Save This Old House ~ Historic Fixer Upper in Normangee TX ~ Pending
415 N 2nd St, Normangee, TX, 77871
$39,500 ~ Reduced to $38,500 ~ Pending
OHU50K NOTES
Normangee History
Normangee was established as a station on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad in 1905 and an additional railroad line in 1907. Both railroads attracted many settlers from Rogers Prairie, a community just two miles to the east.
According to local sources, several buildings, including a church, were relocated to Normangee from Rogers Prairie on log rollers, and the Rogers Prairie post office was moved to the new community in 1907
Normangee, named for Norman G. Kittrell, a prominent local judge and legislator, had a population of 1,100, two cotton gins, two banks, a machine shop, hotels, public schools, telephone service, Methodist and Baptist churches, and the weekly Star newspaper by 1914.
By 1930 Normangee had grown to 869 inhabitants and forty-five businesses, but in 1933 the Houston and Texas Central line was discontinued and later the Normangee station was razed. The town’s population fell to 535 in 1940. Since then the community’s population has fluctuated between 650 and 750. You may recognize the Normangee name for Normangee Tractors.
- 2bed
- 1.5bath
- 1,488sqft
- 0.24acre lot
- Google Map
- Property Listing
- Realtor: Ciara Vick with Exp Realty, Llc
3 Comments
Cat Roccaforte
It’s part of the El Camino Real Trail. Wonder if it would qualify for a grant from the Historical Preservation Fund?
Kathy
Love to know the status of this Jewel in Jasper, it is perfect for The Registry of Established Homes!
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It is under contract.