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INTENSIVE‐LEVEL FORM  HHM ID No. 111516    201 W 30 ST      Wed, 20 Nov 2019  Wed, 20 Nov 2019      Address  201 W 30 ST  78705  Legal Description  ALL OF BLK 4,ALLEY * & ADJ W25FT OF  STREET OLT 73 DIV D FRUTH ADDN  Acreage  2.8635999999999999  IDENTIFICATION  Property Category  Primary resource      CLASSIFICATION  Resource Type  Building  Property Type  Fire station  Form/Plan  Box  Stylistic Influence(s)  Mid‐century Modern  Classification Notes     ROOF AND CHIMNEYS  Roof Form/Type  Flat  Roof Materials  Not visible   DOORS AND WINDOWS  Door type(s)  Single door(s) primary entrance,  Garage doors  Door Material(s)  Wood  Door Features       PORCH  Porch type(s)  Full width, Flat roof    COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FEATURES      Signage location  Parapet    LANDSCAPE AND GROUNDS  Ancillary Buildings                                  No. of Stories  1  Exterior Material(s)  Brick  Exterior Features    No. of Chimneys  Chimney Features    Window type(s)  Fixed, Single‐hung    Window Material(s)  Metal  Window Features  Sills    Porch Features  Plain wood posts      Canopy features  Ground level bays    Landscape Features  City of Austin | Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin – West Campus, North University, Heritage, Bryker Woods, and North Hyde ParkAppendix D | 101          201 W 30 ST          Page 2  Source Year Built  Austin American‐Statesman, 20 Jul 1956,  Builder    Occupant History  1954/55: Not listed; 1959/60: Fire Dept Station No 3; 1965‐70: Follow up ‐ Pending AHC Reopening  HHM ID No. 111516    HISTORY  Current Name  Fire Station No. 3  Current Use  Governmental  Year Built  1956  Associated People  History Notes  Other historical sources  p. 20        INTEGRITY  Alterations  Additions      PRIOR DOCUMENTATION      Designations  Prior Survey Data                Historic Name        Historic Use  Governmental  Architect  Roy L. Thomas  Relocation  Notes                                      LOCAL RECOMMENDATIONS  Recommendation  Local landmark  Justification  Possesses integrity and significance  NATIONAL REGISTER (NRHP) RECOMMENDATIONS  Recommendation  Individually eligible  Justification  Possesses integrity and significance  District Name  N/A  Status (N/C)  N/A  Criteria  Architecture, Historical Associations  (Section 5.1.5.5. Postwar Infrastructure  Expansion)    District Name  N/A  Status (N/C)  N/A  Criteria  A, C  Area of  Significance  Level of  Significance  Community Planning and  Development, Architecture  Local          OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS  Tourism Tag  City of Austin | Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin – West Campus, North University, Heritage, Bryker Woods, and North Hyde ParkAppendix D | 102City of Austin | Historic Building Survey Report for North Central Austin West Campus, North University, Heritage, Bryker Woods, and North Hyde Park For some older sections in the project area, like North University, the 1940s and 1950s represented a period of relative decline. Since the GI Bill focused on new construction, these neighborhoods did not benefit from an infusion of new funds. New construction occurred on available empty lots, particularly in the North Hyde Park district, where remaining large estate lots were subdivided, or where older houses were demolished (for more information, see the North Hyde Park Historic District in Section 5-8). In established subdivisions throughout the survey area, many of the new homes reflected postwar architecture like the Ranch style (fig. 5-1-29). Examples of Ranch-style infill development include 1202 West 29th Street, 2903 Oakhurst Avenue, and 1301 Belmont Parkway. Particularly in areas closer to the university, like the North University neighborhood, apartment buildings represented a significant portion of new construction. 5.1.5.6. Postwar Infrastructure and Public Expansion Austin’s population growth in the postwar period fueled expanded infrastructure investments. Within the project area, infrastructure expansion included healthcare and transportation projects. Beginning in the 1950s, the Austin State Hospital began expansion efforts to address serious overcrowding of its mental health patients, a statewide problem. With the last significant building campaign ending in 1937, the Austin State Hospital, using state legislature monies, erected the General Medical and Surgical Building (900 West 38th Street) in 1955. The new building provided 250 additional beds as well as increased capacity for nursing, surgical and psychiatric care. Despite the addition of hospital and administrative buildings in subsequent years, mental health care continued to lag due to inadequate funding. Transportation improvements in the project area included the 1946 concrete Speedway Street Bridge, which spanned West Waller Creek (2900 Speedway Street). The medical node along West 34th Street also took shape during this period. In 1965, the city council approved a multimillion-dollar medical complex on Shoal Creek between 34th and 38th Streets, with Seton spending more than $8 million to build a new hospital and the Austin Doctors Corporation spending another $3 million on additional medical facilities. “As a safeguard, however,” the Austin American-Statesman reported, “the council accepted terms for vacating streets in the area for ‘hospital use only’” with no other types of development permitted. As part of the agreement, the Austin Doctors Corporation deeded Shoal Creek to the City and paid to develop a public park and bike and hiking trail.65 Part of the city’s rapidly developing medical node included the new Austin Diagnostic Clinic at 801 West 34th Street and Seton Hospital at 3501 Mills Avenue. 5.1.5.7. Mid-century Religious and Cultural Nodes The postwar period also saw an expansion of religious and cultural institutions. Much of this growth occurred near the university, which saw dramatic physical and student growth following World War II. City directories beginning in 1935 and continuing into the 1950s, reveal a large number of reverends living in the university area. Just as the area saw the development of numerous religious institutions prior to the war, religious organizations continued to erect churches to facilitate students’ religious needs. Two circa 1960 churches (1909 and 2007 University Avenue) reflect the trend of religious institutional development in the university area in the postwar period. Cultural development in the postwar period was greatly influenced by the university. The Drag continued to serve as a primary cultural location for students and included restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, and theaters. One prominent example was the Varsity Theater (2402 Guadalupe Street) which served as a movie house for university students. 5 | Historic Context – Overview 128