The document summarizes the presentation of College Station Historic Marker #88. It describes the College Station historic marker program, which began in 1991 to honor historic homes and buildings over 50 years old. Marker #88 was presented to Ms. Carla Fisher for her residence at 1213 Winding Road, designed in 1957 by architect David B. Yarbrough. The home was part of the planned neighborhood of The Knoll and features paneled brick walls and was designed for air conditioning.

1. Presentation of
College Station
Historic Marker #88
by
City of College Station, Texas
Historic Preservation Committee
and City Council
8/25/2014

2. Historic Marker - Overview
• City 50th anniversary led to interest in establishing
College Station Historic Marker program
• First markers awarded in 1991
• Honor homes, buildings, subjects in College Station
• Structures at least 50 years old may qualify
• Structural markers to date:
– 87 Residential
– 10 Buildings
• List of Historic Markers on College Station web site in
“Project HOLD” archive (also included: the 13 Texas
Historical Commission markers located in College
Station)
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3. Historic Markers – map
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Map of College Station Historic Markers on city web site

4. Historic Marker - Plaque
• Commemorative
Plaque
• 12” in circumference
• Application process
• Approved/awarded
by Historic
Preservation
Committee (HPC)
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5. Historic Marker - #88
Presenting to:
Ms. Carla Fisher
For residence located at:
1213 Winding Road
College Station, Texas
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6. 1213 Winding Road - exterior
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“Paneled walls of black glazed brick.” (CITE magazine,
Spring 1998)

7. 1213 Winding Road - interior
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“The only one of these houses [in The Knoll] designed
for air conditioning.” (CITE magazine, Spring 1998)

8. The Knoll
• Intended as a
modern enclave
• Several houses
designed by CRS or
firm members for
their own families
• Source: CITE, the
Architecture Design
Review of Houston
magazine, Issue 41,
Spring 1998
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Neighborhood plat dated 1949

9. 1213 Winding Road - architect
Home (circa 1957) designed by:
David B. Yarbrough (d. 2003)
• Texas A&M University, Class of ’52
• Outstanding Alumni, College of
Architecture
• President, CRS Productions, Inc.
• Board member, CRS Design, Inc.
• Architecture instructor, Texas A&M
• Production drawing specialist; sacred
geometry
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10. Caudill Rowlett Scott (CRS)
• Founded after WWII above a C.S. grocery store
• Grew to global leader; largest architecture/
engineering firm in the U.S. by the 1980s
• Designs included academic buildings, schools,
residences
• Architects on Texas A&M faculty
• Famous for team approach; hired A&M
students
• CRS Center established at Texas A&M in 1990 to
advance innovation and leadership in the
design and construction industry
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11. Congratulations
Come forward:
– Louis Hodges, Historic Preservation Committee
(HPC) chair
– Mayor and City Council members
– Carla Fisher, recipient
Plaque Presentation
Come forward, join for photo:
– HPC members
Photo Taken
8/25/2014