Settegast is a neighborhood in northeastern Houston. This community is limited by Loop 610, Settegast Yard, and the old Beaumont Highway. The community has many small wooden frame houses and vacant lots. Habitat for Humanity has a prominent stake in the area. There are several commercial and industrial uses in Settegast. Also, contemporary housing has begun to show itself in new construction in the area. The city of Houston assigns Settegast as the HOPE neighborhood of Houston.
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History
Settegast was first developed in 1892 by German immigrants William J and Julius J. Settegast, who had become interested in land speculation in 1872.
Settegast was further developed as a planned community in the 1940s, having streets and many moored over the same decade. The settegast was completed by an African-American looking for land on the northeastern side of Houston.
The city of Houston annexed the Settegast in 1949 and began providing sewer channels in 1965.
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Cityscape
The Settegast is bordered south by Loop 610 and Beaumont Freeway, and to the west by the Union Pacific Railroad switching yard.
Rafael Longoria and Susan Rogers of the Rice Design Alliance say that the Settegast can be described as "rurban," a word coined in 1918 depicting an area with a mixture of urban and rural characteristics. Longoria and Rogers say that the original frame house, described by both as "simple," is "rarely" distributed throughout the Settegast. In 2008 many areas remained undeveloped, and guinea chickens and horses grazed in open fields. Many churches are located in that neighborhood; in 2008 there was one church per 60 inhabitants.
Economy
Union Pacific operates the Settegast Yard, intermodal terminal. Limit the terminals of the Settegast to the west.
Government and infrastructure
Settegast is in Houston City Council District B.
The Harris County Hospital District operates the Settegast Health Center. The center opened on January 28, 1967.
Education
This area is within the Houston Independent School District. Citizens are categorized into Bennie Carl Elmore Elementary School, Key Middle School, and Kashmere High School.
History of education
Prior to July 1, 2013, Northern District's Independent School District (originally the Northeast Houston Independent School District) serves the community.
When the Northeast Houston ISD is separated, Settegast has its own secondary school. School grades 1-8 named Settegast High School opened in 1951 to serve black students. It has a student body of 300. B.C. Elmore High School opened in 1957. After the opening of Elmore High, the Settegast School and Hilliard School became a community-level school. Elmore High was transformed into a junior high school when Forest Brook High School opened in 1972. The building was flattened and replaced with a new secondary school structure in 1999.
The new Elmore Central school building opened in 2000. The 40-class facility, 130,000 square feet (12,000 m 2 ) costs millions of dollars.
In 2010 as the NFISD region, Settegast is categorized into Hilliard Elementary School, B. C. Elmore Middle School, and North Forest High School. Elmore Campus joins HISD and is transformed into elementary school during the incorporation of ISD Northern Forest into HISD on 1 July 2013.
Parks and recreation
The city of Houston operates the Settegast Park.
The Northeastern YMCA family serves the Settegast population.
The former Lakewood Church is in the northeastern part of the Settegast. It's set up in a converted feed shop. On July 16, 2005, the church moved to the former Houston Summit.
See also
- African-American history in Houston
References
External links
- Settegast - Houston HOPE
- B.C. Elmore Elementary School
- B.C. Elmore Middle School (North Forest website)
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