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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS APRIL 3, 2024 PR-2024-022486; GF-2024-028860 2407 SOUTH 3RD STREET 21 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1955 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story house with side-gabled roof intersected by a gablet above the front stoop, horizontal wood siding, a stone veneer water table, and 1:1 wood windows. The house at 2407 S. 3rd Street was constructed in 1955. Julian Herrera, a plumber, and his wife, Ygnacia, owned the home; it was also occupied by Ygnacia’s father, Porfirio Liscano III. Liscano, who lived to 111 years old, was Austin’s oldest living cowboy at the time of his death in 1971. Liscano came to the U.S. with a remuda of broncos in 1912, and stayed to find work. Until he was 83, Liscano picked cotton for a Bluff Springs farm. Nanci Felice interviewed the former caballero before his 111th birthday: “‘I didn’t serve anybody in Mexico,’ Liscano said with the haughty pride reserved for former caballeros. ‘But when I came here I found out what it was to work for someone.’ […] Once, in 1937, he returned to Mexico, but revolution had brought hard times to his country so he returned to the United States.’”1 Liscano became a citizen in 1938, living with his daughter and son-in-law after the death of his wife, Cecilia, in 1967. 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 for landmark designation: a. Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b. Historical association. The property is associated with Porfirio Liscano III, Austin’s oldest living cowboy at c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human the time of his death in 1971. 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. 1 NANCI FELICE Staff Writer.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 24 Feb 1971: A1. LOCATION MAP 21 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 21 – 3 21 – 4 Demolition permit application, 2024 Occupancy History City Directory Research, March 2024 Julian G. and Ygnacia Herrera, owners 1959 1955 Historical Information Julian G. and Ygnacia Herrera, owners – laborer, Superior Plumbing The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 28 Feb 1971: A6. 21 – 5 NANCI FELICE Staff Writer.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 24 Feb 1971: A1. 21 – 6 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 16 Sep 1971: A6. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 15 Sep 1971: A22. Permits 21 – 7