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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Permits in National Register Historic Districts January 7, 2026 HR-2025-157977 West Line Historic District 1105 Maufrais Street 14 – 1 Proposal Construct a new house in a historic district. Research The house at 1105 Maufrais St. was built in 1937 for G. R. Ogletree, a lumber company who constructed several similar houses on Maufrais Street. Its first occupant was William A. Chanslor, an employee of the State Comptroller’s Department. It was soon sold by Chanslor and purchased by Jack P. and Lovie McKinney. Jack P. McKinney worked as a salesman. Most of the building’s owners throughout the period of significance sold the property after only a short occupancy. 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 in National Register districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Residential new construction 1. Location Proposed setback is in keeping with outher houses on the block and district. 2. Orientation The proposed orientation faces the street, like other contributing properties in the district. 3. Scale, massing, and height Design calls for a single-story house, with massing and height similar to its neighbors. 4. Proportions The proportions are very aligned with historic houses in the district generally and the block specifically. 5. Design and style While stylistically similar to contributing properties, the new construction reads as being outside the period of significance. Some elements, such as the stone skirt and paired wood posts, can read as contemporary but compatible. Brackets are present at the roofline but are simple in design to further indicate this compatibility with surrounding historic forms. 6. Roofs Roof form is simple and appropriate for the district. Materials proposed, such as composition shingle, do not create a false sense of history. 7. Exterior walls Proposed siding is mostly horizontal wood lap with a stone skirt at the front façade. While masonry skirting is not commonly found in the district, it fits the overall design and proportions of the house, though it is advised that the design avoid creating cabin-like appearance with the shape and proportion of its stones. 8. Windows and doors Window sizes and appearances are appropriate for the district. Especially at the front elevation, the windows are proposed to be hung units with appropriate depth and will not utilize false or simulated muntins or mullions. 9. Porches Proposed front porch stretches across approximately two thirds of the front elevation, and has an appropriate 14 – 2 setback when compared ot neighbors. Summary The project meets the applicable standards. Committee Feedback Verify roof pitch and appearance of stone skirt at front elevation in revised drawings ahead of HLC review. Fenestration and massing conform to historic design standards. Staff Recommendation Comment on plans for new construction in concurrence with Architectural Review Committee feedback and release the application. Location Map 14 – 3 Property Information Photos 14 – 4 Previous structure on site, demolition application, 2025