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2002 Anvil Drive, Houston Texas

TX United States of America Gulf Coast

USA, 77090

916 Ackerman Court, Kelowna BC

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Galveston offers 32 miles of relaxing beaches, superb restaurants, top resort hotels, marvelous downtown shopping, numerous antique stores, incredible art galleries, fabulous entertainment and one of the largest and well-preserved concentrations of Victorian architecture in the country.

Galveston is a small romantic island tucked deep within the heart of south Texas possessing all the charm of a small southern town and just 40 minutes south of the fourth largest city in the United States. At 32 miles long and two and a half miles wide, most residents can't remember the last time they visited the mainland and, if circumstances permitted, they would never leave.

The Island has seen its share of calamities, yet the worst natural disaster in U.S. history could not erase the tranquility of a Galveston sunset.

From soft sandy beaches to famous 19th century architecture, the island is surrounded with incredible history and unique beauty.

Recommended attractions include: The Broadway Beauties: 1859 Ashton Villa, 1886 Bishop's Palace, 1895 Moody Mansion which portray early 20th century family life among Galveston's elite; The Grand 1894 Opera House ranked among the nation's finest historical theaters; the Texas Seaport Museum & 1877 Tall Ship Elissa highlighting the history of the Port of Galveston; the Great Storm documentary detailing the 1900 hurricane which killed 6,000 and changed the Island's history; the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum; the Railroad Museum in the restored Union Depot; Harbour Tours offering dolphin watching; the Lone Star Flight Museum & Texas Aviation Hall of Fame housing one of the finest collections of restored aircraft and aviation exhibits in the nation; Moody Gardens featuring a 1.5 million-gallon aquarium pyramid, a 3-D IMAX theater, tropical rainforest pyramid, and an IMAX Ridefilm Theater; and the new year-round Schlitterbahn Waterpark - the first facility of its kind, and a wonderful family destination.

Lastly, getting around the island is easy. You can travel by land, sea and air via Treasure Isle Tour Train, Galveston Island Trolley, The Colonel Paddlewheel Boat, Galveston Island Ferry, Galveston Duck Tours, Galveston Harbour Tours, Galveston Island Tours, Painted Lady Tours and aerial tours through our local airport, Scholes International Airport. If romance is what you're yearning for, try an after-dinner ride by horse-drawn carriage through the downtown area at dusk.

History of Galveston

Galveston Island has been occupied for thousands of years, serving as a home to Akokisa Indians, the Karankawa Indians and the infamous pirate Jean Lafitte. Once known as “Ellis Island of the West” and “the Wall Street of the Southwest,” the once richest city in Texas later became the site of the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.

Galveston was named for Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish colonial governor and general. Galvez sent Jose de Evia to chart the Gulf of Mexico from the Texas coast to New Orleans, and on July 23, 1786, de Evia charted an area near the mouth of a river and named it Galveston Bay. Later, the island and city took the same name. Bernardo de Gálvez died the same year, never setting foot on his namesake island.

In 1528, when the first Europeans landed, Galveston Island was home to Akokisa and Karankawa Indians who camped, fished and hunted the swampy land and buried their dead here. The Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked on the Island and lived among the Karankawa for several years as a medicine man and slave. In the late 1600’s, French explorer Robert Cavelier La Salle claimed this area for King Louis and named it St. Louis.

The pirate Jean Lafitte arrived on the Island in 1817, making it his base of operations and naming it Campeche. The little village contained huts for the pirates, a large slave market, boarding houses for visiting buyers, a shipyard, saloons, pool halls, gambling houses and Lafitte’s own house, the “Maison Rouge.” At one point, Campeche was home to about 1,000 people.

General James Long attempted to recruit Lafitte to help make Texas independent from Spain and Mexico, but Lafitte remained neutral. In 1820, Mexico won independence from Spain, but Lafitte stayed on the Island. In May 1821, after Lafitte’s attack on an American ship, he was forced to abandon his operations in Galveston. Before leaving, he hosted a huge party for his pirates with wine and whiskey and burned his settlement. It is believed that he had buried treasure on the Island, but it has never been found.

In 1821, Jane Long, while waiting in vain for the return of her husband General James Long, who had been killed in Mexico, became “The Mother of Texas” giving birth to the first Anglo-Saxon native Texan, Mary Jane Long on Bolivar Peninsula.

In 1836, four ships of the Texas Navy made headquarters on the Island and protected the Texas coast from harassment by the Mexican Navy. These ships prevented supplies and men from reaching Santa Anna, ensuring a victory for Sam Houston’s army at San Jacinto, 22 miles northwest of Galveston.

In 1836, Michel B. Menard, a native of Canada, purchased a “league and labor” of land for $50,000 from the Austin Colony, and established the City of Galveston. Galveston started with an area of seven square miles. Menard needed additional money to promote the town and formed the Galveston City Company with nine other men. These men were Gail Borden, Jr. (publisher of the Telegraph and Texas Register and inventor of condensed milk); Samuel May Williams (former secretary to Stephen F. Austin and successful merchant); Thomas F. McKinney (Williams’ mercantile partner and an early cotton trader); William H. Jack (Texas patriot and distinguished statesman); A.J. Yates (loan commissioner for the Republic of Texas); John K. Allen (a founder of Houston); Mosley Baker (lawyer and patriot); James Love (eminent jurist and successful planter) and David White (an investor from Mobile, Alabama).

The Congress of the Republic of Texas made Galveston a port of entry in 1837 and appointed Gail Borden as Collector of Customs; the first customs house had been opened in Galveston in 1825. Several prefabricated houses arrived from Maine in 1837, one belonging to Augustus Allen, which was sold to Michel Menard in 1839. Two of these prefabricated houses owned by Galveston’s founding fathers still stand – the Michel B. Menard Home (1838) and the Samuel May Williams Home (1839).

The land that is now Galveston was part of the original Austin Colony, but Menard and his associates bought the site from the Republic of Texas. Town lots were made available in 1838, and the city was incorporated in 1839. Galveston’s harbor became an active port with ships from all over the world bringing their goods here.

Since Congress had not approved chartered banks, financial transactions were handled by mercantile firms. The Strand, named after a street in London, was filled with wholesalers, cotton agents, paint, drug, grocery, hardware and dry goods stores and insurance companies. The Strand became known as the “Wall Street of the Southwest” for the largest and most important wholesale houses west of the Mississippi River. Between 1838 and 1842, 18 newspapers were started. The Galveston News, founded in 1842, is the lone survivor and is now published as The Galveston County Daily News. Progress continued and a bridge to the mainland was finished in 1860. The bridge opened the opportunity for railroad expansion.

Galveston’s prosperity suddenly came to a halt on September 8, 1900, when the deadliest natural disaster in United States history hit Galveston Island. A storm with winds exceeding 120 miles per hour and tidal surge devastated the island and killed more than 6,000 people. At the time of the 1900 Storm, Galveston had a population of 37,000 and was the fourth largest city in Texas following Houston, Dallas and San Antonio and the most sophisticated city in Texas. One-third of the city was completely destroyed, more than 3,600 buildings. The bodies were too numerous for conventional burials. At first, they were weighted and buried at sea; later they washed ashore. From that point on they were burned on funeral pyres all over the city. The dead were uncovered at a rate of 70 per day for at least a month after the storm.

To prevent such a natural disaster from devastating the island again, the city built a seawall seven miles long and 17 feet high and began a tremendous project to raise the level of the island.

Galveston’s seawall now extends 54,790 feet, 10.4 miles, and covers one-third of Galveston’s Gulf side. Total cost of the construction of all parts of the seawall was $14,497,399. The original seawall was 15 feet thick at the base, five feet thick at the top, 17 feet high and weighed 40,000 pounds per foot.

Thousands of structures were jacked up during the grade raising while dredges poured 4 to 6 feet of sand beneath them. In other cases, (such as Ashton Villa) the fill was pumped into the raised basements.

Residents used elevated wooden sidewalks to walk through town. The grade-raising project began in 1902 and was completed in 1910 and included more than 500 city blocks.

Galveston overcame the devastation to become a top resort city. One of its greatest attractions was the annual Pulchritude of Beauty Pageants, between 1920 and 1932. During the 1920s through the 1940s, Sam Maceo’s famous nightclubs, the Balinese Room and the Hollywood Dinner Club, were host to such performers as Phil Harris, Paul Whiteman, Guy Lombardo, Duke Ellington, Freddy Martin, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and Jimmy Dorsey. Phil Harris and Alice Faye were married by Judge Piperi at the Galvez Hotel. Galveston’s own Badgett quadruplets were the flower girls for the wedding. Galveston attracted people from all over the nation with great dining, big name entertainment, roulette, blackjack, craps tables and slot machines. This era ended in 1957 when the Texas Rangers raided the city and closed all the illegal gambling spots.

Galveston’s Historical Society, which began in 1871, was revived in 1954 with the incorporation of the Galveston Historical Foundation. A small group of dedicated historians and preservationists saved one of Galveston’s oldest homes, the Samuel May Williams Home. The Galveston Historical Foundation celebrated its 135th anniversary in 2006 and continues its ongoing effort to preserve Galveston’s history, historic homes and landmarks.

Galveston boasts four districts on the National Register of Historic Places: The Strand National Historic Landmark District, East End National Historic Landmark District, Silk Stocking District and Central Business District. It is home to three National Historic Landmarks: Tall Ship Elissa, East End and The Strand. There are approximately 1,500 historic buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

One of the most popular of these landmark districts is The Strand National Historic Landmark District, formerly known as the “Wall Street of the Southwest” and now home to more than 100 shops, antique stores, restaurants and art galleries. The Strand is one of the largest and best-preserved concentrations of Victorian, iron-front commercial architecture in the country. Galveston Island currently has 14 museums and historic homes open to the public for tours.

Exterior - This double sized corner lot has a spacious and stately colonial style home with large white pillars and a circular driveway that leads to the two-story porte cochere covering the entrance of this home to provide shelter while entering or leaving a vehicle. Under the porte cochere you will see the private balcony and large chandler. Tropical landscaping surrounds this beautiful home. Front Foyer - The entrance to this home is stunning! Special faux walls, limestone, slate, wood flooring and frieze carpeting when entering. A 2 story entry with circular staircase and beautiful chandler. Special faux walls, crown molding and textured ceilings. There is half bathroom just off the main entrance of the foyer.
Office Study - The main floor study offers crown molding with recessed lighting, leather sofa, end tables, lamps, high back executive chair, an entire wall of built ins with computer desk, equipped with a 4in1 color copier, scanner, fax, printer and a safe for your valuables. Wired and wireless Internet service, telephone with free unlimited local and long distance calls in North America Canada & USA. Views looking out of the front windows of this home are equally beautiful when sitting in this study. Main Living Room - The gas-log fireplace retains a focal point in this main living room. A very relaxing atmosphere with deep seating brown leather sofa , loveseat and lounge chair with a soft tone area rug in the center. Equipped with full cable package and a 50" HD Plasma TV/DVD player its a great place to unwind in the evening while watching your favorite movie. Adjacent to the main living room is a gorgeous mahogany wet bar with recessed lighting and lighted cabinets. Great views of the beautiful tropical court yard and outdoor pool area. Chefs Kitchen - Spacious kitchen with beautiful granite counter tops, deep double sink, double built-in electric ovens, 5 burner counter top range, garberator, ceiling fan, dishwasher, refrigerator-freezer, ice maker, coffee maker, toaster, dishes, pots and pans, cutlery, drinking glasses, coffee mugs and filtered water. Great views of the beautiful tropical court yard, outdoor pool area, 3 bay garage and gated parking area.
Breakfast Dinning Room - Enjoy your breakfast at the 6 leather cushioned seat pub style breakfast table while viewing the beautiful tropical court yard and outdoor pool area.
Formal Dining Room - Cushioned seating for 8 people and has 2 side arm chairs. Beautiful hardwood flooring, chandelier, doorway arches, crown molding throughout and views of the front yard, street with beautiful landscaping and large pine trees. This room can also be setup with a projector and screen for your office presentations and meetings.
(1) Master Bedroom - This large room has an on suite with separate tub & walk-in shower. Large rain forest shower head covers your entire body with a gentle flow. A deluxe pillow top king size bed with 600 thread count fine linen. Two remote controlled ceiling fan to keep the cool breezes flowing on the hot summer evenings. A sitting room with a 50" HD Plasma TV/DVD player. French doors leading out to the private court yard, deck and pool area. The room is also equipped with an 10' x 25' mirrored wall of closet space, it's own filtered water, sub zero refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker. (4) Bedrooms - Each of the four oversized bedrooms have a deluxe pillow top king size bed with 600 thread count fine linen. Two of the rooms share a pass through bathroom with its own balcony facing the circular driveway and front. The other 2 bedrooms have views of the back court yard and pool area.
(1) Guest or Nanny Suite - This second floor room above the garage is a self contained fully equipped studio suite with a full kitchen. Dinning table and four chairs. Built in storage cabinets and gas log fireplace. The African safari theme with A deluxe pillow top king size bed with 600 thread count fine linen. Two ceiling fans and recessed lighting. A large balcony that overlooks the pool and private court yard.
Laundry Room - The main floor laundry room off from the breakfast kitchen has front load HE washer dryer and it's own half bathroom. Equipped with a large laundry tub style sink, iron and ironing board.
Private Court Yard & Heated Pool Area - 3 bay Garage and gated parking area -
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Ponderosa Forest is master-planned subdivision nestled in one of the fastest growing residential and commercial areas in Texas. A mere 20 minutes north of downtown Houston, the pristine Ponderosa Forest community materializes near the intersection of FM 1960 and Interstate 45. A tree lined community rich with natural beauty and convenient access to big city amenities, Ponderosa Forest is an oasis in Houston's urban landscape. Residents here enjoy excellent shopping with both retail and discount houses nearby. Willowbrook Mall, Willowchase Center and the Greenspoint Mall are all within a five-minute commute from Ponderosa Forest. The Kickerillo Company developed the Ponderosa Forest Subdivision in the early l970's. Ponderosa is ideally situated just north of FM 1960, only two miles from the intersection of Beltway 8 and I-45, and adjacent to the renowned Houston Northwest Medical Center Complex. Approximately a 20 minute drive to George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH. Additionally, many church denominations call the FM 1960 area home. Among the churches are Catholic, Church of Christ, Baptist, Episcopal, Christian Science, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian as well as non-denominational. Upper range priced homes are primarily near the north end of Ponderosa Forest. There are approximately 1235 conventional homes in Ponderosa Forest plus some 85-patio homes. With its great location, Ponderosa Forest is never far from great entertainment. Some twenty movie theaters are in the area, plus an extensive list of restaurants, night clubs, golf courses, both public and private including three of the finest country clubs in Houston, Champions, Raveneaux and Northgate. Ponderosa Forest residents are served by the Spring Independent School District, ranked as one of the best in the area. All the public schools are located nearby. Ponderosa Elementary is in the subdivision. Bammel Middle and Westfield High Schools are located in close proximity just to the south of FM1960 on Ella Boulevard. Ponderosa parents are very involved in the Parent Teachers Organization and participate heavily in school programs.

Median Income: $44,565 Median Age 27.82 Population 24,105

Median Temperature: January HI 62° LO 41° July HI 93° LO 73°

Houston International Airport - Houston, TX 15 miles east Hobby Airport - Houston, TX 28 miles Downtown Houston - 20 miles south Splashtown - Spring, TX 2 miles north, water park Willobrook Mall - Houston, TX 5 miles west, shopping center Aerodome - Houston, TX 5 miles west, Ice skating TheWoodland Inn - Woodland, TX 8 miles north, Golf Resort AstroWorld/WaterWorld - Houston, TX 30 miles south, Theme park and Water park Galleria - Houston, TX 25 miles south, shopping center with ice skating rink Galveston Island - Galveston, TX 88 miles south, beach Space Center - Baytown, TX 43 miles south, Adventure Theme Park Khema Boardwalk - Khema,TX 52 miles south, shopping and food

Address:	FM 1960 & Sugar Pine Drive
Property Type:	Single Family Homes
Bedrooms:	6 Bedroom(s) including suite
Baths:	4 Full & 2 Half Bath(s)
Garage:	3 Car Detached
Access:	Driveway Gate
Stories:	2 Story
Style:	Colonial
Year Built:	1982 / Appraisal District
Building Sqft:	4,352 / Appraisal
Lotsize:	16,768 / Appraisal District
Front Door:	South
Maintenance Fee:	$425 annually Inlcuded
Subdivision:	Ponderosa Forest
Mrkt Area:	FM 1960/NW HOUSTON
City / Zip:	Houston / 77090-2006
Area:	13-Northwest

Air conditioning

Television

Cable/satellite TV

Complimentary newspaper

Refrigerator

Coffee/tea maker

Housekeeping

Telephone

Multi-line phone

Free local calls

Fax machine

Private bathrooms

Bathrobes

Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Iron/ironing board
Fireplace
Kitchenette
Balcony
Ceiling fans
Clock radios
Desks
Patio
Premium bedding
Window opens

Internet access - high speed
Bottled water in room (complimentary)
Microwave
Cookware/dishes/utensils
Premium Cable TV channel(s)
DVD player
Internet access - wireless
Access via exterior corridors
Extra towels/bedding in room
Internet access - complimentary
Massage - available in room
Bathroom scale

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To be eligible for subsidized housing, the applicant’s gross household income must be below certain income limits. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is the federal government housing agency.

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