Walter Carrington, a prominent central Texas homebuilder, constructed this 1968 house for African American dentist Dr. Sidney White Jr. (1928-2002) and his wife, Helen (1932-2015). Dr. White had settled in Austin in 1958 unexpectedly, as it was his intention to establish a dentistry practice in San Antonio. A chance encounter with Hobart and Venolia Gaines convinced him to stay. In 1960, he entered general practice. Two years later, he married Helen Marie Fields. As one of the only African American dentists in Austin at the time, Dr. White co-developed the medical plaza complex at 2113 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. He was the first African American member and later president of the Austin Dental Society and later taught at Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington D.C. Helen, a graduate of Samuel Huston College, taught elementary school in the still-segregated Austin ISD, including at the prestigious Highland Park Elementary School. As a socialite, she influenced black professionals to settle in Austin. The couple was committed to racial equality and uplifting African Americans in Austin. In addition to hiring a diverse staff and serving a diverse clientele, he assisted in the establishment of St. James Episcopal Church and Phases, a popular nightclub. Their sprawling mid-century modern home served as the site of lavish parties, events, meetings and ceremonies, often benefiting charitable or civic causes with key leaders and politicians in attendance. The home features vertical wood siding and arched columns. The front and side gabled roof is a low-pitched L-shape with a weeping mortar brick chimney. The house showcases a unique, upgraded ground-level brick ledge to camouflage the underpinnings of the house. Within its historic walls, Dr. Sidney and Helen White changed the social dynamic of Austin. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 2022)