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16 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS MARCH 6, 2024 HR-2024-017548 SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 713 EAST SIXTH STREET PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Rehabilitate the building, repaint and repair gates, replace the storefront, and repoint brick. Repair and repoint the existing brick wall as needed and repair the existing entry stair. The proposed design includes replacing the existing storefront to fit within the existing masonry openings and repainting the existing gates on the front façade. No work is proposed for the back façade. Arched façade of a one-story masonry commercial building with a non-historic storefront and basement level beyond. The building at 713 East Sixth Street, known as 711 and 717 East Sixth Street, was built in 1894 as a grain and feed store. It was then used as a bakery by Mathias Grein before he moved to 722 East Sixth Street. From 1912 to 1937, Henry William Schlieker sold furniture from the building, sharing tenant space with watchmaker G. L. San Miguel. From 1941 to 1952, the building housed the Hong Kong Café, which changed hands several times before the building became vacant in 1955. The 1962 Sanborn map shows a vacant lot where the building appears to have stood; thus, the removal of the building behind the façade appears to have taken place between 1960 and 1962. 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 does not remove any historic material. 4. Exterior walls and trim The proposal includes the repair of historic-age brick. 11. Commercial storefronts The proposed storefront is appropriate in scale and design for the district. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property is listed as contributing to the Sixth Street National Register district. The 2022 Sixth Street Snapshot resurvey recommends 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 low integrity. Only the façade remains. 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 for landmark designation: a. Architecture. The building does not retain sufficient integrity to be architecturally significant. b. Historical association. The property is 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. 16 – 2 COMMITTEE FEEDBACK None. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on plans. LOCATION MAP 16 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 16 – 4 Google Street View, 2022 Occupancy History City Directory Research, June 2022 Address listed as 717 E 6th Street Vacant Vacant Hong Kong Café Hong Kong Café (restaurant) Hong Kong Café (restaurant) Hong Kong Café (restaurant) 717 E 6th Street – Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) 717 ½ E 6th Street – G. L. San Miguel (watch and jewelry repair) 717 E 6th Street – Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) 717 ½ E 6th Street – G. L. San Miguel (watch and jewelry repair) Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) Henry W. Schlieker (furniture) Address not listed 711 E. 6th Street – Matthew Greim, bakery 711 E. 6th – Matthias Grein, bakery 1959 1955 1952 1947 1944 1941 1937 1932 1927 1924 1920 1916 1912 1909 1905 1903 Historical information 16 – 5 Sanborn map, 1962 Sanborn map, 1935 Sanborn map, 1900 16 – 6 Sanborn map, 1894 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 13 Jan 1907: 8. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 08 Nov 1907: 2. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 19 Jan 1913: 57. 16 – 7 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 15 Aug 1945: 11. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 23 Dec 1946: 1. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 07 Mar 1951: 10. Permits Building permit, 1974 16 – 8 Building permit, 1974 Building permit, 1975