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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS APRIL 26, 2021 HR-2021-044104 1807 BRACKENRIDGE STREET D.9 – 1 Relocate a ca. 1910 house to property outside the city limits. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH STAFF COMMENTS One-story Craftsman bungalow with original horizontal wood siding, 1:1 single and paired wood windows with screens, cross-gabled corrugated metal roof with triangular eave brackets, vertical-slat vents at gables, and partial-width gabled porch with boxed columns and triangular brackets at gable end. The house at 1807 Brackenridge Street, constructed around 1910, served primarily as a rental property throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Its first resident was carpenter Ransom J. Brooks. Most occupants lived there short term; produce salesman Benjamin Forrest Wright, who resided there from 1912 to 1916, was a longer-term renter. Other renters included farmers, salespeople, teachers, and telephone and electric company employees. The house is listed as a contributing resource to the pending Travis Heights-Fairview National Register Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a Craftsman bungalow. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations, though the home’s occupants represent a typical example of demographics, settlement patterns, and lifeways in early Austin. 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 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.9 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.9 – 3 D.9 – 4 Source: applicant, 2021 Occupancy History: City Directory Research, March 2021 1959 Elva Hill, renter 1957 Elva Hill, renter (wid Bill) Telephone operator, T. H. Williams 1955 Dessie M. Votaw, renter Librarian, State Library 1952 Dessie M. Votaw, renter Librarian, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 1949 Clyde D. and Thelma Jacobson, owners Clyde – Salesman Thelma – Saleswoman, Yaring’s 1947 Raymond H. and Dorris Bell, owners 1944 William A. and Alma Mozingo, renters Farmer Df worker 1941 Allen W. and Alma Mozingo, renters Lineman, City Electric Department 1939 Haywood M. and Josephine V. Reese, renters Yard manager, Capitol C. L. Co. 1937 William R. Gladys Loessberg, renters Salesman, Frank Straus Co. 1935 Emily L. Farrow, renter Teacher, Texas School for the Deaf 1932 Marion L. and Ethel Williams, renter Cattle buyer Steiner’s Garage (205 W 5th Street) Note: Charles F. and Nettie Steiner and Joseph E. Steiner are listed at 1800 Brackenridge. D.9 – 5 1929 Louis T. and Lucy Bradford, renters Salesman 1927 B. M. and Clarice Steiner, owner 1924 Patrick and Lottie Parker, renters Operator, Casino Theatre 1922 Walter W. and Lonza Adrian, renters Carpenter 1920 Gus C. and Anna Bramlett, renters Henrietta Bramlett, renter 1918 J. Emmett and Mary J. Campbell, renters Fireman 1916 B. Forrest Wright, renter 1914 B. Forrest Wright, renter Produce Huckster Huckster 1912 Benjamin Forrest Wright, renter 1910 Ransom J. Brooks, renter Carpenter 1909 Address not listed Biographical Information 1917 draft card for Benjamin Forrest Wright D.9 – 6 The Austin Statesman, Nov 7, 1931 The Austin Statesman, Feb 18, 1964 and Dec 4, 1964 Maps D.9 – 7 Permits 1922 Sanborn fire insurance map Water tap permit, 12-22-44