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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS AUGUST 3, 2022 PR-2022-096688; GF-2022-100772 2201 E. 16TH STREET 28 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1939 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH PROPERTY EVALUATION One-story symmetrical-plan cottage with horizontal wood siding and a side-gabled roof. Its simple stoop is sheltered by a central gable with deep eaves and triangular brackets. Windows have been replaced. The house at 2201 E. 16th Street was built in 1939. It began as a rental property for Nelson and Elfreda Williams. Nelson Williams worked as a porter, while Elfreda Williams started her own business at 1700½ E. 19th Street. The house’s next occupant, Edda Marie “Eddie” Horace, became Elfreda’s Beauty Shop manager and operator. She and her husband, Harry, lived at 2201 E. 16th from around 1944 to 1957. 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 moderate integrity. Windows appear to have been replaced. 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 retain architectural significance. b. Historical association. The property is associated with Elfreda Horace, proprietor of Elfreda’s Beauty Shop. 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 Encourage adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 28 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 28 – 3 Demolition permit application, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, June 2022 Luther and Grace T. Simpson, renters Laborer Harry H. and Eddie M. Horace, owners Custodian, I. W. Papham School Operator, Elfreda’s Beauty Shop Harry H. and Eddie M. Horace, owners Attendant, Carlson’s Magnolia Service Station Operator, Elfreda’s Beauty Shop Harry H. and Eddie M. Horace, owners Helper, Dave Carlson Garage Elfreda’s Beauty Shop Harry H. and Eddie M. Horace, owners Chauffeur Operator, Elfreda’s Beauty Shop Eddie M. Horace, owner Manager, Elfreda’s Beauty Shop Eddie M. Horace, renter Beauty shop, 1700 ½ E 19th Street Nelson and Elfreda Williams, renters Porter 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 Biographical information 28 – 4 "Other 7 -- no Title." The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), Sep 29, 1937. 7. "TALL POSY." The Austin Statesman (1921-1973), May 24, 1962. Permits 28 – 5 Water service permit, 1978 Building permit, 1978 Building permit, 1939