Downtown Houston History And Homes For Sale
Downtown Houston Introduction And History
Downtown Houston is very unique when compared to the Downtown centers of other cities. For example, there are underground tunnels lined with retail shops and restaurants, as well as the wide streets that help prevent gridlock that you see in other places. The wide streets of Downtown Houston were laid out by Gail Border Jr. This early Houston surveyor did so not in anticipation of Houston becoming the massive metropolitan city it is today, but rather to make room for cattle drives coming into town.
Houston began as a land purchase made by two brothers from New York, John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen. These gentlemen purchased 6,642 acres at the point where White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou meet, known as Allen’s Landing today, in August of 1836. The Allen brothers envisioned it to become a major city one day. When deciding what to name their land purchase, the Allen brothers selected to honor one of their heroes, Sam Houston, for his participation in the San Jacinto battle which was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
Downtown Houston Homes
The map above holds access to Downtown Houston homes and condos for sale. Each green house icon plotted within the map represents a different Downtown housing option. Only the most recent 20 listings are included within the Google map. If you wish to view the details of one of the properties or you want to be able to view all of the homes and condos for sale in Downtown, just click on one of the house icons and our entire real estate search technology will open displaying all of the Downtown Houston real estate listings listed by all Houston real estate companies that are members of HAR.
Downtown Houston’s History Continued
Houston started out as a hamlet with the early days being plagued with disease, lawlessness and financial turmoil. Houston got its first break when Galveston Island (the major see port at that time) got hammered by a catastrophic hurricane in September of 1900. Many of the sea merchants who utilized the Galveston sea port determined that its location was far too dangerous. This led them inland to Houston, which was only affected by major hurricanes. Houston got its second break just a year later when oil was discovered in Beaumont. People flooded into East Texas following the discovery of oil, and many companies set up refuge in Houston, where many still house their global headquarters today.
Downtown Houston Rentals
The Google interactive map above holds the most recent 20 MLS listings for Downtown rentals posted to HAR. To view one of the properties just click on the green house icons and our real estate search application will load showing the property details for that rental. Once our search technology has opened, you will be able to view all of the rental properties available in Downtown Houston listed in the MLS data base.
