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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-000352 1807 W. 36TH STREET D.4 - 1 Demolish a ca. 1939 house and detached garage. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story L-plan house with shallow eaves, steeply pitched front gable, shed-roofed covered porch supported by turned posts, and 6:6 wood windows. The house is clad in asbestos shingles and the garage in board-and-batten siding. The house and garage at 1807 W. 36th Street was built as a rental property in 1939 by Gus Borner. Its first occupants were Kermit and Mildred Dillard. Dillard was an electrician who also worked in real estate; the Dillards married in 1937. Though they divorced in 1940, both are listed as living in the house until 1941. Dillard was later arrested and imprisoned for shooting a neighbor at 1901 W. 39th Street, though he later appealed his five-year sentence. After Dillard’s departure, the home was briefly occupied by automotive shop owners Harold T. and Clara Armstrong. The home’s longest-term resident was Minerva Davis, a 30-year veteran employee of the Selective Services System. A longtime Austin resident, Davis retired to Fort Worth in the late 1960s, leaving her home of nearly twenty years. STAFF COMMENTS 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 may demonstrate significance according to City Code: a) Architecture. The building has Tudor Revival and Minimal Traditional influences. b) Historical association. The building does not appear to have 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 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, then release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package.  LOCATION MAP D. 4- 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D. 4- 3 Source: Zillow.com, 2020 Occupancy History City Directory Research, 2020 Note: Due to facility closure, post-1959 directory research is unavailable. D. 4- 4 1939 1941 1944 1947 1949 1952 1955 1957 Address not listed Kermit C. and Mildred Dillard, renters Real estate Kermit C. Dillard, renter Harold T. and Clara M. Armstrong, owners Armstrong Automotive Supply Co. Harold T. and Clara M. Armstrong, owners Armstrong Automotive Supply Co. Minerva Davis, owner Stenographer, Selective Service System Minerva Davis, owner Stenographer, Selective Service System Minerva Davis, owner Stenographer, Selective Service System 1959 Minerva Davis, owner Biographical Information The Austin Statesman: Apr 25, 1968  D. 4- 5 The Austin Statesman: Feb 9, 1966 The Austin American: Jun 8, 1947  Building Permits D. 4- 6 Building permit, 2-13-39 Water tap permit, 2-16-39 Sewer tap permit, 2-16-39