Bellaire in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Home of Frank S. Henshaw, Jr., Mayor, 1933-1937

Photographed by Alex Brogan, May 31, 2025

1. Home of Frank S. Henshaw, Jr., Mayor, 1933-1937 Marker

Inscription. Built by Earl E. Edwards in 1925, this house served for 54 years as the homestead of Frank Henshaw. In 1983, the Friends of Bellaire Parks purchased the estate and began a six-year renovation effort. Today the Nature Discovery Center inspires us to be responsible caretakers of the earth.

Erected 2008 by Bellaire Arts Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 29° 42.026′ N, 95° 27.083′ W. Marker is in Bellaire, Texas, in Harris County. It is at the intersection of Newcastle Drive and Lula Street, on the left when traveling north on Newcastle Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7112 Newcastle Drive, Bellaire TX 77401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Teas Nursery Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alfred J. Condit House, Damaged in 1915 Hurricane (approx. ¾ mile away); Beth Yeshurun Synagogue (approx. 0.8 miles away); Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches (approx. 0.9 miles away); Convent of the Incarnate Word, 1931 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bellaire Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away);

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Bellaire (approx. one mile away); Bellaire Streetcar Line (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellaire.

Photographed by Alex Brogan, May 31, 2025

2. Home of Frank S. Henshaw, Jr., Mayor, 1933-1937 Marker

Home of Frank S. Henshaw, Jr., Mayor, 1933-1937 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alex Brogan

3. Home of Frank S. Henshaw, Jr., Mayor, 1933-1937

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Alex Brogan of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2025, by Alex Brogan of Houston, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.