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Rosenberg Texas
Article by Camille Prat
Photography by George Hosek

Spend Time in Rosenberg . . . located in fast growing Fort Bend County,  just 35 miles southwest of Houston, Rosenberg was founded on a site in the original Mexican land grant of early settler Henry Scott, where a small, nameless shipping point existed on the Brazos River. 

The town developed 125 years ago when the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway chose this area as a railroad stop.  In 1881, Count Joseph Telfener, an Italian investor, set up offices in the fledging community to build the New York, Texas & Mexican Railway, which extended to Victoria and was coined the “Macaroni Line” after the Italian immigrants who built the line.

Over the years, our location on main transportation routes – first rail, and then highway, led Rosenberg to be coined “The Hub of the Gulf Coast.”  Today, Rosenberg is experiencing unprecedented growth in commercial and residential development while holding tight to its roots and charm.

 

Stroll the streets of historic Rosenberg, and be immersed in the spirit of a community that has grown from a town with one hotel, a grocery, and a saloon, to a community offering the finest family events, hometown hospitality and a history of cultural diversity.

Rosenberg’s Historic Downtown district offers an eclectic shopping experience in buildings restored to their original grandeur.  Visitors browse a collection of gift boutiques, antique shops, restaurants, and other establishments offering everything from home accessories, collectibles, fine jewelry, and fine handmade furniture, to great casual dining experiences. 

Photo right Good Things Antique Shop

 

The district is home to the 1910 Vogelsang Building, a Texas Historic Landmark, at 1911 Avenue G, and to Another Time Soda Fountain, winner of a 2005 Texas Downtown Association Restoration Award.  The district is also home to Bob’s Tacos, a favorite for specialty tacos, and Hawkins Furniture, maker of fine handmade furniture. 

The Historic Downtown district is the site of the city’s HOT Summer Concerts and the Christmas in Rosenberg festival.  Visitors to the historic district can also watch progress on the restoration of the Cole Liberty Theater, a 1919 vaudeville and movie house.

Photo right Historic Downtown

 

 

BIG on space . . BIG on style, the Rosenberg Civic & Convention Center is close enough to Houston to be a convenient, easy-to-reach meeting place and a quiet retreat from the fast pace making it the ideal spot for meetings and events. Conveniently located on TX-36 a half-mile south of US-59, the Center is West Fort Bend County’s affordable choice for successful corporate and leisure events.

The Center offers 16,000 square feet of well-appointed space for business and social functions accommodating small and large meetings and receptions for up to 600.    The Center, which now is a wireless internet “hotspot”, includes a state-of-the-art projection system, a 5900 square foot ballroom, a boardroom, and multi-media room.

 

City Parks: Rosenberg’s municipal parklands feature a variety of recreational facilities and include pavilions, picnicking, playgrounds, birding, tennis, softball, and other sports.  The city’s largest municipal park, Seabourne Creek Park, is a 164-acre ecologically rich passive park offering bird watching, 700 foot boardwalk through the park’s wetland, hiking and biking trail, 4 acre lake with fishing piers, the R. W. Lindsey Gazebo, parking, and restrooms. 

Located at 3827 Texas 36 south, on-half mile off U.S. 59, the park is open daily dawn to dusk.  Under construction is the new Seabourne Creek Regional Sports Park which will provide three little league baseball fields, one girls softball field, and one multi-use football/soccer field.  Alcoholic beverages and pets are not permitted in the City’s municipal parks.  For information, call (832) 595-3939 or visit www.ci.rosenberg.tx.us. 

 

 

Education: Education is a high priority in Rosenberg as evidenced by the award-winning Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) celebrating 60 years of excellence in education.  LCISD offers the unmistakable advantage of small schools and a “hometown” atmosphere.  Encompassing 345 square miles in the western part of fast growing Fort Bend County, the district offers superior learning opportunities, combining excellent teachers, progressive educational theory and practice, and a state-of-the-art technology plan. 

Area colleges include Wharton County Junior College and the Texas State Technical College.  Universities within driving distance from Rosenberg include the University of Houston, Rice University, Houston Baptist University, Prairie View A&M, and Texas Southern University. 

Fort Bend County Fair: Rosenberg is proud to be the home to the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds and the annual Fort Bend County Fair, one of the largest and most successful county fairs in the state, featuring over 700 livestock exhibits and 4100 competitive exhibits to 200,000 visitors each year. 

The first Fort Bend County Fair was held October 6-8, 1933.  Today, the Fair runs for a total of nine days with plenty of fun for all ages.  Youth education has always been a primary focus of fair activities.

In recent years, the development of a scholarship program has provided deserving Fort Bend County students with scholarships to Texas colleges and universities. Annually, thirty scholarships are awarded to our high school youth.

 

Rosenberg Railroad Museum: Step back in time, as you visit the Rosenberg Railroad Museum, which chronicles the heritage and history of the eight railroads that traversed Fort Bend County.

The museum, a replica of Rosenberg’s original union depot, educates visitors on the growth of the railroad through historical exhibits, including an 1879 Quebec rail car and Tower 17, the last staffed railroad interlocking tower.

Hear the rattle of the rail cars and feel the vibrations of the great locomotives as you transport back to a time when rail was king.  For information, call (281) 633-2846 or visit www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org.

 

Fort Bend County Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens

On the first Saturday of each month, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., you will find master gardener volunteers working in the demonstration gardens.  Take a stroll and visit the 4 acres of demonstration gardens and talk to the volunteers who design and maintain them. 

It’s a great way to learn!  Some of the gardens displayed are a Japanese style garden you can tour and reflect, a water garden with the soothing sounds of flowing water, a cottage garden to remind you of simple times, a butterfly garden to attract colorful insects, and a Texas native garden showing some of the remarkable Texas native plants. 

 

Park in front of the Agriculture Center, located at 1402 Band Road and take one  of the sidewalks back to the area behind the building to find the Master Gardeners.

Summer Jam Car Show

Take a ride out to Rosenberg for this annual event held the first Sunday in June where cars, trucks, motorcycles and antique tractors, classic to current, compete for numerous awards. 

Spend the day and your money at the craft show and food vendor booths.  All proceeds go to the Sons of Legion Scholarship Fund.  Bring your chairs and come have some fun on a hot summer day.  For more information visit the Summer Jam website at www.summerjamcarshow.blogspot.com 

 

Brazos Town Center: A master-planned, 546 acre development, with approximately 3,200 feet of frontage on Highway 59 (NAFTA Highway) in Rosenberg, TX. Brazos Town Center is a “Life Essential Town Center” integrating 100 acres of retail with approximately 620 high-end multi-family units, 150 townhomes, 251 patio homes, 443 single family homes, and a medical/professional office park – all interconnected with parks, trail systems, lakes and fountains.

Brazos Town Center Phase I offers big box retail outlets, such as Target, The Home Depot and Best Buy, which blend in with several smaller retail stores.  Brazos Town Center Phase II offers Conn’s, Academy, Walgreens and J. C. Penney’s.  Also joining these retailers in Phase II will be a 125,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace.  The Marketplace will be the largest Kroger in the state of Texas. 

 

Fort Bend County Fair
Legacy of Yesterday Promise of Tomorrow

Rosenberg is proud to be the home to the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds and the annual Fort Bend County Fair, one of the largest and most successful county fairs in the state, featuring over 700 livestock exhibits and 4100 competitive exhibits to 200,000 visitors each year. 

In recent years, the development of a scholarship program has provided deserving Fort Bend County students with scholarships to Texas colleges and universities. Annually, thirty scholarships are awarded to our high school youth.

 

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