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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS DECEMBER 14, 2022 PR-2022-169534 2203 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET 22 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1912 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story pyramidal hipped-roof house clad in horizontal wood siding, with partial-width inset porch supported by boxed columns, a central chimney, and exposed rafter tails at eaves. The house at 2203 E. Cesar Chavez Street, alternately addressed as 2203 E. 1st Street, was constructed around 1912 by carpenter W. Burt Haston. Haston and his family lived in the house until around 1920, when it was rented to a roofer and his wife. It was briefly owned by Amos Franklin, who worked as a teamster, before being sold to the Kuehn family around the mid-1920s. Paul Kuehn worked as a carpenter, while Emily Kuehn was active in the Lutheran church. Their children Albert, Hildegard, and Hertha also lived in the family home; Hertha was a nurse while Hildegard was a dental technician. Hildegard eventually married contractor Alvin Massey and the couple lived on the property with her parents in the 1950s. Son Herbert Kuehn, dean of the Methodist Theological Seminary in Singapore, visited his parents often. The Kuehn family owned and occupied the home until Emily Kuehn’s death in 1969. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin survey recommends the property as eligible for local landmark designation, individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and as a contributing structure in 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. Windows and doors have been replaced. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey recommends that the building meets two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of a vernacular building constructed with Craftsman and National Folk stylistic influences. b. Historical association. The East Austin Historic Resource Survey recommends the property as eligible for its associations with the widespread development patterns of East Austin.1 The initial builders and long-term residents of the home exemplify the demographic of middle- and working-class residents of the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood during the twentieth century. 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 has not been evaluated for its 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 Consider initiation of historic zoning. Should the Commission decide against initiation, encourage adaptive reuse and rehabilitation, then relocation over demolition, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. 1 2.4.1.2 Development Patterns LOCATION MAP 22 – 2 22 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 22 – 4 Google Street View, 2022 22 – 5 Demolition application, 2022 22 – 6 Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2022 Emily M. Kuehn, owner Hildegard Massey Emily M. Kuehn, owner 1959 1955 1952 1947 1944 1941 1937 1932 1929 1924 1920 Emily M. Kuehn, owner (widow of Paul) Alvin and Hildegard Kuehn Massey Contractor Technician, Marlin Gross Dental Laboratory Dorothy N. Powell, renter Saleswoman Paul and Emily M. Kuehn, owners Paul and Emily M. Kuehn, owners Hildegard Kuehn Technician, Marlin Gross Dental Laboratory Paul and Emily M. Kuehn, owners Hildegard Kuehn Assistant at Morris D. Dowd Paul and Emily M. Kuehn, owners Hildegard Kuehn Assistant for Dr. Joe Eckhardt Hertha Kuehn Nurse Paul and Emily M. Kuehn, owners Carpenter Albert Kuehn Hildegard Kuehn Assistant for Dr. Joe Eckhardt Hertha Kuehn Nurse Paul and Emily M. Kuehn, owners Carpenter Hildegard Kuehn Assistant for Dr. Joe Eckhardt Amos R. and Addie Franklin, owners Teamster Kurt R. and Kathryn Meyer, renters Roofer 1916 1912 W. Burt Haston Carpenter W. Burt Haston Carpenter 1909 Address not listed Historical information 22 – 7 Classified Ad 1 -- No Title. The Statesman (1916-1921); 03 June 1917: 8. Sinking of British Warships Paved the Way for Fall Of Singapore, Missionary Fresh From Lost Bastion, Declares. The Austin American (1914-1973); 15 Mar 1942: 3. 22 – 8 Rev. Kuehn Speaks Significance of Malaysia. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 19 Mar 1942: 9. Deaths And Funerals. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 28 Aug 1950: 2. 22 – 9 Pioneer Lunch To Honor Lutheran Church Women. The Austin American (1914-1973); 30 Jan 1966: B12 DEATHS AND SERVICES. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 10 Mar 1969: 14. Permits Water service permit, 1929