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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 17-14 Amending the Westlake Historic Monument Master Plan TOWN OF WESTLAKE RESOLUTION NO. 17-14 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE WESTLAKE HISTORIC MONUMENT MASTER PLAN. WHEREAS,the Town of Westlake established the Westlake Historical Preservation Society (WHPS)with the intent and mission of fostering and promoting the preservation of Westlake history; and WHEREAS,the Town of Westlake approved a Westlake Historic Monument Master Plan as presented by the WHPS on June 13,2011,by Resolution 11-18. WHEREAS, the Westlake Historic Monument Master Plan originally included eight(8) historical and/or significant sites worthy of being identified for a Town historical marker; and WHEREAS,the Town Council finds that necessary amendments to the Westlake Historic Monument Master Plan provides sound planning consistent with the purpose of the Westlake Historical Preservation Society as previously identified sites become no longer viable or new sites are identified; and WHEREAS,the Town Council finds that the passage of this Resolution is in the best interest of the citizens of Westlake. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,TEXAS: SECTION 1: That, all matters stated in the Recitals hereinabove are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety SECTION 2: That, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, hereby approves the amendment to the Town of Westlake Historic Monument Master Plan attached as Exhibit "A". SECTION 3: That further implementation of said amended plan will be dependent on availability of funding as a part of the annual consideration by the Town Council of the proposed Town operating budget. SECTION 4: If any portion of this Resolution shall, for any reason, be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof and the Council hereby determines that it would have adopted this Resolution without the invalid provision. Resolution 17-14 Pagel of 2 SECTION 5: That this resolution shall become effective from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 27"'DAY OF MARCH 2017. Laura Wheat, Mayor ATTEST: Kelly Edwards),Town Secret Thomas E. Bryrn" ow Manager APPROV O F M: S1N©F.wFStt � • ..;��, '. to L.6twro5n7tow , T Atto ey XA9+ Resolution 17-14 Page 2 of 2 t Y OIL TOWN OF WESTLAKE HISTORICAL MONUMENT UPDATED MASTER PLAN March 27 , 2016 SITES 1 . Buck T. King Homestead 2. Shockey-Huffman Homestead 3 . Possum Trot School 4. Cross Timbers Region (replaced Thrasher Family marker) 5. Circle T Ranch 6. Star Stagecoach Route (replaced Old Stagecoach Stop marker) 7. Mahotea Boone Trails (replaced Dealey Home marker) 8. Terra Bella Homestead (pending) 9. Argonaut's Trail (new addition-at Entrada & SH 114) 3/2017 2 SITE LOCATION MAP Qr R. RQanoke.mst SouthPakl Trophy Club. tt� skit'. 'Pry w Ceyrare FZ' Saner Rd .. ...____. ._____________ ________ .. -_- _._.. __.._...._._..._____._.___. z "y va Trophy Club q 1H AlUante$aseway Fwy n;rp pF tv{� g a 4� W Dare R W m tr o o f a 7y^ 6-k— J. GJ Part iM o- W Gave Rd W Dove Rd u O` Moa Rd [� 3�r Y f^ n .' RFf)S bil Cn Lj ux c � a ka+ilPt Ln �� y tirri�aN o ansa Npwro£r„a m x i OS g 2M C 3/2017 3 BUCKKIN HOMESTEAD • MR. KING RAISED AN I MALS AN D FOWL AN D GREW COTTON, CORN r,. .. �`` AND PEANUTS • PEARSON ROAD WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS BUCK KING ROAD • ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND Ot INFORMATION AVAILABLE INSTALLED SPRING 2012 6/13/2011 4 SHOCKEY-HUFFMAN HOMESTEAD SITE • HOMESTEAD WAS • ESTABLISHED BY ISSAC r SHOCKEY IN 1885 CONSISTED OF MULTI- PLE WOOD FRAME BUILDINGS AND WELL • HOMESTEAD SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY SOLANA VILLAGE CIRCLE • INSTALLED FALL 2012 6/13/2011 5 POSSUM TSCHOOL SITE r_ i -;: PHILLIP'S SCHOOL ` DISTRICT NO. 84, ALSO KNOWN AS POSSUM TROT SCHOOL • OPENED 1890 � '" R • CLOSED 1905 E N RO LLM E NT 16-20 AG ES imwr F50,1� �� ,. - 8 TH RO U G H 13 • ONE ROOM WOOD FRAME BUILDING • INSTALLED SPRING 2013 6/13/2011 6 CROSS TIMBERS REGION 0 DISTINCTLY UNIQUE GEOGRAPHIC REGION IN NORTH CENTRAL WF TEXAS 0 REGION DESCRIBED AS EARLY AS Westlake and the Cross Timbers 18321 IN WASHINGTON I RVI NG'S Our history begins in a distinctively unique geographic region A TOUR OF THE PRAIRIES AS A of North Central Texas, the Cross Timbers. Early explorers and travelers noticed the area because of the extended groves of oak trees bordered with stretches of open prairie. As early "FOREST O F CAST IRON l' as 1832, Washington Irving described it in A Tour of the Prairies: "I shall not easily forget the mortal toil, and the vexations of flesh and spirit, that we undertook occasionally, st our wanderings through the Cross Timber. It was like CROSS TIMBERS REGION E X E N D S struggling through forests of cast iron." The Cross Timbers 0 region extends across parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. From a map, it may be seen that the region runs in irregular, ACROSS PARTS OF KANSAS vertical lines, a little like icing running down the sides of a cake. Benjamin Tharp writings described the arca as timbered 1 islands amid lakes of grass called oak savannas, a name that refers to wooded areas broken by stretches of grasslands- OKLAHOMA A N D TEXAS Hence,describing our home Westlake,Texas. BENJAMIN THARP WRITINGS L- DESCRIBED CROSS TIMBER REGIONS AS TIMBERED ISLANDS AND LAKES OF GRASS CALLED OAK SAVANNAS 3/2017 7 CIRCLE TRANCH • J . GLENN TURNER PURCHASED APPROX. 2300 ACRES IN 40'/50'S y TOWN OF WESTLAKE WAS FOUNDED BY TURNER AND FRIENDS • PURCHASED BY NELSON H U NT SO LD TO H . ROSS P E ROT J R./H I LLWOO D IN 1993 . • INSTALLED FALL 2014 6/13/2011 8 STAR STAGECOACH ROUTE ESTABLISHED STAR STAGE a =R ROUTE BY POSTMATER GENERAL IN 1845 TO 5 r DELIVER MAIL TO SMALL TOWNS ATRPARK • FROM 1854 TO 1859, w.i,� ROUTE RAN MOSTLY ALONG fi ROANOKE ROAD THROUGH "r r , TODAY"S STAGECOACH HILLS r . .tip 4 NEIGHBORHOOD 3 wMAIL ROUTE RAN WEEKLY FROM ALTON TO BIRDVILLE, MODERN DAY DENTON AND FT. WORTH LINE 3/2017 9 MAHOTEA BOONE TRAIL • DEALEY COUNTRY HOME • DESIGNED BY CHARLES DILBECK. BUILT IN THE LATE 1930'S KNOWN AS THE 220 RANCH • MOVED TO PRESENT SITE IN 1998 6/13/2011 10 TERRA BELLA SITE • ED NOACK FAMILY OF SIX BOUGHT THE SITE • ( PHOTOGRAPH OF SITE IN 1965 AND BUILT A WILL BE INSERTED 1000 SF FRAME HOME. AFTER LOCATION IS 0IN 1995, THE NOACKS CONFIRMED, NOW REQUESTED WESTLAKE BEING RESEARCHED) TO ANNEX THE LAND • BECAME TERRA BELLA ESTATES I N 2007 6/13/2011 11 ARGONAUT ' S TRAIL • ED NOACK FAMILY OF SIX BOUGHT THE SITE • ( PHOTOGRAPH OF SITE IN 1965 AND BUILT A WILL BE INSERTED 1000 SF FRAME HOME. AFTER LOCATION IS 0IN 1995, THE NOACKS CONFIRMED, NOW REQUESTED WESTLAKE BEING RESEARCHED) TO ANNEX THE LAND • BECAME TERRA BELLA ESTATES I N 2007 3/2017 12 HISTORICAL MARKER DESIGN • SOUTHWELL FOUNDRY LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO, TX MANUFACTURES HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR MANY STATES , COUNTIES AND TOWNS INCLUDING THE STATE OF TEXAS . • USED VENDOR FOR MARKERS SINCE 2012 ; COSTS HAVE INCREASED TO DATE BY 9 . 2%