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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 PR-2023-163776; GF-2024-005557 508 EL PASO STREET 23 – 1 Demolish a house built prior to 1949. ARCHITECTURE PROPOSAL RESEARCH One-story rectangular-plan house with corrugated metal roof, 1:1 wood windows, horizontal wood siding, and a steeply pitched gablet supported by decorative triangular brackets above the entry stoop. The house at 508 El Paso Street was built before 1949; the earliest evidence of its existence is a tap permit from 1948, though it appears to have been built in a much earlier style. Its first residents to appear in City directories were Hazel and Forrest Bowers, who sold the house to George and LaVerne Pickle. George Pickle worked as a mechanic at the Lopez Garage. The Pickles did not stay in the house long; by 1952, Christoval and Janie Sosa had purchased the home for their family. Christoval worked as an installer at Dill-Challstrom’s, who sold Venetian blinds and carports, and Janie worked as an office secretary for the R. C. Foster Company. PROPERTY EVALUATION Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 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 is constructed with Craftsman influences. 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 appear 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. 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 23 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos Demolition permit application, 2023 Zillow.com, https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/508-El-Paso-St-Austin-TX-78704/29476379_zpid/?mmlb=g,0 23 – 3 Occupancy History City Directory Research, January 2024 1959 1955 1952 1949 1941 Address not listed Historical Information Christoval and Jamie Sosa, owners – installer at Dill’s-Challstrom and office secretary at R.C. Foster Co. Christoval and Jamie Sosa, owners – installer at Dill’s-Challstrom George D. and LaVerne Pickle, owners – mechanic at Frank S. Lopez Garage Forest and Hazel Bowers, owners – student 23 – 4 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 18 May 1949: 9 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 02 Jan 1959: 7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 24 Aug 1969: B16. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 15 June 1970: 35.  Permits 23 – 5