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Broadacres is a subdivision in Houston, Texas within the Boulevard Oaks community.〔"(Civic Association Architectural Review/Deed Restriction Contacts )." Boulevard Oaks. Retrieved on December 25, 2012.〕 The University of Houston Wortham House, the residence of the Chancellor of the University of Houston System, is in Broadacres. As of 2009 it was worth about $6 million. The chancellor is required by contract to live at the Wortham House.〔"(U of H chancellor living large )." ''KTRK-TV''. Saturday May 9, 2009. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.〕 In 2005 Allison Cook said "There's just more disposable income in Southampton, Broad Acres and storied Shadow Lawn than in Southgate".〔Cook, Allison. "(A posh pleasure in Southampton / Antica Osteria serves Italian comfort food in a cozy setting )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Thursday January 20, 2005. Dining p. 6. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.〕 ==History== James A. Baker Jr., a lawyer who was the father of James A. Baker III, established the Broadacres community.〔 Baker had purchased a parcel of property north of the Rice Institute in 1908. In 1922 he discussed the possibility of developing that parcel with his son. Seventeen investors agreed to purchase the lots, larger than average in Houston, by late 1922. Kate Sayen Kirkland, author of ''James A. Baker of Houston, 1857-1941'', said that "The Bakers conceived their Broadacres enclave as a public amenity distinguished by fine architecture and distinctive planning but limited in ownership to personal and professional friends invited to invest in the project."〔Kirkland, p. (297 ).〕 William Ward Watkin created the layout of the area. Watkin, Birdsall P. Briscoe, and John Staub had served as architects of several of the houses.〔Holmes, Ann. "(Broadacres homes open for tour this weekend )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Tuesday November 3, 1987. Houston Section, p. 3. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.〕 The families who had houses built in Broadacres were not singular architectural patrons.〔Fox, p. (21 ).〕 During the Great Depression construction in Broadacres ceased. James A. Baker Jr. never lived in Broadacres, because he believed he would be unable to afford a $20,000 (about $ in today's money) down payment for a lot.〔Kirkland, p. (299 ).〕 Fox said that by the 1930s Stephen Fox, author of ''The Country Houses of John F. Staub'', said that by the 1930 Broadacres "collectively displayed its residents as a Houston upper class."〔 Anne Schlumberger Bohnn wrote a book about the history of Broadacres.〔 In 2000 the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance offered a walking tour of the community.〔Sweeten, Valerie. "(Walking tour offered of historic Broadacres homes )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday November 22, 2000. ThisWeek 8. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Broadacres, Houston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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