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Home My WebLink About216 Suffolk Avenue/-~-~I ~ o~ , o~ City of College Station Historic Building Plaque Application Submit the completed application to the following address: City of College Station, Development Services Department 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 99b0, College Station, TX 77842-9960 I. Applicant Information ~ ~ QG`, ~ ?iQ Date of Submittal Name of Applicant Address Telephone E-mail Address II. Owner Information ~- t ~-e S ~. Ff~l k. A-,~ ~frcw.l ~Sl~v~~v~t~, @ y ~ • c.t~w~ Name of Owner Address Telephone E-mail Address z III. General Building Information Name of Building Address of Building 7... ~ t..e S ~ ~ I k A-v~-e . Date of Construction ~ ~ ~ I Architect/Designer I'VE -I r ~ r~-i ~ ~~~,n Builder/Contractor .M. ~ n~ar~~ Architectural Period/Style ~ ~'R ~ ti ~~~ Legal Property Description of Current Location (Lot and Block Numbers) Zo ~ c~' o a ~ oe ~a~r woo Does the 'lding remain on its original site? es ^ No (specify original location) City of College Station 1 of 4 Historic Building Plaque Application Indicate the original and adapted uses of the building. Original Uses ^ Agriculture ^ Commerce ^ Education ^ Government ^ Healthcare ^ Industrial ^ Recreation ^ Religious Residential ^ Social ^ Transportation IV. Architectural Description Adapted Uses Agriculture Commerce Education Government Healthcare Industrial Recreation Religious Residential Social Transportation A. Physical Characteristics Number of stories Orientation Floor Plan Open plan L-plan Modified L-plan Center passage plan 2-room plan T-plan Shotgun plan Asymmetrical plan Other (specify) Original -v Current 2~- Roof Type Gable Hipped Flat with parapet Gambrel Mansard Shed Other (specify) ®~ ~- ^ City of College Station 2 of 4 Historic Building Plaque Application B. Materials (Please check all that apply) Construction Frame Solid Brick Solid Stone Concrete Other (specify) Foundation Pier and Beam Stone Brick Concrete Concrete Masonry Units Other (specify} Exterior Wall Surface Siding (specify type) Stucco Stone Brick Wood Shingle Other (specify) Windows Wood Sash Aluminum Sash Single-hung Double-hung Casement Fixed Awning Hopper Sliding Other (specify) Roof Materials Shingles (specify type) Tile (specify type) Slate Metal (specify type) Other Primary Exterior Color Secondary (Trim) Color Original a [~- 0.h~tl~i~ Current ~ cty O a~ c.~_ W tf--i T ~_ ~~ ~ t~ c t~ s N~TT-c ~- ~ City of College Station 3 of 4 Historic Building Plaque Application V. Supporting Documentation Please attach the following information. A. Alterations List any known changes or modifications made to the property throughout its history. B. Prominent Historical Figures List any prominent historical figures associated with the property. C. Property Ownership List all known owners of the property. Include original owner and subsequent owners. D. Tenant History List all known tenants of the property throughout its history. E. Narrative History Attach a narrative explanation of the chronological and historical development of the property. F, Drawings ^ Provide a sketch of the current site plan. Include the proposed location of the historic plaque. ^ Provide a sketch map indicating the nominated property and any related sites. G. Photographs Historic ^ Provide at least one historic photograph of the property. Current ^ Provide at least one current photograph of the property illustrating in its surrounding context. For example, photograph the streetscape in which the building is included. ^ Provide at least one photograph of each side of the building. H. Additional Information Provide any additional information that supports the application. This may include architectural drawings, letters, oral histories, newspaper/magazine articles, etc. I. References Attach a list of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form. The College Station Historic Preservation Committee requests that all plaques are mounted on the front fad de of the approved building within thirty (30) days of receipt. P 'ssion o o er for pl ~ ue p a e n 7 plicant Signature Own Signature City of College Station 4 of 4 Historic Building Plaque Application Supporting Documents: A. Alterations. I have significantly improved the landscaping since I purchased the property in 1999. A short, white picket fence has been added, as well as numerous beds in the yard. I had a 2000 sq.ft. concrete drive area in front of the garage added. A tapering six ft picket fence has been added between my drive and the neighboring property to the north, but only for the span of my garage area. A 1500 sq.ft antique brick patio was laid in the back yard behind the large porch. The bedrooms have been dry walled and textured. The dining room has been plastered and dry walled. B. Prominent Historical Figures: As far as I'm aware, Caroline Mitchell had lived in the house her entire adult life. She never married but was engaged 3 times according to neighbors. All three times her fiance died prior to the wedding. She had no heirs, but had an estate, which was liquidated and subsequently donated to various organizations in her will. She was well known in the community and served as the TAMU registrar for many years. Her father, who built the house, was the dept. head of Mathematics. I found numerous old college papers of Caroline's in the garage, some of which indicated she obtained a masters in geology from UT Austin. According to neighbors she played the piano and every Sunday for some years she had a number of cadets come over and sing while she played. She never drove a car~Caroline had a private nurse and was bedridden for a year prior to her death. A few months after her death, the contents of her house were auctioned. I went to the auction. She had something like 2000 dolls collected and had 9 sets of china as well as a grand piano and some nice antique pieces of furniture. A few months later the house, completely empty, was auctioned and I purchased it. Much of this information I've provided is in no way official, it is what I remember from neighbors telling me stories. C. Property Ownership: Miss Mitchell's father built the house and Caroline inherited it. There have been no other owners of the house, save myself. D. Tenant History: I cannot speak for the years prior to my ownership of the house, but I do know that Caroline's nurse stayed at the home at least some time prior to Caroline's death. To my knowledge, otherwise Caroline lived alone. Upon my acquisition of the house I moved in two tenants. My cousin Wm. Patrick Murphy lived in the house from 1999-2003. Brooke A. Smith rented the downstairs room from me from 2001-2004. Stefanie A. Miller rented that same room from me from May 2004-Sept. 2005. E. Narrative History: I have no narrative of the property other than what I've mentioned above. I intend to continually improve it. It needs a new roof and such. F. Drawings. Site plan drawings are attached. G. Photographs: I have no historic photographs of the property. I have attached several current (Oct. 2005) photographs of the property. H. Additional Information: I have attached a news article from 2000 regarding part of her estate given to TAMU. I have the original blueprints for the house, but will be keeping them. I've no other information other that what I've provided. I. References: I found the news article online. I couldn't find any other information online however. ~- ~pG 1'~'1~N1~Cj~,~L ~b1Ll~ L{{~ ~ ~,~, ~,~~Z~'L~e~`'r~D '~11~ la C~(~,~-1., 521 . 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J .. ~ Gl- 57A If2.S 3 ~.5' ~CoMQv~"AT~ o ~ S- N !A ~ 4.25` x 8.00' r ~ y. o S~(p ND FLDD2 ~~ Texas A&M System Regents Approve Bonfire Scholarships Texas A&M System- Regents Approve Bonfire Scholarships COLLEGE STATION -The establishment of scholarhhips in memory of two Bonfire victims was approved today (July 28) by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents meeting at Texas A&M University- Commerce. Requested by Texas A&M President Ray M. Bowen, the two funds in the amount of $50,000 each will be called the "Jamie Lynn Hand '03 Bonfire Memorial Scholarship" and the "Michael Stephen Ebanks '03 Bonfire Memorial Scholarship." The funding for the two scholarships will come from a gift to the Texas A&M Scholarship Fund received from the estate of Caroline M. Mitchell. The interest from the two funds will be used to support scholarships at Texas A&M. In other action, the regents approved the use of funds from the Available University Fund (AUF) to match private gifts under the Vision 2020 Chair Matching Program. The purpose of the Vision 2020 project is to establish Texas A&M as a consensus top 10 university by the year 2020 and, according to the plan, establishing more endowed chairs will assist in the recruitment of needed faculty. Over the next five to seven years, a total not to exceed $20 million will be provided from the AUF to match external gifts for the purpose of creating endowed chairs at Texas A&M. The use of AUF funds for matching private gifts for the endowment of academic positions was approved by the 76th Texas Legislature in regular session. King 7/28/00 A~gieDaly Office _of _Univer_st~ Relatio_n_s Texas_A&M_ University (979) 845-4641 Page 1 of 1 http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/00/072800-12.htm1 10/27/2005