Killeen Citywide Historic Resources Windshield Survey

Hicks and Company

Introduction: "In February of 2013 the City of Killeen, Texas, contracted with Hicks & Company, an Austin‐based planning consultant, to conduct a windshield survey of the historic‐age neighborhoods of Killeen. The purpose of the survey is to identify and document potential historic districts in the city. The historic context and physical documentation contained in this report will aid in setting preservation priorities, enable the city to spread its efforts across its diverse communities and resource types, and allow for the possibility of pursuing a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) district designation for high priority neighborhoods. This survey was funded through a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant from the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to the City of Killeen CLG. Hicks & Company historians conducted field visits and archival research to compile a broad overview of the city’s historic resource areas. Tasks completed during the survey processes included background research and mapping, delineation of the survey area (to encompass development to the early 1970s), two field visits, archival research, developing a historic context, applying the National Register of Historic Places evaluation criteria to identified neighborhoods, and report writing. Of the five neighborhoods identified for additional survey and research, all are residential neighborhoods dating to the post World War II (WWII) period in Killeen. While a few of the neighborhoods appear to meet the minimum criteria for NRHP listing, the strongest potential district is Marlboro Heights." Funding was provided in part by a 2012 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Killeen (project number TX-12-022) administered by the Texas State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 48-12-41950) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Killeen, Texas is a Certified Local Government.

Killeen Citywide Historic Resources Windshield Survey

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