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Street Names History Project
4/27/1999 (Updated by Jerry Cooper 1/13/2012)
Southwestern theme street names: Balcones, Bandera, Blanco, Bosque, Coronado, Cortez, Rio
Grande.
State Streets: Georgia, Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, Alabama (also Detroit & Phoenix)
Cow Streets in College Park: Aberdeen, Angus, Ayrshire, Old Jersey, Kerry, Guernsey, Dexter,
West Dexter, Hereford, Welsh, Bell (every cow needs a bell).
Historical sites: Antietam, Appomattox, Bunker Hill, Churchill, Cochise, Cumberland,
Eisenhower, Gettysburg, Bush, Lee, Lincoln, McArthur, Manassas, Monitor, Pershing, Shiloh,
Shenandoah, Sumpter, Wilderness, Yorktown.
Various trees and grasses: Ash, Aster, Bent Oak, Bent Tree, Bluestem, Carnation.
College street names (named by Richard Smith): Bucknell, Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Amherst,
Columbia, Auburn, Dartmouth, Colgate, Princeton.
1st Street Probably the very first street in College Station.
Anderson St. Named for Frank G. Anderson, College Station’s 2nd
mayor (1940-1942). He was A&M’s track coach in the
1920s and served as A&M Commandant (1935-1937). The
original name of the street was Madison Avenue..
Anna St. After Anna Holick.
Antone Ct. After one of the three Dobrovolny brothers. The family
owned a dairy. The driveway to their farm is what is now
Anderson, and the barn sat on top of a small hill near what is
now Grace Bible Church.
Armistead St.Willis W. Armistead, Dean of Veterinary Medicine at
A&M (1953-1957). President, Texas Veterinary Medical
Association.
Ashburn Ave. Ike S. Ashburn Jr., &M Commandant (1919-1923) and
Executive Secretary of A&M’s Association of Former
Students (1923-1926).
Barron Rd. &
Barron Rd. Cutoff Named after the Barron family which first came to the area in
the late 1800’s, and lived in the Rock Prairie area. Judge
W.S. Barron and his son John Barron argued a women’s
discrimination suit against A&M in 1958. John’s wife
Mildred and three other women filed another case in 1959.
Bolton Ave. Francis Cleveland Bolton, Dean of Engineering
(1922-1937), Dean of A&M College (1931-1948), Acting
President of A&M (1943-44), President of A&M
(1948-1950). His daughter is still living here.
Boswell St. Fourth College Station City Manager, Ran Boswell (1952-
1973).
Boyett St. Long-time area family that owns majority of property in the
Northgate area. William Carson Boyett, on A&M Board
(1924-1926). He ran a grocery store at current location of
North Gate Post Office (1908 ??). and owned land at A&M’s
North Gate.
Brooks Ave. Thomas Dudley Brooks, Dean of Arts and Sciences, A&M
College & Dean of the Graduate School, 1932-1947. A
Texas county.
Brothers Blvd. Named after Bill Fitch and his Brothers.
Burgess Ln. Hershel Burgess, who built the Oakwood Addition next to
College Park.
Burt Street Frederick A. Burt, Professor and head of Geology
Department (1940s). He married Marie Haines, a sister of
Mrs. F.B. Clark. He was 68 and she was 64 when they
married and moved to Bennington, Vermont. (F.B.
"Wheezy" Clark, along with four other men, one being
Bill Lancaster’s father, developed the Southside area.)
Caudill St. Bill Caudill, Architect - the C in CRS Architects (Caudill,
Randall & Scott). At one time one of the largest architect
firms in the world, who were subsequently bought out by
H.O.K., in the middle of the building of the George Bush
Library project. Caudill taught on the Architecture
faculty at A&M. A lot of the houses in Southside are CRS
houses. CRS Architects began above MadeIey’s
pharmacy. At one time they had a staff of over 50 and five
airplanes. They did work in Oklahoma before the
highways were very good and had to fly to get to their
projects. He lived on Winding Road.
Charles Ct. After one of the three Dobrovolny brothers. The family
owned a dairy. The driveway to their farm is what is now
Anderson, and the barn sat on top of a small hill near what is
now Grace Bible Church.
Church Ave. Because of all the churches located on that street.
Churchill St. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 1874-1965, British
Prime Minister 1940-45; 1951-55.
Clement Ct. After one of the three Dobrovolny brothers. The family
owned a dairy. The driveway to their farm is what is now
Anderson, and the bam sat on top of a small hill near what is
now Grace Bible Church.
College Ave. The avenue that went from Bryan to the college.
College Main Main entrance into the college at one time. ????????
Columbus St.Family that lived in the area - Prairie View Heights
Subdivision
Cooner St. Area Family who owned land in the area where all the
streets are named for admirals.
Culpepper Drive John Cecil Culpepper, huge real estate holdings in the
area; real estate developer.
Dominik Dr. Area family; Polish immigrants; Second generation, Albert,
his wife Louise, and his brother Wctor, lived together. They
had no running water or electricity in their home until 1968.
They lived behind Joan Peny until about 1968. Their
mother’s home was atop a small hill in the middle of what is
now State Highway 6 Bypass, and her other son Joe lived
with her. The property was split in half, and Joe got all the
land from what is now the bypass to Highway 58, and Albert
and Wctor got everything from the bypass to Texas Avenue.
Dowling Rd., An area family who settled here in the late 1800’s in west
College Station. The family at one time owned property
which was later sold to Texas A&M in 1940 and is now N. &
S. Dowling Rd part of the Easterwood Airport property, and
later purchased farmland on what is now Dowling Rd. W., &
Dowling Road.
Edward St. After Ed Hrdlika.
Eisenhower St. Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969); US Five-Star
General, WW II; 34th President of the United Sates
(1953-1961).
Fairview Ave.On original plat map of College Park subdivision as
submitted in 1921 by Southside Development
Corporation. Fairview Avenue used to end at what was
the once the first golf course in College Station.
Fidelity St.
Finney St. After Jack Finney, architect who worked with Ernest
Langford, and designed the A&M Consolidated School in
1939. Reginal H. “Jack” Finney Jr. ‘38 served on the
A&M Board of Regents (1953-1959).
Foster Ave. & Ln Lafayette Lumpkin Foster, President of A&M (1898 until
his death in 1901), on A&M Board (1887-1889). Member
state legislature, state commissioner of agriculture.
Francis Cir. & Drive Mark Francis, first Dean of Veterinary Medicine at A&M
College (1888-; was museum director of a small one-story
museum which was located where Langford Architecture
Center is now located. Father of Veterinary Medicine in
Texas.
George Bush Drive Named after George Herbert Walker Bush (1924- ), 41st
President of the United States (1989-1993). Used to be
Jersey Street. Name was changed from Jersey Street in
1992 as part of the proposal from TAMU and College
Station to obtain the Bush Presidential Library.
George Bush Dr. E.Street name changed in 1998 from Kyle Street to honor
George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the
United States. Eastern extension of George Bush Drive.
Gilchrist Ave. Gibb Gilchrist, President of A&M (1943-1948); A&M
Chancellor (1948).
Goode St. Philip Goode, Attorney here for many years.
Graham Rd. &
N. Graham Rd
Greer Ln.
Gunsmith St. Named after Trigger Smith who was a gunsmith.
Haddox Ct. Possibly named after Floyd Haddox one of the many student
pastors that helped pastor Rock Prairie Baptist Church
between 1947 and 1960.
Haines Dr. Marie Haines; married Frederick Burt.
Harrington Ave. H.H. Harrington, A&M College President (1905-1908).
Haupt Rd. Local family? Mrs. L.M. Haup, a regent for the LaVillita
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which
was organized in 1944?
Hawk Tree Dr. After a tree used by the Fitch Family children to watch a nest
of hawks.
Hensel Dr.Frederick W. Hensel, A&M College Dept. of Landscape
Architecture 1930’s - 1940’s.
Holick Dr. Named after the Holick family who once owned about 55
acres in the area.
Holleman Dr. &
Holleman Dr. East & West Theodore (Ted or Theo) Holleman. He was on City
Council, A&M Architecture Department. Wife still alive
and living on Timber in the house with the tree in the
roof.
Holt St. O.M. Holt, one-time College Station City Council member
(1964-70) and Mayor (1974- 1976).
I and GN Road After Intemational and Great Northem Railroad, which
reached Bryan on August 3, 1900.
Jane St. Jane Reinhopfer. The Reinhopfer (sp?) family owned a lot of
land in the area. The last parcel they sold was to the
Black-Eyed Pea Restaurant.
Krenek Tap Named after the Krenek family. The road was once
Stasney Lane. The Krenek’s married into the Stasney
family who owned property of both sides of Krenek Tap.
Where the parks headquarters building is located was
where the Arnold family farm stood. Emma Barr was a
Stasney.
Kyle Ave. & Kyle Ave. S.Edwin Jackson Kyle, Dean of Agriculture (1926-1947).
Instrumental in providing the lumber for the First
stadium located on the site of present-day Kyle Field.
Langford St. Ernest Langford, long-time CS mayor and A&M
architecture professor.
Lawyer St. Frank Lawyer was associated with Dr. Clark and on
planning commission and city council.
Lenert Circle August A. Lenert, at the Vet School.
Lee Ave. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870); American Civil War
Confederate General; a Texas county.
Lincoln Ave. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the
United States.
Longmire Ct. & Drive After P.G. Longmire, area landowner.
Luther St. &
Luther St. W. After Luther Jones. He owned a lot of land in the area.
MacArthur St. Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964); US Five-Star General,
WW II.
Mack Cooner Ln.
Marion Pugh Dr.??????????????????????????????????????????
Marsteller Ave. Ross Perry Marsteller, Dean of Veterinary Medicine
(1937-1946). One of the four founders of the Texas A&M
School of Veterinary Medicine.
Milliff Road Dr. John H. Milliff, Head of Anatomy at the Vet School
for many years.
Milner Dr. Robert Teague Milner A&M College President
(1908-1913).
Munson Ave. Thurman A. Munson, Civil Engineer and City Engineer
for a long time. His daughter Mary Jane Hirsch was on
the HPC at one time. Thomas V. horticulturist from Denni-
son considered to replace LS Ross as A&M president ?????
Nagle St. James C. Nagle, Professor of Civil Engineering and First
Dean of Engineering, A&M College 1890-1922.
Neal Pickett Dr. Neal Pickett, head of the FHA office in Houston. Carter’s
Grove Subdivision was an FHA approved subdivision.
Newton Oscar William Silvey, head of Physics Dept. at A&M
developed that street and when the City asked him what
he wanted to name it, he named it after Sir Isaac Newton.
When Silvey died, Dr. V.A. Little wanted to honor Silvey
so he tried to get it changed to Silvey Street. For a while it
was Silvey Street. So you’ll see it both ways on the map.
The post office still calls it Silvey. About three years ago
(1995) the City came along and said it had to be one or
the other. Bill (Lancaster ?) told the City the story, and it
was officially changed to Newton. Also a Texas county.
Nimitz St. Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966); US Five-Star
Admiral, WW II.
North Bardell Ct.North Bardell, city manager (1974-1985).
Orr Street Joseph Orr, Surveyor and Architect. Surveyed the first
boundaries for College Station. Bill Kling used to work
for him and has a lot of Joe Orr’s plat maps. City Council
member 1939-1966.
Pershing Ave. & Drive John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948); American WW I
General.
Ponderosa Drive Named for the Ponderosa Motel, which was located there.
Puryear Dr. Charles Puryear, built and owned his own home on
campus on Throckmorton Street. He never married. Dean
of A&M College and a Professor, (1887-1940).
Raymond Stotzer Pkwy.
Redmond Drive Named after Dr. Harold Redmond, who was at the Vet
School. He bought land in the late 1950’s and developed
the Redmond Terrace area.
Research Pkwy.Principal road in A&M’s Research Park
Richards Street A black family named Richards owned the property in
this area - the Richards Addition.
Rose Circle Mrs. Thomas Otto Walton named this street in honor of
Professor Bassey, of the Math Dept. who had ten acres of
roses. His roses came from all over the world, some from
the Tudor collection from the red rose and the white rose.
Bassey was a rose specialist.
Rosemary Lane Dr. Harold Redmond's daughter.
Sebesta Ln & Rd
Skrivanek Ct. Two brothers, John and Julius were twins. John was a
builder. Julius a modem language professor. Several area
families with this name.
Stallings Dr. After Gene Stallings, one-time Coach at TAMU.
Stasney St. Area family.
Tarrow Street W.A. Tarrow, one-time Principal of Lincoln School.
Tauber St. One of the two main streets in the Tauber Addition
(Tauber and Stasney). Tauber family owned the farm
land that was developed into the Tauber Addition.
Thomas St. David Mayo said after Dr. Clark (Margaret will get in
touch with Jane Butler who may know). Dr. Clark’s name
Timber St. In 1940 the school district traded the land for the
right-of-way to Timber Street in exchange for water and
sewer connections to the Lincoln School.
Timm Drive,
Timm Street &
Timm Village Dr. Tyrus R. "Ty" Timm, a TAMU Professor of
Agricultural Economics.
Treehouse Trail The Fitch's had a treehouse that the children, Austin,
Todd, and Laura played in.
Trigger St. Named after Trigger Smith, who was a gunsmith.
W. King Cole Dr.William King Cole, city manager (1985- ?? )
Walton Dr. Dr. Thomas Otto Walton, A&M College President
(1925-1943), after being head of the Agricultural
Extension Service.
Wellbom Rd. &
Wellborn Rd. N Named after the town of Wellborn. Road used to be old
Highway 6 to Houston. The first stop sign in College
Station was at the corner of Wellborn Road and
University Drive. It used to be called Four Comers.
Williams St. David Ward Williams, A&M College President
(1956-1957); Vice President of Agriculture (1948).
Winding Rd. Used to be Taurus Street, part of the "cow streets". Part
of Taurus Street is still present. Gibb Gilchrist didn’t like
the name Taurus, so he petitioned to have the name
changed to Winding Road. This street on original plat of
College Park as submitted in 1921 by Southside
Development Company.
Wolf Pen Ct. Wolf Pen Creek runs through the area named because of
the wolves which used to roam the area.
Wolf Run Wolf Pen Creek runs through the area named because of
the wolves which used to roam the area.
SUBDIVISIONS (& OTHER) MISC. INFO.
Brentwood Developed by Richard Smith.
Carter’s Grove Subdivision Done by Culpepper; filed plat in 1962. Property was
originally part of the Dominik family property which
went all the way to Carter’s Creek. David Mayo was the
surveyor. Was the largest subdivision done at one time in
College Station - 212 lots. Mrs. Carter named the streets
after Virginia plantations. David Mayo said he believed
Carter’s Grove was the name of the plantation of a
Virginia Governor. Can confirm the reason behind some
of the names with John Culpepper.
College Hills Subdivision done by Culpepper in late 1930’s
College Park developed by Dr. Floyd B. Clark, an A&M economics
professor and four other professors in 1921.
Cow Streets Dr. Floyd B. Clark took the theme of the cow streets.
Emerald Forest Subdivision Developed by MDG. Most street names are plant names.
Foxfire Larry Wells with MDG
Northgate Encompasses what was once the Boyett family farm.
Named entrance to Texas A&M campus.
Pebble Creek Subdivision named after famous golf courses, and when
ran out of names, except for 12th Man Circle, just went
for names pertaining to golf. Named by Molly Young.
Raintree Streets named after Civil War era battles, etc. Developed
by Larry Wells, with MDG.
Redmond Terrace Located where Dobrovolny's Dairy farm stood.
Southwood Forest Subdivision Pete Normand came up with the names in this
subdivision.
Sweetbriar Addition Named because Professor Bassey lived out there
Tauber Addition Tauber's farm was on the land that was later developed into
this addition. The two main streets were Tauber and Stasney.
Stasney was an area family.
Windwood Subdivision developed by Jim Hoelster. Street names are all named
after, battles, events, people associated with the Civil
War. Don Garrett was the engineer & Frank Smeller
Woodcreek Done by Larry Wells, with MDG
Southwood Valley Names took a Southwestem theme in this subdivision. A
lot of streets with names of Texas rivers, counties, etc.
Stasney Property Where Georgie K. Fitch Park, the Baptist Church, new
College Station Library, and apartments are located was
Stassney property.
*Information obtained from Brazos County History; Rich Past - Bright Future
4/27/99