NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 8-86)

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM

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OMB No. 1024-0018

JUL 0 51990 NATIONAL REGiSTER

1. Name of Property

h i s t o r i c name: W.T. and C l o t i l d e V. Williams House

other name/site number:

2. Location

street & number: 3820 Avenue F

city/town: Austin

state: TX County: Travis code: 453 zip code: 78751

3. C l a s s i f i c a t i o n

Ownership of Property: private

Category of Property: building

Number of Resources w i t h i n Property:

Contributing Noncontributing

1 0 buildings s i t e s structures objects

1 0 Total

Number of contrib u t i n g resources previously l i s t e d i n the National Register: 0

Name of related multiple property l i s t i n g :

HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES OF HYDE PARK, AUSTIN, TEXAS

*USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Williams House Page/2

4. State/Federal Agency Certification

As the designated authority under the National H i s t o r i c Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby c e r t i f y t h a t t h i s x nomination _reguest f o r determination of e l i g i b i l i t y meets the documentation standards f o r r e g i s t e r i n g properties i n the National Register of Hi s t o r i c Places and meets the procedural and professional reguirements set f o r t h i n 36 CFR Part 60. I n my opinion, the property X meets does not meet the National Register C r i t e r i a .

See-, contTnuation sheet. _See-, continuation sheet.

A^yyyiA'yAly^lpPPy ;ignature o f / c e r t i f y m g of Si"^nat'ure o ^ c e r t i f y i n g o f f i c i a l Date

Texas H i s t o r i c a l Commission State or Federal agency and bureau

In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register c r i t e r i a . _See continuation sheet.

Signature of commenting or other o f f i c i a l Date

State or Federal agency and bureau

5. National Park Service Certification

I , hereby c e r t i f y t h a t t h i s property i s : ^%tloo**

xy^ entered i n the National Register .ATdA^'^^^^'^/^Hy^y^ g^yv^/^^ See continuation sheet

determined e l i g i b l e f o r the National Register See continuation sheet.

determined not e l i g i b l e f o r the National Register

removed from the National Register

other (explain):

^^p^ignature of Keeper Date of Action

*USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Williams House Page /3

6. Function or Use

H i s t o r i c : Domestic Sub: single dwelling

Current: Domestic Sub: single dwelling

7. Description

Architectural C l a s s i f i c a t i o n :

Tudor Revival

Materials: foundation stone walls stone

stucco roof asphalt shingles other

Describe present and h i s t o r i c physical appearance.

_X_ See continuation sheet.

8. Statement of Significance

C e r t i f y i n g o f f i c i a l has considered the significance of t h i s property i n r e l a t i o n t o other properties: l o c a l l y

Applicable National Register C r i t e r i a : C

C r i t e r i a Considerations (Exceptions) : N/A

Areas of Significance: Architecture

Period(s) of Significance: 1933

Sign i f i c a n t Dates: 1933

Sign i f i c a n t Person(s): N/A

Cultural A f f i l i a t i o n : N/A

Architect/Builder: Kutalek, William (builder)

State significance of property, and j u s t i f y c r i t e r i a , c r i t e r i a considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above.

X See continuation sheet.

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United States Department of the Interior Nationai Parl< Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number I Page \

The Williams House at 3820 Avenue F ex h i b i t s design features drawn from the Tudor Revival s t y l e . Since i t s construction i n 1933, the house has changed l i t t l e . I t faces east onto Avenue F, standing i n a predominately r e s i d e n t i a l area j u s t south of the Hyde Park Baptist Church complex.

Of frame construction with stucco and fieldstone veneers, the house features a U-shaped plan arranged around an enclosed courtyard. The asymmetrically arranged facade i s comprised of l i v i n g and u t i l i t a r i a n wings linked by a hyphen to the rear. The southern gabled wing features wood casement windows with multi-pane glazing, while the northern wing houses a two-car garage enclosed by herringbone-patterned wooden doors. A massive stone chimney rises w i t h i n the courtyard, which separates the wings and i s enclosed by a low stone w a l l . Access to the courtyard i s gained by an arched stone gateway, upon whose keystone i s inscribed the house's address. The gentle sweep of the gable roof forms and the decorative h a l f -timbering of the gable ends enrich a picturesgue asymmetry t y p i c a l of the Tudor Revival. Decorative i n t e r i o r and e x t e r i o r features include stone and wood carvings by renowned ar t i s a n Peter Mansbendel.

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United States Department of the interior National Parl< Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number ^ Page i

Constructed i n 1933 by William Kutalek f o r W.T. and C l o t i l d e V. Williams, the house at 3820 Avenue F i s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of the picturesgue h i s t o r i c i s t architecture of the 1920s and 1930s. With motifs drawn from the design idiom of the Tudor Revival Style, the house includes examples of work of noted l o c a l a r t i s a n Peter Mansbendel, whose residence next door at 3824 Avenue F may have provided the s t y l i s t i c impetus f o r t h i s house. The Williams House retains i t s h i s t o r i c i d e n t i t y as one of Hyde Park's most noteworthy examples of the Tudor Revival s t y l e and i s nominated f o r i t s local a r c h i t e c t u r a l significance under C r i t e r i o n C.

C l o t i l d e I . Mansbendel, daughter of Monroe M. Shipe and wife of woodcarver Peter Mansbendel, paid $1000 t o the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. f o r the north 47.4 feet of l o t 8 and a l l of l o t 9 i n the Shadow Lawn Addition on March 11, 1925 (DR 497:244). She owned the unimproved l o t s u n t i l November 13, 1933, when she sold the central 67 feet of l o t 9 t o her daughter and son-in-law, C l o t i l d e Valerie and W.T. Williams, Jr. (DR 497:245).

Two days a f t e r purchasing the property, the Williamses hired William Kutalek "to construct, erect, f i n i s h , complete and deliver i n a true, perfect and workmanlike manner a l - s t o r y stucco residence and garage. . ." f o r $5300 (DR 492:124). Kutalek had worked i n Peter Mansbendel's studio as a j o i n e r before entering the construction business (Lowman 1977: n.p.). A member of a small group of home-builders, including Wilhelm Dieter and A.H. Edburg, who often worked together i n the neighborhood, Kutalek crafted the house to r e f l e c t the high degree of craftsmanship and s e n s i t i v i t y evident i n the e a r l i e r Mansbendel House next door. The Williams family s t i l l owns the house.

*USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form

9. Major Bibliographical References

Williams House Page #4

_X_ See b i b l i o g r a p h y f o r associated h i s t o r i c c o ntext.

Previous documentation on f i l e (NPS): p r e l i m i n a r y d etermination of i n d i v i d u a l l i s t i n g (36 CFR 67) has

been reguested. p r e v i o u s l y l i s t e d i n the N a t i o n a l Register p r e v i o u s l y determined e l i g i b l e by the N a t i o n a l Register designated a N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c Landmark recorded by H i s t o r i c American B u i l d i n g s Survey# recorded by H i s t o r i c American Engineering Record#

Primary Location of A d d i t i o n a l Data: X State h i s t o r i c p r e s e r v a t i o n o f f i c e

Other s t a t e agency Federal agency Local government U n i v e r s i t y

Other — Specify Repository:

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of Property: less than one acre

UTM References: Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing

A 14 621920 3352620 B C D Verbal Boundary D e s c r i p t i o n :

Central 67 f e e t of Lot 9, Shadow Lawn A d d i t i o n

Boundary J u s t i f i c a t i o n :

Boundaries are those h i s t o r i c a l l y associated w i t h the p r o p e r t y .

11. Form Prepared By

Name/Title: Martha Doty Freeman - H i s t o r i a n Organization: RioGroup A r c h i t e c t s and Planners Date: J u l y 1988 S t r e e t & Number: 1711 S. Congress Avenue Telephone: 512/440-8751 C i t y or Town: A u s t i n State: TX Zip: 78704

Name/Title: David Moore - H i s t o r i a n Organization: Hardy-Heck-Moore Street & Number: 2112 Rio Grande C i t y or Town: A u s t i n

Date: J u l y 1988 Telephone: 512/478-8014

State: TX Zip: 78705

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United States Department of the Interior Nationai Parl< Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page

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Hyde Park MPS Travis County, TEXAS

Date Listed

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1. Bluebonnet Tourist Camp

2. Commercial Building at 4113 Guadalupe St

3. Covert, Frank M. and Annie G., House

4. Hildreth-Flanagan-Heierman House

5. Hyde Park Historic District ^ubataatll^ Hevigf

6. Hyde Park Presbyterian Church

7. Ledbetter, Charles P., House

8. Mansbendel, Peter and Clotilde Slilije, H f r u s ^ — —

fiuBitdatlva jBevi3» 9. Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. House

10. Oliphant—Walker House _fLb'ab^itly.a HeVldir

11. Page—Gilbert House

12. Parker, James F. and Susie R., House

13. Ramsey, F. T. and Belle, House Subatantiya HevleW

14. Sears, Rev. Henry M. and Jennie, House

15. Shadow Lawn Hist o r i c D i s t r i c t

16. Smith—Marcuse—Lowry House

17. Williams, W. T. and Clotilde V., House

18. McCauley, Robert H. and Edith Ethel, House

19. Robbins, Alice H., House

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

PROPERTY Williams, W. T. and C l o t i l d e V., House NAME:

MULTIPLE NAME:

Hyde Park MPS

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Travis

DATE RECEIVED: 7/05/90 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 8/02/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

DATE OF PENDING LIST: 7/17/90 DATE OF 4 5TH DAY: 8/19/9 0

REFERENCE NUMBER: 90001182

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT:

COMMENT WAIVER: N

_7_ACCEPT RETURN REJECT

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS:

N LESS THAN 5 0 YEARS: N N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N N NATIONAL: N

/ , Entered In tne A / 7 ^ A ' DATE Hational Hegistai

RECOM./CRITERIA. REVIEWER DISCIPLINE DATE

DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N

CLASSIFICATION

count resource type

STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION

FUNCTION

h i s t o r i c current

DESCRIPTION

a r c h i t e c t u r a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n ^materials d e s c r i p t i v e t e x t

• SIGNIFICANCE Period Areas of Significance—Check and j u s t i f y below Speci f i c dates B u i l d e r / A r c h i t e c t Statement of Si g n i f i c a n c e ( i n one paragraph)

: summary paragraph completeness c l a r i t y a p p l i c a b l e c r i t e r i a j u s t i f i c a t i o n of areas checked r e l a t i n g s i g n i f i c a n c e t o the resource context r e l a t i o n s h i p of i n t e g r i t y t o s i g n i f i c a n c e j u s t i f i c a t i o n of exception other

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

acreage verbal boundary d e s c r i p t i o n UTMs .boundary j u s t i f i c a t i o n

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION

sketch maps USGS maps photographs p r e s e n t a t i o n

OTHER COMMENTS

Questions concerning t h i s nomination may be d i r e c t e d t o

Phone

Signed Date

Please refer to the map in the

Multiple Property Cover Sheet

for this property

Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64500640