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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS JUNE 1, 2022 PR-2022-062570; GF-2022-066727 814 E. 45TH STREET D.4 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1939 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH PROPERTY EVALUATION One-story duplex with a cross-gabled roof, horizontal and vertical siding, masonry skirting, and a distinctive semicircular masonry entry porch with arched doorway. The house at 814 E. 45th Street was constructed as a duplex around 1939 by Ruth Orenbaum, who built the house next door in 1931 as a rental property. 814 E. 45th Street, also addressed as 4500 Red River Street, also functioned primarily as a rental for much of the twentieth century. Occupants included students, a lithograph operator, clerks, and a funeral director. The 2020 University-Windsor-Hyde Park survey lists the property as contributing to a potential North Hyde Park historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate 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 does not appear to convey architectural significance. 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 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 Approve the demolition application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.4 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D.4 – 3 Occupancy History City Directory Research, May 2022 Google Street View, 2022 4500 Red River St.: 814 E 45th St.: Glenn I. Banfield, renter Eupha Townsend, renter Teacher, Harris School 4500 Red River St.: 814 E 45th St.: Glenn I. and Shirley Banfield, renters Student Vacant 4500 Red River St.: 814 E 45th St.: James M. Jr. and Betsy McDonald, renters Student Denzil L. and Garthright, renters 4500 Red River St.: 814 E 45th St.: Robert N. and Marion Braid, renters USAF John W. Jr. and Winnie B. James, renters Clerk 814 E 45th St.: Gus L. and Marie M. Davis, owners Multilith operator 4500 Red River St.: 814 E 45th St.: Vacant John L. and Nettie Orenbaum, owners 4500 Red River St.: 814 E 45th St.: Hartley and Eileen Hyltin, renters Funeral director, C. A. Hyltin Funeral Home Rose McNutt, renter Clerk, EMS & Sons 1941 4500 Red River St.: Vacant 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 Permits D.4 – 4 Water service permit, 1939 Water service permit, 1939 Building permit, undated Sanborn map, 1935 Sanborn map, 1961 D.4 – 5 Historical information 1940 and 1958 aerial images "Building Permits Number 24 here: “$31,809 in Values Added to City Roll." The Austin American (1914-1973), Jun 14, 1931. 14. "Dinner Party is Planned for Couple: Miss Brasswell and Mr. Hyltin to be Honored." The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Oct 04, 1940. D.4 – 6 Lionberger, Otis D. "Hyltin Funeral Home Enlarges Staff." The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Sep 14, 1946.