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The Fourth Ward lost prominence due to its inability to expand geographically, as other developments hemmed in the area. [1] Mike Snyder of the Houston Chronicle said that local historians traced the earliest signs of decline to 1940, and that it was influenced by many factors, including the opening of Interstate 45 and the construction of Allen Parkway Village, [3] a public housing complex of ...
The City of Houston abolished the ward system in the early 1900s. [8] In 1902, at the beginning of O.T. Hold 's term as Mayor of Houston , the city's financial records were in poor shape, and independent auditors found that the city's coffers had a shortage of over $54,000 for the period 1899 to 1902.
Bethel Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church building at 801 Andrews in the Fourth Ward, Houston, Texas. The Late Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1923 [ 2 ] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 500 Clay St in Downtown Houston, Texas. It was historically a part of the Fourth Ward. [2] As of 2012 it was the only remaining piece of the original Fourth Ward east of Interstate 45. [3] Former slaves organized Houston's first African-American Baptist congregation in January 1866.
Edgar Gregory-Abraham Lincoln Education Center [2] (GLEC) is a K-8 school located at 1101 Taft in the Fourth Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States. [3] Gregory-Lincoln is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and has a fine arts magnet program that takes students in both the elementary and middle school levels.
African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library (HPL) in the Fourth Ward, Houston. [1] The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions. [2] It is the city's first library to focus on African American history and culture. [3]
Fourth Ward: West East of Taft Street, south of Buffalo Bayou, and west of Interstate 45 61 Downtown — Enclosed by Interstate 45 to the south and west, Interstate 10 to the north, Interstate 69 to the east 62 Midtown: South South of Interstate 45; north and west of Interstate 69 63 Second Ward: East
A section of the Fifth Ward, Frenchtown, once held the center of the Creole community in Houston. [10] The Sixth Ward is bounded by Memorial Drive to the south, Glenwood Cemetery to the west, Washington Avenue to the north, and Houston Avenue to the east. It was carved out of the Fourth Ward in 1877 as a residential area.