Pecan Park, Houston

The heart of the area was once a pecan orchard dating back to the late 19th century with platting of lots for sale by the Magnolia Park Land Company beginning in 1926.

The area was nearly completely built out by 1955, with the homes being examples of typical middle class residential architecture for Houston at the time; Bungalow, both brick and wood sided, Cape Cod (house), early Ranch-style houses and many mildly Tudor influenced English Cottages.

[3][2] Three different elementary schools serve sections of Pecan Park proper: Southmayd,[4] Davila,[5] and Crespo.

[6] In addition, Sanchez Elementary School serves parts of the Pecan Park Super Neighborhood.

[13] In 2005 Pecan Park was the first area in the United States to provide a super wireless hotspot for free or at a low cost.

The city of Houston bought the property for $14,866 from a couple from Campbell, California, Malcolm and Nellie Sprague, on August 23, 1944.

The city government gave it its current name as per a September 22, 1971 resolution, and the namesakes donated $100,000 for improvement of the park.

Originally the park had 14.688 acres (5.944 ha) of space, but on September 18, 1996, the city government by ordinance acquired an additional 1.3915 acres (0.5631 ha) for $96,129.25 after Houston City Council member Gracie Saenz began advocating for its expansion two years prior.