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B.6 - 3802 Avenue G - Plans original pdf

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ALDRIDGE ARCHITECTURE GIST E E R L E O J R E D AR L. DLA R C H I T E C T I D G E S T 27839 A T E FO SA X E T 2020.03.11 joel.aldridge.architect@gmail.com 512-940-7068 1 5 7 8 7 X T , I N T S U A G . E V A 2 0 8 3 m o T & r e m m u S r o f M O O R C S U M a I issue: PERMIT 2020.03.11 9 3 8 7 2 # E A B T , I E G D R D L A . L L E O J . N O E R E H R A E P P A E T A D D N A , E R U T A N G S I , ' L A E S S T C E T I H C R A S S E L N U S E S O P R U P N O I T C U R T S N O C R O T I M R E P R O F T O N . I W E V E R M R E T N I I R O F S I I S H T . I I I S N O I T A C F C E P S D N A S G N W A R D H T O B F O T S S N O C S T N E M U C O D N O I T C U R T S N O C I @ AC ADJ AFF AFG ALT ALUM ANOD APPROX ARCH ATTN AV BLDG BLKG BM BO BOT CAB CL CLG CLR CNTR CONC CONT CPT CTR DBL DEMO AT AIR CONDITIONING ADJACENT ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR ABOVE FINISHED GRADE ALTERNATE ALUMINUM ANODIZED APPROXIMATE ARCHITECTURAL ATTENTION AUDIOVISUAL BUILDING BLOCKING BEAM BOTTOM OF BOTTOM CABINET CENTERLINE CEILING CLEAR COUNTER CONCRETE CONTINUOUS CARPET CENTER DOUBLE DEMOLISH OR DEMOLITION DIM(S) DN DRN DS DTL DW DWG CMU EA ELEC ELEV EP EQ EQUIP EXH EXIST EXT FA FD FLR FND FO FT FTG GA GALV GC GLS DIMENSION(S) DOWN DRAIN DOWNSPOUT DETAIL DISHWASHER DRAWING CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT EACH ELECTRICAL ELEVATION ELECTRICAL PANEL EQUAL EQUIPMENT EXHAUST EXISTING EXTERIOR FIRE ALARM FLOOR …

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B.6 - HR-2020-105058 - 3802 Avenue G original pdf

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B.6 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AUGUST 24, 2020 HR-2020-105058 3802 AVENUE G HYDE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Construct a 1-story accessory building at the rear of a contributing property. ARCHITECTURE One-story, irregular-plan house with a side-gabled roof, stone cladding, multi-lite steel-sash windows, and a stone-clad chimney. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS One-story, L-plan building with a cross-gabled roof, vertical wood cladding, and fixed metal- sash windows. The building has a footprint of 1,188 square feet, plus a 467-square foot wood deck STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The property is contributing to the Hyde Park Historic District. The following requirements from the historic district design standards apply to the proposed project: Residential New Construction: Garage Apartments/Secondary Units 5.10.1 Design new secondary units to respect the traditional patterns of Hyde Park in determining the location of the building and access to parking. The proposed building is located at the rear of the principal building, similar to other accessory buildings in the district. The project meets this standard. 5.10.2 Design new secondary units and garage apartments to complement the form, massing, materials, scale, character elements, and fenestration patterns of the primary structure. The proposed building has a simple form and massing, one-story scale, wood cladding, and pared-down design. The fenestration proportions are different from those of the principal building, but they are compatible with the accessory building’s modern design. The proposed building’s rear location will minimize visibility and fenestration comparisons with the principal building. The project largely meets this standard. The project meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS Not reviewed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve the plans. LOCATION MAP B.6 - 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos B.6 - 3 Primary (east) wall of 3802 Avenue G. Source: Google Street View, March 2019.

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C.1-NRD-2020-0027-2607McCallumDr.pdf original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS AUGUST 24, 2020 NRD-2020-0027 2607 MCCALLUM DRIVE OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT C.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1941 contributing house. ARCHITECTURE Two-story house with stone veneer and horizontal wood siding. The two-story main house has a side-gabled roof clad in composition shingles, while the single-story southernmost bay features a front gable. The house has 6:6 single windows, mulled 4:4 and 8:8 windows, and second-floor windows obscured by louvered shutters. The second floor central bay features a shallow balcony with turned posts and a French door. RESEARCH The house at 2607 McCallum Drive was built for Joseph McElroy Alexander, an office supply salesman with the Steck Company, and his wife Mildred. The Alexanders and their children lived in the home until at least 1952; by 1955, it had been sold to oilman Robert M. Payne and his wife Mary J. Payne, a dedicated United Fund volunteer. STAFF COMMENTS The house contributes to the Old West Austin National Register District. New construction plans will require Historic Landmark Commission review when submitted. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2- 352). a. Architecture. The house is constructed with Monterrey-style influences. b. Historical association. There do not appear to be significant historical associations. 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 possess 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 is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Comment on and release the 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. Alternately, the Commission may choose to initiate a 180-day demolition delay, as the building contributes to a National Register District. LOCATION MAP C.1 - 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos C.1 - 3 Source: Google Street View C.1 - 4 Occupancy History City Directory Research, July 2020 Note: …

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C.2-HR-20-091383-3313 BrykerDr-PLANS.pdf original pdf

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BM=620.4' N86°36'20"E C=40.61' A=48.36' R=24.04' GUY WIRE EP 15'-0" W EST 34th STR EET SUPPORT WIRE (S35°40'E 83.65') AAG HP=622.9 11'-4" EP RE-BUILD CURB & GUTTER OH ELEC LINE PROPERTY LINE BLDG SETBACK ROOF OVERHANG ) ' 8 5 . ' 6 6 W 8 5 ° 8 2 S ( 9'-2" 11'-11" POOL (16X31) PROPOSED 2-STORY RESIDENCE FFE=623.5 AAG=622.7 5'-0" 5'-6" AC AC AC POOL EQ. (N60°45'W 110') OH ELEC LINE AAG LP=622.5 10'-0" E EP 25'-0" 26'-2" 20'-0" I E V R D R E K Y R B ) ' ' . 7 0 0 8 E 8 5 ° 8 2 N ( W COA T-1 APPROACH 14'-0" CONCRETE DRIVEWAY NORTH STUART SAMPLEY A R C H I T E C T P 512-771-8856 STUARTSAMPLEYARCHITECT.COM MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS E R E D AR C IS T G E R S T A T H I T E C T S A X E FO E T 6-18-2020 I E V R D R E K Y R B 3 1 3 3 BP1 SITEPLAN - SCALE: 1/16"=1'-0"@11X17 ROOF BELOW L I A R D R A U G " 6 3 DN STAIR 0 5 / 6 2 T N E M E S A C D E R E P M E T BEDRM-2 CLST 8 6 / 0 5 8 6 / 6 2 BATH-2 HALL-2 28/68 26/68 28/68 26/68 LINEN CLST WALK-IN CLST 26/68 20'-0" 0 5 / 6 2 T N E M E S A C D E R E P M E T 0 5 / 6 2 T N E M E S A C S S E R G E 0 5 / 6 2 T N E M E S A C S S E R G E 0 5 / 6 2 T N E M E S A C S S E R G E 0 5 / 6 2 T N E M E S A C S S E R G E " 8 - ' 7 3 ROOF BELOW BEDRM-3 ROOF BELOW STUART SAMPLEY A R C H I T E C T P 512-771-8856 STUARTSAMPLEYARCHITECT.COM MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS E R E D AR C IS T G E R S T A T H I T E C T S A X E …

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C.2-HR-20-091383-3313BrykerDr.pdf original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS AUGUST 24, 2020 HR-2020-091383 3313 BRYKER DRIVE/1705 W. 34TH STREET OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT C.25 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a contributing ca. 1941-42 duplex and construct a new building. ARCHITECTURE The existing duplex is composed of two parts: 3313 Bryker Drive and 1705 W. 34th Street. The W. 34th Street building was constructed first; it is a side-gabled frame dwelling with gabled entryway, shallow eaves, and 6:6 wood windows. The Bryker Drive addition has a hipped roof, a partial- width covered porch, a gabled addition, and 6:6 and 1:1 wood windows. Both halves of the single- story duplex have horizontal wood siding and composition shingle roofs. A series of additions dating from the 1940s and ’50s abuts the duplex’s rear elevation. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Demolish existing duplex. 2) Construct a new two-story residence. The proposed new building faces Bryker Drive. It is clad in vertical wood siding and capped by a compound roof with composition shingles and exposed rafter tails. Its fenestration pattern and window sizes are irregular, with undivided clad wood casement windows and sliding glass doors. Its main elevation contains a covered front porch and horizontal-paneled garage door. The north elevation at W. 34th Street features a partial- width screened porch and stucco-clad chimney, as well as a pool. The building’s front wall is set back 20 feet from Bryker Drive and approximately 15 feet from the W. 34th Street utility easement, with the pool’s closest corner just over 11 feet from the W. 34th easement. RESEARCH The duplex at 3313 Bryker Drive and 1705 W. 34th Street was built in two phases in 1941 and 1942. During the historic period, both addresses were primarily owned by Alice T. D. Branyon, a clerical supervisor with the Texas Employment Commission. She was twice widowed; after the death of her first husband in 1941, she lived in the 3313 Bryker half of the duplex until 1947, when she moved into the 1705 W. 34th Street half. Upon her marriage to Roy J. Branyon, the couple moved out. After Roy Branyon’s 1958 death, Alice Branyon moved back into 1705 W. 34th Street. Branyon’s daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Lee R. Maulding, occupied the Bryker Drive half of the duplex from 1947 to at least 1959. Lee Maulding was a National Guardsman and WWII veteran working at Camp Mabry. In 1949, Maulding’s …

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C.4 - 3211 Oakmont Blvd - Plans original pdf

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C.4 - 3211 Oakmont Blvd - Revised Elevations original pdf

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C.4 - HR-2020-110112 - 3211 Oakmont Blvd original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2020 PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS HR-2020-110112 3211 OAKMONT BOULEVARD OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT C.4 - 1 PROPOSAL Construct a 2 ½-story single-family house. The Commission previously approved demolition of the existing building. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 2 ½-story irregular-plan house clad in fiber cement siding and capped with a combination gabled and hipped standing-seam roofs with multiple front and side gables and side-facing shed dormers. The hipped roof covers the perimeter of the first floor, including a front porch and carport. An integral garage with a roll-up wood door is set back from the front wall of the house and capped with a gable roof. The house features fixed and casement clad-wood windows with true divided lites, a multi-lite fully glazed front door, and an exterior brick chimney. The first-floor windows and door are capped by transoms, while second-floor windows on the front and rear walls have bracketed pent roofs. The porch gable and a set- back gable end are clad in wood shingles. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects in National Register districts. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 9) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. The house is differentiated from nearby historic buildings. However, its complex massing and roofline and architectural features are not compatible with the scale, massing, design features, and ornamentation that characterize the district. Though a two-story building in a predominantly one-story neighborhood may be compatible, this design is not. The project does not meet this standard. 10) New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall 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. If the house were removed in the future, the historic district would be unimpaired. The proposed project does not meet the standards. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION Not reviewed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION C.4 - 2 Postpone the case to September 28, 2020, and encourage the applicant to revise the plans to be more compatible with the built character of the district. Staff provided the …

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C.5 - 1317 Westover Rd - Plans original pdf

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GENERAL NOTES GENERAL NOTES EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE PROJECT DIRECTORY A.F.F. Above Finish Floor A.P. Access Panel ACOUS. Acoustical A.C.T. Acoustic Ceiling Tile A.C.P. Acoustic Ceiling Panel ADD'N Addition, Additional ADJ. Adjustable AGGR. Aggregate ALUM. Aluminum ALT. Alternate ANOD. Anodized APPR. Approved APPROX. Approximate ARCH. Architect, Architectural ASPH. Asphalt AUTO Automatic AUX. Auxiliary BKR. BD.Backer Board BSPL. Backsplash B.F. Barrier Free B. PL. Base Plate BSM'T Basement BM Beam BR'G Bearing B.M. Bench Mark BTW. Between BEV. Beveled BLK. Block BLK'G Blocking BD. Board B.O.S. Bottom of Slab BOT. Bottom B.U.R. Built-Up Roofing BLDG. Building CAB. Cabinet CPT. Carpet C.I.P. Cast-In-Place C.I. Cast Iron CDR. Cedar CLG. Ceiling C.H. Ceiling Height CEM. Cement or Cementitious C.P. Cement Plaster CTR. Center C/L Center Line C/C Center To Center CER. Ceramic C.T. Ceramic Tile C Channel CLO. Closet CLOS. Closure CLR. Clear C.M.U. Concrete Masonry Unit C.O. Clean Out COL. Column CW Cold Water COMP. Composite, Compacted CONC. Concrete CONN. Connect, Connection CONF. Conference CONTR. Contractor C.J. Control Joint CONSTR. Construction CONT. Continuous CORR. Corridor, Corrugated CTSK. Countersunk CNTR. Counter D.P. Dampproofing D.L. Dead Load DEMO. Demolition, Demolish DEPT. Department DET. Detail DIA. Diameter DIM. Dimension DIR. Directory, Direction D.W. Dishwasher DISP. Dispenser DISPO. Disposal DN. Down DR. Door D.O. Door Opening DBL. Double DS. Downspout DWR. Drawer DWG. Drawing D.S.P. Dry Standpipe D Dryer EA. Each E.F. Exhaust Fan E. East EL. Elevation ELEC.Electric, Electrical E.O.Electrical Outlet ELEV.Elevator ELIM.Eliminate EMER.Emergency ENAM.Enamel ENCL.Enclosure ENVIR.Environment EQ.Equal EQPT.Equipment EXC.Excavated EXP.Expansion EXP.B.Expansion Bolt E.J.Expansion Joint EXT.Exterior E.S.Exist Sign EXTG.Existing EXPO.Exposed FAB.Fabric F.A.Fire Alarm FAST.Fastener F.D.Floor Drain FDN.Foundation F.E.Fire Extinguisher F.F.Finished Floor F.H.C.Fire Hose Cabinet FIN.Finish FIXT.Fixture FLASH.Flashing FLR.Floor F.O. Finished Opeining F.O.C.Face of Concrete F.O.F.Face of Finish F.O.I.C.Furnished by Owner, Installed by Contractor F.O.M.Face of Masonry F.O.S.Face of Studs FPRF.Fireproof F.P.Floor Plan FT.Feet, Foot FTG.Footing FURN.Furnish, Furnished FURR.Furring FUT.Future G.A.Gauge GALV.Galvanized G.Gas G.C. General Contractor G.C.Gypsum Concrete GEN.General G.F.I.Ground Fault Interrupter GL.Glass GND.Ground G.R.Guard Rail GR.Grade GSM.Galvanized Sheet Metal GWB.Gypsum Wall Board GYP.Gypsum H.C.Handicapped H.R.Handrail HGR.Hanger HDWR.Hardware HDWD.Hardwood HD.Head HVAC.Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning HGT.Height H.P.High Point H.C.Hollow Core HCWD Hollow Core Wood Door H.M.Hollow Metal HORIZ.Horizontal H.B.Hose Bibb H.W.Hot Water H.W.H.Hot Water Heater HR.Hour HYD.Hydrant I.D. Inside Diameter (Dim.) INFO. Information IN. Inch or Inches INSUL. Insulation or Insulated INT. Interior JAN. Janitor J.S. Joint sealant JST. Joist JT. Joint K.O.P.Knock-out Panel KIT.Kitchen LAM.Laminate LAV.Lavatory L.H.Left Hand LKR.Locker L.P.Low Point L.S.Light Switch LT.Light LT. WT.Lightweight L.L.Liveload …

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C.5 - HR-2020-113282 - 1317 Westover Rd original pdf

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C.5 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2020 PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICTS HR-2020-113282 1317 WESTOVER ROAD OLD WEST AUSTIN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT PROPOSAL Demolish a contributing building; construct a two-story plus basement house and detached garage/guest house building. ARCHITECTURE 1½-story rectangular-plan house capped by a side-gabled roof with front-facing gable dormers, clad in wood siding, and featuring 1:1 windows that appear to have wood and vinyl sashes. The paneled front door is flanked by multi-lite sidelights and surmounted by a multi-lite transom. Features include a full-width front porch with square columns, an exterior brick chimney, and a side addition capped by a hipped roof. RESEARCH The house at 1317 Westover Road was built around 1935. By 1939, Charles and Sara Wheeler had moved in; their family lived there until at least 1959. Charles Wheeler was born in 1879 in Grayson, Texas, to a farming family that deeply valued literacy; he grew up in Cooke County. He attended nearby Whitesboro College, Tyler Junior College, and North Texas State, then worked as a teacher and county school superintendent in Bowie County from 1899 to 1911. Wheeler “hung around courts and studied law,” by his own account, before opening a law practice in Texarkana or working as an assistant county attorney (news accounts vary). He was thrice elected district attorney for Texas’s Fifth Judicial District before coming to Austin in 1924, where he served as assistant attorney general under W. A. Keeling and Dan Moody. He served as a district judge in Austin’s 53rd District Court (1931 or 1932 until 1936), then resigned to practice law with his son Joe W. Wheeler at Felts, Wheeler & Wheeler, later Wheeler & Wheeler. He was appointed Editor of Opinions for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from 1948 until 1963. “As long as I had anything to do with law, I tried to work hard, be genteel and courteous, prepare my cases well and be strictly moral and upright in all my dealings,” he told the Austin Statesman in 1969. Wheeler was deeply involved with the Texas Odd Fellows, receiving a 70-year membership award in 1972, as well as Central Christian Church, the Masons, and the Woodmen of the World. Charles Wheeler died in Austin in 1974. Sallie (or Sally, or Sara) D. Wheeler (nee Looney) was another native Texan, born around 1879 in Bowie. She married Charles Wheeler in 1902 in Bowie, …

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D.1-HDP-2020-0231-2609SanPedro-Article.pdf original pdf

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The Woman's Department: Maternalism and Feminism in the Texas Medical Journal Author(s): Courtney Shah Source: The Historian, FALL 2001, Vol. 64, No. 1 (FALL 2001), pp. 81-98 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/24450673 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms Taylor & Francis, Ltd. is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Historian This content downloaded from (cid:0)162.89.0.57 on Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:19:21 UTC(cid:0) (cid:0) All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) (cid:0) The Woman's Department: Maternalism and Feminism in the Texas Medical Journal Courtney Shah In 1912, a physician praised the Texas Medical Journals newly established Woman's Department in a letter to the editor. "The department you are establishing... along this line, giving women good, wholesome knowledge without the taint of quackery is a most worthy undertaking and deserves hearty support,"1 he wrote. The Texas Medical Journal, the most popular and long-standing independent medical journal in the state, was the creation of Dr. Ferdinand Eugene Daniel. His wife, Josephine Draper Daniel, founded the Woman's Department as an insert within the pages of the TMJ. Like so many journalists and activists in the Progressive Era, Josephine used maternalism as a justification to expand women's roles in the public sphere, as well as to justify her own ambitions. But while she usually stressed conservative reforms that did not challenge the dominant model of family life or women's place within it, Josephine Daniel simultaneously presented two curious lines of dissent. First, she challenged the TM/s (and thus her husband's) pro-eugenics stance; and second, she introduced a veneer of radical feminism into the publication, expressed mainly in a more open attitude toward women's sexuality. As Americans coped with the harsh realities of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, a reform-minded cadre of well educated, middle-class men and women saw the possibility for change to eradicate the …

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D.1-HDP-2020-0231-2609SanPedroSt.pdf original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0231 2609 SAN PEDRO STREET D.1 - 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Demolish a ca. 1935 house, originally constructed as a duplex. Two-story frame hipped-roof duplex with horizontal wood siding, 6:6 wood windows, composition shingles, and a second-floor balcony. In front of the main building, twin single-car frame garages flank the lot. The building at 2609 San Pedro Street was originally a duplex, built in 1935 as a rental property for medical journalist Josephine Draper Daniel. Daniel resided down the block at another rental property on 2616 Salado Street (no longer extant) until she moved to San Pedro after 1944. After the 1914 death of her husband, physician F. E. Daniel, Josephine Daniel took over his position as editor of the Texas Medical Journal for the next thirty years. F. E. Daniel, a former Confederate army surgeon and Texas Medical College professor, founded the journal in 1885. It later became the most influential medical publication of its time in Texas. Prior to her tenure as editor, Josephine Daniel contributed as founder of the Texas Medical Journal’s “Women’s Department” section since 1912, appealing to a wider demographic than the predominantly male medical field. As editor, Daniel introduced her audience to early tenets of feminism in healthcare and openly contradicted the eugenicist positions championed by her late husband. In a fall 2001 article for The Historian, entitled “The Woman's Department: Maternalism and Feminism in the Texas Medical Journal,” historian Courtney Shah describes Daniel’s evolution as a journalist: Josephine Daniel, although not openly recommending a radical feminist political platform, quietly introduced feminist ideas to her maternalist audience as well as many male physicians. The Women’s Department walked a narrow path between deference to medical and societal experts, and a demand to liberate women from the very institutions the experts represented: the sexual hierarchy of the family, the medical profession, and the state […] [As editor] she [promoted] her own two-pronged campaign of reform: maternalist issues such as reducing infant mortality and pure food laws, and the more radical feminist edge of birth control and women’s emancipation. (Shah 2001, 96-97) Daniel wrote frankly about the importance of reproductive education, stating that “The health and happiness of every girl demands that she receive when approaching adolescence an intelligent presentation of the vital life process” (95). In 1929, Daniel sold the journal and devoted her time to …

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D.4-HDP-2020-0280-1405KentLn.pdf original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0280 1405 KENT LANE D.4 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1940 house. ARCHITECTURE The building at 1405 Kent is a two-story symmetrical-plan house with stone veneer cladding at the first floor and horizontal wood siding at the second. The building has a side-gabled asphalt- shingle roof. An attached side-gabled garage and single-story addition with a second-floor deck appear at secondary elevations. 8:8 wood windows at first floor; 6:6 at second floor. The front door is covered by a metal awning and articulated by simple decorative stonework. Windows at the main façade are surrounded by inoperable shutters, while windows at secondary façades appear in single and paired configurations. RESEARCH 1405 Kent Lane was built in 1940 by A. C. Bryant. Its first occupants were Roy and Ione Patterson. Roy Patterson was an insurance agent with Farm and Home Savings and Loan of Missouri; his firm also dabbled in real estate. In the 1960s, Patterson partnered with developer L. L. McCandless to build the Emerald Bend Resort on Lake Travis. Patterson’s son-in-law, Lt. William J. Wright, was held in North Korea as a prisoner of war. Wright was among few Korean War P. O. W.s who returned alive: nearly 40% of those captured did not survive (Korean War Legacy Foundation, https://koreanwarlegacy.org/). The Wright family lived briefly with the Pattersons while Lt. Wright recuperated. By 1955, the home had been sold to Reverend Samuel N., Jr. and Catharine Baxter. After moving to Austin from service as an archdeacon in the Northeast, Samuel Baxter worked as the rector of nearby Church of the Good Shepherd from 1954 to 1985. In the 1960s, Baxter became acting secretary of the state Episcopal diocese; he later completed three terms on the Board of Trustees for St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Catharine Baxter was also active in the church community, serving as a member of the altar guild for eighty-two years. STAFF COMMENTS Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2- 352). a) Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b) Historical association. The building is associated with Reverend Samuel N. Baxter. c) Archaeology. The house was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the …

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D.5-HDP-20-0293-2816SanPedroSt.pdf original pdf

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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AUGUST 24, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0293 2816 SAN PEDRO STREET D.5 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1924 house. 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 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. RESEARCH 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 the 1920s, Gossip had grown into a multi-page publication and household name among Austinites, particularly women. The paper’s offices were located first at the Austin National Bank Building and later at the Scarbrough Building, as noted on its state historical marker. After more than thirty years of continuous publication, Wyse’s declining health shuttered Gossip’s pressroom in 1945. In addition to owning and operating a successful business—an extraordinary accomplishment for a woman in the early twentieth century—Wyse used her talent and charisma to reach out to other women writers. She presented to the Texas Presswomen’s Association across the state, sharing strategies for entering the male-dominated advertising field and establishing successful marketing tactics with a targeted and loyal readership. She was a founding member of the Quill Club (later, the Kwill Klub), a women’s organization that blossomed from a small collection of writers to a thriving consortium whose meetings included educators, librarians, professional authors (including Josephine Daniels, editor of the Texas Medical Journal, who also lived on San Pedro), prominent …

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Agenda original pdf

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Historic Landmark Commission August 24, 2020 The Historic Landmark Commission meeting will be held August 24, 2020 with social distancing modifications. Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers, applicants included, must register no later than Sunday, August 23 by noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. If you would only like to listen and not speak at the meeting, you can watch a live recording beginning at 6:00 pm on August 24: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live To speak remotely at the August 24, 2020 Historic Landmark Commission meeting, residents and applicants must: • Call or email the board liaison at preservation@austintexas.gov or (512) 974- 1264 no later than noon on Sunday, August 23. Provide your name, email address, and item number(s) you wish to speak on, and whether you are for/against/neutral (view the preview list or meeting agenda to find the item number you'd like to speak about: https://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/2 020_31_1.htm) If the item you’d like to speak about is offered for consent approval on the o agenda, you can still register to speak in favor if the item is pulled for discussion. If you submit a request to speak, you will receive either an email or phone call on • the day of the meeting with the telephone number and call-in instructions. • You must call in at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting start in order to speak (not later than 5:45 p.m.). Late callers will not be accepted. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Sunday, August 23. This information will be provided to the commissioners in advance of the meeting. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Monday, August 24, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting NOTE: This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference. Please see the attached notes for how to participate. COMMISSION MEMBERS: _____ Emily Reed, Chair ______ Beth Valenzuela, Vice Chair ______ Witt Featherston ______ Ben Heimsath ______ Mathew Jacob ______ Kevin Koch ______ Kelly Little ______ Trey McWhorter ______ Terri Myers ______ Alex Papavasiliou ______ Blake Tollett AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. July 27, 2020 2. PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Update on Heritage Grant Process Speaker: Melissa Alvarado, Economic Development Department 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. DISCUSSION AND …

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1.A - Annotated agenda - July 27, 2020 original pdf

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Historic Landmark Commission July 27, 2020 The Historic Landmark Commission meeting will be held July 27, 2020 with social distancing modifications. Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers (applicants and others) must register in advance (no later than Sunday, July 26, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 27, 2020 Historic Landmark Commission meeting, residents must: • Call or email the board liaison at preservation@austintexas.gov or (512) 974-1264 no later than noon on Sunday, July 26. 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 the meeting start in order to speak (not later than 5:45 p.m.). 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 no later than noon on Sunday, July 26, 2020. This information will be provided to commissioners in advance of the meeting. • Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION Monday, July 27, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting attached notes for how to participate. NOTE: This meeting will be conducted remotely via teleconference. Please see the ___x___ Kelly Little ___x___ Trey McWhorter ___x___ Terri Myers ___x___ Alex Papavasiliou ___x___ Blake Tollett COMMISSION MEMBERS: _____ Emily Reed, Chair __x___ Beth Valenzuela, Vice Chair __x___ Witt Featherston __x___ Ben Heimsath __x___ Mathew Jacob __x___ Kevin Koch AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 22, 2020 MOTION: Approve Item A.1 on the consent agenda by Myers, Koch seconds. Vote: 10-0. 2. PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Presentation by AISD regarding Yellow Jacket Stadium Speaker: Drew Johnson 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIC ZONING, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT ZONING, AND REQUESTS TO CONSIDER THE INITIATION OF A HISTORIC ZONING CASE 1. C14H-2020-0069 – Rogers Washington Holy Cross …

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A.1 - Mary Freeman Baylor House, 1607 W. 10th Street original pdf

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A.1 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: August 24, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2014-0001 APPLICANT: Thomas M. Schiefer and Meghan Elena Rosales, owners HISTORIC NAME: Mary Baylor House WATERSHED: Johnson Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1607 W. 10th Street ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend historic zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: The ca. 1950 house is associated with Charles and Mary Freeman Baylor, who can be documented as living here from the time of construction of the house through the early 1960s. Charles and Mary Freeman Baylor contracted with J.H. Freeman to purchase the house next door, at 1609 W. 10th Street in November, 1963, according to the deed records of Travis County. City directories from 1964 onward show that Charles E. and Mary Freeman Baylor lived next door at 1609 W. 10th Street, and the family rented this house out. Mary Freeman Baylor was a very prominent civil rights activist for the people of her Clarksville neighborhood, leading the charge for the preservation of the Clarksville School and for the provision of sewers, paved streets, and other city services other neighborhoods took for granted in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In addition, Mary Freeman Baylor, along with several of her neighbors, worked diligently to prevent the razing of many of the houses in Clarksville for the construction of the Mo-Pac Expressway and a proposed cross-town expressway in the 1970s. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: August 24, 2020: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is listed as a Priority 1 in the Clarksville Survey (2000). ACTION: CITY COUNCIL DATE: ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Clarksville Community Development Corporation; Old West Austin Neighborhood Association. ORDINANCE NUMBER: PHONE: 974-6454 A.1 - 2 BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: One-story, rectangular-plan, side-gabled frame house with a central, partial-width, front- gabled independent porch on plain, square wood posts; double front doors; 4:4 fenestration. Historical Associations: The existing house was constructed ca. 1950 by Cary Baylor. According to city directories the first occupants were Charlie Williams, a laborer, and his wife Essie, who rented the house until around 1952, while Charles and Mary F. Baylor rented a house at 1606 W. 10th Street. Cary Baylor’s son Charles Edward Baylor and his wife Mary Frances Freeman Baylor rented the house at 1607 W. 10th Street from around 1952 to around 1963, when they moved …

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A.1 - Mary Freeman Baylor House, 1607 W. 10th Street - Citizen Comments original pdf

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OWANA Steering Committee Ted Barnhill CHAIR Renae Alsobrook TREASURER Shawn Shillington SECRETARY MEMBERS Amy Bodle Cristine Buendel Sandy Cartwright Kate Ertle Adrienne Goldsberry Lindsey Heron Ellen Justice Marissa Latta Andrea March Maureen Metteauer August 20, 2020 Historic Landmark Commission City of Austin VIA EMAIL: BC-Mathew.Jacob@austintexas.gov bc-Terri.Myers@austintexas.gov bc-Alexander.Papavasiliou@austintexas.gov bc-Sarah.Valenzuela@austintexas.gov BC-Trey.McWhorter@austintexas.gov BC-Kevin.Koch@austintexas.gov BC-Witt.Featherston@austintexas.gov BC-Ben.Heimsath@austintexas.gov bc-Blake.Tollett@austintexas.gov bc-Emily.Reed@austintexas.gov BC-Kelly.Little@austintexas.gov CC: Cara.Bertron@austintexas.gov, steve.sadowsky@austintexas.gov RE: Application for Historic Zoning for 1607 W. 10th Street Dear Commissioners: The Old West Austin Neighborhood Association is pleased to communicate our strong sup- port of the application for Historic Landmark Zoning for the Mary Baylor House at 1607 W. 10th Street. This home is a significant structure in the Clarksville neighborhood. It was the home of Mary Frances Freeman Baylor, an important African-American activist and founder of the Clarksville Community Development Corporation (CCDC). Mary Baylor dedicated much of her life to serving the residents of Clarksville. She served as director of the Clarksville Neighborhood Center (then known as the Human Opportunities Corporation). Later, she led the effort to protest the creation of Loop 1 (better known as Mopac) and limit its impact on the Clarksville community. Without her efforts, much more of the neighborhood would have been wiped out and many lifelong residents displaced. Her legacy lives on in the CCDC, which seeks to preserve the Clarksville heritage by renovating historic properties and employing them as affordable hous- ing options to qualifying Austin residents. Moreover, this home remains true to the original character of Clarksville. It has retained its historic features and was renovated lovingly over the last several years by the current own- ers. As we lose the historic fabric of Clarksville bit-by-bit each year, it only fitting to confer land- mark status to the home of such an important member of the Clarksville community who fought to save one of the earliest freedmen communities west of the Mississippi. On behalf of the membership of OWANA, I urge you all to vote in favor of this historic land- mark application. Sincerely, Ted C. Barnhill Chair, Steering Committee Old West Austin Neighborhood Association (OWANA)

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A.2 - Schieffer House - 1154 Lydia Street original pdf

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A.2 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: September 23, 2002 August 24, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2002-0010 APPLICANT: City of Austin HISTORIC NAME: Schieffer House – Negro Agricultural Extension Office WATERSHED: Lady Bird Lake ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1154 Lydia Street ZONING FROM: CS-1-NCCD-NP to CS-1-H-NCCD-NP SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change to designate the house as a historic landmark. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture, historical associations, and community value. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The Schieffer House was the subject of a 2002 historic zoning case, which was reviewed and recommended by the Historic Landmark Commission and the Planning Commission. The City Council approved the zoning change on first and second readings, but delayed action on the third reading to allow for the Austin Revitalization Authority to relocate the house on the same site and construct an addition to the rear of the house. The addition has been completed and the house relocated, so the case is ready to proceed through the commissions once again (due to the expiration of the original case) and proceed to all three readings of an ordinance designating the house as a historic landmark by the City Council. The house has been well-maintained in the interim, and the Historic Landmark Commission has reviewed and approved changes to the house since the case was initiated. ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association; Organization of East Austin Neighborhoods (OCEAN). BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The house is a one-story vernacular Victorian house in a wing-and-gable configuration. It is a stuccoed wood-frame house with a partial-width front porch on turned wood posts and with PHONE: 974-6454 A.2 - 2 turned wood rails. The Schieffer house represents middle-class residential housing at the turn of the century, with a vernacular Victorian form and design elements. Historic photo of the Schieffer house showing the square porch columns that were either wood or stuccoed wood, and have since been replaced. Pre-restoration photo of the Schieffer house. A.2 - 3 Photographs taken August, 2020 A.2 - 4 Photographs taken August, 2020 A.2 - 5 Photograph taken August, 2020 Historical Associations: This house was built around 1903 by Herman Schieffer, a butcher and the owner of an adjacent meat market. Herman Schieffer was born in Travis County in 1868, …

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A.2 - Schieffer House - 1154 Lydia Street - Citizen Comment original pdf

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Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Subject: Stuart King Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:10 AM Gaudette, Angela Herman Shieffer House > Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Flag for follow up Flagged *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** It is important the we preserve as much as we can. I grew up in East Austin and this community is very dear to me and my family. God Bless, Thanks CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1

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