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ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET PC DATE: N/A HLC DATE: May 24, 2021 CASE NUMBER: GF-2021-050281 APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-opposed initiation) HISTORIC NAME: N/A WATERSHED: Waller Creek, Lady Bird Lake ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 905 E. 2nd Street ZONING CHANGE: SF-3-NP to SF-3-NP-H COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from single family residence (SF-3) – neighborhood plan to single family residence – neighborhood plan – historic landmark (SF-3-H) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture and historical associations HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: N/A PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: N/A DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The property is recommended eligible as a City of Austin landmark and individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in the 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey. CITY COUNCIL DATE: N/A ORDINANCE READINGS: N/A CASE MANAGER: Kalan Contreras NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Barrio Unido Neighborhood Assn., Capital Metro, Del Valle Community Coalition, East Austin Conservancy, East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Association, East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, El Concilio Mexican -American Neighborhoods, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Greater East Austin Neighborhood Association , Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Neighbors United for Progress, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, Tejano Town, Waterloo Greenway BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The home at 905 E. 2nd Street was built around 1906. It is a one-story, L-plan, Folk Victorian house with cross-hipped metal roof; horizontal wood siding; a partial-width, shed-roofed porch with chamfered posts and jig-sawn brackets; and 2:2 wood windows with screens. The building retains integrity, with extant original windows and decorative details—uncommon for homes of this age in the area. Historical associations: The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey identifies the property as an integral resource associated with East Austin’s development patterns, demographic shifts, and resident lifeways. The building was consistently occupied by middle- to working-class renters whose occupations and terms of residency were dependent upon the growth of the greater East Austin area. The demographic shift from residents of Anglo and European-American descent to those of Latino descent during the 1950s is indicative of larger demographic trends in East Austin. Thus, the building’s historical associations exemplify general residency patterns in East Austin. ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A PHONE: 512-974-2727 ACTION: N/A  PARCEL NO.: 0204050604 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 10 BLK 4 OLT 17 DIV O HARRINGTON SUBD ESTIMATED ANNUAL TAX ABATEMENT: $8,500 (owner-occupied); city portion: $2,500 (capped); county portion: $2,500 (capped); AISD portion: $3,500 (capped). APPRAISED VALUE: $528,896 PRESENT USE: Single family residence CONDITION: Good PRESENT OWNERS: Bryan Thompson DATE BUILT: ca. 1906 ALTERATIONS/ADDITIONS: N/A ORIGINAL OWNER(S): OTHER HISTORICAL DESIGNATIONS: None HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS MAY 24, 2021 GF-2021-050281 905 EAST 2ND STREET PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Partially demolish and construct a two-story rear and side addition to a one-story ca. 1906 house. One-story L-plan Folk Victorian house with cross-hipped metal roof; horizontal wood siding; a partial-width, shed-roofed porch with chamfered posts and jigsawn brackets; and 2:2 wood windows with screens. The house at 905 E. 2nd Street was constructed around 1906. Its earliest occupants were renters, who mostly worked at the nearby railyards and stayed in the home for relatively short periods, often sharing the building with another family. Other occupants included clerks, drivers, carpenters, and telephone company employees. In the late 1920s, the home was occupied by the Rollings family. William Rollings worked at the City Water and Light Department. His wife Bertha worked as a finisher at the Austin Hotel’s laundry, and some of the Rollings daughters also worked as laundresses and hotel laundry staff along with their mother. Their sons worked as a truck driver and a chauffeur. Other longer-term renters included Levi and Mary Van Sickle, an engineer and his eventual widow, and Milton B. Ayers and his wife and son. Ayers was an elevator operator, while his son worked as a machinist and carpenter. Paul and Alma Fick, a cigar company employee and clerk, lived in the house in the late 1950s along with their son, Paul Jr., who also found a job at Eli Witt Cigars. By 1959, butcher Tom Resendez and his wife Mary were the home’s primary residents; they remained there until at least 1968. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects at potential historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1.1 Locate additions to the rear and sides of historic buildings to minimize visual impact. 1.3 If an addition adds a story to the historic building, set it back from the front wall to minimize visual impact. a. If the historic building has a side-gabled, cross-gabled, hipped, or pyramidal roof form, set the addition behind the roof ridgeline or peak. 1.5 Minimize the loss of historic fabric by connecting additions to the existing building through the least possible invasive location and means. Both options for the proposed two-story addition are located to the rear of the existing building and preserve most of the shape of the historic building from the primary street. The proposed addition is set back from the front wall and is located behind the ridgeline. The rear wall and rear half of northwest and southeast portions of the historic building will be demolished to connect the proposed addition to the existing house. 2.1 Design an addition to complement the scale and massing of the historic building, including height. The addition must appear subordinate to the historic building. 2.2 Minimize the appearance of the addition from the street faced by the historic building’s front wall. a. If the addition connects to the historic building’s rear wall, step in the addition’s side walls at least one foot (1’) from the side walls of the historic building. b. The historic building’s overall shape as viewed from the street must appear relatively unaltered. The proposed addition options are both set back from the main house. They are stepped in more than 1’ at the southeast elevation, but stepped out more than 1’ at the northwest elevation. From the street, the historic building appears relatively unaltered, with decorative details and first-floor character-defining features intact. The northwest elevation, if viewed obliquely from the street, may appear altered. 3.1 Design additions to be compatible with and differentiated from the historic building, if they are visible from the street. Option 1 for the proposed addition is differentiated from the historic building via its placement, height, and modern fenestration patterns. Option 2 is differentiated by its placement and height. Both are somewhat compatible with the historic building.  4.1 If an addition will be visible from a street on the front or side, design its roof form and slope to complement the roof on the historic building. 4.2 Use roof materials that match or have similar color, texture, and other visual qualities as the roof on the historic building. The proposed roof form, slope, and materials are compatible with the historic building’s roof. 5.1 If an addition will be visible from a street on the front or side, use exterior wall materials that are compatible with those on the historic building, as well as with the character of the district, in scale, type, material, size, finish, and texture. 5.2 Differentiate the exterior wall materials of the addition from those of the historic building. The exterior wall materials for both options are compatible with the original house’s and are differentiated by their second- floor placement. 6.1 If an addition will be visible from a street on the front or side, use windows that are compatible with those on the existing building in terms of material, fenestration pattern, size, proportion, configuration, and profile. Option 1’s front-facing windows are simple in design and de-emphasize the addition’s height. Option 2’s front-facing windows comply with Committee feedback and take design cues from the historic first-floor windows. The windows at secondary facades are somewhat compatible; their irregular placement and varied size and proportion are less compatible. Both project options meet some of the applicable standards, with Option 2 reflecting more Committee feedback. STAFF COMMENTS The property is recommended eligible as a City of Austin landmark and individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in the 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey. 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 may meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of Folk Victorian architecture. b. Historical association. The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey states that the property is associated with East Austin’s development patterns, demographic shifts, and resident lifeways. 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. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Retain and repair original decorative details and character-defining architectural features. Smooth stairwell profile at west elevation. Match window proportions at façade to main house. Consider a one-story addition, rather than the current two- story plan. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Should the Commission decide against recommending historic zoning, endorse one revised plan option and release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos Source: Martha Doty Freeman, 1980. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth674303/m1/1/  Realtor.com, no date  H-H-M, Inc., 2016 Occupancy History City Directory Research, April 2021 and 2016 1968 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 Tom H. and Mary C. Resendez, renters Meat Cutter, Moyer's Grocery Tom H. and Mary Resendez, renters Butcher, Smathers Food Store Paul M. Fick, renter Warehouseman, Eli Witt Cigar Paul M. Fick Jr., renter Deliveryman, Eli Witt Cigar Paul M. and Alma Fick, renters Shipping clerk, Eli Witt Cigar Co. of Texas Clerk, E.M. Scarbrough & Sons Paul M. Fick Jr., renter Stamper, Eli Witt Cigar Co. of Texas Robert D. and Vernon Champion, renters Driver Waitress, Steer Grill Milton B. and Reta Ayers, renters Carpenter Littlepage M. and Desta M. Copeland, owners Carrier, PO Milton B. and Josephine Ayers, renters Elevator operator, State Board of Control Milton B. Ayers Jr., renter Machine operator, Austin Baking  1944 Milton B. and Josephine Ayers, renters Milton B. Ayers Jr., renter 1941 1939 1937 George W. and Nancy M. Hanks, renters Carpenter Mary Van Sickle, renter (widow Levi L.) Mary Van Sickle, renter (widow Levi L.) Stanley and Clara Bennett, renters Carpenter 1935 Levi E. and Mary Van Sickle, renters Hoisting engineering Fred A. and Gladys McCleskey, renters Bricklayer 1932 Berta Rollings, renter (widow of William) Finisher, Austin Hotel Laundry 1929 William and Berta Rollings, renters Mary L Rollings, renter Employee, Austin Hotel Laundry John C. Rollings, renter 1927 William and Berta Rollings, renters Employee, City Water & Light Department William Rollings Jr., renter Chauffeur, Patton Transfer Co. Ruth Rollings, renter Sorter, Austin Hotel Laundry Polly Rollings, renter Shaker, Austin Hotel Laundry Mary Rollings, renter Laundress John C. Rollings, renter Driver, Universal Coal & Wood Co. Guy L. and Nina Digby, renters James W. and Maggie Weaver, renters Car repair, T & T C Railway Operator, S.W. Bell Telephone Co. Fannie Oyervides, renter (widow Frank) Leonard S. and Clementine Cline, renters Carpenter Lemuel T. Cline, renter Presser William Rollings, renter Car inspector, H & T James W. Darley, renter Clerk, Charles W. Darley 1924 1922 1920 1918 1916 1914 1912 1910 1906 Lehnis B. Slaughter, renter Driver, Magnolia Petroleum Co. John R. Killen, renter Bottlemaker, H & T Charles C. Smithwick Section foreman, M K & T 1903 Address not listed Biographical Information The Statesman, Jun 6, 1917; The Austin Statesman, May 2, 1933 The Austin Statesman, Jan 19, 1940 and Jan 5, 1955  The Austin Statesman, Apr 3, 1958  Maps The Austin Statesman, Sep 20, 1962 and Jul 23, 1963 1935 Sanborn map Permits Water tap permit, 7-24-50 Water tap permit, 1-11-62