C.4.d - 1517 Murray Lane - Citizen Comments — original pdf
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Brummett, Elizabeth From: Sent: To: Subject: Rick Russell Friday, January 22, 2021 6:19 PM PAZ Preservation 1517 Murray Lane Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Commission Members, Old Enfield is home to some of the most historic and iconic houses in all of Austin. The Pease mansion, Butler Mansion and the stately homes that line Niles, Windsor and West Lynn are often a destination for visitors who want to get a sense of a part of Austin’s past. Nearby Murray lane is a modest street of primarily bungalow style homes from the 1920s. These houses are of appropriate size and scale for lot size. Though small in stature, these homes remain dignified and important contributors, even in the shadow of some of the higher profile homes noted. Our 1519 Murray Lane home was in significant disrepair when purchased 12 years ago. When seeking an architect to revive the home we rejected proposals from two architects. One suggested demolition, another a severe revision and modernization. We opted for a 3rd who chose to respect the original house design. In some way, the architect seemed to let the house speak into it’s future. Our strong preference – and appeal – is for the new owners to take a comparable approach and use their existing home as the starting point for future development and to not bring it down. Our appeal to the commission is to disallow the removal of this contributing home for the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. Rick Russell 1519 Murray Lane CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1 Brummett, Elizabeth From: Sent: To: Subject: Sadowsky, Steve Friday, January 22, 2021 3:35 PM PAZ Preservation Fw: 1519 and 1517 Murray Lane Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Steve Sadowsky Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin, Texas 974‐6454 From: noreply@coadigital.onbehalfof.austintexas.gov <noreply@coadigital.onbehalfof.austintexas.gov> on behalf of City of Austin <noreply@coadigital.onbehalfof.austintexas.gov> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 3:28 PM To: Sadowsky, Steve <Steve.Sadowsky@austintexas.gov> Subject: 1519 and 1517 Murray Lane This message is from Kathleen Smith. Dear Mr. Sadowsky, 1519 and 1517 Murray Ln. appear to be designed by the same architect. Our homes share the signature eyebrow detail and gambrel roofs. The houses paired together bring an important design element to our street, the Old Enfield neighborhood and the National Historic District. Murray lane is a small road of 11 houses. There is a cohesiveness to it with most of the houses being built in the 1920s and 30s. They are scaled to complement one another with half of the homes being Bungalows. I’m asking the Historic Landmark Commission to consider not breaking up this pair of homes by disallowing the demolition permit. Photos of the houses have been sent to committee members. Thank you, Kat Smith 1519 Murray Lane 1