Texas A&M University (1986)

When Texas A&M University opened in 1876, it was four miles from Bryan, the nearest town, and the need for campus housing for faculty and staff arose. The first of the campus houses, five brick homes along the east side of Throckmorton Street, were built in 1876. By 1938, there were more than one hundred homes on campus. The types of houses varied, ranging from large Queen Anne style homes to small bungalows and cottages. The homes were located throughout the campus. When the City of College Station was incorporated in 1938, housing in town became available, and the decision was made to remove the faculty housing. Many residents expressed a desire to buy their homes, and the college began accepting bids in 1941. One third of the houses were soon sold, with prices ranging from $200-$800. Another third were sold and moved over the next twenty years. The rest of the original structures were burned or razed. None remain on campus. Forty-one of the original homes have been located. Thirty-eight are in College Station, two are in Bryan, and one is about two miles north of Bryan.

Texas A&M University is a historical marker in College Station, Brazos County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Brazos County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 172 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6137, -96.3376 near College Station. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas A&M Corps of Cadets (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Main Drill Field, Texas A&M University, Early Play-By-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game, and College Station Railroad Depots.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5041008675. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.