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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS DECEMBER 4, 2024 PR-2024-142799; GF-2024-148221 2103 S L DAVIS AVENUE 19.0 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1935 house. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Demolish an approximately 1,190 square foot house. ARCHITECTURE The property at 2013 S L Davis Avenue is a single-story wood frame house constructed on a raised pier foundation. There are some remaining bungalow elements, including a recessed porch that occupies about half the front façade. The porch features an ample front-gabled roof facing the street, which is supported by two wood posts, one of which appears to be a later or temporary structural intervention. A minimal rail is present at the porch edge. Fenestration on the front elevation consists of three 1-over-1 windows with slim profiles and are possibly replacements. A second front gable extends outwards over the half of the front elevation not covered by the porch. It is narrower and set at a steeper angle than the other gable, which may indicate that these were not built at the same time. At the exterior walls, a non-historic metal or vinyl siding has been installed after the original construction. Below, there is a concrete skirt covering the foundation at the front of the property and includes metal crawlspace vents. The front stair is wood in construction. RESEARCH The address, formerly known as 2103 Washington Avenue, first appeared in public record around 1906, and housed renters for decades. The most frequently named of these renters in city directories were Moses Brooks, Milton Addison, and Livinia Brooks (later listed as Addison), who were generally listed as laborers. Moses Brooks is specifically listed as a hostler in one directory. It is unclear who owned the property at the time, but by the late 1920s, Livinia Addison is listed as an owner, along with a listing for a Brooks Addison, which may be an erroneous combination of the two men described above. Milton Addison’s name appears as owner off and on until 1953, after which the property is listed as either occupied solely by renters or, throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, vacant. Rental listings appeared in the Austin Statesman for the property at this time. Up to the 1980s, the house remained occupied by various renters. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin Resource Survey lists the property as lacking integrity and is recommended as not eligible to contribute to a potential National Register district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain low-to-moderate 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: a. Architecture. The building is a surviving but altered and deteriorated example of bungalow architecture. 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 permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. 19.0 – 2 LOCATION MAP 19.0 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 19.0 – 4 Google Street View, March 2019 East Austin Historic Resource Survey, 2016 Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2024 (note: address is listed as 2103 Washington Avenue in all dates below) 1985-86 Ernest A. and Emma J. McCarthur, renters, employee at UT 1980 Same as above 1977 Emma J. McCarthur, renter – laundry helper at Holy Cross Hospital 19.0 – 5 1974 Same as above 1973 Vacant 1970 Same as above 1965 Same as above 1962 Same as above 1961 Maggie Revada, renter, maid 1957 Same as above 1954 Essex and Clarissa Moore, renters, laborer 1953 Milton and Kelly Addison, owners, Porter at Walter Tips Co. 1944 Same as above 1935 Same as above 1932 Lou Brooks, owner 1930 Brooks Addison, owner 1929 Levinia Addison, owner 1924 McKinley and Alberta King, renters 1922 Vacant 1920 Milton and Kelly Addison, renters, Porter at Walter Tips Co. 1916 Levinia Brooks and Milton Addison, renters, laborer 1914 Moses Brooks and Milton Addison, renters, hostler 1912 Levinia Addison, renter, nurse 1906 Same as above 1905 Address not listed Historical Information The Austin Statesman, June 12, 1962