, a K-8 Roman Catholic school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in the area.

St. Nicholas School Medical Center Campus, a K-8 private school, is in the area.

Saint Anne Catholic School, a K-8 Roman Catholic school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is in the area.

Public libraries

The McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library is near the neighborhood.

Media

The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.

The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community.

The Village News and Southwest News is a local newspaper distributed in the community.

Community information

The Weekley Family YMCA is located near Morningside Place.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "About." Morningside Place. Retrieved on July 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Feser, Katharine. "Southgate has great location, traditional feel."[ dead link ] Houston Chronicle . Sunday January 6, 2002. Business 6. Retrieved on October 23, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  3. 1 2 Feser, Katherine. "Windermere has eclectic mix of homes."[ dead link ] Houston Chronicle . Sunday October 31, 1999. Business 8. Retrieved on October 23, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Patrick. "Southwest Houston groups receive improvement grants."[ dead link ] Houston Chronicle . Thursday September 27, 2001. Retrieved on October 23, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  5. ↑ Galloway, Melissa Bech. "Neighborhood making strides / University Place council targets traffic woes, security."[ dead link ] Houston Chronicle . Thursday October 11, 2001. ThisWeek 17. Retrieved on October 22, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library newspaper site, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  6. ↑ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District C Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine ." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code". Harris County Hospital District. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on 2001-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-08. - See ZIP code 77030. See this map for relevant ZIP code.
  8. ↑ "mapGraphic.gif." (Archive) Morningside Place. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Roberts Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine ." Houston Independent School District .
  10. ↑ "Pershing Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine ." Houston Independent School District .
  11. ↑ "Pin Oak Middle School." The Southwest District. Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine ." Houston Independent School District .
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