Nagel, Chester and Lorine, House
3215 Churchill Dr., Austin, TXThe Chester and Lorine Nagel House is named for its architect and first owners, Chester Emil Nagel, architect, and Lorine White Nagel, Latin scholar. Completed in May of 1941, the Nagel House represents an extremely early example of the International Style in Texas with respect to its architectural form, design, and intentions. The house also represents a significant example of a residence displaying a regionalist interpretation of modernism in Texas. As the work of a member of the first generation of American architects to disseminate the Bauhaus aesthetic of the International Style to America in the pre-World War II era, the Nagel House satisfies National Register Criterion C in the area of Architecture at the state level of significance as an early, significant, and distinguishable example of International Style architecture.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.