Milroy home Houston, Texas

The Milroy House is not only a fine example of late-Victorian frame architecture, but is also significant

historically as one of the earliest houses in the town of Houston Heights and as the home of one of the men most influential in the development of that area. Built in 1898, the house was home to John Milroy until his death in 1918. Descendants of the Milroy family resided in the house until 1979. It remains the most impressive nineteenth century house on the street, with its original carriage house.
 
John Milroy was very active civically and socially in the development of Houston Heights, and served as mayor from 1899 till 1907. Milroy bought his first land from the Omaha and South Texas Land Company in 1894, thus becoming one of the first five citizens involved in the development of the new municipality know as Houston Heights. He was manager of the company’s Houston Heights Office during the booming years of Heights development until 1917. His expertise in real estate was one of the most important reasons for the successful and rapid growth of the Heights outward from its initial emphasis along Heights Blvd, which also carried a rail line to the suburb.

John Albert Milroy (1862-1918) was my 2nd cousin 4x removed who was originally from the New York branch of the Milroy family. John's grandfather, James Milroy (1774-1847) immigrated to New York from Wigtownshire, Scotland in 1818.