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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0280 1405 KENT LANE D.4 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1940 house. ARCHITECTURE The building at 1405 Kent is a two-story symmetrical-plan house with stone veneer cladding at the first floor and horizontal wood siding at the second. The building has a side-gabled asphalt- shingle roof. An attached side-gabled garage and single-story addition with a second-floor deck appear at secondary elevations. 8:8 wood windows at first floor; 6:6 at second floor. The front door is covered by a metal awning and articulated by simple decorative stonework. Windows at the main façade are surrounded by inoperable shutters, while windows at secondary façades appear in single and paired configurations. RESEARCH 1405 Kent Lane was built in 1940 by A. C. Bryant. Its first occupants were Roy and Ione Patterson. Roy Patterson was an insurance agent with Farm and Home Savings and Loan of Missouri; his firm also dabbled in real estate. In the 1960s, Patterson partnered with developer L. L. McCandless to build the Emerald Bend Resort on Lake Travis. Patterson’s son-in-law, Lt. William J. Wright, was held in North Korea as a prisoner of war. Wright was among few Korean War P. O. W.s who returned alive: nearly 40% of those captured did not survive (Korean War Legacy Foundation, https://koreanwarlegacy.org/). The Wright family lived briefly with the Pattersons while Lt. Wright recuperated. By 1955, the home had been sold to Reverend Samuel N., Jr. and Catharine Baxter. After moving to Austin from service as an archdeacon in the Northeast, Samuel Baxter worked as the rector of nearby Church of the Good Shepherd from 1954 to 1985. In the 1960s, Baxter became acting secretary of the state Episcopal diocese; he later completed three terms on the Board of Trustees for St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Catharine Baxter was also active in the church community, serving as a member of the altar guild for eighty-two years. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2- 352). a) Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b) Historical association. The building is associated with Reverend Samuel N. Baxter. 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 relocation over demolition. 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. 4- 2  PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D. 4- 3 Occupancy History City Directory Research, July 2020 Note: Post-1959 directory research is unavailable due to facility closure. Rev. Samuel N. Baxter, Jr., owner Samuel N., Jr. and Catherine Baxter, owners Pastor, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Samuel N., Jr. and Catherine Baxter, renters Samuel N., Jr. and Catherine Baxter, owners Pastor, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 2206 Exposition Blvd Roy D. and Ione J. Patterson, owners Patterson & Jones Co.; Agent, Farm & Home Savings & Loan Association of Missouri, 123 W. 7th Street Roy D. and Ione J. Patterson, owners Patterson & Jones Co.; Agent, Farm & Home Savings & Loan Association of Missouri, 123 W. 7th Street 1959 1958 1957 1955 1952 1949  1947 1944 1941 Roy D. and Ione J. Patterson, owners Patterson & Jones Co.; Agent, Farm & Home Savings & Loan Association of Missouri, 123 W. 7th Street Roy D. and Ione J. Patterson, owners Agent, Farm & Home Savings & Loan Association of Missouri, 605 Capital National Bank Bldg. Not listed D. 4- 4 Biographical Information Catharine Dallas ‘Kitty’ (Fagan) Baxter died peacefully at her home in Austin on May 3rd with her family present. Two months shy of her 97th birthday, Mrs. Baxter died of natural causes. Kitty was born to Catharine Dallas Dixon Fagan and John Louis Fagan on July 30, 1913 in Whitehall, New York, on the Vermont border where her civil engineer father was working for the summer. She returned to her beloved Philadelphia when she and her twin brother Louis Estell Fagan were a few weeks old. Kitty moved to Austin with her family, The Rev. Sam Baxter and their two daughters, Dallas and Lucy, in 1954 when Sam Baxter became rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. She served many organizations as a volunteer for decades but was particularly active at Good Shepherd where she was part of many guilds and church activities, especially the altar guild. She had served on an altar guild throughout her life, from the age of fifteen until her death. Kitty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her twin brother and four brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Lucy Baxter of Austin and Dallas Baxter and her husband Jerry Mitchell of Alpine. She is also survived by her sister, Florence Boyd of Easton, Connecticut and a brother, George Dallas Fagan of Manasquan, New Jersey and numerous nieces, nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. The family wishes to thank Odyssey Hospice and Tila Burley for her caring help over the past year and a half. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7th at the Church of The Good Shepherd, Austin. Burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery following a reception at the church. Pallbearers will be members of the Good Shepherd Altar Guild. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to the Catharine Baxter Scholarship Fund at the Good Shepherd School in Austin or the memorial fund at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin. Source: Legacy.com, http://wcfish.tributes.com/obituary/show/Catharine-Dallas-Baxter-88523791 Source: Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School newsletter, 2011. https://issuu.com/sasaustin/docs/winter_crusader_2011-2/63  D. 4- 5 The Austin Statesman: July 14, 1954  D. 4- 6 The Austin Statesman: May 10, 1965 The Austin Statesman: Jan 22, 1966  D. 4- 7 The Austin Statesman: Jun 1, 1940  D. 4- 8 The Austin American: Sep 6, 1953 D. 4- 9 The Austin American: Oct 4, 1953 D. 4- 10 The Austin American: Sep 10, 1967  Building Permits D. 4- 11 Building permit, 10-14-40 Water tap permit, 10-8-40