 Richmond, TX
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- Beautiful historic building located in the heart of the Richmond Historic District just a block from the Fort Bend County Courthouse
- Land was first owned by the grandaughter of Mrs. Jane Long "Mother of Texas"
- The first record of the building's existence is in a photograph dated in the 1890's
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About 214 Morton Street - Morton Street Gallery
Morton Street Gallery opened its doors in February 2005, to
provide a cultural environment for the Gulf Coast area that is
friendly and inviting to the whole family. Our atmosphere is
beautiful and welcoming with art in all forms from the
classical oils and watercolors, and brilliant abstracts with a
Texas flavor to the kinetic sculptures that represent the
exciting growth of Fort Bend County and nearby Houston.
Texas history is found in our 1890's building located in the
midst of Richmond's Historic District, a quaint and quiet
respite from the city's clamor.
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About Richmond Historic District
Morton Street is one block from the Fort Bend County Courthouse, and surrounded by key businesses including restaurants and retail shops that bring people to the area.
As a first step in creating a Richmond Historic District, the Fort Bend Museum Association and the City of Richmond traded properties in 1995. Following the trade of the 1896 Fort Bend County Jail from the Museum to the City of Richmond, and the trade of the 1880's McFarlane Home from the City to the Museum, several efforts to develop a historic district began in 1996. These efforts began with the adaptive re-use of the Jail building for the new Richmond police facility which opened in Spring, 1999. The City and the Museum continued the successful partnership to develop a historic district through preservation planning, park development, and promotion of business in the area. The McFarlane Home may ultimately serve as a center of these efforts and as a Richmond Visitor Center.
Richmond City Commissioners created a Richmond Historic District on July 12, 1999 by approving an Ordinance that also establishes a six-member Richmond Historic District Commission. The Commission will review future construction plans and building improvements within the district.
The six-square block district is bordered on the north by Morton Cemetery, the south by Houston Street, the west by Seventh Street and the east by the Brazos River.
Some of the structures included in the Richmond Historic District are the Richmond Police Department, The Fort Bend Museum Complex, the Fort Bend County Courthouse, Decker Park, and the downtown business district.
Richmond Historic District
http://www.fortbendmuseum.org/historicrichmond/index.shtml
About Fort Bend County
Richmond is the county seat of Fort Bend County. Fort Bend County continues to lead the region due to a successful formula of quality development, demographic diversity, educational excellence, infrastructure sufficient to sustain growth, pro-business economic development, and public/private participation and vision. Money magazine recently ranked Fort Bend sixth on the list of the top 25 counties for job growth over the past eight years. And, as the number of jobs continues to climb in the county, so do retail sales and market values. Fort Bend also was considered the safest county in the Greater Houston region for 2008, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, and was listed in the top 10 communities in the nation for economic strength by Woods & Poole Economics, Washington D.C. A premier location, easily accessible to Houston's Central Business District and other major employment corridors, the Houston master-planned community of Lake Pointe benefits from its location in Fort Bend, one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, and its convenience to Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city and one of its most exciting metropolitan centers.
Fort Bend County
http://www.fortbendcounty.com/
Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council
www.fortbendcounty.org
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