HomeMy WebLinkAboutCollege Station's Historical Houses Brochure by HPC 199043 System Administration Building-1932-beautiful bronze
doors and grilles in portico, sculptured back facade.
Map 133
44 Scoates Hall-1932-agricultural engineering owl
sculptures. Map 132
45 Chemistry Building-1 931 -beautiful black marble
entrance hall. Map,119
46 Halbouty Geosciences-1932-pebble mosaics on walk
of porticos. Map 148
Texas ASM Campus Residences,1935
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INTRODUCTION
The birth of College Station occurred with the
establishment of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas in 1871; although it was not
incorporated into a legal city until 1938 some sixty
years later. Its location can be attributed to residents
of Bryan, Texas who procured the necessary land for
a land grant institution under the Morrill Land Grant
Act of 1862. Citizens believed it should be
established away from the "evil influences of the city"
and designated the parcel of land four miles south of
Bryan. This distance .between town and school
encouraged the development of an independent
settlement closer to the college. Designating the
community with the title College Station, Texas, the
U.S. Post Office be an accepting letters with this
address in February 1877. In 1883 the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad inaugurated regular stops at its
newly constructed railroad depot under the same
name. College Station became the name of the tiny
community that was so closely tied to the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas. In the 1930's
greater numbers of students, faculty and business
people gravitated toward the college community.
Residents considered creating their own municipal
government and on October 19, 1930 voters elected
to incorporate the city of College Station.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKERS LOCATED IN
COLLEGE STATION
Texas A&M University - marker located at main
entrance to University near the Systems
Administration Building.
In April 1871, the state legislature approved an act
to provide for the establishment of A&M College of
Texas. In June 1871, under the direction of Brazos
County pioneer Harvey Mitchell, citizens deeded over
2,400 acres to the school. A special bond issue was
later voted to pay for the land appropriated to the
college.
Richard Carter Homesite - marker located at Richard
Carter Park on Brazoswood Drive south of University
Drive near the East Bypass.
Among the last group of colonist brought to Texas
by Stephen F. Austin was Richard Carter and his
family from Morgan County, Alabama. The league of
land received from the Mexican government in 1831
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encompassed most of today's city of College Station,
making the Carters the earliest residents.
Early Texas A&M Campus Housing - marker located
on TAMU campus, Throckmorton Street, near
President's home.
Residential housing on campus blocked expansion
plans for the University. During the 1930's the Board
of Directors frequently discussed moving off campus
and tearing down faculty homes. With residential
areas developing to the south and east of the campus
it was no longer necessary to provide housing. In
September 1939 the directors adopted a resolution
that all campus residences be vacated with the
exception of the president, commandant, surgeon and
a few others. Faculty and staff were allowed to buy
and move houses in which they lived or another. First
houses sold for between $200 and $800.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKERS TO BE LOCATED IN
COLLEGE STATION
A&M College School District - marker to be located
near A&M Consolidated High School Stadium, 2118
Welsh St. just north of FM2818.
Touted as one of the finest of its time, the A&M
College Consolidated Rural School opened in
September 1920. Children from the nearby districts
of Wellborn CSD #2, Union Hill CSD #6 and Shirock
CSD #13 (combined Shiloh and Rock Prairie
districts) attended classes in Gruion Hall on the
campus and used college facilities including a zoo,
textile engineering plant and laundry. College
President Bizzell used money previously allocated for
a new president's residence to construct a permanent
school building. When Texas A&M could no longer
provide assistance to relieve the school's congested
conditions, citizens of the newly incorporated city
overwhelmingly voted bonds to finance and construct
adequate facilities off campus. Later residents bought
and donated land, known as the Holik property, on the
site of the present day Community Center and
Oakwood Middle School. Two Texas A&M
architecture professors and their students were hired
to survey and design the elementary and high school
buildings vddle community residents landscaped the
area. !he buildings were formally accepted in March
1940.
Lincoln School -Black Education in College Station -
marker to be located at Lincoln Center on Eleanor St.
and Holleman Dr.
Prior to 1941 black elementary school children were
educated in churches or small one or two teacher
schools while high school students were bussed to
all -black Kemp High School in Bryan, Texas. In the
late 1930's College Station School District acquired a
site for its' own all -black school and opened its doors
for the 1941-42 academic year at the A&M
Consolidated Negro School campus. Some 242
students enrolled in grades 1-11 with grade 12 added
the following year. The school remained in existence
until 1966 when fire burned most of the buildings and
destroyed all records, forcing Lincoln students to
integrate quickly into the A&M Consolidated School
system.
Shiloh Community Marker to be located at College
Station Cemetery at Texas Avenue entrance.
In the mid 1800's immigrant families from Central
Europe formed the community of Shiloh, which was
located about 2 miles south of the campus. Named
after a Biblical city, it consisted of several large family
farms. Members of the community formed the
Slavonic Agricultural adn Benevolent Society in 1883
to help each other with farm work and to pool money
to buy tools as a group. The society eventually
evolved from an agricultural club to a social club still
in existence today. By the turn of the century a few
commercial establishments were in operation in the
community. Children with multicultural backgrounds
attended a two room county school located at the
present intersection of Highway 6 and FM2818.
Within today's College Station Cemetery lies the
original Shiloh Cemetery reserved for original family
members and maintained by the Shiloh Club until the
city acquired it and surrounding land in 1948. Shiloh
community eventually disappeared; its lands absorbed
by a growing city.
CAMPUS HOUSES MOVED TO COLLEGE STATION
The majority of houses identified as campus
dwellings are located to the south of TAMU near
Wellborn Road. * indicates that the prior campus
location of a house is uncertain.
100 Grove (campus #234) Bungalow 1917. A.J.
Potts 1917.
*300 Fidelity. Small size Queen Ann with neoclassical
features 1911.
200 Highland (campus #226) Medium sized Queen
Ann 1897. Identifiable from old campus photos as
one of five houses facing drill field_ (?) F.W. liensel,
Head. Landscape Arts (?).
4 201 Highland (campus #207) Bungalow 1916. E.P.
Humbert, Genetics Head-1916. D.H. Reid, Poultry
Husbandry Head-1930.
5 *300 Highland (campus #256 or 258) Bungalow
1918. Probably located on west side of Clark Street.
(#256) J.T.L. McNew, 1930, Civil Engineering Head.
6 301 Highland (campus #209) Bungalow 1914(?).
W.L. Hughes, 1925, Head Rural Education.
7 304 Highland campus #208) Bungalow 1917. W.L.
Penberthy, 1936, Dean of Men TAMU 10.
8 307 Highland (campus #230) Middle size Queen Ann
with some Victorian features, original gingerbread still
showing, 1901. Richard J. Dunn, TAMU Bandmaster
1920-1930's.
9 315 Highland (campus #114) Small Queen Ann,
considerably modified since move 1910.
10 107 Luther (campus #112) 1915, bungalow -
considerably modified since move. W.H. Thomas
1915 English Professor. Jack Shelton, 1935, Vice
Director Tx. Ag Ex Serv.
11 *201 Montclair. 1900, 1910 (?) small size Queen
Ann.
12 *400 Montclair. 1911(?) small size Queen Ann, once
with neoclassical porch pillars.
13 *601 Montclair. 1911 small size Queen Ann with
neoclassical feature.
14-
603 Montclair (campus #417) 1916(?) small Queen
Ann considerably modified into duplex. W.F. Proctor,
1916, State Director of Farm Demonstration. W.A.
Holzmann, 1928, Fiscal Department.
15 611 Montclair (campus #222) 1890 probably oldest
house in College Station. Medium size Queen Ann
with neoclassical features easily identifiable from old
campus photos as one of five houses facing campus
drill field. Mark F. Francis, Dean, Veterinary Medicine.
16 710 Montclair (campus #211) 1915 small size
Queen Ann, ongginally with some neoclassical features.
ee E.C. G, 1915, Head Agricultural Engineering. S.R.
Gammon, 1935, Head History. _
17 908, 912 Montclair (campus #339, 343) 1911(?)
small cottages. #339 Monsner, 1937. #343 Sgt_
J.C. Hyland, 1914 Acct. to Commandant.
18 502 Kerry (campus #204) 1923 cottage, somewhat
modified since move. W. Porter, 1935, Head
Mathematics.
19 500 Fairview (campus #252) 1899 burned
considerably in 1924, rebuilt 1925 cottage, some
modifications in 1925. D.W. Williams, Acting
President 1956-57.
20 501 Fairview (campus #281) 1911 medium size
Queen Ann_ Frank G. Anderson, former commandant
of cadets, Coach, Mayor of College Station.
21' 701 Park Place (campus #250) 1918 seriously
burned 1924, rebuilt 1925, bungalow. J_J.
Faubenhaus, 1918, Agriculture Professor, Researcher.
22 1006 Park Place (campus #220) 1916(?) American
four -square easily identifiable from old campus photos
as one of five houses facing campus drill field.
Former commandant of cadets' house. E.E.
McQuillen, Sec Former Students.
231102 Park Place (campus #224) 1891 middle size
Queen Ann, originally with neoclassical pillars - easily
identifiable from old photos as one of five houses
facing campus drill field. F.E. Giesecke, 1933,
professor of architect, university architect, Director of
Engr. Exper. Station.
24 315 Suffolk (campus #232) 1917 bungalow with
some modification. C.B. Campbell, 1917, head
modern languages.
25 101 Pershing (campus #420) 1899 large Queen Ann
with neoclassical features. S.W. Bilsing, 1925, head,
entomology.
26 205 Timber (campus #146) 1917 American four-
square, somewhat modified after move. M.L.
Cashion.
27 208 Timber (campus #254) 1918 cottage. C.D.
Wooten, 191 head, TAMU training schools in World
War I. Dan Russel, 1935, Head Rural Sociology.
A short distance away:
281712 Glade (campus #418) 1914 American four-
square with some modifications and additions. E.B.
LaRocke, 1918, chemistry architecture and
architectural engineering. E.O. Siecke, 1935, head of
Texas Forest Service.
291700 Laura Lane (campus #410) 1905 large Queen
Ann with neoclassical features. Frances C. Bolton,
1918 head electrical engineering, dean of engineering,
vice president, TAMU, President TAMU 1948-50.
CAMPUS HOUSES MOVED IN COLLEGE STATION
NORTH OF CAMPUS
30318 First (campus #123) 1911, small size Queen
Ann. R.F. Smith, 1922, professor of mathematics.
31400 Boyett (campus #152) 1902, medium size
Queen Ann, considerably modified. R.P. Marstellar,
1924, former dean of school of veterinary medicine.
32 402 Boyett (campus #154) 1902, originally a
medium size Queen Ann, but badly burned in 1960's,
renovated; designated the "surgeon's house". J. E.
Marsh, M.D.
33 . 500 College Main_ About 1900, small size Queen Ann,
with neoclassical features, close to original condition,
few modifications.
34 415 Tauber. 1910-1915, cottage considerably
remodeled and modified.
35 3231 Texas Ave. South (East Bypass) (campus
#405) 1909, large Queen Ann with neoclassical
feature. Known as the commandant of cadet's house.
J.C. Nagle, 1917, dean of engineering. Col. A.R.
Emery, 1932. Col. George F. More'08, 1937-1940,
first aggie muster corregidor, Philippine Island.
East of TAMU
36 703 Francis (campus #265) 1915, bungalow,
considerably modified "was Winstead house facing
Wellborn". Gibb Gilchrist, 1937, dean of engineering,
TAMU President 1944-1948; Chancellor 1948-1953;
G.B. Winstead, 1939.
37 1004 Ashburn (campus #289) 1923 cottage, much
modified. Homer Norton, 1933, football coach.
Bryan and Vicinity
38 FM Road 2223 (campus #412) 1899, large Queen
Ann with neoclassical feature. R.D. Lewis, 1946,
director Tx Agr. Exten Service. A.B. Conner, 1935,
Director Tx Agr. Exp. Station.
39 508 Pease (campus #413) 1911, American four-
square. Charles Puryear, 1914, dean of college,
acting president.
40 107 Williamson (campus #248) 1911 middle size
Queen Ann with neoclassica features. H.H.
Williamson, 1924, former director of Agr. Exten.
Service.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HISTORICAL SITES
Texas State Legislature approved the establishment
of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in
1871. Old Main, a four story brick building and
Gathright Hall, a dormitory and mess hall, served the
first students in 1876. The original buildings have all
disappeared.
41 Academic Buildingg-1914-built on site of Old Main
which burned in 1912. (Map 103)
Goodwin Hall- 1908-oldest remaining structure and
the last one built with loadbearing walls. (Map 53)
42 Nagle Hall-1909-first fireproof structure built of steel
concrete. (Map 50)
During the Great Depression, five buildings of
interest were designed by a group of college staff
under the leadership of F. Giesecke, professor of
architecture. Examine the art deco and other exterior
and interior ornamentation_