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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS DECEMBER 14, 2022 PR-2022-163800 801 A & B/801-803 W. JOHANNA STREET 20 – 1 Demolish a ca. 1936 house and a ca. 1947 house. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story symmetrical cottage with side-gabled roof, steeply pitched gabled portico with triangular brackets and decorative bargeboard, and The house at 801 W. Johanna St. was built in 1936 by Mae Fleming, who later married Winston L. Tipton. Winston was a salesman at various local grocers and Mae worked as a stenographer. By the 1950s, Winston Tipton managed the Blue Bonnet Stamp Company. They rented a portion of their house and later constructed 803 W. Johanna St., also addressed as 801-B W. Johanna St. Renters were mostly short-term and included salespeople, an insurance agent, and an optician. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 Bouldin Creek Neighborhood survey lists the property as a medium priority and contributing to a potential historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The buildings are more than 50 years old. 2) The buildings appear 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 main building is a good example of a vernacular cottage with Craftsman influences. The secondary building does not appear architecturally significant. 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 demolition permits upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 20 – 2 20 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 20 – 4 20 – 5 20 – 6 Google Street View, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2022 1959 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners Manager, Blue Bonnet Stamp Company Incorporated 803 W. Johanna St. Henry G. Jedwiga, renter ½ - James F. Barnett, renter 1955 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners 803 W. Johanna St. Henry G. Jedwiga, renter ½ - Theresa and Felix V. Leal, renter Optician, Dallas Holford Optician 1952 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners 803 W. Johanna St. James H. and Geraldine Q. Becklund, renters Agent, Franklin Life ½ - Raymond A. and Lilyan Kaemmerling, renters Salesman 1947 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners Salesman, Wilson & Company 803 W. Johanna St. Gary J. Evans Jr., renter Trim, Capitol Chevrolet ½ - Charles A. and LaDelle Elder, renters Clerk, William Cameron & Company Incorporated 1944 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners 803 W. Johanna St: Address not listed 1941 1939 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners Salesman, Balagia Produce Company 801 W. Johanna St. Winston L. and Mae K. Tipton, owners Salesman Stenographer, Walkers A.C. Company 1935 Addresses not listed Historical information 20 – 7 'Warmth' Welcomed By German Lassies. Brooks, Chet.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex. [Austin, Tex]. 27 Dec 1956: B1 Permits 20 – 8 Sewer service permit, 1935 Water service permit, 1935 Building permit, 1950 Maps 20 – 9 Sanborn fire insurance map, 1962