Highrise Tower Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 This week I found a bit of rare Houston history. TSHA link: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/brunner-tx Brunner, TX. Brunner was on the Houston and Texas Central Railway three miles west of Houston in west central Harris County. It had a post office as early as 1888. In 1894 the population was 200. The post office was discontinued in 1905, and mail was delivered from Houston. In 1895 a Baptist college, a German school, and a public school were in operation in Brunner, and the town had two churches, a saloon, and a population of 500. As late as 1905 the population remained at 482, but by 1915, with the expansion of Houston, Brunner was no longer considered a separate community. Here is the awesome drawing from 1904 that I found. The architect was S.A. Oliver & Co. Brunner District School (Negro) School On Washington Avenue. *The white school was located on the corner of Welch and Thompson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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