Near Caroline Street north of Calumet Street, on the right when traveling south.
Mississippi native William Lockhart Clayton (1880-1966) left school early to become a court reporter. His skill attracted an executive of the American Cotton Company, and he moved first to St. Louis then to the New York office the following year. He . . . — — Map (db m125879) HM
On Barker - Clodine, 0.3 miles south of Cypress - Chase, on the right when traveling south.
The Marks LH7 Ranch was established by E.H. and Maud Marks in 1907 near Addicks, three miles from here. In 1917, they moved the ranch to this 640 acre site. The LH7 Ranch grew to become one of the largest ranches in Southeast Texas.
The LH7 . . . — — Map (db m159188) HM
On Barker - Clodine, 0.3 miles south of Cypress - Chase, on the right when traveling south.
Emil Henry Marks (1881-1969), a descendant of Prussian immigrants was orphaned at an early age and reared by his maternal grandparents in Addicks, Texas, and later by relatives in Pattison, Texas. Marks registered the LH7 cattle brand in 1898. He . . . — — Map (db m159176) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1960, 0.3 miles east of Moonshine Hill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Early reports of natural gas seepages in this area were not uncommon in the late 19th century. James Slaughter noticed such natural occurences near the San Jacinto River in 1887. Several years later, with S. A. Hart, he set up a drilling operation . . . — — Map (db m122933) HM
Near Avenue Q at 70th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This unique structure was commissioned by the Mexican American community of Magnolia Park under the leadership of local physician A.G. Gonzales. Built at a cost of $2,300, it was dedicated at the opening of Hidalgo Park on September 16, 1934, the . . . — — Map (db m170715) HM
On Harrisburg Boulevard at Forest Hill Blvd, on the right when traveling east on Harrisburg Boulevard.
In October 1911, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate established their Roman Catholic Society's first parish in Harris County and named it Immaculate Conception. The site chosen was on Harrisburg Boulevard in the incorporated community of Magnolia Park, . . . — — Map (db m235918) HM
On Avenue H at 75th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue H.
Three miles east is homesite and grave of a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas - an illustrious statesman of two nations. He was born in Mexico. De Zavala, an ardent liberal and . . . — — Map (db m170908) HM
On 76th Street at Avenue J, on the left when traveling north on 76th Street.
Originally developed as a sprawling excursion park by John Thomas Brady in 1890, Magnolia Park earned its name from its abundance of Magnolia trees planted in the area. Starting in 1909, the Magnolia Park Land Company redeveloped the park into two . . . — — Map (db m171052) HM
The city of Magnolia Park was incorporated on July 1, 1913, on property first developed by John Thomas Brady in 1890 as a large excursion park. For the municipality's first ten years, city offices were located in various temporary facilities, all . . . — — Map (db m201783) HM
On Lawndale Street, 0.8 miles east of Allen Genoa Road, on the left when traveling east.
3000 ft. north at this site. The Texas Army under command of General Sam Houston crossed Buffalo Bayou on April 19, 1836 on a raft built from Isaac Batterson's house and began the march which terminated with the victory at San Jacinto April 21, 1836 — — Map (db m236107) HM
Near Wilchester Boulevard, 0.2 miles south of Memorial Drive.
In 1931-32 Edith L. Moore and her husband built this house of pine logs they cut from their land. The stone fireplace and chimney were built of sandstone curbstones salvaged from downtown Houston. Dairy farming and logging provided their livelihood. . . . — — Map (db m51060) HM
On Beechnut Street at Frankway Drive, on the left when traveling west on Beechnut Street.
Beth Yeshurun is the oldest continually active conservative Jewish congregation in Texas. It has also become one of the largest conservative congregations in the world. The synagogue's predecessors were Adath Yeshurun, an orthodox congregation . . . — — Map (db m245345) HM
On Richmond Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Chimney Rock Road, on the right when traveling west.
Edward Joseph Hamilton arrived in Houston in 1883 at the age of 21 and promptly founded a menswear business, Hamilton & Scurry, which became Hamilton & Mason by 1886 and Hamilton Bros. by 1887. Originally offering "hats, caps, and gents furnishing . . . — — Map (db m208262) HM
On Stratford Street, 0.1 miles east of Helena Street, on the right when traveling east.
New Orleans native Albert M. Armand was a clerk for Ahrens & Ott, a Houston plumbing supply company, by 1910. On Sep 15, 1911, he bought block 6 lot 5 in the Avondale neighborhood from the Greater Houston Land and Improvement Company for $2,000. . . . — — Map (db m235647) HM
On Harold Street at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west on Harold Street.
Originally known as the First German Methodist Church of Houston, this congregation was organized in 1848 by the Rev. Charles Goldberg. Most of the charter members were German immigrants, including August and Conrad Bering, two brothers who had come . . . — — Map (db m235546) HM
On West Dallas Avenue at Buffalo Park Drive on West Dallas Avenue.
Founded in 1896, College Memorial Park Cemetery is one of Houston's three oldest African-American graveyards, along with Olivewood and Evergreen. The earliest legible grave marker dates to 1900, but with many unmarked graves and unreadable stones, . . . — — Map (db m235526) HM
On Courtlandt Place at Bagby Street, in the median on Courtlandt Place.
Platted in 1907 on land once owned by area pioneer Mrs. Obedience Smith, Courtlandt Place was established as a private neighborhood for Houston's elite. Encompassing 15.47 acres of land, it is a showcase of impressive homes designed by some of the . . . — — Map (db m62781) HM
On Stratford Street, 0.1 miles east of Helena Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1912, the Edmundson House was designed as a residence for Illinois natives John and Isabinda (Merriss) Edmondson. In 1920, the trustees of the Houston District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, purchased the home. From 1920 to 1943, . . . — — Map (db m235645) HM
On Stratford Street at Helena Street on Stratford Street.
Built in the Avondale neighborhood, the Edward and Katharine Jackson House was originally constructed by local lumber manager James Carroll in 1913. The home changed hands several times before the Jacksons purchased the property in 1918. It was kept . . . — — Map (db m235649) HM
On Hawthorne Street, 0.1 miles east of Flora Street, on the left when traveling east.
Ezekial Miller came to Texas about 1900 and began a successful timber business. Of Scotch-Irish descent, Miller became known as a prominent merchant and civic leader in Houston. He had this residence built in 1905 for his wife, Mary Jane, and . . . — — Map (db m242316) HM
On Westheimer Road at Grant Street, on the right when traveling west on Westheimer Road.
Felix Tijerina was born in General Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Rafael and Dionicia Villarreal Tijerina when his father died in 1915, ten year old Felix became responsible for supporting his mother and sisters, and the family immigrated to Texas . . . — — Map (db m235561) HM
Designed by noted Texas architect Alfred C. Finn (1883-1964), this house was built in 1923 for the family of Walter W. Fondren (1877-1939), one of the founders of Humble Oil & Refining Company. Built in the Prairie School style, the impressive . . . — — Map (db m160221) HM
On Westmoreland Street at Garrott Street, on the left when traveling west on Westmoreland Street.
The 1905 Gilmer-Cage-Cohn house is a stately, pillared, Classical Revival residence that reflects a respect for antiquity. It is a well-designed and early example of this style in Houston. Brian Brewster and Edna (Daffan) Gilmer were the first . . . — — Map (db m235592) HM
On Hawthorne Street at Flora Street, on the right when traveling east on Hawthorne Street.
Constructed in 1905 from mail-order house plans designed by Tennessee architect George Barber, this residence in the Westmoreland Historic District was first occupied by Benjamin and Bertie Harper and their two children. Ben Harper owned Union Iron . . . — — Map (db m235643) HM
On Courtlandt Place west of Bagby Street, on the right when traveling east.
Mississippi native James L. Autry (1859-1920) moved to Corsicana in 1876. There he studied law and held civic offices at the time of the first oil discoveries in Texas. He was chief counsel for the Texas Co. (later Texaco) and a pioneer in the new . . . — — Map (db m201965) HM
On West Dallas Avenue at Buffalo Park Drive on West Dallas Avenue.
John Sessums, Jr. was the first - and during his lifetime, the only - African-American member of the Houston Light Guard organized in 1873 as the first uniformed militia company in post-reconstruction Houston, the Houston Light Guard was an . . . — — Map (db m235536) HM
On Bagby Street at Anita Street, on the right when traveling south on Bagby Street.
On February 17, 1929, representatives from three organizations met in Corpus Christi to merge and form the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The new group sought to unify statewide efforts to challenge racism and inequities toward . . . — — Map (db m119971) HM
On Montrose Boulevard at Sul Ross Street, on the right when traveling south on Montrose Boulevard.
Constructed in 1912 for businessman John Wiley Link, this building was designed by the firm of Sanguinet, Staats & Barnes and was the first home completed in the Montrose subdivision, which Link developed. Oilman Thomas P. Lee purchased it for his . . . — — Map (db m235550) HM
On Westmoreland Street, 0.1 miles west of Flora Street, on the left when traveling west.
A native of Cameron, Texas, Lou Kemp had a long career as an asphalt salesman and executive of the Texas Company (Texaco), but his passionate avocation, starting in 1920, was historical research. During the extensive travel required by his work, . . . — — Map (db m235599) HM
On Montrose Blvd, 0.2 miles south of Allen Parkway.
On these grounds in 1884, Henrietta Steiner buried family members John P.W. and Arthur Steiner. A few days later, several members of the First German Methodist Church of Houston established Magnolia Cemetery for the exclusive use of church members. . . . — — Map (db m235538) HM
On West Dallas Street at Buffalo Park Drive on West Dallas Street.
The Rev. John Henry "Jack" Yates, an important leader in Houston's late 19th century African-American community, was born into slavery in Gloucester, Virginia where he learned to read and write. After attending slave religious meetings, Yates became . . . — — Map (db m235534) HM
On West Alabama Street at Greeley Street on West Alabama Street.
The Blue Bird Circle is a non-denominational philanthropic women's organization dedicated to serving the needs of children. Since its organization in January 1923 under the auspices of First Methodist Church, volunteers have committed time and money . . . — — Map (db m235566) HM
On Westmorland Street at Garrott Street, on the right when traveling west on Westmorland Street.
A Confederate veteran, J. P. Waldo (1839-1896) settled in Houston after the Civil War. He married Mary Virginia Gentry (1849-1922), daughter of railroad promoter Abram Gentry. Waldo soon became a prosperous railroad executive. In 1885 he built this . . . — — Map (db m62780) HM
On Yale Street at East 39th Street, on the right when traveling north on Yale Street.
Booker T. Washington High School, the first high school in Houston open to African Americans, was founded in 1893 as Colored High School, and was located in the Fourth Ward on San Felipe Street (now West Dallas Street). It served as the only high . . . — — Map (db m170615) HM
On Rutland Street at West 17th Street, on the right when traveling south on Rutland Street.
Soon after Houston Heights (The Heights) was founded in 1891, the new neighborhood's leaders turned their sights to providing schools for the children of the area. Community leaders Daniel Denton Cooley (1850-1933), affectionately known as the . . . — — Map (db m235844) HM
On Heights Boulevard at East 18th Street on Heights Boulevard.
A native of Binghamton, New York, D.D. Cooley moved to Omaha, Nebraska as a young man. In 1887 he joined the American Loan and Trust Company. The Company bought a tract of land northwest of Houston in 1891 and sent Cooley and other representatives . . . — — Map (db m157783) HM
On East 16th Street at Harvard Street, on the left when traveling east on East 16th Street.
Constructed in 1910, this was the home of prominent business, civic, and political leader David Barker (1868-1967) and his wife, Pauline (1878-1902). The house was completed during Mr. Barker's third year as mayor (1907-1913) of Houston . . . — — Map (db m157809) HM
On Northwood Street at West Patton Street, on the left when traveling north on Northwood Street.
Emmanuel Baptist Church grew out of early worship services shared with local Methodists and Presbyterians. In 1907, under the support and guidance of Houston's First Baptist Church, eighteen charter members organized this congregation. Soon . . . — — Map (db m235761) HM
On Lyons Avenue at Dan Street, on the right when traveling east on Lyons Avenue.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1891 in the Fifth Ward of Houston. It is one of the oldest African American Baptist churches in the area. The congregation was made up of displaced Shreveport residents, who were forced to leave . . . — — Map (db m235656) HM
On Heights Boulevard at West 13th Street, on the right when traveling south on Heights Boulevard.
Associated with the development of Houston Heights, this congregation began in 1905 with the meeting of several women who formed the Home Missionary Society of Houston Heights. The Rev. Stephen McKinney served as first pastor of Heights Methodist . . . — — Map (db m157779) HM
On Heights Boulevard at East 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Heights Boulevard.
Founded in 1915, this was the second Church of Christ congregation established in Houston. G. A. Dunn served as minister when the congregation built its first place of worship in 1916. In 1924 noted Houston Architect Alfred C. Finn was hired to . . . — — Map (db m157812) HM
On North Main Street at North Freeway Service Road on North Main Street.
One of Houston's oldest and largest cemeteries, with over 30,000 graves, Hollywood Cemetery has served as the final resting place for Houston residents for over a century. William James Moore and his brother, Samuel B. Moore, purchased the first 55 . . . — — Map (db m235735) HM
Near North Main Street at North Freeway Service Road.
Hortense Ward was born in 1872 in Matagorda County and was the eldest child of Frederick and M. Louise (Labauve) Sparks. As a child, Hortense attended the Catholic Academy of Nazareth in Victoria and later taught school for a time in Edna. While in . . . — — Map (db m235747) HM
On Heights Boulevard at Katy Freeway Service Road (Frontage Interstate 10 Frontage Road), in the median on Heights Boulevard.
Representatives of the American Loan and Trust Company of Omaha, Nebraska, came to Houston in 1890 to scout locations for land development. Under the leadership of O.M. Carter, D.D. Cooley, and others, company directors purchased 1,756 acres of land . . . — — Map (db m122957) HM
On West 12th Street at Yale Street, on the left when traveling east on West 12th Street.
When the former City Hall burned in 1912, Houston Heights Mayor J. B. Marmion and the City Council commissioned Houston Architect A. C. Pigg to design a new building to house city offices and also serve as a Fire Station and small jail. Completed . . . — — Map (db m157818) HM
On Harvard Street just south of East 20th Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Houston Heights Woman's Club has remained a pillar in the community since its founding in 1900 and even constructed its own club building in 1912, still in use. The Club gave women the opportunity to make an impact in their community and . . . — — Map (db m157815) HM
In 1970, federal courts mandated that the Houston Independent School District integrate its public schools. In order to bypass full integration, board members emphasized the white legal status of the growing Mexican-American population. This upset . . . — — Map (db m235734) HM
On North Main Street at East 38th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Promoted by the Wright Land Company, the Independence Heights community began about 1908. Many black families purchased lots and built their own homes. A school was established in 1911. Businesses in Independence Heights included retail stores, . . . — — Map (db m170616) HM
On North Main Street at North Freeway Service Road on North Main Street.
A native of Alabama, Mollie Arline Kirkland was married to James Augustus (Gus) Bailey in 1858. The son of a circus owner, Gus Bailey formed the Bailey Family Troupe with Mollie, his brother Alfred, and Mollie's sister Fanny. They traveled . . . — — Map (db m235845) HM
On Hershe Street at Solo Street, on the left when traveling east on Hershe Street.
Houston's Fifth Ward developed primarily after the Civil War, when freedman came to the area. In 1866, an alderman represented the ward, comprised of Anglo and African Americans, in the city's government. The earliest institutions were churches, . . . — — Map (db m235733) HM
On Burnett Street at Jensen Drive, on the right when traveling west on Burnett Street.
This congregation originated in 1865, and is one of the oldest in Houston. The Rev. Emanuel Toby (also called Uncle Toby or Toby Gregg) and friends cut brush, built an arbor on Vine Street near the banks of Buffalo Bayou, and began to worship there. . . . — — Map (db m235652) HM
On Lyons Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Benson Street, on the right when traveling east.
During the first half of the 20th century, the mass-market recordings of African American musicians were grouped under the term "Race Music," regardless of their musical genre, and these musicians were marketed strictly to African American . . . — — Map (db m235655) HM
On Providence Street at Finnigan Drive, on the right when traveling west on Providence Street.
Phillis Wheatley High School, Houston's third oldest high school for blacks, is named for Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), renowned African-American poet and author. The first campus, located at 3415 Lyons Avenue in the Fifth Ward, was the former . . . — — Map (db m171054) HM
On Heights Boulevard at East 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Heights Boulevard.
Reagan Lodge, the first Masonic Lodge instituted in the Houston Suburbs, marked the beginning of the second wave of Houston Masonic lodges and accompanied major surge in the growth of the city and the birth of its suburbs. The Lodge was chartered . . . — — Map (db m157794) HM
On Gears Road at Adel Road, on the right when traveling west on Gears Road.
Organized in 1869, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a part of First Ward history for over a century. The first Pastor of the church was the Rev. David Wren. Services were held in a brush arbor until a sanctuary was built in . . . — — Map (db m159239) HM
On Pecore Street at Northwood Street, on the left when traveling west on Pecore Street.
This congregation traces its history to 1875, when the Rev. Rudolph Brueck organized Emanuel German Methodist Episcopal Church. It was renamed Zion German Methodist Church in 1891 and Norhill Methodist Episcopal Church, North, in 1924. Woodland . . . — — Map (db m235760) HM
On Quitman Street at Eastex Freeway Service Road, on the right when traveling west on Quitman Street.
A distinct ethnic cultural group, “Creoles of Color”, developed in Louisiana in the 18th and 19th centuries with roots in French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures, they spoke standard or Creole French and practiced Catholicism. Free . . . — — Map (db m235851) HM
On Beauchamp Street at Highland Street on Beauchamp Street.
In the early 20th century, William A. Wilson, with the financial backing of James A. Baker, Jr., Joseph B. Bowles, Rufus Cage and J.M. Cotton, established the Woodland Heights community north of and topographically higher than downtown Houston. . . . — — Map (db m235767) HM
On Beauchamp Street at Pecore Street, on the right when traveling north on Beauchamp Street.
Prior to 1914, Houston only had two Lutheran congregations, both downtown in this sprawling city. The Mission Board of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa recognized the opportunity to establish congregations in Houston's suburbs.
In May . . . — — Map (db m235765) HM
On Collingswood Street at Easter Freeway Road, on the left when traveling west on Collingswood Street.
In the 1920s, Creole families from Louisiana, known as "Creoles of Color," migrated to Houston, establishing the neighborhood known as Frenchtown. In addition to their culture and language, they also brought their music to Houston. Zydeco, a fusion . . . — — Map (db m235847) HM
On Renn Road at Eldridge Parkway, on the left when traveling west on Renn Road.
This site recalls a historic African American Church, school and cemetery in Alief. Only a few African Americans lived in the area in the nineteenth century, working as farm laborers or tenant farmers. More families came in the early twentieth . . . — — Map (db m202061) HM
On Ledwicke Street at Pattibob Street, on the right when traveling south on Ledwicke Street.
After World War II, African Americans struggled to find housing in much of Houston. Restrictive covenants in some recorded plats specifically excluded African Americans, while in other neighborhoods discrimination was more subtle, yet no less real. . . . — — Map (db m236111) HM
On Detering Street at Rose Street, on the left when traveling south on Detering Street.
This African American congregation predates the purchase of this lot in 1902. The first known pastor was Rev. Elijah Crooms. Members met under a brush arbor until the first wooden church, featuring twin bell towers and a special seating area for . . . — — Map (db m235522) HM
On River Oaks Boulevard at Locke Lane, on the right when traveling north on River Oaks Boulevard.
Houston architect Ernest L. Shult designed this mid-century modern house for his own residence in 1959. The home, sited on a triangular lot in the River Oaks neighborhood, is representative of the contemporary style popular in the post-war years. . . . — — Map (db m169832) HM
On Lazy Lane at Kirby Drive, on the right when traveling west on Lazy Lane.
A significant example of the International style of architecture, the 1950 Neuhaus House has a strong horizontal emphasis and expression of private and public space, as well as an integration of living space and landscape. Architect and Houston . . . — — Map (db m169836) HM
On Bissonnet Street, 0.1 miles west of Hillcroft Avenue.
Chinese immigrants arrived in Texas in the 1870s and 1880s, primarily to build railroads and work as laborers. These early immigrants faced harsh working conditions and racism from those fearing they would take away jobs. Chinese Texans were also . . . — — Map (db m232196) HM
On Webster Street at Caroline Street, on the right when traveling east on Webster Street.
Completed in 1924, this apartment building is a good example of multi-family housing constructed in the south end of downtown Houston after World War I. Successful businessman Benjamin Cohen (1875-1951) hired noted Houston architect Alfred Finn to . . . — — Map (db m30199) HM
Near Albany Street at Drew Street, on the left when traveling north.
Founded in 1893 in memory of Kezia Payne DePelchin, a remarkable social worker, teacher, and nurse in Houston during the latter half of the 1800s. The orphanage moved to this building upon completion in 1913 and remained here until 1938. Designed . . . — — Map (db m155207) HM
On Telephone Road, 0.1 miles south of McKinney Street, on the right when traveling south.
Eastwood Elementary School was constructed in 1916 on land deeded by William A. Wilson, the developer of Eastwood, one of Houston's first master-planned neighborhoods. Designed by City of Houston architect Maurice Sullivan in the mission . . . — — Map (db m235887) HM
The Evergreen Cemetery Association organized in 1894 and purchased 25 acres at this site to establish a cemetery. The first recorded burial was that of the infant Nellie Storkes on October 4, 1894.
Charles Hooper replaced first sexton Joseph . . . — — Map (db m235890) HM
On McGowen Street at Milam Street, on the right when traveling east on McGowen Street.
Semi-professional baseball was a major attraction at the first annual State Fair held in Houston in May of 1870. One year later, the fairgrounds moved to a new location near where Main Street ended onto the prairie at Houston's south edge. The . . . — — Map (db m236007) HM
On Holman Street at Caroline Street, on the right when traveling west on Holman Street.
On July 1, 1851, a group led by the Rev. Caspar Messon Braun (1822-1880) founded the Erste Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, or First German Evangelical Lutheran Church. The State of Texas issued the church's charter in September of that . . . — — Map (db m119857) HM
On Holcombe Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Cambridge Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Businessman and developer Oscar Holcombe (1888-1968) and his wife Mary hired Houston architect L.W. Lindsay to design this home. Completed in 1925, it featured gardens designed by landscape architect Herbert L. Skogland. Outstanding features of the . . . — — Map (db m59776) HM
On Milam Street, 0.1 miles north of McGowen Street, on the left when traveling south.
Houston's oldest fire house, this building was designed by Olle J. Lorehn (c.1864-1939) and was completed in January 1899. The two-story brick structure features rusticated stone details, a five-bay front with central arched entry flanked by two . . . — — Map (db m62757) HM
Near Alabama Street at Caroline Street, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by noted Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, the Armory was constructed in 1925 to replace an 1892 building that had become obsolete. Finn detailed the building to suggest a late renaissance period neo-Gothic English masonry, represented by . . . — — Map (db m119860) HM
On Lottman Street at Runnels Street, on the left when traveling north on Lottman Street.
The City of Houston developed rapidly in the 19th century due in large part to its capacity for shipping and transportation. This was made possible by waterways, such as Buffalo Bayou, and railroads, five of which radiated from the city in 1861. . . . — — Map (db m62835) HM
On Navigation Boulevard at South Jensen Drive, on the right when traveling west on Navigation Boulevard.
In 1911, Houston's Church of the Immaculate Conception sent four Oblate priests to establish a mission church to serve the city's Spanish-speaking population. At that time, Houston's Mexican community was growing rapidly, absorbing many refugees . . . — — Map (db m235883) HM
On Cambridge Street north of Lamar Flemming Street, on the right when traveling south.
Conceived by the San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (SJCDRT), the Pioneer Memorial Log House was created to commemorate Texas' 1936 Centennial. Designed by the SJCDRT and a Houston architect to model an authentic pioneer . . . — — Map (db m160209) HM
On Unnamed road just east of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
William Marsh Rice (1816-1900) came to Texas in 1838 and through extensive entrepreneurship became one of the state's wealthiest men. Rice envisioned a polytechnic school as his philanthropic legacy. The State of Texas chartered the William M. . . . — — Map (db m140718) HM
On North Hutcheson Street at Hutcheson St. and Freund St. on North Hutcheson Street.
Portland Cement Association
Safety Trophy Award
Trinity Portland Cement Company
Houston Texas Plant for a
Perfect Safety Record in 1929
Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in
1945, 1947, 1959 — — Map (db m83582) HM
On Cambridge Street, on the right when traveling south.
On November 9, 1891, eight Houston women organized the San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Founding members were Mrs. Andrew Briscoe; Miss Belle Fenn; Mrs. John R. Fenn, who served as chapter president until 1896; Miss . . . — — Map (db m196484) HM
Near Holman Street at Caroline Street, on the right when traveling east.
South End Junior High School opened its doors in 1914 with 750 students in an impressive classical revival style structure built here in 1913. South End Junior High became a senior high school in 1923, and in 1926 its name was changed to San Jacinto . . . — — Map (db m119852) HM
On South Main Street at Colquitt Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
In 1903, state evangelist Livingston T. Mays of the Baptist General Convention of Texas held a tent revival meeting at the corner of Tuam and Fannin, with 32 local Baptists, including many from existing congregations, forming a new church and . . . — — Map (db m235581) HM
On Austin Street at Holman Street, on the right when traveling west on Austin Street.
Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas. Early Jewish families that settled in the area formed the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1844, under the leadership of Lewis Levy. By 1854, seventeen adults organized themselves into . . . — — Map (db m119855) HM
On Caroline Street at Alabama Street, on the right when traveling south on Caroline Street.
Organized as a Texas Militia unit on April 21, 1873, the Houston Light Guard originally participated in parades, ceremonies, and competitive drills, and served as guard of honor for visiting dignitaries. The first commander was Capt. Edwin Fairfax . . . — — Map (db m119858) HM
On John Freeman Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
The Baylor University College of Medicine moved to Houston in 1943 from Dallas to launch the proposed Texas Medical Center. The building to house Baylor’s medical school was named after Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen who moved to Houston in 1911 and . . . — — Map (db m196487) HM
On Milam Street near McGowen Street, on the left when traveling south.
This three-story apartment building was constructed in 1922 to help ease a housing shortage in Houston. It was built and owned by Robert C. Duff, a prominent Texas railroad man and banker before the Great Depression. The building features bracketed . . . — — Map (db m130824) HM
On Main Street at Holman Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Established in 1893, Trinity Episcopal Church acquired this site in 1910. Construction of the sanctuary, designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram, began in 1917 and was completed in 1919. Features of the Gothic revival structure include a basilica . . . — — Map (db m119850) HM
Near Cleburne Street, 0.1 miles south of Tierwester Street, on the left when traveling south.
Barbara Charline Jordan, one of the nation's preeminent African-Americans orators and politicians of the 20th century, was born in Houston to Benjamin Meredith and Arlyne Patten Jordan. Her close-knit family greatly influenced her religious and . . . — — Map (db m236006) HM
On McGowen Street at Sauer Street, on the right when traveling west on McGowen Street.
In the early 20th century, Houston's African American community wanted to provide recreational facilities for its youth and for African American troops stationed at Camp Logan. Various groups formed, including two interested in the welfare of young . . . — — Map (db m62915) HM
On Emancipation Avenue at Hadley Street, on the right when traveling north on Emancipation Avenue.
Dr. Benjamin Jesse Covington (c.1871-1961), his wife Jennie Belle Murphy (1881-1966), and the stately home they built here in 1911 represented a level of achievement, dignity, and civic service matched by few African Americans in Houston during . . . — — Map (db m171291) HM
On Webster Street at Nagle Street, on the right when traveling east on Webster Street.
Organized as Watts Chapel in 1877, Fourth Missionary Baptist Church was established by the Rev. Henry Watts, a native of South Carolina. Watts arrived in Houston that same year, and with the help of fellow Houston ministers and deacons, secured a . . . — — Map (db m171294) HM
Near Cleburne Street, 0.1 miles south of Tierwester Street.
Legislator and activist Mickey Leland fought passionately for the rights of the poor and disadvantaged. Born George Thomas Leland III on November 27, 1944, in Lubbock, Mickey was raised in Houston's Fifth Ward, where he attended segregated schools. . . . — — Map (db m236016) HM
On North MacGregor Way at Ennis Street, on the right when traveling west on North MacGregor Way.
Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church was established by the Rev. Samuel Grantham. The pastor first held services in his own backyard before members built a structure out of wooden boxes. Because of its appearance, this first building was called a . . . — — Map (db m236015) HM
On Emancipation Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Mcllhenny Street, on the right when traveling north.
African American fraternal benefit societies experienced a "Golden Age" from the 1870s to the 1930s as they were one of the few venues where members could exercise influence within their communities and attain needs, such as sick benefits and life . . . — — Map (db m171325) HM
On Trulley Street at Tiesester Street, on the left when traveling west on Trulley Street.
Members of Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church have served residents of Houston’s Greater Third Ward since the late 1800s. Tradition holds that the Rev. Gilbert Green and several area residents organized the church, which first met under a . . . — — Map (db m171310) WM
On Tuam Street at Hutchins Street, on the right when traveling west on Tuam Street.
As Houston's Third Ward neighborhood developed, the Rev. James Harvey Makey (1849-1915) called neighbors to his home in 1879 to form the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. Makey, a member of Antioch Baptist Church, found guidance from Antioch's . . . — — Map (db m171166) HM
Near Cleburne Street, 0.1 miles east of Ennis Street.
John Thomas Biggers was born to Paul and Cora Biggers in Gastonia, North Carolina. His artistic creativity emerged at a young age when he and his brother, Joe, crawled under their home and used clay to model the entire town of Gastonia. In 1941, . . . — — Map (db m236071) HM
On Live Oak Street at Anita Street on Live Oak Street.
As residents of the Fourth Ward neighborhood known as "Freedmantown" began moving to Houston's Third Ward in the 1870s, the need arose for a church to serve the spiritual needs of African Americans in the area. According to oral tradition, an . . . — — Map (db m171169) HM
On Nagle Street at Hadley Street, on the right when traveling north on Nagle Street.
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church was one of three African American churches founded in Houston in 1866, the year after the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved Texans. The congregation was organized by the Rev. Henry Stewart, . . . — — Map (db m171297) HM
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