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1510 PALMA PLAZA OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT Austin, TX 78703 Date: December 10, 2020 PROPOSAL Demolish a triplex at 1510 Palma Plaza TABLE OF CONTENTS § Historic Designation Criteria § Previous Demolition Permits § Structural Engineering Report § Preliminary Report of Required Repairs § Proposed New Construction Sketches § Photos of Existing Structure (separate file) Historic Designation Criteria - LDC 25-2-352 1. The property is at least 50 years old as it was built in 1925 (per TCAD). 2. The property does not retain a high degree of integrity as it was altered from a single family home to a duplex in 1962 and then to a triplex in 1963 which included an extra driveway and two additional entrances. 3. Property must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC 25-2- 352). This property does not demonstrate significance according to City Code: a. ARCHITECTURE: The building contains a small degree of Spanish influences but it does not appear to be architecturally significant. b. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: A. Howard Osburn and Augusta Osburn occupied the property for approximately 20 years in the 1920s to 1940s. A. Howard Osburn worked in real estate and insurance but was not responsible for any notable innovation or significant civic service while living at the property. There does not appear to be significant historical associations. c. ARCHAEOLOGY: The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. COMMUNITY VALUE: The property does not appear to possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the community, Austin, or Texas as a whole. e. LANDSCAPE FEATURES: The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. Previous Demolition Permits The meeting minutes from a 2006 Historic Landmark Commission meeting show that the Commission initiated the landmarking process but the motion failed. Subsequently, in 2006 and again in 2007, the City of Austin issued a demolition permit for 1510 Palma Plaza as illustrated below: