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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS NOVEMBER 15, 2021 HR-2021-161990 TRAVIS HEIGHTS-FAIRVIEW PARK NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 514 TERRACE DRIVE C.7 – 1 PROPOSAL Replace windows at front and side elevations. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Replace existing 1:1 windows with new double-hung 1:1 windows, retaining existing opening dimensions. 1.5-story Tudor Revival house clad in stone veneer with arched doorway, gabled roof, and 1:1 wood windows. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH DESIGN STANDARDS The house at 514 Terrace Drive was built in 1937 by Drisdale and Osie Andrews. Drisdale Andrews worked as a pressman and printer for the American Printing Company. By 1944, the house was occupied by renters Adeline and Homer Elam, who served in the Army before working at the Capitol Chevrolet dealership. The home’s longest-term owners, Edwin and Violet Winterberg, moved in at the end of the 1940s. Edwin Winterberg worked as a plumber, and the two shared their home with Violet’s sister, Viola. 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 removes and replaces windows at the main and secondary façades of the house. 5. Windows, doors, and screens The proposed windows at the secondary façade will be replaced in-kind, without alteration to existing window openings, and will be constructed of composite material. The proposed replacements at the arched window on the primary façade will be replaced with two double-hung windows where three currently exist, and the divided fanlight above will be replaced with an undivided fanlight. Summary The project mostly meets the standards at secondary elevations, but does not meet the standards at the main elevation. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property contributes to the Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register district. 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 meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is constructed in the Tudor Revival style. 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, C.7 – 2 cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on and release plans, encouraging applicant to retain and repair windows at the main elevation, or replace in- kind with the same number, style, and configuration if existing windows are deteriorated beyond repair. LOCATION MAP C.7 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.7 – 4 Google Street View, 2021 Occupancy History City Directory Research, September 2021 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 Edmund M. and Violet E. Winterberg, owners Edmund M. and Violet E. Winterberg, owners Plumber Edwin M. and Violet Winterberg, owners Plumber, Wallace of Houston Edwin M. and Violet Winterberg, owners Plumber, Groos-Miller Edwin M. and Violet Winterberg, owners Plumber, Groos-Miller & Wiley Homer W. and Adeline Elam, renters Salesman, Capitol Chevrolet Homer W. and Adeline E. Elam, renters USA Drisdale H. and Osie Andres, owners Printer, American Publishing Co. Drisdale H. and Osie T. Andrews, owners Pressman Biographical Information C.7 – 5 The Austin American (1914-1973); Mar 25, 1956 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Jan 16, 1973 Permits C.7 – 6 Sewer service permit, 1938 Water service permit, 1938 Building permit, 1937 Building permit, 1938