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17 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 7, 2024 HR-2024-005087 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 513 EAST SIXTH STREET PROPOSAL RESEARCH Rehabilitate a ca. 1870 blacksmith shop. Replace windows and doors. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Repair and repaint the existing brick façade. 2) Keep the existing openings and replace the windows and doors, removing the outer non-historic gate and recessing windows in line with the new front door. ARCHITECTURE 513 East 6th Street is a single-story brick structure. The front elevation consists of three arched windows, which have been altered throughout the years. The original brick cornice detailing is simple and understated but remains intact. However, the brickwork has been painted. The building at 513 East 6th Street was constructed around 1870 as a blacksmith shop. Its earliest occupant, African American blacksmith George W. Harrison, conducted business there for around twenty years; his next-door neighbor and business partner, William Risher, is honored with the landmarked building at 511 East Sixth. After 1892, the building changed hands and became several dry goods stores, grocers, saloons, and eventually an A&P in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it became an independent grocer again under Paul Smothers, with the Sussdorf Brothers’ restaurant and fishmonger in the rear portion of the building. 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 alterations include retention of most of the building’s historic-age façade and do not appear to preclude potential future designation. Though the recessed windows somewhat change the building’s profile, they do not substantially alter the existing arched openings. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The building contributes to the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. The 2022 Sixth Street Snapshot resurvey lists the property as contributing to the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. Some incompatible alterations have been removed. 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 good example of an early vernacular blacksmith shop. b. Historical association. The property is associated with blacksmith George W. Harrison. 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 appears to be associated with early Black businesspeople and craftsmen in 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. 17 – 2 Austin. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK None. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on plans. LOCATION MAP 17 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 17 – 4 Historic review application, 2022 1975, Texas Historical Commission via UNT Portal to Texas History Occupancy History City Directory Research, January 2024 1959 Smothers Food Store 17 – 5 Smothers Food Store, grocers Smothers Food Store, grocers Smothers Food Store, grocers 513 ½: vacant Smothers Food Store, grocers 513 ½: A.W. Sussdorf, fish Smothers Food Store, grocers 513 ½: Oscar Sussdorf, restaurant Vacant 513 ½: Oscar Sussdorf, restaurant Great A&P Tea Company No. 105 The Great A&P Tea Company The Great A&P Tea Company Tom Louis, grocer John Mecey, confectioner H. B. Hill, soft drinks A.H. Schneider, saloon Adolph H. Schneider, saloon Khalil Shaplay, dry goods Mecey Brothers, dry goods George T. Simpson Grocery Co. W. C. Duncan, feed and grain G. W. Harrison, blacksmith (c) G. W. Harrison, blacksmith (c) G. W. Harrison, blacksmith (c) 1955 1952 1949 1944 1941 1939 1935 1932 1929 1927 1924 1920 1918 1916 1912 1909 1906 1903 1891 1889 1887 1872 George W. Harrison listed as a blacksmith with William E. Risher on Pecan Street near East Avenue Historical Information 17 – 6 1885 Sanborn map Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902); Austin, Tex.. 07 Sep 1892: 3. Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902); Austin, Tex.. 20 Apr 1896: 8.  17 – 7 Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902); Austin, Tex.. 13 July 1902: 11. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 08 Jan 1904: 3 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 26 June 1915: 5. 17 – 8 The Statesman (1916-1921); Austin, Tex.. 01 June 1918: 4. The Statesman (1916-1921); Austin, Tex.. 18 July 1919: 6. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 05 July 1927: 10. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 16 Dec 1927: 1. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 09 Apr 1928: 2. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 14 Apr 1949: 10. Permits 17 – 9