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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JUNE 22, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0205 1615 HOLLY STREET D.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1942 house. ARCHITECTURE The house at 1615 Holly Street is a one-story rectangular-plan cottage with a side-gabled composition shingle roof. Box columns support its shed-roofed entryway. It is clad in vertical wood siding, with 2:2 aluminum replacement windows and metal handrails flanking a poured concrete stoop. RESEARCH The house was constructed in 1942 by Martin Herman, who sold it to Ernest J. and Ethel Kunkel in 1944. Kunkel was a taxi driver. He and his wife lived at 1615 Holly until around 1946, when they sold the home to Mary Gonzales Cordova and her husband Vicente, who worked as an upholsterer. The Cordovas leased the home until after 1952. By 1955, Lorenzo and Mary Corpus had purchased it. Lorenzo Corpus worked for the City’s Water and Sewer Department as a pipe layer. The Corpus family lived at 1615 Holly until at least 1972, when they remodeled the home. STAFF COMMENTS 1615 Holly Street was recommended in the 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey as a contributing structure to potential National Register and local historic districts. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is under 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two 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. There do not appear to be 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 re-use, then relocation. Release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin documentation package.  LOCATION MAP D. 1- 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D. 1- 3 Zillow.com and Google Street View, 2009-19  D. 1- 4 Occupancy History City Directory Research, May 2020 Historic Preservation Office Note: Scope of research limited by library closure. 1959 1955 Lorenzo P., Sr. and Mary S. Corpus, owners Lorenzo Perez and Mary Schafer Corpus, owners Pipe layer, City Sewer & Water Department D. L. and Vallie Hibbs, renters Mechanic Martin Howard and Frances Augusta Toliver, renters Bricklayer Waitress, Austin State School 1952 1949 1947 Vincente and Mary Cordova, owners Upholsterer, Gregory Furniture Ernest J. and Ethel Kunkel, owners Taxi driver 1944-45 Biographical Information The Austin Statesman: Jul 21, 1944 D. 1- 5 Lorenzo P. and Mary S. Corpus, 1940s. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26209952/mary-corpus and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26202412/lorenzo-perez-corpus Building Permits Building permit, 1-19-42 Building permit for addition, 5-25-44  D. 1- 6 Building permit for remodel, 6-26-72 Water tap permit, 3-3-42