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Evergreen Cemetery Gate Design Austin Parks and Recreation| July 8th, 2026 History and Background Historical Context and Cemeteries Vision Plan Historical Context  3300 East 12th Street at Airport Blvd. in East Austin’s MLK neighborhood  Established in 1926 by COA to serve as a segregated cemetery for Austin’s black community  “A cemetery to be used exclusively for colored persons” – Minutes, special meeting of Austin City Council dated 12/01/1925  100-year anniversary this year  Approved at State Board of Review in 5/16/26 for National Register of Historic Places designation 3 Cemeteries Vision Plan  Vision Plan (VP) developed in 2015 by Parks Board working group to identify issues and concerns within city cemeteries  VP involved public engagement events from 2014-2015 of local community members Page 321 of Vision Plan 4 Cemeteries Vision Plan  VP provides suggested entry gate designs that were selected by the community which are used in this design 5 Design of 12th St. Gate Preliminary AutoCAD and Simple Renderings 12th St. Gate Design Challenges  Existing utilities  Existing trees  Existing burials 7 12th St. Gate Design ARCH TO MATCH HILLSBORO PIONEER CEMETERY CLEARANCE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES F.G. COLUMNS TO MATCH OAKWOOD CEMETERY DESIGN 8 12th St. Gate Design Bordeaux Range Modular - Heritage 9 12th St. Gate Design Menawa Modular – Heritage 10 12th St. Gate Design Bordeaux King– Heritage 11 Design of Tillery St. Gate Preliminary AutoCAD and Simple Renderings Tillery St. Gate Design 13 Tillery St. Gate Design 4-COLUMN DESIGN MATCHES ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY F.G. COLUMNS TO MATCH OAKWOOD CEMETERY DESIGN 14 Tillery St. Gate Design Bordeaux Range Modular - Heritage 15 Tillery St. Gate Design Menawa Modular – Heritage 16 Tillery St. Gate Design Bordeaux King– Heritage 17 Thank you! Suggestions? Comments? Austin Parks & Recreation Staff Contact Information Architectural Development Division – Historic Preservation and Tourism Program Ellen Colfax Project Manager ellen.colfax@austintexas.gov +1 (512) 974-9472 Ayah Al-Omari Project Coordinator ayah.al-omari@austintexas.gov +1 (512) 974-9523 Sarah Marshall Program Coordinator Sarah.Marshall@austintexas.gov +1 (512) 974-9521 Cemeteries Division Jason Walker Cemeteries Division Manager jason.walker@austintexas.gov +1 (512) 978-2319 Ryan Dees Environmental Program Coordinator ryan.dees@austintexas.gov +1 (512) 978-2322 18