Southwest Houston in Bellaire in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Teas Nursery Company
Photographed By Brian Anderson, November 4, 2018
1. Teas Nursery Company Marker
In 1908 his son, horticulturist Edward Teas, Sr. (1870-1951), met developer W. W. Baldwin who was then planning the community of Westmoreland Farms and the town of Bellaire in southwest Harris County. Baldwin hired Teas to execute the planting designs for Bellaire Boulevard and adjacent streets.
Teas started work in Bellaire early in 1909. The next year, he moved his family from Missouri to this site and opened Teas Nursery Company. Initially specializing in the sale of fruit trees and flowering shrubs and plants, the business was later expanded to include landscaping services.
The company's early projects included the landscaping of Rice Institute (now Rice University) and the River Oaks subdivision. By 1951 Teas Nursery had planted over one million trees in the Houston area. Edward Teas died the same year, leaving ownership of the nursery to his descendants.
Erected 1993 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10788.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry
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Location. 29° 42.38′ N, 95° 27.051′ W. Marker is in Bellaire, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Southwest Houston. Marker is at the intersection of Bellaire Boulevard and Newcastle Drive, on the right when traveling west on Bellaire Boulevard. The marker is located within Evelyn's Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4400 Bellaire Boulevard, Bellaire TX 77401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches (approx. 0.8 miles away); City of West University Place (approx. one mile away); Bellaire Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away); Bellaire Streetcar Line (approx. one mile away); Bellaire (approx. 1.1 miles away); Temple Lodge No. 4 A.F. & A.M. (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hamilton Shirts (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chinese Texans and Civil Rights (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellaire.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, November 4, 2018
2. Teas Nursery Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2018, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 123 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2018, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
