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The Houston Independent School District's Hobby Elementary School is located at 4021 Woodmont Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood. In 1964 William Pettus Hobby Elementary School opened. Named for our former Governor, William (Bill) Pettus Hobby. https://www.houstonisd.org/hobby It's a large campus. An aerial view.
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Hi, does anyone remember the following schools near the Heights? Cleveland Elementary, that was formerly on Jackson Hill. The original Ben Milam Elementary was on Center Street. Cleveland Elementary had a prime spot off of Memorial Parkway. After it was closed, it was part of HCC. It's been since torn down for apartments/condos. I attended there around 1965-1970. The architecture of the original Ben Milam struck me as kind of creepy as a kid. It was brick painted green, I believe and had a long series of steps on at least 3 sides of the school. Reminded me of a Mexican pyramid. The school was dark and creepy with wooden floors. The "basement" of the school was actually the ground floor. I believe the school was built around 1915. I think it was torn down in the '80s and rebuilt. Last year, it was closed down when HISD decided to merge it with Memorial Elementary. I attended this school around 1972-1976,
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The old DeBakey High School for Health Professions on Shenandoah St. is coming down. I suspect it might have something to do with the new UTHealth Psychiatric Hospital being built across the street from it. Perhaps it'll be the site of parking as the new hospital will displace a parking lot. This is the only photo I could find of the demolition process. -
Houston Independent School District, HISD, maintains the school called Cullen Middle School located at 6900 Scott Street. The school was named after the famous Houstonian Hugh Roy Cullen and is located in Third Ward/South Park. https://www.houstonisd.org/cullen Awesome "campus" by the way. If someone was looking at historical photographs, the running track may have been misinterpreted as a race track. The school occupies whole city block.
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Did anyone else go here? My brother went here but I went to a private school in Montrose Fondren Middle School is apart of the Houston Independent School District, HISD, and is located in the Fondren Southwest neighborhood, bordering Meyerland. Interesting campus. No sports, race, athletic track? Instead, a bunch of left over land? They should add some sports! Edit: It appears the oval track has since grown-over with dirt.
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Designed by architect Olle Lorehn and built in October 27, 1912 located at 1701 Maple Street. The school was named after Thomas J. Rusk and was first called Hamilton Street School. Hamilton Street School was located at Hamilton and Commerce Streets but the school had burned down.
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Taylor School was rebuilt and designed by Jones & Tabor Architects. Totally different than the original school. This would have been built in November 14, 1915. I'm thinking the original Taylor School was built in the late 1890s.
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There are lots of references to the building from 1938, specifically naming Kenneth Franzheim, who at the same time was commissioned to design Lamar HS. You can draw some similarities between the designs of the two buildings. According to this article the building was planned to be next to the existing Taylor School, facing Smith Street, so about where the parking garage across from the old library is.
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Can someone please identify this high school? Where was it located? Photo is circa 1907. Imagine if it had been saved? Even better, can we ever identify the architect? Appears like one of Nicholas J. Clayton's works of art. http://www.family-images.com/misc/schools/1907%20Houston%20Texas%20High%20School.jpg
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What a find this week! I'd love to see this building, or school house. In the year 1899. Hermann's Liberality. In addition to the encomiums being head upon Mr. George Hermann for his liberality toward public institutions, please say that last year he donated to the public school trustees of District 25, Harris County. A block of ground just outside the Fifth Ward. Upon which is now situated one of the best schools in the country, known as George Hermann School. In the year 1903. George H. Hermann Public School- 4 blks e of Montgomery rd. ½ mile n of city limits. Miss Maggie N. Johnson. Teacher.
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Can't find a forum thread for this, and because there isn't a subforum for Near Northside I'm going to put it in The Heights for now @editor This is well into construction and per the calendar provided by HISD, it should be completed sometime early next year. This is a large expansion project + renovation/reuse of the existing building on campus. Northside High School was part of the 2012 Bond Referendum. Project link: https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/71972 Developer: HISD Architect: IBI Group Architects Estimated Completion: mid-2019 Budget: $46,764,000 Original Render: Latest Photos from HISD:
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I was reading the newspaper The Houston Post dated October 30, 1921 and noticed a public school on Westheimer Road called John Smith School. I then found a library item that has more details. 2503 Westheimer Houston Forum of Civics of River Oaks Garden Club. Built about 1880 until 1920 The John Smith School. Restored in 1927 by Will Hogg. A memorial since 1942 to Will and Mike Hogg. Gardens added in 1955. Open to public. I just looked on Google satellite. The River Oaks Garden Club Forum is still there! Do they own that whole parcel? Can't even imagine how much that RO parcel is worth!! I bet Hines or Hanover could build something tall here
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Old Braeswood POA sent out a notice for a meeting regarding construction of the new DeBakey High School in the medical center. Per the notice it will be built "on the site of the Hornberger Conference Center." I guess this means the last piece of the Shamrock is coming down? Construction is to begin later this year I looked around for some renderings and could only find something on the HISD blog: http://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2014/06/03/video-highlights-how-design-is-shaping-up-for-new-debakey-high-school/- 13 replies
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I have been reading the Booj Houston, The Forgotten City and trying to locate the location for the first campus of ASJ Jr. High which bcame Miller Jr. High.- 14 replies
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The Cascara School opened as a small schoolhouse in 1893 and was renamed in 1906 for Sidney Sherman. The school building was the second oldest in the city, but the original structure was destroyed and rebuilt. Now the site of Sherman Elementary School. The architect for this beautiful building is Nicholas J. Clayton. From the book The Houston Buildings of N.J. Clayton by Stephen Fox. Cascara School (1893), subsequently known as Sidney Sherman School, stood on the far north edge of Houston when first built. / Art work of Houston, 1894.
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This is a great link. I've scrolded through it quickly and I think I see the old Grady School house in there. It was a single story and located on the corner of Westheimer and Post Oak Rd. were Neiman Marcus now stands. For years before the Galleria was built it was used as a Purina Feed Store (that's the part I remember). The new Grady School on Sage Rd. was built in the 50's. All the snooty Tanglewood kids went there.
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Finally found an address for this old school house! Sometimes, they only give the streets, and not the direct address. These old "school houses" are really neat. This is an HISD school that was active in the 1910s to the 1920s. I think. Booker T. Washington School, corner Bingham and Colorado Sts. Washing (Booker T.) School - 1707 Bingham. E.O. Smith, prin; R. T. Green, Narciss Hill, Esther S. Kennard, Bessie H. Love, Mamie B. Milligan, Lillie B. Mosely, Maggie Overton and Carrie Washington, tchrs; Irwin Cheeseborough, janitor.
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I found a rare school!! I've never even heard of this one. From the publication The Red Book of Houston dated 1915. Where exactly was this school located? Looking on Google Maps I don't see anything. Third Ward or Fourth Ward perhaps?
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A buddy on HAIF referred me to the publication The Red Book which was dated in the 1910s. I believe 1915 to be exact? Within the book I came across something interesting. Gregory School was once located at 1509 Wilson Street. Was this the first location? I know of the following schools and locations: Gregory Elementary School at 1300 Victor Street Gregory-Lincoln Education Center at 1101 Taft Street
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I was wondering if HAIF knew more information about this school. Who was the principal/director? Who just was B.K. Bruce? Found this in the publication The Red Book of Houston dated 1915. B.K. Bruce School at 1205 Bremond Street.
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Came across this rare Kenneth Franzheim proposal for the Houston Independent School District Administration/Board of Education building. I wonder where this was supposed to go? This was in the 1950s, or maybe even in the 1960s. Love the drawing of the car!! Reminds me of an animated movie.
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I was looking at old schools near the Texas Medical Center and found a public school called Brays Bayou School located on Almeda Road by the old St. Anthony's House. A 1920's map indicates the location differently? Possibly I am misreading things? The map shows the school located on Griggs Road (present day Old Spanish Trail?) near Old Main Street Road. Almeda is a bit to the right. Anyone know the story here? Adele Jones was the school principal & teacher, at one point. The Houston Post 1915: Houston Independent School District Annual Reports, 1914 - 1915: Geological Survey (U.S.) Bellaire Quadrangle map, 1921:
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Just discovered a new HISD school in the Museum District called Southmore School located at 5200 Caroline Street. Found the photo of the school in the Almeda Place residential subdivision marketing flyer dated in 1922. The newspaper The Houston Post. dated January 23, 1924 contained an article about a string of robberies. The criminals broke into Southmore School showing the address of 5200 Caroline. Potter, Roberts and Ellis confessed to the roberry of the following places, according to police: Southmore School, 5200 Caroline street; Longfellow School, 2209 Charters Street; Fullerton School, 2803 Harrisburg Boulevard: the residence of S.H. Ferrill, 311 East Twenty-Third street; the home of V.L. Giles, 729 East 12-12 Street; the furniture store of D.E. Smith, 1014 McKee Street; and the residence of Jack Kennedy, 1120 East 7 1-2 Street.
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We moved into Pamela Heights when it was newly built. The first three streets were Knotty Oaks, Trail Lake and Ebbtide and they were only one block long. That was 1957. No nearby schools at all. I rode a bus to Fondren Elementary in Missouri City. For junior high in 7th, we (2 or 3 of us in the 'hood) were bussed in to Cullen Junior. Then they built Albert S. Johnston and we went there in 8th. San Jacinto High was made into a 4 year school so for 9th grade, we were bussed into town. Finallly, Westbury was built and we had a high school home! I graduated in spring of '64 from Westbury. We moved shortly afterward. Yes, we picked the mascot and colors, named the newspaper, yearbook and drill team. And yes, the #9 post sums it up real well. We never considered ourselves racist, we were just "rebels", for whatever reasons. There is a very good website started by an early Westbury graduate that has an essay about the (now) controversy over the mascot and flag. www.westburyhshouston.com
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I was looking at the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Houston, Texas, 1950, Sheet 1614 and came across a school called Sunnyside Elementary School located at 3810 Holmes Road. A publication dated 6 years later on May 3, 1956 specified the address of 7800 Scott Road. On the 1950 Sanborn map, it appears Scott Road was not paved yet. I assume the original address was 3810 Holmes and later changed to 7800 Scott? Young Elementary School now occupies the history of the school. The history read: The entire southeast area of Houston, adjoining the city, was once an old farm owned by the Masons. In 1912, Mr. H. H. Holmes, a real estate agent, developer, and former City Councilman, negotiated to purchase the land. The committee continued to work for a school building. Finally, Trustees Vassat, Tuffley, and Hartsfield agreed to give the Sunny Side Addition a 20 x 30 building as a school facility. Because of Mr. Holmes’ interest and encouragement in the project, the new school carried the name of the community, Sunny Side School. Located on the corner of Holmes Road and Scott Street, Sunny Side opened its doors in 1918 with only 20 students and one teacher, Mrs. N. J. Lewis. Years later, Mrs. Ethel Mosley Young became the first principal of Sunny Side School.
