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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS JANUARY 24, 2022 PR-2021-195456; GF-2021-205513 1617 NEW YORK AVENUE D.2 – 1 PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Partially demolish and construct a one-story addition and a two-story addition to a ca. 1889-1910 building. Add a chimney. 1) Add a brick chimney to the west elevation. 2) Construct a sunroom at the east elevation (Leona Street side). The proposed addition has a shallow hipped roof, framed divided glazing, and a step-down entry. 3) Construct a two-story addition at the west and rear elevation. The proposed addition is clad in shingles and stucco and features a compound cross-gabled roofline, 1:1 and 2:2 fixed and casement windows, and a secondary side-yard entryway. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story Folk Victorian house with partial-width porch supported by Classical columns, 1:1 screened windows, cross- gabled roof capped with replacement standing-seam metal, decorative shingles at gable end, horizontal wood siding, and entrance with transom and sidelights. City directories indicate that the home at 1617 New York Avenue was first continuously occupied in the early 1900s, though an 1889 directory lists a potential first owner as Thomas Ing, a piano dealer. The building’s Folk Victorian styling is consistent with similar properties constructed at the end of the 19th century. By 1912, the home was occupied by Andrew Coleman, a driver, and owned by Thomas and Lula Overton. Thomas Overton worked as a porter for E. M. Scarbrough and Sons, where Lula Overton worked as a maid. By the 1920s, Thomas had taken a job with the E. L. Steck Company and married Bessie Van Zant, who worked as a cook. Thomas Overton remained with E. L. Steck until his death in 1958. Maude Doxie Overton, his wife, remained in the home after his death until at least 1959. 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 at potential historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Residential additions 1. Location The proposed two-story addition is located to the rear and side of the existing building. The proposed one-story addition is located at a secondary street frontage. Both appear appropriately set back from the existing historic house. 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed one-story addition appears appropriate in scale, massing, and height. The proposed two-story addition appears much larger in scale and height than the existing building; however, its position toward the rear of the lot may mitigate its impact at the primary streetscape. 3. Design and style The proposed two-story addition is appropriately differentiated by its placement, materials, height, and modern fenestration patterns. The proposed one-story sunroom is differentiated by its placement and distinct fenestration. While the one-story sunroom appears mostly compatible in design, the two-story addition’s window-to-wall area ratios and corner windows are less compatible. 4. Roofs Both additions’ rooflines appear mostly compatible. 5. Exterior walls The proposed two-story addition’s materials are somewhat compatible, though horizontal siding may provide a more understated appearance than shingle siding at the second floor. 6. Windows, screens, and doors The proposed additions’ fenestration is somewhat compatible (see item 3). 8. Chimneys The proposed chimney is somewhat compatible—though it uses appropriate materials, its placement on the existing house may make it difficult to differentiate from the original historic material. D.2 – 2 Summary The project mostly meets the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey recommends the property as eligible for landmark designation and eligible for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places. 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 may meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of Folk Victorian architecture. b. Historical association. The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey determined that the building is associated with historic African American settlement patterns in Austin. 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 Consider initiating historic zoning as recommended by the 2016 survey. Should the Commission choose not to initiate, encourage the applicant to relocate or omit the chimney and reduce the scale of the two-story addition, then release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.2 – 3 Photos PROPERTY INFORMATION D.2 – 4 Google Street View, 2020 D.2 – 5 D.2 – 6 Applicant, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, December 2021 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 1937 1935 Maud Overton, owner (widow of Tom) Maid Tom J. and Maud Overton, owners Tom J. and Maud Overton, owners Thomas and Maude Overton, owners Thomas Overton, owner Fred Roberts, renter Porter, LCRA Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners Janitor, Steck Co. Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners Janitor, Steck Co. Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners Porter Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners Bessie and Thomas Overton, owners Waitress 1932 Thomas and Bessie Van Zant Overton, owners D.2 – 7 Porter, The Steck Co. Cook, YWCA cafeteria Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners Porter, Steck Co. Cook, YWCA cafeteria Bessie and Thomas Overton, owners Cook Thomas and Bessie Overton, owners porter, E. L. Steck Co. Cook, 1800 Lavaca Ashton and Maud Plummer, renters Laborer Thomas J. and Lula M. Overton, owners Thomas J. and Lula M. Overton, owners Porter, E.M. Scarbrough & Sons Maid, E.M. Scarbrough & Sons Andrew Coleman, renter Thomas Overton, owner Andrew B. Coleman Driver, Nelson Davis & Co. Address not listed 1910-1891 Thomas J. Ing Dealer in pianos and organs 1929 1927 1924 1920 1918 1914 1912 1910 1889 Permits Sewer service permit, 1927 D.2 – 8 Water service permit Maps Building permit, 1967 Biographical Information Sanborn maps: 1962, 1935, 1922 Photo: Findagrave.com D.2 – 9 Death certificate: Ancestry.com The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Apr 6, 1905 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Dec 3, 1927 and Sep 30, 1949 D.2 – 10 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Dec 16, 1954 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Mar 18, 1958