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City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet A. APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC ZONING PROJECT INFORMATION: DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY APPLICATION DATE:__________________ FILE NUMBER(S) _____________________________________________ TENTATIVE HLC DATE: TENTATIVE PC or ZAP DATE:_________________ TENTATIVE CC DATE:_________________ CASE MANAGER _______________________________ APPLICATION ACCEPTED BY:________________________________________ CITY INITIATED: YES / NO ROLLBACK: YES/NO BASIC PROJECT DATA: 1. OWNER’S NAME:________________________________________________________________________________ 2. PROJECT NAME:________________________________________________________________________________ 3. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS (or Range): ____________________________________________ Spencer Baugher & Claire Oswalt 3004 Belmont Circle Historic Zoning Application 3004 Belmont Circle 78703 Travis ZIP__________________________ COUNTY:______________________________________ IF PROJECT ADDRESS CANNOT BE DEFINED ABOVE: LOCATED ____________ FRONTAGE FEET ALONG THE N. S. E. W. (CIRCLE ONE) SIDE OF ______________________________________ (ROAD NAME PROPERTY FRONTS ONTO), WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY _______________________________________ DISTANCE FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH _________________________________________ CROSS STREET. AREA TO BE REZONED: 4. ACRES _________________ 0.2646 (OR) SQ.FT._______________ 5. ZONING AND LAND USE INFORMATION: EXISTING ZONING EXISTING USE TRACT# (IF MORE THAN 1) ________ __________ SF3 SF Residential N/A ________ __________ ________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ACRES / SQ. FT. PROPOSED USE PROPOSED ZONING _______________ 0.2646 _______________ _______________ _____________ Same _____________ _____________ ____________ SF3-H ____________ ____________ RELATED CURRENT CASES: 6. ACTIVE ZONING CASE? 7. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT? (YES / NO) 8. SUBDIVISION? 9. SITE PLAN? (YES / NO) (YES / NO) (YES / NO) FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ Adopted December 2012 6  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet B. Tax Map Full size tax maps (1"=100') showing properties within 300' of zoning request Per email correspondence with the City of Austin, the entirety of the Historic Zoning Application Package now may be submitted electronically, including the site plan. An electronic reproduction of the site plan is included below. A large map in paper format is available upon request. City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 3 4 5 F. 1: Historical Documentation – Deed Chronology Deed Research for (fill in address) 3004 Belmont Circle, Austin, TX 78703 List Deeds chronologically, beginning with earliest transaction first and proceeding through present ownership. The first transaction listed should date at least back to when the original builder of any historic structures on the site first acquired the property (i.e., should pre-date the construction of any buildings/structures on the site). Please use the format delineated below. For each transaction please include: name of Grantor/Grantee, date of transaction, legal description involved, price, and volume/page number of deed records. If there is a mechanic's lien please copy the entire document. The deed chronology for the Rubinett House at 3004 Belmont Circle is summarized below, beginning at the time of the building’s construction. Additional deed documentation is reproduced in Attachment A-1. Grantor/Grantee: Linden E. Jones, Sr. and Bernice A. Jones to J. D. Rubinett and Shirley Rubinett N/A Lot 11, Belmont $3,000.00 Jarrell D. Rubinett to Shirley Ann Bagelman Rubinett Date of Transaction: April 20, 1954 Legal Description: Price: Deed Volume/Page: Vol. 01447, pp. 00419 Mechanic’s liens: Grantor/Grantee: Date of Transaction: June 15, 2015 Legal Description: Lot 11, Belmont Addition, a subdivision of part of the George W. Spear League Price: Deed Volume/Page: Instrument no. 2015093821 Mechanic’s liens: N/A Grantor/Grantee: Shirley Ann Bagelman Rubinett to Spencer Baugher and Claire Oswalt Date of Transaction: August 27, 2015 Legal Description: Lot 11, Belmont Addition Price: Deed Volume/Page: Instrument no. 2015138939 Mechanic’s liens: N/A N/A (will, no price) $694,400.00 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Adopted December 2012 F-1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F. 2: Historical Documentation – Occupancy History Occupancy Research for (fill in address) 3004 Belmont Circle, Austin, TX 78703 Using City Directories available at the Austin History Center or other information available, please provide a chronology of all occupants of the property from its construction to the present. For commercial property, please provide residential information on business owner as well. The occupancy history for 3004 Belmont Circle is summarized below, beginning at the time of the Rubinett House’s construction. Additional historical occupancy documentation is reproduced in Attachment A-2. Year 1955–1956 1957–2015 1959 2016–2021 Occupant Name and Reference Not listed Jarrell D. Rubinett and Shirley Ann Rubinett Helen Thompson, maid (rear) Spencer Baugher and Claire Oswalt Source City Directory City Directory, Deed Records City Directory Current owners 10 Adopted December 2012 F-2 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet F. 3: Historical Documentation – Biographical Data Biographical data on owners and occupants as available. Please copy all information available, including newspaper articles, family records, marriage certificates, etc. For cemeteries, a list of burial names and biographical data on associated personages required. (Contact the Austin History Center for biography files, obituary records, census data, marriage and death records, etc. Other sources include previous occupants/owners or their descendants, company/organization archives, etc.). A summary of biographical data for occupants during the historic period (1955–1971) is included below. Refer to copies of supporting biographical documentation in Attachment A-3. JARRELL D. RUBINETT1 August 28, 1925 in Dallas County, TX Born: Married: Shirley A. Bagelman on June 25, 1946 Children: Gordon Merrill Rubinett, Benita Gail Rubinett, and Lynn Ellen Rubinett Died: Buried: Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX2 March 29, 2014 in Austin, TX SHIRLEY ANN BAGELMAN RUBINETT3 Around 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas4 Born: Married: Jarrell D. Rubinett on June 25, 1946 Children: Gordon Merrill Rubinett, Benita Gail Rubinett, and Lynn Ellen Rubinett N/A (living) Died: Buried: N/A (living) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 Spelled as “Rubinette” in some sources. 2 “RUBINETT, Jarrell ‘Tank,’” Austin American Statesman, Mar. 30, 2014, p. B5, from Newspapers by Ancestry online database, accessed May 12, 2021. 3 Spelled as “Shirlie” on 1930 and 1940 census records. 4 Although no birth records were obtained, “Shirlie” Bagelman first appears on census records in 1930 at the age of 2 years and 11 months living in Port Arthur. Her parents—Mollie and Jake Bagelman—obtained their marriage license in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas in 1926 and likely continued to live there at the time of her birth. US Federal Census records and County Marriage Records, Ancestry online database, accessed June 30, 2020. Adopted December 2012 F-3 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet F. 4: Historical Documentation – Significant Events Information on historically significant events which occurred at the location, if known (see 3. above for research information). No known significant historical events are associated with this location. F. 5: Historical Documentation – Color Digital Prints Color digital prints showing full exterior views, including all elevations, setting, outbuildings, and details of structural and landscape features. Photographs should be labelled on the back in pencil and should be submitted loose (un-affixed). Refer to current photographs included in Attachment B at the conclusion of the application packet. F. 6: Historical Documentation – Architect Information Information on architect, builder, contractor and any craftsmen who worked on the buildings and structures on the site when available. (See 3. above for possible sources). Refer to copies of documentation regarding the architects of the Rubinett House—Lundgren & Maurer—in Attachment A-4. F. 7: Historical Documentation – Historical Photograph Reproductions Reproductions (high quality photocopies acceptable) of historical photographs when available (Sources include Austin History Center, previous owners and occupants or their descendants, company/organization archives, etc.). Refer Attachment A-5 for historic photographs. F. 8: Historical Documentation – Site Plan A dimensioned site plan or survey showing the tract in question and the location/placement of all buildings/structures on the tract. Refer to Attachment A-6 for a dimensioned site plan of the property. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Adopted December 2012 F-4  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet F. 9: Historical Documentation – Historical Narrative A brief historical narrative (no more than 7 pages) providing: - A brief chronology and overview of the property's history and development, including dates for all new construction (houses, outbuildings, well, etc.) and alterations. (Sources include mechanic's liens, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Austin History Center records, family records, etc.); - A summary of the primary uses and occupants of property over time, and any important persons associated with the site (include full names, birth, marriage and death dates); - A justification as to which specific city historic landmark criteria the property meets and why. The Rubinett House, at 3004 Belmont Circle, is a historically important home in Austin. This architect-designed Midcentury Modern house derives significance from both its historical associations and its architecture. Historically, the house is representative of significant trends in community planning and development and development in midcentury Austin, and it also is associated with significant individuals—Shirley and Jarrell “Tank” Rubinett—who played important roles in Austin’s business community and Jewish community in the late twentieth century. Architecturally, the house is associated with prominent local and international architecture firm, Lundgren & Maurer. The house is a rare surviving example of their residential design in Austin, exhibiting many of the key character-defining features of their style. Even if considered without the association with Lundgren & Maurer, the house holds architectural significance as an exceptionally intact example of the regional adaptation of Midcentury Modern architecture popularized in 1950s Austin. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS Community Planning and Development The 1955 Rubinett House at 3004 Belmont Circle stands in the Austin subdivision known as the “Belmont Addition.” The surrounding land originally fell within the George W. Spear league – a headright land grant awarded to Spear in 1838 to encourage settlement of immigrants in Texas. Over the years, subsequent landowners further divided the land. By 1891, the lot lay within the 175.75-acre estate owned by Judge John Woods Harris.5 Harris expanded his estate over time, owning at least 189 acres as late as 1910.6 In the decades to follow, Austin experienced tremendous population growth.7 Large landowners like Harris began subdividing their estates for suburban development as the city grew outward. Between 1910 and 1929, a number of houses cropped up in the area on lots ranging from about 2 acres to 10 acres.8 At some point during this era, the Harris estate was subdivided and the two lots that would become the Belmont Addition sold: a 2.15-acre tract sold to Arthur L. Carnahan and wife Elizabeth A. Carnahan, and an 18-acre tract sold to T. H. Williams, Jr. and wife Nancye T. Williams.9 Historic aerial photographs from 1940 indicate that these property owners constructed small residential estates near the banks of Shoal Creek. (See Attachment A-5, fig. A5-1; no longer extant.) 5 Austin and Surrounding Properties, 1891, John F. Pope and Reuben Ford [Map], from Texas Library and Archives Commission. For additional background on Harris, see Amelia W. Williams, “Harris, John Woods,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 2, 2021, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/harris-john-woods. 6 Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co., Map of the City of Austin, 1910, from the Austin History Center. 7 Census statistics show the population rising from around 30,000 residents in 1910, to about 53,000 in 1930, and about 132,000 in 1950. Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung, “Historical Census Statistics On Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For Large Cities And Other Urban Places In The United States,” US Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/working-papers/2005/demo/POP-twps0076.pdf. 8 Some intact examples of nearby estates from this era include 1901 W. 35th Street and 3406 Glenview Avenue. For additional background, see HHM & Associates, Inc., “Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin,” prepared for the City of Austin, 2021, p. 246, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Housing_%26_Planning/Historic%20Preservation/Historic%20Surveys/2021_NCA_WestC ampus_NUni_Heritage_BrykerWoods_NHydePark/_Historic-Bldg-Survey_North-Central-Austin_FINAL_2021-01-08.pdf. 9 Original Plat for the Belmont 1 Addition, Travis County Deed Records, vol. 5 p. 173; Original Plat for the Belmont 2 Addition, Travis County Deed Records, vol. 7 p. 86. Adopted December 2012 F-5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Meanwhile, Austin’s first city plan, prepared by the firm of Koch & Fowler in 1927, called for improvement of Lamar Boulevard and construction of a series of bridges across Shoal Creek to make the land to the west accessible for denser suburban development.10 The Koch & Fowler plan zoned the land west of Shoal Creek for “Residential A” development, which allowed single-family development only and set requirements for minimum lot size, setbacks, and building heights.11 Residential suburban development west of Shoal Creek quickly actualized. Just west of the present-day Belmont Addition, the Bryker Woods subdivisions cropped up between 1936 and 1946.12 By 1950, houses occupied about 80 percent of the lots in the Bryker Woods neighborhood, but some slivers of land remained undeveloped and available to accommodate new construction to meet the growing need for housing amid Austin’s post-World War II population boom – for example, the land owned by the Carnahan and Williams families. In 1951, developers W. L. Bradfield and G. H. Brush purchased the Carnahan parcel and a portion of the Williams parcel. That same year, Bradfield and Brush filed the plat for the “Belmont 1 Addition” (Attachment A-7, fig. A7-1). This land lay slightly west of Shoal Creek, with the Williams family retaining ownership of the land directly abutting the creek. Bradfield and Brush divided the land into 28 residential lots arranged along two cul de sacs – Belmont Parkway and Belmont Circle. The use of a street grid with cul de sacs corresponded with standards established by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which required features thought to increase safety, like curvilinear streets, in order for developers to receive FHA- backed lending.13 Construction within the Belmont 1 Addition began by 1952 and continued through 1960 (Attachment A-7, fig. A7-2).14 Soon thereafter, the property at 3004 Belmont Circle sold to Bernice and Linden Jones, although the couple never constructed a home on the land.15 Shirley and Jarrell “Tank” Rubinett purchased the lot at 3004 Belmont Circle in 1954 and completed construction of their home in 1955. Also in 1955, Nancye and T. H. Williams subdivided the remaining portion of their land and filed the plat for “Belmont Section Two” (Attachment A-7, fig. A7-3). Construction in Belmont 2 proceeded from 1955 through 1957 (Attachment A-7, fig. A7-2).16 Today, both Belmont subdivisions lie just outside the bounds of the Old West Austin National Register Historic District.17 The Belmont subdivisions also are part of the Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association, which is encompassed by the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area.18 Shirley and Jarrell “Tank” Rubinett The original owners of the house at 3004 Belmont Avenue—Shirley Ann Bagelman Rubinett and Jarrell David “Tank” Rubinett—played important roles in Austin’s business community and Jewish community throughout the late twentieth century and into the early twenty-first century. The Rubinetts lived in the house at 3004 Belmont Circle for 60 years, from 1955 until 2015, and the house represents the most tangible representation of their significance extant in Austin today. Both Shirley and Jarrell Rubinett were Texas natives, descended from Russian Jewish immigrants. Jarrell was born in 1925 in Dallas, Texas, and Shirley was born around 1927, likely in Port Arthur, Texas. Jarrell lived in Dallas until at least 1943, when he was registered for the draft in World War 10 Koch & Fowler, “A City Plan for Austin, Texas,” 1928, from the City of Austin, ftp://ftp.austintexas.gov/GIS- Data/planning/compplan/1927_Plan.pdf. The Koch & Fowler Plan also notoriously segregated public amenities for non-white citizens in East Austin and recommended much more significant investment in public infrastructure and amenities—like the Shoal Creek bridges—in white areas. For additional background see HHM & Associates, Inc., “Historic Resources Survey of East Austin,” 2016, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/page/historic-survey. 11 HHM, “Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin,” 246. 12 Note that the majority of the adjacent Bryker Woods neighborhood lies within the listed Old West Austin National Register Historic District. See Amy Dase, “Old West Austin Historic District,” National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, June 10, 2003, from the Texas Historical Commission, https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/2003000937; Joyce Basciano and Bill Woods, “Old West Austin Historic District (Northwest Boundary Increase),” National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, June 10, 2004, from the Texas Historical Commission, https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/NR/pdfs/03001413/03001413.pdf. 13 David L. Ames and Linda Flint McClelland, National Register Bulletin: Historic Residential Suburbs (Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2002), 51, https://shpo.nv.gov/uploads/documents/NR_Bulletin_Suburbs-compressed.pdf. 14 As shown in Attachment A-7, fig. A7-2, as of July 2021, four of the original houses in Belmont 1 have been replaced with new construction. New construction dates range from 1992 to 2012. 15 Research efforts did not document the Joneses’ purchase of the lot, but the Rubinetts’ deed lists Bernice and Linden Jones as the grantors (as shown in Attachment A-1). 16 One original house in Belmont 2 has been replaced with non-original construction, dating from 1985 (fig. A7-2). 17 Dase, “Old West Austin Historic District.” 18 Neighborhood Planning Areas Status [Map], City of Austin, accessed July 5, 2021, https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=989bb09fe5ef48db9220342af176543b&extent=-98.042,30.1735,- 97.5726,30.414. Adopted December 2012 F-6 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet II. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, and he and Shirley Ann Bagelman were married in 1946 in her native Port Arthur.19 The couple moved to Austin by 1949, when city directories first list them living at 601 Manor Road. They welcomed their first child, Gordon Merrill Rubinett, shortly thereafter in 1950, followed by Benita Gail Rubinett in 1952 and Lynn Ellen Rubinett in 1957. By 1952, city directories list the family at 714 West 6th Street. The family moved to 3004 Belmont Circle in 1955. Business Involvement The Rubinetts’ involvement in Austin’s business community dates to their first arrival in Austin in 1949. That year, city directories list the Austin Candy Company, the first business founded by Jarrell Rubinett in Austin.20 The Austin Candy Company occupied the building at 714 West 6th Street (present-day 716 West 6th Street, extant but extensively modified). By 1955, Rubinett founded his next business, the Austin Drug Company. City directories listed the Austin Drug Company’s location as 511 East Avenue beginning in 1955. At the time, the neighborhood along East Avenue included a mixed-use commercial and residential district catering to Austin’s Black and Mexican American communities. Throughout Texas and the US in the mid-twentieth century, Jewish merchants like the Rubinetts owned and operated businesses in minority neighborhoods, welcoming customers of all backgrounds, while most white merchants would not. Rubinett co-owned this business with Shirley’s brother, Leonard Bagelman.21 The Austin Drug Company was a wholesale druggist and appears to have been a successful and prominent business in Austin. Rubinett and his employees appear to have been involved in the community beyond their workplace as well – a 1953 newspaper column reported on the company’s participation in a local softball league with company teams.22 Between 1959 and 1962, the Texas Highway Department constructed Interstate Highway 35 (IH-35) along the former alignment of East Avenue, displacing numerous homes and businesses.23 The building at 511 East Avenue fell within the path of IH-35, causing the Austin Drug Company to relocate to a new building at 2815 Manor Road, constructed in 1959 (extant but significantly altered).24 By 1975, Jarrell and his wife Shirley founded yet another successful Austin business, originally called the Salvage Center, eventually renamed Special Sales. The Salvage Center had two locations – one at 2815 Manor Road (in the same building that housed the Austin Drug Company) and another at 4101B South Congress Avenue, just south of East Ben White Boulevard (no longer extant). Salvage Center sold discounted goods that were either on special close-out or dented in transit.25 The store sold groceries as well as appliances, construction supplies, pharmaceuticals, and toys.26 When the business became Special Sales, its function transitioned to supplying wholesale groceries; buying and reselling surplus foods from manufacturers and grocery stores.27 The Rubinetts clearly had developed relationships with wholesale merchants over many years, so they were in a unique position to provide both discounted and full-price goods to the Austin community. In 1974, the board of the University State Bank in Austin elected Jarrell Rubinett as a member, indicating his stature and clout in the business community by that point in his life.28 By 1982, Jarrell slowly began transitioning leadership of the business to his wife, Shirley, and son Gordon, designating Gordon as Vice President and Shirley as Treasurer.29 By 1997, Gordon had left his law practice to run the family company.30 The business remained at the family’s core into the twenty-first century. Upon Jarrell Rubinett’s death in 2014, his obituary remarked that he was a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 19 “Rubinett, Jarrell ‘Tank,’” Obituary, Austin American-Statesman, March 30, 2014, B5. 20 “Rubinett, Jarrell ‘Tank’” Obituary. 21 “Notice of Intention to Incorporate,” Austin Statesman, June 25, 1960, 9. 22 The Austin Statesman, advertisement, January 30, 1958, B10; 23 HHM, “Historic Resources Survey of East Austin,” vol. I. 24 “Property Search Results > 204237 2815 MANOR LLC for Year 2021,” Travis CAD, accessed July 5, 2021, http://propaccess.traviscad.org/clientdb/Property.aspx?prop_id=204237. 25 Cheryl Coggins, “Salvage Center Offers Savings for Shoppers,” Austin American-Statesman, May 21, 1979, 23. 26 Austin American-Statesman, advertisement, January 19, 1976, 9; Austin American-Statesman, advertisement, March 25, 1976, 57. 27 Bruce Hight, “Law degrees tabled,” Austin American-Statesman, September 14, 1997, J2. 28 “Rubinett, Jarrell ‘Tank’” Obituary. 29 Austin American Statesman, August 5, 1982, C23. 30 Hight, “Law degrees tabled,” J1. Adopted December 2012 F-7 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet “salesperson extraordinaire,” whose favorite saying was “‘Always give a person the opportunity to say no,’ but he rarely took no for an answer.”31 Community Involvement From the beginning of their time in Austin, Shirley and Jarrell Rubinett became deeply involved with Congregation Agudas Achim and Austin’s Jewish community. During the mid-twentieth century, the congregation worshipped at 4300 Bull Creek Road, approximately two miles northwest of the Rubinett House (building no longer extant, congregation now located at 7300 Hart Lane). The Rubinett’s business success and giving nature allowed them to be valuable and impactful leaders in their Jewish community and beyond. Jarrell served two terms as president of the congregation at Agudas Achim.32 The congregation sometimes even called upon Rubinett to serve as a lay rabbi or cantor as needed.33 The house at 3004 Belmont Circle served as the nexus of the Rubinett family’s community involvement. The house was designed with flowing open spaces conducive to entertaining, and the earliest newspaper records documenting the family’s activism in the Jewish community date from 1955 – the same year that they moved into the house at 3004 Belmont Circle. That year, Shirley Rubinett took charge of the invitations for the Father’s Day brunch hosted by the Sisterhood Agudas Achim.34 Soon after, in 1961, Jarrell Rubinett hosted visiting Rabbi Donald David Crain from Chicago at the house to give a talk about “Views on a Complete Congregational Program.”35 From 1962 to 1963, Congregation Agudas Achim constructed a new building on Bull Creek Road, relocating from their downtown synagogue at Seventh and San Jacinto Streets to the suburbs northwest of downtown, where Jewish families like the Rubinetts increasingly were moving.36 At that time, Jarrell Rubinett served as vice president of the congregation’s board of directors—charged with raising funds for the new building—and Shirley served as the president of Sisterhood Agudas Achim. President Lydndon Baines Johnson dedicated the new building in December 1963, and Jarrell Rubinett signature marks the letter thanking the President for his attendance (Attachment A7, fig. A7-4).37 In 1967, Jarrell went on to serve as a member of the board of the Jewish Community Council of Austin Pre-School.38 Rubinett’s philanthropic activities spread beyond just their Jewish community, and in 1982 he loaned $25,000 to a citizens group fighting a movement to allow landlords to discriminate based on sexual orientation of prospective tenants.39 His wife Shirley shared his commitment to the Jewish community and served as the chair of the cultural committee of the Jewish Community Council of Austin, bringing the Israeli Hassidic Festival to Austin in 1984.40 In 1997, Jarrell helped start the Aytz Chaim Foundation, an endowment for members of Congregation Agudas Achim who did not have the funds for educational, cultural, and religious opportunities and programming.41 In retirement, he also co- founded a project that donated books on Judaism to Texas public libraries in rural areas where residents may never have met a Jewish person. Based in the anti-Semitic treatment Rubinett had received as a child in Dallas, he started the project because, “My thought is, if you educate people and let them read for themselves… they’ll learn the truth.”42 In February 2004, Congregation Agudas Achim held the “Rubinett Gala” to celebrate the couple’s lifetime of service to the congregation, documenting the significant contributions of Shirley and Jarrell Rubinett with an award and a City of Austin official proclamation presented by Mayor Will Wynn (Attachment A7, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 31 “Rubinett, Jarrell ‘Tank’” Obituary. 32 “Synagogue Installs Officers,” Austin Statesman, January 20, 1966, 35. 33 “Rubinett, Jarrell ‘Tank’” Obituary. 34 “Father’s Day Brunch Set By Agudas Achim Sunday,” Austin-American Statesman, June 15, 1955, 9. 35 “Chicago Rabbi to Talk Here,” Austin-American Statesman, January 27, 1961, 8. 36 This migration likely had to do with City investment in new schools and infrastructure in the area, driven by the 1958 city plan. See HHM & Associates, Inc., “Citywide Historic Context” (Vol. II), 2016, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/page/historic-survey. 37 Synagogues Vertical File, Austin History Center; Congregation Agudas Achim, Building for the Future (Austin: Acorn Press, 1989), from the Austin History Center. Oral history from the congregation notes that this was the only synagogue in America ever dedicated by a sitting President, and that the dedication originally was scheduled for November 1963 but rescheduled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 38 “JCCA School At Election,” Austin Statesman, May 24, 1967, 8. 39 Janet Wilson, “Liberal group gains support over housing,” Austin American-Statesman, January 6, 1982, B2. 40 John Herndon, “Israeli show shares strains of culture,” Austin American-Statesman, December 1, 1984, 114. 41 “Atyz Chaim,” Congregation Agudas Achim, accessed May 13, 2021, https://theaustinsynagogue.org/aytz-chaim/. 42 Eileen E. Flynn, “Partners helping rural libraries add variety to religion shelves,” Austin American-Statesman, January 18, 2006, B1- B3. Adopted December 2012 F-8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet fig. A7-5).43 ARCHITECTURE In addition to significance for its historical associations, the house at 3004 Belmont Circle also hold significance for its architecture – both its association with Austin architecture firm Lundgren & Maurer and its exemplification of the Midcentury Modern architectural style. Lundgren & Maurer The architectural firm of Lundgren & Maurer formed in Austin in 1953 as a partnership between Leonard John Lundgren and Edward Joseph Maurer Jr. Both Lundgren and Maurer were of the same generation as Shirley and Jarrell Rubinett. Like Jarrell, Lundgren and Maurer both served in World War II and moved to Austin afterward, embracing the spirit of growth and modernism that the city embodied at the time. Lundgren was born in 1918 in Del Valle, Texas, and after serving in the air force and working at a navy ship-building office in Indiana, moved to Austin to study at the University of Texas. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1949.44 Lundgren began practicing architecture directly after graduating, helped by recommendations from one of his UT professors, and his practice grew quickly.45 His future partner, Edward Joseph Maurer, Jr. was born in 1921 in Nyack, New York, and also served in the air force during World War II. He studied architecture at the University of Texas as well, graduating in 1950.46 After working for a few years for a different Austin architect, he approached Maurer about the possibility of working as partners. The two formed Lundgren & Maurer in 1953, with offices at 1003 West 24th Street (no longer extant). Lundgren acted as senior partner, handling client relationships, seeking projects, and reviewing designs. Maurer was responsible for much of the drawing and designing.47 From the mid-1950s through the early 1970s, Lundgren & Maurer designed a rich catalog of Midcentury Modern and Contemporary buildings in the Austin area and beyond, as detailed in Attachment A-4 (table A4-1). Lundgren served as a member of the Austin Chapter of Texas Architects, the American Institute of Architects, the Austin Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Capitol Plan, and President of the Austin Chapter of the Texas Fine Arts Association. He also taught senior-level studio architecture classes at UT.48 Meanwhile, Maurer, who was passionate about beautifying and revitalizing commerce in the downtown area and interested in preventing shoppers’ exodus to suburbs, proposed that Congress Avenue become akin to a shopping mall.49 Lundgren & Maurer’s partnership dissolved in 1976, although each partner practiced independently thereafter. Lundgren formed Lundgren & Associates, continuing the practice of global large-scale hotel design until his death in 2012. Maurer also practiced architecture until his death in 1987. Lundgren & Maurer began their careers working in the International and Midcentury Modern architectural styles, designing single-family homes as well as commercial and institutional buildings. The firm’s early designs often used slender steel columns, cantilevered roof forms, large swaths of window glazing, and use of stone accent walls. By the 1950s, the Modern style still seemed innovative to most of the American public, even though some notable examples of architect-designed Modernism already dotted the Austin landscape, and a pared-down Ranch style—derived from Modernism—characterized most prefabricated residential subdivisions.50 The Rubinetts’ choice of Lundgren & Maurer to design their home likely communicated a willingness to break from history and try something new. The design that Lundgren & Maurer developed for the Rubinett House 43 Ken Nordhauser, “Congregation Agudas Achim: Rubinett Gala [Dedication Book]” (Austin: David Finkel Photography, 2004), courtesy of Ken Nordhauser. 44 Barnes, “Leonard Lundgren;” Lundgren & Maurer Drawings and Records, Austin History Center, http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00107/ahc-00107.html. 45 Brent Humphreys, “Zidell House,” National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, April 1, 2009, 8-12, from the Texas Historical Commission, https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/NR/pdfs/09000308/09000308.pdf. 46 “Edward Joseph Maurer, Jr.,” Obituary, Austin American-Statesman, May 16, 1987, B7. 47 Humphreys, “Zidell House,” 8-12. 48 Humphreys, “Zidell House.” 49 Lois Hale Galvin, “Architect Pushes Town Beauty Plan,” Austin Statesman, October 12, 1961, A12; “Jaycees Date Mall Planner,” Austin Statesman, December 30, 1959, 2. 50 International style examples included Chester Emil Nagel’s 1940–1941 personal home at 3215 Churchill Drive, and by the 1950s, A. D. Stenger (likely a classmate of Lundgren’s at UT) was prolifically building Modern and Ranch-style homes, often compared to those of well-known Californian architect Joseph Eichler. Adopted December 2012 F-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet incorporated many of the key character-defining features associated with the Midcentury Modern style – including its low-pitched roof, wide swaths of glass, and integration of the indoors and outdoors (Attachment A-4, figs. A4-5, A4-6, A4-7, and A4-8). The Rubinett House The Rubinett House is a prime example of the application of character-defining features of the Midcentury Modern style to residential architecture in Austin in the 1950s. As shown by the original architectural drawings of the house (Attachment A-4, figs. A4-5, A4-6, A4-7, and A4-8), Lundgren & Maurer took special care to adapt their design to the site at 3004 Belmont Circle, as well as to the needs of the growing Rubinett family. The original Lundgren & Maurer site plan shows how the architects considered the curving approach to the house via the Belmont Circle cul de sac. The lot slopes upward toward the rear (west), and the architects set the house back toward the rear of the lot. Since visitors would approach the house from an oblique angle, the architects gave the house a cruciform footprint, lending depth and visual interest to the view looking either southwest or northwest (Attachment B, photos 1–2). In keeping with Modern and Ranch architectural influences of the day, Lundgren & Maurer kept the house’s mass low, with a low-pitched cross-gabled roof. On the front (east) elevation of the house, Lundgren & Maurer articulated the projecting ell with floor-to-ceiling windows of fixed “crystal sheet glass” set in wood frames (as noted in Attachment B, photo 3). In the yard, in front of the projecting ell, a seven-foot-tall garden wall constructed of limestone rubble masonry provided privacy while maintaining a glimpse of the eaves and roofline behind (Attachment B, photos 1–5). The architects focused their architectural emphasis on the eaves and roofline since these elements could be seen from the street. The roof structure used exposed joists with carved ends is reminiscent of Japanese architecture, which influenced many Midcentury Modern architects. The roofs on the front and rear projecting ells also feature a pergola at the ends— constructed from two rows of rafters without roofing on top—allowing light to filter through and creating visual depth. The setback portions of the front façade intentionally receive less detail, with simple plywood siding and narrow windows set under the eaves so that they appear to fade into the background. On the interior, Lundgren & Maurer designed a highly practical floorplan for the growing Rubinett family. The central portion of cruciform plan—running from southeast to northwest—contained the house’s public-facing spaces. Within this central core, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and den flowed together in an open plan that intelligently inserted grade changes, room dividers, and built-in cabinetry to differentiate one “room” from the next (Attachment B, photos 6–10). Both the living room and den opened onto outdoor spaces with glass doors, allowing integration of the indoor and outdoor living spaces. The house’s service-oriented spaces, including the laundry room and garage, fell to the northeast of the central core. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms were arranged to the southwest of the central core. The practicality and beauty of the Rubinett House have facilitated continuous residential use of the house with very few alterations. As the Rubinett family grew, they constructed a fourth bedroom and additional bathroom nestled into the southwestern corner of the house in 1966. The original building permit for the addition notes Ben Goldstein as the contractor (Attachment A-7, fig. A7-6).51 The addition transformed the house’s footprint from a cruciform shape to more of a T-shape, as visible when contrasting aerial photos from 1966 and 1977 (see Attachment A-5, fig. A5-3). At the same time, the Rubinett family shifted the back patio to the northwest rear corner of the house and extended the rear eaves and pergola over the new patio. This rear addition is hidden from view from the street and does not adversely impact any of the house’s original character-defining architectural features. Other alterations are limited to replacement of the original front door and original garage door, both of which occurred under the Rubinett’s ownership, as shown in a 2015 photo of the house (Attachment A-5, fig. A5-4). Comparison of the original architectural drawings with the 2015 photo shows replacement of the original flat-panel front door with a simple glazed front door, as well as replacement of the original vertical-paneled garage door with a prefabricated metal garage door with traditional molded panels. The current homeowners replaced the metal garage door with a vertical-paneled wood garage door that resembles the door shown in original architectural drawings. The glazed front door is in keeping with the simple Modern aesthetic of the house and remains intact today. The door’s visibility is minimal, given its recessed location under the deep eaves and setback behind the projecting front ell, and does not detract from the overall integrity of the 51 Building Permit #98739, Feb. 21, 1966, from the City of Austin AMANDA database. Adopted December 2012 F-10 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet house. The house retains the overwhelming majority of its original materials and design features, even details such as original light fixtures, flooring, and wall finishes. SUMMARY The Rubinett House stands today as an exceptionally intact example of a Midcentury Modern single-family home in Austin. The house’s near-pristine integrity enables it to clearly communicate its historical associations with the development of the Belmont subdivisions, the life and community impact of original owners Shirley and Jarrell Rubinett, the career of architects Lundgren & Maurer, and the character-defining features of Midcentury Modern residential architecture in Austin. The house at 3004 Belmont Circle is the single remaining building that best communicates each of these historical associations. Many of the surrounding houses in the Belmont subdivisions have been demolished or altered, and none approach the degree of integrity retained by 3004 Belmont Circle. The buildings associated with the business career of Jarrell Rubinett all have been demolished or altered, and the building that historically housed Congregation Agudas Achim has been demolished as well. The house survives as a rare, intact example of the work of Lundgren & Maurer as well. Although Lundgren & Maurer were prominent Austin architects, many of their works have been demolished, and none of their homes are known to be designated as Austin landmarks. Together, these considerations demonstrate that the Rubinett House at 3004 Belmont Circle meets the City of Austin criteria for historic zoning, helping to facilitate its preservation for years to come. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Adopted December 2012 F-11  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Attachment A Historical Documentation to Supplement Section F Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 Attachment A-1: Supplement for Section F.1 – Deed Chronology Figure A1-1. Reproduction of 1954 deed, page one of four. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 2 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A1-2. Reproduction of 1954 deed, page two of four. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 3 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A1-3. Reproduction of 1954 deed, page three of four. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 4 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A1-4. Reproduction of 1954 deed, page four of four. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 5 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A1-5. Reproduction of 2015 deed, page one of three. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 6 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A1-6. Reproduction of 2015 deed, page two of three. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 7  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A1-7. Reproduction of 2015 deed, page three of three. Source: Travis County Clerk. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 8 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 Attachment A-2: Supplement for Section F.2 – Occupancy History Figure A2-1. Reproduction of city directory listing for Jarrell Rubinett at 3004 Belmont Circle, 1957. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 9  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A2-2. Reproduction of city directory listing for Helen Thompson, maid, at 3004 Belmont Circle, 1959. Source: ancestry.com. 1 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 10 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet ADDITIONAL OCCUPANCY NOTES 1949   1952  “Rubinett, Jarrell D. (Shirley; Austin Candy)” – home address listed as: 601 Manor Road. “Austin Candy Co (Jarrell D. Rubinett)” – address listed as: 714 W. 6th Street. “Rubinett, Jarrell D. (Shirley; Austin Candy Co)” – home address listed as: 1601 W. 29th Street. “Austin Candy Co (Jarrell D. Rubinett)” – address listed as: 714 W. 6th Street.  1955     1958 newspaper want ad lists “Austin Drug Co” address as: 2815 Manor Road. “Austin Candy Co” no longer listed. “Austin Drug Co (Jarrell D Rubinett)” – address listed as: 511 East Avenue. “Rubinett, Jarrell D. (Shirley B; Austin Drug Co)” – home address listed as: W. 29th Street. 1960 and beyond    “Austin Candy Company,” “Austin Drug Company,” or “Special Sales” – not listed in 1960 City Directory. “Special Sales” – listed in newspapers. (Business flourished through the 1980s based on newspaper searches.) “Salvage Center (business)” – 1979 newspaper article lists two business addresses: one at 2815 Manor Road, and one at 4101-B Congress Avenue. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 11 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Attachment A-3: Supplement for Section F.3 – Biographical Data Key biographical documents are compiled below. Additional biographical data is available from the Austin American-Statesman newspaper archives (available from the Austin History Center or at ancestry.com). JARRELL “TANK” RUBINETT Figure A3-1. Birth certificate, J. D. Rubinett, 1925. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 12  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-2-a. Census listing, Jarrell Rubinett, 1930, left side of page. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 13  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-2-b. Census listing, Jarrell Rubinett, 1930, right side of page. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 14  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-3. World War II Draft Card, Jarrell David Rubinett, ca. 1943. Source: ancestry.com. 1 Figure A3-4. Marriage license, Shirley Bagelman and Jarrell Rubinett, 1946. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 15  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-5. Obituary for Jarrell Rubinett, March 30, 2014. Source: Austin American-Statesman, March 30, 2014, p. B5. Figure A3-6. Gravesite record for Jarrell Rubinett. Source: ancestry.com. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 16  SHIRLEY ANN BAGELMAN RUBINETT 1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-7-a. Census listing, Shirley (“Shirlie”) Bagelman, 1930, left side of page. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 17  1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-7-b. Census listing, Shirley (“Shirlie”) Bagelman, 1930, right side of page. Source: ancestry.com. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 18  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-8-1. Census listing, Shirley (“Shirlie”) Bagelman, 1940, left side of page. Source: ancestry.com. Also see the marriage license for Shirley Bagelman and Jarrell Rubinett, 1946, reproduced above as fig. A3-4. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 19  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A3-8-b. Census listing, Shirley (“Shirlie”) Bagelman, 1940, right side of page. Source: ancestry.com. Also see the marriage license for Shirley Bagelman and Jarrell Rubinett, 1946, reproduced above as fig. A3-4. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 20 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Attachment A-4: Supplement for Section F.6 – Architect Information Key documentation regarding the architectural firm of Lundgren & Maurer is compiled below. A supplemental list of known works in Austin is available online at http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/ Austin_Projects_List.html. In addition, an inventory of the collection of Lundgren & Maurer Drawings and Records at the Austin History Center is available online at https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aush c/00107/ahc-00107.html. Table A4-1. Summarization of known buildings designed by Lundgren & Maurer.1 Address 3205 Churchill Street, Austin, TX 1111 West 31st Street, Austin, TX 2015 W. Lake Drive, Taylor, TX 2400 Leon Street, Austin, TX 3004 Belmont Circle, Austin, TX 11600 S. IH-35, Austin, TX 2617 Pecos Street, Austin, TX 3108 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX Austin, TX [no address found] 20 N. IH-35, Austin, TX US 75 N/ Central Expressway, Dallas, TX Vicksburg National Memorial Park, Vicksburg, MS Tyler, TX Building Name Lundgren House Date Built Extant? ca. 1950 No Image(s) Fig. A4-1 Hundley House 1953 Yes (demolition Fig. A4-2 permit approved) Harold and Pearl Zidell House Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House Rubinett House 1953 Yes 1954 No 1954–1955 Yes Adams Extract Company Sellstrom House 1955 No 1961 No Unknown Guild House Town Lake Holiday Inn Holiday Inn 1962 Yes (significantly altered2) 1963 Yes 1964 Yes 1964 No Texas Memorial 1962–1963 Yes Holiday Inn ca. 1965 Unknown Fig. A4-3 Fig. A4-4 Figs. A4-5, A4- 6, A4-7, A4-8; Attachment B, photos 1–9 Fig. A4-9 Fig. A4-10 Fig. A4-11 Fig. A4-12 Fig. A4-13 Fig. A4-14 Fig. A4-15 None found to date Fig. A4-16 1975 Bryant Street, Denver, CO 170 N. Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA Holiday Inn (now Turntable Studios) Holiday Inn (now the Hotel Angeleno) ca. 1965 Yes ca. 1965 Yes Fig. A4-17 1 Barnes, “Leonard Lundgren;” Historic Landmark Commission Package, “3205 Churchill Street” [NRD-2011-0084], November 14, 2011, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=160563; Historic Landmark Commission Package, “2617 Pecos Street” [HDP-2012-0289], October 22, 2012, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=178080; Historic Landmark Commission Package, 1111 W. 31st Street [HDP-2017-0748], January 29, 2018, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas .gov/edims/document.cfm?id=291958; Dewey G. Mears, [Exterior View of Adams Extract Building], photograph, May 5, 1956, from the Portal to Texas History crediting the Austin History Center, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth856931/m1/1/; C. L. Mackenzie, “University of Texas Showplace,” Shield and Diamond of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (Sept. 1957): 12, http://www.pikearchive.org/wp-cont ent/uploads/2017/11/PKA_SD_1957_SEP.pdf; Humphreys, “Zidell House;’” “Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect,” accessed May 14, 2021, http://le onardlundgrenarchitect.com/; Austin file, Austin History Center; AF- Architecture, A5600 Lundgren & Maurer, Austin History Center; Texas Architect, advertisement, (March 1966): 23; Michael DeMasi, “Hilton Albany sold, new owners spending $3.5 million on renovations,” Albany Business Review, April 16, 2015, accessed May 14, 2021, https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/04/16/hilton-albany-sold-new-owne rs-spending-3-5-million.html; “Holiday Inn Central - Denver, Colorado” [Postcard], 1975, from Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywood place/16384990583/; HHM, “Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin;” “Hilton Albany,” Hilton, accessed July 6, 2021, https:// www.hilton.com/en/hotels/albhhhf-hilton-albany/; Dewey G. Mears, [Postmodern Architect Office], photograph, November 3, 1963, from the Portal to Texas History crediting the Austin History Center, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011217/; Hotel Angeleno, accessed July 6, 2021, https://www.hotelangeleno.com/; “Four Points by Sheraton San Diego Downtown Little Italy,” Marriott, accessed July 6, 2021, https://www.marriott.com/reservation/rateListMenu.mi?defaultTab=standard. 2 Extant, but significantly altered. See HHM “Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin.” Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 21 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Address 1617 1st Avenue, San Diego, CA Av Costera Miguel Alemán 1260, Acapulco, MX Panama City, Panama 111 East 17th Street, Austin, TX Building Name Holiday Inn (now Four Points Sheraton) Holiday Inn (now Hotel Calinda Beach) Holiday Inn State Finance Building (now the Lyndon Baines Johnson State Office Building) Lundgren Residence Date Built Extant? ca. 1965 Yes ca. 1965 Yes ca. 1965 Unknown 1970 Yes 4401 Deepwoods Drive, Austin, TX 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY Hilton Hotel 1974 Yes 1980 Yes 1 Image(s) Fig. A4-18 Fig. A4-19 Fig. A4-20 Fig. A4-21 Fig. A4-22 Fig. A4-23 Figure A4-1. Photo of the Lundgren House, 3205 Churchill Street, Austin, TX, 2011. Source: Historic Landmark Commission Package, “3205 Churchill Street” [NRD-2011-0084], November 14, 2011, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=160563. Figure A4-2. Photo of the Hundley House, 1111 West 31st Street, Austin, TX, 2018. Source: Historic Landmark Commission Package, 1111 W. 31st Street [HDP-2017-0748], January 29, 2018, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=291958. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 22  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-3. Photo of the Harold and Pearl Zidell House, 2015 W. Lake Drive, Taylor, TX, 2009. Source: Humphreys, “Zidell House.” Figure A4-4. Historic photo of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House, 2400 Leon Street, Austin, TX, 1957. Source: C.L. Mackenzie, “University of Texas Showplace,” Shield and Diamond of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (Sept. 1957): 12, http://www.pikearchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PKA_SD_1957_SEP.pdf. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 23  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-5. Plot plan of the Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Avenue, Austin, TX (drawing one of three). Source: Austin History Center. Figure A4-6. East, south, and west elevations of the Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Avenue, Austin, TX (drawing two of three). Source: Austin History Center. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 24  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-7. Roof framing plan, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Avenue, Austin, TX (drawing three of three). Source: Austin History Center. Figure A4-8. Three-dimensional rendering of 3004 Belmont Circle, by Lundgren & Mauer, ca. 1954. Courtesy of homeowner Claire Oswalt. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 25  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-9. Photo of the Adams Extract Building, 11600 S. IH-35, Austin, TX, 1956. Source: Dewey G. Mears, [Exterior View of Adams Extract Building], photograph, May 5, 1956, from the Portal to Texas History crediting the Austin History Center, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth856931/m1/1/. Figure A4-10. Photo of the Sellstrom House, 2617 Pecos Street, Austin, TX, 2012. Source: Historic Landmark Commission Package, “2617 Pecos Street” [HDP-2012-0289], October 22, 2012, from the City of Austin, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=178080. 1 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 26  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-11. Photo of 3108 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX, 1963. Source: Dewey G. Mears, [Postmodern Architect Office], photograph, November 3, 1963, from the Portal to Texas History crediting the Austin History Center, https://texas history.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011217/. 1 Figure A4-12. Photo of the Guild House, Austin, Texas, around 2012. Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/Guild_Res idence_1963.html. 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 27  1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-13. Rendering of the Town Lake Holiday Inn, 20 N. IH-35, Austin, TX, ca. 1964. Source: Austin History Center. Figure A4-14. Photo and newspaper article describing the Holiday Inn on US 75 N/ Central Expressway, Dallas, TX, 1964. Source: Austin History Center. 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 28  1 2 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-15. Photo of the Texas Memorial at the Vicksburg National Memorial Park, Vicksburg, MS, around 2012. Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgre narchitect.com/Texas_Memorial_at_Vicksburg.html. Figure A4-16. Photo of the Holiday Inn (now Turntable Studios) at 1975 Bryant Street, Denver, CO, around 2015. Source: Denver Urbanism, accessed July 6, 2021, https://denverurbanism.com/2015/0 3/turntable-studios-brings-micro-apartments-to-denver.html. Figure A4-17. Photo of the Holiday Inn (now the Hotel Angeleno) at 170 N. Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA (no date). Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgren architect.com/Holiday_Inn_Los_Angeles,_NOW.html. 3 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 29  1 2 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-18. Photo of the Holiday Inn at 1617 1st Avenue, San Diego, CA (no date). Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/Ho liday_Inn_San_Diego,_NOW.html. Figure A4-19. Rendering of the Holiday Inn (now Hotel Calinda Beach) at Av Costera Miguel Alemán 1260, Acapulco, MX (no date). Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/ Holiday_Inn,_Alcapulco,_ Mexico.html. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 30  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A4-20. Rendering of the Holiday Inn in Panama City, Panama (no date). Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com /Holiday_Inn,_ Panama_City_Panama.html. 1 Figure A4-21. Photo of the State Finance Building (now the Lyndon Baines Johnson State Office Building) at 111 East 17th Street, Austin, TX, around 2012. Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/State_Fin ance_Building.html. 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 31 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 Figure A4-22. Photo of the Lundgren Residence at 4401 Deepwoods Drive, Austin, TX, around 2012. Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/Lundgren_Residence_1974.html. Figure A4-23. Rendering of the Albany Hilton, 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY, 1980. Source: Leonard J. Lundgren, Architect, accessed July 6, 2021, http://leonardlundgrenarchitect.com/Hilton,_Albany,_NY.html. 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 32 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Attachment A-5: Supplement for Section F.7 – Historical Photo Reproductions Historic photos of 3004 Belmont Circle located to date are reproduced below. Research efforts for this application included emails sent to family members requesting oral history interviews and reproductions of historic photographs, but no response has been received to date. If additional reproductions of historic photographs are received, the applicant will share them with the City of Austin and the Austin History Center, provided that the photographs’ owners give consent. Figure A5-1. Aerial photo encompassing 3004 Belmont Circle, 1940. Source: City of Austin Property Profile, accessed July 5, 2021, https://www.austintexas.gov/GIS/Propertyprofile/. 10 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 33  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A5-2. Aerial photo encompassing 3004 Belmont Circle, 1962. Source: City of Austin Property Profile, accessed July 5, 2021, https://www.austintexas.gov/GIS /Propertyprofile/. 1 2 Figure A5-3. Aerial photo encompassing 3004 Belmont Circle, 1977. Note the change in the building footprint between 1962 and 1977, reflecting the rear addition. Source: City of Austin Property Profile, accessed July 5, 2021, https://www.austintexas.gov/GIS/Propertyprofile/. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 34  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A5-4. Photo of 3004 Belmont Circle in 2015. Note that the front door and garage door had been replaced by this date. The present homeowners have replaced the non-original garage door with a more compatible garage door. Source: Austin American Statesman, advertisement, June 27, 2015, T18. 1 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 35 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Attachment A-6: Supplement for Section F.8 – Site Plan 1 2 Figure A6-1. Dimensioned site survey, dated July 30, 2015, 3004 Belmont Circle. (An original site plan is available as fig. A4-5 above.) Courtesy of homeowner Claire Oswalt. 3 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 36 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet 1 2 Attachment A-7: Supplement for Section F.9 – Historical Documentation Figure A7-1. Original plat for the Belmont 1 subdivision, 1951. Source: Travis County Clerk. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 37  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A7-2. Map showing construction dates in the Belmont 1 and Belmont 2 subdivisions. Sources: Data from HHM, parcel data from the Travis Central Appraisal District, “Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin,” base map from ESRI. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 38  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A7-3. Original plat for the Belmont 2 subdivision, 1955. Source: Travis County Clerk. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 39  1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A7-4. Reproduction of a photo of Lady Bird Johnson and President Johnson at the dedication of the new Agudas Achim synagogue building on Bull Creek Road in 1963, along with the letter from Jarrell Rubinett thanking President Lyndon Baines Johnson for his attendance. Source: Congregation Agudas Achim, Building for the Future (Austin: Acorn Press, 1989), from the Austin History Center. 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 40  1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Figure A7-5. Photo of Shirley and Jarrell Rubinett receiving the City of Austin Proclamation presented by Mayor Will Wynn at the gala celebrating the couple’s lifetime contributions to Congregation Agudas Achim in 2004. Source: Ken Nordhauser, “Congregation Agudas Achim: Rubinett Gala [Dedication Book]” (Austin: David Finkel Photography, 2004), courtesy of Ken Nordhauser. Figure A7-6. Original building permits documenting the 1966 rear addition at 3004 Belmont Circle. Source: Building Permit #98739, Feb. 21, 1966, from the City of Austin AMANDA database. Adopted December 2012 Attachment A | Page 41 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Attachment B Color Photographs Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 1 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle Austin, TX 78703 May 2021 Per email correspondence with the City of Austin, the entirety of the Historic Zoning Application Package now may be submitted electronically, including photographs. Electronic reproductions of photographs are included below. Higher resolution JPG files are available for download at https://dmoore.egnyte.com/fl/y8KMaBuruC/ Photos_. In addition, 4"x6" color prints of the photos are available upon request. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Photo 1. Façade view, camera facing northwest, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 2  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 2. Oblique view, camera facing west, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Photo 3. Detail of projecting front ell, carved roof joists, and pergola of open rafters; oblique view inside garden Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 3 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet wall, camera facing north, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. Photo 4. Oblique view, camera facing west, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 4  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 5. Detail of projecting front ell, carved roof joists, and pergola of open rafters; oblique view inside garden wall, camera facing south–southwest, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 5  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 6. Interior view, entryway and living room, camera facing south– southwest, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 6  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 7. Interior view, entryway and living room, camera facing north, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 7  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 8. Interior view, living room, camera facing southeast, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 8  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 9. Interior view, dining room, camera facing northeast, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 9  City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet Photo 10. Interior view from den looking toward kitchen and dining room, camera facing east, Rubinett House, 3004 Belmont Circle. Photo by HHM, May 2021. 1 2 Adopted December 2012 Attachment B | Page 10