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26 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS JANUARY 10, 2024 HR-2023-160869 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 610 EAST 6TH STREET PROPOSAL Convert a ca. 1872 building façade to a conditioned space. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repaint existing painted areas at façade. 2) Removes the non-original wood walls covering the existing openings. 3) Remodel storefront based on photos showing the location of historic-age openings and proportions. The west bay of the proposed metal storefront includes a 42” setback to accommodate a new entry vestibule. Install clerestory windows with divided lite proportions based on 1975 photographs. 4) Repair and repaint the existing brick columns. 5) Repair and clean the original cast iron cornice. ARCHITECTURE 610 East 6th Street was built ca. 1872 and was once an auto garage, with two distinct bays and an ornamental metal cornice. At the time of the 1975 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form for the Sixth Street Historic District, the structure consisted of two large bay openings with multiple doors and clerestory windows above. The façade was articulated with brick columns and a metal cornice. The brick and metal cornice are intact, though the building is open- air. The building at 610 E. 6th Street was constructed around 1872 according to the National Register inventory, though little evidence of its earliest occupancy remains. In the 1880s and ‘90s, it served as a mattress manufacturer and furrier, and by the turn of the century, at least part of the building was occupied by a collier’s office and yard. After a period of vacancy, it was renewed as an auto-oriented business in 1920 and remained so until at least the late 1970s. RESEARCH DESIGN STANDARDS The design standards established by Ordinance No. 20230720-160 (July 2023) and based on the Citywide Historic Design Standards for properties in the 500 and 600 blocks of East Sixth Street apply. The proposed project was evaluated based on the following applicable standards: Rehabilitate and adaptively reuse contributing buildings, including at least the first 15 feet of historic facades. The proposed project rehabilitates and adaptively reuses the building, restoring the historic elements of the existing façade in response to Committee feedback. 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. Though only the façade remains, it still retains some character- defining features and decorative elements that speak to the time of its significance. 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 no longer conveys architectural significance, though character-defining features still identify it as an early auto-oriented business. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. 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 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. e. Landscape feature. The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, 26 – 2 Keep 4-light transom above garage bays. Explore color studies to emphasize historic features. cultural, or historical value to the city. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on plans. LOCATION MAP 26 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 26 – 4 McRostie Historic Advisors, LLC. Sixth Street Snapshot Resurvey, 2022. Portal to Texas History, n.d.: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth675966/m1/1/ 26 – 5 Portal to Texas History, n.d.: https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utlarch:e55e0d9f-ebd0-4ad0-b006-695249657f7b Portal to Texas History, n.d: https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/utlarch:77adfb1a-3923-4b84-9aef-2268470c383f Occupancy History City Directory Research, April 2022 1959 1957 1955 600-04 – Austin Auto Supply Company (whole) 606 – Pirates Cove (beer) 608 – Vacant 610 – Herring’s Garage (repairs) 612 – A. A. Auto Parts 614 – LaBola DeOra Bar 616 – Pine Room (beer) 618 – Hofmann Paint & Wallpaper Company 600-14 – Austin Auto Supply Company (whol) 608 – Dominguez Bar (beer) 610 – Herring’s Garage (repairs) 612 – A. A. New & Used Auto Parts Company 614 – La Bola DeOra Bar (beer) 616 – Three Aces Bar (beer) 618 – Hofmann Paint & Wallpaper Company 600-14 – Austin Auto Supply Company (whol) 606 – Transmission Exchange 608 – Reyes Bar (No. 2) (beer) 610 – Herring’s Garage (repairs) 612 – A. A. New & Used Auto Parts Company 26 – 6 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 614 – La Bola De Ora Bar (beer) 616 – Three Aces Bar (beer) 618 – Hofmann Paint Company 600-14 – Austin Auto Supply Company (whol) 606 – Herring’s Garage 608 – Reyes Bar (No. 2) (beer) 610 – Sanders Cash Lumber Company 612 – A. A. Auto Parts Company 614 – LaBola DeOra Bar (beer) 616 – Three Aces Bar (beer) 600-02 – Austin Auto Supply Company (whol) 604 – Austin Barber College 606 – Walter B. Herring (auto repair) 608 – Reyes Bar (No. 2) (beer) 610 – Co-op Body & Paint Shop 612 – A. A. Auto Parts Company 616 – Three Aces Bar (beer) 600-02 – Austin Auto Supply Company (whol) 604 – Culley’s 2nd Hand Merchandise (junk) 606 – Walter B. Herring (auto repair) 608 – Reyes Bar (No. 2) (beer) 610 – Big Six Garage (auto parts) 612 – A. A. Auto Parts Company 616 – OK Auto Parts 600 – Monterey Café Austin Exterminating Company 602 – Capitol Club of Austin (billiards) 604 – William W. Stark (2nd hand hardware) 606 – Walter B. Herring (auto repair) 608 – J. Thomas Patterson (2nd hand hardware) 610 – Big Six Battery Service 612 – A. A. Auto Parts Company 616 – OK Auto Parts 600 – Monterey Café Austin Exterminating Company 602 – Capitol Club of Austin (billiards) 604 – Henry Barber (hardware) 606 – Walter B. Herring (auto repair) 608 – J. Thomas Patterson (2nd hand hardware) 610 – Big Six Battery Service 612-18 – A & A Parts Co. (auto accessories) 600 – Monterey Café Austin Exterminating Company 602 – Capitol Club of Austin (billiards) 604 – Henry Barber (hardware) 606 – Walter B. Herring (auto repair) 608 – J. W. Kind (tires) 610 – Big Six Battery Service 612-18 – A & A Parts Co. (auto accessories) 1937 600 – Vacant 602 – Vacant 26 – 7 1935 1932 1929 1924 1920 604 – Henry Barber (hardware) 606 – Walter B. Herring (auto repair) 608 – Poultry Market 610 – Big Six Battery Service 612-14 – Vacant 616-18 – A & A Parts Company 600 – Tony & Jim’s Café 602 – Vacant 604 – Henry Barber (restaurant) 606 – Vacant 608 – Vacant 610 – Big Six Battery Service E. C. Perkins 612 – Vacant 614 – D. G. Hodges (restaurant) 616-18 – A & A Parts Company 600-2 – Vacant 604 – Household Furniture Company 606 – Vacant 608 – Vacant 610 – Big Six Battery Service 612 – William M. Tears (undertaker) National Burial Association 614 – Hurley Mattress & Awning Company 616-18 – City Junk Company 600-2 – Austin Auto Accessory Store 604 – Household Furniture Company 606 – Austin Sausage Kitchen 608 – John Nicholas (grocery) 610 – C. E. Dildy (fruit) 612 – William M. Tears (undertaker) National Burial Association for Colored People 614 – Hurley Mattress & Awning Factory 616 – Vacant 600 – Travis Merchant Company (grocery) 602 – Louis Fichtenbaum (dry goods) 604 – Household Furniture Company 606 – Texas Meat company 608 – C. H. Cross Furniture Company 610 – Otto Tiroff Jr. (auto painter) 612 – William M. Tears (undertaker) National Burial Association for Colored People 614 – Hurley Mattress & Awning Factory 616 – Vacant 600 – Vacant 602 – Vacant 604 – Household Furniture Company 606 – Blue Bonnet Cream 608 – Swanson & Johnson (furniture repairs) 610 – Robert Barge (auto repair) Otto Tiroff Jr. (auto painter) 612-14 – William M. Tears (undertaker) 26 – 8 National Burial Association for Colored People 616 – Austin Bottling Works 600-2 – Caldwell & Beiger (grocery) 604 – Vacant 606 – Acme Creamery 608 – Vacant 610 – Vacant 612-14 – William M. Tears (undertaker) National Burial Association for Colored People 616 – Austin Bottling Works 600 – W. Thomas Hawkins (furniture) 602-4 – Caldwell Bros (grocers) 606 – Florence Creamery Company 610 – Vacant 612-14 – William M. Tears (undertaker) 616 – Austin Bottling Works 600-6 – Caldwell-Murchison-Lee Company 608 – Henry Sauer 610 – A. H. Reese 616 – Austin Bottling Works 600 – Harriet Gooden Mary Jackson 610 – C. M. Booth (Furniture Dealer & Bed Spring Manufacturer) 616-20 – Anderson & Caldwell (Feed, Hay, & Grain) 602 – J. M. Braden (Wagon Yard) 610 – C. M. Booth (Mattress Manufacturers) 614 – T. P. Robinson (Hide & Wool Buyers) 616-20 – Tom Anderson & Company (Wagon Yard) 614 – T. P. Robinson (Wool Buyer) 606 – Lucy Irvin 1916 1912 1906 1895 1891 1889 1887 Historical Information Aerial, 1940 Aerial, 1958 26 – 9 Aerial, 1965 Aerial, 1977 Aerial, 1987 Aerial, 1997 Aerial, 2003 Aerial, 2012 26 – 10 Sanborn map, 1961 Sanborn map, 1935 Sanborn map, 1900 26 – 11 Sanborn map, 1894 Sanborn map, 1889 Sanborn map, 1885  26 – 12 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 21 Jan 1904: 3. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 07 Feb 1904: 3. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 02 Oct 1921: 12. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 05 Jan 1949: 13. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 17 June 1950: 9. Permits 26 – 13