Riverside Terrace (area often associated)
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Riverside Terrace is a historic, predominantly African American neighborhood in Houston known for its mid-century homes, civil rights legacy, and proximity to the city’s cultural and educational institutions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riverside Terrace | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Museum District (Houston)
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Texas Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Ward (Houston) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demographicTrend | transition from predominantly white to predominantly African American in mid-20th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | predominantly African American neighborhood ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large residential lots
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proximity to Brays Bayou ⓘ tree-lined streets ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of notable African American-owned homes and estates
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symbol of Black upward mobility in Houston ⓘ |
| hasHousingType |
mid-century modern homes
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single-family homes ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
housing discrimination in historical period
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redlining in historical period ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature | proximity to bayou greenways ⓘ |
| hasUrbanProcess | gentrification pressures in recent decades ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of African American professional and middle-class life in Houston
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important location in Houston civil rights movement ⓘ site of resistance to housing segregation ⓘ |
| inCityPlanningContext | part of Houston’s urban core ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil rights history
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mid-century residential architecture ⓘ proximity to Houston cultural institutions ⓘ proximity to educational institutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harris County, Texas
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Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Greater Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInstitution |
Hermann Park
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Houston Museum of Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Museum of Natural Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Southern University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Inner Loop (Houston) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | served by major Houston thoroughfares ⓘ |
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