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Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) - Opposing Demolition Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:00:46 PM From: To: Subject: Date: Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Lori Martin < Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 1:33 PM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) - Opposing Demolition External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Kalan, I am writing to strongly oppose the proposed demolition of the O'Quinn House, a contributing structure to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District, the only Modernist structure listed in the district. The house was designed by Arthur Fehr, Fehr & Granger, and appears to be unaltered from its original design. In addition, the property contains amazing landscape elements, incorporating the natural landscape into the Modernist design. Its historic associations with Fehr and two generations of the O'Quinn family, Trueman O'Quinn (Member of Texas Legislature, Austin City Attorney, Judge, Chair of Travis County Democratic Party, O'Henry Historian) and Kerry O'Quinn, his son (Leader in Austin's Gay Community, Filmmaker, Publisher, Founder of Howdy Austin) make the property a perfect candidate for historic designation. I respectfully urge the HLC NOT to release a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor Road #2 and encourage the commission to initiate historic zoning or, at the very least, invoke a 180-day demolition delay to allow for further research or for potential purchase by a sympathetic buyer. Sincerely, Lori Martin Lori Martin, MSHP Architectural Historian O’Connell Architecture, LLC 3908 Avenue B, #309 • Austin • Texas • 78751 • 512.423.6841 CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."