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If
the history of a city is the history of the people who called it home, this
town's got more history than the Smithsonian. Harry James? Arguably
the greatest swing trumpet player and Big Band Leader of all time. Babe Dedrickson?
Champion women's athlete pre-WWII. Seemed to win everything in every sport. Already mentioned country star George Jones. They all called it home. And
then there's good ol' Millard. Millard?
Henry Millard. He came from New Orleans. Bought 50 acres of cow land. On the
Neches River. And in short, he named that spot of land Beaumont, after
his wife. Because she wanted to call it home. And there ya go. Home is History.
The Early years here? Farmers and cattle ranchers mainly. Thanks to it's riverport
locale, it gained steam as a trading hub for lumber and rice. First commercial
Rice Mill in Texas landed here in 1892. Then the Lucas Gusher blew sky high
in 1901. Black gold, Texas tea. Just south of town at the salt dome. And oil,
like the gold rush before it out west, changed everything. Days later, the
Giants were born. Gulf. Texaco. Mobil. Turning out barrels of oil eight days
a week. Dominating world oil production. Fast forward a hundred years. Revitalized
central business district. Increased refinery and chemical plant construction.
More government jobs. Expanding Service sector. And here we are, smack dab
between Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana on Interstate 10. Twenty-five
miles up from the Gulf of Mexico. A quarter million people living here in
Beaumont. All calling it home.
We are very familiar with
Beaumont, Port Arthur and all of the Golden Triangle.
After all, we got our start in
temporary housing in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana!
Corporate Housing, Inc. has provided short and long-term housing in the Beaumont, Port Arthur area for over 15 years! We provide a pleasant, affordable alternative to what can be a grueling and costly extended hotel stay.
To locate temporary, furnished housing in Beaumont/Port Arthur, and all of Southeast Texas, call a Corporate Housing leasing agent. Simply tell us if you want a 1, 2 or 3 bedroom furnished apartment as well as your Southeast Texas city preference. Our agents understand the needs of those looking for short-term, temporary housing! And, because we know enough about Southeast Texas to suspect that your short-term visit may turn into an extended stay we go all-out to offer the services needed at all price levels.
As a pet-friendly company, we will work with you to locate a pet friendly apartment or apartment complex. Bi-monthly, or monthly housekeeping is available and we offer a single, monthly invoice. Read more at “how we work.”
We are long-time members of the Beaumont Texas Chamber of Commerce and the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce and hold membership in the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) and Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).