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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS OCTOBER 25, 2021 PR-21-139080 1000 E. 38TH STREET D.2 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1940 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH PROPERTY EVALUATION One-story, wing-and-gable plan frame cottage with minimal traditional design features; synthetic siding, a partial-width independent porch on ornamental metal posts, and single and double 1:1 fenestration. The house was built in 1940 by Maynard Anderson, who, with his wife Laura, lived here all through the historic period. Maynard Anderson was a native of Travis County and was a clerk in a drug store before managing and then opening his own drug store, which he operated until his death. The property was identified as a medium priority for preservation in the 2019 draft survey of the Hancock neighborhood, but with no recommendation for individual designation or inclusion in a potential historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity if the current siding is original. 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 minimal traditional cottage in a neighborhood characterized by this style; there does not appear to be architectural significance that would warrant individual designation of this house over any other in the neighborhood. b. Historical association. The property was the home of a drug store operator throughout the historic period, and 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, consisting of 8.5 x 11 photographs of all elevations, printed on photographic paper, a dimensioned sketch plan, and a narrative history for archiving at the Austin History Center. LOCATION MAP D.2 – 2 D.2 – 3 1000 E. 38th Street ca. 1940 D.2 – 4 OCCUPANCY HISTORY 1000 E. 38th Street City Directory Research, Austin History Center By City Historic Preservation Office August, 2021 1957 Maynard H. and Laura Anderson, owners Manager, Nau’s Drug Store, 913 E. 1st Street 1954 Maynard H. and Laura Anderson, owners Proprietor, Nau Drug Store No. 2, 913 E. 1st Street 1949 Maynard and Laura Anderson, owners Proprietor, Nau’s Drug Store, 913 E. 1st Street D.2 – 5 1944-45 Maynard and Laura Anderson, owners Manager, Yeates Drug Store (multiple locations) 1941 Maynard and Laura Anderson, owners Clerk, Yeates Drug Store (multiple locations) 1939 The address is not listed in the directory. NOTE: Maynard and Laura Anderson are listed at 1615 ½ Navasota Street; he was the store manager of Yeates Drug Store (multiple locations). BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: Maynard and Laura Anderson (ca. 1940 - ) The 1940 U.S. Census shows Maynard H. and Laura Anderson as the owners of this house, which was worth $3,500, and in a section of the block and neighborhood where house values ranged from $3,500 to $5,000. Maynard H. Anderson was 23, had been born in Texas, and was a drug clerk in a drug store. Laura Anderson was also 23, had been born in Texas, and had no occupation listed. She lived in Corsicana, Texas in 1935. They had a 9-month old son, Carl Everett Anderson, who had been born in Texas. Maynard Hartwin Anderson’s 1940 World War II draft registration card shows that he was living at this address. He was born in Travis County, Texas in 1916, and was employed by T.P. Yeates at his drug store at 1815 E. 12th Street. Maynard Anderson was 5’-11” tall, weighed 126 pounds, and had a light complexion with blond hair and blue eyes His 1982 death certificate shows that Maynard Hartwin Anderson was living at this address at the time of his death. He was born in Travis County, Texas in 1916 and was the owner of a drug store. Laura Anderson was born in Leon County, Texas in 1916 and died in Tarrant County, Texas in 2001. She is buried in Travis County with Maynard Anderson. Building permit to Maynard H. Anderson for the construction of this house (1940)  D.2 – 6 Water service permit for this address (1940) Building permit to Maynard H. Anderson for a rear addition (1957)