HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7984-1980 - Amending Zone Ord. City Of Lubbock Changes. Designate Landmark, Arch. Features. - 01/24/1980I . LGB:cl ORDINANCE NO. 7984
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF
THE ~ITY OF LUBBOCK SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO. 2262;
CHANGE TRACT A, WISPERWOOD ADDITION, CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS,
FROM C-2A TO C-2A(DH) ZONING DISTRICT; DESIGNATING A LANDMARK THEREON; IDENTIFY-
ING CERTAIN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THAT LANDMARK; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 1-5 OF THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, this house is unique being designed by Mrs. John King, as a ful-
fillment of her dream that she might live in a mansion of luxury and grandeur.
Mrs. King grew up in Longview, Texas, a community steeped in the traditions of
the Old South. She and her husband, John King, a famous minor league baseball
player and East Texas oilman, moved to Lubbock in 1939. That same year when
the epic motion picture, Gone With The Wind, was released, she saw the house
she wanted. Impressed with the movie's imposing mansion, Tara, literally the
house of her dream, Mrs. King then designed her new home in Lubbock after that
of Scarlett O'Hara's famous Tara. When the house was completed in 1941, Mrs.
King's new Tara had 20 rooms, some with 18-foot ceilings; and
WHEREAS, the Kings sold the house in 1948 and returned to East Texas. The
mansion's second owners, the W.E. Armstrongs, were long-time admirers of the
house. Chosen because it afforded spacious elegance in which to entertain
friends, particularly those of their children who were Texas Tech students, the
home symbolized for the Armstrongs a return to the "landed gentry" days of
their ancestry. Mrs. Armstrong's grandfather's family, the Kidds, were dis-
placed from such a home during the Civil War. They moved west, settling in
East Texas and later in West Texas. Mrs. Armstrong lived in a dugout as a
child. She always felt that moving into Tara was the fulfillment of a cycle of
her family history, from landed gentry to dirt farmer and eventually back to a
farm and house reminiscent of their heritage; and
WHEREAS, for nearly forty years, the King-Armstrong home has been a unique
part of Lubbock. Its proximity to Fourth Street and strategic location at the
head of Slide Road have increased its visibility and reputation. Furthermore,
its design as an antebellum plantation home has added to its distinctiveness.
For many years, Tara stood alone among the cotton fields in West Lubbock, far
from housing developments. Its stately appearance, accented by its isolation
from other structures, made it a symbol of the importance of agriculture to the
city and continues to enhance public pride in the site; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing history was provided by Dr. David Murrah at the
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of January 3, 1980, the use of which is
hereby acknowledged; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission for the
City of Lubbock is of the opinion that the King-Armstrong home should be
preserved as part of our heritage for future generations by making it a his-
toric landmark of the City of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes in zoning as hereinafter made have been duly
presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its recommendation which
was received by the City Council and, after due consideration, the City Council
finds that due to changed conditions, it would be expedient and in the interest
of the public health, morals, and general welfare to make those proposed changes
in zoning; and
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WHEREAS, all conditions precedent required by law for a valid amendment to
the Zoning Ordinance and Map have been fully complied with, as well as giving
notices in compliance with Section 26 of Ordinance No. 7084, as well as notices
provided by Article lOllf, Vernon.'s Annotated Civil Statutes, amended in 1961,
and notice was duly published in the Lubbock Morning Avalanche-Journal more
than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the public bearing before the City
Council on such proposed amendment, and the public hearing according to said
notice was duly held in the City Council Room on the second floor of the City
Hall, Lubbock, Texas, at which time persons appeared in support of the proposal;
and, after said hearing, it was by the City Council determined that it would be
in the public interest, due to changed conditions, that the Zoning Ordinance
and the Zoning Map be amended in the manner hereinafter set forth in the body
of this Ordinance and this Ordinance having been introduced prior to first
reading hereof; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
ZONE CASE NO. 2262
SECTION 1. THAT Tract A, Whisperwood Addition, City of Lubbock, Lub-
bock County, Texas, BE and is hereby changed from C-2A to C~2A(DH) zoning
district, and declared to be a historic landmark district.
SECTION 2. THAT the main building located 'on the property described in
Section 1 herein BE, and is hereby declared to be a historic landmark.
SECTION 3. THAT any new buildings. or structures within this historic
landmark district shall be architecturally compatible with the historic land-
mark structure therein, in terms of style, color, materials, texture and basic
form as found in one of the following styles Georgian Revival, Neo-Classical
Revival, Romanesque Revival, Federal Revival, Second Renaissance Revival, as
described in the booklet, "Architecture in Lubbock: A Guide for Identification
and Preservation," First Edition, 1979.
SECTION 4. THAT additions to this building are presently under con-
struction and have been approved by the Urban Design Commission on the basis of
blueprints prepared by Ron D. Beard, Architect, Sheets 1, 5, 6, and 9 thereof
being attached hereto and made a part hereof for the purpose of indicating
which parts of the original building shall remain unaltered and the nature of
the changes to be made.
SECTION 5. THAT the following elements on the south facade and re-
maining portions of the east and west facades of the original building BE and
are hereby declared to be exterior architectural features, and as such shall be
preserved in their present form:
a. the exterior walls and roof,
b. the location of all doors and windows, with the exception of
the northernmost window on the original west facade which shall
be converted to a fire exit door,
c. the original double-pitched roof line distinguished by the pro-
jecting porch element. The eaves of the south, east, and west
original facades with plain facia moulding and no detailing,
d. the porch element supported by four evenly spaced and symmetrically
oriented columns, constructed of brick consistant with the original
structural brickwork. The base of each column with three courses
to the shaft. The unchanged shaft from the base to the capital.
The capital with a one course base projecting outward from the
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plane of the shaft, two courses set diagonally to the shaft, and
a final course repeating the line of the capital base,
e. the first and second story windows on the east and west and the
second story windows on the south facade of the original construc-
tion having a simple sill of the basic structural brick, and
double hung sashes. Each window flanked by a pair of wooden
shutters (excepting the northernmost three on the east original
facade and the northernmost two on the west original facade),
f. the first floor windows of the original south facade having the
approximate height of the southern entrance, and having a sill of
the basic structural brick and a moulded concrete lentil. Each
lentil and its dentiled cap,
g. the east and west exterior chimneys constructed of the basic
structural brick, with no relief or decoration save two project-
ing courses of the corbled chimney cap,
h. the single hung and wooden main and only door of the original
southern facade. A symmetrical pair of pilasters flanking the
door, each pair separated by a four paned sidelight. Elliptical
arch containing a fan light capped by a cornice with dentils.
Dentils repeating in the lentil of each first floor, southern
original facade, window.
SECTION 6. THAT incorporated by reference into this ordinance, and by
attaching hereto, are photographs of the building as it presently appears.
Said photographs shall be used to illustrate the exterior architectural features
of this building. These photographs shall be further identifed as follows:
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
From the south symmetry
From the southwest general frontal view
From the southeast general view
Southwest-front corner, detail for windows and columns
From the south detail of main front door
Southeast front corner detail of column
From the southwest detail of eaves and column capitol
From the west windows, chimney, eaves
From east windows, chimney, eaves
From the west, general view
SECTION 7. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars as
provided in Section 1-5 of the City Code.
SECTION 8. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 9. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative
method provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 24th day of January , 1980.
Passed by the City Council on second reading th1sl4th day of February , 1980.
~ ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leon G. Bean, Asst. City Attorney
No. 1 from the south,symmetry
No. 2 from the southwest,general frontal view
No. 3 from the southeast,general view
No. 5. from the south,detail of main
front door
No. 4 Southwest-front corner,
detail for windows and
columns
No. 6 Southeast,front corner detail of column
No. 7 from the southwestjdetail of eaves and column capitol
No. 8 from the westwindows, chimney, eaves
No. 9 from east,windows, chimney, eaves
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No. 10 from the west, general view
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
Before me, Gilbert E. Flores, a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Texas
on this day personally appeared Bidal Aguero of Amigo Publications, publishers
of El Editor, weekly newspaper, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say
that said newspaper has been published continuously for more that fif~,y-two
weeks prior to the first insertion of this City Ordinance No. 2frcfli" at
Lubbock County, Texas and the attached printed copy of the Cit)'~~nance is
a true copy of the orignial and was printed in El Editor on the following dates:
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Am·i go Pub 1 i cations
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25 day of February, 1980.
Amigo Publications • 1638 Main • Lubbock, Texas 79401 • Phone 80tr763-3841 • Bidal Aguero, Presldmt