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Boulevard Oaks Historic District
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Boulevard Oaks street sign
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| Location: | Roughly bounded by North and South Boulevards between Parkway and Wilton. Houston, Texas United States |
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| NRHP Reference#: | 02000117 |
| Added to NRHP: | February 22, 2002 |
Boulevard Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States.
Boulevard Oaks is a group of 21 subdivisions (Chevy Chase, Edgemont, Ormond Place, Broadacres, Vassar Place, Ranch Estates, North Edgemont, West Edgemont, West Ormond Place, Cresmere Place, Cherokee, Vassar Court, Greenbriar Addition, Keithly Place, Sunset Court, Sunset Place, Sunset Estates, Cheyne Walk, Hermann Hospital Estates, Wroxton Court, and portions of the O. Smith Survey) inside the 610 Loop and north of Rice University. Developed primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, Boulevard Oaks contains two National Register historic districts: Broadacres and Boulevard Oaks Historic Districts, and a City of Houston Historic District.
Boulevard Oaks is in Texas's 7th congressional district [1].
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The National Register of Historic Places designated the Boulevard Oaks Historic District, located within Boulevard Oaks and roughly bordered by North Boulevard, South Boulevard, Hazard Street, and Mandell Street, as a history district on February 22, 2002.[1]
The community is in Houston City Council District C.[2]
The Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [3], headquartered at 2022 St. Emanuel.[4], serves the neighborhood.
The neighborhood is zoned to Houston Independent School District (HISD) schools, including Poe Elementary School, Lanier Middle School (in the Montrose neighborhood), and Lamar High School (in the Upper Kirby neighborhood).[5] Every year Poe Elementary holds a carnival patronized by members of the Boulevard Oaks community, parents, and future parents. The carnival raises funds to cover budget gaps not supported by HISD or by the State of Texas.[6]
Area K-8 private schools include Presbyterian School in Houston. Area 9-12 high schools include St. Agnes Academy and Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. K-12 private schools include St. John's School in Houston and The Kinkaid School in Piney Point Village.[5]
Boulevard Oaks appears in the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Rushmore (1998), Sidekicks (1992), My Best Friend is a Vampire (1988). Ms. Cross' temporary home in Rushmore is on North Boulevard. Mr. Blume and Ms. Cross also take a walk down North Boulevard in the film. In Terms of Endearment, Garrett Breedlove and Aurora take a walk down North Boulevard.
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [2].
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