Sunset Heights, Houston
Sunset Heights is a neighborhood in northern Houston.
History
Sunset Heights Realty Co., established by Richard Rodgers, developed Sunset Heights after the company was created on August 15, 1910. The Houston Heights, when it was an independent municipality, unsuccessfully attempted to annex Sunset Heights. The City of Houston annexed Sunset Heights in 1927.[1]
By 2001 gentrification occurred in the area, with some smaller houses being torn down in favor of newer ones.[2]
East Sunset Heights Association was established in March 2002. By October of that year, there were 97 members.[3]
In 2006 Sunset Heights homeowners signed a petition to the city government to establish a minimum lot size.
Geography
Many of the houses in the neighborhood are
East Sunset Heights; roughly between Airline Drive, 23rd Street, the
Government and infrastructure
Education
The neighborhood is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD).[10] Elementary schools serving sections of Sunset Heights include Field and Helms.[11][12] All residents are zoned to Hamilton Middle School and Heights High School in the Houston Heights.[13][14]
The first school established in the community was the Sunset Heights School, a part of Harris County School District 25. It was built in 1912 after taxpayers voted in favor for a referendum to build the school; the taxpayers had raised $20,000 for this purpose beginning the previous year. In 1926 the school was put in a new building and was now known as Alamo Elementary School;
Parks and recreation
The City of Houston acquired the former Heights Transit Center, a
Religion
The
References
- ^ a b c "Sunset Heights History". Sunset Heights Civic Club. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Feser, Katherine (2001-06-10). "Redeveloping Sunset Heights brings renewal". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ a b Evans, Marjorie (2002-10-17). "Sunset Heights seeing results". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ a b c Snyder, Mike (2006-11-10). "Condos in Sunset Heights approved with displeasure". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Friedburg, Jennifer (2008-03-16). "Denial of developer's request in Sunset Heights sustains Minimum Lot Size ordinance". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ Manning, Tom (2006-01-26). "Sunset Heights split on minimum lot issue". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ Martin, Betty L. (2008-03-04). "City postpones decision on Baylor Street property in Sunset Heights". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Planning Commission denies lot size change in Sunset Heights". Houston Chronicle. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Harris Health. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ a b Assessor's Block Book of Harris County, Texas. Vol. 35. Harris County. p. 71. - JPG - Index map for Sunset Heights - Compare this map to HISD school boundary maps.
- ^ "Field Elementary School Attendance Boundary" (PDF). Houston Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Helms Elementary School Attendance Boundary" (PDF). Houston Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Hamilton Middle School Attendance Boundary" (PDF). Houston Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Heights High School Attendance Boundary" (PDF). Houston Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Assessor's Block Book of Harris County, Texas. Vol. 35. Harris County. p. 79. - JPG - Sunset Heights Block 76, school site indicated.
- ^ "School Histories Elementary Schools (A-J)". Houston Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Morris, Mike (2018-04-13). "City Council OK's plan to buy Heights Transit Center, convert it to park". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Nearly $900K grant to help Heights Transit Center become a East Sunset Heights Park". Houston Chronicle. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "SUNSET HEIGHTS PARK (formerly known as the Heights Transit Center)" (PDF). City of Houston. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ Harris County Assessor's Block Book. Vol. 35. p. 110. - JPG - Church location indicated.
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
St. Anne de Beaupre Houston, TX 2810 Link Rd Houston, Texas 77009
- ISBN 0520958535, 9780520958531. p. 117.
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