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1174 Amarillo Street, Abilene, Texas
This is a 1-story, 2-bay house in the Bungalow/craftsman style built in 1925. The foundation is piers. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with open cornice. Windows are original wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by a gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles with square wood posts on square concrete block piers
774 Meander Street, Abilene, Texas.---- This is a 2.5-story, 3-bay house in the Classical Revival style with Greek Revival influences built in 1925. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a bellcast hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and two hip-roofed dormers. There are one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney and two offset left, rear slope, brick chimneys. Windows are original wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a two-story, corner wrap-around open porch characterized by an integrated (under the main) roof clad in asphalt shingles with classical wood posts on square wood piers. The property includes a Garage with apartment above that appears to contribute to its historic character.
1225 Highland Avenue, Abilene, Texas:
Architectural Description:
This is a 1-story, 5-bay domestic building in the Mission/Spanish Revival style with Eclectic influences built in 1925. The structural system is frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original stucco. The building has a flat with parapet roof. There is a single-story, single-bay portico characterized by a flat roof with arched stuccoed posts.
1127 Ash Street, Abilene, Texas: Built in 1910, this simple frame house is one room wide and three rooms deep. This one is on the National Register. It is a shame about the current condition, but these vernacular structures aren’t often held in the highest regard by the communities that built them.
Abilene has a few of these shotguns left. The building style is believed to be a carryover from African building traditions, somewhat modified Haitian vernacular types, when enslaved and formerly enslaved peoples started building dwellings near the Mississippi Delta. They really do bring to mind the character of New Orleans.
902 Sayles Boulevard, Abilene, Texas:
This is a 2-story, 4-bay house in the Prairie School style built in 1928. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a low hip roof clad in replacement synthetic barrel tile ashphalt with box cornice. There are one side left, exterior, brick chimney and two side right, exterior, brick chimneys. Windows are replacement vinyl, Prairie style grid/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in rubberized/asphalt composite with short battered brick posts on square brick piers. The property includes a Garage with apartment above that appears to contribute to its historic character.
It doesn't appear that any grain operations are currently happening here. Abilene was grain elevator central; so many for a town of about 6,800. It explains why I didn't make it to Salina, as I spent more time in Abilene than I would have imagined. And it wasn't just grain elevators. While there I spotted five depots, which I will share images of with you in the future.
Texture applied in iPiccy.
W. 1st Street,
Abilene (Dickinson County), KS.
I'll often hear other film photographers talk about getting more and more people to shoot film. It's essentially proselytizing. Film photographers are becoming like Jehovah's Witnesses. Soon they'll be going door-to-door, "do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior William Eggleston? Here, take our pamphlet."
It sounds like I'm about to complain about all of this, but I don't think I am. I'm not even going to critique it, really. Film photography needs new film photographers to survive.
Sure, we can shoot vintage cameras and expired film long after Leica closes up shop and Kodak shuts down the factory. But eventually all the old cameras will break and all the film will become "fogged" beyond use (yes, even Verichrome!).
For film photography to survive we need new film photographers. We also need companies to scale back production to hobby-like standards and output (but that's a whole 'nuther story).
But (of course there's a 'but') I feel super creepy pushing film photography on someone. Maybe it's a reaction to being raised Evangelical. Maybe I'm a bit too relaxed and nonchalant about my personal preferences.
Essentially, I just can't bring myself to care if you don't want to shoot film. I doesn't effect me even a little bit (for now - see above). If you'd rather shoot digital - hell, even if you want to punch reality in the nuts with your uncanny valley HDR - I really don't care.
I'm not going to preach to someone on the gospel of film. It's such a weird thing to push. It's not drugs or Jesus. It's a hobby (albeit, one that's far superior to drugs and/or Jesus).
The model railroaders don't come 'round here wavin' trains at us! We don't get birders playing bagpipes in our bathroom! Or hikers harmonizing in the hall! The shortwavers don't come here shattering sheet glass in the shithouse, shouting slogans-
Well, you get my point (and I'll stop practicing my alliteration on you).
But if someone comes to me asking about it, I'm more than happy to get them started. Tell them my opinions on starter cameras and my favorite forgiving film for frustrated first-time photographers (sorry). I'll do all that, of course - I'm not a monster.
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'Flow In Streams'
Camera: Argus C2 (1939)
Film: Kodak Vericolor III (x-01/1999); 64iso
Process: DIY ECN-2
Abilene, Kansas
898 Mesquite Street, Abilene, Texas
This is a 1-story, 3-bay vacant/not in use building in the Folk/Traditional style with Late Victorian influences built in 1905. The foundation is piers. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. There is a single-story, wrap-around open porch characterized by a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles with round wood posts. Multiple additions have been made to this Gabled Ell over time, possibly in the 1920's and 30's that have both craftsman and colonial revival elements. The house is currently undergoing rehabilitation.
1302 Highland Avenue, Abilene, Texas---- This is a 1-story, 4-bay house in the Tudor style with English Cottage Revival influences built in 1930. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a hip and gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice. There is one off center in front, exterior, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, vertical 4/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, two-bay open porch characterized by a gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles with arcaded arch brick posts. There is a single-story, side, frame addition. The property includes a garage that does not appear to contribute to its historic character.
1360 Sayles Boulevard, Abilene, Texas.
This is a 1-story, 3-bay house in the Craftsman style built in the period 1920-1929. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick (lower) and original wood siding (upper). The building has a cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with raked open cornice and one eyebrow dormer. There is one side right, exterior, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, vertical 4/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by a gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles with battered wood posts on square brick piers.
704 Beech Street, Abilene, Texas.
Architectural Description
This is a 2-story, 3-bay house in the Prairie School style built in 1921. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original stucco. The building has a low hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and one clipped gable dormer. Windows are original wood, 9/1 double-hung sashes. There is a full-span veranda characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square stuccoed posts on square concrete block piers. The original/significant owner is recorded as James Harrison Parramore. The property includes a Garage with apartment above that appears to contribute to its historic character.
Historical Marker:
(August 13, 1840 - July 4, 1917) Born in Georgia to Rebecca (Norwood) and William W. Parramore, James Harrison Parramore moved with his family to Gonzales County in 1849. James attended Gonzales College before joining the Confederate Army. He married Mary Jane Goodson in 1866; they began their life together farming 100 acres of land near Gonzales. Parramore formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Hugh Lewis, that launched their careers as prominent southwestern ranchers. After several years in Runnels County, Parramore bought ten acres west of Hickory Street in Abilene for his large family in 1881. The San Simon Cattle and Canal Company was organized in 1883 by Parramore, Lewis, and Claiborne W. Merchant. The company stocked its vast Arizona and New Mexico ranches with Texas longhorns for twenty years. J. H. Parramore was active in local, state, and national organizations for cattlemen. A member of the board of trustees of Simmons College, he donated $10,000 for a dormitory named Mary-Frances Hall. The home that J. H. Parramore shared with his wife and ten children was located at 810 Orange Street in the area later developed by his heirs as the Parramore addition. A Victorian mansion with French Second Empire details, the home was dismantled in 1960. (1998)
917 Chestnut Street, Abilene, Texas,
Architectural Description
This is a 1-story, 2-bay house in the Folk/Traditional style with Late Victorian influences built in c 1915. The foundation is piers. Exterior walls are replacement board and batten (lower) and original wood shingles (upper). The building has a high hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. Windows are replacement aluminum, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, two-bay open porch characterized by a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles with square wood posts. Underneath the modern cladding and small replacement windows, which may have saved this house from demolition, is a small gabled front Victorian era building.
1042 Highland Avenue, Abilene, Texas
This is a 1-story, 4-bay house in the Mission/Spanish Revival style with Eclectic influences built in 1929. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original stucco. The building has a multi-plane/complex roof clad in original terra cotta barrel tile with flush eaves.
1695 Campus Court, Abilene, Texas: Architectural Description:
This is a 3-story, multiple-bay commercial building in the Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical style with Beaux Arts/Neo-Classical influences built in 1929. The structural system is wood platform. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original stone and original stucco. The building has a flat with parapet roof clad in an undetermined material. Windows are original wood, multi/multi double-hung sashes.
From the Historical Marker:
This school, formed to provide a Christian education for all grade levels, was founded in 1906 by A. B. Barret, an early educator and preacher for Texas Churches of Christ. It was first called Childers Classical Institute in honor of Colonel J. W. Childers, who deeded his homesite at North 1st and Victoria streets for use as a campus. Early expansion of the institution began in 1912 with the 12-year presidency of Jesse P. Sewell. In 1920 it became Abilene Christian College and nine years later was moved to new facilities here. The present name was adopted in 1976.
189 Locust St., Abilene, Texas: Architectural Description:
This is a 1-story, 4-bay commercial building in the Mission/Spanish Revival style built in 1929. The structural system is frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a multi-plane/complex roof clad in original terra cotta barrell tile. Windows are original wood, 6/6 grouped dh sash.
Built in 1926, it is on Butternut Street which is south of the tracks. The main station was north of the tracks on Cedar Street and this could have presented a problem as the series of underpasses were not built until 1936. The building is now law offices.
Architectural Description:
This is a 2-story, 3-bay commercial building in the Mission/Spanish Revival style with 19th Century Commercial influences built in 1926. The structural system is balloon frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick veneer. The building has a flat with parapet roof clad in an undetermined material. Windows are original wood, 1/1 grouped dh sash.
Army vs. Abilene Christian University at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York Oct. 3, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by CDT Samantha Edwards)
318 Elm Street, Abilene, Texas: Architectural Description:
This is a 1.5-story, 3-bay domestic building in the Eastlake/Queen Anne style built in 1884. The structural system is frame. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a multi-plane front gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and one gabled dormer. There is one offset left, front slope, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a wrap-around open porch characterized by a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles with classical wood posts.
802 Orange Street, Abilene, Texas. Jacob Zabloudil, a wealthy oil operator, built this Prairie School style house in1927.
In 1929 Thomas Hendrick became wealthy when oil was discovered on his land in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. In 1933 he moved to Abilene and bought this house. He donated $100,000 each to Hardin-Simmons University and West Texas Baptist Sanatarium (Now Hendrick Memorial Hospital) during the Great Depression. He is best remembered for establishing the Hendrick Home for Children and implementing a trust fund for its continued operation.
1350 Highland Avenue, Abilene, Texas This is a 1-story, 3-bay house in the Craftsman style built in 1925. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a multi-plane cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and two gabled dormers. There is one side right, exterior, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, Prairie style grid/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, single-bay open porch characterized by a gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles with battered wood posts on square brick piers.
342 Palm Street, Abilene, Texas
This is a 2-story, 3-bay house in the Late Victorian style with Folk/Traditional influences built in 1910. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a high hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice. There is one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, corner wrap-around open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with classical wood posts. The stone two story apartment building in the rear was used to house soldiers during the Camp Barkeley days. The property includes a domestic building that appears to contribute to its historic character.
239 Locust Street, Abilene, Texas
This is a multi-story, multiple-bay irregular/asymmetrical-plan commercial building in the 20th Century Commercial style with Art Deco influences built in 1910. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a flat with parapet roof. Windows are original steel, multi-light hoppers.
526 College Drive, Abilene, Texas: Architectural Description:
This is a 2-story, 3-bay domestic building in the Georgian style with Colonial Revival influences built in 1925. The structural system is undetermined. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick veneer. The building has a low hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. Windows are replacement aluminum, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, single-bay platform/stoop characterized by a flat roof clad in an undetermined material with classical wood posts
1366 Orange Street, Abilene, Texas. - ca. 1914 - Victorian and Craftsman elements.
Although altered over time, you can still see the Late Victorian era shape of this house. The porch was added in 1919, and the rear shed added in 1940.
This was a rental property, including at times, multifamily, from 1936 to 1978.
It was in such poor condition at the time, it was condemned by the city.
Thankfully, a new owner purchased it in 1978 and restored it for re-sale in 1979. The current owner has painstakingly restored and maintained the house since then.
742 Amarillo Street, Abilene, Texas.
This is a 1.5-story, 6-bay house in the Eastlake/Folk Victorian style with Folk/Traditional influences built ca. 1908. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original wood siding (lower) and original wood siding (upper). The building has a bellcast hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and one bellcast hipped dormer. There is one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, Vertical 6-light casements. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by an integrated (under the main) roof with paired wood posts.
1226 Amarillo Street, Abilene, Texas
This is a 1-story, 3-bay house in the Craftsman style built in 1920. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original brick (lower) and original wood siding (upper). The building has a cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice. Windows are replacement aluminum, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, two-bay open porch characterized by a gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles with square brick posts.
726 Chestnut Street, Abilene, Texas
This is a 1-story, 3-bay house in the Folk/Traditional style with Late Victorian influences built in 1905. The foundation is undetermined. Exterior walls are original weatherboard. The building has a hip and gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. There is a single-story, two-bay open porch characterized by a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles with square wood posts. Minor alterations include window and door replacement, the front gable window was changed into an entry way some time after 1990.