D.7 - HDP-2019-0756 - 1009 E. 14th Street — original pdf

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D.7 - 1 PROPOSAL HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS (PARTIAL) HDP-2019-0756 1009 E. 14TH STREET Construct an addition to a ca. 1929 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, T-plan building; cross-gabled roof; wood siding; 2:2 fiberglass windows; half-width porch; door with multi-lite transom. RESEARCH 1009 E. 14th Street was built around 1929 by Robert and Delia Batts, an African American couple who occupied the house until around 1947 before moving next door to 1011 E. 14th Street. Robert Lee Batts was born in 1908 in Austin and completed school through the 10th grade. He worked as a linoleum layer at the Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Robert Batts died in 1978 in Austin. Delia Mae Batts (nee Daniels) was born in 1909 in Round Rock, where her father worked as a grocer and later as a farm laborer. She completed two years of college and married Robert Batts in 1929 in Austin; the couple had two children. After Robert died in 1978, Delia married Charlie Davidson in Travis County in 1980. She died in 1988. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Construct a second story atop and behind the existing building; add an attached garage to the west wall. The L-plan second-story addition is set behind the ridgeline on the east side of the building and behind the gable front on the primary (north) façade. It is clad in hardiplank siding and capped by a hipped metal roof with a front gable end that echoes that of the house. Windows will be fixed and casement with fiberglass sashes and be covered by historic-age wood screens. The garage is clad in hardiplank horizontal siding and capped by a hipped roof. The existing horizontal wood siding, wood-sash windows, porch materials, and front door will be retained. STAFF COMMENTS The East Austin Historic Resources Survey (2016) identified the property as 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 a high degree of integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (City of Austin Land Development Code, Section 25-2-352). The property appears to demonstrate significance according to one criterion.  D.7 - 2 a. Architecture. The house embodies the distinguishing characteristics of the Folk Victorian style and appears to be significant under this criterion. b. Historical association. Robert and Delia Batts lived in the house for more than 15 years. There do not appear to be 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 house 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. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDATION Retain the front gable as a parapet wall for the balcony. The front gable has been retained. Release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, consisting of photographs of all elevations, a dimensioned sketch plan, and a narrative history, for archiving at the Austin History Center.  LOCATION MAP D.7 - 3  PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.7 - 4 Primary (north) façade of 1009 E. 14th Street. Occupancy History Address not listed Porter Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Porter Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Completed by Historic Preservation Office staff, December 2019 1929 1930-31 Robert and Delia M. Batts, owners 1932-33 Robert and Delia M. Batts, owners 1935 1939 1941 1944-45 Robert L. and Delia M. Batts, owners Jobber, Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Robert L. and Delia M. Batts, owners Linoleum layer, Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Robert L. and Delia M. Batts, owners Linoleum layer, Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Robert and Delia M. Batts, owners Salesman, Swann-Schulle Furniture Co.  D.7 - 5 John A. and Crezetta Joost, renters Laborer, no employer listed (John); clerk, Brackenridge Hospital (Crezetta) State Offices, Board of Regents, State Teacher Colleges, renter Robert L. and Delia M. Batts, owners Linoleum layer, Swann-Schulle Furniture Co. Vacant Walter W. Duncan, renter Dentist, 1506 E. 12th Street Goldie M. Price, renter Maid, State Board of Control John A. and Crezetta Joost, renters Porter, no employer listed Victor and Johnnie M. Smith, owners Waiter, Elks Club 1947 1949 1952 1955 1959 1962 1965 1968 1973 1977 1981 1985-86 Unit A – Jack and Jemmie Brown, owners 1992 Retired Unit B – Jack W. Brown, renter No occupation listed Unit B – Evan Dickson, renter No occupation listed Unit B – Jim Finney, renter No occupation listed State Senate Public Health Subcommittee Unit A – No return Unit A – Vacant Vacant  Background Research D.7 - 6 “Veteran furniture store employes [sic],” Austin American, 3/11/1940. Robert Batts is in the third row on the right side. Building Permits D.7 - 7 Water tap permit issued to Jesse Batts, 9/11/1924. Building permit issued to Robert Batts to construct an attached garage, 3/25/1940.