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HomeMy WebLinkAbout400 Fairview AvenueCollege Station Yi4toric 914arkerApplicati011 Revised Dece tuber 2013 APPI.tCANT's NAME: Fred and Shirley Dupriest ADDRF.ss: 400 Fairview Avenue CITY, S'TATH, ZIP: College Station, Texas 77840 PHONE: 979-703-5159 THIS MARKER NOMINATION lti FOR A: A. M STRUCTURE. MARKER dupriestsf@gmaii.com Strurhtre is a Home (Home/Building) If a home, was it formeriv located on campus? No (Yes/No) Address of stl-ttcture: 400 Fairview Ave College Station. Tx Owner's Name, Curr nt Mailing Address, Phone Number & Email address: Fred and Shirley Dupriest 400 Fairview Ave College Station, Tx 77840 ( 979 ) 703-5159 B. © SUBJECTMARKER This nomination is for: Personlintrinsic (Event/Topic/Person/Object) The title, ul this subject Is the proposed marker to he placed on public or private property? private property Address where marker will bei placed: 400 Fairview Ave, placed just to north of front single window facing Fairview. 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We are applying for a plaque designating our home as historically significant. Although we are not from the Bryan/College Station area, we have chosen the Brazos area for our retirement. We purchased our home in May of 2007, excited by its proximity to the campus of Texas A&M University. Planning to redecorate and use as our second home, we came to College Station for weekends, holidays and University events. We fell in love with the area and with our house. The "Southside Neighborhood Planning" project coincided with our retirement and the history of the area came alive. With the help of neighbors, the city staff, and the courthouse personnel we have uncovered the story of our home. Because the Southside area has changed in the short time we have lived here, we hope to preserve what little we can in the "historic" Southside of College Station. We discovered our home, 400 Fairview, was originally one of 6 lots set aside by the Southside Development Corp. to build what would become "affordable housing". College Park was dedicated in 1921, and shortly after, six lots was set aside and contracted to establish affordable housing on the south side of Texas A&M College. The contract was between College Station Housing Department as Southside Development Corp, and Howell Lumber Co. For the sum of $14,600 Howell Lumber was to build 6 houses and 6 garages on lots 1 and 3 of Block 5, lots 1 and 3 of Block 3, lot 5 of Block 11, and lot 8 of Block 12. All six homes were built with some floorplans and supplies, and 5 of the 6 homes remain today. 1 We now refer to this type of construction as "tract homes". According to Wikipedia, "tract housing is a type of housing development in which multiple similar homes are built on a tract of land which is subdivided into individual small lots. Tract housing developments are found in world suburb developments that were modeled on the "Levittown" concept and sometimes encompass large areas of dozens of square miles. Tract housing development makes use of few architectural designs, and labor costs are reduced because workers need to learn the skills and movements of constructing only those designs rather than repeat the learning. In addition, as all homes in the development will be built at the some time, the cost of purchasing and transporting building supplies may be reduced due to economies of scale. This allows builders to offer lower prices, which in turn can make homes affordable to a larger percentage of the population. Early tract homes were often identical, but many tracts since the late 20th century have several designs and other variations in footprint, roof form, and materials, along with options such as garage bays, for a diverse appearance.z More traditional homes were built in the area but these were, for the most part, larger and more expensive housing for tenured professors and administrators of the Texas A&M College. 3 Unfortunately for our investors, the 1929 crash and the ensuing Great Depression coincided with the completion of the houses. Finding a buyer with a 50% down payment; which was the norm at this time, became impossible, and renting the new homes was likely the only alternative. Dorm space was limited and there were few properties off campus. The story of an early "renter" explains how difficult it was to find housing during the late 1920's. Registering for class with no plans for housing, he happens upon an Aggie leaving a rental and is offered a room.4 Ed -1928, 1 didn't know who owned that house. It's a long story. It would take a little time. Lea -Go ahead. Ed- Well, I came early about ten days before school, because I needed to get a job, so I met a lot of people. That's one thing you had to do. You had to meet everybody you saw to get a break, and one man 1 met was named Pearson, and he was working at the Y, putting covers on the billiard tables. This would be Paul B. Pearson, who at age 34 is shown in the 1940 Census of Brazos County as a professor at the Texas A&M College and renting 211 Fairview with wife Emma and daughter Paula. He was at Berkeley, CA in 1935 according to the some census records. Jim- Peterson? Ed- Now, in addition to Pearson, in the month, there in July, there was a barber shop, and then there was a swimming pool. I met Mr. Pearson. O got acquainted with him, and he got acquainted with me. I believe he used a coat hanger. In those days they used boards, belts, brooms, and coat hangers whatever. Anyway, when 1 got ready to register, I didn't have enough money. So when 1 was fooling around there in the basement, Mr. Pearson saw me and said, "Fish Ransom, why aren't you over there registering?" And I said, "Well, I don't have enough money." He said, "How much money does it take?" I said, "I'm notsure, but I think thirty -something dollars." And he reached in his pocket ad pulled out twenty dollar bills. I'm satisfied to this day it was the last money he had in his pocket. And he said, "Fish Ransom, you get your *** over there and register. " And 1 said, "Yes, sir, Mr. Pearson. "So 1 went to register, came back, and 1 had a little money left and I gave it back. And then 1 said, "Now Mr. Pearson 1 don't know where I'm gonna stay." Then he said," I'm a senior and I've got a job. And he went to school first semester. I'm going out there." And he said, "1 live in a house in College Park, my wife and child." He said, "I don't even know who owns the house. People don't want to register and render their houses because then they have to pay taxes on them." He said, "If you want to you can go down there and stay in that house. I'm gonna leave my furniture." So I said," Yl/ take anything." Lea- I didn't know you could live off campus, but you could. Leon- Well, you had to have permission from the Commandant. So I lived in this house in 1928. Now as 1 remember, at that time, 1 only remember three other houses. That's not to say there weren't more, that's just all I remember. One of them is now 204 Fairview. It was a two story white house, and Miss Mildred ? lived there. Now Miss Mildred Portman, 1 knew her very well. And there were two houses on the corner of what is now Fidelity and Fairview. And they faced east... Fairview was the only road going down there. it was a gravel road and there wasn't any Montclair Street to get you there then, but there was a street over there where Fidelity is, and it went down to Wellborn Road, 1 guess what was Highway 6 then. That was the main highway. Lea- Before they built the rest of the town. Records show 400 Fairview deeded to Southside Development Corp until October 5, 1942 when it is sold to Loyle G. Lapham. L.G. Lapham and Wilbur M. Jackson cross paths at The Texas A&M College in the Signal Corps and 400 Fairview is purchased by Jackson on September 9, 1943. Although not remembered for academic excellence, for exceptional research or a warm rapport with his students, he was definitely remembered. Wilbur M. Jackson of San Antonio is shown in the 1940 Census as renting a room from Mrs. Claudia Pladgett, a widow, and her daughter who lived at 209 Fairview Ave. This census also shows he was at this same address on April 1, 1935. He was employed at Texas A&M College in the Math Department and remained in this position until his death in July of 1970. Professor Jackson's health issues explain much of his "peculiar" behavior. He was an insulin- dependent diabetic and during this time period there was a poor understanding of the disease. Pork and beef insulin would have been the only treatment with the side effects that accompanied those products. High blood sugar over only 10 years would affect extremities; feet in particular (the fuzzy house shoes) and low blood sugar could cause unconsciousness and during this time a driver's license would not be issued to diabetics.(the bicycle) This disease may also be the reason he remained a bachelor and was likely his cause of death. A list of the owners that follow Professor Jackson is attached. You can see from the photos that our home has had some changes. In the 1980's the back bedroom was built out seven feet and the ceiling was opened to the roof. We built a one car garage on the back of the lot and recently the back porch was extended to the garage. We now have ample outdoor living space and garage storage. Our home has been leveled, insulated, reinforced, scraped, primed, and painted with our own hands (except where required by permit). If not for the sound construction and excellent heartwood pine materials used by Howell Lumber Company, this house would not still stand essentially unchanged for the last 90 years. Our time on the new porch is spent visiting with neighbors, students, dog walkers and fans of various sports teams who walk near our home daily. The original floor has been safely covered with engineered wood and the interior ship lapped walls have been covered in new sheetrock. There was no landscaping on the original property as you can see in the photo taken in 1929. There are now trees, including a healthy live oak on the north side, hackberry trees on the south and west side of the property and shrubs that are local varieties. This is our retirement home and we have long term plans to maintain our home. We hope a historic marker will preserve this home for another 90 years. THE DALLAS MORNM PEWS Sunday, =, , 70, 1925 (Seatlan Thtea, Poo Five) SOLVE PROBLEM OF HOUSING AT A&M COLLEGF Swampy Land Reclaimed by "Profs" to Erect Fine 'Homes Thereon LIFE THAT'S IDEAL Community Plan Works to the Advantage of Schoolmen By Violet Short The unique little settlement known as College Park Is the happy, culmination of a problem in home-building. The Agricultural and Mechanical Call" of Texas is peculiarly and unfortunately situated in so far as living conditions are concerned There are about a hundred small collages maintained on the campus which are assigned to the heads of depart- ments and a few members of the teaching staff, but these house& are totally inade- quate to take care of the entire faculty of the institution. rurthermore, the majority of them are only five -room frame structures which are much loo small for a large family. Bryan, the nearest town, is rive miles away and the only means of transport- ation is the street car which runs once an hour, and the round trip between Bryan and College Station costs 30 cents. As Bryan is only a small town, there ate few houses to be rented, so the college professor who is not fortunate enough to secure a house on the campus must take an apartment in town and either purchase a'car to carry him to and from hie work or he must pay out a goodly amount each month for car fare. Such were the existing conditions when a group of college professors determined that they would have homes of their awn and yet have the berefits of living in a college community. College Park is in the 'Woods" south of the campus of the A&M College and, although it is yet in its infancy, it is doubtful whether a more attractive group of homes could be found in the State. The main street, which is called Clark Boulevard to honor of the promoter of the idea, resembles from a distance only a beautiful shady road encircling a very blue lake. Proximity, however, brings out the fact that back among the giant trees is a raw of beautiful houses, or rather homes, for each one has that personal touch which distinguishes a home from lust a house. The houses are in a great semi -circle, each one facing the lake and also the road. The shady lawns and the gayly painted rowboats on the water would convince the onlooker that life in such a community would be verypleasant indeed. Because they were built to Itvein, each house ,s individual and rellecls the ideas and taste of its owner. In appearance they are as varied as the Pied Piper's rats. There are great houses set on two lots in order to have plenty of room for the child- ren to romp and play. There are small houses with one side set aside for the family roadster. There is a log house with steam heat and bizarre walls. There are modern bungalows, Old English farm houses, New England cottages. white-calumned Southern Colonists and many that are too original to be classified as to any definite architect- ural style. 4 Although College Bart: has a great dealof natural beauty, it remoired the aid of man to make the .location a habitable place. Five years ago the mite of the little corrunundy was nothing more than a mrestaito-infa8ted swamp, the only pretty feature being the great trees and luxuriant foliage. There was not a road leading through this land because no one cared to go there. to fact, the college orefessors purchased a tract of land that the owner was more than glad to sell, and there were numerous kill-joys who said that oath Ing could evercome from such an investment. But the last fewyears have wrought great changes to that piece ofland. Prof,. F. W. Hensel. of the landscape art department laid out the plant for the tots. Members of fire civil engjneering department aided in surveyling and planning a roadway, The swamp was cleared.. A darn was erected, which held the water .that had been seeping away and a beautiful lake was the. result. A spillway was made to take care of the overflow. Soon afterward in rapid succession the hooses were built. The 6"arictng of the building was done througha co-operotive arrangement, by which the funds were put into what was :known as: the College park Housing Corporation. This was for mutual benefit and not for profit. The corporatism would finance a men in building his home and then he repaid the money in small m,tttttly payments. However, later the darnand for names for exceeded the supply of funds and various building and loan associations offered their services. in some instances houses were put up through such aid. The land which has. not been sold is held. by the College Perk Corporation, hearted by Dr. F. 8. Clark and composed of all the residents of the community, The proceeds from the sales go into the housing fund, Lots are never sold for speculation and each individual who wishes tobuy most show that he is purchasing with the intention of building a home for himself. When a biome owner leaves, whiih occurs more fie- quentiy in college communities than in other places ; his house is sold forhit" through the housing corporation. Ideal Community Life. The. community .lite at College Park is as interesting. and refreshing as the homes themselves. People reside there who were originally from all parts of the Ubtted States. There are some from the Cast, many from the aid South, a few from .the great Northwestern and Msddlewesteris States, and, of coarse, there are many Texas. Because the settlement is yet quite young, its native -barn residents are too few and too small to be counted as a definite unlet. Forein countries are also represented amen the. families who live in College Park. The Key. C. P. Hancock, the college Presb}terum minister,who owns a home to DIlege Park, resided in Chine twenty years as a missionary. While they are American citizens, several buyers claim foreign countries as their birthplaces. On the whole there is a cosmopolitan atmosphere in the community. Thur is a .great variety of social life sand the community is conspicuous for the absenae of those example, of neighborly strife which usually accompamr any group of people living close enough together fuer the children and the chickens to become ntiZed up. There is little cause for ,aaloum because the incomes are all approximately the, s"ame and tilt, .people are too busy and contented to o-onulge in i'nagmory gnevances. Among the forty faueflrs who oma tet elro an rv`+Niege flstrk ail branches of the A&M coactie ase ret rrttm eo9 3 Many Interesting Homes. Perhaps the most outstanding home of the community is that recently built by Dr. F. B. Clark, heed of the department of economics. This is n large old English house with a many -gabled roof. From the old-style lantern which lights the entrance, through the entire house, the furnishings are consistently old fashioned. There are large square wooden doors, with immense metal hinges and heavy casement windows. The furnishings are antique. The dining room, which has occasioned much local interest, has a decoration of Itrown painted ships upon the cream background of the wall. The table and chair& are paint^d green end brown and the dishes are of green willow -ware. The decoration of this room was done by Miss Marie Haines, s sister of Mrs. Clark, who is a well-known artist. The log cabin, with its chinked walls, stone fireplace and slate roof, is also in "Exibit A" and comes in for its share of attention as one of the show places, especially as it has the added feature of being steam -healed throughout. Other attractive homes are awned by M. M. Daugherty and R. F. Lancaster of the extension service, Professor Drink Milner of the agricultural department, who is the son of a former president of the College; Professor Robert Smith, one of the old-timers of the mathematics departmenll Den Scostes, head of the department of agricultural engineering; Professor Guy Adutance of the horticulture department; P.D. Hammond, assistant librarian of the Collegel C. W. Burcharl of the chemistry department and many other prominent men of the AAM Collegw. The prgblem of buying a home and at the some time feeding a graving family has puzzled men with larger incomes than that of a college professor, for whatever compensations the business of educating young Americans may have, few teachers become uncomfortably wealthy. College Park, an experiment in home budding, how- ever, has solved this problem for the professors of the AAM College of Texas. L. NIAM, JAM - 3 G. "L. G. Ii. E. Say, Jnfa li" Aqe 20 Capt. A Co. Si,. Gwf.; . Loyle G. Lapham, known as "L.G." to his friends, graduates from Texas A&M College in 1929 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. At age 20 he is a Captain in Company A of the Signal Corps and a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Five months later, on October 24, 1929, Wall Street will crash and the beginning of the 10 -year Great Depression begins. He returns to San Antonio, Texas, marries Geraldine McDonald in 1936 and reappears in the Census of 1940. Loyle G. Lapham and his wife, Geraldine and two children are shown in the 1940 Census as renting a house on Jersey. He is 30 years old and is working as a clerk in the College Fiscal Office. A deed of Trust will be filed in Vol 111, p 182 on the 5th of October 1942 for Mr. Lapham. A position in the physics department at Texas A&M College under the tutelage of Dr. McCorkle becomes available and Professor Lapham begins his teaching career. Professor Lapham's mentor, Or McCorkle resigns in 1944 from the Physics department to work in the Metallurgy Lab in Chicago and soon took Lapham with him. Professor Lapham followed Dr. McCorkle to work with other physicists at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, later known as the Manhattan Project, which had been established for developing atomic energy for military purposes. A team was to design and construct an exponential pile (sometimes referred to as Chicago Pile 1) in an empty room (formerly a squash court) under one of the university's athletics fields. The first-ever controlled self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place in that pile on December 2, 1942. During the subsequent two years, Enrico Fermi, Nobel Prize winner conducted various experiments using the reactor, as well as assisted in the development of a larger reactor at the nearby Argonne Laboratory. Professor Lapham's obituary reads "Loyle George Lapham, 80, of 141 Buckley St., Williamstown, a nuclear physicist who helped to develop the first U.S. atomic bombs during World War II, died on Monday in a local nursing home. The Manhattan Project developed nuclear fission and the first U.S. atomic bombs, two of which were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 to end World War 11 and usher in the nuclear age. Lapham was also the director of the physics department at Sam Houston University in Huntsville, Texas and worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, he attended schools in San Antonio. He later studied at Columbia University, and received a master's degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M College. He received a doctorate in nuclear physics from Rice University (then Rice Institute). "6 COMPANY B SIGNAL CORPS ("'plam J. W. 11'"'(1:V, %%. 11. M. 11. 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WI1.1.I.0I5. .. 1,1111AII GTI'm", It. I. CLAIWN Taken from The Long Horn Yearbook of Texas A&M College KITRIML. BAILEY W. "Kit" F. L. Big Lake Age 20; 211d Lt, A Jul, N. T. A. C. Club '28, V-fres.'29. IZROVI.IR, ALFRED R. "DOr" A. A. I3cflpillc As, 22; lel Li. A Int.; Nnmcral Pixh 'Track'2u; Varaily Crack 0 d'27: Beat UMIM Man A Int. '2�:IwAm,wating Sudety '28 20; \1-1'rtesideat \V:rehiu8ton-Auarin Co. Club '28, '29. ICuh-M, H01VARO E. "Coon" T. E. tVc(;rcgor As, Lr; Iel Lt. En§inwr Stan: .Air Carla Veteran: \\am-\IcLen- nm, cn, club '25, '20• .Al:uoni,r club'28,'rreua29: '1,. G. Socio) 10, '27. '28, V -v'% '29; Vctcruix Club '29. LANGFORt), S. S. "Fats" E. E. LY. II''nrth Aga 22; A W.: N. T. A. C. Club '27, '28, 29 Naatlndl Numeral; Vnrait &lona{ .29'.R8,'2i.; FL N'urth Clnh'27. KNAcr, C. R. L. A. Arlington KRNITZ, R. A. "Iron Man" Science Staten A •e 20; Cyt. E bd.; kitlu',Torn '2e, h17, '28, Captain '19; TumLli"K Tam 26, 27, _ - Newman 0% '26, '27, '28, tiec: 'l'reaa. '29; Cur me chriati Clult; Ge.fngy Club; I n- tinguiuherl SWdenl 26,'27, 28. LAGow. T. K. "I'. K. Arch. Dallas , Age 21; Captain Art. Staff. LAPRA51, L•OVIX l'.. r E. E. .San Antonio Aga 20; Capt. A Co. Sig, Corps; A. L E. E. Wilbur M Jackson Captain William M. Jackson Radio Officer Signal Corps Professor Jackson brought to College Park, not only his math background but a serious interest in radio operations. At the age of 18, Wilbur found himself in the news. The San Antonio Express reports, Friday morning, August 25, 1922 "twenty-two San Antonio amateurs have wireless telegraph sending stations, according to the records of the radio inspector at New Orleans. Many of these stations also are equipped with radio phone receivers but no license is required for receiving radio phone broadcasts and they are not listed separately... Wilbur Jackson, call number VO, 600 watts."7 He was spoken of again by San Antonio Express: Thursday Morning, November 8, 1923 as "co-operating with the San Antonio Public Service Company in finding the power leak, a committee composed of Todd Lytle, Wilbur Jackson and Pierre Henzel was appointed to try to find the faulty wiring by means of a directive loop aerial, according to officials of the league."8This hobby in College Park took a more sinister appearance during WWII. Children peering into the windows of Jackson's home and seeing radio equipment started the rumor there was a "spy" in the neighborhood. A memory from the Southside Oral History Project dated March 24, 1995 with Naomi Shannon as Moderator, Kym Rucker as Transcriptionist and including Will Worley, Kitty Worley, Carl Landiss, Georgia Belle Landiss and Francis Badgett as the interview group follows: Naomi- Who were some of the old citizens then that were colorful in the community? Will- Screaming Al Nelson in the History Department. Frances- But, I'm reminded of that math teacher over there, you know, 'Slide Rule" somebody. Carl- "Square Root" Jackson Kitty- Right Will- Yeah Frances- "Square Root Jackson, not "Slide Rule"? Carl- Oh yeah, "Square Root" Jackson was a professor in the math department at A&M. Will- He lived on Fairview. What did they call Caroline Mitchell's father? Frances- They called him Cokie. Did she know that? Kitty -1 think he'd ride a bicycle back and forth to A&M. He rode that bicycle so slowly that I don't know how he ever kept the peddles going. And then there was another guy, that wasn't "Square Root" Jackson, that the kids thought that he was a spy. Will- Yea that was him. Kitty- Was that "Square Root" Jackson? Well yes, that was on Fairview. Because the kids would look in his windows after dark and it was really scary. Will- Every one of 'em. Kitty- would go and peer in his windows and see all of this electronic stuff that he had and they just knew that he was a spy. That year they would just be scared to death of him.9 Ed Madeley, a participant in the Southside Oral History Project: "Among some of my many acquaintances throughout my years in the history of College Station include: Joe Vincent, who was an insurance businessman, Dr. Andre, who had his office upstairs from, the drug store, Lee Norwood a policeman, Dean Brooks who was the President of Texas A&M and a math professor at A&M named "square root" Jackson, famed for this math problem solving. People would send Professor Jackson letters in the mail about their math problems. Professor Jackson would ride his bicycle down a country road (better known as Wellborn Road) to the Post Office and by the time he arrived back at the University, he had the answer. He would then turn around ride back to the Post Office and return their letter with the answer. "lo Another Southside memory follows: IT- Does anyone remember Square Root Jackson? CC- Oh, Yeah! 1 had to get a tutor to get through summer school. Not calculus but trigonometry. IT- Do ya'll know why he was called Square Root Jackson? He passed the square root of this class! EG- Yeah, that's about right. CC- And he had that kind of haircut. He rode about on a bicycle. VR- And his house shoes, fuzzy house shoes. I remember him woring fuzzy house shoes, riding his bicycle. I remember him on Jersey. He lived on Fairview. EG- On the corner. Is that house still there? I think so.11 Owners of College Park, Lot 1 Block 5 known as 400 Fairview Avenue, College Station Deed Date Type Description Grantor Grantee Volume Page 7 -May -07 WD Warranty Deed Carby, GaryW Dupriest, Fred & Shirley 7964 79 10 -Jun -06 WD Warranty Deed Charbonneau, Jack & Lynne Carby,Gary W 7389 79 2/29/2000 WD Warranty Deed Hughes, JamesW(revocable) Charbonneau, Jack& Lynne 3743 100 5/31/1995 QC QuitClainnDeed Hughes, James W Hughes, JamesW(revocable) 2361 245 2/17/1994 WD Warranty Deed Hughes,JamesW&Ann Hughes,JamesW 2041 259 7/6/1992 WD Warranty Deed Cargill, Bobby & Barbara Hughes, James W&Ann 1540 124 11/1/1990 WD Warranty Deed Davison, Richard & Karen Cargill, Bobby & Barbara 1218 843 10/5/1979 Trott, Doris G Davison, Richard & Karen 435 378 8/23/1976 QC QuitClaim Deed Trott, Robert Trott, Doris G 358 101 7/3/1973 WD Warranty Deed Weddle, Lee Trott, Robert 317 388 7/27/1971 WD Warranty Deed Jackson, W M(hiers) Weddle, Lee 296 642 9/9/1943 WD Warranty Deed Lapham, Loyle G Jackson, Wilbur M 114 122 10/5/1942 WD Warranty Deed Southside Development Corp Lapham, Loyle G 111 182 7/5/1921 Hardlicka, Ed Southside Development Corp 1923 Emshoff, Harvey Southside Development Corp 1922 Wallace, John & Lillie Southside Development Corp 1921 Davis, W T Southside Development Corp 1921 Hrdlicka, Ed Wallace, John &Lillie 1921 Hrdlicka, Ed Davis, W T 1921 Hrdlicka, Ed Emshoff, Harvey 9/4/1921 Incorporation Southside Development Corp 7/21/1919 Schwartz, Charles & Franes Hrdlicka, Ed 56 607 1911-1913 Hrdlicka,Joseph Doremus, J W and Hrdlicka, Ed 1911 Woiton, S C & Amelia Hrdlicka, Ed 1893 Hrdlicka, AC Hrdlicka, Joseph & Tickla 1871 Cox,J Frederick A&M College of Texas 1882 Cox,J Frederick Dobrovlin&Anton 1882 Cox, J Frederick Pantlis,1 1890 Cox, J Frederick Hrdlicka, AC 1891 Cox, Mollie 1871 Scott, Joseph E(heirs) Cox, J Frederick 11/22/1832 State of Coahuila &Texas Scott, Joseph E All information from Brazos County Courthouse Deed Records 13 507 51 IH WIM 400 Fairview F Dupriest v�h 281-812-2885 Rr)y �h y� � IJ,Yr / tgtikF t SSC O 2W read 4ti(•I ifiM �'+ i.l U�'i��.�`v t �_ ._.... C4GN r d i Future ?S* Covered Deck _ / j •t• Proposed QLbC,K 5 Y.a ' Gam woo Application for variance to build new one car garage on rear of property.12 ti 400 Fairview in aerial photo dated 1929 from Proiect Hold 4 ,30 i The back porch living area has been extended and covered to attach to the one car garage. The extension is meant to increase living area and keep the original style. 400 Fairview Ave. Top photo shows home with some exterior changes to front. Porch columns have been replaced and steps have been extended. Small wall built on east to cover a/c unit. Center photo shows home in original condition when purchased in 2007. Bottom photo shows home in 2007 and addition to southeast corner can be seen. References 1. Deed of Trust, Vol 64 p613-615; Mechanic's Lien Vol E, p45-48. 2. Wikipedia, definition of "Tract Homes" 3. The Dallas Morning News, Sunday, August 30, 1925 -The Texas State Historical Association, "The Great Depression" 4. Oral History Project, South Side Panel Group 8 Interview Group -Jim Cashion, Leon Ransom, Taylor Riedal, Joe Taylor, Ed Holdredge Interviewer- Lea Ferris 6. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s -Current 7. The San Antonio Express: Friday Morning, August 25, 1922 8. The San Antonio Express: Thursday Morning, November 8, 1923 9. Oral History Project, South Side Panel Group 10 taken Mar 24, 1995 Interview Group -Will Worley, Kitty Worley, Carl Landiss, Georgia Belle Landiss, Francis Badgett Interviewer- Kym Rucker 10. Oral History Project, South Side Panel Group 01 taken Mar. 24, 1995 Interview Group -Edward Madeley, Margaret Griffith, Sharon Menn Interviewer- Peggy Calliham 11. Campus Kids, Oral History taken Feb. 18, 1998. Interview Group -Ed Garner, Ide Trotter, Charles Campbell, Katherine Campbell Interviewer- Virginia Romane 12. Site plan used for Application for Variance to Planning and Zoning Commission 13. 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