| History |
In 1945, the corporations of Steves Brothers, Inc. and Ed Steves and Sons purchased the estate of
Colonel George W. Brackenridge and engaged the firm of Hare and Hare, city planners and
landscape architects of Kansas City, to lay out the plat of a high class residential suburb. The area
was divided into 163 lots and named Bel Meade, "Beautiful Meadow." All streets were named after
English places or characters. Albert Steves, Jr. who had attended Washington and Lee University in
Lexington, Virginia for a Virginia suburb that he admired named the name, Bel Meade, according to
some early residents. Other residents believe that Steves' son, David, who had attended Vanderbilt
and liked the suburb of Nashville, Bel Meade, suggested the name.
Bel Meade was a post-war, boom-time development with all of the lots being sold 120 days from the
inception of the offering. Lots were priced for $3,500 to $3,700 and the entire area was country like in
its version of the romantic 'garden city' approach to urban design. The outcome is a 60- acre haven of
suburban streets dotted with magnolia and mature live oak trees, tufted with bamboo and mimosa. As
part of its 'garden city' or 'country club community' character, the Bel Meade layout left green space
running through the center of a number of the blocks to be shared as common back yards. Traces of it
are still evident between Medford and Wyanoke. The absence of sidewalks is another feature of
'country club communities.'
In excavating, workers discovered a tunnel that led up to the old mansion and old stories claim that
the tunnel was used by Brackenridge to hide runaway slaves, although proof was never found. The
tunnel led from the mansion directly north to approximately 100 feet from Burr Road, which was gravel,
country road. We have an aerial photograph, which was given to COL Bailey in 1963, showing the
Brackenridge estate and the gravel road leading to the mansion and looping back to Burr Road.
One year after this area was developed in 1947, the residents formed the Bel Meade Homes
Association. They elected Russell Ponder, President. The next nine presidents were Major General
lnnes P. Swift, who served two terms; Dr. Lee S. Fountain; Lieutenant General George Grunert, Dr.
Duncan Poth. Dr. Stonewall Van Wie, Edward Steves, Judge Eugene Williams, Major General George
Rice and Colonel John P. Hogan.
It is understood that the first house built in this area was the home of Dr. Rouse at 238 Medford Drive.
Although the original home has been leveled, this address is now the home of Mr. & Mrs. Howard
Peak. Early builders in the area were Henry Steinbomer, 800 Burr Road; Major General Innes P. Swift,
215 Wyanoke Drive; Lieutenant General George Grunert, 142 Brandon Drive East; Colonel Harry C.
Kirby at 114 Downing, and Dr. Duncan Poth at 412 Hathaway Drive West. The home of the late Mr. &
Mrs. G.L. Childress at 419 W. Hathaway was originally used as the sales office for the development,
and Jim Taylor, 76 and retired, was the Bel Meade project manager. This home is now the home of
Major and Mrs. Bob Parker (retired Air Force). Other early builders in the area were Dr. & Mrs.
Stonewall Van Wie, 149 Downing; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steves, III, 122 W. Brandon; Walter Steves, 314
E. Hathaway; Edward Steves, 125 Medford Drive; and Edward Muir at 106 Downing. An early
residence was the home of Frank "Fritzie" Huntress at 121 W. Brandon. In addition to being publisher
of the Express Newspaper, Mr. Huntress used to publish a nickel newspaper 'for and about Bel
Meade.' The staff of the Bel Meade Times consisted of Logan Huntress and Albert Steves, IV as the
reporters and Frank Huntress, Ill was the editor and publisher. It is not known how many editions
were printed, but the summer of 1951 kept the presses running 'hot.' All of the little boys and girls in
the neighborhood were Frank's reporters and nothing got by them. The news of the neighborhood
was well loved and included news of the neighbors, illnesses, parties, trips and visitors. Also, the Bel
Meade Times kept the neighbors informed of all new construction and newcomers. Perry & Sissy
Gainey purchased the Huntress home in 1967.
The original residents did not have telephone or trash service for the first three months and their mail
was delivered to rural mailboxes located in the front of the real estate office at 419 West Hathaway.
Mrs. Kirby also mentioned that Tex Hill, an actor with the Roughriders, had attempted to purchase a
home at 106 Downing Drive, but because of the lack of telephone service, he took a room at the
Gunter Hotel to await communications from California about scheduling his next film. He finally gave
up and the Muirs purchased the home.
In 1950, Ely Bergmann, Counsel General of El Salvador, built an Allison Perry home at 126 E. Brandon
Drive.
The Marbut home at 127 West Brandon, was built in 1952 by R.F. Ball and designed by O'Neill Ford.
Mr. & Mrs. Howell Hight purchased it. Mrs. Hight was the daughter of the Chapman Ranch family.
Currently owned by John and Kate Park, this home is undergoing extensive renovations.
An uncommon building project in Bel Meade was the construction from 1948 until 1951 of the Mel
Schraub home at 103 Wyanoke Drive. Mr. Schraub was the head of Trinity University's home building
department for eighteen years. The home is built on concrete blocks and contains thirteen rooms and
six fireplaces.
Ames Gill, Jr. refurbished the Bel Meade home built by architect Henry Steinbomer for his family in
1947. Because a 30-foot bamboo hedge bound it, the half-acre lot seems larger than it is. The house
stands on top of a south slope. At the foot of the slope is a 20 X 30 foot dance pavilion that was built by
the Steinbomers. Also remaining, until recently, was a two-story tree house constructed by the
Steinbomer children with assistance from Jimmy and Edward Steves. This is now the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Don Watt, 800 Burr Road.
Another structurally unique Bel Meade home is the John Seagle house at 507 East Hathaway,
currently owned by Ms. Cheryl Abel. The Seagles built their home around a 21-foot square
greenhouse and can be opened into it. The roof is fiberglass and the sides are made from plastic
screens. A small pond, statuary from San Miguel and Mexican furniture were used in the original
room. The home was designed by Milton Ryan and completely remodeled by the Biggs, former
owners.
Colonel Robert Hallock, a West Pointer from the class of 1923, built an unusually retrospective house
at 112 West Brandon Drive. Architectural embellishments for the house came from the Tobin Hill
home of Mrs. Hallock's family. Mrs. Hallock, the former Lillie Kenney, was the daughter of Dr. John
Kenney, who had a sanatorium on Ogden & Poplar. The Kenney home and sanatorium were
demolished in the early sixties. While constructing her new home, Mrs. Hallock used the doorway,
columns, and pieces of etched glass, as well as the palm trees from the demolished home. Leo
Dielmann was the architect for the couple's home. Mrs. Hallock was attracted to Bel Meade because
she could vote in the city elections. She was particularly attached to San Antonio. In addition to her
Tobin Hill ties, one of her ancestors, William Vance, had a home on the present site of the St. Anthony
Hotel.
The Bel Meade development is now more than sixty years old, but it is one of the first housing areas to
be innovative in design and construction of homes for the handicapped. The home at 219 Medford
Drive was designed and built for James Pearson, a paraplegic, one of the original 'Rambling Wrecks'
of international fame. Because Mr. Pearson was confined to a wheel chair, all doors in the house
were at least three feet wide. The bathroom was designed with 'no-barrier' shower stall, a trapeze and
a whirlpool. The home was later sold to Mr. & Mrs. Russell Winchester, extensively remodeled, and is
now owned by Patrick & Pamela Kennedy.
The Bel Meade residential area is particularly popular with retired military families. General Thomas
Handy, who commanded the Fourth Army from 1947 until 1949, lived at 122 East Brandon. The home
of Major General Elbert DeCoursey was at 114 West Brandon, and he is the only person who has
commanded all three of the Army Medical Schools. He retired in 1959 and moved to this home and
built an indoor pool, which he and his wife, Esther, enjoyed until they sold their home and moved to
the Army Residence Community.
Major General and Mrs. Laurence Potter, both now deceased, lived at 430 East Hathaway. Prior to his
retirement in 1969, General Potter was commander of Brooke Army Medical Center. This is now the
home of their daughter & her husband, Colonel and Mrs. Tom Kistler (Army Retied). Also, at 219 West
Hathaway lived Brigadier General and Mrs. Robert Blanchard, who was the head of the Military
Assistance Group on Tai Pei for two years, and often met with Chiang Kai Shek.
Before he retired in 1972, Brigadier General Pearson Brown who lived at 107 Wyanoke Drive, was
commander of Brooke Army Medical Center's Dental Academy. General and Mrs. Robert Lindberg
lived at 115 Wyanoke Drive. After his retirement, Colonel Lindberg was asked to stay on as the Chief
of Microbiological Research at Brooke General Hospital's Institute for Surgical Research. Colonel
Lindberg, now deceased, was well known for his research of the sulfa burn cream. General Handy's
home was the Bel Meade Jubilee Home in approximately 1950. It was a promotional model home
presented by Ed Steves & Sons, and furnished by Joskes. It was the first model home in San Antonio
and was the latest in home design and decoration in this area at this time. It is interesting to note that
O'Neil Ford, in the early part of his architectural career, designed several homes in Bel Meade, and he
later achieved national accolades for his design work with Syracuse University in New York, and later
Trinity University.
Along with the original development of Bel Meade, apartments were built on Harry Wurzbach just
outside the Fort Sam Houston gates. Many were rented to military personnel and were very attractive
and well maintained until they were sold in the 1970's. In 1986 the old apartments were leveled and
sold to USAA. A beautiful, upscale retirement condominium complex, The USAA Towers was built.
Many Bel Meade residents attended the grand opening in October 1988.
The present site of the Regency Apartments housed a run-down motel of dubious character. In the
1950's the hotel was raised and the apartments were built, along with a small Bel Meade shopping
area.
A history of Bel Meade would not be complete without the inclusion of a very important event, which
occurred in 1957 in the living room of Kathleen Payne. There the idea of the Bel Meade Garden Club
was developed. Every group, every organization must have its 'guiding light' and none shone brighter
or was guided with a stronger hand than Estelle Kirby. It was in her home that the very first general
meeting was held, May 28, 1957. Mrs. Kirby presented a temporary set of by-laws that had been
compiled by an appointed committee prior to the meeting. The following officers were elected as our
very first slate of officers: Mrs. Harry Kirby, President; Mrs. Charles Tedford, 1st Vice President; Mrs.
Gene Sommerhouser, 2nd Vice President; Mrs. Anthony Speier. 3rd Vice President; Mrs. Edward
Steves, Recording Secretary; Mrs. J.T. McCarty, Corresponding Secretary and Mrs. Edwin Butler,
Treasurer.
In the following years, Bobby Steves proposed one of our major projects, that of planting a mimosa
tree in every yard.....a very symbolic, living tribute to Bobby. She also worked with Gee-Gee Steves in
preparation of blue prints for planting and entrance designs for Bel Meade and suggested planting the
Bel Meade parks. Kathleen Payne was the project chairperson and had to organize the transportation
of water to the parks to keep the plants alive, due to years of drought.
Two very important functions are scheduled each year for the Bel Meade residents. These are the
Annual Meeting and dinner for election of officers in May and the Annual Fall Picnic. The picnic was
started by early residents, and each family would bring a blanket and a picnic supper for their family,
and would sit on the grass visiting and sharing with their neighbors.
Gene Sommerhouser, a Vice President of Lone Star Brewery, would bring out cases of beer, iced
down, and Ernest Broggi would bring cases of soft drinks and also furnished the music. This was the
delightful community spirit under which the children of Bel Meade grew up. Both the picnic and Annual
Meeting and dinner have continued on a yearly basis, and have contributed much to the friendliness of
the area. The social solidarity and cohesive nature of the area is remarkable, and it is a tribute to the
friendliness and deep neighborly concern of the residents of Bel Meade that continues to make this
truly a 'Camelot.'
Prepared by Mrs. William A. (Grace) Bailey as a compilation from "The Story of Bel Meade" by Virginia
Stephenson in 1980-1981
North San Antonio Times issues of May 1975, written by Bonnie Sue Jacobs
Bel Meade Times issues published in 1949-1951
Personal Research by Grace E Bailey, 1989
Colonel George W. Brackenridge and engaged the firm of Hare and Hare, city planners and
landscape architects of Kansas City, to lay out the plat of a high class residential suburb. The area
was divided into 163 lots and named Bel Meade, "Beautiful Meadow." All streets were named after
English places or characters. Albert Steves, Jr. who had attended Washington and Lee University in
Lexington, Virginia for a Virginia suburb that he admired named the name, Bel Meade, according to
some early residents. Other residents believe that Steves' son, David, who had attended Vanderbilt
and liked the suburb of Nashville, Bel Meade, suggested the name.
Bel Meade was a post-war, boom-time development with all of the lots being sold 120 days from the
inception of the offering. Lots were priced for $3,500 to $3,700 and the entire area was country like in
its version of the romantic 'garden city' approach to urban design. The outcome is a 60- acre haven of
suburban streets dotted with magnolia and mature live oak trees, tufted with bamboo and mimosa. As
part of its 'garden city' or 'country club community' character, the Bel Meade layout left green space
running through the center of a number of the blocks to be shared as common back yards. Traces of it
are still evident between Medford and Wyanoke. The absence of sidewalks is another feature of
'country club communities.'
In excavating, workers discovered a tunnel that led up to the old mansion and old stories claim that
the tunnel was used by Brackenridge to hide runaway slaves, although proof was never found. The
tunnel led from the mansion directly north to approximately 100 feet from Burr Road, which was gravel,
country road. We have an aerial photograph, which was given to COL Bailey in 1963, showing the
Brackenridge estate and the gravel road leading to the mansion and looping back to Burr Road.
One year after this area was developed in 1947, the residents formed the Bel Meade Homes
Association. They elected Russell Ponder, President. The next nine presidents were Major General
lnnes P. Swift, who served two terms; Dr. Lee S. Fountain; Lieutenant General George Grunert, Dr.
Duncan Poth. Dr. Stonewall Van Wie, Edward Steves, Judge Eugene Williams, Major General George
Rice and Colonel John P. Hogan.
It is understood that the first house built in this area was the home of Dr. Rouse at 238 Medford Drive.
Although the original home has been leveled, this address is now the home of Mr. & Mrs. Howard
Peak. Early builders in the area were Henry Steinbomer, 800 Burr Road; Major General Innes P. Swift,
215 Wyanoke Drive; Lieutenant General George Grunert, 142 Brandon Drive East; Colonel Harry C.
Kirby at 114 Downing, and Dr. Duncan Poth at 412 Hathaway Drive West. The home of the late Mr. &
Mrs. G.L. Childress at 419 W. Hathaway was originally used as the sales office for the development,
and Jim Taylor, 76 and retired, was the Bel Meade project manager. This home is now the home of
Major and Mrs. Bob Parker (retired Air Force). Other early builders in the area were Dr. & Mrs.
Stonewall Van Wie, 149 Downing; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steves, III, 122 W. Brandon; Walter Steves, 314
E. Hathaway; Edward Steves, 125 Medford Drive; and Edward Muir at 106 Downing. An early
residence was the home of Frank "Fritzie" Huntress at 121 W. Brandon. In addition to being publisher
of the Express Newspaper, Mr. Huntress used to publish a nickel newspaper 'for and about Bel
Meade.' The staff of the Bel Meade Times consisted of Logan Huntress and Albert Steves, IV as the
reporters and Frank Huntress, Ill was the editor and publisher. It is not known how many editions
were printed, but the summer of 1951 kept the presses running 'hot.' All of the little boys and girls in
the neighborhood were Frank's reporters and nothing got by them. The news of the neighborhood
was well loved and included news of the neighbors, illnesses, parties, trips and visitors. Also, the Bel
Meade Times kept the neighbors informed of all new construction and newcomers. Perry & Sissy
Gainey purchased the Huntress home in 1967.
The original residents did not have telephone or trash service for the first three months and their mail
was delivered to rural mailboxes located in the front of the real estate office at 419 West Hathaway.
Mrs. Kirby also mentioned that Tex Hill, an actor with the Roughriders, had attempted to purchase a
home at 106 Downing Drive, but because of the lack of telephone service, he took a room at the
Gunter Hotel to await communications from California about scheduling his next film. He finally gave
up and the Muirs purchased the home.
In 1950, Ely Bergmann, Counsel General of El Salvador, built an Allison Perry home at 126 E. Brandon
Drive.
The Marbut home at 127 West Brandon, was built in 1952 by R.F. Ball and designed by O'Neill Ford.
Mr. & Mrs. Howell Hight purchased it. Mrs. Hight was the daughter of the Chapman Ranch family.
Currently owned by John and Kate Park, this home is undergoing extensive renovations.
An uncommon building project in Bel Meade was the construction from 1948 until 1951 of the Mel
Schraub home at 103 Wyanoke Drive. Mr. Schraub was the head of Trinity University's home building
department for eighteen years. The home is built on concrete blocks and contains thirteen rooms and
six fireplaces.
Ames Gill, Jr. refurbished the Bel Meade home built by architect Henry Steinbomer for his family in
1947. Because a 30-foot bamboo hedge bound it, the half-acre lot seems larger than it is. The house
stands on top of a south slope. At the foot of the slope is a 20 X 30 foot dance pavilion that was built by
the Steinbomers. Also remaining, until recently, was a two-story tree house constructed by the
Steinbomer children with assistance from Jimmy and Edward Steves. This is now the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Don Watt, 800 Burr Road.
Another structurally unique Bel Meade home is the John Seagle house at 507 East Hathaway,
currently owned by Ms. Cheryl Abel. The Seagles built their home around a 21-foot square
greenhouse and can be opened into it. The roof is fiberglass and the sides are made from plastic
screens. A small pond, statuary from San Miguel and Mexican furniture were used in the original
room. The home was designed by Milton Ryan and completely remodeled by the Biggs, former
owners.
Colonel Robert Hallock, a West Pointer from the class of 1923, built an unusually retrospective house
at 112 West Brandon Drive. Architectural embellishments for the house came from the Tobin Hill
home of Mrs. Hallock's family. Mrs. Hallock, the former Lillie Kenney, was the daughter of Dr. John
Kenney, who had a sanatorium on Ogden & Poplar. The Kenney home and sanatorium were
demolished in the early sixties. While constructing her new home, Mrs. Hallock used the doorway,
columns, and pieces of etched glass, as well as the palm trees from the demolished home. Leo
Dielmann was the architect for the couple's home. Mrs. Hallock was attracted to Bel Meade because
she could vote in the city elections. She was particularly attached to San Antonio. In addition to her
Tobin Hill ties, one of her ancestors, William Vance, had a home on the present site of the St. Anthony
Hotel.
The Bel Meade development is now more than sixty years old, but it is one of the first housing areas to
be innovative in design and construction of homes for the handicapped. The home at 219 Medford
Drive was designed and built for James Pearson, a paraplegic, one of the original 'Rambling Wrecks'
of international fame. Because Mr. Pearson was confined to a wheel chair, all doors in the house
were at least three feet wide. The bathroom was designed with 'no-barrier' shower stall, a trapeze and
a whirlpool. The home was later sold to Mr. & Mrs. Russell Winchester, extensively remodeled, and is
now owned by Patrick & Pamela Kennedy.
The Bel Meade residential area is particularly popular with retired military families. General Thomas
Handy, who commanded the Fourth Army from 1947 until 1949, lived at 122 East Brandon. The home
of Major General Elbert DeCoursey was at 114 West Brandon, and he is the only person who has
commanded all three of the Army Medical Schools. He retired in 1959 and moved to this home and
built an indoor pool, which he and his wife, Esther, enjoyed until they sold their home and moved to
the Army Residence Community.
Major General and Mrs. Laurence Potter, both now deceased, lived at 430 East Hathaway. Prior to his
retirement in 1969, General Potter was commander of Brooke Army Medical Center. This is now the
home of their daughter & her husband, Colonel and Mrs. Tom Kistler (Army Retied). Also, at 219 West
Hathaway lived Brigadier General and Mrs. Robert Blanchard, who was the head of the Military
Assistance Group on Tai Pei for two years, and often met with Chiang Kai Shek.
Before he retired in 1972, Brigadier General Pearson Brown who lived at 107 Wyanoke Drive, was
commander of Brooke Army Medical Center's Dental Academy. General and Mrs. Robert Lindberg
lived at 115 Wyanoke Drive. After his retirement, Colonel Lindberg was asked to stay on as the Chief
of Microbiological Research at Brooke General Hospital's Institute for Surgical Research. Colonel
Lindberg, now deceased, was well known for his research of the sulfa burn cream. General Handy's
home was the Bel Meade Jubilee Home in approximately 1950. It was a promotional model home
presented by Ed Steves & Sons, and furnished by Joskes. It was the first model home in San Antonio
and was the latest in home design and decoration in this area at this time. It is interesting to note that
O'Neil Ford, in the early part of his architectural career, designed several homes in Bel Meade, and he
later achieved national accolades for his design work with Syracuse University in New York, and later
Trinity University.
Along with the original development of Bel Meade, apartments were built on Harry Wurzbach just
outside the Fort Sam Houston gates. Many were rented to military personnel and were very attractive
and well maintained until they were sold in the 1970's. In 1986 the old apartments were leveled and
sold to USAA. A beautiful, upscale retirement condominium complex, The USAA Towers was built.
Many Bel Meade residents attended the grand opening in October 1988.
The present site of the Regency Apartments housed a run-down motel of dubious character. In the
1950's the hotel was raised and the apartments were built, along with a small Bel Meade shopping
area.
A history of Bel Meade would not be complete without the inclusion of a very important event, which
occurred in 1957 in the living room of Kathleen Payne. There the idea of the Bel Meade Garden Club
was developed. Every group, every organization must have its 'guiding light' and none shone brighter
or was guided with a stronger hand than Estelle Kirby. It was in her home that the very first general
meeting was held, May 28, 1957. Mrs. Kirby presented a temporary set of by-laws that had been
compiled by an appointed committee prior to the meeting. The following officers were elected as our
very first slate of officers: Mrs. Harry Kirby, President; Mrs. Charles Tedford, 1st Vice President; Mrs.
Gene Sommerhouser, 2nd Vice President; Mrs. Anthony Speier. 3rd Vice President; Mrs. Edward
Steves, Recording Secretary; Mrs. J.T. McCarty, Corresponding Secretary and Mrs. Edwin Butler,
Treasurer.
In the following years, Bobby Steves proposed one of our major projects, that of planting a mimosa
tree in every yard.....a very symbolic, living tribute to Bobby. She also worked with Gee-Gee Steves in
preparation of blue prints for planting and entrance designs for Bel Meade and suggested planting the
Bel Meade parks. Kathleen Payne was the project chairperson and had to organize the transportation
of water to the parks to keep the plants alive, due to years of drought.
Two very important functions are scheduled each year for the Bel Meade residents. These are the
Annual Meeting and dinner for election of officers in May and the Annual Fall Picnic. The picnic was
started by early residents, and each family would bring a blanket and a picnic supper for their family,
and would sit on the grass visiting and sharing with their neighbors.
Gene Sommerhouser, a Vice President of Lone Star Brewery, would bring out cases of beer, iced
down, and Ernest Broggi would bring cases of soft drinks and also furnished the music. This was the
delightful community spirit under which the children of Bel Meade grew up. Both the picnic and Annual
Meeting and dinner have continued on a yearly basis, and have contributed much to the friendliness of
the area. The social solidarity and cohesive nature of the area is remarkable, and it is a tribute to the
friendliness and deep neighborly concern of the residents of Bel Meade that continues to make this
truly a 'Camelot.'
Prepared by Mrs. William A. (Grace) Bailey as a compilation from "The Story of Bel Meade" by Virginia
Stephenson in 1980-1981
North San Antonio Times issues of May 1975, written by Bonnie Sue Jacobs
Bel Meade Times issues published in 1949-1951
Personal Research by Grace E Bailey, 1989
The Bel Meade neighborhood between Terrill Hills and Fort Sam
Houston was once the estate of George W. Brackenridge. Before
the property was sold in 1945 to Albert The Bel Meade
neighborhood between Terrill Hills and Fort Sam Houston was
once the estate of George W. Brackenridge. Before the property
was sold in 1945 to Albert Steves, Jr. for development, it contained
the Brackenridge home, Fernridge.
The Brackenridges, of course, are long dead and the wrecker's
hammer leveled Fernridge after Albert Steves, Jr. bought the
property in 1945 for development purposes. The house stood at
the spot that is now 122 Brandon Drive, here Albert Steves III and
his wife built their home, and is now owned by Richard and Sandy
Hogan.
Houston was once the estate of George W. Brackenridge. Before
the property was sold in 1945 to Albert The Bel Meade
neighborhood between Terrill Hills and Fort Sam Houston was
once the estate of George W. Brackenridge. Before the property
was sold in 1945 to Albert Steves, Jr. for development, it contained
the Brackenridge home, Fernridge.
The Brackenridges, of course, are long dead and the wrecker's
hammer leveled Fernridge after Albert Steves, Jr. bought the
property in 1945 for development purposes. The house stood at
the spot that is now 122 Brandon Drive, here Albert Steves III and
his wife built their home, and is now owned by Richard and Sandy
Hogan.
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