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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS JUNE 28, 2021 PR-2021-076165; GF-2021-080450 2007 WILLOW ST. D.6 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1912 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story National Folk house with a hipped roof and full-width integral porch supported by Doric columns. The front door has a transom and sidelights. Windows are 1:1, with the exception of a picture window on the façade. The house at 2007 Willow St. was constructed around 1912. Lamar Q. Cato, a draftsman for architect George A. Endress, occupied the house between 1912 and 1914, followed by a succession of renters, including a boilermaker and a lineman. Beginning in 1922, the occupants were Edward B. and Emma Harris and their daughter and son-in-law, Ola and Charles A. Childress. Through the 1920s, Edward and Emma both worked as clerks at various establishments, and Charles was a firefighter. By 1932, Edward founded a grocery store on E. 6th Street, and Ola worked there as a clerk. In 1935, Charles is listed as a business partner in the grocery. The venture was short-lived, however, due to Edward’s death shortly thereafter. Emma continued to live in the house until her death in 1939. Charles and Ola owned the house through 1952. Charles worked in a variety of ventures. Ola was active in the Metz Elementary PTA and taught piano in the home. The house was subsequently occupied by a series of renters. STAFF COMMENTS The property is listed as non-contributing to the recommended South East Austin Historic District in the 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey. Staff disagrees that modifications are significant enough to render the house non-contributing. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate 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 appear to meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The house is a good example of a National Folk house with modest Classical Revival detailing but has alterations, including a picture window on the façade. b. Historical association. The house does not appear to have significant historical associations. While the Harris and Childress families lived in the home for around 30 years, they do not appear to have made significant contributions to Austin’s history. c. 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. d. 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 relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.6 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.6 – 3 Hardy Heck Moore, Inc., City of Austin Historic Resources Survey, 2016 Applicant, 2021 Occupancy History City Directory Research, Historic Preservation Office, 2021 D.6 – 4 Amelia Potthoff, renter (widow of Fredrick) Occupation not listed Notes: Chas. A. and Ola Childress lived at 1107 E. 6th St.; Edward B. and Emma Harris are not listed Address not listed Lamar Q. Cato Draughtsman Lamar Q. Cato Draftsman, George A. Endress Allen Beard Boilermaker, H & T S. E. Bjorkeroth, renter Occupation not listed Geo A. and Reta Potthoff, renters Lineman, City L&P Department Fredrick H. Potthoff, renter Helper, Lone Star Ice co. 1922 Peter and Ola Childress, renters Mechanic Edward B. and Emma Harris, renters Edward – Clerk, D. G. Huebner Emma – Clerk, The Novelty Shop 1924 Edward B. and Emma Harris, owners Clerk Chas. A. and Ola Childress, renters Fireman, Fire Station No. 3 Edward B. and Emma Harris, owners Edward – Clerk, T.B. Yates Emma – Saleswoman, Dacy’s Chas. A. and Ola Childress, renters Fireman, Hose Co. No. 1 Edward B. and Emma Harris, owners Edward – Clerk, T.B. Yates Emma – Saleswoman, My Hat Shop Chas. A. and Ola Childress, renters Fireman, Hose Co. No. 3 Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners Chas. – Hoseman, Engineering Co. No. 2 Ola – Clerk, E. B. Harris Edward B. and Emma Harris Grocer, 1209 E. 6th Street 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1927 1929 1932 1935 Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners Edward B. Harris E. B. Harris & Co. (E. B. Harris & C. A. Childress – Grocery, 1209 E. 6th Street) D.6 – 5 1937 Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners Occupation not listed Emma A. Harris (wid. Edw. B.) Occupation not listed 1939 Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners (1 child) Occupation not listed 1941 1944 1947 1949 1952 1955 Emma Harris Occupation not listed Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owner (1 child) Stationary engineer Note: Emma Harris is not listed. Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners (1 child) Fireman Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners Mechanic Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners Helper, South Texas Cotton Oil Chas. A. and Ola Childress, owners Assistant superintendent, South Texas Cotton Oil Leslie Vasterling, renter Field party man, The Marvin Turner Engineers Rear – Paul and Grace Myers, renters Attendant, Austin Oil Co. 1957 Landis and Enis Fustner, renters USAF Rear – Paul M. and Etta June Lacy, renters USAF 1959 Della Hicks, renter Occupation not listed Rear – Vacant Note: Chas. A. and Ola Childress lived at 4012 Maplewood Ave.; Charles was a butcher at Kash-Karry No. 6 Historical Information D.6 – 6 Obituary for Emma Harris, The Austin Statesman, 2/20/1939 World War II draft registration card, Charles A. Childress D.6 – 7 Headstone of Charles A. Childress, Oakwood Cemetery Annex, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26212963/charles-a-childress Death certificate, Ola Moore Childress, 1970 D.6 – 8 Articles on Ola Childress, The Austin Statesman, 12/8/1941; The Austin American, 12/22/1946; and The Austin Statesman, 5/3/1970 Permits D.6 – 9 Building permits, 1939, 1950, and 1951 D.6 – 10 Water tap permit, undated