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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS DECEMBER 17, 2021 HR-2021-177115 WEST LINE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 1205 W. 10TH STREET C.1 – 1 PROPOSAL Remodel front porch, replacing stairs and railings, changing configuration, adding a screen, and adding decorative steel planters. Repair existing cladding. Replace front door with salvaged window. Replace windows at secondary façades. Replace roof with standing-seam metal roof. Demolish rear addition to construct new one-story addition. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair existing wood and masonry cladding. 2) Convert front porch to screened porch, removing existing stairs and railings. Reconfigure entryway, moving stairs to left side of porch and replacing street-facing front door with salvaged wood window. 3) Replace corrugated metal roof with metal standing seam roof. 4) Replace existing windows at west elevation. 2:2 aluminum-clad double-hung windows are proposed. 5) Demolish rear of house and construct new single-story addition with basement at rear of house. The proposed addition is stucco with a standing-seam metal roof and aluminum-clad windows. The house’s existing basement-level windows will be removed to accommodate the addition, which features full-height 2:2 windows with 2-pane ribbon windows above at east and south elevations. The proposed addition features exposed rafter tails and a gabled roofline. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH DESIGN STANDARDS One-story house with basement. The house is front-gabled with a partial-width porch and wood windows with 1:1 screens. The corrugated metal roof, with exposed rafter tails and triangular brackets at eaves, is supported at the main elevation by wrought metal columns. The porch gable features decorative bargeboards. The house is clad in horizontal wood siding, with masonry skirting at basement level. The house at 1205 W. 10th Street was constructed around 1929. Its first occupants were Ray and Elsie Glenn. Ray Glenn worked as a hoseman with Engine No. 2 at the Austin Fire Department. By the early 1940s, Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia had purchased the home, remaining there until at least 1959. Frank Cerniglia worked as a painter and was employed by Seton Hospital during the late 1940s and throughout the ‘50s. 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. Repair and alterations 1. General standards The project removes some intact historic material at the front porch and secondary elevations. 2. Foundations The proposed project appears to mostly maintain the building’s relationship to the side and retains much of the existing skirting at secondary elevations. However, the steel planter obscuring the foundation at the main façade is not an appropriate addition. 3. Roofs The proposed roof replacement appears compatible. 4. Exterior walls and trim The existing cladding, where remaining, will be repaired. 5. Windows, doors, and screens The proposed project removes one of two entry doors and replaces it with a rear window. While this is a more appropriate C.1 – 2 treatment than wholesale replacement, it is preferable to maintain the existing fenestration’s configuration at the main façade. 6. Porches The proposed porch alterations are somewhat compatible, though screens should be attached with reversible methods to fully comply with the design standards. The removal and relocation of the concrete steps is not compatible, as it alters the house’s historic circulation pattern and relationship with the street. Residential additions 1. Location The proposed addition is located to the rear of the main house, in the approximate location of an earlier addition. 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed addition appears to respond appropriately to the existing house’s scale, massing, and height, and appears mostly subordinate in proportion from the street. 3. Design and style The proposed addition is simple in design, differentiated from the existing house by its modern fenestration, stucco cladding, and articulated bay divisions. 4. Roofs The proposed roof will match the replacement materials at the existing house; the roofline is compatible. The exposed rafter tails are not appropriate decorative details. 5. Exterior walls The proposed stucco material helps to differentiate the addition; however, it is less compatible than other cladding options, such as horizontal siding of a slightly different profile than the existing siding. 6. Windows, screens, and doors The portion of the house facing the streetscape is windowless. The windows at secondary façades are less compatible in their height, proportion, and rhythm, but they will not be visible from the street. Summary The project meets some of the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property contributes to the West Line National Register district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high 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 was constructed with Craftsman 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 maintain existing porch configuration. LOCATION MAP C.1 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.1 – 4 C.1 – 5 C.1 – 6 Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2021 Application, 2021 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 1937 1935 Frank Cerniglia, owner Lanvil L. Gilbert, renter Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, owners Painter Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, owners Painter, Seton Hospital Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, owners Painter, Seton Hospital Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, owners Painter, Seton Hospital Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, renters Painter Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, renters Painter Frank and Elvira E. Cerniglia, renters Painter Ray L. and Elsie Glenn, renters City fireman Ray L. and Elsie Glenn, renters Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 2 Ray L. and Elsie Glenn, renters Hoseman, City Fire Department 1932 Ray L. and Elsie Glenn, renters Hoseman, City Fire Department 1929 Address not listed Biographical Information C.1 – 7 The Austin American (1914-1973); Apr 8, 1945 The Austin American (1914-1973); Sep 3, 1967 Permits C.1 – 8 Water service permit, 1938 Building permit, 1947 Building permit, 1950