Commercial Building at 4113 Guadalupe Street
4113 Guadalupe St., Austin, TXOn Hyde Park's primary commercial thoroughfare, the commercial building at 4113 Guadalupe is the most intact example in a cluster of storefronts along the street. In continuous use for commercial purposes since its construction in 1920, the building suggests Hyde Park's nature as a largely self-sufficient suburban community. Local business establishments historically played an integral role in the community, and businesses such as shoe shops and beauty shops have provided services to the neighborhood from this storefront. Erected at the beginning of Hyde Park's greatest building boom, 4113 Guadalupe retains a high level of its historic integrity. It is therefore nominated for its local architectural significance under Criterion C.
The property at 4113 Guadalupe was sold by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. to Mary Ottie Hartson on September 20, 1911 (DR 247:478). Hartson in turn conveyed the land to R.B. McMichael nine years later for $600 (DR 155:564), a price that suggests the property had been modestly improved at best. On October 25, 1920, R.B. and Ella McMichael contracted with builder L. Shaffer to "construct, erect, finish and deliver complete in a true, perfect and workmanlike manner, a l-story box store building in accordance with the plans and specifications agreed upon. . ." for $1050. Documentary evidence suggests that Nalle & Co. was Shaffer's source of building materials for 4113 Guadalupe (DR 298: 381,382).
In 1921 the McMichaels sold their property to B.N. Payton, who in turn sold it to James McConnachie (DR 333:263; 440:171), who resided at 4411 Avenue B and owned numerous buildings in Hyde Park including the post office building, Kelly Garage and Roy George Filling Station on West 43rd Street, and houses at 4207 and 4209 Guadalupe (Probate File No. 19,425). McConnachie and his wife retained ownership of the building at 4113 Guadalupe until 1974, when the administrator of their estate conveyed the property to Ludmilla A. Ermis.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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