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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS MARCH 22, 2021 HR-2021-027327 73 RAINEY STREET RAINEY STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT C.8 - 1 PROPOSAL Restore siding and columns and replace windows and roof on a ca. 1914 contributing building. Reclad and expand existing addition. Add window wall to rear elevation. Construct new outbuilding at rear. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Restore original teardrop siding and trim. Replace missing columns and remove non-original column at west elevation. 2) Construct accessible route to porch at main elevation. 3) Install a new standing-seam metal roof. 4) Replace vinyl windows with 1:1 double-hung wood windows at main and side elevations, replicating historic trim and profile from photo. 5) Construct a rear outbuilding and modify addition at east elevation. Addition will not increase height of existing 2014 addition. The proposed addition will be clad in Corten metal siding and feature operable doors. Its flat-roofed profile will remain. The proposed outbuilding will have weathered cedar board- and-batten siding and a simple gabled roof that mirrors the roof slope of the main building. 6) Remove illegal tent. 7) Remove rear wall and replace with full-height window wall and matching teardrop siding. ARCHITECTURE A 2012 Historic Preservation Office report describes the original architecture: The existing c. 1914 house is an approximately 1,220 sq. ft., one-story, Greek Revival cottage with a pyramidal roof form and partial width, inset front porch. The house has minimal Greek Revival details, such as the slender, un-fluted columns and simple frieze trim under the eaves. There are two entry doors from the front porch and two double-hung, wood windows on the façade. The porch has a low railing with turned spindles and the house is sided with narrow, drop siding, and has a composition shingle roof. Modifications since 2012 include the addition of a shipping container “garage” at the north elevation, replacement wood siding, window replacements, and removal of the Classical porch columns at the main elevation. RESEARCH The house at 73 Rainey Street was constructed as a rental property around 1914. Grocer Joseph Hubert Zimpelman and his family lived there until they moved into their shop at 902 East 1st Street (now East Cesar Chavez Street) during the early 1920s. Until 1935, the building housed short-term occupants, including a printer, a mechanic, a salon manager, and theater employees. Otto O. and Lillie Schlueder resided at 73 Rainey Street for at least the next two years. Otto Schlueder worked as a cabinetmaker. The Schlueders’ five sons and two sons-in-law would later go on to serve in World War II. From 1939 to 1947, the house was once again occupied by short-term renters. In 1947, Joseph G. and Rachelle Martinez purchased the home, along with their daughter Juanita. Joseph Martinez worked as a grocer and a waiter. The home’s longest-term owner-occupants, Alvino and Rafaelita Ledesma, lived at 73 Rainey Street from 1968 to at least 1979. Alvino Ledesma worked as a fruit and vegetable vendor before his retirement. The Ledesmas, displaced from their home in Rosewood during the urban renewal push of the late 1960s, noted their apprehension over another potential displacement in a 1979 Statesman article. However, the home remained in their family until 2003.  C.8 - 2 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 proposed modifications will restore some of the building’s material integrity. The proposed removal of non-original material at east (rear) elevation will alter original residential fenestration pattern, but changes will not be visible from the street. 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 new addition and outbuilding will not destroy historic materials. They will be differentiated by their use of modern cladding, fenestration, roof materials, and massing. While the addition will be visible from the street, it will require partial demolition of only an existing visible addition. The outbuilding’s simple design and understated cladding will not detract from the streetscape. The proposed standing-seam metal roof is less compatible than shingle roofing; however, standing-seam metal was approved by the Historic Landmark Commission in 2012. Siding, trim, and column restoration and the replacement of inappropriate vinyl windows with compatible double-hung wood windows will enhance the overall compatibility of the proposed project. 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. The project mostly meets the standards. STAFF COMMENTS The house contributes to the Rainey Street National Register Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it may meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The house is constructed with Greek Revival and National Folk influences. b. Historical association. There do not appear to be significant historical associations, though the Commission may wish to recognize the demographic changes and lifeways associated with the home’s residents as typical of the district’s development, migration, and displacement patterns. 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, encouraging the applicant to consider a shingled roof instead of standing-seam metal, as well as reinstallation of screens on windows.  LOCATION MAP C.8 - 3  PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.8 - 4 2008 photo. Source: Applicant Google Earth, 2020  C.8 - 5 West elevation. Source: Applicant, 2021 North elevation. Source: Applicant, 2021 East elevation. Source: Applicant, 2021  Occupancy History City Directory Research, March 2021 Gilbert M. Baldato, renter C.8 - 6 Brigido and Carol Garza, renters Laborer, Nelson Davis & Sons Joseph G. and Rachelle Martinez, owners Produceman, Food Mart Juanita Martinez Student Joseph G. and Rachelle Martinez, owners Storekeeper, P. K. Gull Joseph G. and Rachelle Martinez, owners Helper Joseph G. and Rachelle Martinez, owners Waiter, Stephen Foster Hotel Mrs. Gumicinda Perez, renter Presser, Acme Cleaners Gilbert Perez, renter Employee, Acme Cleaners 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 Domingo and Sarah Perales, renters City Barber Shop (Raymon Donley, 708 E 6th Street) James L. and Della Hill, renters Delbert M. Hill, renter Clerk, University Drugstore 1939 J. L. Hill, renter Delbert M. Hill, renter Clerk, University Drugstore Mrs. Fay Barnes, renter Waiter, S. F. Austin Hotel 1937 Otto O. and Lillie Schlueder Cabinet maker Otto F. Schlueder, Jr., renter Clerk, Public Service Project, Attorney General’s Department Ollie B. Schlueder, renter Deliveryman, Yeates Drug Co. No. 2 Marvin and Bernice Pratt, renters Warehouseman, Schuhmacher 1935 Otto O. and Lillie Schlueder, renters Cabinet maker Otto Schlueder, renter Waiter Ione Schlueder, renter C.8 - 7 1932 1929 1927 1924 1922 1920 1918 1916 1914 Vacant Frank E. and Ella Patterson, renter Stagehand, Hancock Theatre Paul and Viola Martin, renters Operator, Crescent Theatre Operator, Kathryn Beauty Shop Oran S. and Ada Cluck, renters Mechanic Hugo J. and Annie Rauber, renters Printer Joseph H. and Mabel Zimpleman, owners Saleswoman, E. M. Scarbrough & Sons Salesman J. Hubert and Mabel Zimpelman, owners Salesman Saleswoman, E. M. Scarbrough & Sons Margaret Zimpelman, renter Student J. Hubert and Mabel Zimpelman, owners Salesman, E. M. Scarbrough & Sons J. Hubert Zimpelman, renter Salesman, E. M. Scarbrough & Sons J. Hubert Zimpelman Salesman, E. M. Scarbrough & Sons 1912 Address not listed Biographical Information WWI draft card for Joseph Hubert Zimpelman  C.8 - 8 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Jul 10, 1925 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Jul 6, 1937 and Jul 7, 1937  C.8 - 9 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Mar 1, 1938 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Mar 22, 1938  C.8 - 10 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); May 5, 1944 and May 6, 1944 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Jun 14, 1944  C.8 - 11 The Austin American (1914-1973); Mar 15, 1953 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Dec 18, 1972  C.8 - 12 The Austin American Statesman (1973-1987); Apr 13, 1978 The Austin American Statesman (1973-1987); Aug 26, 1979  `Permits C.8 - 13 Building permit for addition, 11-18-68 Water tap permit, 10-15-1963