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B.4.0 - 1412 Wathen - staff report original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.4 - 1 SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 C14H-2010-0024 WILDER HOUSE 1412 WATHEN AVENUE PROPOSAL Replace the metal roof with a similar metal roof. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes to replace the existing metal roof with a new metal roof, as it is beginning to fail and the existing roof is no longer manufactured. The existing roof is original to the house. The house was designed in the French Provincial style by Houston architect Armon E. Mabry; the roof, with its distinctive lines, is integral to the design of the house. The applicant proposes to replace the front one-third of the roof with a custom product to match the existing failing sections of the roof. The proposed product for the front of the house is Kynar 1.5 Snap-Lock system with a classic batten; this is a custom product that comes as close to the existing standing seam metal roof as possible in terms of material thickness and dimensions. The existing standing seam and batten is 2 inches wide; the proposed replacement will be just under 2 inches wide. The existing standing seam and batten is 1.75 inches high; the replacement will be 1.5 inches tall. The differences between the dimensions of the existing and proposed roof are between 1/8 and ¼ of an inch. The proposed roof will be 24-gauge metal. For the middle section of the roof, the applicant proposes a Kynar 1.5” tall Snap-Lock 24g metal roof system with a seam of three-quarters of an inch. This section of the roof is not visible from the street. 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) 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 existing metal roof is failing and must be replaced to ensure the preservation of the house. 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. Evaluation: The existing ca. 1950 metal roof is no longer manufactured; the applicant is proposing a modern replacement that will be visually indistinguishable from the existing. 6) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the …

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B.4.1 - 1412 Wathen - roof plan original pdf

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B.5.0 - Miller-Searight House, 5400 Freidrich Lane - staff report original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.5 - 1 SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 C14H-1982-0004 MILLER-SEARIGHT HOUSE 5400 FREIDRICH LANE PROPOSAL Replace all windows in the house. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes to replace all the windows in the historic house with a solid vinyl window as shown in the accompanying literature. The applicant has conducted a survey of the condition of all the windows in the house and has chosen to replace them all at the same time to maintain uniformity of appearance. Some of the windows are beyond repair. 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) 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: Replacing all of the windows in the house will affect the historic character of the property. The original wood windows are a big part of the historic appearance and character of the house. 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. Evaluation” The existing wood windows are a distinctive material on this property. The proposed solid vinyl windows will not present the same appearance. 6) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. Evaluation: The applicant has conducted a window survey to determine the condition of each window on the house and its prospect for repair or rehabilitation. Any windows that are beyond repair due to their deterioration should be replaced in kind, or another wood window that maintains the profile and configuration of the existing historic windows. Design standards in place for local historic districts in Austin prohibit the use of vinyl windows on any street-facing elevation. 9) New additions and adjacent or related construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. Evaluation: If the Commission approves the proposed windows, they could be replaced at a …

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B.5.1 - Miller-Searight House, 5400 Freidrich Lane - Window survey original pdf

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August 14, 2020 Miller Searight House 5400 Freidrich La Austin TX 78744 Condition notes 1 2 3 4 *Note Window Schedule Window Photos West façade Window Survey Compiled September 2019Vincent P. Hauser Architect Abbreviations stl cstl wd cmt wd dh wd fix Hot rolled Steel / industrial type Cold rolled steel / Hollow metal fire windows Wood casement Wood double hung Wood fixed Good - Complete and repairable for rehabilitation Fair - Damaged or missing elements but repairable for conventional rehabilitation * Poor - Significant missing and / or rotted elments and not repairable for rehabilitation Missing sash and / or frame or both Excluding Texas Windstorm Requirements Building Façade / Level Window # Window Type Hist Condition Notes, Min work Preferred Option Window Chronology 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Porch wd fx wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh not used wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd dh wd cmt x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Non Hist x x 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2 3 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2 Repair and paint exg Repair sash and sill, paint Repair sash and sill, paint Repair sash and sill, paint Repair sash and sill, paint Repair sash and sill, paint Repair sash and sill, paint Repair and pt exg Provide new Provide new Provide new Provide new Provide new Provide new Original to home Original to home Original to home Early addition Early addition Early addition Early addition Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Repair sash and sill, paint Provide new Remove modern wdw, repair frame, ptProvide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, frame, paint Provide new Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, paint Provide new Rebuild sash and sill, paint Porch to be rebuilt Provide new Early addition Early addition Early …

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B.5.2 - Miller-Searight House, 5400 Freidrich Lane - previously approved drawings original pdf

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M MASONRY MATERIAL MAXIMUM MECHANICAL MEZZANINE MANUFACTURER MIDDLE MINIMUM MISCELLANEOUS MARK MASONRY OPENING METAL MOUNTED NORTH NOT APPLICABLE NEAR FACE NOT IN CONTRACT NOMINAL NOT TO SCALE ON CENTER OVERFLOW DRAIN OUTSIDE FACE OWNER FURNISHED CONTRACTOR INSTALLED OWNER FURNISHED OWNER INSTALLED OPPOSITE HAND OPENING OPPOSITE OVERFLOW THROUGH WALL SCUPPER PRE-CAST CONCRETE PERIMETER PERPENDICULAR POINT OF INTERSECTION PLATE PROPERTY LINE PLASTIC LAMINATE PLUMBING PLYWOOD PANEL PAIR PREFABRICATED PRELIMINARY PAINTED RADIUS REFLECTED CEILING PLAN ROOF DRAIN REFERENCE, REFER REINFORCING REQUIRED REVISION, REVISE ROOM ROUND ROUGH OPENING RADIUS POINT ROOF TOP UNIT SOUTH SCHEDULED SECTION SQUARE FEET SHEET SIMILAR SHEET METAL SAW JOINT SLOPE SPECIFICATION STAINLESS STEEL SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS STANDARD STEEL STRUCTURAL SURFACE TREAD OR TOP TOP OF TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS TOP OF CURB TELEPHONE TEMPORARY THICKNESS THREADED THROUGH TYPICAL N O P Q R S T U V W MAS MATL MAX MECH MEZZ MFR MID MIN MISC MK MO MTL MTD N N/A NF NIC NOM NTS OC OD OF OFCI OFOI OH OPG OPP OS PC PERIM PERP PI P PL PLAM PLBG PLYWD PNL PR PREFAB PRELIM PTD R RCP RD REF REINF REQD REV RM RND RO RP RTU S SCHED SECT SF SHT SIM SHT MTL SJ SL SPEC SS STC STD STL STRUCT SURF T TO TAS TC TEL TEMP THK THRD THRU TYP VB VCT VERT VEST VR VT VTR w/ WC WH WP UON UR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED URINAL VAPOR BARRIER VINYL COMPOSITION TILE VERTICAL VESTIBULE VAPOR RETARDER VINYL TILE VENT THROUGH ROOF WITH WATER CLOSET WATER HEATER WORK POINT X,Y, & Z RESERVED A B C D E F G H I J K L ABBREVIATIONS: ABV ACOUST ACCU ACT AD ADA ADJ AFC AFF AHU ALUM AP ARCH ABOVE ACOUSTICAL AIR COOLED CONDENSING UNIT ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE ACCESS DOOR AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT ADJUSTABLE OR ADJACENT ABOVE FINISHED CEILING ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR AIR HANDLING UNIT ALUMINUM ACCESS PANEL ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURAL BFF BFE BLDG BOC BP BRG BRKT BS BW BO CAB CIP CJ CL CLG CLR CMU CO COL CONC CONST CONT CORR CT CTR D DEG DET DIA DIAG DIM DN DP DS DWG DWL E EA EF EIFS EFS EJ EL ELEC EQ EQUIP EW EWC EXIST EXP EXT FA FACP FCO FD FDC FDV FE FEC FF FG FH FHC FP F/R FRP FRT GALV GB GC GFRC GND GRS GTR GWB HT HB HC HDW HDWD HM …

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B.5.3 - Miller-Searight House, 5400 Freidrich Lane - Proposed window style guide original pdf

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Featuring With Simonton you’re not only getting the ideal window for you and your home, you’re also getting the peace of mind that comes from over 65 years of experience. 1946 Simonton family founds Penn Vent Awning Company 1980 Changed specialization to vinyl windows 1992 7-day delivery introduced 2007 Simonton voted #1 in quality by Builder magazine 2009 Decorum® style options launched 2014 Became part of the Ply Gem family of brands. 1940 2018 The Simonton Brand We handcrafted our very first products in 1946 when gas was only 15 cents a gallon, the electric dryer was first sold and Dean Martin was just starting his career. Since then a lot has changed, including our products, but our standards for quality haven’t budged. Throughout the years, Simonton® has developed and perfected innovative, energy-efficient solutions that our customers have come to trust. Today, our legacy of customer loyalty and satisfaction is second to none. Our Reflections® 5500 premium vinyl replacement windows and doors provide a wide variety of options to ensure that you can find the perfect custom styling solution for your home. With industry- leading energy efficiency, weather resistance and quality, they provide unsurpassed reliability over the long haul. And to top it off, each Reflections 5500 window is custom built specifically for your home, delivered quickly and backed by our Double-Lifetime Limited Warranty. Our goal is to make the process of selecting the ideal window easy. The possibilities are endless, and that's why we're here to help you cut through the clutter with four easy steps. 1 2 3 4 Choose Your Operating Style: A wide variety of window and door styles provide functional options that are both pretty and smart. Choose Your Unique Configuration: A wide variety of window and door styles provide functional options that are both pretty and smart. Choose Your Style Options: Choose from a portfolio of popular exterior colors, interior colors, rich woodgrain laminates and custom hardware finishes, to create a custom style that fits your décor. Choose Your Glass and Grid Options: A variety of grid styles and patterns allow you to highlight the architectural style of your home. And choose from a selection of specialty glass options that help provide maximum energy efficiency, increase privacy, security and sound reduction. Reflections Choose your operating style. 1 With Simonton Reflections® 5500 you can choose from a variety of window shapes and operating styles to …

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C.1.0 - 319-23 E. 6th Street - Staff report original pdf

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C.1 - 1 PROPOSAL APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT WITHIN A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SIXTH STREET NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 HR-20-107348 319-323 E. 6TH STREET Construct a tall one-story addition to three contributing buildings within the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a continuous one-story addition across three one- story buildings that would be contributing to the Sixth Street National Register Historic District. The proposed addition will be set back 15 feet back from the front wall of the existing buildings, with an open deck in front. The applicant proposes to remove an existing deck cover from the building, giving the proposed addition a clean look from the street. The existing metal railing on the building will be painted in a muted tone to lessen its visibility. The addition will have painted horizontal lap siding, a wooden cornice treatment that takes its cue from the one-story buildings on the street, aluminum and glass overhead doors; aluminum and glass single leaf doors opening onto the deck will have transoms, keeping the fenestration line even and clean. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects in National Register historic districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. Evaluation: These are three commercial buildings that have become bars and night clubs over the years. The use of the proposed addition is not incompatible with the long-standing use of the ground-floor buildings, and is set back 15 feet from the wall to provide a visual distance between old and new. 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. Evaluation: These three buildings are one-story commercial buildings. The proposed addition is one story with a taller cornice, but the height of the fenestration on the addition comports to the height of the fenestration and storefronts on the ground story. The proposed addition is recessed and fades into the background; it is very compatible with the historic character of the existing building. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or …

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C.1.1 - 319-23 E. 6th Street - Plans and Perspectives original pdf

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D.1.0 - 815 Rutherford Place and 1204 Alta Vista Avenue original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0274 815 RUTHERFORD PLACE AND 1204 ALTA VISTA AVENUE D.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1930 house at 815 Rutherford Place and a ca. 1948 house at 1204 Alta Vista Avenue. Both houses are on the same lot. ARCHITECTURE The ca. 1930 house at 815 Rutherford Place is a one-story, rectangular-plan, side-gabled, brick veneer Tudor Revival-style house with a central, steep-front-gabled entry bay containing a round-arched door; single and paired 1:1 fenestration. The ca. 1948 house at 1204 Alta Vista Avenue is a one-story, L-plan frame house with a partial-width inset porch. Fenestration consists of single and double 1:1 windows with Colonial Revival-styled 6:6 wooden screens. RESEARCH The house at 815 Rutherford Place was built around 1930 by Fred W. Sassman, the proprietor of a dry-cleaning business who later became a tailor. Fred Sassman and his wife lived in this house until around 1936. The house was vacant for a short period of time before being purchased by attorney John C. Butler and his wife, Ruby. John C. Butler passed away in 1963; Ruby Butler continued to live here after his death (there is a newspaper article dating from 1966 about their son that references this house as their home), but given current limitations on research, it is not possible to determine how much longer Ruby Butler lived in this house. John C. and Ruby Butler built the house at 1204 Alta Vista Avenue on the rear of their lot in 1948, and held it as a rental property. For the first ten years (until about 1958), the house was rented by Clarence and Anna Mae Waters. Clarence Waters was in the food service industry. After returning from duty in World War II, he became a manager of one of Harry Akin’s Night Hawk Restaurants. Immediately after beginning his job with Night Hawk, and before moving into this house, the city directory shows him living at the location of the old Night Hawk at South Congress and Riverside Drive. He and Anna Mae, who worked as a hostess at the Night Hawk, moved into this house, where they lived until around 1958. A newspaper article from 1954 shows Clarence Waters as associated with one of the restaurants in the new Terrace Motor Hotel on South Congress Avenue; by 1957, he was the sales manager for Polar Ice Cream. In …

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D.2.0 - 4714 Rowena Avenue - postponement request original pdf

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D.2 Steve, Regarding my house at 4714 Rowena St., please postpone the meeting on the September 24th Austin Landmark Commission agenda and put me on for October 26th. Reminder, per our previous discussion, the buyer of the house has terminated the offer and will transfer the demolition application to me. cheers! Josh Wilson

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D.5.0 - 2505 Park View Drive original pdf

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D.5 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0353 2505 PARK VIEW DRIVE PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1954 house in the Air-Conditioned Village. ARCHITECTURE One-story, side-gabled, Ranch-style house with deep eaves and an extension of the front roofline to constitute a covered walkway from what was the attached carport to the front door. The house has a combination of red brick and wood siding; fenestration consists of aluminum-framed sliding windows with a clerestory pane above; grouped in a triple configuration on the front of the house. The carport has been enclosed with horizontal siding, and contains a paired set of the same windows. The porch has been modified to give the house somewhat of an Arts and Crafts appearance with tapered porch posts and stone piers at the front door. To the left of the front door is a brick-veneered wall that extends almost to the roofline; a narrow band of horizontal wood siding containing a pair of sliding windows tops the brick veneer and wraps around the left side of the house. The house has two rear additions, constructed in 1963 and 1964, the latter providing a mother-in-law apartment on-site. RESEARCH The house at 2505 Park View Drive was the Frigidaire House, designed by Ned A. Cole. S.R. Sheppard was the builder. Frigidaire was one of the air conditioning companies pairing with local homebuilders and the National Association of Home Builders to construct houses to test the cost effectiveness and appeal of central air conditioning in houses priced for middle-class consumers. This house is one of several in the Air-Conditioned Village designed by Ned Cole, a local architect and designer, who was instrumental in attracting the National Association of Home Builders to Austin to build a small neighborhood of modest homes with central air conditioning. The builder was S.R. Sheppard, a local contractor who was interested in energy efficiency and had already constructed a house with wall and attic insulation and air conditioning in a nearby West Austin neighborhood before embarking on this more modest house in the Air-Conditioned Village. Austin’s Air-Conditioned Village was the largest of several experiments throughout the country in the early 1950s to test the feasibility of designing and building homes with central air conditioning for middle class buyers. Up until that time, central air conditioning was generally only offered in more expensive homes, and the need for more homes …

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D.6.0 - 2507 Park View Drive original pdf

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D.6 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0352 2507 PARK VIEW DRIVE PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1954 house in Austin’s Air-Conditioned Village. ARCHITECTURE The house is one-story, designed in the Ranch style with a combination of board-and-batten, and a horizontally-laid random narrow stone course veneer wainscoting across the front of the house; a side-gabled roof with deep eaves shades the structure. Fenestration consists of metal-framed horizontally-sliding window to the right of the single-leaf glazed front door (a modern replacement) and then a series of awning-style wood-frame windows above the stone wainscoting. The house has an attached garage at the far right end of the facade, once an open double carport. RESEARCH This house is the Carrier house, designed by the Carrier Corporation in conjunction with local architect H.D. Powers, and built by local contractor Andrew S. Patton. H.D. Powers had worked for the Federal Housing Administration prior to this job, and designed five houses in the Air-Conditioned Village for various air conditioning manufacturers. All of his houses had masonry veneer exteriors and were built on a slab. Powers and Patton collaborated on a house featured in the 1953 Parade of Homes. Austin’s Air-Conditioned Village was the largest of one of several experiments throughout the country in the early 1950s to test the feasibility of designing and building homes with central air conditioning for the middle class. Up until that time, central air conditioning was something that was only offered in high-end homes, and the need for more homes for returning servicemen spurred an increase in developing technology for new middle-class homeowners. The Air-Conditioned Village in Austin was specifically envisioned as a neighborhood of relatively modest, if technologically-advanced houses, all with a price tag affordable to many middle-class buyers and as a test case for the cost effectiveness for modest homes in a warm and humid climate. Typical of the early purchasers of the houses in the Air-Conditioned Village, the house at 2507 Park View Drive was initially occupied by Cyrus and Dorothy Brown, who only lived here for a short period of time. His occupation was not listed in the Austin city directory, but it appears that Cyrus Brown was a lumberman from Shallowater, near Lubbock. He does not appear in city directories either before or after the edition of 1954, and he died in Vernon, Texas in 1981. His death certificate noted that …

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D.7.0 - 3017 E. 14th Street original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0362 3017 E. 14TH STREET D.7 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1947 house and a ca. 1950 garage. ARCHITECTURE The house is a one-story, rectangular-plan, clipped front gabled stuccoed frame bungalow with a front-gabled independent porch on battered wood posts and stuccoed piers; metal storm louvers cover all the historic fenestration. The garage is a one-story, rectangular plan stuccoed frame garage with additional fenestrated space to the rear. RESEARCH City building permit records show that Walter E. Moore built this house in 1947, although the style of the house appears to be much earlier so it may have been moved on to this site rather than an original build here. Walter E. Moore was a carpenter and builder; his wife, Mattie, was a beauty operator who worked in an African-American beauty shop prior to moving into this house; once here, she opened her own beauty shop, Dutch’s, in the ca. 1950 garage. African-American beauty shops were generally a site for community gathering, and especially in the 1950s, served as natural gathering places for women interested in civil rights. There is no information at this time as to whether Mattie Moore’s Dutch’s Beauty Shop served in any meaningful capacity as a location for discussion and/or action for civil rights during that period, however, undertaking the establishment of a beauty business on a residential property does reflect some of the norms of the time. Rules regarding beauty salons were especially restrictive for many African-American entrepreneurs in Austin. They were generally subject to more frequent and more rigorous inspections to retain their business licenses. One rule required that the beauty salon had to be completely separated from any residential use of the property, thus likely requiring the construction of a the separate garage and shop seen here for Mattie Moore to be able to operate. Construction of a separate shop posed a greater economic investment into the business that many African-American women could not afford. Mattie Moore had worked in an established beauty shop prior to living in this house, and this property reflects the business practices of the day forced upon African- American women. The house is located in McKinley Heights, a mid-twentieth century African-American neighborhood noted for its middle class housing and character. Its location may also be relevant in the interpretation of significance for this property. STAFF COMMENTS The …

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B.1.a - 4205 Avenue F - Citizen Comments original pdf

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Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Subject: Mike Rafferty Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:18 AM PAZ Preservation Case Number HR 20-122347-4205 Avenue F *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** I(cid:3)am(cid:3)the(cid:3)homeowner(cid:3)at(cid:3)4209(cid:3)Avenue(cid:3)F,(cid:3)Austin,(cid:3)TX(cid:3)78751,(cid:3)and(cid:3)I(cid:3)AM(cid:3)IN(cid:3)FAVOR(cid:3) CAUTION:(cid:3)This(cid:3)email(cid:3)was(cid:3)received(cid:3)at(cid:3)the(cid:3)City(cid:3)of(cid:3)Austin,(cid:3)from(cid:3)an(cid:3)EXTERNAL(cid:3)source.(cid:3)Please(cid:3)use(cid:3)caution(cid:3)when(cid:3)clicking(cid:3)links(cid:3) or(cid:3)opening(cid:3)attachments.(cid:3)If(cid:3)you(cid:3)believe(cid:3)this(cid:3)to(cid:3)be(cid:3)a(cid:3)malicious(cid:3)and/or(cid:3)phishing(cid:3)email,(cid:3)please(cid:3)forward(cid:3)this(cid:3)email(cid:3)to(cid:3) cybersecurity@austintexas.gov.(cid:3)(cid:3) 1

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B.2.a - 4010 Avenue H - Citizen Comments original pdf

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B.3.0 - 602 Highland Ave original pdf

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B.3 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS HR-2020-125268 602 HIGHLAND AVENUE SMOOT/TERRACE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Construct a second-floor rear addition and a detached side carport. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular-plan house with a gable roof, wood cladding, 4-over-1 and 3-over-1 wood-sash windows, and a gable-roofed entry porch with battered piers. The house has a partial-width habitable basement where the grade slopes down from the street. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The second-floor addition is set back 27’ from the front wall of the historic house. The addition has a front-gabled roof covered in metal to match existing, wood cladding to match existing, and casement and fixed clad-wood windows with a 1-over-1 lite pattern with a true muntin. A roof deck set into the south slope of the existing gable roof is set back 7’ from the front wall of the house and features horizontal steel railings. A steel staircase is proposed to replace an existing wood staircase at the rear of the building. A detached steel-framed carport with a steel shade structure is also proposed. The carport will be located next to the south wall of the house and protrude just past the front wall. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The property is contributing to the Smoot/Terrace Park Historic District. The following requirements from the historic district design standards apply to the proposed project: Additions to Contributing Buildings 1. New additions should be compatible with the historic building by reflecting the scale, massing, and/or materials of the historic building, but differentiated enough so that they are not confused as historic or original to the building. The addition is clad in matching wood siding and has clad-wood windows with similar dimensions and lite configurations as the historic windows. The casement windows and roof deck differentiate the addition from the historic house. The project meets this standard. 3. Design new additions that are subordinate to and do not overpower the historic building. The addition is minimally visible and subordinate to the historic building. It meets this standard. 4. Construct additions that avoid the removal or obstruction of any historic exterior features on the front of the building or the sides within 15 feet of the front. The addition does not entail the removal or obstruction of historic exterior features within 15 feet of the front wall. It meets this standard. New Construction 1. New construction shall have the same street …

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C.3.0 - 3207 Glenview - Postponement Request original pdf

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LINDSAY SHILLINGTON Contreras, Kalan Josh Baker; Bertron, Cara Re: 3207 Glenview - question Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:54:19 PM From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Hi Kalan, Thanks, Lindsay We would like to postpone the HLC hearing for 3207 Glenview. We are looking at making some pricing-related revisions that would affect the building's facade. If we want to be on the Oct. 28th agenda, when do we need to have the updated drawings to you? I'm cc:ing the owner Josh Baker here so he is in the loop.

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C.6.a - 2525 Hartford Rd - Citizen Comments original pdf

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Date: August 13, 2020 To: Subject: Angela Gaudette, Historic Preservation Office Historic Landmark Commission Members Letter of Support Building Permit No. 2020‐112685 PR 2525 Hartford Road We are writing to express our support of a total demolition application, which was recently filed with the City of Austin for the property at at 2525 Hartford Road. Mr. Greenberg has expressed his desire to provide additional setbacks and protections for the Critical Root Zones of several large trees on the property. Because Mr. Greenberg intends to consolidate this lot with his adjacent homestead residence, this will result in more green space, better tree protection and less impervious cover on 2525 Hartford Road. Signed, ________________________________ ________________________________ Todd Wallace Printed Name ________________________________ 2408 Jarratt Ave., Austin, TX 78703 Address ​August 13, 2020 ​Angela Gaudette, Historic Preservation Office ​Historic Landmark Commission Members Date: To: Subject: ​Letter of Support Building Permit No. 2020-112685 PR 2525 Hartford Road We are writing to express our support of a total demolition application, which was recently filed with the City of Austin for the property at at 2525 Hartford Road. Mr. Greenberg has expressed his desire to provide additional setbacks and protections for the Critical Root Zones of several large trees on the property. Because Mr. Greenberg intends to consolidate this lot with his adjacent homestead residence, this will result in more green space, better tree protection and less impervious cover on 2525 Hartford Road. Signed, ________________________________ ________________________________ Printed Name ________________________________ Address ​ ​ ​ ​

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D.1.a - 815 Rutherford Place and 1204 Alta Vista Avenue - Citizen Comments original pdf

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D.3.0 - 1113 W. 22nd Half St original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS (PARTIAL) GF-2020-119343 1113 W. 22ND HALF STREET D.3 - 1 PROPOSAL Construct second-floor and rear additions, modify the entrance and chimney, change window openings, replace windows, demolish a detached garage, and construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). ARCHITECTURE 1-story, rectangular-plan house capped by a combination hipped and gabled roof and clad in brick. Features include 1-over-1 wood-sash windows and an exterior brick chimney. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The proposed project includes six parts: 1) Remove brick and stone knee walls at the uncovered entry porch and construct a new covered front porch. The new porch features arched brick openings, a gabled roof, and stucco cladding. 2) Construct a second-floor addition set back approximately 12’ from the front wall of the house. The addition is clad in lap cementitious siding and features a hipped roof, an eyebrow dormer clad in stucco, and fixed and casement windows; the sash material is yet to be determined. 3) Cover the brick chimney with stucco and alter its form. 4) Alter most window openings. 5) Replace all windows with fixed and casement windows, sash material to be determined. 6) Construct a 1-story rear addition 7) Demolish a detached garage. The garage is capped with a hipped roof and clad in wood siding, and features at least one 6-over-6 wood sash window and paired wood garage doors. 8) Construct a 2-story accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The building has a footprint of 633 square feet, a hipped roof, and lap cementitious siding. Features include casement and other windows, some arched; a fully glazed door; and a corner entry porch with a Classical Revival-style column. 9) Construct a wood deck and trellis between the principal building and new ADU. RESEARCH The property was occupied by a series of short-term renters, some of whom were prominent in the city, state, and country. Walter S. Adkins (occupant ca. 1932-35) was a nationally known geologist who worked at UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology. Ralph Yarborough served as a state district judge when he lived in the property (1937). He was elected a U.S. senator in 1957, where he broke with other Southern legislators to champion progressive causes. Stuart S. and Matilda Dabaghi Nemir lived in the property in 1941, before moving into their longtime home next door. According to neighbors, the Nemirs owned a dry goods store on Guadalupe Street before purchasing then-decade-old …

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