|
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
WHEREAS, Residents of Garland are gathering on April 11, |
|
2015, for the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker |
|
recognizing the Travis College Hill Addition; and |
|
WHEREAS, Officially platted by the Interurban Land Company on |
|
January 3, 1913, the Travis College Hill Addition encompasses a |
|
two-block area along South 11th Street between Avenues B and D; the |
|
area was previously designated as Garland's first historic district |
|
by the city council in May 2014; and |
|
WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, the Travis |
|
College Hill Addition has been home to some of the city's most |
|
prominent civic, political, and religious leaders, including three |
|
Garland mayors and five city council members; the Republican Party |
|
gained its first foothold in the formerly Democratic city on South |
|
11th Street, where several early Republicans lived; this group |
|
included Dixie Crossman, who founded the Garland Republican Women's |
|
Club in 1955, as well as Mable Wheeler, a "Bush Belle" who served as |
|
a party precinct chair, as president of the GRWC, and as a National |
|
Federation of Republican Women convention delegate; furthermore, |
|
Charles and Winifred Stokes held numerous events for GOP |
|
politicians such as George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush in their |
|
home on 11th Street; and |
|
WHEREAS, In addition to its political significance, the |
|
neighborhood features the recently relocated Pace House; built at |
|
the turn of the century, this Queen Anne style dwelling was donated |
|
to the city in 1985; though it served as an important community |
|
event center for many years, downtown development caused the city |
|
to donate the structure to local residents Louis and Kay Moore in |
|
2014; the house was then moved to the Travis College Hill Addition, |
|
where it now shares its street with five other historic homes that |
|
date from 1915-1918; and |
|
WHEREAS, Recognition by the Texas Historical Commission is a |
|
testament to the importance of this notable neighborhood, and the |
|
placement of a marker in its honor will help future visitors to |
|
better appreciate the rich heritage of the Garland community; now, |
|
therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
|
Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official Texas |
|
Historical Marker for the Travis College Hill Addition and extend |
|
to all the neighborhood's residents sincere best wishes for the |
|
future. |