Settegast, Houston

Settegast is a neighborhood in northeast Houston. The community is bordered by the 610 Loop, the Settegast Yard, and the old Beaumont Highway. The community has many small wood frame houses and empty lots. Habitat for Humanity has a prominent stake in the area. There are few commercial and industrial uses within Settegast. Also, contemporary housing has started to show itself within new construction in the area. The City of Houston designated Settegast as a Houston HOPE neighborhood.

Settegast was first developed in 1892 by German immigrants William J and Julius J. Settegast, who had become interested in land speculation back in 1872.

Settegast was further developed as a planned community in the 1940s, had streets and lots that were platted during the same decade. Settegast was settled by African Americans seeking land in the northeast side of Houston.

The City of Houston annexed Settegast in 1949 and began providing sewer trunk lines in 1965.

Settegast is bounded to the south by the 610 Loop and the Beaumont Freeway, and to the west by a Union Pacific Railroad switching yard.

Rafael Longoria and Susan Rogers of the Rice Design Alliance said that Settegast could be described as "rurban," a word coined in 1918 which describes an area with a mix of urban and rural characteristics. Longoria and Rogers said that the original frame houses, described by the two as "modest," are "sparsely" distributed throughout Settegast. As of 2008 much of the area remained undeveloped, and guinea hens and horses graze on the open fields. Many churches are located in the neighborhood; as of 2008 there is one church per 60 residents.

Union Pacific operates the Settegast Yard, an intermodal terminal. The large terminal bounds Settegast to the west.

Settegast is in Houston City Council District B.

The Harris County Hospital District operates the Settegast Health Center. The center opened on January 28, 1967.

The area is within the Houston Independent School District. Residents are zoned to Bennie Carl Elmore Elementary School,Key Middle School, and Kashmere High School.

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