Houston Street
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Houston Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York. It runs the full width of the island of Manhattan, from FDR Drive along the East River in the east to th
Looking east from Orchard Street
Houston Street (1917) by George Luks, Saint Louis Art Museum
East Houston Street between Clinton and Suffolk Streets in the 1920s
Houston Street at Lafayette Street in 1974
William Houstoun (lawyer)
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William Houstoun was a Founding Father of the United States, statesman, and lawyer. He served the Province of Georgia as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later the State of Georgia to the Un
Houston Street
…street's name is pronounced "HOW-stən" (), in contrast to the city of Houston, Texas, whose name is pronounced "HYOO-stən" (). The street was named for William Houstoun, whose surname was pronounced "HOW-stən", while the city was named for Sam Houston. At its east end, Houston Street meets FDR Drive in an interchange…
1791 portrait of Houstoun by Archibald Robertson