Cards Gift Box #2 (Houston)
Featuring Minute Maid Park World Series Champs 2022, Rice University, the Skyline, , the Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Zoo, Museum of the Fine Arts (South Lawn), Japanese Gardens (Hermann Park), Sam Houston Monument (Hermann Park), Memorial Rotunda (near Hermann Park), Heritage Society
$25.00
More Landmarks in Houston
Northwest edge of Hermann Park
Bronze sculpture named “Cancer There is Hope” by Victor Salmones
Also included in gift box #2
6003 Memorial Drive at Westcott Street in River Oaks
14-acre facility of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH)
1927, built
Architect John F. Staub
Houses a collection of decorative art, paintings and furniture
Former home of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg
1973, marked with a Texas Historical Commission marker
1979, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Also included in gift box #1
The acolyte faces the Bell Tower toward Texas Avenue
Cathedral address 1117 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
1839, first congregation established, when Texas was still an independent republic
1893 date of original building
Architect Silas McBee
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
1938, a major fire
1949 Christ Church became the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #3
Located in the Jones Building
Cathedral address 1117 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
1839, first congregation established, when Texas was still an independent republic
1893 date of original building
Architect Silas McBee
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
1938, a major fire
1949 Christ Church became the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #3
East side of the Cathedral, viewed from the courtyard
Cathedral address 1117 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
1839, first congregation established, when Texas was still an independent republic
1893 date of original building
Architect Silas McBee
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
1938, a major fire
1949 Christ Church became the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #3
Left side facing altar
Cathedral address 1117 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
1839, first congregation established, when Texas was still an independent republic
1893 date of original building
Architect Silas McBee
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
1938, a major fire
1949 Christ Church became the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #3
Downtown Houston by Minute Maid Park and George R. Brown Convention Center
11.78-acre public park, including a lake, two restaurants, venues for public performances, a children’s area, multiple recreational areas, dog runs
2008, opened
Principally designed by the landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Associates
Also included in gift box #1
2800 Post Oak Blvd
64-ft.-tall sculptural fountain
1985, operational
John Burgee and Philip Johnson, architects
Developer Gerald D. Hines
Also included in gift box #1
100 Bagby Street
A museum complex at Sam Houston Park
Ten historic structures dating from 1823 to 1905
Collects, preserves, exhibits, and celebrates Houston region’s diverse history
Also included in gift box #2
Between Fannin Street and Cambridge Street
Historic 445-acre park space
More than 30 examples of publicly-funded art in Hermann Park
Home to institutions including the Zoo, Houston Garden Center, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston Museum of Natural Science, and Golf Course.
Also included in gift box #1
Located within Hermann Park
1922, opened
55-acre zoological park housing more than 6,000 animals
Hermann Park Train located outside Zoo’s gates
Also included in gift box #2
6000 Fannin St
1992, opened
Designed by world-renowned Japanese landscape architect Ken Nakajima
Symbolizes friendship between Japan and the United States
Recognizes Houston’s thriving Japanese community
Design based in Zen philosophy: work with nature to create a new space and sense of beauty
Features traditional Japanese elements such as a teahouse, stone lanterns, and a koi pond.
Built in the Daimyo Style, dating back to 17th, 18th, and 19th century stroll gardens
Also included in gift box #2
500 McKinney St.
A Houston Public Library facility
1926, opened as the Central Library
Currently houses archives and manuscripts, the Texas and Local History Department, and the Houston Metropolitan Research Center
Designed by Ralph Adams Cram of Cram and Ferguson, Boston
1977, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Also included in gift box #1
1 NRG Pkwy
Located at NRG stadium, formerly Reliant Stadium
Also called Rodeo Houston
World’s largest live entertainment and livestock exhibition/regular-season rodeo event
1931, founded
Also included in gift box #2
1100 Hermann Dr.
Located between the Natural Science Museum and the larger Mecom fountains
1923, salvaged from Doric columns of original Miller Outdoor Theatre, grouped around circular pool to form the colonnade
1968, added to Hermann Park Limestone columns from Miller Outdoor Theatre
Also included in gift box #1
501 Crawford St
Home to Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros
Architects HOK Sport (Populous since 2009) Molina & Associates
1997-2000 built
(1962, Astros first established as a team)
2017, first franchise in MLB (Major League Baseball) history to win pennant in both NL (National League) and AL (American League)
2017, won World Series against Los Angeles Dodgers, earning team, and Texas, first World Series title
2022 won World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies
Also included in gift boxes #1 and #2
Main campus located in heart of Houston’s Museum District, comprising Audrey Jones Beck Building, Caroline Wiess Law Building, Glassell School of Art, and Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
1900, established
Largest cultural institution in southwest
Architects, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Isamu Noguchi, and Rafael Moneo, a 75-year legacy from 1924—and construction of the original Museum
Designed by William Ward Watkin, Neoclassical style
2000, Museum completed the Rafael Moneo-designed Audrey Jones Beck Building
Also included in gift box #2
Near Museum district and adjacent to Medical Center
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice
Private research university
295-acre campus
1912, opened
Lovett Hall—
100-year-old icon for Rice
Fall 2012, Rice University celebrated its centennial, cornerstone laid for Lovett Hall
Also included in gift box #2
Northwest corner of Hermann Park
1924, Bronze sculpture of Sam Houston by Enrico Cerracchio
1925, dedicated
Approximately 20‘x 20‘ x 9 feet’, set on a gray granite arch base
Administered by the City of Houston’s Municipal Arts Commission.
Samuel “Sam” Houston
American politician and soldier
Best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state
His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico
Also included in gift box #2
Center of the Bishop’s courtyard
Cathedral address 1117 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
1839, first congregation established, when Texas was still an independent republic
1893 date of original building
Architect Silas McBee
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
1938, a major fire
1949 Christ Church became the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #3
Next to the East Transept
Cathedral address 1117 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
1839, first congregation established, when Texas was still an independent republic
1893 date of original building
Architect Silas McBee
Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
1938, a major fire
1949 Christ Church became the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #3
1001 Bissonnet
Oldest art museum in Texas
1917, dedicated by the Houston Public School Art League (later the Houston Art League) intended as a public art museum
1924, first museum building opened to the public
“MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE USE OF THE PEOPLE”
Also included in gift box #1
Houston’s Skyline from Buffalo Bayou— Houston is home to ten winding waterways that flow through the surrounding area.
“Space City”
“The Bayou City”
“H-Town”
“Magnolia City”
“Capital of the Sunbelt“
“Golden Buckle of the Sunbelt”
“Clutch City”
“Big Heart”
“Energy Capital of the World”
Buffalo Bayou–main waterway flowing through the city.
Founding place of the city of Houston
Final battle for Texas Independence fought along its banks
Also included in gift boxes #1 and #2
