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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS MAY 4, 2022 PR-2022-033331; GF-2022-047410 902 EAST 7TH STREET D.3 – 1 PROPOSAL Relocate a ca. 1903-1906 house. ARCHITECTURE 902 E. 7th Street is a one-story L-plan Folk Victorian house clad in horizontal wood siding, with a metal cross-gabled roof and brick chimney. Its wood windows are 2:2 and transom, with operable shutters. Its door is also beneath a transom light. The partial width inset porch is supported by turned posts atop squared balusters and includes a jigsawn and turned frieze and matching jigsawn brackets. The lot is terraced, with a stone staircase matching the foundation skirting leads to a set of concrete steps to the street from atop the concrete retaining wall. RESEARCH The house was built between 1903 and 1906 by contractors Victor and Carl Carlson, Swedish immigrants to Texas.1Between 1906 and 1909, the property was rented to railway motorman August Lindahl, also of Swedish descent. The property was vacant in 1912, but by 1914, the Shipp family occupied the home. Jasper Shipp worked as a contractor, Dewey Shipp worked as a foreman, Nellie Shipp as a bookkeeper, and Madison Shipp as an insurance salesman; youngest sister Nina Shipp was a student. After the Shipps’ departure, a variety of short-term renters—most with middle- and working-class occupations—lived at 902 E. 7th. In the early 1930s, Librada Reyes Colunga began renting the house with her family. Daughters Noemi Colunga, listed as the property owner in City directories, and Genoveva Colunga Martinez lived there until at least 1970.2 Noemi Colunga worked as a laundress, maid, and public-school janitor. In the early twentieth century, the Colungas also hosted younger relatives Alicia and Berta while they attended the University of Texas. In 1943, Noemi Colunga filed a petition for U. S. citizenship, as she and her mother were originally Mexican citizens. Librada Reyes Colunga3 died shortly after in 1949. Genoveva Martinez Colunga passed in 1970,4 followed by Noemi Colunga in 1977.5 PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey recommends the property as eligible for designation as a local landmark, individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and contributing to potential local and National Register historic districts. 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: Victorian architecture. a. Architecture. According to the East Austin Historic Resource Survey, the building is a good example of Folk b. Historical association. According to the East Austin Historic Resource Survey, the property is associated with c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human residential development patterns in the area. history or prehistory of the region. 1 "DEATHS IN AUSTIN." The Austin Statesman (1902-1915), Oct 31, 1904. 2 "Deaths and Funerals." 1970.The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Dec 14, 30. 3 Obituary." 1949.The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Aug 01, 11. 4 "Deaths and Funerals." 1970.The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Dec 14, 30. 5 Deaths and Services." The Austin American Statesman (1973-1980), Aug 01, 1977, Evening ed. 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, D.3 – 2 cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Initiate historic zoning based on the 2016 East Austin survey recommendation. Should the Commission decide against initiation, release the relocation permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.3 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.3 – 4 Google Street View, 2022 Applicant, 2022 D.3 – 5 Zillow.com, https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/902-E-7th-St-Austin-TX-78702/306640412_zpid/? Loopnet.com, https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/902-E-7th-St-Austin-TX/15412540/ D.3 – 6 Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3491-07], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth968071/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3491-02], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth960046/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. D.3 – 7 Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3491-08], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth970097/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3358-17], photograph, September 1, 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth970947/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. D.3 – 8 Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3491-01], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth959373/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3491-03], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth963292/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. D.3 – 9 Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph 3491-05], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth963951/m1/1/?q=%22902%20e%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Property, Photograph THC_06-0333], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth672261/m1/1/?q=%22902%20east%207th%22: accessed April 15, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. D.3 – 10 Occupancy History City Directory Research, March 2022 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey; HHM, Inc. 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 Niami Colunga, owner Genoveva Martinez Noemi Colunga, owner Employee, public school Noemi Colunga, owner Janitor, University Jr High Noemi Colunga, owner Noemi Colunga, owner Maid Noemi Colunga, owner Employee, public school Mrs. Librada Colunga Genoveva Martinez Noemi Colunga, owner Presser, George Wesley Librada R. Colunga Neomi Colunga, owner Mangle operator, AL & DC Co. Genevieve Colunga Berta Colunga Student at the University of Texas Alicia Colunga Student Noemi Colunga, owner Operator, L & D Co. Genoveva Colunga D.3 – 11 Alice Colunga Student at the University of Texas Librada Colunga (widow of Refugio) Noemi Colunga, owner Employee, Austin Laundry & Dry Cleaner Librada Reyes, renter Librada Reyes, renter Emilio and Maria J. Davila, renters Jeweler, The Atco Co. Olivia Hernandez, renter Joseph J. and Lillian Badaracco, renters Andrew T. Scott, renter Mill hand, Nalle & Co. Ernest W. and Lillie Drennan, renters Vulcanizer, Austin Double Tread Tire Co. Jasper A. Shipp Contractor Madison A. Shipp Salesman Nellie Shipp Bookkeeper Nina Shipp Student O. Dewey Shipp Student Dewey O. Shipp Foreman Madison A. Shipp Insurance agent Nellie J. Shipp Bookkeeper Nina Shipp Student Vacant August Lindahl Motorman, Austin El. Railway Co. Claus August Lindahl Motorman Carl Carlson 1937 1935 1932 1929 1924 1920 1918 1916 1914 1912 1909 1906 Contractor and builder Victor G. Carlson Contractor Note: Charles and Victor Carlson, proprietors of Carlson Brothers general contractors and builders, and Mandy Carlson, widow of Gustav Carlson, are listed as residing at their office at 1006 E. 7th Street in the directory cross-reference. D.3 – 12 Address not listed Victor, Gustav, and Charles Carlson, contractors, at 1006 E. 7th. 1903 Permits Sewer service permit, 1914 Historical information Water service permit, 1958 "DEATHS IN AUSTIN." The Austin Statesman (1902-1915), Oct 31, 1904. D.3 – 13 "MORTUARY." The Statesman (1916-1921), Nov 04, 1917. "Nine File Petitions for Citizenship." 1943.The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Oct 15, 18. "Deaths and Funerals." 1970.The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Dec 14, 30. "Obituary." 1949.The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Aug 01, 11. "Deaths and Services." The Austin American Statesman (1973-1980), Aug 01, 1977, Evening ed.