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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JANUARY 10, 2024 HR-2023-160720 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 218 EAST 6TH STREET/600-602 SAN JACINTO STREET 23 – 1 PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Paint and repair storefront. Install new exterior vestibule at entrance. Install new metal awning. Replace deteriorated windows on the second floor to match existing. 1) Paint and repair existing stucco façade as needed. Repair and repaint upper-story pediments, replace deteriorated cornice details in-kind, repair and repaint storefront as needed. 2) Repair upper windows where possible, replacing in-kind where deteriorated beyond repair. Install new aluminum- 3) 4) clad windows in first-floor infilled arches. Install new metal awning at existing attachment points. Install new central-bay entry vestibule, set back 42”, to match existing flanking storefront windows. Install new light fixtures at entry. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Two-story stucco-over-brick structure with large arched openings at the street level and a deep pressed metal cornice. An awning installed in the 1930s has been removed, though connection points are evident. The building at 218 E. 6th Street was constructed around 1880. Its first occupant, the Gambrinus Saloon, was opened by O. Schubert and run by August Fuhrmann, though Fuhrmann’s stake in the business is unclear until the 1890s, when Austin city directories list him as the saloon’s proprietor. The saloon remained in business until after the turn of the twentieth century, when it became a grocer, a tire shop, and a furniture and carpet showroom owned by Felix Smith. After a brief vacancy, A. W. Brill opened a saddlery there in 1920 before purchasing his own building a block away. From the 1930s onward, the building was home to a variety of furniture stores: first the Gregory Furniture Store, owned by City Council- hopeful Tom Gregory; then the Brown-Sellers Company, operated by seasoned salesmen J.S. Brown and C.A. Sellers; then the short-lived Dayton Furniture Company, and finally the Craddock Furniture Company, who also owned the adjoining building. The building was later purchased by Dr. Ben Oran White, son of Councilman Ben White, and rented to a theater. DESIGN STANDARDS The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects in National Register districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 1. General standards The proposed project specifies that historic-age material will be replaced in-kind only where repair is not possible due to advanced deterioration. Architectural details at the cornice will be reconstructed from existing deteriorated elements and photographic documentation. 3. Roofs The proposed project retains and repair historic decorative roof elements. 4. Exterior walls and trim The proposed project includes repair and patching of exterior walls where needed. 5. Windows, doors, and screens The proposed project repairs upper-story windows where possible, replacing in-kind only where needed with 4:4 windows. Proposed replacements at first floor appear compatible; the project proposes re-opening arches where infilled. The proposed new door takes cues from the surrounding materials and style and appears appropriately recessed from the historic-age storefront. 11. Commercial storefronts See 5. The proposed awning is appropriate in style and based on photographic documentation of a previously removed awning. Furthermore, the presence of awnings was common on 19th-century buildings on 6th Street. 23 – 2 Summary The project meets the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2022 Sixth Street Snapshot Resurvey by McRostie Historic Advisors, LLC lists the property as contributing to the Sixth Street Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high to moderate integrity. Decorative pilasters at first floor and awning have been 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and removed, and windows and doors have been replaced. determined that it may meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of a nineteenth-century two-part commercial block. b. Historical association. The property is associated with the A.W. Brill saddlery; Dr. Ben O. White, Jr.; and the furniture industry in Austin. history or prehistory of the region. c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human d. Community value. As one of the oldest buildings on Sixth Street, the building may 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; however, more research is needed. e. Landscape feature. The property was not evaluated for its ability to convey a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Use 4:4 windows. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on plans, encouraging applicant to retain applied decorative details at cornice. The applicant has amended the design to reflect Committee feedback. LOCATION MAP PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos McRostie Historic Advisors, LLC, 2022 Portal to Texas History, 1970 Occupancy History City Directory Research, July 2022 1959 1955 1952 1947 1944 1941 1937 1932 1927 1924 1920 1916 1912 1909 1906 1895 1891 1887 1885 Craddock Furniture Company Dayton Furniture Company Brown Furniture Company Brown Furniture Company Brown Furniture Company Brown Furniture Company Brown & Sellers Furniture Company Gregory Furniture Company A.W. Brill (harness) A.W. Brill (harness) A.W. Brill (harness) Vacant Swann Furniture & Carpet Company David G. Hodges (fruits) *Address likely listed as 212-218 E 6th Street* Webb, Taylor & Perry August Fuhrman, Sr. (Gambrinus Hall) Rudolf Krause Schubert O. (Gambrinus) Gambrinus Saloon (O. Schubert) T. F. Purnell Historical information Sanborn map, 1962 Sanborn map, 1935 Sanborn map, 1894 Sanborn map, 1889 Sanborn map, 1885 The Austin Daily Statesman (1880-1889); Austin, Tex.. 12 June 1884: 3 The Austin Daily Statesman (1880-1889); Austin, Tex.. 07 Oct 1884: 4. Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902); Austin, Tex.. 22 Mar 1894: 10. Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902); Austin, Tex.. 20 Feb 1896: 8. Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902); Austin, Tex.. 28 June 1902: 3. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 14 Nov 1909: 20 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 24 Aug 1913: 5. The Statesman (1916-1921); Austin, Tex.. 06 June 1917: 6 The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 08 Feb 1925: D5. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 Sep 1928: 10. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 20 Oct 1928: 8. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 26 Oct 1928: 9. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 31 May 1931: A4. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 05 Mar 1933: 1. One-Half the City Election Entry List. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 02 Apr 1933: 4. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 19 July 1936: I13. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 05 June 1938: A6 The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Nov 1938: 8. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 14 Mar 1955: 10. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 18 Apr 1958: 24. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 07 June 1966: 7 Permits Building permit, 1980 Building permit, 1970 Building permit, 1970