Presentation ofCollege Station

Historic Marker #88

byCity of College Station, Texas

Historic Preservation Committeeand City Council

8/25/2014

Historic Marker - Overview

• City 50th anniversary led to interest in establishing College Station Historic Marker program

• First markers awarded in 1991• Honor homes, buildings, subjects in College Station• Structures at least 50 years old may qualify• Structural markers to date:

– 87 Residential

– 10 Buildings

• List of Historic Markers on College Station web site in “Project HOLD” archive (also included: the 13 Texas Historical Commission markers located in College Station)

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Historic Markers – map

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Map of College Station Historic Markers on city web site

Historic Marker - Plaque

• Commemorative Plaque

• 12” in circumference• Application process• Approved/awarded

by Historic Preservation Committee (HPC)

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Historic Marker - #88

Presenting to:Ms. Carla Fisher

For residence located at:1213 Winding Road

College Station, Texas

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1213 Winding Road - exterior

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“Paneled walls of black glazed brick.” (CITE magazine, Spring 1998)

1213 Winding Road - interior

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“The only one of these houses [in The Knoll] designed for air conditioning.” (CITE magazine, Spring 1998)

The Knoll

• Intended as a modern enclave

• Several houses designed by CRS or firm members for their own families

• Source: CITE, the Architecture Design Review of Houston magazine, Issue 41, Spring 1998

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Neighborhood plat dated 1949

1213 Winding Road - architect

Home (circa 1957) designed by:

David B. Yarbrough (d. 2003)• Texas A&M University, Class of ’52• Outstanding Alumni, College of

Architecture• President, CRS Productions, Inc.• Board member, CRS Design, Inc.• Architecture instructor, Texas A&M• Production drawing specialist; sacred

geometry

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Caudill Rowlett Scott (CRS)

• Founded after WWII above a C.S. grocery store

• Grew to global leader; largest architecture/ engineering firm in the U.S. by the 1980s

• Designs included academic buildings, schools, residences

• Architects on Texas A&M faculty

• Famous for team approach; hired A&M students

• CRS Center established at Texas A&M in 1990 to advance innovation and leadership in the design and construction industry

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Congratulations

Come forward:– Louis Hodges, Historic Preservation Committee (HPC)

chair– Mayor and City Council members– Carla Fisher, recipient

Plaque Presentation

Come forward, join for photo:– HPC members

Photo Taken8/25/2014