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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PR-2022-013267; GF-2022-014636 1906 WILLOW STREET D.4 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1916 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH 1906 Willow Street is a one-story house with pyramidal roof, inset partial-width porch, and screened aluminum windows. It is clad in horizontal wood siding and features double front doors. The primary house at 1906 Willow Street was built between 1916 and 1920. Its first occupants were renters Peter and Esther Allidi, who later built a landmarked home on Balcones Dr.1 By 1920, long-term owners Robert and Lottie Webb had purchased the house. Robert Webb worked as a railway ticketing agent with the Missouri-Pacific Lines, and Lottie Webb worked in the laundry at the Texas Confederate Home and the Driskill Hotel. Mrs. Webb stayed in the home after her husband’s death, renting it out to her mother2 and son in the late 1940s and to various other short-term renters in the 1950s. By 1959, Soledad Guajardo3 had purchased the house, adding an accessory unit at the rear of the property. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey lists the property as contributing to 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. 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 displays modest 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 appear to 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 demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. 1 Zoning Change Review Sheet: C14H-2015-0147, Peter and Esther Allidi House. https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=251601 2 “Obituary.” The Austin Statesman, Jun 11, 1940. 7. 3 Zoning Change Review Sheet: C14H-2013-0006, Eloy and Soledad Guajardo House. https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=200458 LOCATION MAP D.4 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.4 – 3 Demolition permit application, 2022 Zillow.com, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, February 2022 D.4 – 4 Jessie L. and Ann Sheppard, renters Driver, Spiller Butane Franklin and Rose Marie Scott, renters Laborer, City Milton B. and Josephine Ayers, renters Johnnie Lynn, renter Plumber Robert S. and Celia Webb, owners Student Mary Rousseau, renter (widow of Louis) Lottie Webb, owner Presser, Driskill Hotel Laundry Lottie Webb, owner Presser, Driskill Hotel Laundry Lottie Webb, owner Machine operator, Driskill Hotel Laundry Lottie Webb, owner Laundry, Texas Confederate Home Lottie Webb, owner Laundry, Texas Confederate Home Lottie Webb, owner (widow of Robert) Laundry, Texas Confederate Home Lottie Webb, owner Laundry, Texas Confederate Home 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 1937 1935 1932 1929 1927 1924 1920 Robert D. and Lottie Webb, owners Assistant pass and ticket agent, Missouri Pacific Lines Robert D. and Lottie Webb, owners Assistant pass and ticket agent, Missouri Pacific Lines Peter and Esther Allidi, renters Painter 1916 Address not listed Permits Water service permit D.4 – 5 Building permit, 1959 Building permit, 1974 Building permit, 1975 Historical Information D.4 – 6 “Fighters for Freedom.” The Austin Statesman, Mar 8, 1943. 2. “Austin Man's Gunshot Death Termed Suicide: Services Set Sunday At Cook Parlors For Mr. Roemer.” The Austin American, Dec 17, 1944. 18. D.4 – 7 “Obituary.” The Austin Statesman, Feb 19, 1947. 2. “Military notes: UT student at camp.” The Austin American Statesman, Jul 27, 1978. 5.