Addicks, Houston, Texas
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Addicks is an area of Houston that was formerly its own community.
Addicks, a railroad stop for the Bear Creek community, was named after its original postmaster, Henry Addicks, in 1884. The original town site was located just south of the intersection of Patterson Road and Highway 6. The Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many of the original German settlers. The town and surrounding community were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1900 but were quickly rebuilt. By 1947 the community was forced to move several miles south near the current intersection of I-10 and Highway 6 since the old location became the site for the Addicks Reservoir
. Many of the old buildings can still be found. The Addicks Bear Creek Methodist Church, founded in 1879, is a historical building and can be found on the east side of Highway 6 near Addicks Dam. The church is now known as Addicks United Methodist Church http://www.AddicksUMC.org. Other old buildings located near the southeast corner of I-10 and Highway 6, make up a trendy area of shops, antique stores, and restaurants.
The City of Houston annexed the Addicks-Barker Reservoir
area in 1972.
. The following schools serve Addicks:
Addicks was, at one time, served by the Addicks Independent School District. Portions of Addicks ISD later consolidated into Katy ISD in 1961 http://www.tasb.org/policy/pol/private/101914/pol_highlight.cfm?policy=AD(LOCAL).html. The rest of Addicks ISD was absorbed by other school districts.
The names of many of the oldest roads in the area indicate the two towns they connect. For example, Addicks-Satsuma Road once linked the small town of Addicks with the small town of Satsuma, Texas
once located near the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 290
. Remnants of this road are still in use today as a part of Highway 6 north of Interstate 10. Similarly, Addicks-Howell Road connected Addicks to the small town of Howellville once located near the intersection of Highway 6 and Westheimer Road
. While most of the original Addicks-Howell Road was paved over during the re-routing of present day Highway 6, the northern most stretch still exists just south of its intersection with Interstate 10. Other roads that follow this convention include Addicks-Fairbanks Road (present day Eldridge Parkway north of Interstate 10) and Addicks-Clodine Road (most of which was abandoned after building of the Barker Reservoir
).
Addicks, a railroad stop for the Bear Creek community, was named after its original postmaster, Henry Addicks, in 1884. The original town site was located just south of the intersection of Patterson Road and Highway 6. The Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many of the original German settlers. The town and surrounding community were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1900 but were quickly rebuilt. By 1947 the community was forced to move several miles south near the current intersection of I-10 and Highway 6 since the old location became the site for the Addicks Reservoir
Addicks Reservoir
The Addicks Reservoir and Addicks Dam in conjunction with the Barker Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston...
. Many of the old buildings can still be found. The Addicks Bear Creek Methodist Church, founded in 1879, is a historical building and can be found on the east side of Highway 6 near Addicks Dam. The church is now known as Addicks United Methodist Church http://www.AddicksUMC.org. Other old buildings located near the southeast corner of I-10 and Highway 6, make up a trendy area of shops, antique stores, and restaurants.
The City of Houston annexed the Addicks-Barker Reservoir
Barker Reservoir
Barker Meadow Reservoir is a water supply reservoir in the Colorado Front Range located near the town of Nederland, Colorado in southwestern Boulder County....
area in 1972.
Education
Addicks is served by the Katy Independent School DistrictKaty Independent School District
The Katy Independent School District is a public school district based in Katy, Texas, United States. The district enrolls over 60,000 students and is currently rated as Recognized by the Texas Education Agency...
. The following schools serve Addicks:
- Wolfe Elementary School (for all elementary aged pupils in Addicks) (Houston) (formerly Addicks Elementary School)
- Mayde Creek Junior High School (for pupils living north of Interstate 10) (Unincorporated Harris County)
- Memorial Parkway Junior High School (for pupils living south of Interstate 10) (Unincorporated Harris County)
- Mayde Creek High SchoolMayde Creek High SchoolMayde Creek High School is a public high school located on Groschke Road in unincorporated Harris County, Texas and is part of the Katy Independent School District. Mayde Creek serves the portions of the city of Houston located in Katy ISD, including Addicks. Mayde Creek also serves many...
(for pupils living north of Interstate 10) (Unincorporated Harris County) - James E. Taylor High SchoolJames E. Taylor High SchoolJames E. Taylor High School, also known as Katy Taylor High School, is a public high school in Harris County, Texas, in the city of Katy. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of Katy Independent School District...
(for pupils living south of Interstate 10) (Unincorporated Harris County)
Addicks was, at one time, served by the Addicks Independent School District. Portions of Addicks ISD later consolidated into Katy ISD in 1961 http://www.tasb.org/policy/pol/private/101914/pol_highlight.cfm?policy=AD(LOCAL).html. The rest of Addicks ISD was absorbed by other school districts.
Roads
- Interstate 10
- State Highway 6State Highway 6 (Texas)State Highway 6 runs from the Red River, the Texas–Oklahoma boundary, to northwest of Galveston. In the Houston area, it runs north to FM 1960, then northwest along US Highway 290 to Hempstead, and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks, and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In the...
- Memorial DriveMemorial Drive (Houston, Texas)Memorial Drive is an arterial road in the western half of Houston, Texas, United States. It runs from Interstate 45 west to State Highway 6, a distance of approximately 20 miles , although a section goes through several predominantly higher-income residential neighborhoods in the cities of...
- Addicks-Howell Road
- Eldridge Parkway
- Barker Cypress Road
- Park Row Boulevard
The names of many of the oldest roads in the area indicate the two towns they connect. For example, Addicks-Satsuma Road once linked the small town of Addicks with the small town of Satsuma, Texas
Satsuma, Texas
Satsuma is an area in northern unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States.Satsuma is located along U.S. Highway 290 southeast of the community of Cypress and northwest of the city of Jersey Village....
once located near the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 290
Texas State Highway 290
State Highway 290 or SH 290 is a state highway maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation that runs from Interstate 10 near Sheffield east to another connection with I-10 about east of Sheffield. The route was designated in 1992 as a replacement for U.S. Route 290 when it was...
. Remnants of this road are still in use today as a part of Highway 6 north of Interstate 10. Similarly, Addicks-Howell Road connected Addicks to the small town of Howellville once located near the intersection of Highway 6 and Westheimer Road
Westheimer Road
Westheimer Road is an arterial road in the western half of Houston, Texas, United States. It runs from Bagby Street west to the Westpark Tollway. Westheimer Road runs roughly parallel to and south of Buffalo Bayou throughout its course. The street was named after Michael Louis Westheimer, a...
. While most of the original Addicks-Howell Road was paved over during the re-routing of present day Highway 6, the northern most stretch still exists just south of its intersection with Interstate 10. Other roads that follow this convention include Addicks-Fairbanks Road (present day Eldridge Parkway north of Interstate 10) and Addicks-Clodine Road (most of which was abandoned after building of the Barker Reservoir
Barker Reservoir
Barker Meadow Reservoir is a water supply reservoir in the Colorado Front Range located near the town of Nederland, Colorado in southwestern Boulder County....
).
Parks
- Terry Hershey ParkTerry Hershey ParkTerry Hershey Park is a city park that runs parallel to a roughly 6 mile western stretch of the Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas, United States. The park is named after Terry Hershey, a conservationist who campaigned to keep the banks of Buffalo Bayou from being paved...
- Bear Creek ParkBear Creek Pioneers ParkBear Creek Pioneers Park is a park located in the U.S. city of Houston, Texas at 3535 War Memorial Drive. It is sometimes called "Harris County Bear Creek Park", or simply "Bear Creek Park."- History :...
- George Bush ParkGeorge Bush ParkGeorge Bush Park is a city park in Houston, Texas in the United States. It is the sixth largest city park in the nation, covering . It was previously known as Cullen-Barker Park.-History:...
