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Cypress, TX Area Guide

Cypress is an unincorporated area located in Harris County, Texas inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. Located along U.S. Route 290, also known as the Northwest Freeway, Cypress is twenty miles northwest of Downtown Houston. The area is primarily made up of large scale residential and commercial development from the 1990’s and 2000’s. This commercial development largely transformed the area from rural into one of Houston’s largest suburban communities.

Cypress TX History
The following information on Cypress’s history has been directly sourced from: http://www.cyfairchamber.com/visitors/index.html. To find out more, please click on the link.

Rumor has it that there's a fortune buried in Cypress. The story goes that Mexicans heading home from East Texas were carrying a lot of wealth with them when attacked by Indians somewhere along Cypress Creek in the early 1830s. With nothing better to do than defend themselves, they decided to use their spare time to dig a hole and put their Treasure in it. Whether any of the Mexicans survived or not, the tale concludes that the money's still in the ground. To this day, optimists continue the search. (A favorite locale is where the Southern Pacific's railroad tracks cross Cypress Creek, just south of the community.)

But even those who aren't dreamers have found something to treasure: the quality of life in Cypress. Since the 1840s, this rural community has attracted settlers. True, it never lived up to the name Cypress "City," which later boosters called it. The more realistic folks called it "Cypress Top," even after the Houston — Texas Central Railway line reached the town in 1856. The earliest families in the area included the Zahns, the Bahrs, the Quades, Krahns, and Matzkes. They shared a post office with the Spring Creek settlement of Rosehill. Mail reached them by train. (Tomball, closer in to Houston, had to settle for delivery by horseback.) The immigrants were industrious, and the area soon had the usual commercial establishments: a corn-cracking mill, a cotton gin and a sawmill.

Cypress, as with other places along the Gulf Coast, benefited from the turn-of-the-century oil boom. However, with Cypress the drilling took an unusual turn . . . A crew looking for oil discovered a hot artesian well. Soon there was a "Houston Hot Well Sanitarium and Hotel" near the spot. City folks came up on the train from Houston to soak themselves in mineral baths. Huge concrete basins held the waters. Today the hotel is gone, and the site occupied by a shooting range; but the concrete basins remain.

Later, the good life became even livelier, with the construction of a dance hall-made of iron-on Huffmeister Road. A more mundane (but longer-lasting) building was the Juergen's General Store, dating from 1898. Like the concrete basins at the mineral spring, this two-story structure is still present. However, unlike the basins, it's still used for its original purpose. The Kitzmann family also had a general store in Cypress, but later moved on to other endeavors: John A. Kitzmann, a repair shop for Fords in 1920, and followed this up with a Chevrolet facility in 1927, selling cars as well as servicing them.

Today Cypress sits alongside Hempstead Road, but the community was originally located north of where it is now. Despite nearly 150 years of changes, Cypress preserves an awareness of its heritage-and an awareness of its continuing charm in the modern world.

Cypress Parks & Recreation
The following list of parks and recreations has been directly sourced from: http://www.hcp4.net/parks/dyess/index.htm. To learn more about the individual items listed below, please follow the links provided under the park or recreation’s name.

Dyess Park
http://www.hcp4.net/parks/dyess/index.htm
Dyess Park is a 113-acre facility with eight lighted softball fields, six lighted soccer fields, 19 unlighted soccer fields (two are pre-k fields), two playgrounds, two pavilions, four rest room facilities, six lighted parking lots, and a concession/rest room/pavilion.

Fritsche Park
http://www.hcp4.net/parks/fritsche/index.htm
Fritsche Park is a 91-acre primitive nature area open by reservation only and used by area scouts for overnight camping and orienteering courses.

Little Cypress Creek Preserve
http://www.hcp4.net/parks/lccp/index.htm
Little Cypress Creek Preserve (LCCP) is a 58-acre undeveloped park site with a series of 10 man-made shallow ponds that are designed to mature into a vibrant, functioning wetland. Future plans for the preserve include developing it into an educational and recreational nature area.

Cypress TX Attractions
The following list of attractions has been directly sourced from: http://www.familyfunhouston.com/cypress_local_events.html. To learn more about the individual items listed below, please follow the links provided under the attraction’s name.

Tin Hall
http://www.tinhall.com
Situated in 40 acres of wooded land in Cypress just north of Houston, Tin Hall is a 24,000 square foot facility. A 4.400 square foot dance floor is the focal point of the two-level building which accommodates up to 1,200 guests.In close proximity to lodging sites, Tin Hall is an ideal location for both out-f-town and local guests.

Berry Center
http://www.berrycenter.net
Richard E. Berry Education Support Center is a new state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility located in the Houston suburb of Cypress, Harris County, Texas. The facility features an 11,000 seat outdoor stadium, an 8,328 seat arena, a 16,100 square foot conference center and a 456 theatre and all the amenities to make it a point of pride for everyone in Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. In addition to being the home field for all 8 district high schools in the district, this facility also hosts the district UIL and community competitions, exhibition, concerts, meetings, banquets and a number of other exciting quality attractions.

Northwest Forest Conference Center
http://www.northwestforest.com
Settled on 80 gorgeous rural acres in Cypress, Texas, Northwest Forest Conference Center provides a unique balance of rustic charm, natural beauty and first-class amenities. Our one-of-a-kind facilities and stunning scenery make for the perfect location to blend business with relaxation, or for hosting your special private function.

Golf
http://www.cyfairchamber.com/visitors/quality.html
Golfing is one of the most popular activities in the area. In addition to the three public golf courses at Bear Creek Golf World, a number of other public and private country clubs have been established. Public courses include BlackHorse Golf Club, Cypress Lakes Golf Club, Gleannloch Farms Golf Club, Houston Oaks Golf & Country Club, Jersey Meadow Golf Course, Longwood Golf Club and Treeline Golf Club. Private courses include Raveneaux Country Club, Hearthstone Country Club, Champions Golf Club and Pine Forest Country Club.

For more information on Cypress visit the Chamber of Commerce website by clicking here
http://www.cyfairchamber.com