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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APRIL 27, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0123 2513 EAST 4TH STREET D.6 - 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE Demolish a ca. 1939 house and garage. One-story rock veneer residence with gabled roof covered in composition shingles. Shallow triangular arches surround the covered porch, and decorative iron security bars cover the 6:6 vinyl replacement windows. The street-facing gable end is clad in vertical wood siding. RESEARCH STAFF COMMENTS The home was built in 1937 by developer M.E. Chernosky. Matilde Briseno and his wife Maria purchased it shortly after their marriage in 1939. That same year, Matilde filed a permit to apply the home’s existing rock veneer. Matilde Briseno worked as a groundsman and garage employee of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The Briseno family lived at the home until at least 1959. The house and garage are not recommended for local or National Register designation in the 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey. 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 historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2- 352). The property does not appear to demonstrate significance according to City Code: a) Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b) Historical association. The building does not appear to have significant historical associations. c) Archaeology. The house 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 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 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.6 D.6 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos Source: zillow.com, accessed 2020 Occupancy History Note: Directory information available through 1959 only due to library closure. Source: Google Street View, 2019 Matilde Briseno, owner Matilde and Maria Briseno, owners Ruth Briseno, renter Student Matilde and Maria Briseno, owners Matilde and Maria Briseno, owners Lupe Briseno, renter Employee, Kress Matilde and Maria R. Briseno, owners Garageman, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Matilde and Maria R. Briseno, owners Garageman, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Matilde and Maria R. Briseno, owners Matilde and Maria R. Briseno, owners 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 Groundsman, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company D.6 Biographical Information The Austin Statesman: 11 Sep 1953 The Austin American: Feb 18, 1940 The Austin American: Aug 22, 1937  Building Permits D.6 Building permit, 8-18-37 Building permit, 9-22-39 Sewer tap permit, 9-22-39 Garage conversion and addition permit, 9-15-53 D.6