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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Applications for Demolition and Relocation Permits December 3, 2025 PR-2025-131605; GF-2025-144708 601 North Bluff Dr 16 – 1 Proposal Demolish a circa 1946 house. Architecture One-story house clad in rustic stone veneer capped with a cross gabled roof with exposed rafter tails, a partial width porch, and a large stone chimney. Research The House at 601 N Bluff Dr was constructed around 1946. Its first occupants were the Haffelder family. Thomas B. Haffelder was a butcher who worked at the Bonugli grocery store in Austin for 30 years before opening his own barbecue restaurant, called The Shanty, on Red River Street. Haffelder and his wife, Elizabeth, lived at 601 N Bluff until his retirement in 1978. Property Evaluation Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high 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 for landmark designation: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of Texas Vernacular architecture with ranch style 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, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. Location Map 16 – 2 Property Information Photos 16 – 3 16 – 4 Occupancy History 1955 Thomas Benton and Elizabeth Haffelder, owners – butcher Demolition Permit Application, 2025 1952 Tommie and Elizabeth Haffelder, owners — Meat cutter, Bonugli’s Red and White Grocery Historical Information 16 – 5 Birth certificate of Tomas Haffelder, 1908 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 18 Feb 1944: 5. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 24 Aug 1947: A8. 16 – 6 Banister, Claire.  The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 08 May 1955: C4. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 Oct 1967: B9. The Austin American - Statesman (1973-1980), Evening ed.; Austin, Tex.. 30 Oct 1977: E3. 16 – 7 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/tommie-haffelder-obituary?id=28017578 Vaughn, Daniel. “Iron Works BBQ.” Texas Monthly, December 23, 2016. https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/iron-works-bbq- 2016/.