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5 – 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness November 5, 2025 HR-2025-099714; C14H-2013-0008 Ethel Pearl’s Beauty Salon 1504 East 11th Street Proposal Repair and rehabilitate a landmark for use as a residence. Project Specifications 1) Remove vinyl siding and replace with wood lapped siding 2) Rebuild concrete landing and stairs at south elevation to meet code. 3) Replace portion of roof at rear of east elevation for proper drainage. 4) Replace one window at west elevation with a smaller fixture for privacy. 5) Repair existing wood windows where necessary, but retain them in place. Architecture The building is a single-story, rectangular shaped structure with a moderately pitched hipped roof. There are numerous doors and hung windows present at the East 11th and Angelina Street facades. The structure sits on piers set slightly above grade, and one corner features a brick skirting that is showing signs of sagging. At the rear of the house is a ca. 1962 addition. The walls are clad in non-historic vinyl siding installed around 2007, and the property became a landmark in 2013. Design Standards The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects at historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 1. General standards Material that is proposed to be removed all appears to be non-original, mostly from the 2007 intervention (no permits are on file with the city that define this work). Generally, replacement materials differ from those that are present, but this is due to existing materials that would now be determined as inappropriate if proposed at a City of Austin landmark, such as cladding the exterior in vinyl siding. 3. Roofs The section of roof covering a 1960-1962 addition at the northeast corner of the building does not properly drain, and is proposed to be replaced with a TPO roof assembly, which is designed to drain away from the property. This can considered typical maintenance to a sacrificial material, and the new design resembles the existing, with the eventual goal of arresting future decay at the original portion of the house. 4. Exterior walls and trim Vinyl siding, which was installed around 2007, is proposed to be replaced with wood siding. This new material will be vetted for appropriate size and orientation but is generally appropriate as a material for building stock in this area of East Austin. By removing the vinyl siding and replacing with teardrop wood siding, the proposed work would create an appearance much more similar to the period of significance. Brick skirting at the south elevation has delaminated from the exterior wall substrate and is proposed to be removed and patched with stucco skirting matching the existing. 5. Windows, doors, and screens Windows are now proposed to be repaired rather than replaced. The exception is at the west elevation, where one window is proposed to be removed and replaced with a smaller, horizontal window. In order to accommodate changes to the interior floorplan, this portion of the building requires privacy. Though window infill is typically discouraged, the selected location is not at a street-facing façade and is considered necessary for continued use of the building as a residence. 6. Porches The current concrete stairs at the south elevation are irregularly spaced and do not meet code. The application proposes to repour these and add a handrail for more accessible egress. 5 – 2 Summary The project meets the applicable standards. Committee Feedback Repair, rather than replace, wood windows. Retain metal window on east elevation. Change to only the one west elevation window is approvable. In concrete stoop is to be replaced, it must be done in-kind. Staff Recommendation Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness in concurrence with Architectural Review Committee feedback. Location Map 5 – 3 Property Information Photos 5 – 4 Historic Review Application, 2025 5 – 5 Historic Landmark Application, 2013 5 – 6 Archival photos, historic landmark application. Photo at left shows the Angelina Street façade sometime after 1950. Permits 5 – 7 Carport addition permit, 1962 Sleeping porch addition permit, 1960