The Huntingdon
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The Huntingdon is a 503ft (153m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas
. It was completed in 1984 and has 34 floors. It is the 27th tallest building in the city. It is also the tallest all residential building in the city and was the tallest all residential building in Texas until the Mercantile Building
was converted into residential, whose spire is twenty feet taller. It includes baroque gate piers.
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Residents are zoned to River Oaks Elementary School
, Lanier Middle School
, and Lamar High School
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Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It was completed in 1984 and has 34 floors. It is the 27th tallest building in the city. It is also the tallest all residential building in the city and was the tallest all residential building in Texas until the Mercantile Building
Mercantile National Bank Building
The Mercantile National Bank Building is the former home of the Mercantile National Bank, later MCorp Bank, located at 1700 Main Street in downtown Dallas, Texas . It is a contributing structure in the Main Street District. The design of the skyscraper features Moderne styling from the Art Deco...
was converted into residential, whose spire is twenty feet taller. It includes baroque gate piers.
Zoned schools
The Huntington is within the Houston Independent School DistrictHouston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities...
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Residents are zoned to River Oaks Elementary School
River Oaks Elementary School (Houston)
River Oaks Elementary School is a magnet Vanguard school for the Houston Independent School District. It is located in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas, United States and functions as a neighborhood school for the River Oaks, Avalon Place, Oak Estates, and Royden Oaks neighborhoods in...
, Lanier Middle School
Lanier Middle School (Houston)
Sidney Lanier Middle School is an internal charter middle school located at 2600 Woodhead Street in Houston, Texas, United States, with a ZIP code of 77098...
, and Lamar High School
Lamar High School (Houston)
Mirabeau B. Lamar Senior High School is a secondary school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States, with a zip code of 77098...
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