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17 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS MARCH 5, 2025 PR-2025-011181; GF-2025-013625 932 E. 53RD STREET Demolish a ca. 1925 house and detached garage. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story Craftsman house with a two-story rear addition constructed in 2001. The house is clad with horizontal wood siding and capped with a cross-gabled roof with deep eaves, exposed rafter tails, and decorative triangular brackets. Though the building is now boarded, 2022 photos appear to show screened 1:1 wood windows throughout the original portion of the house. The house at 932 E. 53rd Street was constructed around 1925 per appraisal district records, though its first occupants appear in City directories in the mid-1930s. Until the 1940s, it was the home of primarily short-term renters, including two carpenters and their families and a salesman. In 1945, the building was purchased by Albert S. and Eva Nooner. They rented it out for four years before moving in in 1949 along with their son, Sam, a Purple Heart recipient who worked as a fireman after returning from the Pacific Theater. Albert Nooner died in 1951 and the house was sold by the remaining family members. Painter R. L. Bozeman and his wife Laverne lived there during the mid-to-late 1950s until it was purchased by Herminia Rodriguez, who raised her family there until her death in 2018. PROPERTY EVALUATION The property is listed as medium priority in the 2020 North Loop-Hancock-Boggy Creek survey. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. The rear addition does not appear to destroy the building’s character- defining features as a Craftsman bungalow. 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 is a good example of a Craftsman bungalow. 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 was not evaluated for its ability 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 Strongly encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 17 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 17 – 3 Google Street View, March 2024 17 – 4 17 – 5 Demolition application, 2025 Google Street View, 2022 17 – 6 1940 aerial image Doyle L. and Rosa E. Case, renters – assistant manager, Moyer’s Red & White Grocery & Market Occupancy History City Directory Research, February 2025 Mrs. Herminia C. Rodriguez, owner R. L. and Laverne Bozemore, owners – painter R. L. and Laverne Bozemore, owners – painter Sam A. and Eva Nooner, owners Sam A. Jr., and Gladys Nooner, renters – city firefighter Arbie E. and Lillian Guentzel, renters Arbie E. Guentzel Jr. – mechanic, Holland Page Industries 1944-45 Vacant 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1941 1939 1937 1935 Blackmore Hickman, renter – carpenter Eva Hickman James Millner, renter – carpenter Lucille Millner Address not listed Ervin Q. and Eula M. Sanger, renters – salesman, Zenith Life Insurance Company  Historical Information 17 – 7 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 Mar 1945: 18. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 July 1945: 9. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 29 Aug 1945: 3 The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 19 Oct 1947: 14. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 10 Oct 1951: 12. 17 – 8 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 30 Oct 1952: A9. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 03 June 1954: A2. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 20 Jan 1957: B7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 26 July 1960: 3. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 29 Jan 1961: B3. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 11 Mar 1962: A6. 17 – 9 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 15 Sep 1964: 9. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 Aug 1971: A6. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 30 Mar 1972: A4. Permits 17 – 10