On Bayridge Road, 0.2 miles east of Sandy Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Constructed in 1896 as the summer home of prominent Houston businessman Risdon D. Gribble (1836-1907) and his wife Adelaide (1841-1926). This house was oriented toward the water to take advantage of bay breezes. Flamboyant Houston businessman and . . . — — Map (db m179212) HM
On Bayridge Road east of South Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by prominent Houston architect Joseph Finger, this house was built in 1927 as the summer home of Houston business leaders Wade (1872-1941) and Mamie (1878-1957) Irvin. They owned a number of companies, and Wade was the founder and president . . . — — Map (db m68242) HM
On Bayridge Road at South Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bayridge Road.
The peninsula on Galveston Bay known as Morgan's Point was named for early landowner Colonel James Morgan. Later the area became a favorite summer retreat for wealthy Houston residents who sought refuge from the oppressive heat and humidity of the . . . — — Map (db m51410) HM
On East Main Street at North Wilson Road, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Although the original land grant went to Johnson Hunter in 1824 and the Point was owned by Nicholas Clopper from 1826 until 1835, it was James Morgan who gave the Point its name.
Morgan purchased 1600 acres from Nicholas Clopper in December of . . . — — Map (db m60899) HM
On Bayridge Road, on the right when traveling east.
Architect Alfred C. Finn of Houston drew the plans for this scaled-down replica of the American White House for oil executive Ross S. Sterling (1875-1949). Completed in 1927 on the residential "Gold Coast" stretching from La Porte to Morgan's Point, . . . — — Map (db m51469) HM
On Main Street at North Wilson Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Mayor – April 7, 1984 through June 1, 1992
Dedicated to Mayor John A. Grimes
July 10, 1924 – June 1, 1992
John A. Grimes was elected Mayor on April 7th, 1984 and had just been elected to his fifth two-year term when he was killed . . . — — Map (db m60827) HM
Near East Barbours Cut Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
One of the oldest cemeteries in continuous use in Harris County, this cemetery was founded by Colonel James Morgan, Texas revolutionary soldier. Located on land bought by Morgan in 1834, it was part of a family estate called "The Orange Grove." . . . — — Map (db m51396) HM
On East Main Street at North Wilson Road on East Main Street.
Located at the junction of Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay, the townsite of New Washington was settled by Col. James Morgan (1786-1866), who bought 1600 acres of land in the area in 1835. A native of Philadelphia, Morgan had come to Texas in 1830 . . . — — Map (db m50137) HM
