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

United States Department of the I n t e r i o r National Park Service

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM

1. Neune of Property

OMB No. 1024-0018

JUL 0 51990'

NATIONAL REGISTER

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h i s t o r i c name: James F. and Susie R. Parker House

other name/site number:

2. Location

s t r e e t & number: 3906 Avenue D

ci t y / t o w n : A u s t i n

s t a t e : TX County: T r a v i s code: 453 z i p code: 78751

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

Ownership of Property: p r i v a t e

Category of Property: b u i l d i n g

Number of Resources w i t h i n Property:

C o n t r i b u t i n g N o ncontributing

2 0 b u i l d i n g s s i t e s s t r u c t u r e s o b j e c t s

2 0 T o t a l

Number of c o n t r i b u t i n g resources p r e v i o u s l y l i s t e d i n the Nat i o n a l Register: 0

Name of r e l a t e d m u l t i p l e p r o p e r t y l i s t i n g :

HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES OF HYDE PARK, AUSTIN, TEXAS

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4. State/Federal Agency C e r t i f i c a t i o n

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 His 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 continuation sheet.

;^7JI^^^ (9A>0 signature o;f certifying"~of 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 C e r t i f i c a t i o n

''i.to-rn'A In the I , hereby c e r t i f y t h a t t h i s property i s : . .,3. , .nt0»

entered in the National Register <Z^AT--^-7--^--XI--4^A^^ 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):

•ignature of Keeper Date of Action

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6. Function or Use

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

Current: Domestic Sub: single dwelling

7. 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 :

Bungalow

Materials: foundation wood walls wood - weatherboard 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: 1927

Significant Dates: 1927

Significant Person(s): N/A

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

Architect/Builder: Kuntz-Sternenberg Lumber Co.

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.

NPS Fom ia«Oa« QMS Appmal No 102*001$

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page I

The Parker House at 3906 Avenue D i s a frame dwelling featuring massing and d e t a i l i n g drawn from the Bungalow s t y l i s t i c idiom. Facing east i n the middle of the 3900 block of Avenue D, the house i s situated i n an area whose h i s t o r i c r e s i d e n t i a l character has suffered insensitive intrusions. The house remains v i r t u a l l y unaltered and i s i n good condition.

Resting on a pier-and-beam foundation faced by a canted s k i r t w a l l , the frame house i s sheathed with 117/121 siding t y p i c a l l y employed i n the 1910s and 1920s. The primary (east) facade i s dominated by a gable roof and a lower projecting gabled extension housing the porch. Tapered box supports at eith e r end of the 2-bay porch rest on brick piers with cast-stone caps. A si m i l a r pier marks the entrance i n a handling t y p i c a l of the Bungalow s t y l e i n the neighborhood. Double-hung wood sash are generally grouped i n pairs and feature screens with t r i p a r t i t e upper halves divided v e r t i c a l l y . Triangular knee braces, exposed r a f t e r ends, and a geometrically carved a i r vent i n the upper gable end complete the composition. A small frame garage t o the rear of the property contributes to the h i s t o r i c character of the property.

NPSfomlOOOO* OUB Approval No 102*001$

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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number § Page I

Constructed i n 1927 by the Kuntz-Sternenberg Lumber Co. f o r James F. and Susie R. Parker, the dwelling at 3906 Avenue i s an outstanding l o c a l example of bungalow architecture. A product of the period of most intense r e s i d e n t i a l development i n Hyde Park, the Parker House features decorative treatments from the design idiom of the Bungalow s t y l e t h a t d i s t i n g u i s h i t over other, less elaborate bungalows. Among these are ornamental knee brackets, porch d e t a i l i n g including brick piers surmounted by tapered box supports with elegant geometric caps, and decorative geometric screen treatments. As these o r i g i n a l design elements survive unaltered, the bungalow i s nominated under C r i t e r i o n C as one of most i n t a c t and best preserved examples i n Hyde Park.

The property at 3906 Avenue D was part of a series of l o t s i n Block 10 of the Hyde Park Addition No. 2 owned and improved by E.O. M i l l e r by 1915. I n tha t year he conveyed four l o t s t o J.K. and Vera E. Harrison (DR 224:541; DR 313:78). Although modest improvements existed at 3906 Avenue D as early as 1924 (DR 362:87), deed records suggest th a t these had been removed by 1927. On May 2, 1927, the Kuntz-Sternenberg Lumber Co. agreed t o erect a l - s t o r y house f o r J.F. and Susie R. Parker f o r $2321.90 (Mechanics' Liens 391:349), a price i n l i n e with other si m i l a r houses constructed by the company at 404 West 43rd, 4009 and 4408 Avenue A, 3906, 4109, 4113 and 4403 Avenue C, 4107 Avenue F, 4011 Avenue G, and 4304 Avenue H.

The Parkers l i v e d only b r i e f l y at 3906 Avenue D before Susie Parker died. Thereafter, James Parker l i v e d on Speedway and rented out the house on Avenue D. Subseguent owners included Lloyd W. Payne and T.E. Wiley (1943-1944), James H. and Lovie M. Haynes (1944), L.V. and Vada Bearden (1944-1978) and William T. and Ruth Reeder, Jr. (1978- ) .

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9. Major Bibliographical References

Parker House Page #4

_X_ See bibliography f o r associated h i s t o r i c context.

Previous documentation on f i l e (NPS): preliminary determination of i n d i v i d u a l l i s t i n g (36 CFR 67) has

been reguested. previously l i s t e d i n the National Register previously determined e l i g i b l e by the National Register designated a National H i s t o r i c Landmark recorded by H i s t o r i c American Buildings Survey/ recorded by H i s t o r i c American Engineering Record/

Primary Location of Additional Data: X State h i s t o r i c preservation o f f i c e

Other state agency Federal agency Local government University Other — Specify Repository:

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of Property: less than one acre

UTM References: Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing

A 14 621820 3352820 B C D

Verbal Boundary Description:

Lot 26 and south 20 feet of Lot 27, Block 10, Hyde Park Addition No. 2

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 with the property.

11. Form Prepared By

Name/Title: Martha Doty Freeman - Historian Organization: RioGroup Architects and Planners Date: July 1988 Street & Number: 1711 S. Congress Avenue Telephone: 512/440-8751 City or Town: Austin State: TX Zip: 78704

Name/Title: David Moore - Historian Organization: Hardy-Heck-Moore Street & Number: 2112 Rio Grande City or Town: Austin

Date: July 1988 Telephone: 512/478-8014

State: TX Zip: 78705

OUi Approval No. 10*4001*

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page

Hyde Park MPS Travis County, TEXAS

Date Listed

COVER

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 £ubataa]:ls HevlSf

6. Hyde Park Presbyterian Church

7. Ledbetter, Charles P., House

8. Mansbendel, Peter and Clotilde ^J^^|jj^^Y^|^~^Yay

9. Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. House

10. Oliphant—Walker House ^i;atai,tiV.a Hdvlasr

11. Page—Gilbert House

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

13. Ramsey, F. T. and Belle, House Substanti.Vfl Bevlew

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 Parker, James F. and Susie R., House NAME:

MULTIPLE Hyde Park MPS NAME:

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Travis

DATE RECEIVED: 7/05/90 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 8/0 2/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

DATE OF PENDING LIST: 7/17/90 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 8/19/90

REFERENCE NUMBER: 90001181

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N OTHER: N PDIL: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N

COMMENT WAIVER: N

'^CEPT RETURN _

LANDSCAPE; PERIOD: SLR DRAFT;

.REJECT

N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N N NATIONAL: N

DATE jifttloHBLl Heglator

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS

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

Spe c i 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