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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarker Application 101603of College Station Submit the completed application to the following address: citY of College Station, bevelopment S~ices D~epartment 1101 Texas ,dlvenue, P.O. B°x f)960, College Station, TX 77842-9960 I. Applicant Information Date of Submittal Name of Applicant Address Telephone E-mail Address II. Owner Information Name of Owner Address Telephone E-mail Address III. General Building ~formation Name of Building Address of Building Date of Consmaction Architect/Designer Builder/Contractor Architectural Period/Style Legal Does the building remain on its original site? ~] Yes [--] No (specify original location) City of College Station Historic BuiMing Plaque AppliCation Indicate the original and adapted uses of the building. Original Uses Adapted Uses [--] Agriculture [~] Commerce [] Education [--] Govermment [--] Healthcare [~] Industrial ~ Recreation [~] Religious [] Residential [--] Social ['-] Transportation [~ Agriculture [-] Commerce [-'] Education [~] Government ~ Healthcare Religious Residential [-] Social [] Transportation IV. rchltectural Description A. Physical Characteristics Number of stories Orientation Floor Plan Open plan L-plan T-plan Shot~ plan Roof Type Gable Hipped Flt~t with parapet Gambrel Mansard Shed Other (specify) Original Current City of College Station Historic BuiMing Plaque Application B. Materials (Please check all that apply) Construction Frame Solid Brick Solid Stone Original Current Foundation Pier and Beam Stone ~[~ Brick Concrete Stucco Stone Brick Windows Wood Sash Double-hung Casement Fixed Awning Hopper Sliding Other (specify) Slate Metal (specify type) Other City of College Station Historic Building Plaque Application V. Supporting Documentation Please attach the following information. Alterations List any known changes or modifications made to the property throughout its history. List C. Pro List all mw Fe property. Include original owner and subsequent owners. Tenant History List all knoWn tenants of the property throughout its history. Narrative Attach property. and historical development of the 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 [] context. For [] Provide at surrounding is included. References Attach a list of the boo~, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form. The College Station the front faqade of the Applicant Signature City of College Station Historic Building Plaque Application on Supporting Documentation 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. Alterations 1. Constructed 1950, and no subsequent alterations to the roofline have been made. The majority of the alterations were made to interior spaces. Carport enclosed to house utility room, storage, and shop Washing machine relocated from kitchen to utility room Screened play porch enclosed Kitchen and counter extended approximately fbur feet Plant box removed from living room Vented space heaters removed from two bedrooms and two bathrooms Ceiling furred down between beams m accommodate additional insulation (four-inch rock wool batts covered with sheet rock) Metal shower replaced with ceramic tile Bookcases added to den Base of lavatory enclosed and shelves constructed in bathroom Swimming pool surrounded by chain link fence added in 1976. The swimming pool was removed in 1996, but the chain link fence remains. Iron railing added along the front entrance. B. Historical Figures Southside Development Company, Incorporated incorporated on August 4, 1921, the Southside Development Company established the first off'- campus residential a~ea called the College Park Addition. The develop~nent company was led by Dr. Floyd B. Clark, professor of economics, alOng with C.W. BU~chard, Dan Scoates, R.R. Lancaster, and M.M. Daugherty, also Texas A&M professors. The new subdivision was developed south of campus around a small man-made lake on land purchased from Ed Hrdlicka. Dr. William B. Bizzell, president of Texas A&M, agreed to extend the college's utility lines to the edge of the campus property as soon as ten residences were constructed in the new subdivision. This would allow the privately owned transmission lines to be connected to the utility lines of Texas A&M. ~ C. Property Ownership The deed information was taken from the following Abstracts of Title: azos County Abstract Company, Inc. Complementary Abstract of Title to Lots Number Five and Six of Block Number Twelve in the plan of Coll~ge Park, South East of A&M Campus, in College Station, Brazos County, Texas for W.D. FitCh, Inc." No. 7054. 12 June 1950. Brazos County Abstract Company, Inc. "Complementary Abstract of Title to Lots Number Five and Six of Block Twelve, College Park Addition to tl~e City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas for V.E Scheml~r.'' No. 7100. 1 July 1950. Titles, Inc. "Abstract of Title to the Re-Subdivision of a Part of College Park Addition to the City of College Station, Brazos CountY, Texas for Oakwood Realty Co~npany." No. 102. 17 March 1947. Balliew. Deborah College Station, Texas: 1938-1988. College Station, Texas: Intaglio Press, 1987. p. 18-19. Ayrshire - Schember 5 of 30 Grantor Grantee Date State of Coahuila and Texas Joseph E. Scott Heirs of Joseph E Scott Joseph E. Scott 1832 Mosely Baker 1835 J. Frederick Cox 1871 Andrew J. Scott, Charlotte M. Scott, James F. Scott, M.A. Scott, Sarah L. Cox, Elizabeth Scott, J.K. Scott, R.G. Clampitt, E.E. Clampitt, C.R. Runkle, M.J. Runkle, C.W. Runkle, S.F. Runkle, Rachel R. Wilkinson, John Wilkinson, Samuel ~. Scott, James W. Scott, Phillip B Scott, Learnes B. Scott J. Frederick Cox A.C Hrdlicka S.C. Woiton and Amelia Hrdlicka Woiton Joseph Hrdlicka Charles Schwartz and Frances Hrdlicka Schwartz Creation of Hrdlicka's Southside Subdivision A&M College of Texas 1871 Anton Dobrovling 1882 J. Pantlis 1882 A.C. Hrdlicka 1890 Mollie Cox 1891 Teckla and Joseph Hrdlicka 1893 Ed Hrdlicka 1911 J.W. Doremus 1911 Ed Hrdlicka 1913 Ed Hrdlicka 1919 John and Lillie Wallace 1921 W.T. Davis 1921 Henry Emshoff 1921 Creation of Southside Development Company, Inc. F.B Clark, C.W. Burcha~& Dan Sco~tes, R.R, Lancaster, M.M. Daugherty W.T. Davis John and Lillie Wallace Harvey Emshoff Ed Hrdlicka Southside Development Company, Inc. Mrs. J.T.L. McNew 1921 Southside Development Company, Inc. 1921 Southside Development Company, Inc. 1922 Southside Development Company, Inc. 1923 Southside Development Company, Inc. 1921 Southside Development Com~oany, Inc. 1922 Southside DevelOpment Company, Inc 1923 Southside Develo~oment Company~ Inc 1925 Mr. and Mrs. J.T.L. McNew 1937 Mr. and Mrs. 'Victor Schember 1949 Construction of current home **See the page 26 of the attachments for a map of the early subdivisions of the J.E. Scott League. Tenant History Original residents still reside at this address. 511 Ayrshire - Schember 6 of 30 E. Narrative History Historical Significance This diagram, taken from the Abstract of Title compiled for t~he Oakwood Realty Company in 1947, illus~ates the locations of some of the original land grants in the College Station area_ The history of the Schember house begins with the land on which it is situated. The land was once part of a larger tract of land known as the J.E. Scott League. Joseph Scott, one of the early settlers in this area, receive~ this land from The State of Coal~uila and Texas in a grant dated November 22, 1832. Scott moved from the northe~m United States as a participant in the colonization enterprise Contracted with the Government of The State of Coahuil~ and Texas by Empresario Stephen F. Austin. He selected a league of land situated east of the Brazos River and adjacent t~) the league granted to Richard Carter, who is known as "College Station's first resident." Ownership of the J.E. Scott League eventually passed to the Scott descendants by inheritance, and, throughout history, the land Was divided int~ several different tracts. Through the years, Texas A&M University, then known as Texas A&M College, slowly grew north of the original J.E. Sc,o, tt L need for development was recognized in tl~e early 1920 s. Company was R.R. Lancaster, and M.M. College Park Addition, the first off-c land south of campus, around a small man-made lake (see 27 of attaChmenfs). Dr. William B. Bizzell, president of to the edge of the campus subdivision. This would allow the of Texas A&M.3 This newly established subdivision was quite popular and grew quickly as many professors and other residents constructed new homes. ~he $;u~hside Dev~iopm~nt C(~mpany sold the particular lots with which this narrative is concerned to Mr. and Mrs. JiT.L. McNe~v i~ 1941. Victor and Marion Schember purchased three of these fifty-foot wide tots on the comer of Bell and Ayrshire Streets from Mrs. I~lcNew in 1949.4 Victor and Marion Schember first moved to College Station from Michigan shortly after their marriage on June 17, 1939. Mr. Schember had b~n accepted into the Texas A&M Graduate School to study agronomy. During his tenUre as a gradt~ate student, he was employed as a graduate assistant in the A~ronomy ~epartment, Which Was directed by Ide P~ Trotter. 2 Titles, Inc. Abstract of Title to the Re-Subdivision of a Part of College Park Addition to the City of College Statiom Brazos County, Texas for Oakwood Realty Company." No. 102. 17 March 1947. p. 2~4. 3 Balliew, Deborah. p. 18-19. 4B razos County Abstract Company, Inc. Complementary Abstract of Title to Lots Number Five and Six of Block Number Twelve in the plan of College Park. South East of A&M Campus. in College Station. Brazos County, Texas for W.D. Fitch, Inc." No. 7054. t2 June 1950. p. 10-12. 511 Ayrshire - Schember 7 of 30 After receiving his master's degree in the spring of 1941, Mr. Schember was called to Active Duty in the Army Air Force to serve in World War lis Fortunately, recalling fond memories of College Station ~nd Texas A&M, Mr. and Mrs. Schember were able to remm in 1946 fbllowing his military service.5 Mr. Schember then began his long career as the Assistant Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. TI~ Texas Agricultural Experiment Station was established in April 1887 to conduct research into every phas~ of the state's crOp and livestock operations. As part of the Texas A&M University syste~, the College Station c~tmpus served, and Continues to serve, as the headquarters, with extensions established ~cross the stat~fi It was after their return that Mr. and Mrs. Schember purchased the aforementioned lots in College Park. They constructed their home on two of the fhree lots in 1950, and the remaimng lot has been used for gardening and recreation, he Schembers rem'ed their two children, Susan and Kurt, in their home on AYrshire Street and cOntinUe to remain residents in the College Park Subdivision today.* Architectural Significance When construction resumed following World War II, houses designed in new modem styles largely replaced those based on historical precedent. The RanCh Style, which developed in the ' ~ · lr' 1950 s and 1960 s and even remmns today, was one of the modem styles that was popu a ~zed. These one-storY houses with low-pitched roofs and long, rambling facades were made possible partly by our new reliance on automobiles. As aUtomobiles repla~ed streetcars and buses as the primary mode of transportation following the war, compact houSes could be replaced by these sprawling designs on l~ger, suburban tots. Characteristics shared by these Ranch Style homes often include asymmetrical one-story masses with low-pitched roofs The roofs, tYPic/tlly hipPed, cross, gabled, 6~ side-gabled, have moderate or wide cave overhangs. Like the Schem~er h;me, both ~rick and woo~en cladding are used, sometimes in combination. Large piCture windows in the living areas and ribbon windows frequently are distinctive features, g~dditionally, private outdoor living areas are often created in part~ally enclosed courtyards or pat~os~ The Schember home, designed by H.G. Ransom and built by Bill Fitch, is an excellent example of this new style that became prevalent following the War. In fact, the design was progressive and ahead of ~ts t~me ~n the College Statmn area and drew many curious onlookers and quest~o s. The exterior of the home appears today much like it did at the time of its construction ~n 1950. The asymmetrical shape c~t~l in redw?d siding and long Roman brick is capped with a low- pitched roof built up v~ith cream colored graVel. Two extehor Walls of long, Roman brick extend into the interior of the house to establis~ a relationship and dialogue between the interior and exterior environments. In addition, the interior is accel~ted with ret] tile floors and six-foot high brick walls, which facilitated natural ventilation Prior to air conditioning. The main living-dining area once was divided by a l°w, brick planter and continues to lo~k into the neighborhood Schember, Victor and Marion Schember. Personal Interview. 12 June 2003. ...... stin The Handbook of Texas Online. _College of L~beral Arts and the General Libraries at the Un~lverslty of Texas at Au . <http://www·tsha.utexas. edu/> (16June 2003). Schember, Victor and Marion Schember. Personal Interview. 12 June 2003· McAlester. Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses, New York City, New York: Alfred A. IG~opf, Inc.. 1984. p. 477-479. Schember, Victor and Marion Schember. Personal Intervie~v. 12 June 2003. 11 Ayrshire - Schember 8 of 30 through a series of windows extending the length of the room along Bell Street. Additional elements that indicate the Ranch Style include the ribbon windows found in the study and the play porch that once Was open to the rear year AlthoUgh some alterations have been made to the house through the years, the character-d~ning features and sPaces remain intact. All of these features, plu~ man~ more experienced inside the home, make the Schember home an extremely livable space that l~as withst0~)d the test of time. Drawings See attached site plan, floor plans, and elevations. Photographs See attached photographs. Additional Information See attached newspaper article and map of College Park subdivision. References Balliew, Deborah. College Station, Texas: 1938-1988. College Station, Texas: Intaglio Press, 1987. Brazos County Abstract Company, Inc. "Complementary Abstract of Title to Lots Number Five and Six olJBlock Number Tv ive in the plan of Coll~ge Park, South East of A&M Campus, in College Station, Braz°s County, Texa~ for W.D. Fi[~h, Inc." 'No. 7054. 12 June 1950. Brazos County Abstract Company, Inc. "Complementary Abstract of Title to Lots Number Five and Six of Block Twelve, College Park Ad~liti°n to the City of COllege Station, Brazos County, Texas for V.E. Scheml~r." No. 7100. 1 July 195~. ' ' 'rris The Handbook of Texas Onhne. College of L~beral Arts and the General L~b a e at the University of Texas at Austin. <httP://wwW.tsha.utexas.edu/> (16 June 2003). McAlester, Virgima and Lee. A FieldGuide to American Houses. New York City, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1984. Schember, Victor and Marion Schember. Personal Interview. 12 June 2003. "Time Savers Used at Schember Home." BryanDaily News. 4 March 1951. Titles, Inc. "Abstract of Title to the Re-SubdivisiOn of a Part of College Park Addition to the City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas tbr OakWood Realty Company." No. 102. 17 March 1947. 511 Ayrshire - Schember 9 of 30 ALLEY AYRSHtRE STREET 511 Ayrshire - Schember 10 of 30 Utility, Shop, and Storage Enclosure J Historic PhOtographs Examining the new land at the come~ ofBell ~d A~shire Stree~ in 1949; C0nS~¢fing the hOuse Ln 1950: T~d~avel are add~ to the builtzup roOf. 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember 15 of 30 511 Ayrshire S~eet 2 Schember 16 of 30 Ice storm in January 1951. 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember Ice storm in January 1951. Current Photographs Streetscape southeast comer. area and the remains c 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember area. 18 of 30 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember Northwest carport, 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember Ayrshire once was the eaves. 20 of 30 ofthe Ranch 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember waHs of The living Ori of the brick- between 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember 22 of 30 The ribbor 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember homes. slanted drawers 511 AyrShire Street - Schember 24 of 30 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember 25 of 30 The early subdivisions of the J.E. Scott League are revealed in this map, taken from the Abstract of Title compiled for the (Sakwood Realty Company in 1947. 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember 26 of 30 COLLEGE PARK Addition Fo Cotte~e Texas This map, taken from the Abstract of Title compiled for the Oakwood Realty Company in 1947, illustrates the layout of College Park Addition, the first of~~campus residential area in ~olleg~ Station. The Schember property is found at the comer of Ayrshire and Hereford (now Bell) Streets. 511 Ayrshire Street - Schember 27 of 30 Usec] Many a home in this country house and forms the small en- cherishes fine z Crance hall where (~ne side of AmeriCan i redwood has doable, coat Closet. ~n most well and ' other repeated on the exterior, Redwood is used on one wall of the room to match the low beamed ceilir~g which ties the modern design to the Early Am- erican furnishings. Draperies small floral design cotton are Used on traverse rods to cover the large Windows. ~he the tile L. toy with red world in which in her collec- and hobbies. 'Kurt