5000 Montrose Construction Completed: 1981 Area: Museum District Post Code: 77006 City: Houston, Texas
"Anonymity" is the key word here. 5000 Montrose has no neon lights. No sharp angles. Not even a sign out front. The people who live here are lawyers, politicians, judges, and others who tend to feel t...read more >>
Campanile, The Designed by: William Ward Watkin Construction Completed: 1940 Area: Montrose Post Code: 77006 City: Houston, Texas
Libraries are considered temples of knowledge. In this case, it's absolutely true. The complex that now houses the Freed-Montrose branch of the Houston Public Library used to be the Central Churc...read more >>
Chapel of Saint Basil Designed by: Philip Johnson Construction Completed: 1997 Area: Montrose Post Code: 77006 City: Houston, Texas
Throughout Houston there are a number of buildings topped with large gold domes. Some are banks. Some are abandoned. All look like they should be religious facilities, and this one actually is. The Ch...read more >>
Christopher Columbus Statue Designed by: Joe Incrapera Construction Completed: 1991 Area: Montrose Post Code: 77006 City: Houston, Texas
It has been more than half a millennium since Christopher Columbus sailed from Europe to the New World. That journey thousands of miles in a rickety wooden boat is starting to seem easy compared to th...read more >>
Cullen Sculpture Garden Designed by: Isamu Noguchi Construction Completed: 1986 Area: Museum District Post Code: 77006 City: Houston, Texas
Another peaceful sanctuary in the cacophony that is the Museum District. This sculpture garden is surrounded by concrete walls lined with earth that help keep outside noise at bay. When the garden was...read more >>
Glassell School of Art Designed by: S.I. Morris Associates Construction Completed: 1979 Area: Museum District Post Code: 77006 City: Houston, Texas
What better place for an art school than in the middle of the Museum District? The Glassell school is covered with shiny tiles that reflect the art around it – trees, sculptures, and architecture. The...read more >>