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City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet General Overview Historic zoning is a zoning overlay which is added to the base zoning of a specific tract of land (for example CBD-H denotes Central Business District-Historic Zoning). To qualify for City Historic Landmark status, a property must meet one or more (but typically five or more) of the local historic criteria (see criteria below). Applicants need to submit historical documentation demonstrating how the property meets these criteria (see attached submittal requirements). The City Historic Landmark Commission reviews all applications for City Historic Landmark designation, with the Austin City Council making final decisions on these designations. Please note that at least (3) months is typically required to process a City Historic Landmark designation through the City Council from the time a complete application is received. Once designated, all proposed exterior site and building changes (other than routine maintenance) to a historically zoned tract require advance review and approval by the City Historic Landmark Commission. A copy of the Historic Landmark Commission's review standards is available from the City Historic Preservation Office. City Historic Landmark properties that are in good repair and in full compliance with the City historic review requirements are eligible to apply annually for a historic property tax exemption. For information on the historic zoning process, refer to Chapter 25-2 of the City Land Development Code. WHERE TO APPLY: To ensure that the application is complete, an advance review by the City Historic Preservation Office is required. Applications may be submitted at the receptionist’s desk, 5th floor, One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road by appointment. Phone (512) 974-2727 for an appointment. TIME FRAME FOR PROCESSING HISTORIC ZONING CASES: Each historic zoning case is reviewed by the Historic Landmark Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission approximately four to six weeks after receipt of application. The Historic Landmark Commission meets once a month, typically on the 4th Monday of each month. The case is then heard by either the Zoning and Platting Commission or the Planning Commission approximately three weeks after the Historic Landmark Commission hearing, and then by the City Council approximately six weeks later. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Refer to Instructions and Submittal Checklist. Complete Application Forms, supplemental materials, and Affidavits. THE FOLLOWING CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK CRITERIA ARE CONSIDERED WHEN REVIEWING A CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK APPLICATION: The property is at least 50 years old and represents a period of significance of at least 50 years ago, unless the property is of exceptional importance as defined by National Register Bulletin 22, National Park Service (1996); and The property retains a high degree of integrity, as defined by the National Register of Historic Places, that clearly conveys its historical significance and does not include an addition or alteration which has significantly compromised its integrity; and The property is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places; or is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Archeological Landmark, or National Historic Landmark OR demonstrates significance in at least two of the following categories: (i) Architecture. The property embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a recognized architectural style, type, or method of construction; exemplifies technological innovation in design or construction; displays high artistic value in representing ethnic or folk art, architecture, or construction; represents a rare example of an architectural style in the city; serves as an outstanding example of the work of an architect, builder, or artisan who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state, or nation; possesses cultural, historical, or architectural value as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian or vernacular structure; or represents an architectural curiosity or one-of-a-kind building. A property located within a local historic district is ineligible to be nominated for landmark designation under the criterion for architecture, unless it possesses exceptional significance or is representative of a separate period of significance. (ii) Historical Associations. The property has long-standing significant associations with persons, groups, institutions, businesses, or events of historic importance which contributed significantly to the history of the city, state, or nation; or represents a significant portrayal of the cultural practices or the way of life of a definable group of people in a historic time. (iii) Archeology. The property has, or is expected to yield, significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region; Adopted December 2012 1 (512) 423 City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet (iv) Community Value. The property has a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the city, a neighborhood, or a particular group. (v) Landscape Feature. The property is a significant natural or designed landscape or landscape feature with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION: Contact the City Historic Preservation Office if you have questions concerning an Historic Zoning application. The Historic Preservation Officer will serve as liaison between you and the City of Austin and function as your main point of contact. Once your application has been submitted, any questions, problems, conflicts, etc., should be directed to the Historic Preservation Officer at (512) 974-6454. APPOINTMENTS: Appointments should be made if you wish to see the City Historic Preservation Officer or other staff. ETHICS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION: If you or your agent/representative were a City employee or City official within the past 24 months, you may be subject to the Ethics and Financial Disclosure Ordinance (860717-X). Additional information is available from the City Clerk. Adopted December 2012 2 (512)  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:________________________________________ BASIC PROJECT DATA: CITY INITIATED: YES / NO ROLLBACK: YES/NO 1. OWNER’S NAME:________________________________________________________________________________ 2. PROJECT NAME:________________________________________________________________________________ 3. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS (or Range): __________________________________________________________ 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 _________________ (OR) 5. ZONING AND LAND USE INFORMATION: EXISTING ZONING __________ __________ __________ EXISTING USE __________ __________ __________ TRACT# (IF MORE THAN 1) ________ ________ ________ RELATED CURRENT CASES: (YES / NO) 6. ACTIVE ZONING CASE? 7. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT? (YES / NO) (YES / NO) 8. SUBDIVISION? (YES / NO) 9. SITE PLAN? SQ.FT._______________ ACRES / SQ. FT. _______________ _______________ _______________ PROPOSED USE _____________ _____________ _____________ PROPOSED ZONING ____________ ____________ ____________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ FILE NUMBER: ______________________________________ Adopted December 2012 6 Maufrais House1403 West 10th Street78703Travis.22649861.98Single-family residential.2264/9861.98N/AN/AN/AN/AMark J. Stine and Clemmie S. CumminsSF-3-NPSingle-family residentialSF-3-H-NPCity of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet F. 2: Historical Documentation - Occupancy History Occupancy Research for (fill in address) ___________________________ 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. Adopted December 2012 11 1403 W. 10th StreetHistorical Narrative Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Austin, Travis, Texas Summary The Maufrais House is a one-story home located at 1403 W. 10th Street and situated next to a neighborhood park in Austin’s West Line Historic District. The Old West Austin Park is a cornerstone of the area and is a gathering place of lively activity. The Travis County Appraisal District estimates that the house was constructed in 1915, though the first residents appeared with this site’s address in the Austin city directories in 1918 and on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps in 1922. The home’s period of significance is 1915-1992, which corresponds to the years in which it was occupied by members of the Maufrais family. The family owned a ready-mix concrete and concrete contracting business established in Austin in 1893.1 William Maufrais purchased the land from Herman Becker in 1915 and he and his wife Virginia resided at the property beginning in about 1918. Though William died in 1919, the home remained in the family until it was sold to Clemmie Cummins and Mark Stine in 1992. The home’s massing and detailing are representative of the Craftsman bungalow style with distinctive features and finishes. This home style was inspired by the California bungalow, made popular by brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene from Pasadena. Their exceptional designs were given national publicity in multiple popular magazines and resulted in numerous pattern books offering plans for Craftsman bungalows, quickly positioning the one-story Craftsman house as the most popular and fashionable smaller house in the country.2 Character-defining features of the Maufrais house include a hipped roof with a front facing gable, and a welcoming front porch centered on the north façade. The porch roof is supported by two pair of three columns on concrete pedestals. Double hung windows and warm side lights flank the charming entry door. The interior is modest with a large central hallway flanked by rooms on each side and comfortably housed its working-class occupants. Statement of Significance The Maufrais House demonstrates architectural significance as an example of the Bungalow style, popular from 1905-1930 and prevalent within its modest neighborhood that developed west of downtown Austin. The house is also significant in the category of Historical Associations, for its association with the Maufrais family, who literally left their mark on Austin through their concrete business from 1893 to the 1980s. The home was continuously owned or occupied by members of the Maufrais family and their descendants until the property was sold to the current owners in 1992. Architectural Description The Maufrais House is sited at the corner of Maufrais Street and West 10th in Austin’s West Line Historic District. The site is ample at 9,862 square feet, with a large side yard. The house is slightly elevated from the street with steps leading from the sidewalk. Maufrais Street forms the western 1 Powerful Men of Central Texas. 1950. Courtesy Austin History Center 2 Virginia Savage McAlester and Lee McAlester, “Eclectic Houses – Craftsman, 1905-1930,” in a A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Knopf, 1986), pp. 454. Page 12 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street border of Old West Austin Park, the primary recreational resource in the district. The Maufrais House is on axis with Maufrais Street and boasts very large oak trees on the north and east sides of the property. The Maufrais House is a contributing building to the West Line Historic District. On the 1922 Sanborn map, the house is located at the corner of an unnamed street and W. 10th Street. The 1922 map appears to show the Maufrais family owned the lots labeled as 1401, 1403 and 1405 W. 10th. The unnamed street was named Maufrais Street between 1922 and 1935, before the next Sanborn Map of the area was published. The home’s detailing is typical of the Craftsman bungalow style, as described by Virginia Savage McAlester, the home’s detailing is distinguishable as Craftsman with a hipped roof and front-gabled porch.3 The bungalow style accounts for nearly half of the West Line Historic District’s dwellings. Bungalows are usually wood-clad, one-story homes with moderately pitched roofs, overhanging eaves, and prominent porches. Built throughout the nation in the early twentieth century, the bungalow's popularity was spurred on through extensive publicity in magazines like House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal. Pattern books with plans for Craftsman bungalows flooded the market and the style quickly became the most popular and fashionable modest house in the country.4 The Maufrais House is a modest dwelling. Surrounded by homes of a similar style, the Maufrais House displays a few instances of Victorian detailing. For example, the taller proportion of the original windows, the front door with side lites, and the boxed eaves may be elements retained from folk Victorian design. However, the simplicity of the balustrade and porch columns indicate the house received many of its design cues from the newer Craftsman style, which swept the country between 1905 and the 1920s. The branches of a magnificent oak tree frame the front façade of the house. The building is constructed of wood clapboard painted white, while the roof is sheathed with a dark gray composition shingling. The front façade faces north towards 10th Street and presents with two sets of three concrete steps, each with metal pipe railings and a walkway leading to an inviting sitting porch. The front gable is faced in stucco, decorated with false half-timbering. The home has traditional 4-part eaves, complete with crown, corona, bed mold and frieze. Its original boxed eaves are beadboard and support the roof. The porch roof is supported by two pair of three wooden columns that sit on heavy square capped concrete pedestals. The columns are tied together near the top with a horizontal timber detail. The wood railing between the columns has Craftsman-style wood balusters with a top and bottom rail. The porch is finished with a scored concrete floor. The original windows are double hung, most with two over two vertical lites and covered with screens with a horizontal middle rail. Other window types include 1/1 double hung at the back bedroom in the addition, 2-lite awning windows in the bath and casement windows at the back porch. 3 Virginia Savage McAlester. A field Guide to American Houses. pg. 453. 4 Virginia Savage McAlester and Lee McAlester. “Eclectic Houses – Craftsman, 1905-1930,” in A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Knopf, 1986). pp. 453-464. Page 13 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street The house was originally designed as a center hall plan, modified later, as evidenced by the change in detailing at the roof eaves and window heads where two rooms and a back porch were added at the southwest corner of the house between 1922 and 1935. The building’s change in footprint can be seen on the 1935 Sanborn Fire Insurance map, showing an extension that forms an ell-shape and a back porch. The addition is frame construction with more modest finishes and is inset into the southwest corner. A second addition added a small bath and laundry room to the southeast corner of the house. According to the 1935 Sanborn map revised in 1961, a small garage with living space above was added near the south property line and given the address 910 Maufrais Street. The Travis County Appraisal District dates this building to 1950. The property has always been used as a private home. Due to the diligent care of its owners, the home remains in good condition and retains much of its historic integrity. Historical Overview The Maufrais House is listed as a contributing building in the West Line Historic District, a few blocks north of Lady Bird Lake. The neighborhood is primarily residential and sits on a bluff rising from the west bank of Shoal Creek. A number of notable nineteenth-century residences and institutional buildings exist throughout the district, but most of the resources are Craftsman and Classical Revival- influenced bungalows built during the height of the area's development from the 1910s-30s. The primary recreational resource in the West Line Historic District is the Old West Austin Park, which sits roughly in the center of the district, immediately to the east and adjacent to the Maufrais House. The terrain within the park, while unsuitable for building, was once owned, in part, by Mrs. Cordelia Booth. The property at 1403 W. 10th was also part of Mrs. Booth’s original tract platted in 1901. The City of Austin acquired the land for the park in 1929, in response to recommendations contained in the 1928 city planning report. The park includes a Works Progress Administration (WPA) bathhouse and circular wading pool dating to 1935.5 Tom Miller, Austin mayor at the time of construction, was a huge proponent of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs and was instrumental in luring federal dollars to Austin and central Texas for infrastructure, parks and arts and culture.6 Biographical Data Many Austinites helped build and shape Austin in the early days of its development. Few, however, have proof of their impact literally set in concrete, like that of the Maufrais family. Maufrais is a name indelibly stamped across the city in the concrete sidewalks of Austin. The Maufrais Family Alexander Camille Maufrais (1839-1927) Alexander (Alexis) Maufrais was born in 1839 in Bordeaux, France. Maufrais arrived in the United States on March 20, 1868. Evidence shows that he met his future wife, Marie Estelle Pye, on the journey and the two wed at St. James Catholic Church in Newark, New Jersey a little over a year later in 1869. The couple remained in the northeast for several years and welcomed their son William in 1872 5 West Line Historic District National Register Nomination. 6 Austin (Tex.) Mayor's Office. Tom Miller Records (AR.F.010). Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas. 2022/03/29, https://txarchives.org/aushc/finding_aids/00692.xml Page 14 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street in Massachusetts. By 1880, Alexis and Estelle had made their way to Texas and welcomed their second child, a girl named Alice while living with extended family in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. The Maufrais family spent time in the Dallas area, where their eldest William met and married his wife, Virginia De Dieu in about 1890. They welcomed a son, Arthur William, while in Collin County, Texas in March of 1892. Shortly thereafter, the multi-generational family settled in Austin and Alexis and William established a ready-mix concrete business. With only a cutting board and delivery wagon, they built the firm into the largest concrete concern of its kind in Austin, the Maufrais Ready Mix Concrete Company.7 The business was an integral part of the city’s development. In a 1981 article in the Austin American- Statesman, Chuck Maufrais, a fourth-generation member of the family, estimates the company had poured over a million feet of concrete to that point. His uncle, Jack Ferguson joined the family’s concrete business in 1935.8 Alexis continued to be involved in the company until his death. The patriarch of the Maufrais family died at the home of his grandson, C.A. Maufrais, 1403 W. 10th Street, in 1927. He outlived his wife Marie, son William and daughter Alice. William Maufrais (1872-1919) William Maufrais purchased the property on W. 10th Street from Herman Becker in 1915 for $600.9 William and Virginia first appeared at this address in 1918 as evidenced in the city directory of that year. The couple had 7 children, born between 1892 and 1908. Six children survived to adulthood; their youngest daughter died at birth. According to a newspaper account, William was dubbed a “BBQ genius” when he entertained a group of city officials and businessmen at an outing near Camp Mabry."10 He received high praise for his grilling prowess. William died in 1919 at age 47 of “apoplexy,”11 now commonly referred to as a stroke. After William’s death, Virginia remarried in 1924. Virginia and William Capps lived in the home until his death in 1937. Virginia continued to live in the home with her daughter Nellie and son-in-law William Butler until her death in 1961 at the age of 87. William’s wife, Virginia, continued to live in the house and shared the residence with many of the Maufrais family members over the years. Nell (Maufrais) Butler and her husband W.T. hosted an 80th birthday party for Virginia at their home at 1403 10th Street on October 20, 1954. Family and friends turned out to celebrate the octogenarian.12 Mrs. Maufrais died in 1961, at the age of 87, survived by her daughter Nell and three sons, Lee, Henry and C.B.13 7 Powerful Men of Central Texas. 8 Cheryl Coggins. Maufrais firm pours legacy into underfoot monuments. The Austin Statesman. Nov. 12, 1981. 9 Real Estate Transaction 1 – No Title. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915). Apr 29, 1915. Pg. 4. 10 Guests Hail Wm. Maufrais as Genius. The Austin Statesman and Tribune (1915-1916), Sep 23, 1915. Pg. 3 11 Will Maufrais. The Statesman (1916-1919). Jul 9, 1919; pg. 8. 12 Mrs. Maufrais Honored at Party on 80th Birthday. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973). October 20, 1954. Pg. 6. 13 Deaths, Funerals. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973). Mar 30, 1961; pg. A2. Page 15 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street C. A. Maufrais (1893-1948) Upon the death of his father, William, Camille (C.A.) Maufrais stepped into the family business located at 106 Barton Springs Road. At the time he became manager in 1919, the company’s assets included only a few gasoline concrete mixers. He steadily grew the company into the largest concrete business in Austin, with 70 of the most modern trucks available.14 C.A. was an active member of the Austin chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (ACG), founded in 1946. Shortly after its formation, the Board of Directors set about the business of finding a permanent headquarters for the chapter. The Board explored a number of options. Ultimately, in January 1947 and on a handshake, C.A offered to lease property on Fredericksburg Road, now South Lamar, to ACG for the purpose of building an office and plan room. ACG held their first meeting on the site in June 1947. An official lease agreement was finalized in January 1948. The two-year deal was formalized between AGC and the Maufrais family for a fixed rental rate of $1.00 per year for approximately .40 acres of land. In July 1948, the Maufrais family decided they would sell their Fredericksburg Road property. The AGC Board of Directors agreed to purchase the property for $100 per frontage foot for a total of $10,000. He died only days after the deal was struck.15 Like his father, Camille died relatively young, at 55 years old. His bothers, C.B., Henry and Lee reorganized the company in 1950, establishing Maufrais Brothers. They sold the ready-mix concrete division of the business and concentrated on accepting only large contract projects, including work on bridges, streets, curbs, gutters and foundation work for buildings. Newspaper accounts reveal that the business also undertook several park projects, including the swimming pool at Stacy Park in Travis Heights16 as well as the Lamar Street Bridge17 and other public spaces and amenities still enjoyed by Austin residents. Henry died in 1961, followed by Lee in 1967. C.B Maufrais, Sr. died in 1979. Charles Bentliff Maufrais II (1947-2022) C.B.’s son, Charles (Chuck) Maufrais joined the firm, the date is unknown at this time. In a 1981 newspaper article, Chuck offered a brief history of his family’s company.18 “There are some sidewalks on Congress Avenue (that the Maufrais family poured) shortly after the turn of the century,” says Maufrais. “Everybody is still walking on them.” Chuck was the last to own the company that endured generations and participated in untold development in Austin for the company’s ninety-year history. He died in 2022 at the age of 75. 14 C.A. Maufrais Succumbs Here. The Austin American (1914-1973). Aug 8, 1948. Pg. 1. 15 “This Month in Austin AGC History – January.” Jan 2021. Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. https://www.agcaustin.org/our-history.html. 16 Austin’s Parks Will Get Overhaul Job in Winter, AAS, October 25, 1936. 17 Rob Hafernik. City Sidewalks, Austin Sidewalks. TexasEscapes.com. Publication date unknown. (Accessed May 7, 2021). 18 Cheryl Coggins. Maufrais firm pours legacy into underfoot monuments. Austin American Statesman. Nov 12, 1981. Page 16 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Nellie Agnes Maufrais Butler (1898-1986) Though the family business was passed down to William’s sons, Nellie was born on New Years’ Eve in 1898, the only daughter of William and Virginia Maufrais. She married William Tensley Butler in 1917.19 Butler worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 43 years and was supervisor of the South Austin and Capitol Stations over the course of his successful career.20 Butler preceded Nellie in death at their home on West 10th in 1973. Nellie continued to live in the home until her death in 1986. Nell Agnes Butler (1934-2012) Nell Agnes Butler was the only surviving child of William Tensley and Nellie Maufrais Butler. Nell attended Mathews Elementary, Austin High School and received her master’s degree in education from the University of Texas at Austin. She taught at the Palm School for almost twenty years.21 Nell married Richard (Dick) Norman Schotz in 1957.22 Dick was a decorated Navy man and proudly served as had his brothers and sisters. Following his military service, Dick enjoyed a long career with the Texas Highway Bridge Department.23 After the Schotz’s retired from public service, Dick helped Nell fulfill her dream of opening a card and gift store called The Party Pig. The store was hugely successful and a lot of hard work. The Schotz’s sold the store in 1984. The new owners expanded to additional locations and eventually sold to competitor Party City in the early 2000s. Nell and Dick enjoyed 54 years of marriage until Nell’s death in 2012. Dick passed away in 2020 at the age of 90. The Schotz’s owned the home after Nellie passed away in 1986. Nellie’s death was a blow to Nell, and she had a hard time entering the home after the loss of her beloved mother. She and Dick never lived in the home and instead rented the house to college students. In 1990, they leased the home to a young couple with two small children. The Schotz’s sold the property at 1403 W. 10th Street to that same couple in 1992, current owners Mark Stine and Clemmie Cummins. Nell told Clemmie that having their young family living there marked the first time she felt comfortable inside the home since her mother died. It thrilled her to see love and laughter back in the house.24 The sale marked the end of a long line of Maufrais family members who owned and/or lived in the house since its construction about 1918. Clemmie Cummins and Mark Stine25 Clemmie Sue Cummins was born in 1950 in McAllen, TX as a fifth generation Texan. She graduated from Carroll High School in 1968. Clemmie received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972, a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston School of Law in 1982, and a Master of Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX in 1984. 19 Nellie Maufrais Butler. Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1986. Newspapers.com. 20 Death and Services – William Tensley Butler. Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 1973. Newspapers.com. 21 Nell Schotz Obituary. Dignitymemorial.com. March 16, 2012. (Accessed 3/22/22). 22 Nell Butler Becomes Bride of Richard Norman Schotz. The Austin American (1914-1973). Pg. D4. 23 Richard Norman Schotz Obituary. Dignitymemorial.com. July 30, 2020. (Accessed 3/22/22). 24 Clemmie Cummins, Interview with the author. June 12, 2024. 25 Clemmie Stine. Biographical information provided via email from current owner to author. October 24, 2022. Page 17 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street  Mark Joseph Stine was born in 1948 in Anderson, Indiana. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Anderson in 1966 and came to Texas in 1968 to receive training as a medic in the U.S. Air Force. He subsequently received a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in 1974, and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Korea on a disease control program. He returned to Texas to receive a Master of Public Health at the same university as his future wife. Clemmie and Mark met in Houston and married in 1981. Their children, Susannah Stine Cummins and Joseph Cummins Stine, were born in Houston in 1983 and 1986 respectively. The Cummins-Stine family moved to Austin in 1988 and lived in a rental house near St. Edward’s University. They moved to 1403 West 10th Street as renters in 1990 and purchased the property from Nell and Dick Schotz in 1992. Mark worked at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) (and predecessor agencies) as a chemist and in other roles until his retirement in 2003. He then worked at the statewide non-profit BikeTexas, a bike and pedestrian safety advocacy organization, until 2013. Mark has participated in many roles in non-profit school, neighborhood, regional and statewide service and advocacy organizations during his career and in retirement. He has bicycled, walked (and run) as a mode of transportation throughout his life, most recently in Houston and Austin. Clemmie worked for the City of Austin Human Resources Department, first in communications and then in the development of HealthyConnections, the City’s wellness program, until her retirement in 2016. For years, she has been active in the Austin running community (21 marathons), in Jazzercise, and as a Zumba instructor. Clemmie and Mark continue to reside at 1403 West 10th Street and have recently made interior modifications and improvements to the interior and back porch, following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings. Conclusion The Maufrais family laid an enduring legacy in Austin and helped build the community for almost a century between 1892 and the mid 1980s. While many men and women have contributed to the city’s growth and development, one may be hard pressed to discover a family whose name is more synonymous with the sidewalks, curbs, parking lots and bridges across the city,26 yet whose history is such a quiet mystery. Their breadth of work includes the walkways around the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the sidewalk around the Scarbrough Building downtown, with its unusual black finish, as well as all the concrete work for the iconic Holiday Inn building on I-35 near Riverside Dr. The home built by Alexis and Virginia Maufrais is a modest but gracious example of the Craftsman bungalows and cottages that make up the majority of the West Line Historic District’s historic fabric. The home’s long association with the Maufrais family makes it an important part of the city’s cultural heritage and warrants its designation as a historic landmark. 26 Maufrais firm pours legacy into underfoot monuments. The American Statesman. November 12, 1981. Page 18 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Austin, TX 78703 Current Photographs Photo 1 North elevation Camera facing south Photo by Tere O’Connell Photos – Page 1 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 2 North elevation Camera facing southeast Photo by Tere O’Connell Photos – Page 2 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 3 South elevation Camera facing northeast Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 3 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 4 West elevation Camera facing southeast Photo by Tere O’Connell Photos – Page 4 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 5 East elevation Camera facing west Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 5 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 6 East elevation Camera facing southwest Clemmie Cummins, owner, (center) with friends Photo by Mark Stine Photos – Page 6 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 7 Front Porch Camera facing southeast Photo by Tere O’Connell Photos – Page 7 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 8 Back Porch Camera facing northwest Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 8 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 9 Stairs to crawlspace under back porch Camera facing north into space Photo by Tere O’Connell Photos – Page 9 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street  Photo 10 View of Old West Austin Park adjacent to property Street view to east Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 10 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 11 Back Porch Interior Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 11 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 12 Dining – central hall Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 12 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street  Photo 13 Kitchen renovation Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 13 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Photo 14 and 15 Bathroom Photo by Lori Martin Photos – Page 14 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 1 Photograph of Alexander (Alexis) and Estelle Pye Maufrais and son William Photo courtesy Ancestry.com Date and location unknown Moved to Austin in 1892 and started ready-mix concrete business Figure – Page 1 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 3 Death of Estelle Pye Maufrais Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Figure – Page 3 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 8 Guests Hail Wm. Maufrais as Genius September 23, 1915 The Austin Statesman and Tribune Pg. 3 Figure – Page 8 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 9 Alice Maufrais Benney Death Certificate January 8, 1919 Ancestry.com Figure – Page 9 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 10 Will Maufrais July 19, 1919 The Austin American Statesman Pg. 8 Figure – Page 10 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 13 C.A. Maufrais Succumbs August 8, 1948 The Austin Statesman Figure – Page 13 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 14 Maufrais Brothers 1950 Powerful Men of Central Texas Figure – Page 14 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 15 Mrs. Maufrais Honored At Party on 80th Birthday October 20, 1954 The Austin American Statesman Pg. 6 Figure – Page 15 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 16 Bid-Opening Scheduled for 2 City Street Jobs February 27, 1957 The Austin Statesman Pg. A21 Figure – Page 16 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 19 AGC Chapter Names Committees for Year January 31, 1960 The Austin American Pg. D10 Figure – Page 18 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street Figure 20 Maufrais firm pours legacy into underfoot monuments November 12, 1991 Austin American-Statesman Figure 21 Maufrais stamp on sidewalk near Austin History Center May 29, 2024 Photo by Lori Martin Figure – Page 19 Maufrais House 1403 W. 10th Street