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410 E. 5th Street Historic Landmark Commission February 28, 2022 Overview • 0.82 acres, or approximately 35,868 SF • CBD (Central Business District) Lot Size: Zoning: Built: • Circa 1943 Current Use: • Condominiums Historic Use: • Civic building Landmark Designation Criteria A property must meet at least two of the below criteria: i. Architecture ii. Historical Associations iii. Archeology iv. Community Value v. Landscape Feature i. Architecture • Embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a recognized architectural style, type, or method of construction; • Exemplifies technological innovation in design or construction; displays high artistic value in representing ethnic or folk art, architecture, or construction; • Represents a rare example of an architectural style in the city; • Serves as an outstanding example of the work of an architect, builder, or artisan who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state, or nation; • Possesses cultural, historical, or architectural value as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian or vernacular structure; or • Represents an architectural curiosity or one-of-a-kind building. i. Architecture Modifications and Alterations to the Structure: • Horizontal banding • Steel balconies • Porthole windows added • Replaced doors and windows • Removed signage • Service vents • Removed entrance and staircase on east wing • Fourth floor windows above the porthole windows were enlarged vertically Structure History 1928 – Original building constructed “east wing” • Architect unknown • Two-story brick building 1934 – Expansion to original building • Designed by Page Brothers • Expanded building to the west 1943 – Dramatic expansion of the original building • Designed by either Ernest V. Manning or John L. Scott • Added a 3rd floor to original building and built a three-story reinforced concrete “west wing” 1948 – Addition of 4th floor to west wing 1999 – Conversion of structure to condominiums • Designed by Charles Fisk ii. Historical Associations groups, institutions, The property has long-standing significant associations with events persons, of historic importance which contributed significantly to the history of the city, state, or nation; or represents a significant portrayal of the cultural practices or the way of life of a definable group of people in a historic time. businesses, or ii. Historical Associations Long standing historic association: • Texas State Department of Health • “…served as the headquarters for only 15 years…” • “Little more than a decade after the expansion was constructed…A new $5 million, multi-building facility for the State Department of Health opened in 1958 on W. 49th Street” • “The Texas Department of State Health Services complex at 1100 W. 49th Street holds a stronger association with the agency.” Landmark Designation Criteria iii. Archeology iv. Community Value v. Landscape Feature The property has, or is expected to yield, significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region; The property has a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the city, a neighborhood, or a particular group. The property is a significant natural or designed landscape or landscape feature with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. Request We respectfully request that you grant the release of the demolition permit this structure, upon for completion of a City of Austin documentation package. Secretary of Interior: National Register Criteria A National Register property must meet at least one of the below National Register criteria: A. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or B. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or C. Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic value, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or D. Yield, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. 1935 Sanborn 1961 Sanborn