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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 PR-2022-110570; GF-2022-118267 2505 INDIAN TRAIL 24 – 1 Demolish a ca. 1938 house and detached garage apartment PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story stone veneer house with side-gabled replacement metal roof, partial-width inset front porch, exposed rafter tails, and replacement windows and one-story frame garage apartment clad in fiber cement replacement siding. The house at 2505 Indian Trail was built in 1938. Its earliest occupant was Margaret Graham Crusemann, developer and president of the Enfield Realty and Building Company and Westenfield Development Company. According to the RTHL marker present at the Crusemann-Marsh-Bell house, “Mrs. Crusemann was a granddaughter of Texas governor E.M. Pease and served as a silent partner in the Enfield Realty and Building Co. with other heirs of the Pease estate.” Crusemann, along with her husband Paul, was one of Austin’s most influential developers; she likely resided in this house after her husband’s death in order to be closer to her interests in the developing Tarrytown neighborhood, where she constructed residences and the Tarrytown Shopping Center (see Historical information, below). PROPERTY EVALUATION Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to low 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. Furthermore, Margaret Crusemann’s earlier residence,the Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House at 1509 Marshall Lane, is a designated state and local landmark. b. Historical association. The property is associated with Margaret Graham Crusemann, president of Enfield Realty and Home Building Company and Westenfield Development Company after her husband’s death. 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 24 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 24 – 3 24 – 4 Demolition permit application, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, July 2022 Margaret G. Crusemann, owner (widow of Paul Crusemann) President, Westenfield Development Company Incorporated 1959 1955 Margaret G. Crusemann, owner (widow of Paul Crusemann) President, Enfield Realty & Home Building Company and Westenfield Development Company Incorporated Margaret G. Crusemann, owner (widow of Paul Crusemann) President, Westenfield Development Margaret G. Crusemann, owner (widow of Paul Crusemann) Margaret G. Crusemann, owner (widow of Paul Crusemann) President, Enfield Realty & Home Building Company Margaret G. Crusemann, owner (widow of Paul Crusemann) Address not listed 1952 1947 1944 1941 1937 Permits 24 – 5 Sewer service permit, 1938 Water service permit, 1941 Building permit, 1938 Sanborn Maps 24 – 6 Historical information Sanborn map, 1962 Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House], text, 2009; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355016/: accessed August 22, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. 24 – 7 24 – 8 Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House], text, 2009; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355016/: accessed August 22, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission. 24 – 9 24 – 10 Old West Austin National Register Historic District Nomination, Texas Historical Commission: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/NR/pdfs/03000937/03000937.pdf https://austonia.com/tarrytown-shopping-center