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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Applications for Certificate of Appropriateness October 7, 2026 HR-2026-114321 Rogers Washington Holy Cross Historic District 2406 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard 7 – 1 Proposal Rehabilitate a contributing property and construct a rear addition. Project Specifications 1) Repair existing exterior cladding including horizontal siding and stone skirt, replace street-facing windows, construct a small utility addition at the rear of the existing carport. 2) Construct a small, one-room addition behind the main house. Architecture The property is a single story ranch house with a corner inset carport. There is a stone clad skirt around the perimeter of the front façade, with the remainder of the walls clad with horizontal wood siding. There are two sets of paired windows at the front, but it is not certain if the units are replacements. The roof is a shallow pitched side gable form. Design Standards The Rogers Washington Holy Cross Design Standards are used to evaluate projects within the historic district. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 4. Alterations to Contributing Properties 4.1. Exterior walls Exterior wall materials at the rear addition are proposed to match the horizontal-oriented siding of the main house. Trim around windows are to be of similar dimension to existing as well. As the addition will be minimally visible from the street, there is little concern about the material matching too closely, and the rear-projecting shape of the addition gives indication that it is a later addition. Existing wall materials are to be retained, and should be repaired or refinished to bring them back into serviceable condition. Where cladding is too damaged to be repaired, it should be patched with matching material. The Historic Preservation Office must be alerted if substantial material loss is encountered for guidance on how to proceed. 4.2. Roofs A TPO roof is proposed for the addition, which will not exceed the height of the overall roof structure for the original house. While this material will not match the historic exactly, it is compatible and will allow the addition to be read as from a later date of construction. 4.4. Porches and entrances Existing front porch and entrance is to be retained in its orientation. 4.5. Windows Front windows are proposed to be replaced with fixtures of a similar size, appropriate to their respective wall in material, and openings. In keeping with the design standards, window frames must not be vinyl profile/dimensions of the replacement units must be similar to the existing. Glazing must be clear and false muntins must be avoided. 5. Additions to Contributing Properties 5.1. Design of additions Addition will not be visible from the street and is compatible in massing, size, and scale. It is proposed to be a one- story addition that will be lower than the main house at its highest point. The roof form will tie into the existing structure and will clearly read as a compatible addition, not to be confused as original. The transition between original and new will be shown through form, and material cladding is proposed to largely match. Fenestration patterns will be retained and used at new exterior walls. 5.2. Location of additions Addition will be to the rear of the building and indented from the side walls, making it minimally visible from the street. 7 – 2 Summary The project meets the applicable standards. Department Comments Previous Historic Landmark Commission action: A previous application for demolition of the property, PR-2025- 14142, was heard by HLC on December 3, 2025. This application was later withdrawn by the applicant with no action taken by the Commission. This application will time out on December 21, 2026. Staff Recommendation Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness. Location Map 7 – 3 Property Information Photos 7 – 4 Demolition application (withdrawn), 2025 7 – 5 Site visit, 2026 7 – 6 Aerial imagery, 1958 (top), and 1965 (bottom): note the building at 2406 E Martin Luther King Blvd (then 19th St.) at the left of the block between Maple Ave. and Cedar Ave. in the 1958 image. Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2025 1960 1959 Benjamin Leslie Armstrong, renter; laboratory worker at the State Department of Health Address not listed Historical Information 7 – 7 Meeting minutes of Austin City Council, January 13, 1944. Marker for Benjamin Leslie and Sallie Ann Armstrong, Evergreen Cemetery Permits 7 – 8 Water service permit, 1959. City records indicate a sewer permit from the same year but no image is available.