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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS JUNE 5, 2024 PR-2024-046298; GF-2024-058065 1915 ROBBINS PLACE 24 – 1 Relocate a ca. 1935 house outside the city limits. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story Tudor Revival cottage with horizontal siding, 6:6 and picture windows, and a cross-gabled roofline. The house at 1915 Robbins Place was constructed around 1935. Its first residents, the Robbins family, lived there until the late 1950s. James W. Robbins sold Packards during the 1930s and then operated a series of corner grocery stores. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2020 North Central Austin historic resource survey lists the property as contributing to a potential historic district. 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 displays Tudor Revival stylistic influences. 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, but release the relocation permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 24 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 24 – 3 24 – 4 Relocation permit application, 2024 Occupancy History City Directory Research, May 2024 Lydie Mahon, owner 1959 1955 James W. and Mary Sanders, owners – Sanders Cash Grocery, 4201 S. Congress Ave. 24 – 5 James W. and Mary Sanders, owners – Sanders Food Store, 8701 Lamar Blvd. James W. and Mary Sanders, owners James W. and Mary Sanders, owners – salesman James W. and Mary Sanders, owners – retail grocer James W. and Mary Sanders, owners – salesman for Russell C. Faulkner, Inc. James W. and Mary Sanders, owners – filling station 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 1935 Address not listed. Historical Information The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 05 Feb 1945: 5 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 17 Dec 1948: 15. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 23 Oct 1971: 44.  Permits 24 – 6