HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS C.1 - 1 JULY 27, 2020 NRD-2020-0004 92 RAINEY STREET RAINEY STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1911-12 contributing bungalow and construct a new high-rise tower in its place. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Demolish existing contributing building. 2) Construct new 53-floor, 606’ tower, occupying two adjacent lots at 90 (now Container Bar) and 92 Rainey Street. The tower includes: a) Below-ground garage b) Commercial space (first and second floors plus third-floor bar area): i. Materials throughout include a transparent glass curtainwall system with metal mullions; simplified pilasters of textured stone at bay divisions; recessed mural panels with overhead lighting, and textured concrete cladding. Flat metal awnings above each tenant entrance at 1 and 1.5 stories are topped with lit signage. ii. At the east elevation, vertically-articulated panel systems of varying widths define tenant spaces. A metal shipping container with viewport projects from recessed bar space at the second floor, hovering above the streetscape. An angled precast concrete panel projects through both recessed bar spaces. c) Hotel and residential spaces: i. The tower is clad in a reflective glass curtainwall system throughout, with precast concrete accent panels on secondary facades. ii. Levels 8-52 are set back from the lower section of the tower (at roughly 177’). iii. After level 24, which separates the hotel units from residences and short-term rental units, glass balconies project from the north and south elevations. d) Roof deck RESEARCH The house at 92 Rainey Street was built around 1911. Its first owner was farrier Alonzo B. Cook, who ran a shop on Congress Avenue. From 1914 to 1920, the house had several short-term occupants, including a painter, a grocer, and a night watchman. By 1920, it had been purchased by Emil and Edith Bohls. Emil Bohls owned a restaurant in 1920, but he soon opened an auto paint shop on 5th Street. By 1937, as Austin’s automobile culture continued to grow, Bohls had expanded his repertoire to include a tourist camp and filling station on South Congress Avenue. By 1939, the Bohls family sold the home to Charles B. and Pearl Eustace. The Eustace family had lived across the street at 95 Rainey since 1922. Charles had recently retired from the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after a 39-year tenure. As one of the earliest telephone employees in Austin, he was an active member of the …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS NRD-2010-0125 PROPOSAL 92 Rainey Street C.3. - 1 NOVEMBER 15, 2010 Rainey Street Modifications to the north, west, and south facades of the house; construction of a new walk-in cooler on the north side of the house, a wraparound deck on the south and west sides, a new separate restroom building in back of the house, installation of a steel trellis on the back of the house, and replacement of the composition shingle roof with a metal roof. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes modifications to the exterior of the house to accommodate a walk-in cooler on the north side and a wood deck wrapping around the south and west sides, and the construction of a separate building behind the house for restrooms, storage, and an outdoor bar area. The front of the house will see the fewest modifications: only a deteriorating plaster porch pier and porch railing will be removed. On the north wall, the existing wood windows will be removed to accommodate the addition of the walk-in cooler, which will have wood siding and a flat roof. On the south wall, the existing wood-sided infill with a vinyl window will be removed and be replaced with a door and a steel-framed fixed sash window. On the west (rear) wall, the existing back door and window will be removed, as will the wood-sided infill that wraps around from the south side of the house. The infill section will have the wraparound of the steel-framed fixed sash window from the south side of the building. A new deck will surround the house on the south and west sides, and provide access to a new structure in the back yard, housing restrooms and storage. The existing composition shingle roof on the house will be replaced with a metal roof. STAFF COMMENTS STAFF RECOMMENDATION The ca. 1927 bungalow is contributing to the Rainey Street National Register Historic District. Release the building permit after completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package consisting of photographs of all four elevations and a measured sketch plan to record existing conditions and for archiving at the Austin History Center. Staff requests that the applicant reconsider the installation of the steel-framed glass at the rear of the building in favor of an architectural feature more compatible with the Craftsman detailing of the house. Overall, the appearance of the house …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JULY 27, 2020 NRD-2020-0025 2338 COLUMBUS DRIVE C.2 - 1 ZILKER PARK NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Construct a new maintenance barn, pole barns, pond, and associated support structures. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Construction of a maintenance barn. The proposed barn will be clad in prefinished corrugated metal panels. Flat prefinished metal canopies will shade windows and entrances, and an irregular, angled metal shed roofline extends over bay doors at the south and east elevations. Rectangular fixed-pane windows are arranged in a regular pattern at south and west elevations, while a single horizontal window appears on the east façade. 2) Construction of two shed-roofed pole barns. 3) Construction of a biofiltration pond. 4) Construction of a staff parking lot. 5) Construction of a chemical storage building and rainwater tanks. The storage building will be constructed of split-face concrete masonry units, with a metal shed roof. 6) Construction of a security fence. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate new construction projects in National Register historic districts. Applicable standards include: 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. No historic buildings, structures, or significant landscape features will be removed. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. The proposed new building is differentiated from historic park structures in its siting, materials, and form. While its massing, cladding, and roofline are at odds with the rustic setting and character-defining features of historic park buildings, it does not appear to be entirely visible from Columbus Drive, and will not be accessible to the public. The pole barns and other support structures are sited far back from the road and should not be visible from the street. Significant tree cover in this area will also shield the new construction from view of other areas of the park. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity …
June 15, 2020 Project Description The Parks and Recreation Department’s (PARD) existing maintenance barn is undersized for Zilker Park maintenance staff’s current needs. The barn is also located within the Barton Creek Watershed, very near Barton Springs Pool. The maintenance barn staff is responsible to maintain the entire Zilker Park including the pool, grounds and buildings. The new maintenance barn will be located within the Eanes Creek Watershed, in a less-trafficked area of Zilker Park and will consist of more office space, work space, and storage space. The building is expected to achieve LEED Silver. Project Location Project Location with Aerial Site Plan 1,780 SF office space 2,548 SF maintenance bay 2 pole barns for storage Biofiltration pond for stormwater quality Parking for staff Vegetative Filter Strips Rainwater collection and solar power in progress Site Views Landscaping Plan Trees removed to accommodate the construction of the facility will be replaced at rates indicated by the Environmental Criteria Manual. No heritage trees will be removed. Building Perspective View Building Floor Plan Building Exterior Elevations South View North View Pre finished Metal Wall PanelsPre finished Metal CanopyPre finished Metal Wall Panels Building Exterior Elevations West View, front door East View Pre finished Metal Wall PanelsPre finished Metal CanopySplit Face CMUPre finished Metal Wall PanelsSplit Face CMU Sustainable Construction and Design Bicycle racks and showers for PARD staff Occupant-controlled lighting Stormwater quality protected with Ample daylight in the office space biofiltration pond Electric vehicle charging station During construction, use products with recycled content and regional sourcing Native and non-invasive adapted, FSC-certified wood drought-tolerant landscaping High-reflectance roofing Using concrete as a Heat Island Reduction instead of asphalt Indoor and outdoor water use reduction Improved energy performance Recycling collection Low-emitting materials, including paint, adhesives/sealants/coatings, and flooring systems Dark-sky compliant outdoor light fixtures or salvaged 75% of construction waste to be recycled
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JULY 27, 2020 NRD-2020-0027 2607 MCCALLUM DRIVE OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT C.3 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1941 contributing house. RESEARCH The house at 2607 McCallum Drive was built for Joseph McElroy Alexander, an office supply salesman with the Steck Company, and his wife Mildred. The Alexanders and their children lived in the home until at least 1952; by 1955, it had been sold to oilman Robert M. Payne and his wife Mary J. Payne, a dedicated United Fund volunteer. STAFF COMMENTS The house contributes to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. New construction plans will require Historic Landmark Commission review when submitted. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity, with modifications completed during the historic period. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2- 352). The property may demonstrate significance according to City Code: a. Architecture. The house is constructed with Monterrey-style influences. b. Historical association. There do not appear to be significant historical associations. c. Archaeology. The house was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The house does not possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the city, the neighborhood, or a particular demographic group. e. Landscape feature. The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on and release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, consisting of photographs of all elevations, a dimensioned sketch plan, and a narrative history, for archiving at the Austin History Center. Alternately, the Commission may choose to initiate a 180-day demolition delay, as the building contributes to a National Register Historic District. LOCATION MAP C.1 - 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.1 - 3 Source: Google Street View C.1 - 4 Occupancy History City Directory Research, July 2020 Note: Due to facility closure, post-1959 directory research is unavailable. 1959 1955 1952 1949 1947 Robert M. and Mary J. Payne, owners Independent oil operator Robert M. Payne, owner Joseph M. and Mildred Alexander, owners Salesman, Steck Co. Joseph M. and Mildred Alexander, owners Salesman, Steck …
Architecture 1408 Ethridge Ave / Austin, Texas 78703 1404 Hardouin Ave Not for regulatory appproval, permitting, or construction. Site Plan Scale 1:20 NEW FIRST FLOOR PORCH ROOF SLOPE (VERIFY) 2 : 12 METAL 2 : 12 SLOPE METAL NEW ROOF 6 : 12 SLOPE ASPHALT SHINGLE BALCONY (UNCOVERED) SLOPE (VERIFY) 2 : 12 METAL NEW ROOF 2 1 : 4 E P O L S 2 1 : 4 E P O L S 2 1 : 4 E P O L S 4 : 12 SLOPE 4 : 12 SLOPE ASPHALT SHINGLE 4 : 12 SLOPE ASPHALT SHINGLE 2 1 : 6 E P O L S ASPHALT SHINGLE 2 1 : 6 E P O L S 2 1 : 6 E P O L S 6 : 12 SLOPE ASPHALT SHINGLE NEW CHIMNEY ASPHALT SHINGLE ASPHALT SHINGLE 2 1 : 6 E P O L S Architecture 1408 Ethridge Ave / Austin, Texas 78703 1404 Hardouin Ave Not for regulatory appproval, permitting, or construction. Roof Plan Scale: 1/8"=1'-0" 07.15.20 VERIFY 12 6 ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF SECOND FLOOR CLG. " 1 1 - ' 8 " 1 1 " 0 - ' 9 FIRST FLOOR F.F.E. SECOND FLOOR F.F.E. FIRST FLOOR CLG. METAL AWNING NEW BRICK STONE WOOD CLAD WINDOW. TYP. WOOD VERIFY 12 6 VERIFY 12 4 NEW BRICK BRICK STEEL OR WOOD CLAD WINDOW Architecture 1408 Ethridge Ave / Austin, Texas 78703 1404 Hardouin Ave Not for regulatory appproval, permitting, or construction. South Elevation Scale: 1 8"=1'-0" VERIFY 12 6 VERIFY 12 6 VERIFY 12 4 VERIFY 12 4 " 1 1 - ' 8 " 1 1 " 0 - ' 9 SECOND FLOOR CLG. SECOND FLOOR F.F.E. FIRST FLOOR CLG. FIRST FLOOR F.F.E. Architecture 1408 Ethridge Ave / Austin, Texas 78703 1404 Hardouin Ave Not for regulatory appproval, permitting, or construction. East Elevation Scale: 1 8"=1'-0" VERIFY 12 4 WOOD CLAD WINDOW. TYP. STEEL OR WOOD CLAD WINDOW. TYP. VERIFY 12 4 VERIFY 12 6 ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF METAL ROOF SECOND FLOOR CLG. METAL RAIL NEW BRICK NEW BRICK METAL ROOF SECOND FLOOR F.F.E. FIRST FLOOR CLG. METAL AWNING " 1 1 - ' 8 " 1 1 " 0 - ' 9 FIRST FLOOR F.F.E. Architecture 1408 Ethridge Ave / Austin, Texas 78703 1404 Hardouin Ave Not for regulatory appproval, permitting, or construction. North Elevation Scale: 1 8"=1'-0" ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF VERIFY 12 …
C.4 – 1404 Hardouin Ave Information provided by applicant Potential comparable property There is a duplex on the same street at 1506 Hardouin. It has both doors together on left side. 1404 may have been the same way. Note the first floor central window does not align with window above. I am wondering if when the 1404 window was removed for the entry update, if it may not have aligned and have been shifted as well. 1404 front windows are not centered on the house - possibly because of left entrance location. This 1506 Hardouin duplex also is simple in its detail. No shutters or colonial revival features that I think were added to 1404. C.4 – 1404 Hardouin Ave Information provided by applicant Area of Existing Alterations to South Elevation Alterations transition façade from duplex with simple detail and two front entrances to a house with more traditional detail and central formalized entrance. Second entry was on the left side of the elevation behind the tall plant. Circle drive, brick sidewalk and front yard fence are not original C.4 – 1404 Hardouin Ave Information provided by applicant Fanlight over front door and front door do not appear to be original. Top of fanlight runs into crown molding. Fanlight over window may have been added. Window sills in front rooms of the house are different heights – originally they were probably the same heights. C.4 – 1404 Hardouin Ave Information provided by applicant Clean line of concrete east (right) of entry Uneven line of patched / parged concrete west (left) of entry where second entry removed C.4 – 1404 Hardouin Ave Information provided by applicant Front porch appears to have been added at a later date. Brick detail on porch matches brick sidewalk next to circle drive that is not original. C.4 – 1404 Hardouin Ave Information provided by applicant Landscape coverage of brick patch where second entry door was removed. Uneven brick over where fanlight added.
C.4 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JULY 27, 2020 PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS HR-2020-084996 1404 HARDOUIN AVENUE OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT PROPOSAL Alter window and door openings; replace windows, door, and brick cladding; construct rear additions and carport awning; and replace the existing detached garage with a new 2-story garage. ARCHITECTURE 2-story irregular-plan house with Classical Revival influences, brick cladding, 1-over-1 wood-sash windows, and a central chimney. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The proposed project includes ten parts: 1) Alter window openings to narrow, vertically oriented single windows spaced evenly across the primary (south) façade. Window openings on the rest of the house will be altered as well to new vertically oriented dimensions. One window opening will be added to the east elevation of the 1997 addition. 2) Alter the front door opening to be recessed by 2’, with sidelights and a stone surround. 3) Replace windows with casement multi-lite clad-wood windows on the front and side elevations and casement steel-sash windows on the rear elevation. 4) Replace door with a paneled wood door with multi-lite clad-wood sidelights. 5) Remove brick to insulate the house; replace with new brick. 6) Construct a new chimney on the east elevation. 7) Replace the roof material in-kind. 8) Construct a metal awning at the rear of the left side (west) elevation. The awning will be gently sloped and supported by metal cables attached to the side addition. 9) Construct narrow 2-story rear additions to the rear (north) and west elevations. The additions will be clad in brick and stucco and capped with metal roofs that continue the slope of the existing roof. The side addition features shallow square bays tucked under the second-story roofline. The rear addition will include a covered porch at the northwest corner, a shallow second-floor balcony in the center, and a stone patio at the northeast corner. 10) Demolish the one-story detached garage and construct and 2-story garage clad in hardiplank and capped with a front-gabled roof covered in asphalt shingles. The garage will feature casement multi-lite clad-wood windows and a wood garage door. A metal staircase on the north elevation will lead to a second-floor balcony with metal railings and a wood door. RESEARCH The building at 1404 Hardouin Avenue was constructed as a duplex around 1936 by Albert Johnson. Johnson also was the longest-term occupant, living in the property until 1947. No biographical information could be …
C.5 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JULY 27, 2020 HR-2020-091383 3313 BRYKER DRIVE/1705 W. 34TH STREET OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Demolish a contributing ca. 1941-42 duplex and construct a new building. ARCHITECTURE The existing duplex is composed of two parts: 3313 Bryker Drive and 1705 W. 34th Street. The W. 34th Street building was constructed first; it is a side-gabled frame dwelling with gabled entryway, shallow eaves, and 6:6 wood windows. The Bryker Drive addition has a hipped roof, a partial- width covered porch, a gabled addition, and 6:6 and 1:1 wood windows. Both halves of the single- story duplex have horizontal wood siding and composition shingle roofs. A series of additions dating from the 1940s and ’50s abuts the duplex’s rear elevation. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Demolish existing duplex. 2) Construct a new two-story residence. The proposed new building faces Bryker Drive. It is clad in vertical wood siding and capped by a compound roof with composition shingles and exposed rafter tails. Its fenestration pattern and window sizes are irregular, with undivided clad wood casement windows and sliding glass doors. Its main elevation contains a covered front porch and horizontal-paneled garage door. The north elevation at W. 34th Street features a partial- width screened porch and stucco-clad chimney, as well as a pool. The building’s front wall is set back 20 feet from Bryker Drive and approximately 15 feet from the W. 34th Street utility easement, with the pool’s closest corner just over 11 feet from the W. 34th easement. RESEARCH The duplex at 3313 Bryker Drive and 1705 W. 34th Street was built in two phases in 1941 and 1942. During the historic period, both addresses were primarily owned by Alice T. D. Branyon, a clerical supervisor with the Texas Employment Commission. She was twice widowed; after the death of her first husband in 1941, she lived in the 3313 Bryker half of the duplex until 1947, when she moved into the 1705 W. 34th Street half. Upon her marriage to Roy J. Branyon, the couple moved out. After Roy Branyon’s 1958 death, Alice Branyon moved back into 1705 W. 34th Street. Branyon’s daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Lee R. Maulding, occupied the Bryker Drive half of the duplex from 1947 to at least 1959. Lee Maulding was a National Guardsman and WWII veteran working at Camp Mabry. In …
Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: John Theiss < Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:53 PM PAZ Preservation Susan Theiss Att: Angela Gaudette > *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Review Case number HR 20‐091383 While I believe that the improvements to the property will benefit the neighborhood, I would appreciate it if the board required the owner to at least mow and edge the property, immediately. It has been an eyesore since before Thanksgiving 2019. I expect they'll move to demolition quickly, but it would be considerate of the neighbors, (actually the whole neighborhood, since the property is on a main entrance to the neighborhood) to have it look decent until it is a construction site. John Theiss 3304 Bryker Drive. Your best life is the one you share with others. CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to CSIRT@austintexas.gov. 1
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Client Approval Landlord Approval Printed Name: Printed Name: Signature: Signature: Date: Date: Idle Hands Artbook for Client Review and Approval Ion Art Project #5513 NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION Client Contact Info: Matt Wolski matt@midaswillum.com 330-328-2732 Project Address: 85 Rainey St. Austin, TX 78701 Date: 5.14.20 Rev: 6.16.20 407 Radam Lane, suite A100 Austin, TX 78745 512.326.9333 Ion Art Inc. 2020 All Rights Reserved All rights reserved. The intellectual property, concepts, and designs contained in this document are the exclusive property of Ion Art, Inc. Neither the document nor the information it contains may be copied, disclosed to others, or used in connection with any work or project other than the specic project for which it has been prepared and developed, without the written consent of Ion Art, Inc. Idle Hands | Site Plan 50’ 12’ sign location sign location Disclaimers: 407 Radam Lane, suite A100 Austin, TX 78745 512.326.9333 - Due to variations in monitors, screens, and printers, the approved color choices may not be accurately represented on this document. - Color selections on illuminated digital prints will need to be claried as color matched when the sign is lit or non-lit. Ion Art Inc. 2020 All Rights Reserved 1 All rights reserved. The intellectual property, concepts, and designs contained in this document are the exclusive property of Ion Art, Inc. Neither the document nor the information it contains may be copied, disclosed to others, or used in connection with any work or project other than the specic project for which it has been prepared and developed, without the written consent of Ion Art, Inc. Idle Hands | Concept 2B - Two-Sided Pylon Sign ” 3 ’ 3 1 ” 0 ’ 9 87 1/2” ” 4 ’ 5 Night View Scale: 1 1/2” = 1’ ” 8 / 7 9 1 Tabs welded to existing 1/2” steel 17” ” 9 ’ 5 Face view Scale: 1” = 1’ 26 1/8” ” 2 / 1 2 ’ 5 1 ” 2 / 1 5 3 ” 2 5 ” 8 2 ” 4 2 West Elevation Scale: 1/2” = 1’ Sign post 24.00” below grade North Elevation Scale: 1/2” = 1’ 62” Disclaimers: 407 Radam Lane, suite A100 Austin, TX 78745 512.326.9333 - Due to variations in monitors, screens, and printers, the approved color choices may not be accurately represented on this document. - Color selections on illuminated digital prints will …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A HISTORIC SIGN PERMIT JULY 27, 2020 SB-2020-09136 85 RAINEY STREET RAINEY STREET NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT C.6 - 1 PROPOSAL Install a neon pylon sign. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The proposed sign is a freestanding sign located in front of the business, which is located in a historic house. The aluminum cabinet is roughly 20” high and 26” wide, with white neon text and dark gray vinyl graphics. The coloring is muted, with a very light green face and a darker green on the side of the cabinet. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW Standards for signs in National Register districts include: Number of signs. The Commission allows one sign per building, unless the building has multiple tenants; in this case, the Commission may allow one sign per façade module, if the façade modules correspond to tenant spaces. The Commission may also allow one sign for each street frontage if the building is at an intersection. A single directory sign is appropriate for a large building with multiple tenants. A single sign is proposed. The project meets this standard. Sign types. The Commission may allow window signs, awning signs, projecting signs, and flush mounted signs for most commercial buildings. Freestanding signs are allowed for office and retail uses in historic residential buildings. The proposed project includes one freestanding sign located in front of a historic residential building. The project meets this standard. Sign size. The maximum size for signs depends on the sign type. No maximum size is specified for freestanding signs. The proposed sign is roughly 20” high and 26” wide, with an approximate area of 4 square feet. The project meets this standard. Sign Design, Coloring and Materials. Use simple shapes, such as rectangular or oval signs. The Commission recommends painted wood or metal signs with matte finishes for all signs; plastic, reflective materials, and unfinished surfaces are not allowed. Limit the colors used in a sign to no more than three. For sites with multiple signs, all signs should have corresponding or matching designs, coloring and materials. Signs should match or complement the existing color scheme of the building to the maximum extent feasible. The proposed sign has a moderately simple shape and is made of aluminum painted green. The project somewhat meets this standard. Lettering. No more than two typefaces are allowed. Avoid lettering which appears too contemporary in the sign. The proposed sign includes one …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JULY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0214 2502 PARK VIEW DRIVE D.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1954 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular -plan, shallow front-gabled mid-century Modern-styled wood frame house with rectangular asbestos panels set into a metal framing system on the front and back, and wood siding on secondary elevations. The house has fixed-sash and horizontal- sliding fenestration with a row of clerestory windows bridging the space between the asbestos panel section and the slightly-pitched roof, which is notable for its deep eaves. There is a pop-up, shed roofed section in the middle of the roof, that opens onto a side elevation. The house has a shed-roofed double carport with exposed beams and columns; the carport figures prominently into the impression of the house from the street and has ornamental brick walls, further identifying the house as an example of mid-century Modern design. RESEARCH The house is located in the “Air Conditioned Village” of northwest Austin, and would be contributing to a potential historic district encompassing the remaining homes of the 22 originally built as demonstration houses to study and promote the feasibility of central air conditioning in moderately-sized and moderately-priced homes. Austin’s Air Conditioned Village was one of and the largest of several demonstration projects throughout the country in the early 1950s, at a time when central air conditioning was more common in commercial buildings and high-end residences, than in more modest houses, mostly due to the cost of installation. The National Association of Home Builders sponsored the construction of Austin’s Air Conditioned Village in 1953 as a new subdivision just west of Burnet Road in the northwestern part of the city. The next year, 22 homes were built to appeal to middle- class taste and budgets, in varying styles, but all with central air conditioning furnished by several manufacturers, including Chrysler, which provided the air conditioning for this house at 2502 Park View Drive. This house was known as the Chrysler “Air-Temp” House, and was designed by local architect Fred Day, who had been associated with several of the leading architectural firms in the city, including Fehr and Granger, noted for their mid-century Modern designs. The house was built by Wayne A. Burns, the developer of the Edgewood Subdivision, which encompassed the Air Conditioned Village. The Air Conditioned Village was a novel concept, and was part economic feasibility study and part social …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JULY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0231 2609 SAN PEDRO STREET D.2 - 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Demolish a ca. 1935 house, originally constructed as a duplex. Two-story frame hipped-roof duplex with horizontal wood siding, 6:6 wood windows, composition shingles, and a second-floor balcony. In front of the main building, twin single-car frame garages flank the lot. The building at 2609 San Pedro Street was originally a duplex, built in 1935 as a rental property for medical journalist Josephine Draper Daniel. Daniel resided down the block at another rental property on Salado Street until she moved to San Pedro after 1944. After the 1914 death of her husband, physician F. E. Daniel, Josephine Daniel took over his position as editor of the Texas Medical Journal for the next thirty years. F. E. Daniel, a former Confederate army surgeon and Texas Medical College professor, founded the journal in 1885. It later became the most influential medical publication of its time in Texas. Prior to her tenure as editor, Josephine Daniel contributed as founder of the Texas Medical Journal’s “Women’s Department” section since 1912, appealing to a wider demographic than the predominantly male medical field. As editor, Daniel introduced her audience to early tenets of feminism in healthcare and openly contradicted the eugenicist positions championed by her late husband. In a fall 2001 article for The Historian, entitled “The Woman's Department: Maternalism and Feminism in the Texas Medical Journal,” historian Courtney Shah describes Daniel’s evolution as a journalist: Josephine Daniel, although not openly recommending a radical feminist political platform, quietly introduced feminist ideas to her maternalist audience as well as many male physicians. The Women’s Department walked a narrow path between deference to medical and societal experts, and a demand to liberate women from the very institutions the experts represented: the sexual hierarchy of the family, the medical profession, and the state […] [As editor] she [promoted] her own two-pronged campaign of reform: maternalist issues such as reducing infant mortality and pure food laws, and the more radical feminist edge of birth control and women’s emancipation. (Shah 2001, 96-97) Daniel wrote frankly about the importance of reproductive education, stating that "The health and happiness of every girl demands that she receive when approaching adolescence an intelligent presentation of the vital life process” (95). In 1929, Daniel sold the journal and devoted her time to women’s health and literacy …
