Box 4
Container
Contains 4 Collections and/or Records:
Early Tanglewood; folder 1 of 2 , 1948-1992
File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
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:
1948-1992
Early Tanglewood; folder 2 of 2, 1948-1992
File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
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:
1948-1992
Fairmont Park - Covenants, survey, brochure, and maps; , 1955-1956
File — Box: 4, 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:
1955-1956
Fairmont Park - Promotional items, 1948-1961
File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
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:
1948-1961