neighborhood
North Oakwood
Where the history of Bryan meets College Station.
Established in 1938, the North Oakwood neighborhood boasts charming older homes, many on large wooded lots. The neighborhood is bound by North Avenue on the north, Hensel Park on south and Texas Avenue and College Avenue on the east and west respectively.
North Oakwood is situated in the heart of Bryan and College Station close to shopping centers, Texas A&M University, expansive public parks and historic downtown Bryan just a short drive north.
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Since 1938, North Oakwood has prided itself on its:
​Location - Convienent to both Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University.
Beauty - Nature, Engineering and Landscaping combine their skills to make this one of the most beautiful residential neighborhoods in the city.
Envrionment - This neighborhood is deed restricted and dedicated to those who demand a one family unit for each homesite.
Seclusion - These homesites are protected from undesirable commercial development through careful planning, zoning and enforced deed restrictions.
(From a November 1938 advertisement for the North Oakwood Addition.)
deed restrictions
The North Oakwood Deed Restrictions protect the integrity of the neighborhood and preserve the fabric and character that brought us here.
Marcus Gibbon, NODRC Secretary
history
North Oakwood was developed by H.E. Burgess in 1938 as a new neighborhood just north of Texas A&M College's campus. F.W. Hensel laid out the neighborhood on large lots which at its beginning was considered to be on the outskirts of town as many people lived closer to downtown Bryan. The neighborhood was designed around a point, Crescent Park. Its target market was professors who were now allowed to live off campus and many of the homes were designed by architecture professors. Joseph A. Orr surveyed the lots and his original survey can been seen below.
Original Plat
H.E. Burgess '29
North Oakwood was developed by Hershel Edwin (H.E.) Burgess, who was also on the 1927 national championship team for the Texas A&M Football program. He helped develop the Oakwood Addition south of campus before developing North Oakwood Addition.
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Joseph A. Orr '22
Joseph Orr, the surveyor of the North Oakwood Addition, served 25 years on the City of College Station's City Council and was a surveying professor at Texas A&M. Orr surveyed the original city limits for the City of College Station (1938) and numerous other subdivisions.
F.W. (Fritz) Hensel '07
Fritz Hensel, who Hensel Park is named after, laid out the North Oakwood Addition. He graduated from TAMC with a horticulture degree in 1907 and was Texas A&M's first appointed Landscape Architect in 1908. He organized and chaired the Landscape Arts Department in 1928.
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