Houston Subdivision Collection
MSS.0118
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Creator |
Houston Public Library |
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Title: |
Houston Subdivision Collection |
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Dates: |
1890-1979 |
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Identification: |
MSS.0118 |
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Quantity: |
4.5 Linear feet, 4 boxes, 1 flat file |
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Language: |
Materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library |
The Houston Subdivision Collection is a collection consisting of brochures, pamphlets, and plat maps documenting the development of new subdivisions in the Houston area. The boxed material contains abstracts of titles, brochures, lists of property owners, and newspaper clippings. The plat maps are from different subdivisions, each newly created at that particular time. Also included with the plat maps are three Houston street directories and city maps of the 1890s and 1900s.
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Arrangement |
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All components of this collection are organized by subdivision. |
Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Houston Subdivision Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
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Land subdivision--Texas--Houston |
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Real estate development--Texas--Houston |
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Real property--Texas--Houston |
Houston Subdivision Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
Processed by Claire Wilkins, 1979.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Subdivision Information |
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Folder |
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1 |
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Allendale: brochures, maps |
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2 |
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Bellaire: brochure, booklets |
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3 |
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Braes Heights: newspaper clipping showing map |
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4 |
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Braeswood: brochure with enclosures |
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5 |
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Briarcroft: map |
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6 |
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Broadmoor: maps |
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7 |
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Brookline: map |
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8 |
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Forester Place: map |
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9 |
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Garden Villas: booklets |
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10 |
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Harris County Plat Maps |
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11 |
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Houston Harbor Addition: brochure, maps |
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12 |
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Lum Terrace: brochure |
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13 |
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Magnolia Park: brochure, booklets |
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14 |
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Meadowbrook: brochure |
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15 |
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Norton Subdivision: map |
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16 |
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Oakwood: booklet |
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17 |
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Park Place: brochures |
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18 |
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Pasadena: photocopy of brochure, photocopy of map |
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19 |
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Pecan Park: brochure |
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21 |
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Riverside Terrace: correspondence |
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22 |
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Roslyn Heights: map showing Roslyn Heights, Roslyn Heights Acre Homes, Washington Heights, Highland Acre Homes, Highland Heights, Bryanhurst, Live Oak Addition, Independence Heights, Sunset Heights, Stude Woods, Woodland Heights, Houston Heights, Houston, East Houston, Houston Harbor, Fidelity Addition |
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20 |
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River Oaks Gardens (apartment development): brochure |
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23 |
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Shadyside: Agreement Creating Shadyside (printed) |
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24 |
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South End Gardens: map |
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25 |
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Southampton: booklet, map |
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26 |
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South Houston: brochure, booklet |
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27 |
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Southside Place: maps, brochure |
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28 |
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Timber Crest: booklet |
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29 |
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Virginia Court: brochure, map |
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Folder |
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1 |
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Washington Terrace: brochures, map, correspondence |
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2 |
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West End Terrace: brochures |
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3 |
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Westmoreland Addition: correspondence, legal documents |
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4 |
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Westmoreland Farms (Bellaire): booklets, newspaper clippings, Abstract of Title (printed) |
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West University Place: map, booklets, brochures |
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6 |
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Woodland Heights: booklets, postcard |
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7 |
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Houston Real Estate Board; Home Builders' Service Bureau: newspaper clippings |
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8 |
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Newspaper (photographs) clippings and correspondence |
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Plat Maps |
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| 3 |
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Aldine |
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Bayou Estates |
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Bayou Woods |
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Bayside Terrace |
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Bellaire Courts |
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Braes Timbers |
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Brady Home Addition |
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Brazosport |
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Briargrove |
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Briar Hollow Estates |
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Broadmoor |
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Brookglen |
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Brooksmith |
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Channel Wood |
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Cherryhurst |
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Colonial Terrace |
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Composite plat of Lancaster Place, South Lancaster Place, Mandell Place, and West Mandell Place |
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Cushing Park |
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Coral Gabels |
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Deepwater (Houston Ship Channel) |
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Eastwood |
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El Jardin |
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Fairmont Park |
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Fairview Addition |
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Foster Place |
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Garden Oaks |
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Garden Villas |
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Gaywood |
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Glencliff Terrace |
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Glendower Court |
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Pocket map of Houston 1890s |
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Maps of Houston 1908 |
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City of Houston birdseye map |
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Houston Harbor Addition |
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Indian Trail |
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Institute Place |
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Iowa Colony |
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Iowa Gardens |
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Wm. Jones Tract |
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James Bute Addition |
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Lancaster Place |
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Lamar-Westlayan Addition |
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Lawndale |
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Lum Terrace |
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| 4 |
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MacGregor Park Estates |
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Magnolia Gardens |
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Meadowbrook |
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Memorial Bend |
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Monticello |
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Montlew Place |
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Moore Acres |
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Norhill (including East and North Norhill) |
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Norhill Park |
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North Rosemount |
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Oak Estates |
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Park Place |
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Pearland |
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Pineview Place |
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Port of Houston Industrial Park |
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Rice Court |
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Richmond Place |
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Rivercrest Addition |
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River Oaks 1908 |
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Riverside Terrace 1890's |
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Rossmoyne |
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Sandalwood |
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Shoreacres |
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Southdale |
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Southampton |
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Southampton Place |
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South Padre Island |
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Southside Place |
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Spring Lake Estates |
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Sylvan Beach |
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Tanglewood |
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Timber Cove |
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Tropical Gardens |
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Twin Mountain Ranch |
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Washington Terrace |
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West Gray Terrace |
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Westhaven Estates |
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Westheimer Estates |
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Westheimer Gardens |
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Wesheimer Manor |
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Westlayan Center |
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West University |
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Westwood |
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Whitland Place |
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Woodland Heights |
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Woodson Place |
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RBR (Oversized) Plat Maps |
| Drawer |
| 12 |
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Englewood Addition |
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Glendower Court |
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Houston Heights |
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Magnolia Garden |
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Magnolia Park |
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River Oaks |
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Shoreacres |
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Southampton Place |
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Southmore and Blodgett Park |
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