84R18452 CJM-D
By: Button H.R. No. 1711
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.