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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS MAY 4, 2022 DA-2022-011968; GF-2022-050219 209 WEST 5TH STREET D.6 a – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE Demolition of a ca. 1918 warehouse building. 209 W. 5th St. is a single-story brick masonry commercial building constructed ca. 1918. Its stepped parapet features an ornamental cornice with stylized waterfall brick patterns, diagonal white tiles bookending the central parapet, and geometric brick patterns below. A decorative brick band across the primary façade and decorative header course above the window and door voids complete the Art Deco details. The façade is symmetrical, containing a central entrance opening with an inset porch flanked by two window openings typical of commercial storefronts from the time. Fenestration has been replaced and modified. Historic awning hardware provides evidence of an original awning structure over the storefront. RESEARCH This building was constructed around 1918. Its first known occupant was A.P. Robinson’s auto garage; he shared the space in the 1920s with Patrick J. McDonald’s Lone Star Supply Company, which dealt in automobile and dairy supplies. Lone Star Supply Company became the sole occupant of the building in the early 1930s and stayed there until the late 1970s. Lone Star dropped the dairy supply portion of their business in the mid-1940s when J.H. Green and Marvin Uzzell took over the company. They concentrated on auto supplies, especially brake and clutch parts and repairs. By the early 1980s, Ramon Galindo had opened Ace Custom Tailors here, which remained until the late 1990s. The building was remodeled in the late 1990s for a nightclub and renovated again in the early 2000s for the Red Fez and Lucky Lounge.1 Few of Austin’s historic-aged warehouse and commercial buildings retain a high degree of architectural integrity, with most of the modifications addressing storefronts, windows, and doors. Only the Nelson Davis Warehouse (now the Spaghetti Warehouse) at W. 4th and Colorado Streets has been listed as a local historic landmark. The primary historical significance of the buildings is their connection with Austin’s railroad and urban history. While it is clear that none of the surviving buildings date from the earliest railroad period in Austin, many were built in the 1900s and 1910s and reveal interesting facts about the day-to-day life of the growing city during the early and mid-20th century. Many of the largest wholesale businesses were run by recently migrated families of varying cultural backgrounds. These industrial buildings speak to the broader development patterns of the city’s history. The architectural integrity of many of the buildings in the warehouse district is questionable, with the widespread replacement of storefronts with modern metal-framed plate-glass; however, many retain their integrity of location and setting, feeling, association, design, and often materials. They are a generally basic but identifiable type of architecture. PROPERTY EVALUATION The Historic Buildings in the Warehouse District Survey (ca. 2009) lists the property as high priority for inclusion in a potential historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity, with modifications to fenestration within existing openings. 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 conveys architectural significance as an example of 20th-century industrial b. Historical association. The historic uses of the building are typical of buildings within the downtown Warehouse District. The property does not appear to have individually significant associations. architecture. 1 Adapted from Steve Sadowsky, Historical Context Report in Austin’s Warehouse and Wholesale Districts, undated (ca. 2009). 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 possesses a unique location and physical characteristics as part of the Warehouse District, which contributes to the character, image, and cultural identity of the city. However, this association in itself is not sufficient for the building to individually qualify for landmark designation. e. Landscape feature. The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, D.6 a – 2 cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.6 a – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.6 a – 4 209-213 W. 5th Street, Historic Preservation Office staff, April 2022. 209 W. 5th Street, Historic Preservation Office staff, April 2022. D.6 a – 5 Vacant Ace Custom Tailors No proprietor listed Ace Custom Tailors Ramon G. Galindo, proprietor Ace Custom Tailors Ramon G. Galindo, proprietor Lone Star Supply Company Brakes and clutch service H.A. Heitman, Jr., proprietor Occupancy History City Directory Research, Austin History Center By City Historic Preservation Office December 2008 1992 1987 1981 1977 1975 1969 1967 1963 1957 1953 Lone Star Supply Company Auto parts Marvin Uzzell, president Lone Star Supply Company Thomas M. Uzzell, president Auto parts, brake, and clutch parts. Lone Star Supply Company Thomas M. Uzzell, proprietor No description of the business is stated in the directory. Lone Star Supply Company Thomas M. Uzzell, proprietor No description of the business is stated in the directory. 1949 1947 1944-45 1941 Lone Star Supply Company J.H. Green and Thomas M. Uzzell, proprietors Brake and clutch rebuilding, drums turned, auto accessories. Lone Star Supply Company John H. Green and T. Marvin Uzzell, proprietors Brake and clutch rebuilding, drums turned, auto accessories Lone Star Supply Company P.J. McDonald, proprietor Auto accessories and dairy supplies Lone Star Supply Company P.J. McDonald, proprietor Dairy supplies and auto accessories Lone Star Supply Company J.H. Green, president; Thomas M. Uzzell, vice-president Auto accessories, jobbers, brake and clutch rebuilding, drums turned, distributors, McMillan Oil. D.6 a – 6 1937 1935 1932-33 1930-31 1929 1927 1924 1922 1920 1918 1916 Lone Star Supply Company Patrick J. McDonald, proprietor Dairy supplies and auto accessories Lone Star Supply Company Patrick J. McDonald, proprietor Dairy supplies and auto accessories Lone Star Supply Company Patrick J. McDonald, proprietor Dairy supplies and auto accessories Lone Star Supply Company Patrick J. McDonald, proprietor Dairy supplies and auto accessories The address is not listed in the directory. Athen P. Robinson Auto repair Lone Star Supply Company Patrick J. McDonald, manager Auto accessories and dairy supplies Athen P. Robinson Auto repair Starr Motor Car Company Van M. Smith, manager Lone Star Supply Company Patrick J. McDonald, manager Auto accessories and dairy supplies Athen P. Robinson Auto repair Patrick J. McDonald Dairy supplies and auto accessories A. Prichard Robinson Garage Auto repair Vacant NOTE: The address is listed as 209-11 W. 5th Street. There is a residential structure on the site. Permits D.6 a – 7 Water service permit, 1927 Sewer service permit D.6 a – 8 Water service permits, 1997 Building permits to Patrick J. McDonald to replace the doors (1941). McDonald had an auto accessories and dairy supplies business here as early as 1922; it became Lone Star Supply Company and remained here through the late 1960s. D.6 a – 9 Sign permit, 1975 D.6 a – 10 Building permit, 1976 Building permit, 1979 D.6 a – 11 Building permit, 1979 Historic Warehouse Building Survey, 2008 D.6 a – 12 Historic Building Survey, 2008 Historical information Obituary of Patrick J. McDonald, the owner of Lone Star Supply Company Austin American, March 18, 1955  D.6 a – 13 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps D.6 a – 14 The 1900 Sanborn map shows a one-story side-by-side duplex on this site; this house was demolished around 1918. The 1935 Sanborn map shows the building used as a wholesale auto parts warehouse with automobile brake service in the rear. The building carries 209 and 211 W. 5th Street addresses, but 211 W. 5th Street does not appear separately in the directories. D.6 a – 15 The 1961 Sanborn map shows an auto repair used in the rear of the building and a store in the front. Lone Star Supply Company, an auto parts store with dairy supplies and brake and clutch rebuilding, was located here from the early 1920s through the late 1960s.