HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, February 7th, 2024 – 6:00 PM City Hall – Council Chambers 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, TX 78701 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 Witt Featherston, Vice Chair Kevin Koch Carl Larosche Trey McWhorter Harmony Grogan 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. December 13, 2023 – Offered for consent approval. 2. January 10, 2024 – Offered for consent approval. 1 BRIEFINGS 3. Presentation on the Equity-Based Preservation Plan Presenter: Cara Bertron PUBLIC HEARINGS/DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION Historic Zoning Applications 4. 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. Heritage Grant Applications 5. HR-2023-160038 – 421 E 6th St. Paggi Carriage Shop Council District 9 Proposal: Roof improvements. Applicant: Caitlyn Schwab City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve Certificates of Appropriateness for all Heritage Grant projects. 6. HR-2023-160051 – 412 Congress Ave. Kreisle Building Council District 9 Proposal: Roof improvements. Applicant: Caitlyn Schwab City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve Certificates of Appropriateness for all Heritage Grant projects. Historic Landmark and Local Historic District Applications 7. HR-2023-004371 – 1211 San Bernard St. Giese-Stark Store Council District 1 Proposal: Renovation and remodel. Applicant: François Lévy 2 City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve the application. 8. HR-2023-148863 – 1209 Rosewood Ave. Haynes-Delashwah House Council District 1 Proposal: Landscape …
1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, January 10th, 2024 – 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 x Trey McWhorter x Harmony Grogan x x x ab x ab Jaime Alvarez Roxanne Evans Raymond Castillo JuanRaymon Rubio Tara Dudley DRAFT MINUTES 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. December 13, 2023 – Offered for consent approval. MOTION: Postpone the approval of minutes to February 7th, 2024, per passage of the consent postponement agenda, on a motion by Commissioner Featherston. Commissioner Koch seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0. BRIEFINGS 2. Briefing on Heritage Preservation Grant FY24 Recommendations Presenter: Melissa Alvarado CONSENT/CONSENT POSTPONEMENT AGENDA Historic Zoning Applications 3. 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 February 7th, 2024, per passage of the consent postponement agenda, on a motion by Commissioner Featherston. Commissioner Koch seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0. Item 4 was pulled for discussion. Item 5 was pulled for discussion. Item 6 was pulled for discussion. Heritage Grant Applications 7. C14H-2023-0147 – 1311 E. Cesar Chavez St. Johnson & Johnson Building/House Council District 3 Proposal: Renovation/remodel. Applicant: Jordan Nelson City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve the application. MOTION: Approve the application per passage of the consent agenda on a motion …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-005082 RISHER-ROACH BUILDING, PART B 511 EAST 6TH STREET 10 – 1 PROPOSAL Rehabilitate the building and replace the storefront. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair and repaint the existing brick façade. 2) Replace the storefront within the existing openings. ARCHITECTURE 511 E. 6th Street is a single-story painted brick structure. The front elevation originally consisted of two arched windows, which have been altered. The original brick cornice detailing remains intact. 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 does not remove historic fabric from the building and repairs damaged masonry. 4. Exterior walls and trim The proposed project repairs damaged masonry and paints only previously painted brick. 11. Commercial storefronts The proposed storefront replaces only non-original material and appears appropriate in design and configuration. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Explore paint removal options if possible. Consider restoring original arches. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve the application. LOCATION MAP 10 – 2
SIXTH STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION 511 E 6TH STREE T V I E W F R O M 5 0 0 B L O C K E A S T 6 T H S T R E E T L O O K I N G W E S T 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 1 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 4 511 E 6th Street 500 BLOCK PROPERTY SUMMARY: ADDRESS: DATE BUILT: 511 E 6TH STREET 1870 HISTORIC DESIGNATION: CoA HISTORIC LANDMARK Risher-Roach 1975 NHRP SURVEY: CONTRIBUTING SIXTH STREET SNAPSHOP RE-SURVEY, 2022: CONTRIBUTING CURRENT USE: CHILLS 360 MAGICAL DESERT BAR . 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 1 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 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 …
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 …
