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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/04/1995 - Regular Minutes - Historic Preservation Committee HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1995 -- 5:15 P.M. CENTRAL PARK CONFERENCE ROOM 1000 KRENEK TAP ROAD HISTORIC COMMITTEE Bill Lancaster, Co- Chairman; Gary Halter; Mary Jane Hirsch; MEMBERS PRESENT: Sharon Menn; Dennis Maloney; Bill Fox, Council Liaison MEMBERS ABSENT: Steven Smith; Deborah Jasek; David Gerling, Special Facilities Superintendent STAFF PRESENT: Pamela Einkauf, Senior Secretary I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:21 p.m. by Bill Lancaster, Co- Chairman, in Joan Lamkin's absence. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Bill asked if there were any changes or corrections to be made to the minutes. There were none. The minutes were approved as written. 3. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Bill asked if Joan talked to all subcommittee chairpersons to let them know which committees they'd been assigned to. Pam stated that Joan had talked everyone and all the positions had been accepted. Pam said Joan had wanted the HPC to be aware that these subcommittees had been set up with chairpersons assigned, and what the main goal of each subcommittee was. Bill asked the chairperson of each subcommittee if they had anything to report: Historical Tourism: Mary Jane invited anyone from the HPC who would like to be on the Historical Tourism subcommittee to join. She informed the members that Joan was also on the subcommittee and that it was open to people outside the HPC. Sharon asked Mary Jane to explain what the subcommittee would be doing. Mary Jane stated that that was something that needed to be decided, and suggested that the HPC brainstorm and come up with some ideas of sites that could be included on a historical tour. Gary stated that the HPC had worked with the Brazos Heritage Society to put together a brochure a few years earlier which was a historic tour of Brazos County. He felt anything that was done should be coordinated with them. Sharon asked if they were the ones who put on the Tour of Homes, and Gary said yes. Bill L. stated that the Tour of Homes had a cycle of showing homes in Bryan two years in a row, and then one year in College Station. He commented that it was manned by mostly Bryan residents and felt that College Station needed to be more assertive if it wanted to get more involved. Gary said the City of Bryan didn't have a Historic Committee as part of its city government, and that the Brazos Heritage Society which was intended to be a county -wide organization had made great efforts to try and get College Station residents involved. Mary Jane asked if the HPC felt there was a need for a brochure for a College Station historical tour, and if they thought tourists coming in to see the Bush Library would use it. Gary stated that the Historic Preservation Committee Page 2 brochure which had been done jointly, probably needed to be updated. He told Mary Jane that there was also a brochure on College Station's Historical Houses. Pam stated that Joan had updated that brochure before she left to go to Big Bend. Mary Jane said she knew about the brochure. Gary said it was possible that the brochure could be expanded to include other non -home type historical buildings. Mary Jane asked what the HPC thought of a historical bicycle tour. It was commented that a tourist probably wouldn't be able to take advantage of that type of tour unless they had a bicycle with them. Mary Jane asked what there was of a historical nature in College Station for a tourist to see. Gary said that other than the homes and the A &M campus, there really wasn't anything else, but stated that there were a lot of old East Texas towns whose tours were principally of old homes. Bill L. said he definitely would like to see something done. Sharon commented that perhaps by the time the Bush Library was complete and the depot built, the HPC could come up with some ideas for a tour. Oral History: Bill Lancaster stated that the third Memory Lane recording session had been held the week before on the Eastgate /College Hills area, and that it had gone very well. He stated that there were about nine interview groups and 30 people involved, with audio as well as video recordings taken. He explained that there was a moderator for each group who helped stimulate conversation among those being interviewed. Mary Jane said she had been involved and it was great. Bill L. told the members that all the interviews gathered would be transcribed. Bill L. stated that there were a total of about 12 or 13 Memory Lanes that would be done. Some of the other interviews would be involving faculty people; one was called Old Timers; and one would be done on Campus Kids. Bill L. commented that one of the most important parts of the project would be to get a writer who could weave all the information into an interesting, readable format once the interviews were complete. He commented that Larry Watson was doing the same thing for the First Baptist Church of College Station. He said Mr. Watson was doing a great deal of research and work -- over and above just the oral history gathering -- looking at church records and state records, etc. Bill L. said he'd like someone devote the same amount of time and attention to the Memory Lanes Oral History. Bill L. said one approach might be to pick up where Deborah Balliew left off in her well- documented "College Station Texas 1938/1988": Gary stated that she had done some oral interviews for her book which were in the A &M Archives. Bill Fox asked if the land where A &M was located was originally state owned property. Gary told him that it was originally a land grant from Mexico, with the campus proper being about a league. The land was later donated by private landowners in Bryan specifically for the purpose of getting the A &M College here. Gary stated that there are about five leagues of land which make up what is now College Station and if you impose the old league lines over a current map, it was interesting to note how many major streets followed those original league lines. Research: Gary stated that he was about out of ideas for future state markers. He said that it was possible that everything that would qualify had already been marked. He said there had been a few things researched which the Committee had later found out didn't qualify because they weren't old enough -- like Easterwood Airport. He said those would qualify at some time, but perhaps the HPC should concentrate on getting businesses to apply for and display the city marker. He stated that he'd talked to Mr. Loupot several times about trying to get him to do something about putting a city marker on the Northgate bookstore, and that there were other buildings as well in Northgate which would qualify. Bill L. suggested Holik's Boot Shop. Gary commented that Holik's might qualify for a state subject marker since it had been there so long. He said there were a lot of things on campus that qualified for state markers but while Robert Smith was with A &M he had been opposed to putting state markers on campus because he wouldn't have had any control over it -- the state Historic Preservation Committee Page 3 would. Gary commented that the atmosphere about markers on campus may have changed since Robert Smith was gone, but he knew of one idea in particular which had all the documentation done for it. It was for the first radio broadcast of a football game from Bolton Hall on campus where the transmitter was. The University of Texas students had a receiver set up to receive the game. At the time, the HPC had wanted the University of Texas to put up a marker on their end, with one being put up at Bolton Hall. The Texas Historical Commission had been excited about the idea because it would have been the first time that there would have been markers set up in two cities for a specific event. The HPC had hoped to set it up to have the dedication on the anniversary of the 100th game between A &M and the University of Texas, which was a year or two ago. Robert Smith however, had said that it wasn't a significant historical event. Mary Jane asked Gary if he knew the date of that first broadcast. He said it took place in 1921, and Charles Schultz who'd done all the research on the event had all the documentation. Gary said there had been some question as to whether the broadcast had been the first in the nation. He said if it wasn't then perhaps the marker could read "the first in the south" or "in the state ". Photo Document: Sharon said the idea was for the subcommittee to try and see locations that needed to be photographed and documented. She stated that she needed some guidelines as to what would be of interest to the HPC. Bill L. said that the entire HPC needed to be conscious of the need to pick up photographs whenever and wherever possible. He said that in Quick as a Flash on Dominik Drive, there was a 1955 aerial photo with a man's name on it and it says that if anyone wanted photos from 1955 on, to give him a call. Bill L. stated that the HPC certainly needed to get a set of the aerial photos this man has. He added that Bill Hensel had brought an aerial photo to one of the earlier oral history sessions which had been taken on Thanksgiving Day, 1929. Gary suggested that Sharon check with Elrey Ash in the City's Development Services Department because the City had a collection of aerial photos dating back to the 1930's. He also said that there had been a lot of true aerial photos taken of the entire United States as a part of a WPA project back in the 1930's. Sharon asked if the HPC wanted to ask for copies of photos from all sources possible, and then add to it. Bill L. said yes, he'd like to do that, but he didn't know if it was practical. Gary said there were a lot of photos in the Archives in the A &M Library on campus. Bill L. asked if Steve Smith was still on the HPC, and if so, he worked in the Archives and could help Sharon out. Gary said the Archives charged for copies of photos made and that the HPC would need funds to pay for those. Dennis asked if there was going to be a theme, like certain years, certain holidays, or to show transition. Bill L. said that needed to be decided. Dennis stated that if the HPC just started collecting any and all photos, it could get expensive. Bill L. said he hoped that a lot of photos would be donated. Bill L. said he thought Joan's idea was to keep up with the changes that were going on at the current time. Dennis asked if the HPC would be taking the photographs, and Sharon said that at one of the earlier meetings someone had commented that the Parks Department had someone who took a lot of photos for different events. Gary said the Parks Department had a good collection of park related photos. Pam commented that there were some interesting photos of Central Park and Southwood Athletic Park as they were being developed. Bill L. said that one of the members of the Arnold family had owned the land where Central Park was located and that the family home had been located there. He commented that the Arnold family probably had some photos it would share and that Mary McCullough - Mrs. Charles McCullough - in Bryan was an Arnold. He told Sharon he could get her a phone number for Mrs. McCullough. Education: Deborah Jasek was gone so there was no report on education. 4. REPORT ON EASTGATE ORAL HISTORY: Bill commented that he'd reported on this earlier in the meeting. Historic Preservation Committee Page 4 5. VIEW VIDEO OF LAST AMTRAK TRAIN RIDE: The HPC viewed the video of the last AMTRAK train ride filmed and donated by Tex Owens. After viewing the video Gary commented that he'd heard that Hub Kennady wanted to put the reconstruction of the 1883 depot in Northgate. He stated that unless the depot could be placed where Cafe Eccel was, or somewhere close to the railroad, then it was a bad idea. Bill L. stated that the HPC had discussed that at the last meeting. Bill F. said he'd talked to Hub Kennady, and Mr. Kennady told Bill that putting the depot at Northgate was an option only if there was no place else to put it. Gary stated the University's hang -up with the depot was the maintenance endowment. He felt that in the long run it would probably be cheaper for the City to contribute the money for the maintenance, than it would be to build the depot in Northgate and have to maintain it. Bill F. said his understanding was that the University couldn't agree on a location. Dennis asked who owned the land where the AMTRAK station was located and how much the City was leasing it for. Bill F. said he couldn't remember, but the Council had just discussed the station at one of the last two council meetings. The name of the owner of the property and the amount of the lease would be stated in the minutes. Bill F. stated that the owner had even agreed to cut the rental on the land in half, but the Council voted not to renew the lease. Dennis said he felt it would be better to put the 1883 depot at the AMTRAK station location than it would be to put it in Northgate or near Cafe Eccel because it would be lost. Gary said the site of the AMTRAK station was not a very visible site because it wasn't on a corner. Dennis asked if Mrs. Pugh still owned that property. Gary stated that she hadn't owned it for years and that she'd sold it to the Arnolds when the Arnold Lumber Company was there, and that was gone now. Gary felt the depot should go on the corner of George Bush and Welborn -- it would make it very visible. Gary said that if the University site came about it would be largely a pedestrian site. 6. OTHER COMMITTEE CONCERNS: Dennis commented that when the HPC had discussed Southside signage, banners had been mentioned. He said he'd been to Caldwell and had seen the banners they have up. He said they were very simple and made out of nylon. He had an idea that if banners were used in Southside they could read something like "College Station Historical District" with an imprint of the depot instead of the City of College Station logo. Or it could just read "College Station; with the depot on it. He felt that the banners were something a silk screening place could do, and asked if the City had given a tax break incentive to CC Creations. Gary said it had, and Dennis said it would be nice if CC Creations could donate some banners to the City. Gary said the Community Appearance Committee was working on a plan for city banners, but he wasn't sure what stage they were at. Gary mentioned that he'd written a letter and sent some information to the City Council a few years earlier, asking them to consider light pollution when they redid street lights. He said if historic lights were chosen for Southside, there were some that would do better as far as Tight pollution, and suggested putting the lights on the ground instead of in the air. Dennis said that a lot of trees were having to have the tops cut off to accommodate Tight fixtures, and the Tight still had to filter down through the leaves. Gary stated that electricity could actually be saved by using down - fitting lights. The members discussed possibly using plastic globes as opposed to glass to help cut down on vandalism. Pam stated that there were handouts at each member's place which showed examples of different Tight fixtures. She told the members that Kathryn Anthony with the City's Public Services Department had sent over the information showing different types of street signs and that her department was working up some ideas for the HPC as far as what types of signs might work best with price information. Ms. Anthony would be in touch with David Gerling when they had something worked up. Pam said that Ms. Anthony had an employee who would be in Dallas at the end of the month, and pictures would be taken of some of the period lighting in the West End District. Bill F. asked if there were some old photos available that might show the period lighting that was in Southside at one time. 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Texas traditionally has been a rural state, dominated by agriculture and ranching. Since the time of the Second World War, however, a great shift to urban living has dramatically transformed the character of the Texas landscape. Unlike many "We are losing the visual remnants of our agricultural heritage in modern farms, Texas," said Terri Meyers, a historian with Hardy -Heck -Moore this Westphalian consultants of Austin. farmstead retains Small, self- contained family farms have almost totally disappeared; its historic and they are being subdivided for development or replaced by industrial natural landscape farms where the land is plowed level, right up to the road. Plots of virgin features such as prairie are obliterated, stands of trees near stock ponds are removed fence posts, build - because they consume water, and historic structures are demolished. All lags, trees, and these measures are focused on one overriding objective — to squeeze the grasses. maximum production from the land. In addition, the infrastructure of modern living, including gigantic power lines, paved roads, billboards, (See Rural landscapes, page 4) Page 2 The Medallion x,: 4. M odest Man = - ry - r: ' '' '' ' .. • Outstandin ' w , ...,,,' �. _. , ,... ,,,,, ''3/4 k *ii.4-44 • Achievements � ,...,.. ,, . ; . _ .„.. , ........ Former State One day State Archeologist Robert J. Mallouf received an anonymous Archeologist phone call from a man who insisted that he knew the burial site in Texas of Robert J. Mallouf Jesus Christ. He said he would gladly supply the site information for a mere records a $25,000 fee. The caller spoke with utmost seriousness. pithouse at the In his more than 12 years as the Texas Historical Commission's State Polvo site in Archeologist, hardly a week went by that Mallouf did not receive emotional calls from those who claimed to have made earth - shaking discoveries. Many Presidio County. Mallouf has of the finds turned out to be natural phenomena. On one occasion, a man demanded that Mallouf immediately come out to a site to investigate what he accepted a new claimed to be an arrowhead 12 feet long and eight feet wide at the bottom of a position in Alpine creek. How did he respond to such urgent inquiries? after 25 years "Politely," Mallouf said. with the THC. Happily, there also were many instances in which calls from landowners ultimately provided scientifically rewarding information. In the early 1990s, for example, Horace Rivers discovered a very old archeological site on his property in Hemphill County in the Panhandle. He called Mallouf to inquire about some artifacts he had found. Mallouf immediately realized it was a very significant site. After winning Rivers' trust, Mallouf persuaded him to allow some test excavations. Mallouf and his staff dropped everything and went to work at the site, which turned out to be a Clovis campsite, one of the few Paleoindian sites of its kind in the country. Other known Clovis sites are bison or mammoth kill sites, rather than places where people camped. The Horace Rivers site is exceptionally significant because it provides important information about people of that time period. Often mistaken by the public as a paleontologist who studies mastodons and other prehistoric fossils or as a geologist who studies rocks and land formations, Mallouf has been many things to many people. However, when Mallouf stepped down from his post in August to become the director of the September /October 1995 Page 3 Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State and laypersons without talking down to them. He University in Alpine, he left no doubts about his can express the process and significance of archeology far - reaching contributions. in an understandable way to the layperson." "Bob is a careful, thoughtful archeologist and a With more than 90 percent of Texas privately good person," said Dr. Dee Ann Story, former direc- owned, and most of the archeological sites on private tor of the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory property, that's important. Landowners generally are at the University of Texas at Austin and Mallouf's initially mistrustful of anyone from state government. master's thesis advisor. But, Mallouf knows how to allay their fears. Former "Bob realizes that archeologists really study THC commissioner and archeology enthusiast people, not just artifacts," said Curtis Tunnell, exec- Harold Courson of Perryton puts it this way: "Bob utive director of the THC. "It takes archeologists a drinks coffee with landowners, spins yarns, and they long time to learn that." trust him." But, adds landowner and avocational In 1970, Tunnell, who was State Archeologist archeologist Kay Hindes, he's honest with them and at the time, hired Mallouf as a field archeologist. they appreciate it. From there Mallouf worked his way up to become In the mid- 1980s, Mallouf persuaded the property Assistant State Archeologist in 1980. In 1983, when owner where the Landergin Mesa National Historic Tunnell became executive director, Bob assumed his Landmark is located in Oldham County to allow the position as State Archeologist. Office of the State Archeologist (OSA) to conduct sci- "Bob is committed to research and expanding the entific investigations of the Pueblo -like site. Prior to knowledge of the past," said THC archeologist Pat Mallouf's research, collectors were heavily active at Mercado - Allinger. Allinger, who has been named the the site and unknowingly destroyed important new State Archeologist, has worked with Mallouf for research information. However, after two seasons of nearly 11 years. excavations by the OSA, and recovery of much site With dozens of professional publications to his data, people began to realize the importance of the credit, Mallouf is one of the most highly respected site, and the looting stopped. professional archeologists in the state. The publica- "After I've worked with a landowner who was tions reflect his fieldwork as principal investigator at first very suspicious of anyone from the state or for some of the most significant sites in Texas, such university, and then to watch him begin to under - as the Cielo site in Presidio County. The people who stand the value of cultural resources on his property, lived at this site between ca. A.D. 1300 and 1700 and begin to do a complete turnaround and even fund were largely unstudied before Mallouf's research. research, to me this is extremely rewarding. It makes "We were making discoveries of a culture pre- me feel like we've accomplished something," viously unknown," said Mallouf. "We were seeing Mallouf said. patterns that would allow us to reconstruct lifeways." Mallouf is a modest, quiet man who is reluctant Soon after Mallouf became State Archeologist, it to say much about himself. The testimony of his col - became obvious to him that his small staff (three leagues and laypersons alike assume that duty. 0 archeologists, including himself) could not adequate- ly monitor the thousands of archeological sites in the The Medallion is published bi- monthly by the Texas Historical vast area of Texas. Mallouf gathered 10 volunteers, Commission. Address correspondence to Managing Editor, The Medallion, P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711 -2276. Portions of the newsletter that are all of them avocational archeologists, from around not copyrighted or reprinted from other sources may be reprinted provided the state, and launched the Texas Archeological proper credit is given. Contributions for the support of this publication are gratefully accepted. For information about alternate formats of this publi- Stewardship Network. Its members help develop cation, contact the THC at 512/475 -4960. good relations with landowners, monitor endangered John Liston Nau, III Chairman sites, distribute publications, and make educational Curtis Tunnell Executive Director presentations to schoolchildren and the public. With O Philip Parisi Managing Editor lI h 1 ^ � Philip Parisi Assistant Editor ; Lin Altm 55 members today, the Stewardship Network, which Graphic Designer Marty Moulthrop Circulation Manager is the first of its kind, has been a model for several Other states. September /October 1995 Vol. 32, No. 9 -10 ISSN 0890 -7595 One of Mallouf's unique attributes is his ability to win the trust of the public. "He's one of the most The Medallion is financed in part by a grant from the National Park Service, U.S. p Department of the Interior. All of the agency's public programs and activities are operated accessible archeologists "said Mercado Allinger. "He free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, or disabili- i ty. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against should write to Office has a way of communicating with landowners, kids, of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Page 4 The Medallion This aerial photo shows a typical farm --- in Westphalia — Texas much i as it was 100 ''''*141. ,' years ago. - : .,7 7 , 4,, , l e. : 4 � ».. ' Gas - . _ -, , ,.. ,... ' _ Rural landscapes. .. (continuedfrompaqe') and other obstructions, break up the visual experience Many of the original farmsteads retain much of of the land. Consequently, uninterrupted views of the their historic integrity, including graveled earth roads, original Texas landscape are rare. corn fields, pasturage, an unplowed plot of prairie, ran - But in a five- square -mile segment of western Falls domly placed hay fields, tree - shaded stock ponds, wind - County lies Westphalia. This rural German Catholic mills, and extensive cotton fields. These elements are community is set in the gently rolling prairie of Central placed harmoniously to keep the natural land forms of Texas about 10 miles northeast of Temple. Although it the region. It is Texas as it used to be. But, its existence does not show up on most maps of Texas, Westphalia, may be precarious, as Westphalians learned recently. with its 500 residents, is a community very much In the early 1990s, residents became alarmed when aware of its identity. Since the 1870s, when the area they learned that the route fora high speed rail project, was first settled by German immigrants, the communi- popularly known as the "Bullet Train," was being ty has managed to retain the traditional attitudes planned to run through the center of their community, toward the land and the ways it is used. dividing farms, as well as the church and school. It In 1879, Christopher Fuchs and his family was one would cut the community in half, severing its ties to f of five German immigrant families that bought 270 tradition and dramatically altering the landscape. acres in Central Texas in what is now Falls County. Residents decided to stop it, and they explored various They came to Texas to escape Germany's persecution of means to d I o so. Catholics at the time. They built a church and a school One of these ways was to nominate local properties at the center of their small village, which they named to the National Register of Historic Places. Prior to Westphalia, after their European home. To keep the news of the Bullet Train, members of the Westphalia community intact, the immigrants established a law Historical Society were concerned primarily with col - prohibiting land within a five -mile radius of the church/ lecting memorabilia about their community to preserve school complex from being sold to anyone but German its history. When the community was threatened, how - Catholics. ever, the scope and urgency of preservation took on a One result is that the farms are still owned by much broader aspect. descendants of the original families, and they have After members of the Westphalia Historical Society maintained them in the traditional way of their ances- contacted the Texas Historical Commission, the tors. The old attitudes toward the land are reflected in agency's staff, together with a team of other preserva- the landscape. Today, the Fuchs property most closely tionists, led a study of the community. The team visit - resembles its original appearance. ed Westphalia to examine individual properties for pos- September /October 1995 Page 5 sible eligibility to the National Register of Historic Register criteria. Rural historic districts include proper - Places. Properties eligible for the National Register are ty that retains much of the evidence of how people somewhat protected from demolition. traditionally used and altered the land over time. As THC staff began to look more closely at the Some time after Westphalians initiated the region, it became apparent that there was more to the National Register nomination process, plans for the area than the existence of numerous individual historic Bullet Train were suspended when financial support properties, according to THC historian Bruce Jensen. unexpectedly fell through. Nevertheless, residents con - Jensen and others soon began to realize how distinctive tinued to pursue historical status for their community, Westphalia really is. They concluded that it could qual- and a unique part of Texas' rural heritage will be ify as a rural historic landscape, under National preserved for future generations. ❑ 1 :11 -1 - LEGISLATURE SAYS YES TO PRESERVATION TRUST FUND __. The Texas Historical the $2.5 million with private funds to reach a goal of Commission and preservationists $10 million. are delighted that the 74th Texas It will be at least a year before grants are awarded. Legislature this year approved a bill appropriating Meanwhile, hundreds of Texas landmarks continue $2.5 million to the THC's Preservation Trust Fund. to be endangered. While lack of money at the local The interest earned from the Trust Fund will be used level is a primary factor, it isn't always the sole to establish a matching grants program for worthy reason a property may be lost. For example, with the architectural and archeological preservation projects. recent announcement of the closing of Kelly Air "This legislative appropriation comes at a critical Force Base in San Antonio, the fate of another of time in Texas preservation," said Stan Graves, direc- Texas' 10 most endangered historic properties is even tor of the Texas Preservation Trust Fund. Many land- more uncertain. Kelly is the site of 16 World War I marks are facing serious maintenance problems. vintage bungalow houses and other support structures Recently, for example, the ceiling of the Val Verde that base officials were considering demolishing. The County Courthouse in Del Rio fell on the district bungalows, which were used to house the highest judge as he sat working at this desk, and citizens are ranking officers, were partially constructed of spare struggling to pay for much needed repairs. The court- aviation parts and crates, and every structure is house is on the THC's 1995 10 most endangered unique. properties list. The grant program is expected to be ready to The THC has identified more than 500 endanger- make awards by the fall of 1996, and a competitive ed historic properties in Texas, including county application process will be developed by then. courthouses and other historic and archeological Updates will appear in future issues of The landmarks. They are falling into ruin or are being Medallion. ❑ destroyed out of neglect, vandalism, and a lack of J knowledge of their significance. Many historic prop- The historic Bungalow colony at Kelly Air Force erties have been lost because no funds were available Base is threatened with demolition. These and to provide a new roof or to stabilize them in some other properties around the state could ultimately way until they could be more fully rehabilitated. benefit from the Texas Preservation Trust Fund. Since the early 1980s, funding for the THC's preservation grant program has been slashed. In . •' 1989, the Texas Legislature established the 1 11 Preservation Trust Fund as an interest - earning 4411.% 4i pool of public and private monies. Although no A. state funds were appropriated to the Fund until this year, its creation allowed the THC to accept 1 — II- donations from various sources, including federal ` "s and state grant appropriations, foundation and corporate grants, and gifts from private individ- uals and estates. The THC plans to supplement �- - �.:� Page $ September /October 1995 F INALLY , S U F F RAGE au Charles B. Metcalfe of San Angelo intr ed the primary suffrage bill in March 1918 it passed in the House by a vote of 84 FOR WOMEN By Cynthia Beeman to 34 and in the Senate by a vote of 18 to 4. Gov. Hobby signed the bill into law, and the (Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles chronicling women of Texas were then faced with a 17- the history of woman suffrage in Texas. The 19th Amendment day deadline to register voters for the July celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.) election. In that short period of time, more The story of the crusade for woman suffrage in Texas during than 386,000 Texas women registered. The the years 1916 to 1920 is an inspiring example of grass roots politi- female voters of Texas overwhelmingly sup - cal organization. ported William P. Hobby in the gubernatorial The Texas Equal Suffrage Association (TESA), led by its race, and were influential in electing the first dynamic president Minnie Fisher Cunningham, was a study in woman to hold statewide elective office in organizational skill and empowerment. The idea was to base the Texas: Annie Webb Blanton as State struggle for women's voting rights in the heart of local Superintendent of Public Instruction. communities, so that people With primary would identify closely with the , the women 06 Amej'it a K1ej'`e suffrage achieved, issue and realize the effect Texas women woman suffrage could have on being aske? t0 oolunteoi aS 6401111e05, were now ready their own lives. // to strive with Leaders of local suffrage mechanics, moseS . . . GOOlzfen, in renewed vigor for societies received training from / / the ultimate goal. the statewide organization on tuJ n, wey`e ask 6 i»'' the (fet . . Led Cunningham such topics as organizational and TESA public - strategy, how to respond to anti - suffrage speakers and literature, ity director Jane Y. McCallum, and with sup - public speaking, and political campaign procedures. With the entry port from Gov. Hobby, U.S. senators Charles of the United States into World War I, patriotic work also became A. Culberson and Morris Sheppard (and even part of the suffragists' mission. Aiming mostly to pitch in and help President Woodrow Wilson, who in a tele- with the war effort, but also hoping to identify the issue of voting gram offered "the confident hope that the rights with patriotic contribution, they sold liberty bonds, grew men of Texas would by very great majority victory gardens, and volunteered for Red Cross work. A 1917 render gallant justice to the women of the National American Woman Suffrage Association poster depicted a state "), Texas suffragists had one last target soldier in uniform looking toward a woman (assumed to be his in site — full voting rights through the ratifi- mother) and saying to Uncle Sam, "She has given me to democra- cation of the 19th Amendment to the United cy give democracy to her." Another leaflet pointed out that the States Constitution. Although still battling women of America were being asked to volunteer to serve as farm- some anti - suffrage voices, they sailed to vic- ers, mechanics, nurses, doctors, and munitions workers. Women, tory on June 28, 1919, when both houses of in turn, were asking for the vote, and the message was that they the Texas Legislature passed resolutions in should receive it. favor of the federal amendment. Texas Members of TESA focused their efforts on the Texas Legisla- became the ninth state (and the first in the ture. Bills that would grant women the right to vote were intro- South) to ratify the 19th Amendment. Other duced in 1915 and 1917. Both times, the bills received a plurality states approved ratification during the of votes in the House of Representatives, but failed to garner the remainder of 1919, and more followed suit in required two- thirds majority, and in both sessions the issue failed 1920, until the fateful day in August when even to come to a vote in the Senate. the Tennessee legislature cast the final affir- The political winds shifted, however, with the impeachment of mative vote to ratify the amendment. With anti - suffrage governor James Ferguson in the summer of 1917. The approval from the required three - fourths of new governor, William P. Hobby, supported the cause of woman the states, the 19th Amendment became law suffrage and worked with TESA on a new tactic: attaining primary on Aug. 26, 1920. suffrage. Since Texas was pretty much a one -party state at that time, the right to vote in primary elections was almost as good as Next: What happened to all those suffragists, the right to vote in general elections. Once primary suffrage was and how did their work in securing the right realized, they reasoned, general suffrage would easily follow. to vote affect their lives? ❑ I September /October 1995 Page 7 ?piesovalion Calen?vt September 15 -17 FORT WORTH — Fifth Annual Antiques Fair at Thistle Hill 16 ALTO — Festival on the Mounds, Caddoan Mounds State Historic Park 16 -17 ATHENS — 1 1 th Annual Athens Antiques A Fair 23 CANYON — American Indian Palo Duro Conference, Palo Duro Canyon State Park 23 McGREGOR — Fourth Annual Frontier Founders Day 23 -24 GRANBURY — Gen. Granbury Civil War Reenactment 24 MADISONVILLE — Historical Marker Dedication for Shiloh Baptist church 30 PANHANDLE — 30th Anniversary Museum Day at Carson County Square House Museum October 4 -7 CHEYENNE, WY — Mountain Plains Museum Association Annual Meeting 6 -8 JONESBORO, TN — National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling Annual Festival 6 -15 LUBBOCK — Park Opening Celebration at Lubbock Lake Landmark State Historical Park 7 ROCKLAND — Historical Marker Dedication for Sturrock Cemetery 7 -8 NEAR ROUND TOP — 23rd Annual Winedale Oktoberfest 11 FORT WORTH — Texas Historical Commission Quarterly Business Meeting 11-14 DENVER, CO — Western History Association Annual Meeting 11-15 FORT WORTH — National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Meeting 13 ROSS COMMUNITY — Historical Marker Dedication for John Silas Edens 13 WECHES — Historical Marker Dedication for Weches Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 13 -17 SAN ANTONIO — Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library's 50th Anniversary Exhibit 14 ANDERSON — Stagecoach Days at Fanthorp Inn State Historic Park 14 ARLINGTON — Quilt Auction 14 EL PASO — Rock Art Tour of Hueco Tanks State Historical Park 21 CLIFTON — Quilt Auction 21 PORT ARTHUR — Historical Marker Dedication for Arthur Edward Stilwell 21 PORT O'CONNER — History Tour, Matagorda Island State Park 21 -22 GRANBURY — Harvest Moon Festival and Historic Light Plant Tour 29- WASHINGTON, DC — Association for Preservation Technology International Annual Meeting Nov. 1 November 2 BEAUMONT — Historic House Museum Conference 3 -5 NACOGDOCHES — Texas Archeological Society Annual Meeting 3 -5 TEMPLE — Holly Day Express NOTE: For more information on times and locations of calendar entries, contact the Publications Dept., THC, P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711 -2276, 512/475 -4960. I Page '8 The Medallion I ( 1 ov. George Bush has appointed six new members A post conference event, open to participants who j to the Texas Historical Commission: Bruce enroll for the entire conference, is scheduled for Aiken, Brownsville Jane Cook Barnhill, Brenham November 11 -12 at the famous Prude Ranch. For con-. Shirley W. Caldwell, Albany F. Lee Lawrence, Tyler ference information, call 512/463 -6092. Carl R. McQueary, Austin and Susan Mead, Dallas. The Quilter's Guild of Dallas, Inc., is accepting They will serve until 2001, except McQueary, who is applications for its ninth annual grant in support pp g pport of the filling an unexpired term that ends in 1997. quilting arts. The grant(s) will total up to $2,000, and Gov. George Bush recently presented the THC's will be awarded in March 1996. The purpose of the 1995 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation to program is to fund projects that have a long -term George and Cynthia Mitchell of The Woodlands for impact on preserving the heritage of quilt making. dedicating almost 20 years to the revitalization and Application deadline is December 1. For information, restoration of The Strand National Historic Landmark send a large self- addressed, stamped enveloped With 55 District in Galveston. The Mitchells have personally cents postage to: Endowment Co c ttee ; committed more than $80 million to the preservation Skinner Dx., Flower; Mound, T 75 s ; : °, : � of 17 Victorian landmarks in the district. The award The University of Texas at- Austin Divi of annually recognizes the highest achievement of an inii- Continuing- Education, currently is offering a new vidual or organization in preserving Texas' prehistoric history course in correspondence studies program. and historic heritage. Developed by Professor Lewis Gould, the course is de- The THC is accepting workshop and session pro - signed to bring the facts and interpretations of Texas posals foritsk1996 annual preservation con- history to a wide audience. For more information about ference, which is scheduled for May 2 -4 in Amarillo. UT's correspondence studies, call 1- 800 - 252 -3461. The theme of the meeting is "Preservation at the The University of Texas at Arlington announces a Crossroads." For more information or a proposal form, special symposium commemorating the 150th anniver- contact the Local History Programs office at 512/463- sary of Texas statehood. Entitled "The Challenge of 5853. Statehood: A Sesquicentennial Symposium on Texas The THC is accepting nominations for its 1995 Annexation," the program is scheduled for October 20- T.R. Fehrenbach Book Award, which seeks to recognize 21. It will feature a variety of sessions, including authors that contribute new insights into the study of "Texas and the World: International Aspects of Texas Texas history and prehistory. Up to three winners will Annexation "Inheriting the Past: Ethnic Aspects of receive $1,000 and a commemorative plaque. For a Texas Annexation and "Living in Early Texas: Social nomination form, contact the THC, Publications Dept., and Cultural Aspects of Texas Annexation." For more P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711 -2276, 512/475 -4960. information, contact Richard V. Francaviglia, Director, The THC and the Texas Downtown Association Center for Southwestern Studies, The University of announce the 13th Annual Downtown Revitalization Texas at Arlington, Box 19497, Arlington, TX 76019, Conference, November 9 -10, in Odessa. The theme is 817/273 -3997. ❑ "The Downtown Difference," and a number of workshops will focus on preserving 20th - century culture and BULK RATE architecture. The keynote speaker for the U.S. POSTAGE PD. conference is Donovan Rypkema, who is AUSTIN, TEXAS affiliated with the National Trust for Texas Historical Commission PERMIT NO. 1938 Historic Preservation in Washington, P.O. Box 12276 D.C. He will address the role of econom Austin, TX 78711 -2276 ics and historic preservation. A pre- conference workshop on November 8 will highlight Odessa's effort to convert the historic Ector Theater into a multi- cultural center. The theater's marquee L ` CD will be officially lit on that day, and par- 2, F " t ticipants will be treated to a 1950s :. s , e '' ` evening of movies, burgers, and sundaes. COL LF7.4 _