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Historic League City home gets new life as a visitor's center, cafe.

There's something about old homes. You can often find centuries-old oak trees in front and lining the street, and every old home seems to have a front porch.

This is what parts of League City's historic district look like. I'm not a League City native, and when I first visited the historic district, I was struck by how many of these homes remain in pristine condition.

That doesn't happen overnight — the city and various community groups have worked to preserve its heritage, and now one of League City's most iconic buildings has been repurposed as a new visitor center.

The League City Visitor Center opened in November in a house that once belonged to the first Railroad Station Master of the Galveston/Houston and Henderson Railroad Company.

Manager Stephanie Polk said it's a way to draw in new visitors, shoppers and residents amid continuing growth while providing a glimpse into the city's past.

It's jarring when a historic place gets demolished or is turned into something like an office building – like my childhood movie theater in Pasadena being turned into a daycare center.

These places seem to lose some of the character you attach to it.

Read more here about how Polk found a way to restore a piece of League City's legacy while still building on its future.

Yvette Orozco, Suburban reporter producer

yvette.orozco@houstonchronicle.com

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