Historical Markers 101 and 102

1. PRESENTATION OF
LOCAL HISTORIC
MARKERS
Historic Preservation Committee
City of College Station
June 27, 2019

2. Mission
“Aid in the collection and preservation of history related to the City
of College Station, and to promote the education of the citizens on
the history of this city.”
Historic Preservation Committee (HPC)

3. Purpose
“Document the history of our area…so that it can be shared with
future generations, students, and historians.”
Local Historic Marker Program

4. Overvie
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First marker awarded in 1991
Awarded to structures over 50 years old
Markers awarded to date:
100 Residential
12 Business
Local Historic Marker Program

5. Overvie
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Application process
Approved/awarded by the HPC
Commemorative plaque
Local Historic Marker Program

6. RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC
MARKER

7. Historic Marker #101
Matthews House
602West Dexter Drive

8. Location
Historic McCullough Neighborhood

9. Year Structure Built:
ca. 1920s
Historical Significance:
Located in College Park
Dr. Fred Brison
TAMU Department of Horticulture
Member of City Council
Mayor Pro tem (1971-1974)
Fred andVera Dean Brison designed and built the
home in the 1920s for approximately $3,300
Historic Marker #101
Matthews House

10. Historic Marker #101
Matthews House

11. Historic Marker #101
Matthews House

12. Historic Marker #102
Hindman House
805 Hawthorn Street

13. Location

14. Year Structure Built:
ca. 1950s
Historical Significance:
Located in eastern section of College Park
Dr. E. H. Andrew –TAMU Electrical Engineering; influential in
nuclear reactor training
Jack and DorothyWilson – Son, RandyWilson, worked in the Bryan
TheaterCo. and starred on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus
Christ Superstar
Dr. Henry J. Ramey –TAMU Petroleum Engineering; pioneer in
geothermal engineering
Dr. Garland Cannon –TAMU Linguistics; specialized in Arabic, Farsi,
and Japanese languages; author of several books
Historic Marker #102
Hindman House

15. House History:
History of land ownership can be traced to ca.
1831
Built by E. H. Andrew in 1957 for $23,000
Architectural style – Frank LloydWright’s
prairie style or mid-century modern
Features:
Central air/heating
High windows
Alenco aluminum windows
Shell limestone
Historic Marker #102
Hindman House