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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JULY 26, 2021 PR-21-091021 OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 3103 OAKMONT BOULEVARD C.10 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1947 contributing house and construct a new residence with garage. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Demolish existing contributing house. 2) Construct a new 2-story house. The proposed building features a full-width front porch supported by boxed columns. It is clad in horizontal wood siding with board-and-batten at the second-floor dormer. Triangular brackets are proposed at dormer eaves. The building’s compound side-gabled roof is clad in composite shingles. Window configurations include 2:2, fixed and sliding single-pane, 1:1, and 3:1. 3) Construct a detached garage at the rear of the property. It will be clad in horizontal siding to match the main house and will be capped by a pyramidal roof covered in composite shingles. The garage door faces the street. ARCHITECTURE One-story house with compound gabled roofline, stucco cladding, and multilight steel casement windows. Side elevations feature a built-in planter and flat-roofed detached carport. A limestone retaining wall spans the front of the lot, elevating the property above sidewalk level. RESEARCH The existing contributing house was built in 1947 by A. S. Hull and contractor Zelotus D. Yeaton and his wife, Elaine, who were also its first occupants. By 1952, the Yeatons sold the property to G. W. and Rues Archer; they remained there until at least 1955. By 1955, Army veteran and music educator Nelson G. Patrick had moved into the home. Patrick, director of the Stephen F. Austin High School band, went on to serve as the University of Texas’ associate and acting dean of the College of Fine Arts. Dr. Patrick taught UT music students arrangement, history, and physics, and organized the University’s first Longhorn Music Camps. Dr. Patrick worked as the music director for the University Interscholastic League from 1961 to 1984, creating programs for the Texas State Solo Ensemble Contest, the Texas State Marching Band Contest, the Texas State Wind Ensemble Contest, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association (see Legacy.com obituary, below). He remained active as a consultant to the organization until his death. Throughout his career, he used his substantial experience to inform the Texas legislature on music and music education and to publish prolifically, appearing in scholarly publications and popular music journals alike. Dr. Patrick’s other honors are enumerated in his 2004 obituary: He served…in the Texas Music Educators Association as Band Chairman, Vice-President from 1956 to 1957, as President from 1957 to 1958, and on the Board of Directors from 1961 to 1984[…] Honors include the National Federation Association Award, commendation…from joint session of Texas Legislature, University Interscholastic League 75 Anniversary Award, 20th Year Adjudication Award, […]Orpheus Award, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Who's Who in Music, and Who's Who in Education. A University of Texas endowed scholarship was established in Patrick’s name in 1994, one year before his retirement. Patrick continued to lecture at UT’s School of Music until 2002, at age 90. DESIGN STANDARDS 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 in National Register Historic Districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Residential new construction 1. Location The proposed new primary building appears to be sufficiently set back to maintain street rhythm; no adjacent contributing buildings are present. The proposed garage is located at the rear of the property, as are other detached garages in the district. C.10 – 2 2. Orientation The proposed house and garage are oriented toward the street, consistent with nearby contributing buildings’ orientations. 3. Scale, Massing, and Height The proposed new building appears appropriately scaled. While rear massing is more complex, the portion of the house visible from the street retains simple massing. The detached garage is subordinate to the main house. 4. Proportions The proposed buildings’ proportions are consistent with the proportions of nearby contributing buildings. 5. Design and Style The proposed new buildings appear compatible with the district’s historic character. While the main house is mostly differentiated by its modern cladding and fenestration patterns, the triangular brackets at the street-facing dormer are not appropriate decorative elements for the building’s predominantly Colonial Revival–influenced design. 6. Roofs The proposed roof forms and materials appear compatible; while the house’s roof form is more complex toward the rear, it appears appropriately understated at the main elevation. 7. Exterior Walls The proposed horizontal siding on both new buildings is compatible with the district’s historic character. Board-and-batten siding at the dormer may make this feature appear taller than its actual height; however, it is not used extensively. 8. Windows and Doors The proposed new building’s fenestration is compatible in size, configuration, and profile at the main elevation. Varying window types at secondary elevations may appear cluttered or overly complex for the building’s style; however, these will be minimally visible from the street. 9. Porches The proposed front porch reflects the proportions, placement, and rhythm of porches on contributing buildings within the district. The project meets most of the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The existing building contributes to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. Its exterior materials and garage have been modified. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b. Historical association. The property is associated with Dr. Nelson G. Patrick, S. F. Austin High band director, UT associate dean, president of the Texas Association of Music Educators, and State Director of Music for the University Interscholastic League. 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 Approve the demolition application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. Comment on and release new construction plans, encouraging the applicant to omit triangular brackets at the dormer. LOCATION MAP C.10 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.10 – 4 Source: Street View, 2021 Occupancy History City directory research, June 2021 1959 Nelson G. Patrick, owner Teacher, Austin High School 1957 Nelson G. Patrick, owner Teacher, public school 1955 Nelson G. Patrick, renter Teacher, public school C.10 – 5 1952 Giruice W. and Rues Archer, owners 1949 Zelotus Dudley and Elaine Yeaton, owners General contractor 1947 Address not listed Biographical Information Nelson G. ``Dr Pat' Patrick, beloved Texas Music Educator, a resident of Austin for 50 years, age 92, died Saturday, July 31, 2004. Dr. Pat was born in Marlin, Texas, on April 19, 1912. His father died when he was 6, so he spent many of his early years helping to support his family. His undergraduate studies took place at Texas A&I University in Kingsville and Texas Technological University in Lubbock, where he earned a Bachelors degree in Education in 1940. He undertook graduate studies in several institutions, including the American University, Oxford University, Texas Tech, Columbia University, and The University of Texas-Austin. He earned a Masters in Education, with a minor in Music Education, from Texas Tech in 1947, and a Doctorate in Education from UT-Austin in 1954. Dr. Patrick's teaching career began in Premont, Texas, where he taught vocal and elementary school from 1930 to 1935. He taught band and choir in Donna, Texas, from 1935 to 1942. After a short detour in the US Army, attaining the rank of Captain in the Antitank Company, 410th Infantry, 1st Platoon in WWII in France, Germany, Austria, and Italy from 1942 to 1946. Dr Pat reestablished his music education passion as the band director in San Benito, Texas, from 1946 to 1952. He then moved to Austin, Texas, to become the band and orchestra director at Austin High School from 1954 to 1960. During the summers, of 1936 to 1952, while finishing his degree work, he worked for Texas Tech University. Dr. Patrick started working for the University of Texas at Austin in 1960. He taught his last semester in the spring of 2002. During his 42 year career at UT-Austin in the College of Fine Arts, Dr. Pat was the Assistant Dean from 1968 to 1976, the Associate Dean from 1976 to 1977, and the Acting Dean from 1977 to 1978. Dr. Patrick's teaching specialties at UT-Austin ranged from the physics of acoustics, orchestration and band arranging, and designs for instruction to the history of the American Concert Band. From 1964 to 1971, Dr. Patrick organized and directed the UT Music Department's first Longhorn Music Camps, which continue today. While touching the lives of the thousands of music students he personally educated, Dr. Pat was the State Director of Music for the University Interscholastic League (UIL) from 1961 to 1984. As director he created, organized, and brought to life the Texas State Solo Ensemble Contest, the Texas State Marching Band Contest, the Texas State Wind Ensemble Contest, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. He continued his involvement in the UIL as a Consultant to the State Director of Music from 1984 to 2004. He was First Chairman, Music Section of the National Federation of State High School Association from 1979 to 1984. He served in various capacities in the Texas Music Educators Association, as Band Chairman, Vice-President from 1956 to 1957, as President from 1957 to 1958, and on the Board of Directors from 1961 to 1984. He was also a consultant to various Texas state legislative committees, groups, and individuals on music matters. Dr Pat belonged to many professional organizations, Phi Beta Mu, (president), Kappa Kappa Psi, American Acoustical Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfoniana, Music Educators National Conference, Texas Music Educators Conference, and American Association Composers and Conductors. His honors include the National Federation Association Award, Commendation resolution from joint session of Texas Legislature, University Interscholastic League 75 Anniversary Award, 20th Year Adjudication Award, (Enid, Oklahoma), Orpheus Award, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Who's Who in Music, and Who's Who in Education. He published hundreds of articles in of the Prescribed Music List, Music Educators Journal, Southwestern Musician combined with the Texas Music Educator, The Leaguer, National Federation Journal, and reprints in several other states' periodicals. Nelson Patrick was survived by one sister, Lola Mae Campbell of San Antonio and 15 nieces and nephews. Services will be held at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Home on 200 E. Franklin in Hillsboro, TX, 76645.. A chapel service will be at 12:00 p.m. The military service will be grave side immediately following the chapel service. Donations can be sent to either of two scholarship funds setup in Dr Pat's name. Please contact Richard Floyd, the UIL State Director of Music, P.O. Box 8028, Austin, TX Source: Legacy.com. 2004 (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/nelson-patrick-obituary?pid=2483088) C.10 – 6 The Austin Chronicle, 2004. https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2004-08-13/224123/ The Austin American (1914-1973); Jun 7, 1953 C.10 – 7 The Austin American (1914-1973); Aug 22, 1954 Ancestry.com, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Austin High School, 1956 C.10 – 8 Ancestry.com, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Austin High School, 1960 The Austin American (1914-1973); Apr 2, 1961 C.10 – 9 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Oct 1, 1968 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Nov 22, 1971 C.10 – 10 Ancestry.com, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; University of Texas, 1978 C.10 – 11 Ancestry.com, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; University of Texas, 1978 Permits Water tap permit to Q D Yeaton, 1947 Sewer tap permit to A S Hull, 1947 Building permit to A S Hull, 1947 C.10 – 12 Addition permit to E M Funk, 1977