History. [39], Helen's Park, named after Helen Dallerup Williams, was dedicated in October 2000. In his will Myron Williams stated that his remaining funds would be used to build a park with a fountain "of outstanding beauty, composed of lovely colors." Bus routes 2 Bellaire, 4 Beechnut, 8 South Main, and 68 Brays Bayou Crosstown serve the community. University Place Association. The center opened on Saturday July 21, 2001, with 60 employees. Old Braeswood was under way by 1927 with the sale of 456 acres to Braeswood Corporation by John J. Kirby. [1], OBPOA is a member of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council (SN#28) and the University Place Association. HPD commanders & investigators are heading to a major crash with a possible fatality at 5000 S. Braeswood near S. Rice that occurred about 10 a.m. The residents of Braeswood Place hate the idea of West U water flooding their homes. The origin of the name Brays Bayou is unclear, and the alternate spellings Braes and Bray's have been used throughout its history, most prominently in Braeswood Place, a neighborhood which straddles the bayou southwest of Rice University, and Braeswood Boulevard, which runs along the river between Interstate 610 and Texas State Highway 288. The Village News and Southwest News is another local newspaper distributed in the community. The Myron Williams Trust maintains the park. Southern Oaks has 248 houses. The prices of Southern Oaks houses in good condition ranged from $190,000 ($282081.16 in current money) to $300,000 ($445391.3 in current money). In 2000 the super neighborhood had 18,797 residents. Browse data on the 283 recent real estate transactions in Braeswood Place Houston. 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PUT IT IN THE BOOKS, THE HISTORY BOOKS!" The three northernmost streets in Braeswood Addition were also built in the 1950s. The Rice School, a magnet public school, is located just east of Braeswood Place. [22] The association has six officers, with each serving one or two years, and twelve area directors, each serving three years. A nominating committee selects candidates and members of the homeowners association cast ballots to elect the members. [5] New deed restrictions were put into place, two streets were closed and the area was developed into a neighborhood asset. Old Braeswood is a neighborhood of single family homes in Houston, Texas, United States. HISTORY. B. Ellis, James I. Campbell, Theo G. Keller, Bailey A. Swenson, Harvin C. Moore, Herman Lloyd, Claude E. Hooton, and William Fred Gray. [1], On September 19, 1988,[2] a group of robbers murdered 66-year-old Gloria Pastor in her Braeswood Place house. In the mid-20th century the community newspaper Southwestern Times served the Braeswood area and surrounding communities. See 3 tips from 3 visitors to Laytons' Place. The biggest problem that we found was perception because of a lack of a peer group for both kids and parents. Old Braeswood was developed in 3 sections beginning in 1928 with Braeswood Addition Section 1, which lies along Main Street and east of Kelving. In 2000 most homeowners decided to restore their older houses instead of tearing them down. Regardless of where they live, parents ask same question: How good are the schools? The zoned public schools for Old Braeswood include Roberts Elementary School,[42] Pershing Middle School (a fine arts Magnet School),[43] and Lamar High School. [44] Students assigned to Pershing may also apply to the regular program of Pin Oak Middle School, a foreign language magnet school, in Bellaire.[45]. History. [57], In 1995 Jim Ainsworth, a resident quoted in the Houston Chronicle, said "There's been a real resurgence in the schools. Ray Brochstein (1932 -), a Houston developer of the Galleria area, former trustee of Rice University, Meyer Morris Gordon (1988-1961), founder of Gordon's Jewelers, the first jewelry store company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and at one time the second largest retail jewelry chain in the world, William Howard Lee (1908-1981), heir to a Spindletop oil fortune who married movie stars Hedy Lamarr and Gene Tierney, Charles O’Brien (1884-1952), co-founder of Houston Pilots (the association of pilots on the Houston ship channel) in 1921, and for that reason honored in 2001 by a joint resolution of the Texas House and Texas Senate, Gwendolyn Pappas, 1963 Texas Poet Laureate, 1962 Texas Mother of the Year, 1961 Houston Outstanding Homemaker, Irvin M. Schlenker, president of Gulftex Drug Co.; board chairman of Houston National Bank, president of Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Jewish Reform synagogue in Texas. Many upper-middle-class families moved into the newly built houses. The library, named after physician John P. McGovern,[59] opened on January 8, 2005. Police Department. [9] The plan of the neighborhood was designed by Hare and Hare, the Kansas City landscape architects responsible for many garden suburbs across the country. Williams was the wife of Myron Williams, a man who died in 1990. The apartments were nicknamed "Death Valley" due to drug-related crime. South Central Patrol Division, Roberts Elementary School Attendance Zone, Old Braeswood Property Owners Association. History. SLRA was successful in its attempts and the apartments and commercial buildings were purchased and torn down. PROJECT CREDITS Landscape Design and Installation Moss Landscaping. Things may die down soon, this was a bit of an overreaction, and daily cases start going down… Things continue to get worse in the coming weeks. The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community. This will clear your Bing search history on this device. St. Vincent de Paul School, a K-8 Roman Catholic school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in the area. [4], Ensuing development continued the vision of Braeswood Corporation. Most houses are located on dead-end streets and had two car garages. "[17] In 2013 Houstonia stated that "Parents, in particular, praise the area’s schools" including Twain and Pershing. [10] Braeswood Corporation retained local architects to design houses, primarily in the English manorial style, selling the first house to Braeswood Corporation board member and former Texas Governor William Hobby in 1929. [11] The community is in proximity to the Texas Medical Center and Rice Village. Contact Us Learn More. "We celebrated Johan's no hitter!!!! The newer houses were priced around $630,000 ($895520.81 in current money) around 2002. By 2000 120 new houses had been constructed in Braeswood Place. The Pastor murder led to members of the Braeswood Place community and other nearby communities into putting pressure on the city government, asking for a cleanup of the Link Valley area. Like most Houston neighborhoods during the period, the … The houses range in size from 3,800 square feet (350 m2) to 4,000 square feet (370 m2). Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) operates bus services in Braeswood Place. Hi there! The Braeswood Place Homeowners Association was charted in 1951. Debakey High School for Health Professions, Old Braeswood Property Owners Association, "Braeswood: On the last neighborhood in Houston", Old Braeswood Civic Association Newsletters, University Place Association. This property is not currently available for sale. PHOTOS Kitchen & Dining Kitchen Dining Room Pantry Great Room Breakfast Nook Bed & Bath Bathroom Powder Room Bedroom Storage & Closet Baby & Kids Living Living Room Family Room Sunroom. Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Harris County, Texas, United States. The three shared some of the same architects and architectural styles. Detailed information includes Braeswood Place Real Estate Profile, Braeswood Place Trending Homes, Schools Nearby Braeswood Place, Places Nearby Braeswood Place and Events Nearby Braeswood Place. [2], Established as “Braeswood” by Braeswood Corporation in 1928[3] and renamed “Old Braeswood” in 1982,[1] the neighborhood exhibits architectural styles from two distinctively different periods. [2]On September 19, 1988, [3] a group of robbers murdered 66-year old Gloria Pastor in her Braeswood Place house. 3838 N BRAESWOOD BLVD HOUSTON, TX 77025 Get Directions (713) 432-7100. www.braeswoodplace.net . The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper. The apartments were nicknamed "Death Valley" due to drug-related crime. Coldwell Banker Realty can help you find Braeswood Place condos & townhomes. The neighborhood is composed of three sections. A Randall's Food Markets store and a Barnes & Noble bookshop anchor the center. [18], A real estate agent quoted in a 2013 Houstonia article, Linda Marshall, stated that the lots are larger in Braes Heights than in West University Place, and that the prices are 30% lower in Braes Heights than in West University. [5] This diversity and quality of the architecture prompted the National Trust for Historic Preservation to select Old Braeswood for its annual Candlelight Tour organized in conjunction with Houston Mod during its 2016 national convention held in Houston, Texas. Cite Magazine published an article about the tour in its Winter 1986 issue. [17] Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that Braes Heights had "a broader range of properties" than Southern Oaks. [1], Braeswood Place is located in District 134 of the Texas House of Representatives served by Representative Sarah Davis. [27] The current Station 37 building, on the new site, opened on September 24, 2009. 3815 S Braeswood Blvd is located in Braeswood Place, Houston. The original campus of Twain was a red brick building. With the razing of many houses flooded by Allison, the transition pace quickly accelerated. "[9] In 2008 the Houston Press named the Stella Link Road area by Pershing Middle School as the "best hidden neighborhood. View our Braeswood Place real estate offices … Like most Houston neighborhoods during the period, the area was made up of single-family ranch-style homes. The vast majority of the land is in Houston while a small part is in Southside Place. Debakey High School for Health Professions, a medical magnet school, is also nearby in the Texas Medical Center. Find 2 bedroom Braeswood Place at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), along with other Sublets in Houston, Texas. 3815 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77025 is a 3 bedroom, 2,373 sqft lot/land built in 1952. Residential Architecture GSMA. [4], Development in Old Braeswood in 1940 and 1941 made use of some architects new to the neighborhood including Wolf and Hoyt, Otto F. Woestemeyer, Theo G. Keller, G. Ancira, Irving R. Klein, Dixon and Greenwood, and Ben F. Architects from that era, in addition to earlier Old Braeswood architects, included Paul Lázló, Preston M. Bolton, Joseph Krakower, Howard Barnstone, Koetter and Tharp, Anthony Cannata, and Eugene Werlin. Usually restorations involved adding master bedroom and bath suites and adding kitchens with finishes and luxury appliances. Watch full episodes of your favorite HISTORY series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos. [12], Braes Heights, located west of Buffalo Speedway,[13] consists of 13 sections, numbered 1 through 13. [20] In Southern Oaks, lot sizes tend to be 10-15% larger than in other subdivisions in Braeswood Place. Nearby neighborhoods include Southgate, West University Place and Braeswood Place. Chartered in 1951, Braeswood Place’s development started in the late 40s. Find Braeswood Place Real Estate and Braeswood Place Homes For Sale. Braeswood Place Houston History. ", In 2016, the median house cost was $1,255,000. The McGovern-Stella Link Branch of the Houston Public Library is located at 7405 Stella Link Road. The Stella Link Redevelopment Association (SLRA) emerged from the early efforts and further organized the fund-raising endeavors. But real estate agents say the chances of finding a bargain in those areas are slim. The original Mark Twain campus, which was built in the 1950s, was demolished to make way for a new campus in 2006. Braeswood Corporation retained local architects to design ho… Next door to McGovern Park are two HISD schools, Mark Twain Elementary School and John J. Pershing Middle School. [35][36], Karl Young Park, a park operated by the City of Houston, is located in the community. In the Braeswood Heights area, the lots are large and many of the 1950s ranch-style homes have been replaced by newer homes. History. by Paul László in 1952 in the Midcentury Modern style. [13], In 2015, the City of Houston-defined Braeswood (Place) Super Neighborhood had 21,835 residents. [60][61] The Houston Business Journal awarded the library a Landmark Award for Community Impact in 2006. During the 1980s, this neighborhood was crime-stricken. Braes Oaks is considered the area's "prime location" with home prices … [6], The neighborhood was deeply impacted by Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 which flooded about 500 of the community's 2,200 houses, which amounts to about 20% of the houses. The front door "stained glass look" artwork resembles a water hose spraying water, and the back door artwork portrays a squirrel in an outdoor environment. Braeswood Place Showcase Of Homes, Llc specializes in Single-family Housing Construction. Braeswood Place is a mainly single-family neighborhood inside the 610 Loop, east of the city of Bellaire, south of the cities of Southside Place and West University Place, west of the Texas Medical Center and the neighborhood of Old Braeswood, and north of the neighborhoods of Linkwood and Knollwood Village. The driver & … [58] [17], Cheryl P. Rose of the Houston Chronicle stated in 2013 that the proximities to Downtown and the TMC are "appealing" to residents who work in those areas. Pupils east of Stella Link (including Braes Heights, Braes Oaks) are zoned to Lamar High School[54] in the Upper Kirby district of Houston while students west of Stella Link or south of Brays Bayou (including Ayrshire and Braes Terrace) are zoned to Bellaire High School[55] in the city of Bellaire. It was named after Karl Young, a Houstonian who was killed when an oil field exploded. [3] As a result, police evicted criminal elements from Link Valley in a 1989 raid. Police traced the first suspect to an apartment in the Link Valleyarea, less than 2 … The Board and its committees enforce deed restrictions, maintain the parks, coordinate with Trees for Houston for the planting of trees, produce a directory of residents, produce a newsletter, contract for a private security patrol, welcome new residents, encourage historic preservation, raise funds for neighborhood projects and sponsor social events including family-oriented parties in the neighborhood park and open to the public. Home Instead provides in home senior care in Braeswood Place, TX. Old Braeswood Property Owners Association. There is 1 CB Exclusive in Braeswood Place (Houston), TX. Many of the businesses serving area residents are along West Holcombe Boulevard. [39] The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division. [13] Then, legal restrictions on non-essential construction during World War II brought a temporary halt to development. Hermann Park is only a mile away.[49]. [35] It is within Houston City Council District C.[36] Old Braeswood is in Texas's 7th congressional district. There is a great diversity among the people and they are very willing to help in the time of need, I love it and feel very safe. ... Braeswood Place Transitional BuildFBG Traditional Kitchen, Houston. Fire Station 37, 1976. Weston Medical Center Apartments 7510 Brompton St is an apartment building with 26 floorplans, and studio - 3 bedrooms units available. 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