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Box 3

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

River Oaks Center, 1941-1951, undated (circa 2000)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: William Giddings Farrington was born September 10, 1901 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He died in Houston on November 30, 1967. He was a real estate developer of residential and commercial property in the Greater Houston Area. He is especially known for creating Tanglewood, wealthy neighborhood located west of the Galleria area in Houston, Texas. He also was known for creating the Fairmont Park subdivisions and the Post Oak Shopping Center. He served as a director of several Houston area...
Dates: 1941-1951, undated (circa 2000)

River Oaks Shopping Center, 1948-1951

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: William Giddings Farrington was born September 10, 1901 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He died in Houston on November 30, 1967. He was a real estate developer of residential and commercial property in the Greater Houston Area. He is especially known for creating Tanglewood, wealthy neighborhood located west of the Galleria area in Houston, Texas. He also was known for creating the Fairmont Park subdivisions and the Post Oak Shopping Center. He served as a director of several Houston area...
Dates: 1948-1951