Background
Gubbels, Jacobus Leonardus was born on July 31, 1896 in Groningen, Holland. Son of Johanes Jacobus and Fenna (Grosman) Gubbels.
Gubbels, Jacobus Leonardus was born on July 31, 1896 in Groningen, Holland. Son of Johanes Jacobus and Fenna (Grosman) Gubbels.
Educated School of Botany and Art, Groningen, Holland, 1912-1914, Kunst and Gewerbe Schule, Bielfeld, Germany, 1914-1916.
Came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1934. Horticultural adviser, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 1917-1922. Designer of City of Bielfeld, Germany, 1922-1923.
With South. R. DeBoer, landscape architect, Denver, Colorado, 1923-1927.
Consultant landscape architect, Houston and Austin, Texas, 1927-1933. Director roadside development for Texas Highway Department, 1933-1947.
Private practice from 1947, planner Padre Island in Gulf of Mexico. Director urban planning, Texas Highway Department from January 1, 1943.
Principal Jac. L. Gubbels & Associates, Consultant, Austin, from 1952.
President Business Property Analysis Service. Agent for imports of Dutch building materials from Netherlands.
Member Environmental Resources Board, City of Austin, 1972-1975. Member American Society Planning Officials, Texas (central chapter) Society Architects. Club: Rotary (Austin, Texas).
Married Margarete Neumann, June 16, 1923.