Sharpstown Country Club Estates
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Sharpstown Country Club Estates is a neighborhood in southwest Houston, Texas.
Sharpstown Country Club Estates is located outside the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 in the Sharpstown community. It was developed in the late 1950s by the Sharpstown expansion west of the Southwest Freeway by Frank Sharp. The neighboorhood is next to the Sharpstown Golf Course and west of the Sharpstown Center.
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[edit] History
Sharpstown Country Club Estates was named after the Sharpstown Country Club (now Sharpstown Park and Golf Course) that was east and west of the neighborhood after 1955, Sharpstown CCE surrounded the country club. The neighborhood is known as one of the quietest sections of Houston by its residents. The neighborhood is divided into two sections, Sharpstown Country Club Estates East and Sharpstown Country Club Estates West. Sharpstown Country Club Estates attracted middle to upper class citizens who were involved at the Sharpstown Country Club.
[edit] Location
Sharpstown Country Club Estates is in the northern part of Sharpstown in southwest Houston. Major roads that serve as the boundaries of the neighborhood are Fondren Road, Bellaire Boulevard, South Gessner Road, and Harwin Drive. Bellaire Bouelvard is commonly used by Sharpstown's residents to get fast access to the section of U.S. Highway 59 dubbed the "Southwest Freeway."
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
Sharpstown Country Club Estates is within the boundary of the Houston Independent School District.
Schools that serve Sharpstown Country Club Estates are:
Elementary Schools:
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School (area north of High Star Drive)
- Pat Neff Elementary School (area south of High Star Drive)
- Sands Point Elementary School (serves as a relief school; named after Sands Point Drive in Sharpstown Country Club Estates)
Middle Schools:
- Paul Revere Middle School (area north of Sands Point Drive)
- Sharpstown Middle School (area south of Sands Point Drive)
High Schools:
- Lee High School (with Lamar High School and Westside High Schools as options).
[edit] Private Schools
The following Catholic schools, located in the area, are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Houston
- St. Frances de Sales School (K-8, coeducational)
- St. Agnes Academy (9-12, girls only)
- Strake Jesuit Preparatory School (9-12, boys only)
[edit] Public libraries
The Walter Branch library of Houston Public Library is found in Sharpstown Country Club Estates.
[edit] Fire Service
Sharpstown Country Club Estates is served by the Houston Fire Department Fire Station 51 Sharpstown.
[edit] Police Service
Sharpstown Country Club Estates is served by the Houston Police Department Fondern Patrol Division.
[edit] Community Information
- The city of Houston operates Sharpstown Park on Bellaire Boulevard.
- The closest YMCA center is a ride down Fondren Road at the YMCA Westland.
- The closest movie theater is Cinemas 8 of Sharpstown Mall
[edit] See also
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