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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS MAY 24, 2021 GF-21-064096 1202 PEREZ STREET D.14 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1952 stone house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story L-plan masonry house with arched Spanish Eclectic partial-width porch, 8:8 and 4:4 wood windows with iron grates, and a stone retaining wall. The house at 1202 Perez Street was constructed around 1952 by Armando and Anita Lopez. Armando Lopez, born in Floresville in 1913, was a construction worker and mason, and the multiple types of stonework on the property may be examples of his work. His wife, Hutto native Anita Berlanga Lopez, was an attendant and instructor at the Travis State School. Anita and Armando Lopez moved to Austin from San Antonio between 1935 and 1940; they owned the home at 1202 Perez Street until at least 1995. STAFF COMMENTS 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 shows examples different masonry types prevalent at midcentury, designed and built by a professional mason. It displays Spanish Eclectic influences. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations, though the Commission should consider that it was occupied by Armando Lopez, the mason who ostensibly designed and installed the home’s exterior cladding and interior accent walls. 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 Strongly encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation and/or deconstruction, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.14 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.14 – 3 D.14 – 4 Realtor.com, 2021 Google Street View, 2021 Occupancy History City Directory Research, April 2021 1959 Armando Lopez, owner  1957 Armando B. and Anita B. Lopez, owners Rock mason 1955 Armando and Anita Lopez, owners Construction worker 1952 Address not listed Biographical Information D.14 – 5 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Feb 4, 1964 https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=anita-b-lopez&pid=178293986&fhid=19498 Permits D.14 – 6 Addition permit, 8-1-58 Addition permit, 7-10-59 Addition permit, 8-19-63 D.14 – 7 Water tap permit, 4-15-52 Sewer tap permit, 6-18-63