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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS MAY 24, 2021 HR-2021 044092 2040 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET D.2 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1926-27 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story National Folk residence clad in board-and-batten siding. It features a pyramidal hipped roof clad in corrugated metal, exposed rafter tails, an inset partial-width porch supported by boxed columns, and screened 1:1 windows. The house at 2040 East Cesar Chavez Street was constructed around 1927 by Christian and Charlotte Kofahl for their family. The Kofahls were both born in Oldsloe, Germany and settled in Austin in 1878; Christian Kofahl was a successful barber and operated several barbershops and ladies’ hair salons, including for the Driskill. Kofahl was an active member of the German Lutheran church, serving as one of the first elders of St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church; the organization’s first building of worship was constructed in 1885 on land donated by Christian Kofahl. Kofahl died in 1930, and his family vacated the home. From 1932 into the 1940s, the property became primarily a rental house, with short-term residents including electricians, mechanics, salesmen, and bookkeepers. During the 1940s, it was occupied by a serviceman, a firefighter, and a driver and their families. By 1954, Otis Roe lived in the home and operated his service station across the street at 2027 East Cesar Chavez Street. In 1957, Albert G. and Zelma Gonzales purchased the house; they sold it two years later to Rosa M. Gillian. STAFF COMMENTS The 2016 East Austin historic resource survey lists the property as eligible for local landmark designation and individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as contributing to a potential local historic district and contributing to a potential National Register Historic District. The survey lists architecture and historical associations as qualifying NRHP criteria. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high to 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 building is constructed in the National Folk style. b. Historical association. The East Austin survey identifies the property’s occupancy history as an example of demographic changes and settlement patterns among working- to middle-class renters in East Austin during the twentieth century. 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 Consider initiation of historic zoning. Should the Commission choose to release the demolition permit, encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse or relocation, then require completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to permit issuance. LOCATION MAP D.2 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.2 – 3 Google Street View, 2020 Applicant, 2020 Occupancy History: H-H-M, Inc., 2016 and Historic Preservation Office, 2021 1959 Rosa M. Gillian, owner D.2 – 4 Proprietor, Otis Roe Service Station, 2027 E Cesar Chavez 1957 Albert G. and Zelma Gonzales, owners Mary J. Denson, renter 1954 Otis Roe 1955 Mary J. Denson, renter (widow Bert D.) 1952 Harvey B. and Lottie P. Witcher, renters Janitor, UT Mrs. Lizzie Boyle, renter (wid. William) 1949 Harris R. and Alma Ward, renters Driver Lizzie A. Boyle, renter (wid. William) 1947 Raymond W. and Geneva Long, renters Fireman, SP Lines 1944 Woodrow Anderson, renter USA Joseph and Violet Long, renters Guard 1942 Charles W. and Edna D. White Bookkeeper, Aransas Compress Co. 1941 Address not listed 1940 Horace E. and Ethel Miller, owners Salesman, L. East Produce Co 1937 Listed as 2108 E 1st on Sanborn map H. E. and Ethel Miller, renter Deliveryman, L. East Produce Co. 1935 Vacant 1932 Joseph L. and Marion Barnett, renters Meter mechanic, Texas Public Service Co. Doyle H. and Annie Barnett, renters Electrician 1929 Christian and Charlotte Kofahl, owners Notary Chris B. Easton, renter (son-in-law) 1927 Address not listed Biographical Information D.2 – 5 Austin Daily Statesman, Jun 10, 1901; The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Aug 20, 1922; D.2 – 6 The Austin Statesman, Jan 31, 1927 and Feb 15, 1928 The Austin American, Mar 11, 1928 D.2 – 7 The Austin Statesman, Feb 4, 1929 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Jan 11, 1930 The Austin Statesman, Jan 15, 1945 D.2 – 8 D.2 – 9 D.2 – 10 The Austin Statesman, Apr 2, 1960 D.2 – 11 Maps The Austin American Statesman, Feb 20, 1976 Permits 1935 Sanborn map D.2 – 12 1927 water tap permit Sewer tap permit, 3-8-29