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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS APRIL 2, 2025 PR-2025-017540; GF-2025-021282 2307 BRIDLE PATH 11 – 1 Demolish a ca. 1941 house and outbuilding. PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story house with Tudor Revival detailing, including catslide roof, arched entry, and central masonry chimney. The house at 2307 Bridle Path was constructed around 1941 as part of the Westfield subdivision. Its first occupants were Homer and Grace Williams. Homer Williams worked as a clerk at the local post office. During the 1940s, the house was rented to Air Force captain Fred Fenton and to Virginia and Donald Russell, students at the University of Texas. Subsequent owners Carroll and Ida Young lived in the home for around a decade. Carroll Young worked as a salesman at various auto sales companies during this time. From 1959 to around 1963, the home was rented by former San Antonio Express News Capitol Correspondent Roy Grimes, who left the paper in the early ‘50s to work as the publicity director for the Republican Party of Texas. PROPERTY EVALUATION Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high to moderate integrity. Siding has been replaced. 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 constructed with Tudor Revival and Minimal Traditional 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, then relocation over demolition, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP 11 – 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos 11 – 3 11 – 4 Demolition application, 2025 Occupancy History City Directory Research, March 2025 Roy Grimes, owner 1959 1957 1955 1952 1949 1947 1941 1939 Carroll P. and Ida Young, owners - Salesman, Austin Auto Company Carroll P. and Ida Young, owners - Austin Auto Mart Carroll P. and Ida Young, owners - Austin Auto Mart Claude P. and Kathleen Young, owners - Salesman Donald H. and Virginia Russell, renters - Student at the University of Texas 1944-45 Fred L. and Iris Fenton, renter - USA Homer A. and Grace Williams, owner - Clerk, post office Address not listed Historical Information The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 26 July 1940: 18. 11 – 5 The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 14 June 1942: A4. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Mar 1943: 2. McGILL, MARY-JANE.  The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 28 Mar 1943: A7. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 27 June 1943: 14. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 28 Dec 1943: 5. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 07 July 1944: 2. 11 – 6 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 10 May 1946: 13. MARGARET MAYER The American-Statesman Staff. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 14 July 1946: 1. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 Sep 1946: A14. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 12 Jan 1947: 7. 11 – 7 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 08 Sep 1948: 11. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 30 Aug 1949: 7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 23 Apr 1952: 7. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 26 Feb 1953: A9. 11 – 8 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 June 1953: 8. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 28 June 1953: A1. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 10 July 1963: 10. Permits