City of Austin Staff: I authorize Jim Wittliff with Land Answers, Inc. to represent me as Agent for all permitting matters for the property located at 82 San Marcos Street.. Thank you, _____________________________ ________________ Yusuf Johnson, Owner Date:
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604 West 11th Street Austin, TX 78701 www.originalaustin.org 13 August 2021 RE: OANA’s opposition to ACC’s demolition permit request for 812 West 12th Street Dr. Richard M. Rhodes, Chancellor Austin Community College District Highland Business Center 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd. Austin, TX 78752 Dear Dr. Rhodes: On behalf of the Old Austin Neighborhood Association (OANA), I want to voice concerns raised by your July 26, 2021 letter to the City’s Historic Landmark Commission, and express OANA’s opposition to ACC’s demolition permit request for the building at 812 West 12th Street. Your letter notes that ACC has been planning the demolition of this building since 2007; that this was part of the Rio Grande Campus master plan, which the ACC Board adopted in 2011; and that the Regional Advisory Committee has approved this plan. The letter urges the commission to approve the demolition permit so the College can demolish the building and expand the garage “to better serve the renovated and expanding Rio Grande Campus.” A lot has changed since 2007. Based on the circumstances we face today, we urge the College to abandon its plan to demolish the building at 812 West 12th, and to rethink its plans for parking near the Rio Grande campus. Please consider the following key points: 1. There is no immediate need for additional parking to serve the Rio Grande Campus. According to ACC’s recent Districtwide Campus Master Plan, the Rio Grande campus is currently overparked. The page on existing facilities (p.93) indicates that the ideal capacity of the current campus is 4,000 students. If parked at the recommended ratio of 0.15 spaces/student, it would have 600 spaces. The campus currently has 775 spaces: 523 in the garage and 252 surface parking spaces. 2. The neighborhood would be better served by maintaining the current use of 812 West 12th. As noted in our August 11, 2021 letter, older buildings with active uses contribute significantly to the vitality of our neighborhood. The current tenant at 812 W.12th has cultivated a loyal and diverse customer base, as demonstrated by the outpouring of support at the 7/26/2021 meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission. Replacing this destination with parking would make the neighborhood less inviting for many. 3. The College’s vision for parking in our neighborhood is outdated. The parking plan reflected in the Districtwide Campus Master Plan, which is essentially unchanged from the plan adopted over a decade …
August 17, 2021 Terri Myers, Chair City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Re: 812 W. 12th Street Demolition Permit Dear Ms. Myers, Preservation Austin exists to empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture through preservation. We write today in opposition to the proposed demolition of 812 W. 12th Street, the current home of No-Comply Skateshop. We ask instead that the Historic Landmark Commission support historic zoning for the property in the areas of Architecture and Community Value, as identified and recommended by Historic Preservation Office staff in their July 26, 2021 report (PR-21-087495). Built ca. 1946, the property is an intact example of a neighborhood scale three-bay commercial building. While common throughout Texas, this building type is increasingly rare in Austin and its preservation should be prioritized. Throughout its lifetime, the building at 812 W. 12th St. has been home to a number of businesses that have served the surrounding neighborhood the nearby Austin High School, now the Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus. As described in the abovementioned staff report, the locations of commercial buildings of this type were essential in defining the character of the surrounding neighborhood. The property was also identified as a contributor to the potential West Downtown Historic District in a historic resource survey conducted by HHM & Associates in 2020. Sponsored by the Old Austin Neighborhood Association, the survey was supported by a Certified Local Government grant received by the City of Austin and a matching grant from our nonprofit. Preservation Austin further supported the community’s hard-fought efforts with a 2020 Preservation Merit Award last fall for their public service. The survey’s purpose is to recommend significant landmarks and potential districts for designation and to provide the information needed to make educated decisions about demolitions such as this. Significant resources go into these efforts with the understanding that they will make a difference to preservation outcomes moving forward. The city must stand by its historic resource surveys, in good faith, to protect our significant buildings and landmarks. We urge the Historic Landmark Commission to do so here. As development pressures in Austin’s central neighborhoods continue to increase, we believe that preserving what remains of our historic fabric is of the utmost importance. Furthermore, we believe that the proposed plan to create parking at the site does not constitute a worthy alternative use, especially as Austin moves towards becoming a …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS AUGUST 23, 2021 PR-2021-092644 3703 MEADOWBANK DRIVE D.11 – 1 PROPOSAL Construct an addition and remodel a ca. 1966 residence and 1987 pool cabana. ARCHITECTURE Two-story symmetrical Colonial Revival house with hipped roof and brick cladding. Its full-width integral porch and second-floor balcony are supported by Classical columns. Ground-floor windows are 6:6, while second-floor fenestration comprises glazed 4-pane French doors. Wood shutters surround all doors and windows. The pool cabana at the rear of the lot features matching columns, full-height multi-light windows with fan lights above, and a metal mansard roof. It was constructed after the period of significance and does not contribute to the property’s historic character. RESEARCH The house at 3703 Meadowbank Drive was built in 1966 for Franklin W. Denius, decorated World War II veteran and renowned University of Texas sponsor. At 19, Denius fought in the Battle of Mortain in 1944 as an infantry staff sergeant, holding a vital position for the Allies against 40,000 Nazi troops. His foresight and innovation helped to create a turning point in the war after the Normandy landings, forever changing history. After Mortain, Denius participated in the capture of Aachen and the Battle of the Bulge; his honors include four Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, a Presidential Citation, the Belgian Croix de Guerre, and Knight of the Legion of Honor—the highest awarded in France, according to Denius’ obituary. He is touted as the tenth most decorated World War II veteran by some sources. After his Army service, Denius graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1949, beginning his career at the firm of Looney and Clark, where he later became partner. By 1976, Denius had opened his own practice. He specialized in oil and gas law, becoming president of the Southern Union Company later in his career, but also worked as a business consultant for President Lyndon B. Johnson, with whom he became friends. Denius’ 2018 obituary describes him as “a Texas giant, a man of destiny and civic and community impact” as it details his lifelong civic engagement: At one time or another Frank served as President of the Austin United Way, The Longhorn Club, The Headliner's Club, and was selected by the Austin Chamber of Commerce as the Outstanding Young Man of Austin in 1959. From 1957-1961, Frank was a member of the Texas Legislature Constitutional Revision Committee. …
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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS AUGUST 23, 2021 PR-21-098969 3400 HILLVIEW ROAD D.3 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1940 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Two-story, rectangular-plan, side-gabled brick veneered house with elements of Monterrey Revival style with its second- story, partial width screened porch across the front, and segmental-arched sunporch opening on the ground floor; single and paired 6:6 fenestration; single-leaf entry door with sidelights. The house features textured brick in subtle patterns. The house was built in 1940 by Whalen (or Wayland) C. Rivers and his wife, LaRuth, who lived here until around 1946. Wayland Rivers was an officer in the Elgin Standard Brick Company, manufacturers of high quality brick for residential and commercial construction in central Texas. Rivers was also in the grocery business before building this house in West Austin. The next owners and occupants were John W. and Dorothy Shivers, who lived here from around 1946 until around 1950. John W. Shivers was a timelock inspector for the Yale Lock Company for many years. Around 1953, the house was rented by W.J. Murray, Jr. and his wife, Josephine; they lived here until around 1958. Murray was a long-time employee of the Texas Railroad Commission, and had been in the oil business in Houston. He was serving as chair of the commission at the time that he and Jo rented this house. He came under scrutiny for the money he made while serving on the Commission, but was exonerated in 1963 of any wrongdoing. He was the first petroleum engineer to serve on the Commission, which oversees oil and gas regulations in Texas. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property is beyond the bounds of any City survey to date. 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: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of its architectural type, and is constructed in brick, which make it unusual – most houses of this type are frame. The house conveys architectural significance as a rare example of Monterrey style in Austin, and also, having been built by a principal in the Elgin Brick Company, contains some textured brick which adds to its possible architectural significance. b. Historical association. The house is associated with …
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Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Paul E. Stubbs, D.D.S. Sunday, July 25, 2021 11:53 AM PAZ Preservation Case Number: GF21-103606 - 3400 Hillview Rd *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Amber Allen: I am IN FAVOR of demolition of the house at 3400 Hillview Road, 78703. Paul E. Stubbs, DDS Paul E. Stubbs, D.D.S. 3410 Hillview Rd. Austin Texas 78703 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
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Paul and/or Virginia Stubbs Sunday, July 25, 2021 12:01 PM PAZ Preservation Case Number: GF 21-103606-34100 Hillview RD *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Attn: Amber Allen, Public Hearing Historic Landmark Commission, July 26, 2021 I am in favor of the demolition of the house at 3400 Rd., Austin, TX 78703 Virginia Stubbs 3410 Hillview Road, Austin, TX 78703 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 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS AUGUST 23, 2021 PR-2021-104341 800 W. 12TH STREET D.4 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a 1940 building. ARCHITECTURE Mid-century Modern Humble Oil & Refining Company service station. The flat-roofed building’s form consists of a central volume flanked by two angled wings. Horizontal banding extends along the top of the walls. The canopy over the gas pumps has been removed, leaving a gap in the banding and an angled brace supporting the remaining roof overhang at the central portion of the building. The walls are roughly textured stucco. The central door is flanked by partial height storefront windows, which are boarded over. On the front of each wing, three narrow windows are high on the walls. The end walls of the wings are infilled overhead door openings, with diagonal wood siding and stone added around the east opening. The back of the building is a solid wall without fenestration. RESEARCH This Humble Oil & Refining Company service station was constructed in 1940, simultaneous with the construction of Lamar Blvd. to the west and redevelopment of this portion of W. 12th St. from residences to neighborhood-scale commercial buildings. The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) A Field Guide to Gas Stations in Texas, 2016 update, shows a smaller footprint as representative of Humble service stations built from 1940–1950. The typical design, with or without a canopy over the gas pumps, lacks the angled service bay wings of this building. Stucco or porcelain enamel metal panels as cladding and a red and blue band just below the roofline are common characteristics. PROPERTY EVALUATION The Historic Resources Survey for Old Austin Neighborhood Association (HHM, Inc., 2020) lists the property as contributing to a potential West Downtown Historic District, recommended as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and as a local historic district. This building is noted as lacking integrity for local landmark designation. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building retains a moderate degree of integrity. Alternations outside of the period of significance include removal of the canopy and infill of the overhead service doors. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (Land Development Code §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a midcentury gas station more elaborate design than typical Humble …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS AUGUST 23, 2021 PR-21-103869 4315 AVENUE A D.5 – 1 Construct a two-story addition to a one-story house. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH The existing house is a small, one-story, rectangular-plan, board- and-batten frame house with a pyramidal roof and a partial- width inset porch; single and paired 4:4 fenestration.. The applicant has noted that the house is not structurally sound and that the board and batten siding appears to date from the 1980s. This very modest house was built around 1921 for a cabinet maker, later turned furniture salesman, and his wife, who worked as a drapery seamstress for a furniture store. Charles and Ethel Peck lived here from the date of construction of this house until around 1943, when they moved away. The next owners and occupants, Paul and Clara Krizov, lived here from around 1943 at least through the end of the 1950s. Paul Krizof was a machinist. PROPERTY EVALUATION The house is not within either the Hyde Park National Register Historic district nor the Hyde Park Local Historic District, so the Commission’s evaluation of this project is limited to whether the existing house qualifies as a historic landmark. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it [does / may / does not] meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building reflects vernacular working class housing in Austin in its small size, and board and batten siding. This house form was once very common in Austin, and even in Hyde Park, but remaining examples are in East and South Austin. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. During the historic period, the house was the home of two families: the Pecks and the Krizovs. Charles Peck was a salesman in a furniture store; his wife was a drapery seamstress for a furniture store. Paul Krizov was a machinist. 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 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 …
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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS AUGUST 23, 2021 PR-21-105009 2501 INWOOD PLACE D.6 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca/ 1948 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story, irregular plan, flat-roofed house with elements of International Style and mid-century Modern design; wood and stone veneer siding; large expanses of glass. The house was built in 1948-49 by Plan Con, a local building construction firm operated by Carl B. Morris, president of Materials Distributing Company (with Maurice W. Cole as vice-president, Russell Horn as secretary, and Ned Cole as treasurer (4601 E. 5th Street), Maurice W. Cole, the proprietor of Fabricon, which is listed as cabinet makers in the Austin city directories of the late 1940s, but which really manufactured pre-fabricated wall storage units, roof trusses and windows, and was a pioneer in home design and the efficiency of interior storage (4601 E. 5th Street); Carl Morris’ obituary noted that he was a real estate developer and home builder; Russell J. Horn, proprietor of Metal Equipment Company, welders (4607 E. 5th Street), and Ned A. Cole, a student in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas. Plan Con was listed in the 1949 city directory as building contractors, with offices at 4601 E. 5th Street. The firm was a collaboration of several GIs returning from World War II, and planned houses with prefabricated units and increased interior storage. Ned Cole, who presumably served as architect for the Plan Con houses in Austin, was also the architect of seven houses in the later Air Conditioned Village experiment in Austin (1954) and built homes throughout Central Texas. He moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1961, where he continued his long career, including serving as a consultant on the construction of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The house was owned and occupied by Hugh and Frances McMath from the time of its construction at least through the late 1950s. Hugh McMath was a renowned professor of architecture at the University of Texas, with a specialization in Mexican architecture. He was instrumental in introducing his students to the principles of Mexican architecture and worked to include Mexican architectural programs into the greater sphere of American architectural studies. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property is beyond the bounds of any City survey to date. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity, although the applicant …
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Importance: High Vincent Huebinger Wednesday, August 18, 2021 3:17 PM Sadowsky, Steve; Allen, Amber Dane Wilkins RE: Item D-6 2501 Inwood Demo Hugh McMath 1.JPG Steve, just left you and Amber a VM. It is indeed a very interesting house but we are not finding the Mid‐century modern aspects on 2501 Inwood based on the industry (architectural) standards. Yes there are some pronounced windows but no lines and angles established in this front elevation or roof. Most mid‐century modern houses built in 1950‐60’s had had lines with open spaces and pronounced split level roofs. The exterior wood is an odd combination and is not repairable. We are preparing some backup material for Landmark commissioners to try to emphasize the lack of element for this agenda. I have another hearing on Monday evening in Grand Prairie, therefore Dane Wilkins out of our office will be on the live line of the meeting. I am assuming that the postponement policy by staff will be granted (since it always is) and this is the last item on the agenda. Knowing the process, I believe you will be requesting postponements at the beginning of the hearing? We did find 2502 Inwood went to your landmark commission in 2018 and was allowed to be demo’d and rebuilt as a combination of mid‐century and eclectic. Others on that block were also demo’d. Regarding Hugh McMath, he was a very impressive tenured professor and acting director for a few years. The most we have found on him are his international trips to Monterrey, his thesis at MIT and some other articles. We can agree to postpone in light of your mention of Ned Cole and Plan con, which we did not discover in our research. The only thing we know about Ned Cole is that he may have been a student of Professor McMath. We also need to finish the structural walk Monday morning for the interior. From the exterior, Mike McIntyre has already found very disturbing damage & conditions, to be documented by the next hearing. We can include his preliminary exterior findings sometime tomorrow morning in the backup. According to his daughter, Hugh did not design the house. Let us know the best way we should proceed and your thoughts on if Laura Burkhart would benefit on having some architectural renderings available next month? She may be …
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