The front of St John’s School in Houston on a bright day. — St John’s School, Houston, 2021. WhisperToMe · CC0

Houston, Texas · Winter 1997–98 · A school traffic circle

Rushmore

The school in the film is two Houston schools and a church. Fifty days of shooting began in November 1997, mostly on weekends and in winter break. Start at the school roundabout.

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The roundabout

Take an exit

A fan blog says the school roundabout is where Max acts as traffic guard. Six real places leave from it. Turn the car, or tap an exit.

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1 of 6 exits taken · Exit 1

Turn the car

The car is at the school gates. Take an exit.

Exit 1 · By the school gates · At the gates

St John’s School

In the film: Rushmore Academy

A fan location list gives St John’s School, 2401 Claremont Lane, as the stand-in for Rushmore Academy, Max’s private school.

Wikipedia says St John’s, Wes Anderson’s high school, served as the fictional Rushmore Academy.

A fan blog says the school’s roundabout is where Max serves as traffic guard at pick-up.

A working private school. The street and the sign are public; the grounds are for pupils, staff and invited visitors.

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Across the street

Two schools and a road

Wikipedia says the two real schools, Lamar and St John’s, sit across the street from each other.

Rushmore Academy

St John’s School

Wikipedia says St John’s, Wes Anderson’s high school, served as the fictional Rushmore Academy.

Grover Cleveland High

Lamar High School

A fan location list says Lamar High School stands in for Grover Cleveland High, the public school Max is sent to.

The Episcopal church of St John the Divine in Houston. — St John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston, 2015. WhisperToMe · CC0

Next door

St John the Divine Episcopal Church

A fan blog says the church’s sanctuary plays the Rushmore chapel, and that its pulpit was moved for filming.

The same blog says the church sits next to St John’s School.

It also says the red doors the students leave by are not part of the chapel interior; it does not say where they are.

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Home time

Go and find the exits

The school and Lamar are working schools: look from the street. The church, the hotel and the cemetery are open to the public. The barbershop address is a street to walk, and the photograph on its card shows a neighbouring house.

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Where it is now

6 places in Houston: three by the school gates and three across the city.

Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.

Site reference · Restricted access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working private school. The street and the sign are public; the grounds are for pupils, staff and invited visitors.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working church beside the school. Check service times; the sanctuary is not open for visits as a film site.
Site reference · Restricted access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working public high school across the street from St John’s. Seen from Westheimer Road; the grounds are for pupils and staff.

St John’s School, Houston, 2021. WhisperToMe · CC0
By the school gates · 2401 Claremont Lane, Houston, Texas
St John’s School
A fan location list gives St John’s School, 2401 Claremont Lane, as the stand-in for Rushmore Academy, Max’s private school.
A working private school. The street and the sign are public; the grounds are for pupils, staff and invited visitors.
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St John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston, 2015. WhisperToMe · CC0
By the school gates · River Oaks Boulevard, next to St John’s School, Houston
St John the Divine Episcopal Church
A fan blog says the church’s sanctuary plays the Rushmore chapel, and that its pulpit was moved for filming.
A working church beside the school. Check service times; the sanctuary is not open for visits as a film site.
Sources
Lamar High School, Houston, 2021. WhisperToMe · CC0
By the school gates · 3325 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas
Lamar High School
A fan location list says Lamar High School stands in for Grover Cleveland High, the public school Max is sent to.
A working public high school across the street from St John’s. Seen from Westheimer Road; the grounds are for pupils and staff.
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Stay

A room in the Museum District.

The hotel that was the Warwick when a scene was shot there.

Hotel ZaZa

Hotel ZaZa Houston

Main Street, Museum District, Houston

The Museum District hotel that was the Warwick when a hotel scene for the film was shot there. Pictured: the building, 2015.

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St John’s School
2401 Claremont Lane, Houston, Texas
- Winter break
  Principal photography runs 50 days from November 1997 to late January 1998, with the school shot on weekends and winter break.
- Max at the roundabout
  The school roundabout is where Max acts as traffic guard at pick-up.
- The repainted classroom
  A teacher’s classroom at the school is repainted for the film and the change stays on screen.
St John the Divine Episcopal Church
River Oaks Boulevard, next to St John’s School, Houston
- The chapel
  The church’s sanctuary plays the Rushmore chapel, with its pulpit moved.
Lamar High School
3325 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas
- Grover Cleveland High
  Lamar High stands in for the public school Max is sent to, across the street from Rushmore’s real school.
Doug and Don’s Barber Shop
219 East 11th Street, Houston Heights
- Bert’s barbershop
  A Heights barber shop plays Bert’s, inside and out.
Hotel ZaZa
5701 Main Street, Museum District, Houston
- Checking Blume in
  The Warwick Hotel hosts a concierge scene in which Bill Murray’s character checks in.
Hollywood Cemetery
3506 East Main Street, Near Northside, Houston
- The grave
  Max visits his mother’s grave at Hollywood Cemetery.

Rushmore

St John’s School

Houston city tours

Houston Heights walking tours

St John’s School

Lamar High School

St John the Divine Episcopal Church

Go and find the exits

Where it is now

St John’s School

St John the Divine Episcopal Church

Lamar High School

Hotel ZaZa Houston

Houston city tours

Houston Heights walking tours

The archive

St John’s School

Winter break

Max at the roundabout

The repainted classroom

St John the Divine Episcopal Church

The chapel

Lamar High School

Grover Cleveland High

Doug and Don’s Barber Shop

Bert’s barbershop

Hotel ZaZa

Checking Blume in

Hollywood Cemetery

The grave