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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS OCTOBER 26, 2020 HR-20-154723 1703 W. 32ND ST OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT C.7 - 1 PROPOSAL Modify a ca. 1952 contributing house. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Change roofline to create gable at main elevation. 2) Add fiber cement board-and-batten siding to gable end. 3) Replace asbestos shingle siding with fiber cement lap siding. 4) Reconfigure garage door from two bays to one and add a new garage door. ARCHITECTURE One-story side-gabled residence clad in asbestos shingle siding. It has a partial-width front porch, 1:1 mulled and single windows, and a front-facing two-car garage. RESEARCH The house at 1703 W. 32nd Street was built in 1952 by Raymond Lee Burnett and his wife Marjorie. Raymond Burnett was an electrician with Fox-Schmidt, a plumbing, heating, and electrical contractor. Later in his career, Burnett also served on the Austin Fire Safety Board. The Burnetts lived in the home until at least 1969. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate new construction projects in National Register historic districts. Applicable standards include: 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. The house’s asbestos siding will be removed, and its roofline altered. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. The siding replacement is compatible with the existing historic structure. While many historic-age buildings in the area feature a front gable, the other proposed modifications may change the relationships of existing façade elements to each other without being immediately differentiable from the building’s historic form. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. In order to reverse the roofline changes, a significant amount of work would he required; however, the remainder of the building’s form would be minimally impaired. STAFF COMMENTS The house contributes to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity; however, a permit application to replace all 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2- windows has been approved. 352). a. Architecture. The house’s architecture does not appear significant. C.7 - 2 associations. b. Historical association. The house does not appear to have significant historical 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 Comment on and 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 C.7 - 3  PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.7 - 4  Source: Applicant, 2020 C.7 - 5  C.7 - 6 Occupancy History City Directory Research, 2020 Note: post-1959 directory research is unavailable due to facility closure. 1952 1955 Not listed Raymond L., Jr. and Marjorie Burdett, owners Electrical assistant, Fox-Schmidt 1957 Raymond L., Jr. and Marjorie Burdett, owners Electrical superintendent, Fox-Schmidt Raymond L. Burdett, Jr., owner 1959 Biographical Information The Austin Statesman: Aug 20, 1949  C.7 - 7 The Austin Statesman: Sep 20, 1956 The Austin Statesman: Sep 12, 1966  C.7 - 8 Permits The Austin Statesman: Mar 2, 1969 Water tap permit, 3-31-54 ’  C.7 - 9 Sewer tap permit, 4-1-54 Building permit, 3-18-54 Addition permit for den, 3-10-59  C.7 - 10 Bedroom addition permit, 1-17-63