The Herrera House 1805 East 3rd Street, Austin, Texas Historic Condition Assessment Report December 18, 2019 SOUND HISTORICAL RESOURCES, LLC Seattle, Washington • 206-582-9989 • adam@soundhistorical.com 1805 East 3rd Street, Austin, Texas – Historic Condition Assessment Report December 18, 2019 Introduction This historic condition assessment report provides information about an existing single-family residential dwelling located at 1805 East 3rd Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas. Sound Historical Resources, LLC, of Seattle, Washington prepared this report at the request of William Lawrence Hodge, AIA, who is an architect and principal with OCHONA Development+Architecture of Austin, Texas. Sound Historical Resources, LLC prepared this report under contract directly with OCHONA Development+Architecture. The research and development of this report was completed in December 2019 by Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA, architect, historic preservation consultant, and owner of Sound Historical Resources, LLC. Research included the review of documents held by the Austin History Center of the Austin Public Library, through the Austin American-Statesman newspaper archive (accessed online newspapers.com), the Sanborn fire insurance map archive (accessed online through the Seattle Public Library), and historic directories for the City of Austin (accessed online through Ancestry.com). Sound Historical Resources, LLC wishes to thank Cara Bertron, Deputy Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Austin, for providing us with the Historic Landmark Commission staff report dated June 24, 2019. Citations for resources used in the preparation of this report are contained in footnotes. The site, neighborhood context, and the exterior and interior of the existing single-family residential dwelling were observed and photographed by Adam S. Alsobrook, AIA on Monday, December 9, 2019. Photographs taken during this site visit are located in Section 4.0 of this report. Sound Historical Resources, LLC Page 2 of 54 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1805 East 3rd Street, Austin, Texas – Historic Condition Assessment Report December 18, 2019 SECTION 1.0 – OVERVIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY 1.1 The subject property consists of a single tax parcel (Travis County Appraisal District Property ID# 191991, Geographic ID# 0204080616), which is located on the south side of East 3rd Street approximately midway between Chicon Street and Salina Street in Austin, Travis County, Texas. This parcel measures 46 feet wide by 138 deep and measures 6,348 square feet (0.1457 acres) in area.1 The legal description of the property is as follows: “LOT 3, CYPHER RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 2, OUTLOT 22, DIVISION “O” OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, ACCORDING TO THE …
Brummett, Elizabeth From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Emily Little Monday, August 16, 2021 2:31 PM Brummett, Elizabeth Babcock, Ryan: C12 (NYK); Kristen Brown Paggi House - request postponement *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hi Elizabeth – thank you again for your helpful assistance on the zoom call today. We will proceed with the suggestions you made and would like to request a postponement of our AHLC appearance until the September 27 meeting. We will submit to you our final revised packet of drawings by September 20 and will not request another meeting with the Architectural Review Committee since they have already seen this general direction for our design solution. Thank you very much. Let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Best always, Emily Little, FAIA | Partner Emerita Clayton Korte 2201 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78705 o. 512-477-1727 x 202 www.claytonkorte.com 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 cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AUGUST 23, 2021 HR-2021-115716 KOHN HOUSE 5312 SHOAL CREEK BLVD. B.3 – 1 PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Construct a low fence at the front property line and a detached 2-car garage behind the house at a pending landmark. 1) Construct a 36” tall weathering steel mesh fencing at the street. Supports along the length of the fence are metal posts. Limestone piers flank mesh gates at the sidewalk and driveway; the stone will have a sawn surface with parged joints. 2) Construct a detached 2-car garage behind the house. The proposed location, recessed to the northwest of the house and north of the historic guest house, was shown on the site plan reviewed by the Commission on April 26, 2021 in conjunction with other site modifications, though the garage design was not presented at that time. The garage has an asymmetrical, broken-pitch gable roof over the main volume, with a symmetrical gable over a rear portion. Roofing is standing-seam metal, and wall cladding is board-and-batten siding. Openings include paired overhead doors facing the driveway, solid doors at multiple locations, a sliding barn door on the side facing the guest house, steel and glass doors on the opposite side, and large multi-light steel windows wrapping the rear. ARCHITECTURE The Kohn House occupies a premier site in the Shoalmont Addition. Two lots wide, the expansive parcel extends from Shoal Creek Boulevard on the east to Shoal Creek on the west and is studded with mature oaks. The one-story house, eclectic in its design, is T-shaped, with a long side-gabled volume facing the street and a rear hipped-roof wing. A two-story square tower with a pyramidal roof is asymmetrically placed near the north end of the house. The house is predominantly clad in random ashlar limestone with quoins at the corners and a stone chimney; a portion of the rear elevation is clad in horizontal wood siding. Wrapping the southeast end of the house is a porch with square wood posts and curved brackets; its gable end has waney-edge siding. Varied fenestration includes multi-light casements, a bay window with a metal roof, round portholes, and 1:1 double-hung wood windows. To the rear of the house, the site also includes a side-gabled accessory building, clad in board-and-batten on the front under the full-width porch and horizontal wood siding on the other sides. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW Residential …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AUGUST 23, 2021 PR-110439 LOPEZ HOUSE 809 E. 9TH STREET B.4 – 1 PROPOSAL STAFF RECOMMENDATION The applicant proposes to temporarily relocate the house to3124 Father Joe Znotas Street during construction of the adjacent housing tower. The back porch and ramp, both added in 2016, will be removed and not replaced. Approve the application as proposed. The house will be moved temporarily to pro9perty owned by the applicant in East Austin, to protect it during the course of construction of a residential tower to its south. Once the residential building, the Lopez House will be returned to its original location. LOCATION MAP B.4 – 2 B.4 – 3
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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AUGUST 23, 2021 C14H-1974-0015; HR-2021-116843 ELISABET NEY MUSEUM 304 E. 44TH STREET B.5 – 1 PROPOSAL In-kind structural repair of the front balcony. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS In-kind repair of rusting and delaminating steel lintels, a leaning stone column, and a cracked column capital at the front balcony, to include the following work: 1) Carpentry: Remove the railing and decking lumber. Preserve the decorative stars for reinstallation. Rebuild the railing and decking with new lumber to match following structural and masonry repairs. 2) Masonry: Remove and catalog the stone masonry above the top of the columns. Clean and repair the stones, as necessary. Repair cracks to the northeast column capital and place a grout pad on the southeast column. Reinstall salvaged stones in original locations following structural repairs. 3) Structural: Remove and replace the steel lintels, adding a reinforced coarse masonry grout beam between the columns and waterproofing to prevent future lintel deterioration. ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS FOR REVIEW Repair and alterations The Elisabet Ney Museum, historically the home and studio of this renowned sculptor, is a flat-roofed building constructed of rusticated limestone. From the front, the porticoed main entrance leads to a lofty studio space, with a lower one-story reception room to the left, and to the right, a three-story stair tower and stepped back two-story volume that contains an exhibit room and retreat. Castellations punctuate the parapets of the tower, reception room, and two-story portion. 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: 1. General Standards Per Standards 1.1 and 1.2, the project will retain and reuse historic materials that must be dismantled to facilitate necessary structural repairs. Individual stones will be catalogued and returned to their original locations. 4. Exterior walls and trim The Parks and Recreation Department is working with an experienced mason familiar with the Elisabet Ney Museum who will employ careful techniques to remove, clean, and replace the stones in their original locations, using appropriate mortar. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Not reviewed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION While an in-depth structural assessment has determined that the identified issues are not a life-safety concern, the Parks and Recreation Department seeks to move forward quickly with repairs. Final drawings from …
WJE Scope Briefing To be clear, the anticipated (subject to change) scope that our repair drawings will explain is as follows: 1. Remove all of the railing and decking lumber. Preserve the decorative stars. 2. Remove all of the stone masonry above the top of the columns. The stones should be cataloged so they may be returned to their original locations. 3. Clean and repair (i.e., crack repairs) as necessary all of the stones removed. 4. Remove the existing steel lintel. 5. Repair the northeast column capital cracks. 6. Place a ~2” grout pad on the southeast column. 7. Replace the steel lintel with a similar steel section. 8. Cast a reinforced coarse masonry grout beam spanning between the columns. 9. Reinstall the stone masonry around and above the cast beam. 10. Installation of appropriate waterproofing to prevent future lintel deterioration. 11. Construction of new lumber railing and decking. Please be sure than Brian understands that the masonry scope will include removal, cataloging, restoration, and reinstallation of essentially all of the masonry above the columns.
P u b l i c W o r k s D e p a r t m e n t Quality Management Division To: Christina Bies Project Coordinator Parks & Recreation Department, City of Austin Re: Elisabet Ney Museum 304 East 44th Street, Austin Texas, 78751 Existing Exterior Balcony Ms. Bies, April 19, 2021 This letter is in regard to the structural integrity of the existing elevated balcony. A site visit was conducted on April 7, 2021, to perform a structural observation of the exterior balcony located to the east of the main entrance. See photo A The existing building appears to be a stone structure, a full assessment of the building was not made at the time of our site visit. The existing balcony is located to the east of the main entrance of the museum. See photo B. The balcony floor system consists of wood floor joists that are supported by a double wood member beam at both supporting ends. See photos C and D. The joist sizes and supporting wood members were not measured during the site visit. There are two (2) steel lintels that support a low stone guard rail wall on along the south and east side of the balcony, the steel lintels are supported by stone columns. At the time of our site visit the two (2) steel lintels were rusted and were delaminated. See photos E and F. The stone column support located against the building along the east side of the balcony is leaning southward away from the building and a limestone block has split in the stone capital. See photos G and H. The structural integrity of the existing stone column capital and the two (2) steel lintels have been compromised, creating imminent hazard and danger to the health, safety and welfare of the public. The balcony is not to be accessed and the area needs to be roped off. It is my professional recommendation that this be addressed immediately to minimize any further damage. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, Karim Helmi, PE City Structural Engineer QUALITY MANAGEMENT DIVISION Public Works Department │ City of Austin 512.974.6539│ karim.helmi@austintexas.gov Photo A: Building Front View Photo B: Exiting Balcony 2 | P a g e Photo C: Balcony Wood Framing Photo D: Balcony Wood Framing 3 | P a g e Photo E: Existing Steel …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AUGUST 23, 2021 HR-2021-119797 HYDE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT 4409 AVENUE C B.6 – 1 PROPOSAL Replace aluminum windows on rear addition with vinyl windows. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Install 11 vinyl windows on an addition to the back of the house without altering size or location of existing openings. The windows proposed for replacement include non-original jalousie and fixed-pane windows at the rear of the building at an enclosed porch. ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STANDARDS One-story Ranch-style house with partial-width inset porch, horizontal siding, and side-gabled roof. The Hyde Park Design Standards are used to evaluate projects within the historic district. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 3.3.4. If replacing windows, use windows that approximate the size and match the scale, profile, appearance, and configuration of existing historic windows. The proposed project affects only non-original windows on a non-historic addition. Existing openings will not change in size or shape. While vinyl would not be an appropriate replacement material for historic-age windows and/or windows visible from the street, the proposed project does not impact original material or streetscape views. Summary The project mostly meets the applicable standard. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve the application. The proposed windows are not visible from the street and affect a non-historic enclosed screened porch only. LOCATION MAP B.6 – 2 Photos B.6 – 3 B.6 – 4 Source: Applicant, 2021
4409 Avenue C Austin, TX 78751 Homeowner: Erika Bsumek Scope of Work: There are a total of 11 windows being replaced, with the room is three sided wall; the south wall will have 1 picture window and 3 hung windows. The north wall will have 1 picture window and 3 hung windows. The east wall will have 1 picture window and two hung windows. Please see attached illustrated pics. The current windows are made of aluminum metal. They were installed years ago when the back was closed and roomed up The new replacement windows will only alter this back room that is not visible to the front of the home. There are no grids being installed. The colors are white interior and white exterior. We are installing 3 picture windows in the corners, and installing 8 single hung windows. They will be vinyl windows, double pane glass. These update will only alter the look of this back room of the house facing the backyard. There is no visibility to the front of the house.
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS AUGUST 23, 2021 GF-2021-060230 CLARKSVILLE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 1805 WATERSTON AVENUE C.2 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1952 house and construct a new house. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Demolish existing contributing house. 2) Construct a new house. The proposed building is clad in brick, board-and-batten, and horizontal siding. It has a complex roofline with gabled, shed, and flat accents. The front-facing garage is capped with a steeply pitched gabled roof with deep eaves, while shed roofs shelter the projecting dormers and partial-width front porch. Exposed rafter tails are visible at eaves, and the roof is clad in standing-seam metal. Windows at all elevations are divided and varied in size and configuration. One-story side-gabled house with partial-width gabled porch, 2:2:2 picture window, board-and-batten siding, and attached carport. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH The house at 1805 Waterston Avenue was built around 1952 for Kelly Louis and Johnnie Mary Jackson Meador. Kelly Meador taught vocational studies at the Texas State Blind, Deaf, and Orphan School (later the Texas State School for the Deaf). A pastor’s son, Meador was an active member of the Metropolitan AME congregation. The Meadors were both Tillotson College alumni and contributed to the United Negro College Fund as fundraising committee members. They also operated the Economy Radio and TV Service, a repair shop, around 1959. 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 building is set back 25’ from the street, roughly aligned with other contributing buildings in the district. 2. Orientation The proposed building is oriented toward the primary street. 3. Scale, massing, and height While the proposed new building is two stories in height, most contributing buildings in the district are one story. Its complex massing is at odds with the relatively simple contributing buildings nearby. Step-downs at the main elevation serve to offset the building’s height. 4. Proportions While most of the building’s proportions are acceptable, the rightmost bay with its steeply pitched gable and projecting dormers is incongruous with the district’s character. 5. Design and style The proposed building is differentiated by its multiple cladding types, its compound massing, and its fenestration patterns and materials. The combination of …
