HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0402 1208 W 22ND ST. D.8 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1933 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story house clad in horizontal wood siding, with partial width covered porch supported by tapered columns beneath an arched beam, 1:1 paired and single wood windows, and triangular brackets. RESEARCH 1208 W 22nd Street was constructed in 1933 by B. F. Pittenger. After serving as a rental property for several years, it was purchased in 1939 by Oliver H., Jr. and Jakoba B. Radkey. Dr. Jakoba Radkey was a former schoolteacher, while Dr. Oliver Radkey was a professor of Russian history at the University of Texas. His work on Bolshevism and the Russian Revolution received numerous academic accolades at midcentury. The Austin Statesman praised his award-winning 1958 monograph, “The Agrarian Foes of Bolshevism: Promise and Default of the Russian Socialist Revolutionaries February to October 1917,” as the “most important” (1967) and “first definitive study of the Socialist Revolutionary movement in Russia during the 1917 Revolution” (1958). Throughout his career, Radkey lectured at universities around the country on the impact of Russia’s history on its Cold War–era foreign policy. The Radkey family lived at 1208 West 22nd Street until at least 1959. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high to moderate integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). The property may demonstrate significance according to City Code: a) Architecture. The house is constructed in the Craftsman style. b) Historical association. The house is associated with Dr. Oliver H. Radkey, Jr. c) Archaeology. The house was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d) Community value. The house does not appear to have significant community value. 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 Consider initiation of historic zoning based on the house’s historical association with Dr. Oliver H. Radkey, Jr. Should the Commission decide instead to release the permit, require completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package prior to permit release. LOCATION MAP D. 8- 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos D. 8- 3 Source: Google street view, 2020 Occupancy History City Directory Research, 2020 Note: Post-1959 directory research unavailable …
A.1 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: HDP-2020-0293 HLC DATE: 8-24-2020, 9-28-2020, 10-26-2020, 11-16-2020 PC DATE: N/A APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission HISTORIC NAME: Wyseacre, Ellen Wyse House WATERSHED: Shoal Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 2816 San Pedro Street ZONING CHANGE: SF-3-CO-NP to SF-3-CO-NP-H COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Consider recommending historic zoning based on the property’s historical associations and intact architecture. Should the Commission choose not to recommend designation, staff recommends encouraging rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, then release of the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, consisting of photographs of all elevations, a dimensioned sketch plan, and a narrative history, for archiving at the Austin History Center. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture, historical association HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: • 8-24-2020: Initiated historic zoning • 9-28-2020: City postponement request • 10-26-2020: Applicant postponement request PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: N/A DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: N/A ACTION: N/A CITY COUNCIL DATE: N/A ORDINANCE READINGS: N/A CASE MANAGER: Kalan Contreras NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: University Area Partners, Shoal Crest Neighborhood Assn., West Campus Neighborhood Assn. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A PHONE: 974-2727 • Architecture: 2816 San Pedro is a 1.5-story stucco residence with rectangular Cape Cod plan. It is side-gabled with a composite-shingle roof, three gabled dormers with 1:1 wood A.1 - 2 windows and lap siding, and a gabled portico supported by Classical columns. At the main elevation’s southernmost bay is a bank of 4:4 and 6:6 mulled windows framed with decorative shutters. The northernmost bay contains a single 12:12 window with similar shutters. The inset door is surrounded by a fanlight and sidelights. A hipped-roof addition to the south features 2:2 windows and a secondary double-door entry. A detached two- story garage apartment is northwest of the main house. • Historical Associations: The building at 2816 San Pedro Street was constructed for the Wyse family around 1924. William Riley Wyse, an independent oilman with ties to Austin’s power and water company, passed away shortly after its construction. Ellen Borroughs Wyse, his spouse, remained there with her son and daughter-in-law. Ellen Wyse was a prominent writer, editor, and business owner in Austin. Early in her career, Wyse served as the society editor for the Austin Statesman, then expanded her literary horizons to include her life’s passion: advertising. She established Gossip Advertising in 1911 at the age of thirty-eight, beginning with a single-page newspaper insert. By …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS GF-20-140200 4509 BALCONES DRIVE A.3 - 1 PROPOSAL Construct an addition to a ca. 1959 residence. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Construct a single-story addition. The proposed addition features a flat roof, stone veneer and horizontal wood siding, a flat roof with exposed rafter tails, fixed and casement windows, and sliding glass doors. 2) Add casement and fixed windows at the west and north elevations. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Split-level house with horizontal and vertical wood siding; fixed and sliding undivided full- height and ribbon windows; a cross-gabled roof with gable-end detailing, exposed rafter tails, deep eaves, and triangular brackets; and Japanese-inspired decorative wood details at railings, roofline, and fenestration. The site is terraced with masonry retaining walls that follow the contours of its topography, softening the transition between house and landscape. The building at 4509 Balcones Drive was constructed in 1959 by architect David C. Graeber as his personal dwelling. Graeber, who moved to Austin to attend the UT School of Architecture after building homes with his father’s lumber business in San Antonio, joined Kuhne, Brooks, and Barr in 1957. He became a firm partner in 1961. When they began consulting for the University of Texas in 1962, Graeber led the design teams for all new university buildings for the next four years. He established Graeber, Simmons, and Cowan in 1978. Notable projects throughout Graeber’s career include the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, the All Faiths Chapel of the Austin State Supported Living Center, the Johnson Space Center in Houston, the U.S. Consulate in Mexico City, numerous high-tech firms in Austin, and pro-bono work at the Paramount Theater, the Long Center, and the Austin Convention Center. Graeber participated enthusiastically in the revitalization of Austin’s downtown. Through a philosophy of “continuity, not conflict,” (Austin-American Statesman, 1965) he championed urban living and moved his family to Sixth Street in 1967, restoring and landmarking a nineteenth-century stone building where he lived for the next forty years. Since then, his vision of a skyscraper-filled residential downtown has come to fruition. He served on the boards of the Texas Society of Architects, Old Pecan Street Association, and other civic- minded planning organizations. In 1969, he chaired the Governor’s Conference on Urban Affairs, and later initiated Austin’s Congress Avenue tree planting program. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building …
THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP M E M O R A N D U M TO: FROM: Chair and Commissioners, Historic Landmark Commission James E. Cousar, Attorney for Radkey Limited Partnership, LLP, and Ingrid Radkey, Trustee, its general partner (collectively, “Ms. Radkey”) DATE: November 10, 2020 - SUBJECT: Nov. 16 Demo Permit Hearing, 1208 W. 22nd St: Permit No. 2020-140906 PR I am submitting this statement in support of granting a demolition permit for Ms. Radkey’s rental house at 1208 W. 22nd St. (“1208”). I am acting as the attorney for Ms. Radkey. With this statement, we are submitting the following Attachments: • Attachment A: Letter to HLC from Ms. Radkey, owner of the property, including background information; • Exhibit 1 to Attachment A: House Layout Diagram; • Attachment B: Letter from Architect Barnaby Evans, including his expert opinion that the structure and property do not merit historic landmark status; • Exhibits 1, 2 and 3 to Attachment B: are Mr. Evans’ CV and a cost estimate and sketch from a foundation company to replace the foundation at 1208; • Attachment C: is a Cost Estimate from McBride Contractor itemizing an initial estimate of $229,688 to restore the existing structure, exclusive of new foundation cost; and • Attachment D: is an assessment of the structural condition of the property, which concludes that the rear “add on” is beyond repair and that the foundation must be replaced. This property has been in Ms. Radkey’s family since the 1930’s. In Attachment A, She explains its background more accurately and comprehensively than I can, but the most significant facts are: • that it was her own family home for a period of time starting in the 1930’s; November 10, 2020 Page 2 • • • that the original 1920’s two bedroom/one bath house was expanded with a rear “add-on” in the 1940’s; that it has been a rental property since the mid-1950’s; that the most recent long-term tenant caused significant neglect and damage. Ms. Radkey describes the house as having been “cozy” when she was a child, but it is her informed opinion as the owner that nothing about the history of the property, its design, or architecture merits historic designation. She points out that her father, a distinguished Professor of Russian History at the University of Texas, lived at 1208 when she was a child, but that the late Professor Radkey then moved …
Nov. 6, 2020 1208 West 22nd St. Austin Bathroom 2 Back portion, added later Porch Bedroom 3 Kitchen Bedroom 2 North (approx.) Dining Room Living Room Front porch Bedroom 1 Bath- room 1 October 19, 2020: To the City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission: The owner of this property, Ingrid Radkey, contacted me last year to evaluate the possibilities for remodeling the house. The original one-story house, built in about 1927, had 2 bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen. In approximately 1946 – 1948 an addition was constructed in the back. That addition now comprises about a quarter of the entire square footage. The addition has a porch, a bedroom and a bathroom. The addition was built lower than the main house, and too low to the ground to keep water out. The roof tie-in is a simple lean-to arrangement, which is not integrated into the original design at all. After I toured the exterior and interior of the property, it was clear that it was in very poor condition. There was no portion of the building that did not need major attention (some structural, some not). I found that the foundation was not level, and the owner informs me that in recent years the addition at the rear was prone to flooding during heavy rain events. The windows did not function properly, the plumbing was in disrepair, the electrical system was outdated, and the package mechanical equipment was installed on the ground outside, with exposed exterior ducting. The interior layout required that one go through a bedroom to get to the bathroom in the front (original structure), and, in the addition, one had to go through the bathroom to get to the bedroom. The kitchen was no longer functional and was very small. Rodents have taken over the home. In considering a renovation of the house, I prepared some design suggestions to improve the layouts and functionality and had a contractor (Jerry McBride) estimate the costs for that work. That estimate (which is attached), for approximately $230,000, was higher than we anticipated. Indeed Mr. McBride suggested that we start over, building a new structure. He felt that could probably be done at a cost in the same range as the renovation, since – as a practical matter – the structural and non-structural deficiencies would require that all building systems be replaced, including foundation …
Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commission November 16, 2020 Historic Landmark Commission to be held November 16, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (November 15th by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 16, 2020 meeting, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-1264 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, a telephone number, and email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to preservation@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Reunión del Historic Landmark Commission FECHA de la reunion 16 Noviembre, 2020 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (15 Noviembre antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 974-1264 or preservation@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica con …
Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commission November 16, 2020 Historic Landmark Commission to be held November 16, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (November 15th by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 16, 2020 meeting, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-1264 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, a telephone number, and email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to preservation@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Reunión del Historic Landmark Commission FECHA de la reunion 16 Noviembre, 2020 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (15 Noviembre antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 974-1264 or preservation@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica con …
Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commisison October 26, 2020 Historic Landmark Commission to be held October 26, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (October 25th by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 26, 2020 meeting, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-1264 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. Handouts or other information may be emailed to preservation@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Historic Landmark Commisison FECHA de la reunion 26 octubre, 2020 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (25 Octobre antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 974-1264 or preservation@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica …
Frequently Asked Questions This FAQ sheet is intended to provide a brief orientation to the Historic Design Standards. Please contact preservation@austintexas.gov if you have further questions or feedback about the standards. 1 Why were the Historic Design Standards I own a property in a locally designated historic developed? Don’t we already have standards for district. How will the Historic Design Standards 3 historic properties? affect me? The Historic Design Standards were developed to clarify existing standards for historic landmarks and National Register districts, and to make the historic district application process easier and more equitable for new districts. The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation form the foundation of preservation practice in the United States and are used in Austin to evaluate proposed changes to historic landmarks and in National Register district. However, these very general standards can be challenging to interpret when planning and evaluating specific projects. The Historic Design Standards build on them with more specific standards and illustrations of good practices. For new historic districts, community members compiling an application currently must hire a consultant or learn how to develop their own design standards, then go through multiple rounds of review with other property owners and City staff. This adds time and cost to the application process—and results in design standards that are nearly identical to those for other districts. The Historic Design Standards will provide a consistent, predictable set of standards for all areas considering historic district designation. 2 I own a historic landmark. How will the Historic Design Standards affect me? If adopted by City Council, the Historic Design Standards will clarify existing standards for exterior changes to historic landmarks, as well as new construction on landmarked properties. The Historic Design Standards are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation that City staff and the Historic Landmark Commisison currently use to evaluate changes to historic landmarks, but they are clearer, more specific, and easier to use for planning and evaluating projects. The Historic Design Standards will not affect previously agreed-upon design standards for existing historic districts. They do align with existing district design standards and may be adopted by property owners within each district if desired. 4 I own a property in a National Register district. How will the Historic Design Standards affect me? If adopted by City Council, the Historic Design Standards will clarify existing recommended guidelines for changes to …
A.2 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET 11/16/2020 11/24/2020 HLC DATE: PC DATE: CASE NUMBER: C14H-2020-0087 APPLICANT: Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Baker LLC HISTORIC NAME: Baker School WATERSHED: Waller Creek Council District: 9 ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 3908 Avenue B ZONING FROM: GR-HD-NCCP-NP to GR-HD-H-NCCD-NP SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change to designate the former Baker School as a historic landmark with reduced boundaries to include the school building and its frontage to the street with a buffer on the north, south, and west of the building. The applicant has offered a similar proposal for a reduced zoning area that includes more property than staff recommends. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Historical significance and community value. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: October 26, 2020: Postponed to November 16, 2020. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The former Baker School is contributing to the Hyde Park Local Historic District. ACTION: PHONE: 974-6454 ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 10, 2020 ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Hyde Park Neighborhood Association BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: While City Code does not allow a contributing building within a local historic district to be designated as a historic landmark for its architectural significance, the former Baker School is worthy of an architectural description as it reflects the work of three of the most prominent architects in Austin in the early- to mid-20th century. Built in 1911, the building is a raised two-story institutional building with a raised full basement. The building is constructed of Austin Common buff brick with poured concrete accents. The building has bands of five 2:2 windows with transoms in the principal block (these, while believed to be of historic age, are A.2 - 2 not original); the raised basement level also features bands of five 2:2 windows, but without transoms. The principal entry faces Avenue B, and has a brick portico that once had Doric columns and arched sides; the portico frames the raised and recessed entry, which features a double set of glazed wood doors. The portico has a small gablet at its center, echoing the gablet on the top of the building which has the inscription “Baker School.” Additional decorative aspects of the building include concrete bracket-like moldings in the at the top of the pilasters defining the bays, and a prominent cornice. At the north and south ends of the original 1911 building …
WEISS ARCHITECTURE 3355 BEE CAVES RD #303 AUSTIN TEXAS 78746 TEL 512.447.6806ㆍ WEISSARCHITECTURE.COM Permit Number: 2020-116861 ZC Baker School postponement for discussion on Oct 26 November 10, 2020 Preservation Office and Historic Landmark Commission Response Letter: At the HLC meeting on October 26, the Baker school Historic Zoning case was tabled for discussion, in order to explore opportunities for limiting the zoning area and explore opportunities for onsite affordable housing. I would like to provide some backup to aid in moving forward with Historic Zoning. A. When the property was purchased in 2019, the 1 acre rear portion of the lot, known as the Baker Field, was rezoned to allow for 50’ in height and up to 5 stories of residential development, including a 25% affordability rate. However, in March of this year, the city purchased the Baker Field in order to build a regional detention pond. While AISD required a public good to be included in the uses on site, affordable housing was replaced with drainage for the public good. We would support any efforts to have the city build affordable housing in conjunction with their regional detention pond on the land that they acquired. In our negotiations with the neighborhood and the city in 2018, it was agreed that the zoning include a front setback that aligns with the front of the Baker school. Therefore, the zoning already specifies that there can be no development from the frontage at Avenue B to the face of the existing Baker School building. This was intended to maintain the Historic character of the site. B. C. There are 3 contributing structures that were included in the renovation of the Baker School, but nothing prevents affordable housing from being built inside the building in the future. If office proves not to be a viable use in the future, the interior of these buildings could be converted in to residences, 25% of which would be affordable through restrictive covenant. D. There are 2 side parking lots that house required parking for the building. The zoning ordinance allows the Baker school to use adjacent off street parking toward its parking calculations, but if you include on street and adjacent off street parking, the current parking calculation is met exactly. If the existing onsite parking lots were to be developed, there would be more uses (requiring additional parking) and the current required parking would be …
Staff proposal for historic zoning of the Baker School, 3908 Avenue B The proposal includes the two areas outlined in purple, which encompass all contributing buildings as well as an adequate buffer zone around the building to protect the context of the building and its setting. The entire site is contributing to the Hyde Park Local Historic District, which means that any changes anywhere on the site will require a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Landmark Commission for any proposal that does not fall within the Historic Preservation Office’s administrative approval authority. The limited area for historic zoning focuses the attention of the historic zoning application on the historic school building and associated contributing structures and avoids the situation of zoning parking lots and other site features as part of the historic zoning application. If the Commission agrees with either the applicant’s offer or the staff’s recommendation, field notes will be required before drafting the ordinance granting the zoning change.
November 11, 2020 Terri Myers, Chair City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Re: Baker School Historic Zoning Dear Ms. Myers, Preservation Austin exists to empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful community culture through preservation. We write today to express our support of the proposed historic zoning of 3908 Avenue B, the Baker School. The property has clear historical associations and community value, which we implore the Historic Landmark Commission to recognize. Historical Associations: Built in 1911, Baker School is one of the oldest school buildings in the city. It was built to serve the developing Hyde Park neighborhood. Its namesake was DeWitt Clinton Baker (1832-1881), who helped establish the Austin public school system as well as Austin’s first public library. Community Value: The school is a neighborhood focal point, signaling Hyde Park as an upper-middle-class district. The founders recognized the need for social, cultural, religious, and educational institutions to attract residents. In the early 20th century, the importance of education reflects Austin’s transition from a frontier city to one of a cultured and literate population. Architectural Significance: The Baker School is also a contributing structure to the Hyde Park Historic District, already recognizing its architectural significance. Three prominent local architecture firms contributed to the existing structure, Roy Thomas, Hugo Kuehne, and Kreisle and Brooks. The popular Neo-Classical style of the early 20th century is evident in Baker School. This fall Preservation Austin honored Baker School with a 2020 Preservation Merit Award for its rehabilitation, and its owners have long demonstrated their commitment to historic preservation in our city. As Austin faces more school closures on the horizon, we are all called to find creative and sustainable ways to honor this heritage while serving today’s businesses and families. Preservation Austin has adopted this issue as a FY21 Advocacy Priority, and will work to educate our community and our leaders about the potential for adaptive reuse of Austin’s decommissioned schools as one option for the challenges facing AISD – using Baker School as an example of how to do this so well. Thank you for your service to the community, Clayton Bullock, President
A.4 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: November 16, 2020 November 24, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2020-0113 APPLICANT: Thomas Cooke; Casey Jordan, agent HISTORIC NAME: E.A. Murchison House WATERSHED: Blunn Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1304 Alta Vista Avenue ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from single family residence, neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district to single family residence – Historic Landmark – neighborhood plan (SF-3-H-NP) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: The E.A. Murchison House meets the criteria for designation for its architectural significance for its Tudor Revival architecture and its historical significance for its associations with civic leader and Austin School Board leader E.A. Murchison. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is listed as a Priority 2 for research in the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984). ACTION: PHONE: 974-6454 ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 10, 2020 ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: South River City Citizens Association BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The E.A. Murchison House is a one-and-a-half story, irregular plan, stone-clad Tudor Revival house designed by Houston architect H.L. Murchison for his parents, E.A. and Emma Murchison. The house is a relatively large example of Tudor Revival domestic architecture, occupying a large lot for an estate setting. It exhibits the hallmarks of the Tudor Revival style, including the random ashlar stone exterior, false half-timbering in the tympanae of the prominent gables, turned brackets, an asymmetrical composition, and a stone exterior chimney with clay chimney pots. The limestone on the house reputedly was salvaged when the Whitis Mansion on W. 27th Street was razed for the construction of the Scottish Rite Dormitory. The house has a primarily side-gabled roof with two prominent front-facing gables on either side of a central block, which contains a shed-roofed dormer. Fenestration in the house consists of 6:6 wood-frame windows in single, double, and triple configurations. There have been some additions and modifications to the house, all of which are in keeping with the original Tudor Revival style and articulation of the house, including the construction of a carport (1982), a pool and pool and pool house in the back yard (1987), enclosure of the rear porch (1992), stone hardscaping and the front wall and gates, and the installation of a slate roof in 2013. The bay …
A.5 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: November 16, 2020 November 24, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2020-0120 APPLICANT: 905, Ltd., owners HISTORIC NAME: Mutual Building WATERSHED: Lady Bird Lake ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 905 Congress Avenue ZONING FROM: CBD to CBD-H SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from central business district (CBD) zoning to central business district – Historic Landmark (CBD-H) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is beyond the bounds of the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984). ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 10, 2020 ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The Mutual Building is one of the finest examples of Art Deco design in downtown Austin. It is a two-story rectangular-plan building with a white cream limestone façade articulated with many facets of the Art Deco style, including carved stone floral motifs, a band of waves, and a recessed entry flanked by a tall, narrow window on either side. PHONE: 974-6454 The Art Deco movement sprang from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Insustriels Modernes in Paris, France in 1925, and is characterized by simple shapes and geometric or stylized ornamentation, drawing inspiration from nature, Native American, Egyptian, and classical motifs. Art Deco was meant to incorporate art into architecture (and all of the other milieux of Art Deco expression, including furniture, home goods, lighting fixtures, jewelry, sculpture, statuary, and the visual arts), and to represent a sleek elegance that reflected modernism, wealth, and sophistication. New materials, such as stainless steel, bakelite, and other non-traditional building and decorative finishes found their way into Art Deco designs. The Art Deco façade of this building, designed by prominent local architect A.5 - 2 Hugo Kuehne in 1930, was for the new offices of a savings and home loan business, embodying the strength, stability, wealth, and refinement of the company during the troubled economic times of the Great Depression. The Art Deco façade of the building originally had a large, square, glass block bay on the second floor; the glass blocks were replaced with a bay window in 1981; an additional modification was the 2003 removal of the bay window and installation of a plate glass window in the opening, with anodized metal dividers to pay tribute …
B.1 Correspondence between the applicant and staff regarding the window project at the Miller-Searight House. On Nov 11, 2020, at 8:01 PM, Sadowsky, Steve <Steve.Sadowsky@austintexas.gov> wrote: Thanks, Vince. I am going to keep it on the agenda as a postponement just in case, and I would like a cut sheet and revised window schedule to approve. Thanks for all your help with this. I know this was not as easy as we expected! Steve Sadowsky Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin, Texas 974-6454 From: Vincent Hauser Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:59 PM To: Sadowsky, Steve <Steve.Sadowsky@austintexas.gov> Cc: Gaudette, Angela <Angela.Gaudette@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: Any news on the window replacement project? *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Steve, I spoke with the Owner today and they are going to replace the windows (sash and jambs, exg trim to remain) with wood to match per my previous email. I have requested that they retain at least one window for each type on site as a record, etc. Avalon will be the fabricator. Type A and Type B windows to be new Andersen, I do not have a cut sheet yet. Please let me know what I need to do for you by way of documentation, such as revising the window schedule. Regards, Vince Vincent P. Hauser, Architect
Maverick-Miller House request for postponement by property owner: Hey Steve and Elizabeth - B.3 I hope that yall are doing well! We would like to postpone the HLC hearing for the Maverick- Miller House (910 Poplar Street) until the December meeting. Please confirm that this is OK. Thank you - Cater Joseph
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.4 - 1 NOVEMBER 16, 2020 C14H-2006-0028 BENGSTON HOUSE 3803 AVENUE H PROPOSAL Revise previously approved plans for modifications to the house with the addition of a new dormer on the south roof, a small dormer on the north roof, and changing the rear roof from a hip to a gable. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a new shed dormer in the south-facing roof, the conversion of the rear hipped roof to a gabled roof, and the construction of a new shed-roofed clerestory dormer in the north roof of the house in order to increase the functionality of the attic space in accordance with the recommendations of the Hyde Park Historic District design standards. The proposed south-facing dormer is on the rear half of the house, and will be 15’- 8” wide and 10’-6” deep and will have siding to match the house and 1:1 fenestration. The proposed north dormer will be 11’-2” wide and 5’-7” deep. It will be 4’-3” tall and will have operable fenestration. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects on historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Evaluation: The proposal is to expand the living space in the existing attic; no change of use is contemplated by this project. The proposal meets this standard. 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. Evaluation: The addition of dormers to this house is in keeping with the original design of the house which had a dormer on the west roof. No distinctive materials or alterations of features, or spatial relationships will be adversely affected by this proposal. The proposal meets this standard. 3) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. Evaluation: The design of the proposed dormer differs from the historic features existing on this house and will …
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