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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS DECEMBER 14, 2022 PR-2022-164691 2003 CANTERBURY STREET 21 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1912 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story National Folk house with pyramidal hipped roof, board-and-batten siding, and inset partial-width porch supported by turned posts. Fenestration includes double entry doors and 1:1 replacement windows. RESEARCH The house at 2003 Canterbury was constructed in 1912 by Zena and Lillie Howell. Zena Howell worked as a teamster for the City of Austin. The Howells sold the home in 1921 to Mary R. Shooter, who lived close by at 2000 Garden Street with her son and two adult daughters.1 She then rented the home to various short-term, working-class renters, including drivers, a mechanic, and a barber. After Mary Shooter’s death, ownership of the home passed to her son. Carl. From 1959 through 1960, it was the temporary home of Mexican American neighborhood activists Edward and Concepción Rendon.2,3 PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin 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. Windows 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 may meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of vernacular National Folk architecture.4 b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant associations other than brief occupancy by community activists Edward and Concepción Rendon. However, its residents exemplify the overall development patterns of the South East Austin area during the twentieth century, including gradual demographic shifts from homeowners to renters and from working-class Anglo and European American families to Mexican American families. 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 appear to possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or 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 If the Commission determines that the building has sufficient historical associations to meet the required designation criteria, initiate historic zoning. Otherwise, encourage adaptive reuse and rehabilitation, then relocation over demolition, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. 1 “THE DEAD.” The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 15 Aug 1933: 2. 2 “ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET: C14H-2019-0148.” 2019. https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=331746. 3 "Rendon House Denied Historic Preservation Zoning." 2020. Austin Monitor. https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2020/01/rendon-house- denied-historic-preservation-zoning. 4 East Austin Context Statement (East Austin Historic Resource Survey), Vol. 1, p. I-40 LOCATION MAP 21 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 21 – 3 Google Street View, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2022 Edward and Connie Rendon, renters Carroll E. and Geraldine Berggren, renters Delivery man, Sunset Motor Lines Carroll E. and Geraldine Larson Berggren, renters Driver 1959 1955 1952 1947 1944 1941 1937 1932 1927 1924 Lonnie and Ruth Prince, renters Driver Lonnie and Ruth Prince, renters Bus driver Bernard and Avis Swenson, renters Driver Jabe B. and Jennie Chapman, renters Mechanic, Johns Bros. Jabe B. and Cynthia Chapman, renters Mechanic, Bothager Motor Company Marcus L. and Carrie Williams, renters Repairman, S.W. Spencer Thomas H. and Louise Walden, renters Barber Zena H. and Lillie Stone Howell, owners Teamster Zena H. and Lillie Howell Teamster Zena H. and Lillie Howell Huckster 1920 1916 1912 Historical information 1909 Address not listed. Zena Howell and family listed at 1406 Canterbury St. 21 – 4 Other 6 -- No Title. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); 22 May 1912: 5. MORTUARY. The Statesman (1916-1921); 29 Jan 1917: 8. Draft card for Zena Howell, 1917. Ancestry.com 21 – 5 BIRTHS IN AUSTIN DURING SEPTEMBER. The Statesman (1916-1921); 01 Oct 1919: 8. Other 5 -- No Title. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 08 Dec 1921: 11. Classified Ad 1 -- No Title. The Austin American (1914-1973); 27 Feb 1927: 10 Rites Read For Pair. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 19 May 1948: 8. 21 – 6 DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 24 Nov 1952: A17. DEATHS and FUNERALS. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); 06 Nov 1968: A43. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/carroll-berggren-obituary?pid=180628648 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/edward-rendon-obituary?id=6722897 21 – 7 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=331746 Permits Sewer service permit, 1928 Water service permit, 1961 21 – 8 Building permit, 1965 Maps Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1962, 1935, 1922