Montrose is an area located in west-central Houston, Texas, United States and is one of the city's major cultural areas. Montrose is a 7.5 square miles (19 km2) area roughly bounded by Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 to the south, Allen Parkway to the north, South Shepherd Drive to the west, and Taft to Fairview to Bagby to Highway 59 to Main to the east. Montrose neighborhoods include Cherryhurst, Courtlandt Place, Hyde Park, Montrose, Vermont Commons, North and East Montrose, Mandell Place and Winlow Place. Montrose is also less well known by the moniker Neartown, encompassing Superneighborhood #24.
The downtown Houston skyline, viewed from Montrose
Residential property in Neartown
The River Oaks Theatre of Landmark Theatres, located in the River Oaks Shopping Center
Shops along Westheimer Road—a major arterial traversing Neartown
Courtlandt Place, Houston
Courtlandt Place, Houston is a residential subdivision consisting of a single street, south of downtown Houston, planned in 1906. Courtlandt Place is a member of the Neartown Houston Association.
West gate at Courtlandt Place
Texas Historical marker for Courtlandt Place, near entrance
View of the Courtlandt Place esplanade from the west gate
James L. Autry House, 5 Courtlandt Place, Houston, Texas, 1912
