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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS OCTOBER 5, 2022 PR-2022-134255; GF-2022-138221 605 E. 47TH STREET 33 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1942 house ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH PROPERTY EVALUATION 1-story Craftsman bungalow clad in horizontal wood siding, with a gabled roofline, and wood columns supporting a gabled front porch. The house at 605 E 47th Street was built in the early 1940s. Its earliest long-term residents were Henry and Gladys Dunn. Henry Dunn primarily worked as a foreman at the University of Texas and was a building manager for a short time. Gladys Dunn regularly hosted the West Austin Study Group at their home and taught an intermediate Sunday School class for 25 years. The 2019 University-Windsor-Hyde Park survey lists the property as 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 to 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 is constructed in the Craftsman style. 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 33 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 33 – 3 Google Street View, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, August 2022 Henry A. Dunn, owner Henry A. and Gladys W. Dunn, owners Foreman at the University of Texas Henry A. and Gladys Dunn, owners Building manager Henry A. and Gladys W. Dunn, owners Foreman at the University of Texas Henry A. and Gladys W. Dunn, owners Foreman at the University of Texas 1941 Address not listed 1959 1955 1952 1947 1944 Permits Sanborn Maps No permits avaiable 33 – 4 Sanborn map, 1962