Fogel, Seymour and Barbara, House
Also known as: Southwind
Why it's listed
Southwind, at 2411 Kinney Road in South Austin, began as a barn built in the late 1870s or early 1880s for a dairy farm owned by Dr. George P. Hachenberg. In 1952 the artist Seymour Fogel bought the property and, with architect Harold "Bubi" Jessen and carpenter Joe Williams, turned it into a home and studio completed in 1953. The L-shaped Ranch Style house keeps the barn's rough limestone walls, painted white, and reuses weathered barn wood. Its two wings, glass panels, screened porch and concrete floors reflect the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses. Fogel taught at the University of Texas and became a leading figure in Texas Modernist art, painting murals across the state before moving to Connecticut in 1960. The property is significant locally for its link to Fogel and for an unusual conversion of a historic barn into a contemporary residence that was unique in Austin at the time.
Significance in brief: The house is tied to Seymour Fogel, a renowned American painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Texas for 14 years (Criterion B, Art, local level). It is also a Ranch Style home with Usonian influences that reuses a 19th-century barn, which the form calls unique in Austin at the time (Criterion C, Architecture, local level).
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 03000186, listed April 2, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2411 Kinney Rd., Austin |
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| County | Travis County |
| Listed | April 2, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03000186 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1953 |
| Architect / builder | Fogel, Seymour; Jessen, Harold "Bubi" |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement: Ranch Style |
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| Areas of significance | Art, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently in use as a multiple dwelling; the studio has been made a separate apartment and the living room is used as a bedroom. Minor interior and exterior alterations are noted. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.24929, -98.81468 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 03000186.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110002309
- This listing as JSON
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