Houston Gardens, Houston

History

The Subsistence Homesteads Division of the Interior Department, a program of the New Deal, developed Houston Gardens to give the poor and landless people the opportunity the opportunity to become homeowners. Houston Gardens was the only such community developed in Greater Houston area. The City of Houston annexed it in the 1940s.

Cityscape

Rafael Longoria and Susan Rogers of the Rice Design Alliance described the Houston Gardens as "rurban," a word coined in 1918 which describes an area with a mix of urban and rural characteristics. The layout of Houston Gardens consists of a large oval, parceled into pie-shaped plots of lands. Longoria and Rogers said that "this unique plan is easy to spot on a Houston map."

Demographics

In 2015 the City of Houston Trinity/Houston Gardens Super Neighborhood had 15,798 residents. 77% were non-Hispanic black, 30% were Hispanic, 2% were non-Hispanic white, and 1% were non-Hispanic others. The percentage of non-Hispanic Asians was zero. In 2000, the super neighborhood had 18,054 residents. 81% were non-Hispanic black, 16% were Hispanic, 2% were non-Hispanic white, and 1% were non-Hispanic others. The percentage of non-Hispanic Asians was zero.

Government and infrastructure

Houston Gardens is in Houston City Council District B.

The Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) has designated Settegast Health Center for ZIP code 77028. The nearest public hospital is Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in northeast Houston.

Education

Houston Gardens is served by Houston Independent School District.

Residents are zoned to Ernest McGowen Sr. Elementary School (previously Houston Gardens Elementary School), Key Middle School, and Kashmere High School.

Parks and recreation

The City of Houston operates the Houston Gardens Park.

References

References

1. Longoria, Rafael and Susan Rogers. "[http://offcite.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Cite_73_Rurban_Horseshoe_LongoriaRogers.pdf The Rurban Horseshoe]." ''Cite 73''. The Rice Design Alliance, (Northern Hemisphere) Winter 2008. Page 20. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
2. "[https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Annexation/docs_pdfs/HoustonAnnexationHistory.pdf Annexations in Houston Or How we grew to 667 square miles in 175 years]." City of Houston Planning and Development Department. p. 26 of 62. Retrieved on February 21, 2017.
3. Longoria, Rafael and Susan Rogers. "[http://offcite.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Cite_73_Rurban_Horseshoe_LongoriaRogers.pdf The Rurban Horseshoe]." ''Cite 73''. The Rice Design Alliance, (Northern Hemisphere) Winter 2008. Pages 18-19. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
4. "Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment No. 48 Trinity/Houston Gardens". City of Houston.
5. [http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2012/b.pdf City of Houston, Council District Maps, District B] {{webarchive. link. (2012-06-25 ." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.)
6. (2001-11-19). "Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code". [[Harris County Hospital District]].
7. "[http://www.houstonisd.org/HoustonGardensES Home]." McGowen Elementary School. Retrieved on June 30, 2013.
8. "[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HoustonGardensES.pdf Houston Gardens Elementary Attendance Zone]." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
9. "[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/KeyMS.pdf Key Middle Attendance Zone] {{webarchive. link. (2012-02-25 ." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.)
10. "[http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/KashmereHS.pdf Kashmere High School Attendance Zone] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-10 ." ''[[Houston Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.)
11. "[http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/ouparksG-N.html Our Parks G-N]." City of Houston. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.