Houston's River Oaks

Ann Dunphy Becker

Apr 2013 · Arcadia Publishing

About this ebook

In the early 1920s, when T.W. House Jr., A.C. Guthrie, and Thomas Ball came to the conclusion that Houston needed a new country club, complete with an 18-hole golf course, they formed Country Club Estates. They chose to build on land called the House tract just west of downtown. Very quickly, 300 memberships were sold, with each including one share of stock in the company. Within a year, Will and Mike Hogg, along with Hugh Potter, recognized this as a perfect idea for the bustling city of Houston. They purchased 1,100 acres, eventually creating the River Oaks Corporation. Images of America: Houstons River Oaks takes the reader from 1923 to 1970 and tells the story of one of the most carefully planned subdivisions in America. Today, River Oaks is known as an enviable place to call home. The careful planning undertaken by these Houstonians 90 years ago produced results of unmatched beauty and a quality of life still enjoyed today.

About the author

Ann Dunphy Becker is a Houston historian who previously published Images of America: Houston 18601900. With the help of longtime resident and businessman George Murray, as well as many lifelong River Oaks residents, Becker was able to put together a wonderful photographic history of the founding of this subdivision through 1970.