Mayfield-Gutsch Estate
a.k.a. Mayfield Park
3505 W. 35th St., Austin, TXAn excellent example of the modest suburban properties built during the early 20th century in the hills surrounding Austin, the Mayfield-Gutsch Estate still evokes the tenets of landscape architecture in vogue during the period. In 1909 prominent politician Allison Mayfield established his summer home at this property on a bluff overlooking the Colorado River. His daughter, Mary Mayfield Gutsch, her husband Milton, and their gardener, Esteban Arredondo, transformed the property into a showcase garden during the 1920s and 1930s. Low rock walls define the perimeter of the house's garden setting, encompassing a diverse landscape of outbuildings, formal gardens, lily ponds and rock gardens. As planned by the Gutsches, the surrounding acreage remains a relatively untouched preserve of native vegetation and natural landscape features. Evaluated within the context of Landscape Architecture in Texas, 1870-1950, the property is eligible for listing under Criterion C in the area of Landscape Architecture on a local level of significance.
Bibliography
Austin City Directory. Various dates. Austin History Center, Austin.
Barker, Eugene C. Collected Papers, Classified Correspondence (1908-16). Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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