- Garden Villas, Houston, Texas
Garden Villas is a subdivision in
Houston, Texas ,United States .Garden Villas is north of
Hobby Airport on the banks ofSims Bayou ." [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4425946 VISION QUEST / Garden Villas unveils revitalization plan / Quality of life, membership and diversity among vision's goals] ." "Houston Chronicle ".September 20 ,2007 .]The lots range from one-half acre to over two acres. Most homes in the convert|876|acre|km2|sing=on subdivision were built in the 1930s and 1940s, but construction continued through the 1950s, and the area was largely built out by the end of the decade. There are a few homes that were built in the 1980s and even the late 1990s.Fact|date=April 2008
The neighborhood is characterized by the diversity of home styles, generous lots, and its massive number of
pecan tree s. Hundreds mature of pecan trees, planted down both sides of every street, were planted in the 1920s when the subdivision was platted provide a canopy over every street in the subdivision.Aircraft from the nearby airport rumble overhead some portions of the subdivision.
History
A River Oaks developer platted Garden Villas in 1926 and planted nearly 6,000 pecan trees in the neighborhood.
Education
Public schools
The neighborhood is zoned to the following Houston ISD schools: [http://es.houstonisd.org/gardenvillases/ Garden Villas Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/Gardenvillases.pdf Garden Villas Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "
Houston Independent School District ".] , [http://ms.houstonisd.org/hartmanms/ Hartman Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/Hartmanms.pdf Hartman Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District ".] , and Sterling High School. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/SterlingHS.pdf Sterling High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District ".][http://ms.houstonisd.org/ortizms Ortiz Middle School] is adjacent to Garden Villas (Ortiz is on the other side of Telephone Road), yet Garden Villas students are not zoned to Ortiz. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/OrtizMS.pdf Ortiz Middle Attendance Zone] ." "
Houston Independent School District ".]Private schools
Two
Roman Catholic schools operated by theArchdiocese of Galveston-Houston , Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (Kindergarten - Grade 8) [http://www.diogh.org/SchoolPages/schoolpages-new/ourladyofmtcarmel-houston.htm] and Mount Carmel High School (Closing in 2008 [" [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5729344.html Archdiocese announces school closure] ." "Houston Chronicle ".April 25 ,2008 .] ), are near Garden Villas.Police service
The community is within the
Houston Police Department 's Southeast Patrol Division [" [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/southeast.htm Crime Statistics for Southeast Patrol Division] ." "City of Houston".] , headquartered at 8300 Mykawa." [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support] ." "City of Houston".]Parks
The Garden Villas Park, classified as a "Community Park" by the City of Houston, is located at 6720 Haywood [http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/images/communitylist1.gif] . [http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/CommunityCenters.html# Garden Villas Community Center] is located in the same lot.
ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.gardenvillas.org/ Garden Villas]
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