I am currently the property manager of a privately owned dormatory located at Capitol St. & Delano St., right next to the railroad tracks. My landlord had told me that when he bought the house in the 80's that an older man had told him that the original owner was a woman who had been providing private services for the gentlememn of the area. The house is set up as such and the interior has never been modified. However i have been doing small restorations like replacing sinks, last night i decided to take out my medicine cabinet and put in a new one. Upon doing so i found some writing behind the cabinet on the ship-lap which said "Built by R.W. Abbott Aug 21 1940 Jan 2 1941" I have been looking for information on the house and when it may have been built and who owned it more than anything. So now i feel this is my biggest break yet. I have contacted the Heritage Society and they referred me over to the Central Houston Library to investigate further which i will be doing this coming Monday.
And for the record I am a third generation houstonian and yes my last name is the same family which the street is named after. Its on my dad's side and he had a sister and brother who's wife never had kids. So i believe im the last of my name, i know my grandfather on that side had a couple brothers but i haven't looked into that side of the family other than the origin of the name. WW2 Pilot who's plane went down off the coast of Florida in a Training Exercise. Used to be Richmond Rd. and Poor Farm Rd. - I think Bissonnet was a vast improvement. So if anyone has any information or ideas, or even just interested i will be happy to chat with ya. Thanks guys.
