Morningside Place, Houston facts for kids
Morningside Place is a group of subdivisions located in Houston, Texas, United States.
The subdivision is not to be confused with Morningside Place, a development in southern unincorporated Harris County, Texas outside Beltway 8 which uses "Houston" addresses.
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History
The subdivision began in September 1999 when the Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Wessex, and Windermere subdivisions joined into one organizational entity.
Cityscape
The community, located east of Kirby Drive, is located between Southgate and the City of West University Place. It is in proximity to the Texas Medical Center, Rice University, and Rice Village. The constituent communities are Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Condon Oaks, Hamlet T/H Condo, McClendon/Pinnacle, Royal Oaks at Kirby, Village T/H Condo, Wessex, and Windermere.
Education
Public schools
Residents are zoned to Houston Independent School District schools.
- Roberts Elementary School
- Pershing Middle School with Pin Oak Middle School as an option
- Lamar High School
In 1999 Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that the zoning to Roberts was one of the "selling points" of the Windermere community.
Private schools
St. Vincent de Paul School, a K-8 Roman Catholic school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in the area.
St. Nicholas School Medical Center Campus, a K-8 private school, is in the area.
Saint Anne Catholic School, a K-8 Roman Catholic school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is in the area.
Public libraries
The McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library is near the neighborhood.
Media
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community.
The Village News and Southwest News is a local newspaper distributed in the community.
Community information
The Weekly Family YMCA is located near Morningside Place
