SEABROOK, TX—While the town celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011, historic records date back to 1832 when Ritson Morris obtained a league of land from the Mexican government. A portion of the land was purchased by Seabrook W. Sydnor in 1895 and a plat was filed with the Harris County courthouse the following year.
In March 1903, the Seabrook Company of Houston filed a revised layout of the proposed Seabrook town site. Some years later in 1961, local leaders had the city incorporated.
In 1964, a bridge was built between Kemah and Seabrook, plus State Highway 146 was established as a four-lane highway. The bridge and highway allowed easy access to Seabrook along Galveston Bay and the small town began to grow considerably.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
