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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS AUGUST 23, 2021 HR-2021-116459 CLARKSVILLE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 1104 CHARLOTTE STREET C.5 – 1 PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Raise house and move away from street to construct basement. Construct side addition. 1) Demolish back porch and portions of rear and southeast exterior wall and roof. 2) Move the house approximately four feet further from the street. 3) Raise the house approximately seven feet to install concrete foundation with crawlspace and basement floor. 4) Construct a two-story rear and side addition with screened porch. The proposed building’s exterior materials include fiber-cement board-and-batten siding, limestone, and stucco cladding, as well as horizontal fiber-cement skirting. It is capped by a hipped metal roof and features a flat vegetative roof at rear. 5) Install new handrails, stairs, and skylight to existing historic house. One-story square-plan cottage with hipped metal roof and partial-width porch supported by turned posts. Details include exposed rafter tails and board-and-batten siding. Symmetrical 4:4 wood windows flank the central entryway. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH The house at 1104 Charlotte Street appears to have been built around 1912. Though it was likely constructed as a rental property, it was owned and occupied by the Robinson family from 1916 until the end of the 1920s. William M. Robinson, a teamster, moved there after living with his family across the street at 1202 Charlotte Street upon his marriage. His wife, Elizabeth, worked as a laundress; one of her relatives, Nannie, stayed with them off and on over the years. By 1930, the home had been sold to James and Betty Green. After Betty Green sold the home around 1941, it was occupied by a series of renters, including a U.S. Army serviceman, a laundress, several laborers, and a Southern Union Gas employee. 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 districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 1. General standards The proposed project minimizes the loss of historic fabric at the main elevation by restoring original windows, siding, and roof material. Some historic fabric is lost at the side and rear of the building, and its relationship to the street will change. 2. Foundations The proposed project does not appear to comply with Standard 2.1 (“Maintain the building’s historic relationship with the site. Do not raise, lower, or rotate the historic building when rehabilitating the foundation. Any elevation changes to minimize flood risk will be addressed on a case-by-case basis”). The built-in limestone planters are also somewhat incompatible. 3. Roofs The original roof’s details remain intact; however, some of the original roof fabric is lost. 6. Porches The proposed new handrails appear appropriate. Replacement of turned posts with boxed columns is not appropriate. Residential additions 1. Location The proposed addition is located to the rear and side of the historic house. However, it does not appear adequately set back C.5 – 2 from the original roof’s peak. 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed addition is somewhat complementary to the scale and massing of the historic building, though it is not stepped back on both sides. 3. Design and style The proposed addition appears compatible with and differentiated from the historic building in terms of design and style, with the exception of the new roofline that extends above the historic hipped roof. 4. Roofs The proposed addition’s roof is mostly compatible, though the pyramidal second-floor roofline somewhat dominates the simple hipped roofline of the main house. 5. Exterior walls While the building’s main fiber cement siding is compatible with the existing house, the limestone accent cladding is not. While stucco is also less compatible, most stucco accents appear at the rear elevation. 6. Windows, screens, and doors The proposed addition’s fenestration appears largely appropriate. 7. Porches and decks The proposed addition’s porches are all located at the rear of the house and will not be visible from the street. Summary The project meets some of the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property contributes to the Clarksville National Register district. 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 does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of vernacular architecture with National Folk influences. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. 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 Comment on and release the plans, encouraging the applicant to reconsider raising the house to add a basement floor. LOCATION MAP C.5 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.5 – 4 Application, 2021 Occupancy History City Directory Research, July 2021 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 Willie L. Ora L. Titus, renters Laborer, Southern Union Gas Willie L. and Ora L. Titus, renters Laborer, Southern Union Gas Willie L. and Ora L. Titus, renters Laborer, Southern Union Gas Lanier and Renee Jackson, renters Porter Naomi D. Prather, renter (widow of Lloyd E.) Laundry Louis and Mildred Fowler, renters Laborer B. D. and Johannie M. Clark, renters USA Betty Green, owner C.5 – 5 Betty Green, owner James and Betty Green, owners James and Betty Green, owners James and Betty Green, owner Charlotte Street not listed. Lizzie Robinson, owner Note: address noted as 1104 (1439) Charlotte William M. and Elizabeth Robinson, owners Note: address noted as 1104 (1439) Charlotte William M. and Elizabeth Robinson, owners Nannie Watrous, renter Note: address noted as 1104 (1439) Charlotte William M. and Eliza Robinson, owners William M. and Liza Robinson, owners Nannie Robinson, renter William M. Robinson, owner Teamster, City Street Department Lizzie Robinson, renter Laundress 1939 1937 1935 1932 1929 1927 1924 1922 1920 1918 1916 1912 Cora Williams Stewart Davis Note: William M. Robinson is listed as living with family member Jesse Robinson and his family across the street at 1202 Charlotte. The Robinson family stayed at 1202 into the 1930s. Biographical Information The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Nov 22, 1945 C.5 – 6 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Sep 4, 1970 and The Austin American Statesman (1973-1980); Aug 26, 1977 Permits 1935 Sanborn map Application for Sewer Connection, 1922 C.5 – 7 Roofing & repair permit, 1970 Remodel permit, 1968 Reroof and repair inspection card, 1978