HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL - BRISON PARK TIMELINE - 1921-2024BRISON PARK TIMELINE – 1921-2024
1921 - Dexter Park was established as a focal point in the new College Park subdivision
1922 – Homes began construction along Dexter Drive on both sides of Dexter Park
1939 – The park’s dam was “cut” and the lake in Dexter Park was drained by the WPA
1947 – Southside Development Company sold Dexter Park to the City of College Station, with
three specific restrictions included to protect the natural environment of the park
1976 – Elizabeth A. Lancaster, A&M Landscape Architecture student, submitted an in-depth
research project entitled: “Dexter Park: A Study and Design of the Park Area”
c.1977 – Additions and Improvements recommended in the Lancaster study were incorporated
into Dexter Park by the City of College Station:
Wrought iron benches
Drinking fountain
Protective signs for trees & vegetation
Special trash receptacles
Drainage system improved
New “Billy Goats Bridge” with painted sign
1987 – Dexter Park was renamed Brison Park in honor of nearby neighborhood resident, park
mentor, and famous pecan horticulturist, Fred R. Brison, Sr.
1989 – Southside Neighborhood Association started “Fall Gatherings,” held annually at the park for
over 35 years
2000 – Brison Park was chosen to be the location for the City of College Station’s “Brison Park
Bonfire Memorial Lights” honoring the victims of the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse
2017 – “Neighborhood Conservation Overlay” zoning established to protect the neighborhood & park
2023 – 100th Anniversary celebration of the Southside Historic Neighborhood and Brison Park
“Spring Event” started by the Southside Neighborhood Association to coordinate yearly groups for cleaning out invasive trees & plants in Brison Park and replacing them with native plants
Southside Homes Tour was held, highlighting the history of Brison Park and the early homes
of the Southside Historic Neighborhood
2024 – Brison Park was recognized by the Rio Brazos Audubon Society as a primary birding location
and it was included in the City of College Station’s “2024 Bird Guide.”