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30 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JANUARY 10, 2024 HR-2023-161015 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 723-25 EAST 6TH STREET Remodel the storefront and secondary elevation and construct an addition to a one-story commercial building. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS North Elevation: openings. East Elevation: the building. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH 1) Add 4 brick columns underneath each of the brick arch spring lines. 2) Construct a recessed entry vestibule in the 2 easternmost arch bays. Storefront is proposed to infill the new arched 3) Construct a metal awning wrapping the corner of the building. 1) Remove the existing window and door at the north end of the brick building, as well as existing fabric awnings 2) Add window openings along the façade. A rectilinear opening is added at the entry vestibule near the north end of 3) Repair existing ramp and associated door. 4) Demolish existing addition at the southern end of the site and construct a new addition in its place. The proposed new addition will match the height of the original brick structure and be clad with a stucco finish. A steel reveal is proposed between the existing brick and the addition. One-story brick and stucco building with two storefront bays beneath a cloth awning. The storefront has been replaced and original brick arches obscured. 723 and 725 E. 6th Street was constructed around 1903. Its first occupant, Walker M. Daywood, sold groceries and dry goods from half of the building, while the other half served as a saloon owned by George S. Hamby. By 1909, the building held four tenants: Daywood’s grocery, Alvear August’s tailor shop, and meat and fish markets operated by John Bius and Samual Stone. After 1910, however, the business briefly returned to its grocery-saloon format, with Daywood sharing the building with Abraham Tannous’ saloon. By 1916, Tannous’ inlaw, Joseph Bashara, opened a grocery store in the former saloon. Daywood sold his store to John Joseph, and the Joseph Brothers and Bashara Brothers groceries coexisted for around a decade. By the 1940s, Checker Front Stores had purchased the independent grocery at 723 E. 6th, and the corner unit at 725 had been turned into a drugstore. By the 1950s, the Ferris Drug Company had moved into 723 and 725 became a series of cafes. The Daywood, Joseph, Ferris, and Bashara families were each part of a larger community of mostly Syrian and Lebanese entrepreneurs who helped to establish 6th Street as a center of commerce in late 19th- and early 20th-century Austin. 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 removes mostly non-historic material. 4. Exterior walls and trim The proposal includes repair of historic-age brick. 5. Windows, doors, and screens The proposal includes restoration of original brick arches that have been obscured/removed by the current replacement storefront. Proposed fenestration replacements appear mostly appropriate. Proposed windows at secondary façade appear appropriate. 11. Commercial storefronts See 4 and 5. While the proposed awning is not a reconstruction of a documented awning, it is appropriate in scale and design for the district. 30 – 2 Commercial additions 1. Location The proposed addition is located at the rear of the property, in place of an existing addition. 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed scale, massing, and height of the addition appear appropriate. 3. Design and style The proposed addition’s design and style are simple and do not overwhelm the original building. 4. Roofs The proposed flat roof is appropriate. 5. Materials The addition’s materials appear compatible. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2022 Sixth Street Snapshot Resurvey lists the property as contributing to the historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to low integrity. The 2022 survey notes that the “historic photo shows flat arched storefronts and large storefront windows; currently infilled. This is a change from the original barrel arched elevation. Rehabilitation to the flat arched configuration is recommended to avoid additional loss of historic fabric.” These changes appeared to have taken place starting in 1932 and continuing through the twentieth century. 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 building does not appear to convey architectural significance in its current state. b. Historical association. The property is associated with the Daywood, Bashara-Tannous, Joseph, and Ferris c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human families. 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 Restore original brick arches. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on plans. LOCATION MAP 30 – 3 30 – 4 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos Sixth Street Snapshot Resurvey, McRostie LLC, 2022 Google Street View, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, June 2022 1959 1955 1952 1947 723 – Tropical Lounge 725 – Ferris Drug Company 723 – Joe’s Bakery 725 – Ferris Drug Company 723 – Acapulco Café 725 – Ferris Drug Company 723 – Union Drug Company No. 1 725 – Bill’s Grill (restaurant) 30 – 5 1944 1941 1937 1932 1927 1924 1920 1916 1912 1909 1906 723 – Union Drug Company No. 1 725 – Vacant 723 – Union Drug Company No. 1 725 – Checker Front Stores No. 7 (grocery); Theodore P. Schwammel (meats) 723 – Owl Drug Store; Reynolds Cazares 725 – Checker Front Stores No. 7 (grocery); Theodore P. Schwammel (meats) 723 – Vacant 725 – East Avenue Café 723 – John Joseph & Bros (grocery); A. G. Castanon (meats) 725 – Joseph Bashara and Bros. (grocery) 723 – John Joseph & Bros (grocery) 725 – Joseph Bashara and Bros. (grocery) 723 – Walker M. Daywood (grocery) 725 – Joseph Bashara (grocery) 723 – Walker M. Daywood (dry goods) 725 – Joseph Bashara (grocery) 723 – Walker M. Daywood (dry goods) 725 – Abraham Tannous (saloon) 723 – Walker M. Daywood (grocery); Alvear August & Co. (tailors) 725 – John P. Bius (fish); Samuel A. Stone (meat market) 723 – Walker M. Daywood 725 – 66 Saloon Historical Information Sanborn map, 1962 30 – 6 Sanborn map, 1935 Sanborn map, 1894 30 – 7 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 13 July 1907: 3. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 05 Apr 1908: 6. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 15 Jan 1913: 10. 30 – 8 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 11 Jan 1927: 6 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 23 Mar 1929: 7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 21 June 1929: 14. 30 – 9 The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Mar 1932: 12. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 02 Apr 1939: 10. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 12 Sep 1939: 13. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 02 Dec 1939: 1. 30 – 10 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Mar 1945: 11. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 17 Sep 1948: 15. Permits 30 – 11 Building permit, 1965 Building permit, 1963