Historic Acres Homes the 44 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781387726950)

Acres Homes was established in 1910. Working class families, laborers, farmers, water front workers, carpenters, domestics, military, and factory workers filled with hope and self-pride began migrating and purchasing property platted for African Americans approximately 10 miles northwest of downtown Houston from developer Alfred A. Wright. The settlement acquired its name Acreage Home from the fact that land was sold by the acre rather than by the lot. The land owners benefited from low taxes, inexpensive land, and an agrarian lifestyle a bit of genteel country with quick and easy access to the city.

Author: Priscilla T. Graham, James Thibodeaux
ISBN-10: 1387726951
ISBN-13: 9781387726950
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2018
Pages: 90
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d