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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS PR-20-174961 2803 BONNIE ROAD D.9 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1938 house. ARCHITECTURE One-and-a-half story wing-and-gable plan, brick veneered Tudor Revival styled house with a steeply pitched gablet over the round-arched front entry, exterior stone chimney, and single and paired 6:1 fenestration. RESEARCH The house was built in 1938 for Frank D. and Ollie Lloyd, who lived here until around 1940. Frank D. Lloyd was a Louisiana-born storekeeper for the City. Prior to building this house, the Lloyds had lived at 609 Patterson Avenue; it was to that address that they moved after living here. A widow, Ada G. Benedict, bought the house in the mid-1940s and converted the attic to a room and a bath in 1942. Thomas P. Callier, a salesman, and his wife, Margaret are listed as the owners and occupants of the house in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Around 1953, the house was purchased by Ben F. Reichert and his wife, Iva, who lived here until the mid 1970s; both were natives of Cameron, Texas. Benjamin Franklin Reichert was a sales rep for KVET radio station in the 1950s; he then became a salesman for a business machine company, and later became a right-of-way agent for the Texas Highway Department. Iva Reichert was a typist for the State Department of Public Welfare. STAFF COMMENTS The house is beyond the bounds of any City survey to date. Staff has evaluated this house for designation as a historic landmark and has determined that the house does not squarely meet the criteria for landmark designation as set forth in City Code. Its Tudor Revival architecture typifies this period of development in Tarrytown, and the house would certainly be contributing to a potential historic district, but does not meet a second criterion for designation as required by Code. a. Architecture. The house is an excellent example of 1930s Tudor Revival residential architecture with its brick veneer siding, steeply pitched gablet over the front door, and window configuration. The scale and architecture of this house typifies late 1930s development in West Austin; the house meets the criterion for architectural distinction in its own right, and as a good example of an architectural style popular in the neighborhood. b. Historical association. The house was first owned and occupied by a storekeeper for the City; they moved here from a house on Patterson Avenue, and after about 2 years, they moved back to their Patterson Avenue house. The occupants with the longest tenure were Ben and Iva Reichert; Ben Reichert was a salesman who when on to be a right-of-way agent for the highway department; Iva Reichert was a typist for a state agency. There do not appear to be significant 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. While exemplifying a stage of development and a popular architectural style in Tarrytown, 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. D.9 - 2 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but 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. The house does not meet the criteria for individual designation as a historic landmark.  LOCATION MAP D.9 - 3  D.9 - 4 2803 Bonnie Road ca. 1938 OCCUPANCY HISTORY 2803 Bonnie Road City Directory Research, Austin History Center By City Historic Preservation Office November, 2020 1959 Ben F. and Iva R. Reichert, owners Ben: Iva: Also listed is John D. Reichert, a student. Salesman Smykal Business Machines, 1109 Rio Grande Street. Typist, State Department of Public Welfare Ben F. and Iva R. Reichert, owners Ben: Iva: Sales rep KVET radio station Typist, State Department of Public Welfare Ben F. and Iva R. Reichert, owners Ben: Iva: NOTE: Thomas P. and Margaret Callier are not listed in the directory. Sales rep KVET radio station Typist, State Department of Public Welfare Thomas P. and Margaret Callier, owners Salesman NOTE: Ben F. and Iva R. Reichert are not listed in the directory. 1957 1955 1952 D.9 - 5 Thomas P. and Margaret Callier, owners Salesman Vacant NOTE: Thomas P. and Margaret Callier are not listed in the directory. Ada G. Benedict, owner Widow, H.Y. Benedict No occupation listed Ora C. and Lucy Mudd, owners Electrical engineer NOTE: Frank D. and Ollie B. Lloyd are listed at 609 Patterson Avenue; was a storekeeper for the City Purchasing Agent. Frank and Ollie Lloyd, owners Storekeeper, City Purchase & Storage Department 1949 1947 1944-45 1941 1939 1937 The address is not listed in the directory. NOTE: Frank D. and Ollie Lloyd are listed at 609 Patterson Avenue; he was a storekeeper with the City Purchase and Storage Department. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: Frank D. and Ollie Lloyd (ca. 1938 – ca. 1940) The 1930 U.S. Census shows Frank D. and Ollie B. Lloyd as the owners of a house worth $7,000 at 603 Patterson Avenue in Austin. Frank D. Lloyd was 58, had been born in Louisiana to Tennessee-born parents, and was a storekeeper at City Hall. Ollie B. Lloyd was 52, had been born in Texas to Missouri-born parents, and had no occupation listed. They had two children living with them: Frank, Jr., 23, a file clerk for a fire insurance company; and Peggy D., 11. Also in the household was Ollie Lloyd’s 80-year old widowed mother, Annie Green (she is listed as a grand-daughter in the census report), who had been born in Missouri and had no occupation listed; and a grand-son, John L. Marshall, 2, who had been born in Texas. Listed as a separate household but at this same Patterson Avenue address are Jean and Mary Lloyd. Jean Lloyd was 19, had been born in Texas, and was an engraver in an engraving house. His wife, Mary Lloyd, 17, had been born in Oklahoma and had no occupation listed. They had no children listed with them. The 1940 U.S. Census shows Frank D. and Ollie Lloyd as the owners of this house, which was worth $6,000. Frank D. Lloyd was 67, had been born in Louisiana, and was a storekeeper for the city. Ollie Lloyd was 61, had been born in Texas, and had no occupation listed. There were no other residents of the house listed in the census report. His 1949 death certificate shows that Frank D. Lloyd was living at Oak Hill at the time of his death. He was born in Louisiana in 1872 and was retired. Ollie Lloyd died in 1953. She was living at 2211 W. 10th Street in Austin at the time of her death. She was a widowed dressmaker who had been born in San Marcos, Texas in 1878 to Missouri-born parents.  D.9 - 6 New story on the golden anniversary celebration for F.D. and Ollie Lloyd Austin American-Statesman, August 1, 1948  D.9 - 7 Obituary of Frank D. Lloyd Austin Statesman, December 3, 1949 Funeral of Frank D. Lloyd Austin Statesman, December 5, 1949 Funeral of Ollie Lloyd Austin Statesman, August 4, 1953 D.9 - 8 Ben F. and Iva R. Reichert (ca. 1953 – at least through 1978) Ben F. Reichert married Iva Wilson in Milam County, Texas in February, 1934. The 1940 U.S. Census shows Ben F. and Iva Reichert living in a rented house in Cameron, Texas. Ben F. Reichert was 36, had been born in Texas, and was the editor and publisher of a weekly paper. Iva Reichert was 30, had been born in Texas, and was the society page editor for a weekly paper. They had a son, John, 1, who had been born in Texas. His 1940 World War II draft card shows that Benjamin Franklin Reichert was living at Cameron, Texas. He was born at Sharp, Milam County, Texas in 1904 and worked for the Enterprise Publishing Company of Cameron, Texas, Inc. He was 5’-10” tall, weighed 180 pounds and had a dark complexion with brown eyes and black hair. He had a broken nose. His 1975 death certificate shows that Benjamin Franklin Reichert was living at this address at the time of his death. He was born in Milam County, Texas in 1904 and was a retired right-of-way agent for the Texas Highway Department. Iva Wilson Reichert was born in Cameron, Texas in 1910 and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 8, 1991. Obituary of Ben F. Reichert Austin American-Statesman, November 16, 1975 REICHERT, Iva Wilson, 80, of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Austin, died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Weed-Corley Funeral Home. Burial Austin Memorial Park. Death notice for Iva Reichert Austin American-Statesman, February 10, 1991 D.9 - 9 Building permit to Frank D. Lloyd for the construction of this house (1938) Water service permit to Frank D. Lloyd for this address (1938)  D.9 - 10 Building permit to Mrs. H.Y. Benedict to convert the attic into a room and bath (1942), and to Mrs. Ben F. Reichert to construct a carport (1978)