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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0402 1208 W 22ND ST. D.8 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1933 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story house clad in horizontal wood siding, with partial width covered porch supported by tapered columns beneath an arched beam, 1:1 paired and single wood windows, and triangular brackets. RESEARCH 1208 W 22nd Street was constructed in 1933 by B. F. Pittenger. After serving as a rental property for several years, it was purchased in 1939 by Oliver H., Jr. and Jakoba B. Radkey. Dr. Jakoba Radkey was a former schoolteacher, while Dr. Oliver Radkey was a professor of Russian history at the University of Texas. His work on Bolshevism and the Russian Revolution received numerous academic accolades at midcentury. The Austin Statesman praised his award-winning 1958 monograph, “The Agrarian Foes of Bolshevism: Promise and Default of the Russian Socialist Revolutionaries February to October 1917,” as the “most important” (1967) and “first definitive study of the Socialist Revolutionary movement in Russia during the 1917 Revolution” (1958). Throughout his career, Radkey lectured at universities around the country on the impact of Russia’s history on its Cold War–era foreign policy. The Radkey family lived at 1208 West 22nd Street until at least 1959. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high to moderate integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). The property may demonstrate significance according to City Code: a) Architecture. The house is constructed in the Craftsman style. b) Historical association. The house is associated with Dr. Oliver H. Radkey, Jr. 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 appear to have significant community value. 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 Consider initiation of historic zoning based on the house’s historical association with Dr. Oliver H. Radkey, Jr. Should the Commission decide instead to release the permit, require completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to permit release.  LOCATION MAP D. 8- 2  PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D. 8- 3 Source: Google street view, 2020 Occupancy History City Directory Research, 2020 Note: Post-1959 directory research unavailable due to facility closure. 1959 Oliver H. and Jakoba Balt Radkey, owners Professor, UT 1957 Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Associate professor, UT D. 8- 4 1944-45 Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Professor, UT Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Associate professor, UT Judson F. and Jackie Williams, renters Student UT Teacher, Jack & Jill Kindergarten Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Assistant professor, UT Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Teacher, UT Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Instructor, UT Oliver H. and Jakoba Radkey, owners Professor, UT Travis A. and Inez Crosby, renters Assistant State Auditor Albert and Sybil Haneman, renters Dairy inspector, City Health Department 1955 1952 1949 1947 1941 1939 1937 1935 1932 Address not listed Biographical Information The Austin Statesman: Oct 22, 1926 The Austin American: Jul 16, 1933  D. 8- 5 Jackson County Bride Index, http://usgenwebsites.org/TXJackson/weddings.htm The Austin American, Apr 9, 1939 and The Austin Statesman, Dec 8, 1939 The Austin American, Feb 18, 1940  D. 8- 6 The Austin Statesman, Jun 24, 1941 The Austin Statesman, Apr 17, 1945 The Austin Statesman, Oct 18, 1956  D. 8- 7 The Austin Statesman: Mar 24, 1954 and Nov 21, 1957  D. 8- 8 The Austin American: Nov 9, 1958 The Austin Statesman: Dec 6, 1967  D. 8- 9 Wikipedia synopsis of Radkey’s scholarly publications, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Henry_Radkey https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66840796/oliver-henry-radkey  D. 8- 10  D. 8- 11  D. 8- 12  D. 8- 13  D. 8- 14  D. 8- 15  D. 8- 16 Excerpt: Radkey, Oliver H. The Agrarian Foes of Bolshevism, (New York: Columbia University Press, 1958) doi: https://doi.org/10.7312/radk93054  Permits D. 8- 17 Water tap permit, 3-11-33 Addition permit, 4-4-39 Addition permit, 4-16-45