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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Applications for Demolition and Relocation Permits November 4, 2026 PR-2026-127240 909 West 22nd Half Street 18 – 1 Proposal Demolish a ca. 1899 house and ca. 1952 duplex. Architecture The main house is a two-story Queen Anne house with horizontal wood siding. Fenestration includes double-hung 2:2 wood windows with decorative screens, 4:4 infill windows, stained and leaded glass in multi-paned fixed windows, and transoms over doors. The roof is compound, with a hipped main roof mass accented with a front- facing gable and flared pyramidal tower at the corner porch, which appears to have once been open at the second floor. The tower, the projecting bay, and the one-story portion at the rear of the house appear on the 1900 Sanborn map. The 2020 North University-Windsor-Hyde Park survey notes that the building’s rear additions and tower alterations are compatible and were installed during the period of significance for the building. The rear duplex was constructed in 1952. It has a pyramidal hipped roof with exposed rafter tails, 1:1 screened wood windows, and asbestos shingle siding. Research The main house at 909 West 22 ½ Street was constructed around 1899 for Edward A. and Ida Thiele. Edward A. Thiele was a butcher; it appears that his four brothers also worked as butchers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Austin, as numerous Thieles owned and operated meat markets around town. Edward Thiele owned the Thiele Meat Market on Guadelupe around the turn of the century. Its location was convenient for him, as he served as volunteer firemen in North Austin Hose Company 6, who headquartered at the station at 3002 Guadelupe. Edward Thiele is also noted as treasurer of the organization in archival sources. Both Edward and Ida Thiele were active in the Sons of Hermann organization, a fraternal order for German immigrants. Ida Thiele is noted as a charter member of the Violet Lodge of the Sisters of the Sons of Hermann and was honored for fifty years in its service in 1955. By 1956, both Edward and Ida Thiele, their daughter Nelle, and their son Horace had passed away, and the house passed to their remaining daughter, Professor Grace Thiele. After enrolling at the State Medical School of Galveston in 1922, Thiele changed her academic trajectory and received her Master’s degree in zoology from the University of Texas in 1927—a rare accomplishment for a woman in the early twentieth century in her field. Thiele went on to teach biology and chemistry at Mary Hardin Baylor College. Thiele remained in the home until her death in 1992. The 2020 North University-Windsor-Hyde Park survey also notes that the building is also significant as an example of the larger development patterns of the era, as large tracts of land were broken up at the turn of the century to allow for new development. Department Comments The application first appears on the November 4, 2026 agenda of the Historic Landmark Commission agenda. The Commission’s 75-day timeline for action will elapse on January 18, 2027. Property Evaluation The 2020 North University-Windsor-Hyde Park survey lists the main building on the property as eligible for local landmark designation and eligible for individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) Both buildings are more than 50 years old. 2) Both buildings retain integrity. Changes appear to have been made during the period of significance. 18 – 2 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff have evaluated the property and determined that the primary building meets two criteria for landmark designation: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of the Queen Anne style. b. Historical association. The house is associated with the Thiele family, including Grace Thiele, professor of biology and chemistry; Ida Thiele, charter member of the Violet Lodge of the Sons of Hermann; and Edward A. Thiele, entrepreneur and member of a prominent Austin family of butchers. The 2020 North University-Windsor-Hyde Park survey also notes the building’s significant historical associations with the larger development patterns of the era, as large tracts of land were broken up at the turn of the century to allow for new development.1 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 was not evaluated for its ability to convey 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 was not evaluated for its ability to convey a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. Staff Recommendation Initiate historic zoning for the main building per survey recommendations. Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition of the secondary apartment, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. 1 Section 5.1.2.5 Breakup of Plantation and Large Tracts Location Map 18 – 3 Property Information Photos 18 – 4 18 – 5 H-H-M, Inc., 2020 18 – 6 18 – 7 18 – 8 Google Street View, 2024 and 2014 18 – 9 18 – 10 18 – 11 18 – 12 18 – 13 Occupancy History City Directory Research, October 2026 Demolition permit application, 2026 1959 1955 1952 1949 1947 1944 1941 1939 1935 1932 1929 1927 1924 Ida Thiele (widow of Edward), owner Apt. A: Vacant Apt. B: Robert Murphy, renter Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Apt. A: Vacant Apt. B: Eloise Carter, renter Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Apt. A: Vacant Apt. B: Eloise Carter, renter Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Apt. A: Vacant Apt. B: Eloise Carter, renter Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Morgan Evans, renter Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Morgan Evans, renter Listed as 809 W. 22nd Half St. Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Morgan Evans, renter Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Edward and Ida Thiele, owners Edward & Ida Thiele, owners - meat cutter at Federal Market Edward & Ida Thiele, owners - meat department manager at Federal Baking Company Edward & Ida Thiele, owners 18 – 14 Grace Thiele, renter - UT student Horace Thiele, renter - apprentice Nelle Thiele, renter - teacher at Bickler School Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Grace Thiele, UT student Edward & Ida Thiele, owners Grace Thiele, UT student Edward & Ida Thiele, owner Edward Thiele, owner Edward Thiele, owner Edward Thiele, owner Edward Thiele, owner J.C. Maxwell, owner - planter Edward Thiele, owner – proprietor of Edward A. Thiele Meat Market, 2500 Guadalupe St. Edward Thiele listed as butcher at William Thiele’s Meat Market, 308 W. 19th Street, and living with William Thiele at his home 2 blocks south of Mt. Bonnell Road west of Shoal Creek. Otto Thiele, clerk at the Thiele butcher shop, also lived with his brothers. Annie Thiele, widow of Theodore Thiele, is listed at 310 W. 28th Street. 1922 1920 1918 1916 1914 1912 1909 1906 1902 1895 Historical Information Sanborn map of property, 1900 18 – 15 The Austin Daily Statesman (1880-1889); Austin, Tex.. 02 Oct 1883: 4. The Austin Daily Statesman (1880-1889); Austin, Tex.. 25 Mar 1886: 5. The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 11 Aug 1904: 3. 18 – 16 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 24 Apr 1906: 8. 18 – 17 The Austin Statesman (1902-1915); Austin, Tex.. 13 Apr 1913: 7. The Austin Statesman and Tribune (1915-1916); Austin, Tex.. 10 Sep 1915: 8. The Statesman (1916-1921); Austin, Tex.. 18 June 1917: 5. 18 – 18 Laredo Weekly Times. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 7, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 30, 1922 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 24 May 1922: 4. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 13 Nov 1927: A7. The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 25 Sep 1927: A3. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 19 Jan 1934: 2. 18 – 19 The Austin American (1914-1973); Austin, Tex.. 30 Dec 1934: 6. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 29 Dec 1951: 3. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 24 May 1955: 9 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 28 Mar 1955: 8. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 19 Nov 1956: 18. The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 22 Nov 1956: A3 The Austin Statesman (1921-1973); Austin, Tex.. 15 Sep 1958: 7. 18 – 20 Austin American-Statesman, Thu, Jul 09, 1992 ·Page 24 Permits 18 – 21 Water service permit, 1938 18 – 22 Sewer tap permit, 1953