Heights Neighborhood Library
Heights Neighborhood Library is a public library facility in the Houston Heights area of Houston, Texas. It is a part of Houston Public Library (HPL) and is located at 1302 Heights Boulevard, in Heights block 170. It has a pink Stucco Italian Renaissance façade and arches in its doors and windows. Jason P. Theriot wrote in the Houston Review that the ceilings are "high" and that the arches were "beautifully" done. The library has of space. The City of Houston designated it as a protected landmark in 2005. The National Park Service added the facility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984 as Houston Public Library. History The first Heights area library facility was the Baptist Temple Library, opening in 1909, which was established by Reverend Fred Huhns. This collection moved to Heights Senior High School in 1918. The Trustees and the Heights Committee spent $7,500 to buy the land for the current facility in the mid-1920s. The current building opened in 1925 and was dedicated on March 18, 1926. It initially had of space. Theriot stated that the library "became an instant hit". Jimmie May Hicks, an Irish American from the state of Georgia, served as