High First Ward Historic District Established On May 28, 2014, the High First Ward becomes the City's 22nd Historic District. http://www.houstontx.gov/histpres/index.html The High First Ward Historic District is located in Houston’s First Ward. Today, the term “First Ward” has come to refer to the area bounded by Washington Avenue to the south, I-10 to the north, I-45 to the east and Sawyer...
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Houston's First Ward is flourishing, but not without some friction Houston Chronicle By: Claudia Feldman | April 23, 2014 | Updated: June 11, 2014 5:52pm Dominic Yap, who is buying old homes in the First Ward but remodeling them instead of tearing them down, shows Gloria Perez the house she sold him. Yap renovated the interior and painted the exterior a sunny...