National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

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1 NPS Form lo-wo-a OMB No CX)18 Exp United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form NPS UM ortly ved JAN I te entered f g 2 0 Continuation sheet Itemnumber 4»7,8,9,10 Page 17 #44, PHOTOS 14,15 NAME: E. King Felder House ADDRESS: Haller Street PRESENT OWNER: Mr. Roger Dresch P.O. Box 175 ORIGINAL USE: Chappell Hill, Texas Residence U.S.G.S. QUANDRANGLE: 7.5' Chappell Hill, Tx DATE: 1910 BLOCK/LOT: See Verbal Boundary Description ACREAGE: Approximately 1 CURRENT USE: Residence U.T.M. REFERENCE: 14/763560/ ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Physical Condition: Good Dates of Alterations: 1952 (composition roof) Built by J. W. Heartfield for $5,000, the King Felder House is a one-and-a-half story transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival frame residence with a combination roof covered with composition shingles. The front of the house is dominated by an attached encircling porch supported by slightly tapered Doric columns and a projecting gabled bay on the north end. This chamfered bay contains two scroll brackets at the eaves and a plain pediment with clapboard siding above. Rising from the main hipped part of the roof are two large dormers, each of which contains a single-sash window and hipped roof. Simple wooden surrounds face all windows. Oversized side lights and transom belong to the single entry that opens onto the main hallway. The modern transomed entrance door dis plays a fanciful diamond pattern. Windows in the front bay also contain leaded glass. Original 6/6-light, double-hung, wooden windows have recently been replaced by singlesash wood windows. The interior of the structure is distinguished by the decoratively carved wooden features of the main hallway, which extends through the width of the house. Access to the stairway is through an elaborate wooden archway carved with scrolls, garlands, and with bead and real borders. The arch is supported by elaborately carved Corinthian columns resting on coffered paneled pedestals. The single outbuilding on the property is a small, modern clapboard garage with a gable roof constructed in 1956/1957, which should not be considered contributing. The exterior of the house has remained virtually unaltered, as evidenced by an historic photograph taken shortly after construction was completed. SIGNIFICANCE: Period: Areas of Significance: Architecture

2 NPS Form 10-»00-i OMB No Exp United S t a t e s Department of the Interior National Park Sen/ice National Register of Historic P l a c e s Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet For NPS UM only rec^ved date entered Item number 4,7,8.9,10 FEB 20 Page 18 A r c h i t e c t u r a l l y, the King Felder residence i s s i g n i f i c a n t f o r i t s elaborately carved i n t e r i o r wooden d e t a i l i n g and because i t i s a good representation of an early 20th-century t r a n s i t i o n a l house form. Only one other comparable example of t h i s form, although not as r e f i n e d, e x i s t s i n Chappell H i l l. Constructed by J. W. H e a r t f i e l d i n 1910, the present house i s notable f o r i t s sound construction and f i n e workmanship. The o r i g i n a l owner of the home also owned a large lumber yard and had access t o some o f the f i n e s t lumber i n the area. A l l the construction i s pegged, w i t h square n a i l s employed as necessary. The i n t e g r i t y of the structure's s e t t i n g on i t s o r i g i n a l landscaped large l o t i s rare. Only the fence has changed, from wooden picket to chain l i n k. Large trees on the l o t have been retained, w h i l e a new hedge l i n i n g the fence has been planted. The residence i s l o c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t, too, f o r i t s association w i t h the Felders, an early and prominent Chappell H i l l f a m i l y. Both Mattie Cooke and King Felder were descended from prominent pioneer f a m i l i e s who came t o the Chappell H i l l area. J. H. Cocke, grandfather o f Mattie Cocke, served as Customs Collector f o r the Republic o f Texas before moving t o Chappell H i l l. King Felder was descended from the Chappell H i l l family of prominent clergyman Jacob Matthews. A f t e r 1910 Edgar King Felder ( ), together w i t h h i s brother and f a t h e r, Rufus King Felder, engaged i n the hardware and lumber business under the name R. K. Felder and Sons. Lumber f o r some o f the town's f i n e s t early 20th-century residences was furnished by t h e i r company. Rufus King Felder had managed the p l a n t a t i o n of h i s mother, Mrs. Catherine Felder, i n South Carolina u n t i l 1871, when he moved t o Chappell H i l l and purchased a t r a c t o f land on the Stevens League. The Felder family gradually amassed large land holdings as a r e s u l t of t h e i r p r o f i t a b l e a g r i c u l t u r a l, s t o c k r a i s i n g, and shipping endeavors. King Felder married Mattie Cocke i n 1903 and b u i l t t h i s f i n e house as t h e i r new residence. Two years a f t e r King Felder's death i n 1952, h i s son Edgar sold the house to George Alexander, a r i c e farmer. Roger Dresch, the current owner, acquired the property i n The house remains today as physical evidence of the p r o s p e r i t y Chappell H i l l enjoyed a t the turn-of-the-century. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Correspondence from Edgar Felder, son of E. King Felder, January Washington County Deed Records, Brenham, Texas. RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS: Residential neighborhood; s i t u a t e d on large corner l o t between two s t r e e t s. VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: A l l that c e r t a i n l o t or parcel o f land s i t u a t e d i n the town of Chappell H i l l, Washington County, Texas, being described as f o l l o w s : Beginning a t the northwest corner of the l o t conveyed by M. W. Baker and Wife t o Soule U n i v e r s i t y ; thence west 349 feet to the l i n e of a l o t formerly owned by W. A. D o r s i t t ; thence south w i t h said l i n e 235 feet t o a s t r e e t ; thence east w i t h the north l i n e o f said s t r e e t 349 feet t o corner; thence north 235 feet t o the place of beginning.

3 NPS Fom,,0.iOO.i ^,^2^ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item numtier ^ge Exp Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group dnr-ll Name Chappell Hill Multiple Resource Area State Washlnpton County, Texas (^-c-^.a.y.'a--c.-t.-^.^w^ Nomination/TvDe of Review Date/Signature Main Street Historic District Keeper /AL6^ M.f//bV?,C?^. Applewhite, Isaac, House '''j^srsj fe IBSB -CTrt^per,: '3. Chappell Hill Circulating ibwrad In the "t^p^^ /^{LJ-.^^.-^^^^^^ ^/A' Library latlon*! Reglatep^ Chappell Hill Methodist TJ^^'^ Ta ^ "V^^eeper /'Tilu.L------^^'''^^^^^'^'^Z^J Episcopal Church ^i^tlon-t H»#rl*tt.T ^ Chappell Hill Public School and Chappell Hill Female Ad>elH l!ttvb EerTe* College Bell Keeper?elder, E. King, House, lathed In tie ^p^per i^p<)i.^m-^^.^^^-2<.^^^'y^/'^ ^ Rogers, William S., House Sutured la tl»» ^v^feeper,/9<l^^^'--*--~/^^?^=-^ Wetlonal R*flBter 8. Routt, J.R., House Entered in tl»«^^\>r-^^ ^ national Racister Smith, John Sterling, Jr. /IfTeeper t:7(ju^'^-'-'^1^^ -V^AJ House 10. Keeper

4 WASO Form l"r" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Felder, E. King. House (Chappell Hill MRA) Washington County TEXAS CU resubmission CU nomination by person or local government owner objection Q appeal Eatered in ifatlonal Hegloter JAM Worthing No. Fed. Reg. Date:^ Date Due: <?//y/it-i Action: Federal Agency: ACCEPT. RETURN. REJECT_ h 1985 Substantive Review: CU sample CU request appeal CU NR decision Reviewer's comments: Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline.^ Date see continuation sheet Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited tjelow.substantive reasons discussed twiow 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition Check one Check one excellent cm good fair I I I I deteriorated I ruini I unexposed unaltered CU altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance CU sumnwry paragraph CU completeness CU clarity CU alterations/integrity I I dates I I boundary selection

5 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) CU summary paragraph CU completeness CU clarity CU applicable criteria CU justification of areas checked CU relating significance to the resource CU context CU relationship of integrity to significance CU justification of exception CU other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other CU Maps CI Photographs other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed- _ Date Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet

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10 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: