Knollwood Village is a subdivision inHouston,Texas. It is managed by the Knollwood Village Civic Club (KVCC), which governs Knollwood Village sections 1-10 andBraes Terrace II.
Knollwood Village is built on the former site of theMain Street Airport. Flori Meeks of theHouston Chronicle stated that the airport had been built at least by the 1930s.[1] According to David Fitts, who once served as the president of the KVCC, the first houses were built between 1951 and 1953.[1] The airport closed in 1952. Heather Saucier of theHouston Chronicle wrote that in the community, the rumor was that it was named after aknoll "because the area rarely flooded."[2] Knollwood Village predates the610 Loop and theHouston Astrodome. According to Meeks, at that time Knollwood Village, "was in what was considered the outer boundaries of Houston."[1]
By 2013 many older houses were being torn down and replaced with newer ones larger than the original ones. On Saturday June 15, 2013, the 60th anniersity of the community was celebrated at the Linkwood Park Community Center.
Knollwood Village is inside the610 Loop,[3] in proximity toReliant Park,[4] south of South Braeswood and west of South Main.[1] The community is about 2 miles (3.2 km) away from theTexas Medical Center and 5 miles (8.0 km) away fromDowntown Houston.[3]
The original houses are 1950sranch-style houses.
Residents are assigned to schools in theHouston Independent School District.[5]
Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designatedMartin Luther King Health Center in southeast Houston for ZIP code 77025. The nearest public hospital isBen Taub General Hospital in theTexas Medical Center.[6]
Linkwood Park is in the area.[7] Linkwood Park and Community Center is in Braes Manor Section 1 in Braeswood Place.[8]
Linkwood Park, 3699 Norris, serves residents of Knollwood Village, Linkwood, Braeswood Place and surrounding neighborhoods.
