Larchmont is a neighborhood of single family residences located in
Houston
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(
Texas
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,
USA
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). It is located between Richmond Avenue and
Interstate 69/
U.S. Route 59 (Southwest Freeway).
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''Houston Chronicle
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Originally built in the mid-1950s, by 2003 the existing single story ranch style homes have begun to be replaced by new construction 2 story homes. The neighborhood is bordered by Richmond Avenue, Chimney Rock, the Southwest Freeway, and South Rice. Larchmont is located very close to major shopping and business centers such as
The Galleria
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, and is approximately from downtown
Houston
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.
As of 1997 several streets that used to have through traffic are now dead-ended at Chimney Rock.
Education
Public schools
Larchmont is served by the
Houston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and ...
. Larchmont is zoned t
St. George Place Elementary School a school which first opened for the 2007 - 2008 school year. The attendance zone was adjusted at that time to include children living in
St. George Place,
Afton Oaks
Afton Oaks is a deed-restricted "Inner Loop" upscale residential community of approximately 525 homes in Houston, Texas, United States Afton Oaks is located inside Interstate 610 (Texas), Interstate 610 near the Galleria and Highland Village. Th ...
, and Larchmont.
Larchmont middle school children are zoned to Tanglewood Middle School (formerly Grady Middle School).
Larchmont high school students are zoned to
Margaret Long Wisdom High School
Margaret Long Wisdom High School, formerly Robert E. Lee High School, is a publicly funded secondary school located in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States 77057. The Houston Independent School District, the 7th largest school district in the ...
(formerly Lee High)
Lee High School Attendance Zone
." ''Houston Independent School District
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''. and may choose to attend Lamar High School or Westside High School.[Home Page](_blank)
as of May 9, 2005. '' Lee High School''.
Public libraries
The closest library is the Jungman Branch of the Houston Public Library
Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas, United States.
History Houston Lyceum and the Carnegie Library
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.
See also
The Larchmont Civic Association maintains a websit
here
Also available is the Larchmont email list for residents o
Google Groups
References
External links
Larchmont
Neighborhoods in Houston
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