Prairie View, Texas - 77446
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 05.292 W 095° 59.555
15R E 211561 N 3332337
Post office is at 21212 FM 1098, Prairie View, TX 77446
Waymark Code: WM16ET5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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"The town is a direct descendant of a plantation run by Jared E. Kirby, a former Confederate Colonel. The plantation was named Alta Vista and was one of four in the area. After the death of her husband in 1867, the cash-strapped Mrs. Kirby converted her plantation home into the Alta Vista Institute, a boarding school for women.

In the mid 1870s she moved the school to Austin and sold the land to the State of Texas. In 1876, the Texas Legislature established the first higher learning public institution for Blacks in Texas. The agricultural and mechanical training school opened in March 1878 on the grounds of the old plantation. The original eight students departed from the program within days, however by a new act of the Texas Legislature (April of 1879) the Prairie View Normal and Industrial Training School was opened, which evolved into Prairie View A&M University.

The first post office appeared in 1892 – in the home of Duncan D. Robertson. The building was also a store for both Black students and White farmers. The population at that time was estimated to be 300 people – a respectable number for that time.

The post office closed its doors in 1938 – and was rerouted through Hempstead, although in recent years a new post office has opened on the campus of the school.

The development of the school has helped the community prosper. The school’s water system provides water for the town as well as fire and ambulance service.

The 1990 census reported a population of 4,129 which has since increased to 4,410 by 2000."

This post office is a one story brick building.

Type of structure:: Stand Alone

re-enter Zip Code here:: 77446

Current Status:: Still in Use
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