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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS JUNE 5, 2024 2024-054243 PR 2507 EXPOSITION BOULEVARD 26 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1942 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story rectangular-plan house with a side gabled roof and a gablet above the central front stoop. The house is clad in horizontal wood siding with 6:6 double-hung wood windows throughout. Exposed rafter tails are visible at the eaves. The house at 2507 Exposition Boulevard was constructed in 1942. Insurance agent Michael W. Rogers purchased the house that year, and he and his family remained there until at least 1967. In the mid-1950s, he opened his own agency and operated it out of his home. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Rogers family celebrated their daughter Bettye Jayne’s success in Hollywood; known under the screen name Elizabeth Rogers, she made a living appearing as bit characters in several well- known television series, including Bonanza, Star Trek, and Little House on the Prairie. 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 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 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 application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 26 – 2 26 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos Demolition permit application, 2024 Michael W. Rogers, owner – M.W. Rogers Insurance Agency, 2507 Exposition Michael W. Rogers, owner – M.W. Rogers Insurance Agency Occupancy History City Directory Research, May 2024 1959 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 Michael W. Rogers, owner Michael W. Rogers, owner Michael W. Rogers, owner Michael W. Rogers, owner Address not listed Historical Information 26 – 4 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 09 Nov 1942: 9. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 05 Mar 1944: A4. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 08 June 1952: C8. 26 – 5 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 19 Oct 1953: 7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 29 May 1958: A15. JOHN BUSTIN Amusements Editor.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 10 Dec 1964: B8. 26 – 6 JOHN BUSTIN Amusements Editor.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 07 Oct 1965: B3. JOHN BUSTIN Amusements Editor.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 14 Oct 1965: B5. JOHN BUSTIN Amusements Editor.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 29 Apr 1966: 32. JOHN BUSTIN Amusements Editor.  The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Jan 1967: 30. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736861/ 26 – 7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Rogers https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Elizabeth_Rogers Permits 26 – 8 Water and sewer tap permits, 1942