Williams, W. T. and Clotilde V., House
3820 Ave. F, Austin, TXConstructed in 1933 by William Kutalek for W.T. and Clotilda V. Williams, the house at 3820 Avenue F is characteristic of the picturesque historicist architecture of the 1920s and 1930s. With motifs drawn from the design idiom of the Tudor Revival Style, the house includes examples of work of noted local artisan Peter Mansbendel, whose residence next door at 3824 Avenue F may have provided the stylistic impetus for this house. The Williams House retains its historic identity as one of Hyde Park's most noteworthy examples of the Tudor Revival style and is nominated for its local architectural significance under Criterion C.
Clotilda I. Mansbendel, daughter of Monroe M. Shipe and wife of woodcarver Peter Mansbendel, paid $1000 to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Land Co. for the north 47.4 feet of lot 8 and all of lot 9 in the Shadow Lawn Addition on March 11, 1925. She owned the unimproved lots until November 13, 1933, when she sold the central 67 feet of lot 9 to her daughter and son-in-law, Clotilda Valerie and W.T. Williams, Jr.
Two days after purchasing the property, the Williamses hired William Kutalek "to construct, erect, finish, complete and deliver in a true, perfect and workmanlike manner a 1-story stucco residence and garage. . ." for $5300. Kutalek had worked in Peter Mansbendel's studio as a joiner before entering the construction business. A member of a small group of home-builders, including Wilhelm Dieter and A.H. Edburg, who often worked together in the neighborhood, Kutalek crafted the house to reflect the high degree of craftsmanship and sensitivity evident in the earlier Mansbendel House next door. The Williams family still owns the house.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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