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From: Subject: Date: Attachments: Kalan Letter to the Commissioners 2514 Wooldridge Drive HR 2025 113285 Re: Historic Landmark Commission case information Wednesday, October 1, 2025 3:32:11 PM image001.png External Email - Exercise Caution I have been a Pemberton resident for many decades and was shocked and heartsick to see a demolition notice on 2514 Wooldridge Drive, one of the top most beautiful houses in historic Pemberton. And then to learn that the fabulous Tudor Revival house next door would be next on the demolition chopping block was just too sickening. These two houses are iconic Colonial Revival expressions and the best of Pemberton beauties. To demolish either one of these houses to build a house with a style that should instead be in a modern suburban subdivision is unthinkable. The proposed new house design is completely out of step with the neighborhood. If a smaller house were built in a true, accurate Colonial Revival style that would look as if it had been built in the pre-war 1930's "House Beautiful" era, that would ameliorate the losses of the original houses. Demolition would be a death blow to the preservation of this historically designated neighborhood. Far too many historically compliant houses have been demolished or remuddled and there are fewer and fewer historically intact houses left every year. This must stop. Please, please do not allow these to be demolished. At the least, require the facades and brick or masonry sides to be kept intact and tear down and rebuild behind them. A house does not need to have a City Historic Landmark designation on it to be preserved from demolition. Dale Van Sickle On Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 09:53:26 AM CDT, Contreras, Kalan <kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov> wrote: Good morning, Ms. Van Sickle, As requested, the Historic Landmark Commission’s agenda, recommendations, and supporting material may be found at https://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/31_1.htm. The agenda and supplementary items are posted at least 72 hours prior to each public hearing. The public hearing schedule may be found at http://www.austintexas.gov/hlc, which also contains a link to the Commission materials under “View Meeting Documents” on the left side of the page. The Wooldridge case is Item 10 on the agenda: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=459376 The staff report is located here: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=459389 New construction drawings are located here: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=459391 Additionally, there are numerous supporting letters, as well as applicant materials, linked on the main page at https://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/31_1.htm. Thank you for your interest in this property. Kalan Contreras Historic Preservation Officer Planning Department she/her | 512-974-2727 kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov".