HomeMy WebLinkAboutHCL-D1STAFF REPORT, June 14, 1993
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Date: June 14, 1993
To: Historic Landmark Commission
From: Planning Division
Requested Request to consider an application for the designation of
Action: Historical -Cultural Landmark Preservation District. The area
in question is approximately located between McFaddin and
Louisiana Avenues, and First and Eleventh Streets. The
property is within the Averill First and Second, McFaddin
Second, Emma Reed and Idlywood Estates Additions to the
City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. The area
encompasses 287.5 acres, more or less.
Staff
Recommendation:
STAFF REPORT
Staff recommends approval of this request.
The area in question meets all of the standards
outlined in Section 30-39, Subsection (C),
Paragraph (3) regarding historical significance.
The presence of several already HC designated
homes and two nationally registered properties
augment the historic value of the community.
Scores of historically contributing structures
also provide strong incentive to designate the
area.
The HC overlay ideally fits the area and
conforms to the policies, goals and objectives
of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The HC
overlay was designed for areas of unique
historical and architectural value in order to
facilitate preservation and increase property
values. This overlay will create few non-
conforming uses. The proposed overlay will
allow for the continued uses permitted to date,
yet facilitate a greater sense of harmony
between them. In addition, the overlay will
foster a renewed sense of community pride and
involvement. Finally, future incompatible
land uses and nuisances will be prevented.
STAFF REPORT, June 14, 1993
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Project
Information:
The area is bounded to the north and south by
Louisiana and McFaddin Avenues, and to the
east and west by First and Eleventh Streets
respectively (See Exhibit "A" for a legal
description). The area is primarily residential
with scattered commercial uses along arterial
and collector streets. About 79% of the lots
within the area are historically significant
(about 54% are SPARE properties, and 25%
were constructed prior to 1950).
The western half of the area is historically
intact. Incompatible and insensitive
development encroaching from the east caused
some blight throughout the eastern half of the
area. Nonetheless, the district is sound and
maintains scores of exceptional homes. The
area consists of RCR (Residential Conservation
and Revitalization), RS (Single Family
Dwelling), LI (Light Industrial), and GC -MD
(General Commercial -Multi Family Dwelling)
zoning districts. These districts will remain
unchanged.
Included in the staff report is a copy of the
historic district ordinance, exhibits and maps.
Staff will also present supporting information.
Photo -reconnaissance and historical resource
inventories were extensively used as the
primary data base to determine historic
character and integrity. From this research, a
generalized map was developed to delineate
rough boundaries of the historic district. As
research allowed, the original district
boundaries were adjusted. In the interest of
conforming with standard urban design dogma,
boundary lines were established along rear
property lot lines as much as reason permitted.
1,110 notification letters were mailed to
property owners. There were 818 sent to
owners within the study area and 292 notices
to owners located within 200 feet of the area.
STAFF REPORT, June 14, 1993
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General
Information:
Property
Description:
Property
Environment:
APPLICANT: The City of Beaumont Planning
Division and the Old Town Association (See
attached letter)
PROPERTY OWNER: N/A
STATUS OF APPLICANT:
Owner _ Prospective Buyer
` Tenant X Other
LOCATION: See Exhibit B
LEGAL DE5 RIPTION: See Exhibit A
EXISTINQ ZONING: RCR, RS, LI, and GC -MD
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE:
X C (Minimal)
B (Moderate)
A (100 Year)
Floodway
SIZE OF PROPERTY: 287.5 acres, more or less.
EXISTING LAND USES• Mixed Residential
and Commercial
SURROUNDING LAND USES AND ZONING
(See Attached Map)
Land Use: Zoning:
NORTH: Interstate Highway 10 N/A
EAST : Santa Fe, Southern Pacific RR' N/A
SOUTH: Commercial GC -MD
IVEST ; Commercial GC -MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Conservation and Revitalization and Stable
Area, located in the district's northwest section.
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Public
Utilitles:
STREETS:
There are several streets located within the
study area. Calder and Eleventh are not
effected by the overlay with the exception of
three properties abutting Calder Avenue to the
north. Although these streets are excluded
from the overlay, they are prominent arterials
in the immediate vicinity. Seventh Street is a
residential collector. The remaining streets
were constructed as local residential right-of-
ways. The north to south streets included
within the study are First through Eleventh
Streets. East to west streets include Louisiana
through Calder.
Most of these streets have right-of-way widths
of 60 feet and 27 foot wide pavements. Fourth
Street has a pavement width not exceeding 36
feet in width. Seventh through Tenth streets
have pavements extending from 27 feet to 30
feet.
DRAINAGE:
All of the streets inside the study area contain
storm sewers. The diameter of the pipes range
from 12 inches to 30 inches.
WATER;
All of the streets contain water mains in sizes
from 2 inches up to 30 inches. Most of the
lines are 6 inches.
SANITARY SEWER SERVICE:
Each street is served with sanitary sewer
services. The lines vary between 6 inches and
18 inches. Some are larger,
FIRE PROTECTION:
Fire protection is provided by Station i#7, 1700
McFaddin Street.
ADEQUACY OF SERVICE:
Services and utilities are adequate.
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Staff
Analysis:
Criteria to be Used in Designations.
The City Council and the Historical Landmark
and Planning Commissions shall consider, but
not be limited to, one or more of the following
criteria in establishing an H-C, Historical -
Cultural Landmark Preservation District:
a. Existing or proposed recognition as a
National Historic Landmark, or Texas Historic
Landmark, or entry or proposed entry into the
National Register of Historic Places;
b. Existence of distinguishing characteristics of
an architectural type, or of the social,
economic, or political heritage of the City;
c. Identification as the work of a designer,
architect, or builder whose work influenced
the growth or development of the City;
d. Embodiment of architectural design, detail,
materials, or craftsmanship which represent a
significant architectural innovation or an
outstanding example of a particular historical,
architectural or other cultural style or period;
e. Relationship to other buildings, structures,
or places eligible for historic preservation;
f. Exemplification of the cultural, economic,
social, ethnic, or historical heritage of the
City, County, State or Nation;
g. Connected with a major historical event;
h. Listing in the S.P.A.R.E. Beaumont Survey;
i. Identification with a person(s) who greatly
added to the culture or development of the
city, county, state or nation; and
j. A building, structure, or place through its
location has become of historic or cultural
value to a neighborhood or community.
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Analysis
Continued:
The area in question meets all of the standards
outlined in Section 30-39, Subsection (C),
regarding historical significance.
First, condition "a" is met because the area
contains existing or proposed National
Registered and Texas Historic Landmark
property. In addition, several properties have
already received individual HC designation.
Finally, scores of other homes not yet
designated are eligible for HC designation.
Conditions "b and d" are met because each of
the aforementioned homes manifests
significant architectural characteristics and
thus contributes to the social, economic, and
political heritage of the City.
Condition "c" is met because some of the
homes within the proposed district were
designed by Master Architect Henry Conrad
Mauer, who designed such noteworthy
buildings as the White House, Beaumont Water
Works and Texaco Office buildings in Port
Arthur, to name a few.
Condition "e" is met because of the fact that
the many historical structures complement
each other and illustrate entire eras of
Beaumont history, Many of these contributing
structures are eligible for historic designation
and preservation.
Conditions "f and i" are met because the
founding families of this area exemplified an
important cultural, economic, social, and
historical heritage of the city, county, state and
nation (See attached letter).
Condition "g" is met because the area in
question was the city's first subdivision west of
the railroad tracks and thus triggered a surge
of development which the city still enjoys and
depends upon.
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Analysis
Continued:
Legal Description
For Ordinance
Public
Notification
Condition "h" is satisfied because the area is
host to over 765 SPARE listed properties and
approximately 325 SPARE eligible properties.
Finally, Condition ' j" is met because the
district contains scores of contributing
structures which are eligible as historically
significant properties because of their
proximity to the primary structures of historic
significance. These relationships help define
and strengthen the significance of the district
on the whole.
See Exhibit A
Notices Mailed to Property Owners: 1110
Responses in Favor:
Responses in Opposition:
EXHIBIT A
ADDITION
BLOCK
LOT
NAME
NUMBERS
NUMBERS
AVERILL FIRST
4
1-13,18-20
AVERILL FIRST
5
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
6
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
7
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
8
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
9
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
10
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
11
14-26
AVERILL FIRST
13
3-27
AVERILL FIRST
14
1-28
AVERILL FIRST
15
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
16
1-28
AVERILL FIRST
17
1-28
AVERILL FIRST
18
1-28
AVERILL FIRST
19
1-28
AVERILL FIRST
20
1-28
AVERILL FIRST
21
1-16
AVERILL FIRST
28
1-13
AVERILL FIRST
29
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
30
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
31
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
32
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
33
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
34
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
35
1-25
AVERILL FIRST
36
1-5
AVERILL FIRST
37
1-13
AVERILL FIRST
38
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
39
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
40
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
41
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
42
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
43
1-26
AVERILL FIRST
44
1-13
AVERILL FIRST
52
1-10
AVERILL FIRST
53
1-14,19-30
AVERILL FIRST
54
1-13,17-30
AVERILL FIRST
55
1-12,19-30
AVERILL SECOND
23
1-12
AVERILL. SECOND
24
1-12
ADDITION
BLOCK
LOT
NAME
NUMBERS
NUMBERS
AVERILL SECOND
27
1-12
AVERILL SECOND
28
1-12
EMMA REED
1
18-30
EMMA REED
6
14-26
EMMA REED
7
1-26
EMMA REED
8
1-26
EMMA REED
9
1-25
EMMA REED
10
14-26
IDLYWOOD ESTATES
1
1-10,13-32
MCFADDIN SECOND
16
7-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
17
7-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
18
7-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
19
1-2,7-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
20
7-10
MCFADDIN SECOND
21
3-9
MCFADDIN SECOND
22
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
25
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
26
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
29
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
30
4-8
MCFADDIN SECOND
31
1-14
MCFADDIN SECOND
32
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
33
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
34
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
35
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
36
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
37
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
38
1-7
MCFADDIN SECOND
39
1-11
MCFADDIN SECOND
40
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
41
1-12
MCFADDIN SECOND
42
1-12
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Cilt of Beaumontnt
OFFICIAL SURVEY FORM
(THIS SURVEY MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESSED WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PLANNING DIVISION)
Instructions: On a scale of one (1) to ten (10), ONE INDICATING LITTLE
VALUE AND TEN DENOTING GREAT VALUE, consider HOW YOU FEEL about the
following statements:
1. How do you value the historic significance of your Property?
Very Very
Little 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Much
2. How do you value the historic significance of nearby properties?
Very Very
Little 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Much
3. How do you value the historic significance of your neighborhood?
.Very Very
Little 1 2 3 4 5' 6 7 8 9 10 Much
4. How do you value the historic significance of the area outlined in
4 the attached map?
Very Very
Little 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Much
5. How do you value the importance of preserving local Beaumont
history?
Very Very
Little 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Much
Instructions: On a scale of one (1) to ten (10), WHERE ONE INDICATES
STRONG DISAGREEMENT AND TEN DENOTES STRONG AGREEMENT, consider HOW YOU
FEEL about the following statements:
6. We need more apartment complexes and businesses in my
neighborhood.
Strongly Strongly
Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 agree
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SURVEY
P. O. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704
OFFICIAL SURVEY FORM (CONTINUED)
7. We need to preserve the single-family residential style of my
neighborhood.
Strongly Strongly
Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 agree
S. It is important for the city to regulate land uses within my
neighborhood in order to preserve the historic nature of the area.
Strongly Strongly
Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree
9. In the interest of preserving local Beaumont history, it is
worthwhile to restrict some property rights in order to establish
an historic district.
Strongly Strongly
Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree
10. I would like to see the City of Beaumont establish an historic _
preservation district for the area denoted in -the attached letter.
Strongly Strongly
Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Agree
SIGNATURE
ADDRESS:
PRINT NAME HERE
PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED SURVEY FORMS TO:
Nicholas Karavolos
City Planner, Planning Division
City of Beaumont
P.O. Box 3821
Beaumont, Texas 77704
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EXHIBIT E
To: Historic Landmark Commission,
Planning Commission, and City Council
FR: Howard Perkins
DT: April 30, 1993
SJ: The Oaks Historic District Designation:
Letter of Justification and Historical Overview
Distinguished Commission and Council Members, the following is a brief
history of the area in question and is designed to provide an historical -cultural
background to assist you in your evaluation and determination of the proposed
historic district.
The McFaddin Addition is the oldest subdivision in the city that has
remained a stable, viable residential neighborhood. Historically, the addition was
platted in January 1898 and filed with the county clerk's office on March 11, 1899.
It was the first residential section west of the present-day Santa Fe Railroad tracks
on Calder Avenue. The railroad at that time was known as the Sabine and East
Texas. Boundaries of the addition extended west from the tracks along both sides
of Liberty Street to present-day Sixth Street, north along Sixth to the tracks, and
then southeast and south along the tracks back to Liberty. A portion of the
addition lay east of the tracks in an area bordered by Gladys Street on the south,
Gulf Street on the east, Chaison Street on the north, and the tracks on the west.
Much of the land for this addition had been a part of the William
McFaddin ranch which lay primarily west of the tracks. A portion of this property
had been a Republic of Texas land grant to William McFaddin for his services in
the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. The southern boundary of this grant ran roughly
where the McFaddin-Ward Museum carriage house stands today on North Street.
McFaddin later purchased land extending to present-day Liberty Street, which, at
the time, was Liberty Road, or the major artery between Beaumont and Liberty.
When the addition was platted, there was roughly one house west of the
tracks --the William McFaddin ranch house built in 1853 and located where Fourth
Street is today between McFaddin and North. In the mid-18901s, William
McFaddin and his wife, Rachael Herring McFaddin, died. Their estate was
divided among their nine children. Since William McFaddin owned ranching
properties in other parts of the state, some of the children took those properties.
However, the homestead and approximately 202 acres were left to one of their
daughters, Di Averill. It was she and her husband, Col. W. C. Averill, who were
primarily responsible for developing the McFaddin Addition and they continued to
live in the old ranch house which had been extensively remodeled into a Queen
Anne -style home during the 1890's.
Another McFaddin daughter, Drusilla Kent, and her husband, Rufus
Dudley Kent, in 1899, built a second structure west of the tracks --a home for
themselves, located on what would later become the northwest corner of Calder
and Seventh. It was known to the family as the "Little Ranch". The house was
designed by an architect and stood on 20 acres of land, again part of the grant
from the Republic of Texas to William McFaddin. The home remained in the
Kent family until it was demolished in the 1960's.. An automobile repair shop is
located there today.
When the Kent home was built, Calder was just a graded extension from
the tracks to serve the Kents. Access from downtown Beaumont was through a
gate near the tracks which opened into the McFaddin property. Near the house
were stables, the main barn, and a working farm complete with rows of corn and a
number of varieties of animals and fowl.
By 1902, lumber magnate J. Frank Keith and his wife, Alice Carroll Keith,
bought a block of land from the Averills bordered by Calder, Sixth, McFaddin,
and Seventh. Here they built the third residence west of the tracks. Designed by
Tennessee architect George Barber and named Arbol Grande, it was and remained
one of Beaumont's grandest homes until it was demolished in 1949 to make way for
a modern supermarket.
After 1902, building in the addition was rapid.
Henry Conrad Mauer, one of Beaumont's most prolific architects of the
period, designed many of the homes built in the McFaddin Addition. Mauer had
come to Beaumont in 1901 to work with Beaumont architect U. O. Long. Within
two years, he was in business for himself and enjoyed some of Beaumont's largest
architectural commissions in both private and public buildings. His residential
commissions in the McFaddin Addition included (not a complete listing) the 1908
Bass -Flynn -Hobson house, 2108 Harrison (extant); the 1905 Ed Steadman home,
northwest corner of Fifth and North (demolished to make room for an apartment
complex); the 1906 Averill- McFaddin -Ward house, 1906 McFaddin (now a
museum); the 1908 C. T. Heisig home, northeast corner of Fifth and Hazel
(demolished to make room for an apartment complex); and the 1922 George
Adams, Sr., home, southwest corner of Sixth and North (extant).
Mauer designed many of the commercial buildings in Beaumont and its
environs. Some of these still remain. They include the old White House Dry
Goods Store, across pearl Street from Tyrrell Historical Library (extant); the old
Star Store Building, corner of Orleans and Crockett (extant); the T.S. Reed Grocery
Company Building, corner of Pearl and Bowie (extant); Pietszch School, Highland
Avenue (extant); the Alamo Block, Pearl Street (demolished); Beaumont Water
Works buildings on Pine Street (some extant); the Texaco Company office buildings
in Port Arthur (extant); six city fire stations (demolished in the 1930's; Silsbee State
Bank (demolished in the early 1950's); and the Adams Building in Port Arthur
(extant).
Mauer designed many of the mansions built at the turn of the century with
Spindletop oil money or proceeds from the boom. These included the J. E.
Broussard home on College (demolished); the M. L. Hinchee home on Park Street
(extant); the Ed Eastham home on Broadway (demolished); and, considered by
some as the most palatial home ever built in Beaumont, the 1908 Valentine Wiess-
Frank Young house on Calder and demolished in 1958 according to the wishes of
Mrs. Yount who had purchased the T. F. Rothweli home in Caldwood.
Mauer was Beaumont's first college -trained architect. He was graduated
from Pratt Institute in New York in 1898 with a degree in architecture, where he
would have graduated with honors had that designation been given in those days.
At the time at Pratt, architecture was a two-year program in the Fine Arts. After
graduation, he returned to his native Texas. Mauer was from LaGrange and was
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born of German immigrant parents. His father, George Mauer was a prosperous
farmer and county commissioner. When henry Conrad Mauer died at his home on
Magnolia Avenue in Beaumont in 1939, he was working on school buildings for the
old French School District.
Other well-known architects designed in the MCFaddin Addition. William
Ward Watkin, for instance, the first dean of the architecture school at Rice,
designed the 1920 W. A. Priddie home at 675 Fifth (extant) and the 1920 Perry
Wiess home at 1872 Calder (demolished). Other architects working in the area
included Frank T. Smith and A. Babin.
Many people who built in the MCFaddin Addition were tied to the oil
industry. Although the present MCFaddin-Ward house was built by W. C. Averill
and Di MCFaddin Averill after the old William and Rachael MCFaddin home
burned in early 1905, Di Averill switched this house with her brother, W. P. H.
MCFaddin, in early 1907 for his home in the 1300 block of Calder Avenue, When
the addition was platted, the Averills, because of the placement of the old
MCFaddin home, had reserved a large four -block plot of land bordered by
MCFaddin, Fifth, Hazel, and Third streets. When the old house burned, they could
then open Fourth Street from McFaddin to Hazel and North Street from Third
Street to Fifth Street thus improving the value of their property. However, before
the destruction of the original house, they had sold off portions of this large block,
reserving only the southeast corner for a new home when and if they decided to
build one.
W. P. H., in association with Valentine Wiess and W. W. Kyle, owned much
of the land south of town where Spindletop came into being. Consequently, the
McFaddins, the Wiesses, and the Kyles were inextricably linked with the oil
industry in Beaumont. Valentine Wiess helped found the Gulf Oil Company, and
his brother, William Wiess, helped found Texaco.
William Wiess had several children, including Perry Wiess and Mrs. W. A.
(Neva) Priddie, mentioned earlier in the text, and Harry Wiess. In 1912, Harry
Wiess and his wife, Olga Keith Wiess, daughter of J. Frank Keith and Alice Carroll
Keith, mentioned earlier in the text, built the home still standing at 615 Fifth,
designed by the Houston architectural firm of H. C. Banker and Company. It was
here that he and his associates founded the Humble Oil and Refining Company.
They later moved to Houston where he became president and chairman of the
board of the company. They also were major contributors to Rice University and
the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. One of their daughters, Caroline Law of
Houston, was recently named "angel" of the Houston arts for her substantial
contributions to the fine arts in that city. Harry and Olga Wiess contributed
substantially to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, founding the Alice Keith Nursing
School, which was a major nursing training center until it was absorbed by Lamar
University in the 1970's. The Keiths and the Wiesses were also major contributors
to other Beaumont charities and organizations, especially First Baptist Church,
where Alice Keith was affectionately known as "Mother Keith" until her death in
1956. The Keith family also was instrumental in establishing Alice Keith Park on
Highland Avenue. Old Keith Park had been located downtown, complete with its
bandstand; but in the late 1920's, the city took that property to build City
Auditorium, now the Julie Rodgers Theater.
It was through the Wiess connections with Rice University that Perry Wiess
y and Mr. and Mrs. Priddie engaged William Ward Watkin to design their homes,
mentioned earlier in the text.
Brief Notes on the Averill and Ida Reed Additions
The area west of Sixth Street, including the present Averill and Ida Reed
additions, has remained one of Beaumont's most stable neighborhoods, especially
the area including Harrison, Long, and Ashley streets. These streets feature some
of Beaumont's better homes and most are or have been tied with families who lived
in the McFaddin Addition. For instance, Long Avenue (going west from Seventh
Street) was developed during the 1930's.
The first three homes built on this street were the Alexander and Signora
Marshall house at 2425 Long, the Ida Keith home at 2400 Long, and the Virgil and
Evelyn Keith home at 2490 Long. Signora Marshall was the granddaughter of
Valentine Wiess; Ida Keith was the widow of John Keith, brother of J. Frank
Keith, and Virgil Keith was Ida Keith's older son.
Again, these families were tied to the oil and lumber businesses in
Beaumont, among other interests.
Houses in this area were designed by some of Beaumont's best-known
architects of the period. Wallace Livesay designed the Marshall home in the
Colonial Revival style and Fred Stone designed the Ida Keith home in a
Mediterranean Revival style. Stone designed the Jacob Eisen home at 2301 Long
and L. W. Pitts designed the J. B. Morris home at 2395 Long. Stone and Pitts were
' partners. Other architects working in the area were Ben Irby and Douglas E.
Steinman. In fact, Steinman designed and built his home at 2355 Harrison and one
of his daughters still lives there. John Staub, noted Houston architect, designed the
J. Cooke Wilson house on Ashley Street.
These men, a generation after Henry Conrad Mauer, helped give Beaumont
a new face, and much of that face still exists today. Fred Stone designed the Julie
Rodgers Theater, the Jack Brooks Federal Building, and the downtown YMCA. he
was very proud that he was chosen to design the American Consulate in Mexico
City. Stone, working with A. Babin, also designed the present Jefferson County
Courthouse.
Concluding Notes
One structure, the McFaddin-Ward House Museum, has been designated a
National Historic Landmark, a Texas Historic Landmark, and has been entered in
the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is a constant success in
bringing people to Beaumont. Last year alone, 9,000 visitors from 49 states and 17
foreign countries toured the facilities. Visitors are always asking museum
personnel, "What else is there to see in the neighborhood?" With some work and
protection measures, we could have much to tell visitors within walking distance of
one of our most successful attractions in the city.
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EXHIBIT F
TO: Historic Landmark and Planning Commissions
and City Council
FR: Planning Staff
DT: May 3, 1993
SJ: EXHIBIT "F" of HCL-D1
A complete set of SPARE properties within the Oaks
Historic District is catalogued and bound for your
review upon request only. Because of the size of the
exhibit, we are not presenting it within the regularly
distributed packet.
Pleaser contact Nicholas Karavolos for an opportunity
to review Exhibit "F".
P. 0. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704