Ledbetter, Charles P., House
Why it's listed
This one-story frame house at 3904 Avenue C in Austin's Hyde Park area was built about 1911-12 as a bungalow. It rests on a pier-and-beam foundation and has a rectangular plan under a hipped roof. A one-bay porch on the east facade has tapered box columns, a gable roof with stick brackets, and a wooden balustrade. Windows are double-hung wood sash, and the entry has a transom. The house remains virtually unaltered. Builder Charles P. Ledbetter, a partner in the contracting firm Ledbetter-Mundt and a term Secretary of the Austin Builders Exchange, likely built it as speculative housing on lots first sold in 1896. He sold it in 1912 to fellow carpenter C.D. Traweek, who occupied it. The house was recognized as a well-preserved local example of an early twentieth-century house type rarely found in Hyde Park, and as representative of how the neighborhood was developed.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a noteworthy local example of the hipped roof bungalow form, well preserved and rarely found in Hyde Park. It also represents the speculative nature of Hyde Park's development. It is nominated for local architectural significance under Criterion C.
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 90001178, listed August 16, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 3904 Ave. C, Austin |
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| County | Travis County |
| Listed | August 16, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001178 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1911-12 |
| Architect / builder | Ledbetter, Charles P. (builder) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as virtually unaltered and in good condition; still used as a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 30.30340, -97.73446 (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 90001178.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000836
- This listing as JSON
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