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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
JUNE 7, 1993
COLLEGE OF Ai CHITECT E
MR. DAVID GERLING
HISTORIC AL PRESERVATION
P.O. BOX 9960
COLLEGE STATION, TX. 77842
REF: ANGEL HOUSE-119 LEE AVE.
THE ANGEL HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1935. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT
WI~rt DOUBLE LAYERS OF SHIPLAP FOR EXTRA IN AND EXTRA
WINDOWS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BREEZES. DEAN ANGEL, LIKE
MOST ENGINEERS, OVERSIZED EVERYTHING. THE HOUSE IS VERY
SUBSTANTIAL. AN OVERSIZED ATFIC FAN KEPT THE HOUSE AS COOL AS
POSSIBLE FOR COLLEGE STATION. DEAN ANGEL WAS ONE OF THREE
DEVELOPERS OF ~ SUBDIVISION AND EACH DEVELOPER BUILT THEIR
OWN HOUSE IN 1935. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE HAD THE FOLLOWING ROOMS.
FOYER
LIVING ROOM
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
TWO BEDROOMS
ONE BATHROOM
HALF BATH
SCREENED PORCH
ATTACHED GARAGE
SOMETIME BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE HOUSE IN 1969, THE ANGELS
ADDED A DEN AND LAUNDRY ROOM. TWO YEARS AFTER THE HILLS
PURCHASED THE HOUSE, A FULL BATH, MASTER BEDROOM, AND
ATTACHED GREENHOUSE WAS ADDED. ALSO, THE GARAGE WAS
CONVERTED INTO AN ARTIST'S STUDIO. IN 1987, THE GREENHOUSE WAS
EXPANDED FT. OF
BRICK PATIO WAS INSTALLED WITH A FOUNTAIN AND
60 FT. OF TRELLIS. INCREASED
HOUSE, THE SAGGING WAS AND THE WALLS WERE
SANDED AND EITHER PAINTED OR OILED TO SHOW THE OPGGINAL
SURFACES OF THE 1935 CONSTRUCTION. THE ORIGINAL WOOD FLOORS
HAVE BEEN ON THE
BRYAN/COLLEGE LIVING
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