OLD BRAESWOOD, HOUSTON, TEXAS

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'Old Braeswood' is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States.
Old Braeswood is located inside the 610 Loop west of the Texas Medical Center and Rice University, south of Southgate and Rice Village, north of Reliant Park, and east of the city of West University Place and the neighborhood of Braeswood Place. Old Braeswood is known for having many historic homes.
In 2006, the median house cost $428,850 United States dollars with some houses in the community valued over $1,000,000. Old Braeswood houses increased consistently in value during 2003 through 2006.

Contents
History
Political representation
Fire service
Police service
Education
Public schools
Public school gallery
Private schools
Libraries
Parks
Media
Community information
External links

History


The civic club that serves the area was established in 1939 as the "Braeswood Civic Club". It was renamed to "Old Braeswood" in 1982 to differentiate the neighborhood with nearby neighborhoods that are also named after the Brays Bayou.

Political representation


Old Braeswood is in Texas's 7th congressional district [1].

Fire service


Houston Fire Department Fire Station 37 Braes Heights [2] is located at 3828 Aberdeen Way. Houston Fire Department Station 33 Medical Center is near the Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin @ South Braeswood [3].

Police service


The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [4].
Patrol services are contracted to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office [5].

Education


Public schools


The neighborhood is zoned to Houston Independent School District schools. They include Roberts Elementary (in nearby Southgate), Pershing Middle School (in nearby Braeswood Place - Any student zoned to Pershing may apply for Pin Oak Middle School's regular program), and Lamar High School (in nearby Upper Kirby).
Public school gallery


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.
Libraries

The Houston Public Library Stella Link Branch and the Harris County Public Library West University Branch (in the city of West University Place) are near Old Braeswood.

Parks


Braeswood Park is located in Old Braeswood [6].

Media


The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the area regional newspaper.
The ''West University Examiner'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community [7].
The ''Village News'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community.

Community information


The Weekley Family YMCA is located near Old Braeswood.

External links



Old Braeswood

Old Braeswood House Value Reference

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