11 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2023-132220 ROGERS-WASHINGTON-HOLY CROSS HISTORIC DISTRICT 2506 GIVENS AVENUE PROPOSAL Remodel and construct an addition to a contributing house. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Convert the carport into a living space, bringing the inset porch wall flush with the front wall of the house and removing the existing porch and carport supports. 2) Demolish covered porch and patio and construct a new deck and patio. 3) Remove the bay windows. Replace windows throughout, changing openings at the façade. 4) Replace roof in-kind. 5) Replace existing vinyl siding with fiber-cement siding, remaining a portion of the stone wainscoting. ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STANDARDS One-story Ranch house with horizontal vinyl siding, an inset porch and integral carport, aluminum windows, and a stone veneer water table. The Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Design Standards are used to evaluate projects within the historic district. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1. PROTECTED FAÇADES. Protected facades are defined as the front façade, front 50% of the side facades, and front 75% of the corner side yard façade, as illustrated below. Non-protected facades are the remaining facades of the building. 1.1 Retain and preserve protected facades. 1.2 Do not change the character, appearance, configuration, or materials of protected façades, except to restore buildings to their original appearance. 1.3 Do not add conjectural architectural features (e.g., do not add a front porch to a house that never had one). 1.4 Work to non-protected facades must be appropriate. However, the guidelines recognize that change will occur and that alterations and additions may be required on these non-protected facades. The proposed project alters the character, appearance, configuration, and materials of protected façades. Work on non- protected façades appears mostly appropriate. 4.1 EXTERIOR WALLS 4.1.1 Retain original exterior materials, including siding and trim. Wood and historic masonry and features such as texture, tooling, bonding patterns, and joint treatment are protected and must be retained. 4.1.2 Repair rather than replace original exterior materials. 4.1.3 When replacement of historic original exterior material is necessary due to severe deterioration or damage, the replacement shall match the historic element in appearance, dimension, form, color, reflectivity, finish, and texture. 4.1.4 Do not apply aluminum, vinyl, or other synthetic siding as a replacement for a primary building material. Artificial siding materials have been documented to cause serious, costly, and often irreparable damage to underlying materials and structural …
12 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2023-122500; GF-2023-130943 TRAVIS HEIGHTS-FAIRVIEW PARK 1010 HARWOOD PLACE PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Demolish a ca. 1935 house and construct a new residence, ADU, and pool. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The proposed new primary building is two stories, clad in stucco and horizontal siding and capped with a standing seam metal roof. It has a compound roofline and undivided fixed windows of varying proportions placed at irregular intervals throughout. The proposed ADU is two stories in height and constructed to match the main house. It has a rear-facing garage. The original portion of the house at 1010 Harwood Place is one story, with a symmetrical plan and side-gabled roof. Its central stoop is sheltered by a gabled portico with Classical Revival columns and traditional cornice returns. The house has a two-story rear addition and gabled side addition with fireplace, mostly constructed within the period of significance. 1010 Harwood Place was constructed around 1935. Early residents included Hoyt and Jessie Henderson, who rented the property. Hoyt Henderson was the chief operator at the Western Union Telephone Company. The house was sold to C. Morley and Frances Bartholemew, who lived there throughout the 1940s. Morley Bartholemew worked as a salesman and an engineer. During the 1950s, Raymond Williams, who worked for the Western Republic Life Insurance Company, purchased the home. DESIGN STANDARDS The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects in National Register districts . The following standards apply to the proposed project: Residential new construction 1. Location The proposed main building is located 25’ from the primary street, and the rear building and garage are located to the rear of the primary building and adjacent to the alley. 2. Orientation The primary building is oriented toward Harwood Place, and the secondary structure toward the alley. 3. Scale, massing, and height Both buildings are larger in scale and taller in height than the surrounding contributing buildings. Their massing does not appear to reflect surrounding contributing buildings’ massing. 4. Proportions The buildings’ proportions do not appear compatible with surrounding contributing buildings’ proportions. 5. Design and style Both buildings are consistent in design and style, but do not reflect the character of the district. 6. Roofs The proposed rooflines are generally more complex than contributing …
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1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, December 13, 2023 – 6:00 PM Permitting and Development Center – Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, email preservation@austintexas.gov or call Sam Fahnestock at (512) 974-3393. COMMISSION MEMBERS: Ben Heimsath, Chair x Witt Featherston, Vice Chair x Kevin Koch x Carl Larosche ab Trey McWhorter x Harmony Grogan x x x x x ab Jaime Alvarez Roxanne Evans Raymond Castillo JuanRaymon Rubio Tara Dudley AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first (10) speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. November 1, 2023 – Offered for consent approval. MOTION: Approve the minutes per passage of the consent agenda, on a motion by Commissioner Featherston. Commissioner McWhorter seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0. BRIEFINGS 2. Heritage Grants Presenter: Melissa Alvarado CONSENT/CONSENT POSTPONEMENT AGENDA Historic Zoning Applications Item 3 was pulled for discussion. Item 4 was pulled for discussion. 5. C14H-2023-0136 – 1201 E 7th St. Green & White Grocery Council District 3 Proposal: Commission-initiated historic zoning. Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from transit- oriented development-neighborhood plan (TOD-NP) to transit-oriented development- neighborhood plan-historic landmark (TOD-H-NP) combining district zoning. MOTION: Postpone the public hearing to January 10th, 2024, per passage of the consent postponement agenda, on a motion by Commissioner Koch. Commissioner Featherston seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0. Item 6 was pulled for discussion. Heritage Grant Applications 7. HR-2023-147049 – 3908 Avenue B Baker School – Landmark Council District 9 Proposal: Restoration/replace windows. Applicant: Tere O’Connell City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve Certificates of Appropriateness for the proposed Heritage Grant projects. MOTION: Approve the application in accordance with staff’s recommendation, per passage of the consent agenda, on a motion by Commissioner …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2023-155098 TRAVIS HEIGHTS-FAIRVIEW PARK NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT 402 LOCKHART DRIVE 13 – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH DESIGN STANDARDS Partially demolish and remodel a ca. 1939 house. One- and one-half story cross-gabled house with modern shed-roof two-story addition at rear; features horizontal wood siding, a partial-width porch, and 1:1 wood windows. The house at 402 Lockhart Drive was constructed in 1939 by T. C. Steiner. Its first owner, electrician Durward Waggoner, lived there only a year before selling the house to Mozelle and John T. Warren. John Warren worked as a public health instructor. The Warrens lived in the home until the end of the 1950s. The house then became a rental property, housing short-term occupants including a construction foreman and a National Guardsman. The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects in National Register districts. The following design standards apply to the proposed project: Residential additions 1. Location The proposed additions are located atop and in front of the remaining portion of the existing house. 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed additions substantially increase the scale and height of the existing 1 ½ -story house and bring the bulk of the massing to the front elevation. 3. Design and style The proposed design and style are mostly appropriate. 4. Roofs The proposed compound roofline is more complex than the contributing rooflines in the district. 5. Exterior walls The proposed siding is appropriate. 6. Windows, screens, and doors The proposed fenestration appears compatible. 9. Attached garages and carports The proposed front-facing garage is not compatible with the district. Summary The project meets some of the applicable standards, though it changes the contributing building entirely. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property contributes to the Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. A two-story addition and fence were added in 2017. The original window screens have been removed. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant …
From: To: Subject: Date: Luke Allen HPD Preservation Case GF 23-147732 - 403 Lockhart Dr Sunday, December 10, 2023 6:00:47 PM You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Just got the notice about this -- as a neighbor (at favor of letting the homeowner do demolition. (Seems to me like a pretty big overreach to call all random houses in this area historical landmarks -- it's none of my business what he wants to do with his property.) I'd like to register that I'm in Thanks, Luke Allen CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook or forward to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov.
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-005055 OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 1604 NILES ROAD 15 – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Construct additions, a pool, a pergola, and an outbuilding. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Construct additions to the house at all elevations, including a sunroom, bay window, and mudroom. 2) Construct a covered pool patio and pool. 3) Construct a kitchenette/bathroom accessory building. The house at 1604 Niles Rd. is a two-story Colonial Revival building designed by Staub and Rather, with decorative brickwork, a symmetrical plan, and several additions. Pat Fleming designed the terraced rear landscaping. The house at 1604 Niles Road, also addressed as 4 Niles Road, was constructed in 1934 by Staub and Rather, a Houston firm. Houstonian Pat Fleming designed its terraced landscaping. Its first long-term occupants were Herman Brown, president of Brown & Root, and his wife Margaret Root Brown. With his brother-in-law Dan Root, Brown founded one of the largest construction companies in the world. Brown’s successes in Texas included the building of the Mansfield Dam, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, fleets of ships aiding the US Navy in World War II, and the Houston Manned Spacecraft Center1, along with many national and international projects. The property was later home to architect R. Max Brooks of Brooks & Barr—who also worked on the Manned Spacecraft Center, among other well-known civic and institutional buildings, including the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library--and attorney Albert P. Jones, University of Texas Law professor and State Bar president. It was also briefly home to Albert Negley, one of the primary developers responsible for the incorporation and design of Olmos Park in San Antonio2, as well as Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest Thompson. DESIGN STANDARDS The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects in National Register districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations The proposed project removes some historic fabric at the front of the building to construct a mudroom, though only a small part of the changes are visible from the street. Residential additions The proposed additions are constructed in the style of Staub and Rather, and they are mostly shielded from public view and are located on the back and sides of the house. Residential new construction The proposed new …
16 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024- 005067 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 500 EAST SIXTH STREET PROPOSAL Repair and remodel a ca. 1872 building to convert it from a bar to a restaurant. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair and restore the existing front awning and repair the cast iron details of the front columns. 2) Repair cornice. 3) Replace the existing storefront with a clad-wood storefront. 4) Repair existing windows as needed. 5) Repaint both facades. 6) Install new clad-wood windows at the west elevation, along Neches St. 7) Infill one existing arched doorway at the west elevation and replace the non-historic door with a new clad-wood door beneath a metal awning. 8) Repair the existing fire stairs at the west elevation. ARCHITECTURE 500 E 6th Street is a two-story brick and stone commercial building. The front elevation consists of a three-bay structure supported by cast-iron columns on the first floor. There is an existing awning with transom windows overhead. The original brick cornice detailing remains intact; however, the brickwork has been painted. According to the 1975 National Register inventory, the second-floor windows were altered from their original condition but have since been restored to their original arched configuration. RESEARCH The1975 National Register Historic District inventory lists the building at 500 East 6th Street as being constructed as early as 1872, though the earliest Sanborn maps and City directories show the structure in its current form and location as a grocery store and Mexican restaurant run by B. Martinez in 1885. By 1889, the building had become a boarding house on the second floor over a feed and grain store, with offices mixed throughout. By 1903, only one white boarder and an African American notary public, L. M. Mitchell, occupied the upper floor of the building per City directories; Mitchell also operated a Knights of Pythias meeting hall in the building, known as “Mitchell Knights of Pythias Hall.”1,2 A particularly disturbing article from the April 3, 1900 edition of the Austin Daily Statesman describes, in appallingly racist detail, a violent raid of an “Afro-American secret society”3 therein, presumably in an attempt to mark such mixed-race facilities as disreputable and to sow contempt and distrust in the fraternal organization’s Black membership. Mitchell’s “K.P. Hall” served as a meeting place for African American leaders and political gatherings in the early 1900s, as …
SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION 500 E 6TH STREET 500 E 6th Street South Elevation Austin History Center, c. 1975, Austin, Texas H L C R E V I E W | 5 0 0 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 500 E 6th Street 500 BLOCK PROPERTY SUMMARY: ADDRESS: DATE BUILT: 500 E 6TH STREET 1873 HISTORIC DESIGNATION: NRHP 1975 NHRP SURVEY: CONTRIBUTING SIXTH STREET SNAPSHOP RE-SURVEY, 2022: CONTRIBUTING CURRENT USE: VACANT . T S S E H C E N E 6TH ST. . T S R E V I R D E R SITE PLAN CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (2023) S S E R G N O C S O Z A R B O T N I C A J N A S Y T I N I R T E 6 T H S E H C E N R E V I R D E R E N I B A S 5 3 - I SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT LEGEND P R O P E R T Y O V E R V I E W H L C R E V I E W | 5 0 0 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 500 E 6th Street South Elevation Austin History Center, c. 1975, Austin, Texas HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH: 1975 SOUTH ELEVATION: EXISTING 2023 PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION: EXISTING 2024 PROPOSED SOUTHWEST ELEVATION B U I L D I N G C O M P A R I S O N O V E R T I M E H L C R E V I E W | 5 0 0 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | …
17 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-005087 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 513 EAST SIXTH STREET PROPOSAL RESEARCH Rehabilitate a ca. 1870 blacksmith shop. Replace windows and doors. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair and repaint the existing brick façade. 2) Keep the existing openings and replace the windows and doors, removing the outer non-historic gate and recessing windows in line with the new front door. ARCHITECTURE 513 East 6th Street is a single-story brick structure. The front elevation consists of three arched windows, which have been altered throughout the years. The original brick cornice detailing is simple and understated but remains intact. However, the brickwork has been painted. The building at 513 East 6th Street was constructed around 1870 as a blacksmith shop. Its earliest occupant, African American blacksmith George W. Harrison, conducted business there for around twenty years; his next-door neighbor and business partner, William Risher, is honored with the landmarked building at 511 East Sixth. After 1892, the building changed hands and became several dry goods stores, grocers, saloons, and eventually an A&P in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it became an independent grocer again under Paul Smothers, with the Sussdorf Brothers’ restaurant and fishmonger in the rear portion of the building. DESIGN STANDARDS The design standards established by Ordinance No. 20230720-160 (July 2023) and based on the Citywide Historic Design Standards for properties in the 500 and 600 blocks of East Sixth Street apply. The proposed project was evaluated based on the following applicable standards: Rehabilitate and adaptively reuse contributing buildings, including at least the first 15 feet of historic facades. The proposed alterations include retention of most of the building’s historic-age façade and do not appear to preclude potential future designation. Though the recessed windows somewhat change the building’s profile, they do not substantially alter the existing arched openings. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The building contributes to the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. The 2022 Sixth Street Snapshot resurvey lists the property as contributing to the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. Some incompatible alterations have been removed. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it may meet two …
SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION 513 E 6TH STREET V I E W O F 5 1 3 - 5 1 7 E 6 T H S T R E E T L O O K I N G S O U T H A U S T I N H I S T O R Y C E N T E R , c . 1 9 3 7 , A U S T I N , T E X A S H L C R E V I E W | 5 1 3 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 513 E 6th Street 500 BLOCK PROPERTY SUMMARY: ADDRESS: DATE BUILT: 513 E 6TH STREET 1870 HISTORIC DESIGNATION: NHRP 1975 NHRP SURVEY: CONTRIBUTING SIXTH STREET SNAPSHOP RE-SURVEY, 2022: CONTRIBUTING CURRENT USE: SACRAMENT TATTOO . T S S E H C E N E 6TH ST. . T S R E V I R D E R SITE PLAN S S E R G N O C S O Z A R B O T N I C A J N A S SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT LEGEND P R O P E R T Y O V E R V I E W CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (2022) Y T I N I R T E 6 T H S E H C E N R E V I R D E R E N I B A S 5 3 - I H L C R E V I E W | 5 1 3 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH : 1975 NORTH ELEVATION: EXISTING 2023 PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION B U I L D I N G C O M P A R I S O N O V E R T I M E H L C R E V I E W | 5 …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-005097 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 514 EAST SIXTH STREET 18 – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Remodel and convert a ca. 1885 commercial building to a restaurant. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair and repaint the existing brick façade. 2) Replace non-historic fixed windows with more appropriate 1:1 wood-clad sash windows. 3) Replace the storefront within the existing openings, retaining existing corrugated metal paneling. 4) Add a painted metal awning. 514 E. 6th Street is a two-story brick structure with brick molds in a zigzag pattern and detailed brick cornice. The brick façade has been painted since the 1975 survey. The existing storefront is altered, with changes beginning during the 1950s according to City permits. Built before 1885, 514 East 6th Street appears on Sanborn maps as the earliest two-story building constructed entirely of brick on this block; its elaborate detailing on the second floor emphasizes that this building was likely an expensively crafted showpiece designed to draw customers. Listed as a grocery store with live-in tenants until 1889—including Dr. Quentin Neale, an African American physician and surgeon who officed and likely lived in the building--and then as a saloon in 1894, it soon transitioned into housing nearly a hundred years of retail sales. Addie and Albert Rysinger, Black business owners who worked as a milliner and a shoemaker, operated their business alongside a tailor shop, restaurant, and bakery at 514 East 6th for about 15 years, until Addie Rysinger appears to have taken over the restaurant portion of the business. By the 1920s, a series of furniture stores, a stove repair company, and a plumbing and heating business occupied the building. By the 1930s, African American businessman W. D. Lyons had purchased the building and constructed a new “sister” building next door at 516 East 6th, which eventually became a paint store. Notably, either the upper floor or a rear building was the home of the American Woodmen, a Black fraternal and benefits organization begun in Austin by Cassius M. White and Granville W. Norman at the turn of the century.1 By the 1950s, the Woodmen boasted about 50,000 members.2 By the 1960s, both buildings contained businesses owned by the Olson family under the Southern Investments umbrella. 514 focused on appliances and foreign car sales, while 516 housed the finance offices. DESIGN STANDARDS The design standards established by …
SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION 514 E 6TH STREET 514 E 6th Street South Elevation Austin History Center, c. 1975, Austin, Texas H L C R E V I E W | 5 1 4 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 514 E 6th Street 500 BLOCK PROPERTY SUMMARY: ADDRESS: DATE BUILT: 514 E 6TH STREET 1887 HISTORIC DESIGNATION: NHRP 1975 NHRP SURVEY: CONTRIBUTING SIXTH STREET SNAPSHOP RE-SURVEY, 2022: NON-CONTRIBUTING CURRENT USE: PRIVATE STOCK . T S S E H C E N E 6TH ST. . T S R E V I R D E R SITE PLAN S S E R G N O C S O Z A R B O T N I C A J N A S SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT LEGEND P R O P E R T Y O V E R V I E W CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (2022) Y T I N I R T E 6 T H S E H C E N R E V I R D E R E N I B A S 5 3 - I H L C R E V I E W | 5 1 4 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 514 E 6th Street South Elevation Austin History Center, c. 1975, Austin, Texas HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH : 1975 SOUTH ELEVATION: EXISTING 2023 PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION B U I L D I N G C O M P A R I S O N O V E R T I M E H L C R E V I E W | 5 1 4 E 6 T H S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 …
19 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-005147 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 603 RED RIVER STREET PROPOSAL Remodel a ca. 1889-1900 building from a bar to a restaurant. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair and repaint the existing brick façade. 2) Remove non-historic accretions and connections at secondary elevations. Add a new shade structure and plantings at the north elevation. 3) Add brick detail on the west façade. 4) Retain the existing openings and replace the storefront. Reopen infilled openings at secondary elevations. 5) Replace awning. One-story masonry garage building with two bay doors, a metal awning with enlarged brackets, simple cornice detailing, and infilled arched openings at secondary elevations. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH The building at 603 Red River Street, alternately addressed as 601 and 605 Red River Street, was most likely first constructed as a one-bay frame structure with a stovepipe visible on 1889 Sanborn maps. By 1900, the building was reclad, and a masonry addition had been built to add the second (northernmost) bay. It appears to have been built and used as a blacksmith shop until 1920, when it was converted to an auto service station; by 1935 an addition had been constructed. A motorcycle and automobile repair shop shared the building until 1927, when both halves were occupied by Raven’s Garage. Raven’s stayed in business until at least 1959. Jesse L. Raven, a World War I veteran who enlisted at eighteen, opened the shop upon his return from the war. Raven was also an officer of the American Legion and executive officer of the Texas State Rifle Association; he remained a nationally recognized top marksman for much of the early twentieth century. According to a 2015 staff report by Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky for the Raven family home in Travis Heights (which was later demolished, despite the staff recommendation for landmark designation), the Raven’s Garage legacy continued after its days as a functional garage ended: Jesse Raven, along with his brother, Louis, grew up in Austin and were auto mechanics from a very early age. They opened Raven’s Garage at 605 Red River Street in the early 1920s and were in business at that location until around 1980. The building on Red River Street was then a live music club called Raven’s Garage for a couple of years in the 1980s, and later became Emo’s, the stalwart of …
SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION 603 RED RIVER STREET View from Red River St.Looking South/East at 603 E 6th St. Austin History Center, c. 1975, Austin, Texas H L C R E V I E W | 6 0 3 R E D R I V E R S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 603 RED RIVER ST 600 BLOCK PROPERTY SUMMARY: ADDRESS: DATE BUILT: 603 RED RIVER STREET N/A HISTORIC DESIGNATION: NRHP 1975 NHRP SURVEY: CONTRIBUTING SIXTH STREET SNAPSHOP RE-SURVEY, 2022: CONTRIBUTING CURRENT USE: VACANT . T S S E H C E N E 6TH ST. . T S R E V I R D E R SITE PLAN S S E R G N O C S O Z A R B O T N I C A J N A S SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT LEGEND Y T I N I R T E 6 T H S E H C E N R E V I R D E R E N I B A S 5 3 - I WEST ELEVATION CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (2023) H L C R E V I E W | 6 0 3 R E D R I V E R S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | F E B 0 7 , 2 0 2 4 View from Red River St.Looking South/East at 603 E 6th St. Austin History Center, c. 1975, Austin, Texas HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH : 1975 WEST ELEVATION: EXISTING 2023 PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION B U I L D I N G C O M P A R I S O N O V E R T I M E H L C R E V I E W | 6 0 3 R E D R I V E R S T R E E T P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O …
20 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2023-158329; GF-2023-161497 2802 PEARCE LANE Demolish a ca. 1910 house and outbuilding. ARCHITECTURE PROPOSAL RESEARCH One-story rustic cabin with a Craftsman-style, shingle-clad front gable; deep front porch supported by simple posts atop massive, tapered stone piers; 6:6 wood windows; and rustic stone cladding throughout. The lot also contains a small, windowless stone outbuilding, consistent in appearance with Texas vernacular smokehouses or springhouses. As the property was annexed in 1982, historic-age research is largely unavailable from public sources. However, TCAD records indicate that the building’s legal description is Lot 1 of the Leigh Subdivision, with the plat filed in 1968, and that Mrs. Amelia Leigh, wife of the late Horage R. Leigh, owned the property. During the 1940s, the Leighs lived in Gonzales, and during the ‘50s, they lived across the river bend on Mt. Barker Drive. The building is directly adjacent to the Ski Shores marina. Aerial photographs show that the building was associated with small-scale farmland into the 1940s, though TCAD records indicate it was built in 1910. PROPERTY EVALUATION Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it may meet two criteria, but research on its occupancy and associations is incomplete: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of Texas vernacular architecture, combining classic Craftsman styling with rough rustic stone and unpainted woodwork. b. Historical association. The property was not able to be evaluated for its associations due to limitations on c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human available public research materials. history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property was not evaluated for its ability to 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 was not evaluated for its ability to possess a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Either encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse but release the demolition upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, or postpone the public hearing …
21 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2023-101976; GF-2023-104770 ETHEL MCDONALD AND ELMER JACKSON HOUSE/FASHIONETTE BEAUTY SHOP 1206 EAST 13TH STREET PROPOSAL Rehab and remodel a ca. 1936 house and home-based business. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Remove non-original aluminum siding and repair wood siding beneath, replacing in-kind where needed. 2) Replace non-original windows and reopen infilled windows. 3) Replace roof in-kind with new shingles. 4) Repair or replace missing or deteriorated elements, including rafter ends, window screens, brackets, gable vent, and fascia. Non-original porch detailing will not be reconstructed. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH DESIGN STANDARDS One-story Craftsman bungalow with horizontal wood siding, a full-width porch beneath a wide gabled roof, and a historic- age gabled rear addition. Some of the building’s character-defining features are missing, including brick porch piers likely removed during aluminum siding installation. The windows have been replaced, but the original openings have not been modified. Please review the information provided by the property owner below in Historical information on Ethel McDonald Jackson, Elmer Q. Jackson, and their family’s significant community impact in Robertson Hill. The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects at potential historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 1. General standards The proposal mostly repairs or replaces historic material in-kind. 3. Roofs The proposed replacement shingles and roof repair are appropriate. 4. Exterior walls and trim Removal of aluminum siding and repair of underlying siding is appropriate. 5. Windows, doors, and screens The existing vinyl replacement windows are not appropriate. Repair of existing historic-age windows for use at the front of the building, as specified on the demolition sheet provided, is appropriate as long as dimensions remain consistent. The reopening of historic-age openings that have been enclosed is appropriate, provided that the new fenestration is compatible in materials, size, and configuration. The replacement of missing historic-age screens as specified in the demolition sheet is appropriate and encouraged. 6. Porches The proposed project does not recreate non-historic porch elements, which is appropriate; however, replacing the brick piers and tapered posts supporting the gabled porch from available photographs would restore a significant character-defining feature to this potential landmark. Summary The project meets most of the applicable standards, but vinyl window replacement may preclude the property from retaining the integrity …
Residential New Construction and Addition Permit Application DevelopmentATX.com | Phone: 311 (or 512-974-2000 outside Austin) For submittal and fee information, see austintexas.gov/digitaldevelopment Download application before entering information. Property Information Project Address: Legal Description: Zoning District: Neighborhood Plan Area (if applicable): Required Reviews Is project participating in S.M.A.R.T. Housing? (If yes, attach signed certification letter from NHCD, and signed conditional approval letter from Austin Energy Green Building) Y N Tax Parcel ID: Lot Area (sq ft): Historic District (if applicable): N Does project have a Green Building requirement? (If yes, attach signed conditional approval letter from Austin Energy Green Building) Y Is this site within an Airport Overlay Zone? (If yes, approval through Aviation is required) Y N Does this site have a septic system? (If yes, submit a copy of approved septic permit. OSSF review required) Y N Does the structure exceed 3,600 square feet total under roof? Is this property within 200 feet of a hazardous pipeline? Is this structure within the WUI? (Wildland Urban Interface) Will a NFPA 13D automatic sprinkler system be installed? Is this site located within an Erosion Hazard Zone? Y N (If yes, EHZ review is required) (If yes, Fire review is required) (If yes, Fire review is required) (If yes, Fire review is required) (If yes, Fire review is required) Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Is this property within 100 feet of the 100-year floodplain? Y (Proximity to floodplain may require additional review time.) Are there trees 19” or greater in diameter on/adjacent to the property? If yes, how many? ( Provide plans with a tree survey, tree review required.) N Was there a pre-development consultation for the Tree Review? Y N Proposed impacts to trees: (Check all that apply) Root zone Canopy Removal None/Uncertain Is this site in the Capital View Corridor? (If yes, a preliminary review through land use is needed to determine if full view corridor review is required.) Does this site currently have: water availability? wastewater availability? Y Y Y N Is this site within the Residential Design and Compatibility Standards Ordinance Boundary Area? (LDC 25-2 Subchapter F) N Y N N (If no, contact Austin Water Utility to apply for water/wastewater taps and/or service extension request.) Does this site have or will it have an auxiliary water source? (Auxiliary water supplies are wells, rainwater harvesting, river water, lake water, reclaimed water, etc.) N …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2023-162417; GF-2024-005554 1403 ELTON LANE 22 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1950 duplex. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story cross-gabled Ranch dwelling with stone veneer, a two-story rear addition, and a detached garage. The house at 1403 Elton Lane was built in 1950 by Kelly DeBusk. It is unclear whether Kelly DeBusk, Sr. or Kelly DeBusk, Jr. is listed on the initial permit for the home, as both father and son were involved in the construction industry: DeBusk, Sr. as the manager of the Lamar Lumber Company, and DeBusk, Jr. as an architectural engineer and prominent Austin homebuilder. Kelly DeBusk, Sr. and his wife, Katie DeBusk, lived in the home until DeBusk, Sr.’s death in 1952. Katie DeBusk continued to live in the home until at least the 1960s, renting out half of the duplex to students, servicemen, and others. DeBusk was the only child of an early pioneering family in Bell County, and was active in charitable organizations and University of Texas service clubs until her death in 1971. PROPERTY EVALUATION Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. Modern outbuildings and a modern two-story addition have been added to the rear of the property, though they are set far back from the street. Windows have been replaced. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b. Historical association. The property is associated with the DeBusk family. c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property was not evaluated for its ability to 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 22 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 22 – 3 22 – 4 Demolition permit application, …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2023-163776; GF-2024-005557 508 EL PASO STREET 23 – 1 Demolish a house built prior to 1949. ARCHITECTURE PROPOSAL RESEARCH One-story rectangular-plan house with corrugated metal roof, 1:1 wood windows, horizontal wood siding, and a steeply pitched gablet supported by decorative triangular brackets above the entry stoop. The house at 508 El Paso Street was built before 1949; the earliest evidence of its existence is a tap permit from 1948, though it appears to have been built in a much earlier style. Its first residents to appear in City directories were Hazel and Forrest Bowers, who sold the house to George and LaVerne Pickle. George Pickle worked as a mechanic at the Lopez Garage. The Pickles did not stay in the house long; by 1952, Christoval and Janie Sosa had purchased the home for their family. Christoval worked as an installer at Dill-Challstrom’s, who sold Venetian blinds and carports, and Janie worked as an office secretary for the R. C. Foster Company. PROPERTY EVALUATION Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is constructed with Craftsman influences. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property does not appear to 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 23 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos Demolition permit application, 2023 Zillow.com, https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/508-El-Paso-St-Austin-TX-78704/29476379_zpid/?mmlb=g,0 23 – 3 Occupancy History City Directory Research, January 2024 1959 1955 1952 1949 1941 Address not listed Historical Information Christoval and Jamie Sosa, owners – installer at Dill’s-Challstrom and office secretary at R.C. Foster Co. Christoval and …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2024-000257; GF-2024-005558 711 WEST MONROE STREET 24 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1906 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH 711 West Monroe Street is a one-story L-plan house with a double hipped roof and a partial-width porch supported by boxed columns. It has 2:2 wood and aluminum windows and horizontal siding. The house at 711 West Monroe, addressed alternatively as 705 West Monroe, appears to have been built between 1904 and 1906. Its first occupants were the Wimberly family, who remained in the home until around 1934. Jim Wimberly worked as a carpenter, a saloon operator, and a grocer. He and his wife, Matilda, also owned the Wimberly Filling Station on South First Street for a short time. After building a new house on South First in 1934, the Wimberlys sold the house to Charles Douglas and Mary Benson. Charley Benson worked as a carpenter, a machinist, and superintendent at Wager Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he also served as a deacon. Mary Benson worked as a bookbinder at the Steck Company. They had four children and lived in the home until at least 1959. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 Bouldin Creek survey lists the property as a medium priority and contributing to a potential historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. The building appears to have been added on to and clad with aluminum siding outside the period of significance, though the porch modifications date to the historic period and have gained significance in their own right. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is constructed with National Folk and Classical-style influences. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property does not appear to 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 …
CASE NUMBER: C14H-2023-0136 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATES: November 1, 2023; December 13, 2023 (postponed); January 10, 2024 (postponed); February 7, 2024 PC DATE: TBD CC Date: TBD APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-supported) HISTORIC NAME: Green & White Grocery WATERSHED: Waller Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1201 East 7th Street/607 Waller Street ZONING CHANGE: TOD-NP to TOD-H-NP COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from transit-oriented development- neighborhood plan (TOD-NP) to transit-oriented development-neighborhood plan-historic landmark (TOD-H-NP) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: architecture, community value, and historical associations. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: November 1, 2023—initiate historic zoning (10-0). December 13, 2023—postpone to January 10, 2024 (9-0). January 10, 2024—postpone to February 7, 2024 (10-0). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: CASE MANAGER: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Capital Metro, Del Valle Community Coalition, East Austin Conservancy, El Concilio Mexican- American Neighborhoods, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Greater East Austin Neighborhood Association, Guadalupe Association for an Improved Neighborhood, Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Neighbors United for Progress, Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods, Plaza Saltillo TOD Staff Liaison, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, Tejano Town DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey recommends the store building as eligible for designation as a local landmark and individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. It does not recommend the house for designation. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: § 25-2-352(3)(c)(i) Architecture. The property embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a recognized architectural style, type, or method of construction; exemplifies technological innovation in design or construction; displays high artistic value in representing ethnic or folk art, architecture, or construction; represents a rare example of an architectural style in the city; serves as an outstanding example of the work of an architect, builder, or artisan who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state, or nation; possesses cultural, historical, or architectural value as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian or vernacular structure; or represents an architectural curiosity or one-of-a-kind building. The Green & White grocery is an intact example of a neighborhood grocery store, a rapidly disappearing property type in Austin. Its vernacular construction, eye-catching sign, and distinctive clipped gable are iconic symbols of East Austin commerce. As is typical for small businesses …
Permitting and Development Center | 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX 78752 | (512) 978-4000 Property Profile Report General Information Location: Parcel ID: Grid: 1201 E 7TH ST 0205070101 MJ22 Planning & Zoning *Right click hyperlinks to open in a new window. Future Land Use (FLUM): Specific Regulating District Regulating Plan: Plaza Saltillo TOD Zoning: TOD-NP Zoning Cases: C14-01-0148 C14-01-0148.004 C14-2008-0029 NPA-2007-0009.01 NPA-2008-0009.01 011213-42 19990225-070b 20081211-082 20081211-084 Zoning Ordinances: Zoning Overlays: Neighborhood Plan: Infill Options: Neighborhood Restricted Parking Areas: -- Mobile Food Vendors: Historic Landmark: -- -- Urban Roadways: Yes No No No No No No Environmental Fully Developed Floodplain: FEMA Floodplain: Austin Watershed Regulation Areas: URBAN Watershed Boundaries: Waller Creek Creek Buffers: Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone: Edwards Aquifer Recharge Verification Zone: Erosion Hazard Zone Review Buffer: Political Boundaries Jurisdiction: AUSTIN FULL PURPOSE Council District: 3 County: TRAVIS School District: Austin ISD Community Registry: ADU Approximate Area Reduced Parking Residential Design Standards: LDC/25-2-Subchapter F Transit Oriented Development: PLAZA SALTILLO Selected Sign Ordinances CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN: SUB-DISTRICT 1 Mixed Use Building Infill Option, Urban Home Infill Option, Secondary Apartment Infill Option, Small Lot Amnesty Infill Option Zoning Guide The Guide to Zoning provides a quick explanation of the above Zoning codes, however, the Land Development Information Services provides general zoning assistance and can advise you on the type of development allowed on a property. Visit Zoning for the description of each Base Zoning District. For official verification of the zoning of a property, please order a Zoning Verification Letter. General information on the Neighborhood Planning Areas is available from Neighborhood Planning. Imagery Map Zoning Map Vicinity Map Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Capital Metro, Del Valle Community Coalition, East Austin Conservancy, El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Greater East Austin Neighborhood Association , Guadalupe Association for an Improved Neighborhood, Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Neighbors United for Progress, Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods , Plaza Saltillo TOD Staff Liaison, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, Tejano Town The Information on this report has been produced by the City of Austin as a working document and is not warranted for any other use. No warranty is made by the City regarding its accuracy or completeness. Date created: 11/2/2023 Amber Allen Historic Preservation Office City of Austin October 17, 2023 RE: Green and White Grocery (1201 …
Historical Zoning Application: Green and White Grocery, 1201 E. 7th St. Applicant: John Lopez Cazares Date:1/31/24 Project Name: Green and White Grocery Project Street Address: 1201 E. 7th St. Existing Zoning: TOD-NP Area to be Rezoned: .1495 Acres Proposed Zoning: TOD-H-NP Qualifications for Landmark Designation: Architecture, Historical Association, & Community Value Owner information: John Lopez Cazares 1201 E. 7th Street Austin, Texas 78702 (512) 472-0675 Application Prepared by: Matthew Medina (Preservation Austin) & JuanRaymon Rubio (City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission) ___________________________________________________________________________ Qualifications for Landmark Designation 1201 E. 7th St. meets the qualifications for Local Historic Landmark designation based on the following criteria: Architecture, Historical associations, and Community Value. Architecture Green and White Grocery is a one-story wood frame building sited on the northwest corner of the block. The store is approximately 44’ by 74’, and has its main facade along E. 7th St. The store has had multiple additions since its initial construction in 1938. Sanborn maps, historic photos, and oral histories have helped determine the building’s growth over time, although some additions and modifications appear to have happened without documentation. The store was originally half the size and depth and likely received a rear addition in 1944 and a store enlargement in 1950.1 Subsequent additions to the end of the building after 1965 resulted in its current state. Today, the store is defined by its Craftsman style characteristics including decorative wood brackets and exposed rafter rails beneath the primary roof structure and the first-story awning, and a large clipped gable roof, also known as a jerkinhead roof. The building features composite siding at the exterior walls, asphalt composition shingles, and aluminum doors and windows. The main facade has a classic “Green & White Groc.” sign painted green with custom tube lighting letters. The west elevation has no windows, and the east elevation has a few hopper 1 Norverto, Lopez. “Building Permit.” 44660, Austin, Texas, 1950, Austin History Center. Historical Zoning Application: Green and White Grocery, 1201 E. 7th St. clerestory windows. A portion of the west elevation is defined by a rubble stone wall that extends along Waller St. towards the detached residence. The stone wall has entrance steps to the house and backyard. It appears in historic photos from the 1940s. The rear elevation has a protruding dormer at the southeast corner with a private store entrance. Changes to the building since the 1960s include removal of …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 2024 HERITAGE GRANT PROJECTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2023-160038, HR-2023-160051 5-6 – 1 PROPERTY INFORMATION SCOPE OF WORK/APPLICANT ADDITIONAL ARC RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSALS Kreisle Building 412 Congress Avenue Paggi Carriage Shop 421 E. 6th Street Rehab elevator, replace roof deck to install waterproofing and awning to repair/protect trusses beneath, repair gutters, repaint and reseal painted exterior surfaces, and reconstruct fire exit walkway. Applicant: Caitlyn Schwab Remove and repair/replace deteriorated roof elements, weatherproofing and installing new TPO roof. Applicant: Caitlyn Schwab None None STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve Certificates of Appropriateness for all Heritage Grant projects. LOCATION MAPS 5-6 – 2 5-6 – 3
7 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-004371 GIESE-STARK STORE 1211 SAN BERNARD STREET PROPOSAL Repair store building, replace doors and windows, and add porch at rear. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair/restore/replace existing awning structure at west and north elevations as needed, including columns, in-kind. 2) Repair and repaint siding throughout the store building. 3) Replace missing windows at the west elevation with pairs of double-hung clad wood windows, including wire 4) Reconfigure and replace non-historic doors and windows at east, south, and north elevations with more appropriate glass/antique wire. Maintain existing openings. styles. Patch with salvaged siding where needed. 5) Replace the existing entry door with painted wood double doors, maintaining door opening and transom at the west elevation. Replace non-historic doors at the north elevation with partially glazed wood doors, maintaining door openings and transoms. 6) Add a concrete porch at the rear. 7) Extend the missing parapet cap around the perimeter per c. 2000 photograph. 8) Replace siding with stucco at the upper-floor addition. Add an awning and skylights. ARCHITECTURE One-story frame store building with covered porch, transom windows and doors, and a ca. 2010 upper-floor addition. DESIGN STANDARDS The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects at historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 1. General standards The proposed project removes minimal historic fabric, replacing missing elements or non-historic features. 3. Roofs The proposed parapet replacement is based on photographic evidence. 4. Exterior walls and trim The proposed patching and repair are appropriate. 5. Windows, doors, and screens Window and door repair and reinstallation are largely appropriate, with opening changes taking place at non-historic portions of secondary façades. The proposed designs for windows are appropriate. 6. Porches The proposed awning repair appears appropriate, and the rear porch will be added to an already altered secondary façade. 11. Commercial storefronts The proposed project rehabilitates the existing store façade and replaces fenestration within original openings. Summary The project mostly meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Use photos to corroborate changes where needed. Ensure that the awning is minimally visible from street. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve the application. LOCATION MAP 7 – 2
Proposed Work Location of Proposed Work Proposed Materials West elevation and west end of north elevation (San Bernard and E 13th Street) Painted wood 1 Repair/restore/replace existing awning structure as needed, including columns, per structural engineer to provide a safe, stable structure. Maintain appearance of current structure insofar as structurally feasible. 2 Repair and paint existing wood siding. 3 4 5 Infill existing window openings, pairs of period- appropriate double-hung windows, to include wire glass/antique wire glass; sizes to remain. Infill existing door opening with new period- appropriate panel doors. Transoms as well as opening size to remain. Infill two existing door openings with new period- appropriate panel doors, to include antique wire. Transoms as well as opening sizes to remain. All elevations of Giese-Stark store portion of structure Maintain existing wood siding. Any siding removed from new openings to patch abandoned openings. West elevation (San Bernard) Clad wood windows, wire-glass glazing. West elevation (San Bernard) Painted wood double doors. Maintain existing transom. North elevation (E 13th Street) Painted fixed wood doors, glazed upper panels. Maintain existing transoms. 6 Remove two individual circa-2011 double-hung windows with a ganged pair of period-appropriate double-hung windows. North elevation, east end (E 13th Street) Clad wood windows. Any siding removed from new openings to be used to patch c.2011 openings. 7 Add new covered concrete porch. East elevation (facing back yard) Concrete porch, steel columns, hipped metal roof with similar pitch as historic west awning. 8 Replace/reconfigure circa-2011 window and door rough opening with new glazed double doors, transom above, flanked with period-appropriate double-hung windows. East elevation (facing back yard) Painted wood panel doors, glazed upper panels. Clad wood windows. Any siding removed from new openings to be used to patch c.2011 openings. 9 Replace/relocate circa-2011 window with new period-appropriate double-hung window. South elevation (facing back yard) 10 New period-appropriate double-hung window. South elevation (facing cottage front yard) 11 Extend existing north parapet cap around entire parapet perimeter per c.2000 photo All four elevations of parapet wall Clad wood window. Any siding removed from new opening to be used to patch c.2011 opening. Clad wood window. Any siding removed from new opening to be used to patch c.2011 opening(s). Metal roofing, painted wood trim. 12 Stucco replacing existing wood siding of circa-2011 upper floor addition. Recessed existing c.2011 upper addition. 3-coat stucco system. 13 Add lightweight awning. Lightweight metal frame and roofing. 14 Two …
