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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JANUARY 10, 2024 HR-2023-161000 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 719-21 EAST 6TH STREET 29 – 1 PROPOSAL Remodel storefront and awning. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH 1) The proposed design replaces the existing storefront with a new painted metal storefront. 2) The proposed design replaces the entry door in the same location, set back 3’-0” from the façade. 3) The proposed project extends the existing awning to space across the entire façade. 4) Repaint awning. Clean and repair columns, entry, and brickwork. One-story brick commercial building with two painted storefronts sheltered by a metal awning at the westernmost bay. The building at 719 and 721 East 6th Street was constructed around 1907. Its first occupants were William Goosby and Thomas McCoy, a restaurant owner and barber. City directories indicate that both business owners were African American. By 1912, brothers Abraham and Joe Nassour had moved into the building, along with restaurant owner Manuel Hernandez. Joe Nassour was a grocer, while Abraham ran a saloon. The brothers, born in Beirut, were part of a larger community of Syrian and Lebanese merchants—including the Daywood, Ferris, Attal, Fayad, Joseph, and other families--who helped to establish 6th Street as a bustling business district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By the early ‘20s, Joe and Abraham Nassour’s brother John was using both halves of the building for his grocery store. In the ‘30s and ‘40s, he shared the space with Samuel Fayad’s domino parlor and Louis Daywood’s billiards hall. By the late 1940s, the building held the Schooner Beer Bar and Golden Gloves Inn; in the ‘50s, Joe’s Inn and the Villalpando Barbershop, along with several cafes, made their homes there. 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 mostly removes non-historic storefront elements from the building, retaining wood panels, existing awning, and existing brickwork. 4. Exterior walls and trim The proposed project repairs existing brickwork and repaints only previously painted masonry. Repairs are proposed for existing wood storefront accents. 11. Commercial storefronts The proposed storefront replacement appears appropriate. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. Plans have been amended to include Committee feedback. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property is listed as contributing to the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. The 2022 Sixth Street Snapshot Resurvey lists the property as contributing to the historic district. 29 – 2 Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. Both storefronts have been altered. 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 one-part commercial block. b. Historical association. The property appears to be associated with the Nassour family. 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 was not evaluated for its ability to 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, continued research into the Lebanese and Syrian business community who helped to establish 6th Street as a center of commerce may further reveal this building’s role in their success. e. Landscape feature. The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Replace storefront within existing opening. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on plans. LOCATION MAP 29 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 29 – 4 McRostie LLC, Sixth Street Snapshot Resurvey, 2022 Portal to Texas History, 1970 Occupancy History City Directory Research, June 2022 1959 1955 1952 1947 719 - El Papa Gallo Club (beer) 719 ½ - Villalpando Barbershop 721 - Joe’s Inn (beer) 719 – Original Café 719 ½ - Villalpando Barbershop 721 - Joe’s Inn (beer) 719 – Schooner Beer Bar 721 - Vacant 719 – Schooner Beer Bar 721 - Golden Globe Inn (restaurant) 1944 719 – Louis Daywood billiards 29 – 5 721 - John Nassour (beer) 719 – Samual Fayad (dominoes) 721 – John Nassour (grocery) 719 – Samual Fayad (dominoes) 721 – John Nassour (grocery) 719 – Checker Front grocery 721 – John Nassour (grocery & fruit) 719-21 – John Nassour (grocery and fruit) 719-21 – John Nassour (grocery and fruit; general merchandise) M. J. Allen (tailor) 719 – Nassour Bros. grocery 721 - Abraham Nassour (saloon); Michael Albert (restaurant) 719 - Nassour Bros (grocery) 721 – Abraham Nassour saloon, Manual Hernandez (restaurant) 721 - William Goosby (restaurant); Thomas McCoy (barber) 1941 1937 1932 1927 1924 1920 1916 1912 1909 1906 719 - J. S. Prado 721 not listed Historical information Sanborn map, 1962 29 – 6 Sanborn map, 1935 Sanborn map, 1894 29 – 7 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 13 Jan 1907: 8. The Statesman (1916-1921); Austin, Tex.. 27 July 1917: 7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 28 Mar 1924: 1. 29 – 8 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 09 June 1925: 10 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Sep 1933: 1. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 10 Jan 1945: 11. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 03 Feb 1951: 3. 29 – 9 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 20 Jan 1943: 5. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 19 Apr 1944: 11. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 07 May 1957: 3. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 21 Aug 1957: 11. 29 – 10 The Austin American - Statesman (1973-1980), Evening ed.; Austin, Tex.. 16 Sep 1979: B10 Permits Building permit, 1965 29 – 11 Building permit, 1975 Building permit, 1974 Building permit, 1975