Houston's River Oaks

by Becker, Ann Dunphy

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Title Statements

Full title :Houston's River Oaks / Ann Dunphy Becker with George Murray.

Summary

In the early 1920s, when T.W. House Jr., A.C. Guthrie, and Thomas Ball came to the conclusion that Houston needed a new country club, complete with an 18-hole golf course, they formed Country Club Estates. They chose to build on land called the House tract just west of downtown. Very quickly, 300 memberships were sold, with each including one share of stock in the company. Within a year, Will and Mike Hogg, along with Hugh Potter, recognized this as a perfect idea for the bustling city of Houston. They purchased 1,100 acres, eventually creating the River Oaks Corporation. Images of America: Houston's River Oaks takes the reader from 1923 to 1970 and tells the story of one of the most carefully planned subdivisions in America. Today, River Oaks is known as an enviable place to call home. The careful planning undertaken by these Houstonians 90 years ago produced results of unmatched beauty and a quality of life still enjoyed today.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Arcadia Publishing
Place of Publication:Charleston, South Carolina
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (127 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781439642368, 1439642362
oclc:ocn882577742
LC Classification:F394.H86
Dewey Decimal:976.4/1411

1920s: country living in River Oaks -- 1930s: anyone can afford to live here -- 1940s: the war years -- 1950s: the "happy days" decade -- 1960s: a changing world.

Subjects

History Houston (Tex.) -- Pictorial works. -- H… land subdivision Land subdivision -- Texas Lotissement -- Texas Neighborhoods Neighborhoods -- Pictorial works. -- Hi… Pictorial works River Oaks (Houston, Tex.) -- Pictorial… Texas -- Houston