1400 Hermann                       A permanent high-rise address in Houston's cultural center

 

A bench in Hermann Park's rose garden, directly across the street from 1400 Hermann

 

Mecom Fountain, at the intersection of Hermann Drive and Main Street

 

A butterfly at the Cockrell Butterfly Center in the Houston Museum of Natural Science

 

 

 

The Neighborhood

1400 Hermann is located approximately 1.5 miles north of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, and is next door to Park Plaza Hospital.

Hotels

The Texas Medical Center's hotels information page
Crowne Plaza Hotel
6701 South Main
Hilton Houston Plaza / Texas Medical Center
  6633 Travis Street
La Colombe d'Or Hotel and Restaurant
  3410 Montrose Boulevard
Marriott Medical Center Hotel
6580 Fannin Street (MetroRail Dryden TMC station)
Residence Inn
  7710 South Main
Hotel Zaza
5701 Main Street (1 block west; MetroRail Museum District station)

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 Restaurants

Click here for a more detailed listing of restaurants accessible via MetroRail.
Black Labrador Pub
  4100 Montrose Boulevard at Richmond
Bistro Vino       B4-U-Eat Review  AOL City Guide Review
  819 W. Alabama
Cafe Express    B4-U-Eat Review  AOL City Guide Review
5601 Main St., Audrey Jones Beck Bldg., Lower Level
Chipotle Mexican Grill   B4-U-Eat Review   AOL City Guide Review
  6600 Fannin at Dryden, across from Methodist Hospital (MetroRail Dryden TMC station)
Einstein Brothers Bagels
3406 Montrose Blvd. at Hawthorne
Ernie's on Banks
1010 Banks Street at Montrose
Kam's Fine Chinese Cuisine
4500 Montrose Blvd.
La Colombe d'Or Hotel and Restaurant
3410 Montrose Boulevard
Luby's Cafeteria    Houston CitySearch Review
2400 S. MacGregor Way (at Almeda)
Miller's Cafe (Barbecue)
  Scurlock Tower, first floor, adjoining Marriott Hotel at 6580 Fannin (MetroRail Dryden/TMC station)
Nippon Japanese Restaurant
4464 Montrose Blvd.
Pizza Venise
3406 Montrose Blvd. at Hawthorne
Raven Grill  Houston CitySearch Review
1916 Bissonnet Street
Starbucks     Houston CitySearch Review
3406 Montrose Blvd. at Hawthorne
  6600 Fannin (MetroRail Dryden/TMC station)
St. Pete's Dancing Marlin
  300 Main at Congress (MetroRail Preston Street station)
Subway (sandwiches)
  6600 Fannin (MetroRail Dryden/TMC station)
The Black Labrador English Pub
4100 Montrose
Monarch Restaurant
5701 Main Street (in Hotel Zaza)

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Museums

 

Parks, Golf, and Zoo

Bell Park
4800 Montrose Boulevard
Hermann Park
Across the street
Hermann Park Golf Course Clubhouse
Intersection of McGregor and Almeda 
Houston Zoo
1513 N. MacGregor (secondary entrance approximately 1 block east of MetroRail Memorial Hermann/Houston Zoo station)
Mecom Fountain
Intersection of Main and Montrose

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Theaters

IMAX at Houston Museum of Natural Science
1 Hermann Circle Dr.
Main Street Theater
4617 Montrose in Chelsea Market
Miller Outdoor Theatre
across the street and up a hill

 

  Hospitals, Medical Facilities, and Veterinary Care

The Texas Medical Center
Generally bounded by Main, McGregor, and Holcombe (MetroRail stations Memorial Hermann/Houston Zoo; Dryden TMC; TMC Transit Center; Smithlands)

TMC visitor information
TMC maps
TMC member institutions

Hospice at the Texas Medical Center
  1905 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library
  1133 John Freeman Boulevard (approximately 3 blocks southeast of MetroRail Memorial Hermann / Houston Zoo station)

See also the National Library of Medicine website for more information.

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd (in Texas Medical Center) (2-3 blocks east from MetroRail Dryden/TMC Station)
Memorial Hermann Hospital
6411 Fannin (in Texas Medical Center) MetroRail Station Memorial Hermann/Houston Zoo)
Methodist Hospital
  6565 Fannin (in Texas Medical Center) (MetroRail Dryden TMC Station)
Park Plaza Hospital
1313 Hermann Drive (next door; not a member of the Texas Medical Center)
Shriners Hospital
  6977 Main Street
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
6720 Bertner Avenue (in Texas Medical Center) (1 block east from MetroRail Dryden/TMC Station)
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin (in Texas Medical Center) (MetroRail Dryden/TMC Station)
Texas Women's University Institute of Health Sciences - Houston
  1130 M.D. Anderson Blvd. 
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
4200 Montrose; also 1333 Moursund (in the Texas Medical Center)
The Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin (in Texas Medical Center) (MetroRail Dryden TMC Station)
VA Medical Center (Michael E. DeBakey)
  2002 Holcombe Boulevard

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Schools and Universities

Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza in the Texas Medical Center
MacGregor Elementary School
4801 LaBranch
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions
3100 Shenandoah Street
Houston Community College System - Central
1300 Holman
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing
1801 Main Street, Suite 801
Rice University
6100 Main Street
MetroRail Hermann Park/Rice U station
Texas A&M University Health Science Center - Institute of Biosciences and Technology
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
3100 Cleburne Street
Texas Woman's University Institute of Health Sciences-Houston
University of Houston College of Pharmacy

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston:

Dental Branch

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Medical School

School of Health Information Sciences

School of Nursing

School of Public Health

Various addresses generally located in Texas Medical Center
University of St. Thomas
3812 Montrose Blvd.
Texas Women's University Institute of Health Sciences - Houston
1130 M.D. Anderson Blvd. 

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Libraries

Clayton Library for Genealogical Research
5300 Caroline
Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library
  1133 John Freeman Boulevard (approximately 3 blocks southeast of MetroRail Memorial Hermann / Houston Zoo station)

See also the National Library of Medicine website for more information.

.Houston Public Library, Freed-Montrose Branch
4100 Montrose

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Places of Worship

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral

3511 Yoakum

Congregation Emanuel
 

1500 Sunset Boulevard

First Presbyterian Church
5300 Main Street
First Unitarian Universalist Church
5200 Fannin Street
Fourth Church of Christ Scientist
4910 Montrose
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
5315 South Main Street
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
5501 South Main Street
More places of worship in area        

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 Post Offices, Recycling Centers, Polling Places, etc.

United States Post Office
1602 Eagle Street     map
Judson Robinson Community Center (Polling place for 1400 Hermann)
Hermann Drive at Almeda

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1400 Hermann Drive, Houston, Texas  77004
713-524-1811     Fax: 713-524-6213