BRADFORD C. PATTERSON Austin, Texas https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradford-patterson-66068165/ Leadership for Historic Preservation as an Economic and Community Development Tool For 25 years with the state’s historic preservation office, the Texas Historical Commission, I have utilized my architectural and historic preservation education and expertise to strategically increase the protection and promotion of the state’s heritage; rising from volunteer intern to the longest serving member of the agency leadership team reporting to the executive director. I believe, historic preservation is a core component of successful community and economic development and should be integral to a community’s identity and citizen’s quality of life. It is also critical that decisions are made with benefits to the community in mind, with visitors subsequently being attracted by community assets. Community and economic development get better results when historic preservation has a seat at the table and influences the outcomes. Negotiation, persuasion, and occasional compromise lead to mutually beneficial results more often than relying exclusively on legal requirements. Throughout my career, strategic decision making and collaboration across disciplines, programs, and organizations has been paramount. I have consulted on projects and efforts in several hundred cities and counties with wide-ranging populations and demographics; providing architectural, financial, planning, and organizational advice. Public and private, successful projects range from one-room log structures to mid- century skyscrapers and from small interventions to major city, regional, and statewide work. EDUCATION: 1993-1995 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Master of Architecture, Certificate in Historic Preservation 1988-1992 MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Environmental Design Certifications as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council and as a Texas Contract Manager from the Comptroller of Public Accounts augment my academic degrees. I maintain membership in the Association for Preservation Technology and as an Associate in the American Institute of Architects. WORK HISTORY WITH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, Austin, Texas 2009-Present: Director, Community Heritage Development Division Currently lead and manage a staff of sixteen, dedicated to helping communities create and support their historic preservation infrastructure. Through its primary programs, the division ensures that historic preservation benefits both the quality of life and economic well-being of 1 communities and citizens. Using a national model, Texas Main Street aids approximately 90 communities with downtown revitalization in the areas of design, organization, economic vitality, and promotion. Heritage tourism staff supports the ten nonprofit, Texas Heritage Trail Regions that cover the state and seeks to develop the full potential for using tourism …
M E M O R A N D U M TO: FROM: DATE: Historic Landmark Commission Historic Preservation Office staff January 8, 2021 SUBJECT: Demolition or relocation permit applications for property owned by religious organizations Texas Local Government Code § 211.0165 provides municipal authority for historic landmark designation. In 2019, the Texas Legislature amended that authority through House Bill 2496, 86 (R). In addition to introducing a supermajority requirement for landmark designation over owner objection, the bill provided that property owned by a religious organization may not be designated without owner consent. Subsection (b) states: If the property is owned by an organization that qualifies as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code, the municipality may designate the property as a local historic landmark only if the organization consents to the designation [emphasis added]. A religious organization under Section 11.20 of the Tax Code is defined as one that is organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in religious worship or promoting the spiritual development or well-being of individuals be operated in a way that does not result in accrual of distributable profits, realization of private gain resulting from payment of compensation in excess of a reasonable allowance for salary or other compensation for services rendered, or realization of any other form of private gain; and must use its assets in performing the organization’s religious functions or the religious functions of another religious organization, and by charter, bylaw, or other regulation adopted by the organization to govern its affairs direct that on discontinuance of the organization by dissolution or otherwise the assets are to be transferred to this state, the United States, or a charitable, educational, religious, or other similar organization that is qualified as a charitable organization under the IRS Code of 1954. Most active churches qualify as religious organizations under the Texas Tax Code and are therefore subject to the provisions of § 211.0165 of the Local Government Code. Pursuant to Resolution 20160623-082 of the Austin City Council, the Historic Preservation Office has referred all applications for the demolition or relocation of buildings fifty years or older and dedicated to civic use— including but not limited to ecclesiastical, educational, recreational, charitable, hospital, and other institutional or community uses—to the Historic Landmark Commission. For properties threatened with demolition or relocation, these public hearings afford the opportunity for citizens to present evidence relating to the potential for …
A.1 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: December 14, 2020 January 25, 2021 CASE NUMBER: HDP-2020-0494 APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (with owner’s consent) HISTORIC NAME: Kenneth and Mildred Threadgill House WATERSHED: Shoal Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 4310 Rosedale Avenue COUNCIL DISTRICT: 10 ZONING FROM: SF-3 to SF-3-H SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from single family residence (SF-3) district to single family residence – Historic Landmark (SF-3-H) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture and historical associations. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: December 14, 2020: Initiated historic zoning with the consent of the owner. Vote: 10-0 (Papavasiliou absent). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is beyond the bounds of the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984). ACTION: PHONE: 974-6454 ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Bike Austin, Bull Creek Road Coalition, Central Austin Community Development Corporation, Central Austin Urbanists, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, North Austin Neighborhood Alliance, Preservation Austin, Rosedale Neighborhood Assn., SELTexas, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The house is an excellent example of a vernacular, stone-veneered Tudor Revival-styled cottage. Tudor Revival architecture was a very popular style in the first half of the 20th century, and was one of the “period” revival styles that embodied ties with historic traditions and cultures, representing strength and stability. Tudor Revival homes were generally A.1 - 2 constructed with brick or stone veneer, had steeply-pitched roofs, and in many cases, round- arched entryways and unusual window configurations, including diamond-paned casements and lunettes. The Threadgill House reflects much of the character-defining features of the Tudor Revival style with its stone veneer, segmental-arched entry, and steeply-pitched roofs, both in the principal side-gabled main roof and the smaller gablet framing the entry door. Historical Associations: This is the home that Kenneth and Mildred Threadgill lived in from around 1945 until around 1984. Kenneth Threadgill was a legend in Austin’s music history, as the proprietor of a gas station/beer joint on North Lamar Boulevard, where he hosted jam sessions among Austin’s musicians, including the young Janis Joplin, who made her stage debut at Threadgill’s before moving to San Francisco. Threadgill himself was a renowned country blues yodeler and collaborated with some of …
B.2 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS JANUARY 25, 2021 PR-20-184510 121 LAUREL LANE ALDRIDGE PLACE HISTORIC DISTRICT Construct a two-story ADU at the rear of the property in place of the current garage. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a two-story ADU in place of the current detached garage at the rear of the property. The proposed ADU will be square in plan with painted board-and-batten siding and a standing seam pyramidal roof. Fenestration in the proposed ADU will consist of casement and fixed-sash windows in a traditional pattern. The garage section of the building will have steel frame folding garage doors surrounded by clear siding and transom windows. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The house, despite unsympathetic window replacements, remains contributing to the Aldridge Place Local Historic District, which has design standards relating to the construction of auxiliary dwelling units: 5.4.12: Garage Apartments/Secondary Units Design new secondary units to respect the traditional patterns of Aldridge Place in 1. determining the location of the building and access to parking. 2. Design new secondary units and garage apartments to match or complement the form, massing, materials, scale, character elements, and fenestration patterns of the primary structure. 3. A new secondary unit or garage apartment is permitted on a lot that is 7,000 square feet or larger and has a front lot width of at least 50 feet. If two or more adjacent lots have the same ownership, the combined square footage and front lot width may be used to determine whether the overall site is 7,000 square feet or larger and has a front lot width of at least 50 feet. The maximum gross floor area of the rear dwelling unit of a new secondary unit or 4. garage apartment is 850 square feet. 5. New structures comply with impervious cover standards of 45%. The project meets the applicable standards. The lot is 7,038 square feet, and with the construction of the proposed ADU and installation of a backyard pool, the impervious cover will be 42.3% of the lot. The proposed building is 24 x 24 feet, for a footprint of 576 square feet. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK The Committee reviewed an earlier set of plans for this project and provided feedback that the ADU should be much more traditionally-designed than the previous plans, which had metal cladding, a more contemporary fenestration pattern, and a flat …
GENERAL NOTES PROJECT DESCRIPTION SHEET INDEX 1. It is the intent of these Contract Documents to establish a high quality level of material and workmanship, but not necessarily to note and call for every last item of work to be done. Any item not specifically covered but deemed necessary for satisfactory completion of the work shall be accomplished by the Contractor in a manner consistent with the quality of work without additional cost to the owner. All material and methods of installation shall be in accordance with industry standards and manufacturer's recommendations. 2. The Contractor shall be responsible for a thorough review of all drawings specifications and existing conditions prior to commencement of work. This includes but is not limited to site utilities and the structural scope of work. The failure of the Contractor to report discrepancies and seek modification or change prior to commencement of work shall be construed as full acceptance of the condition in question by the Contractor. The Contractor shall assume responsibility for all work depicted by the Contract Documents regardless of whether the Subcontractors agree as to whose jurisdiction certain areas of the scope of work are under. 3. It shall be assumed that the Contractor and the Subcontractors are sufficiently experienced to be considered qualified in their respective work responsibilities. The Contractor shall insure that the Owner receives acceptable workmanship common to the industry from all Subcontractors and material suppliers and is responsible for hiring qualified staff personnel and/ or Subcontractors as necessary. 4. The Contractor shall verify the location of all existing utilities so that the work may proceed safely and be coordinated among all Subcontractors and personnel involved. The Contractor shall notify the Owner and Designer in advance of any work required by public utility entities that will affect the cost of schedule of the work. 5. The contractor shall meet all safety requirements applicable in the city of Austin and maintain a safe working environment for all personnel and occupants during the entire project. The jobsite is to be kept orderly and as clean as possible during all construction activities. 6. This drawing set is provided to communicate only the basic design of the building. Structural design by others, all plumbing and Electrical shall also be design build and shall be coordinated by contractor. 7. Any errors and omissions or inconsistencies found in these drawings shall be brought to the Architects …
N O T S R E T A W 5 1 6 1 X T N I T S U A PROJECT NO: 2020_17 DRAWN BY: CHECKED BY: CC SZ ISSUE DATE: 1/21/2021 DRAWING TITLE PERSPECTIVES DRAWING NO D3.0 COPYRIGHT 2020 * STEPHEN ZAGORSKI, ARCHITECT * THESE DRAWINGS ARE INSTRUMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ARE LICENSED FOR A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. E ST I HP G E E SR T RDR E A N 06-25-13 .W ZA G E O R C H I T S K I E C T S T A T 12205 FOE E T S X A 1/21/2021 N O T S R E T A W 5 1 6 1 X T N I T S U A PROJECT NO: 2020_17 DRAWN BY: CHECKED BY: CC SZ ISSUE DATE: 1/21/2021 DRAWING TITLE PERSPECTIVE DRAWING NO D3.1 COPYRIGHT 2020 * STEPHEN ZAGORSKI, ARCHITECT * THESE DRAWINGS ARE INSTRUMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ARE LICENSED FOR A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. E ST I HP G E E SR T RDR E A N 06-25-13 ZA .W G E O R C H I T S K I E C T S T A T 12205 FOE E T S X A 1/21/2021 N O T S R E T A W 5 1 6 1 X T N I T S U A PROJECT NO: 2020_17 DRAWN BY: CHECKED BY: CC SZ ISSUE DATE: 1/21/2021 DRAWING TITLE PERSPECTIVE DRAWING NO D3.2 COPYRIGHT 2020 * STEPHEN ZAGORSKI, ARCHITECT * THESE DRAWINGS ARE INSTRUMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ARE LICENSED FOR A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. E ST I HP G E E SR T RDR E A N 06-25-13 .W ZA G E O R C H I T S K I E C T S T A T 12205 FOE E T S X A 1/21/2021 N O T S R E T A W 5 1 6 1 X T N I T S U A PROJECT NO: 2020_17 DRAWN BY: CHECKED BY: CC SZ ISSUE DATE: 1/21/2021 DRAWING TITLE PERSPECTIVE DRAWING NO D3.3 COPYRIGHT 2020 * STEPHEN ZAGORSKI, ARCHITECT * THESE DRAWINGS ARE INSTRUMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ARE LICENSED FOR A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 17' - 4" 3' - 6" 7" 3' - 6" 21' - 0" WINE ROOM 2 " 1 - ' 8 1 UP GARAGE 3 " 5 - ' 0 …
January 22,, 2021 Historic Landmark Commission and Austin Historic Preservation Re: Proposed Demolition of Old Enfield home at 1517 Murray Lane Dear Commission Members and Staff, As neighbors and homeowners in the Old Enfield neighborhood, we are writing to make you aware that we are strongly opposed to, and extremely distressed at the prospect of, the demolition of the 1920s contributing home at 1517 Murray Lane. Old Enfield remains a grand example of Austin’s history and nothing speaks to that history more than the homes themselves. 1517 Murray Lane is one of those homes. Importantly, it is a contributing house in the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. Though not all of our homes have been assigned official historic designation, Old Enfield is rich with history. 1517 Murray Lane was built by W. H. Morley, a life-long resident of Austin who operated Austin’s first and oldest pharmacy. His father had opened the drug store in downtown Austin in 1874, and Morley took over the pharmacy in 1920. Austin’s revered writer William Sydney Porter (O’Henry) had worked in the pharmacy in the late 19th century as a pharmacist assistant (some of O’Henry’s work reflects his days as a pharmacist, including the story “The Love Philtre of Ikey Shoenstein”). The retail store featured Austin’s first soda fountain, and the Statesman reports that “it was here that the elite of the town gathered in the early days before Congress Avenue became the center of business activities.” W.H. Morley oversaw the expansion of the pharmacy as it became a modern drug store and a wholesale drug manufacturer. He operated the business for decades. When he built his home on Murray Lane, he used part of the home for his pharmaceutical business. The Morley pharmacy operated in Austin for over a century (first as Morley Brothers, later as Grove Pharmacy. W.H. Morley’s family lived at 1517 Murray for over 30 years, until their deaths. The connection of this property to a prominent Austinite and an iconic business warrants historic designation. This is what the pharmacy looked like around the time Morley built his home on Murray Lane: Apart from its important occupants, the Morley house contributes significantly to the aesthetics and feel of Old Enfield. It is a charming property, with a distinctive “eyebrow” design reflected in its upstairs windows. Removing contributing structures such as this one, will begin to dilute the historic character …
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT WITHIN A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION C.6 - 1 JANUARY 25, 2021 HR-20-182491 724 PATTERSON AVENUE OLD WEST AUSTIN HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Construct an addition to the side of a contributing house. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes to construct a one-story side-gabled addition to the left side of a contributing bungalow to be located approximately 24 feet back from the front wall of the house. The addition will have cementitious fiber siding laid in a vertical pattern and a galvalume standing seam metal roof. The addition will have a narrower connector to the house and new stairs leading to the connector and what is now a secondary door; the stairs leading to the front porch will be removed and a railing installed to enclose the porch. Windows will be repaired; those too deteriorated for repair will be replaced with fiberglass- clad wood to match existing sash configuration. 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: 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 proposed addition is set 24 feet back from the front wall of the house and has a different pattern of siding. The roof is side-gabled, in contrast to the front-gabled roof of the house and is compatible in terms of size, scale, massing, and materials. 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. The proposed addition will require the removal of a minimum of historic fabric, as its connection to the house is via a narrow section that will not impact the integrity or the context of the house. The project meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK The committee felt that the blank wall on the front of the addition could be distracting and should have a window to make it more compatible with the bungalow form of the house; the committee members also felt that the …
Butler Residence 724 Patterson Ave Austin, TX 78703 ARCHITECT: Norma Yancey, AIA SIDETRACKED STUDIO, PLLC 1605 E. 7th Unit B Austin, Texas 78702 phone: 512.220.6865 norma@sidetracked-studio.com CHRISTY BUTLER 724 PATTERSON AVE AUSTIN, TX 78703 LEGAL DESCRIPTION N60FT OF LOT 31 DEATS E T ZONING INFORMATION SF-3-NP Zoning Case: C14-02-0112 Zoning Ordinance: Zoning Overlays: 99-0225-70(b) 020926-26 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AREA OLD WEST AUSTIN RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS OWNER INFORMATION INDEX OF DRAWINGS G1.0 D1.0 A0.0 A1.0 A1.1 A2.0 A2.1 COVER SHEET DEMOLITION PLAN SITE PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN ROOF PLAN EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS FLOOR TO AREA RATIO: EXIST. DEMO NEW EXEMPT TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE LOT SIZE 4508 SF FIRST FLOOR CONDITIONED SPACE: COVERED PORCHES: CARPORT: TOTAL: 1,432 SF/4,508 SF = 31.8% < 40% FAR ALLOWED BY CODE FIRST FLOOR CONDITIONED SPACE: FRONT PORCH: CARPORT: TOTAL BUILDING AREA: TOTAL BUILDING COVERAGE: DRIVEWAY: SIDEWALKS & STEPS: UNCOVERED PATIO: SUB-TOTAL: TOTAL: 1101 154 420 1675 1101 171 420 1692 1692 596 270 0 866 2558 0 0 420 420 0 0 420 420 420 239 270 0 509 929 331 17 0 348 331 0 0 331 331 0 51 17 68 399 0 171 0 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1432 0 0 1432 1432 171 0 1603 1603 357 51 17 425 2028 IMPERVIOUS COVER: EXIST. DEMO NEW EXEMPT TOTAL 2,028 SF/4,508 SF = 45.0% < 45% IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE ALLOWED BY CODE Sidetracked Studio 1605 E. 7th St. Unit B Austin, Texas 512 220 6865 09.28.20 FIELD INSPECTION REQUIRED Prior to performing any bidding, new construction, and/or repairs, general contractor shall visit the site, inspect all existing conditions, and report any discrepancies to the architect. e c n e d s e R i r e l t u B e u n e v A n o s r e t t a P 4 2 7 3 0 7 8 7 X T , n i t s u A DATE ISSUED FOR 09.28.20 FOR PERMIT PROJECT 0000 COVER SHEET G1.0 HALF-SIZE SET 2 REAR VIEW 1 FRONT VIEW CONTRACTOR TO SALVAGE AND STORE SINK FOR RE-USE " 0 1 - ' 1 " 4 / 3 2 - ' 5 3" 2' - 8" REF. " 4 3 / 3 " 9 - ' 2 2' - 6 1/4" 3' - 5 3/4" 2' - 8" 3" " 2 1 / 5 - ' …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0474 1402 DRAKE AVENUE D.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1937 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story, rectangular-plan, side-gabled frame house with a front-gabled independent porch on battered posts and square piers; single and paired 1:1 fenestration. The house was built in 1937 by Paul Kirschner, a local contractor and financier, who also built the house next door at 1400 Drake Avenue. The first owners were Michael R. and Gladys E. Mason, who lived here in the late 1930s and again in the early 1940s, when they are listed as renters; they lived at other addresses in between their two tenancies in this house. Michael R. Mason is listed variously as an assistant attorney and stenographer for the State Board of Insurance Commissioners. Gladys Mason worked as a telephone operator for a dry cleaning establishment. She went on to work as a clerk in the State Board of Insurance Commissioners after moving to a house on W. 30th Street. Verner and Doris Magnuson purchased the house around 1943 and lived here until around 1955. Verner Magnuson was a railroad man, working as the city freight agent for the Southern Pacific Lines. He and Doris had lived in Houston before moving to Austin for his work, and after leaving this house, moved back to Houston. From the early 1960s through the mid-1970s, the house was owned and occupied by Cleo and Beulah Beshears; he ran a Texaco service station on South Congress Avenue before his retirement. STAFF COMMENTS The house was listed with no priority for research in the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984), but is contributing to the pending Travis Heights National Register Historic District. Staff has evaluated this house for designation as a historic landmark and has determined that the house does not meet the criteria for landmark designation as set forth in City Code: a. Architecture. The house is represents a very intact example of 1930s residential design, which typifies many neighborhoods in greater Travis Heights. The house has been noted as contributing to the pending Travis Heights National Register Historic District, but by itself, reflects a common style with no architectural distinction. b. Historical association. The house was the home of several families, including that of a city railroad freight agent and the operator of a service station; apart from representing a style and size of residential architecture …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS PR-20-186435 1904 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD D.10 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1949 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, irregular-plan brick house with a flat roof and metal-framed fenestration in a horizontal 2:2 configuration. The house reflects tenets of the International Style, made popular by the designs of architect Philip Johnson in the 1930s, and featuring a boxy composition, use of rectilinear forms, and a lack of surface ornamentation or decoration, in contrast with the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles popular at around the same time. The International Style was generally considered a style for commercial buildings, but there are also examples of the style applied to residential construction. As far as can be determined, this house was not designed by an architect, but constructed for the Acme Brick Company of Austin. RESEARCH This house on Mountainview Road was the last house in Austin owned by Edmond C. and Ruth V. Rather, who lived here from around 1951 at least until Edmond died in 1974. Edmond Rather was born in Kaufman, Texas in either 1897 or 1898 (documentary evidence is conflicting), and moved to Austin at a young age. He married Ruth Vivian Gregory in 1916, and was living on Longfellow Street in the North University neighborhood for a time before moving to a two-story stucco house at 101 Laurel Lane, at the corner of Speedway, in Aldridge Place in the early 1920s. They moved from Laurel Lane to this house, which was described as overlooking Lake Austin, around 1951 and lived here for several decades. E.C. Rather died in 1974; Ruth V. Rather died in 1989. Edmond C. Rather was the general manager of the University Co-Op, established in 1903 by Dr. William Battle, a professor of Greek and the Classics, at the University of Texas, and the namesake for Battle Hall. Rather started working at the Co-Op in 1917 and quickly rose through the ranks, serving as general manager of the store until his retirement in 1965. During that time, the Co-Op grew tremendously and Rather was recognized as a leader in college textbook store circles for his marketing prowess. He broadcast away games from a radio to crowds that would stand in front of the store on Guadalupe Street. He oversaw the expansion of the building to add a second story in the late 1940s. Rather was also very …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION/RELOCATION PERMITS JANUARY 25, 2021 PR-20-182569 1609 ALTA VISTA AVENUE D.11 - 1 Construct a 1,370-square foot addition to a ca. 1936 house that is contributing to the pending Travis Heights National Register Historic District. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a two-story addition to the rear of the house that will require the demolition of a non-original rear addition and the detached garage of undetermined age. The proposed addition is front-gabled, and will be located at the very back of the house where the current bathroom and screened porch are currently located. The addition will have horizontal cementitious fiber siding and a composition shingle roof, complementing the materials on the existing house. Fenestration in the new addition contains a combination of traditional sash windows and casements. RESEARCH The house was built in 1936 for Major and Lois Huey, who lived here at least through 1974, when Major passed away. Major Huey worked his entire career for the Gulf Oil Company, rising from chief clerk to district sales manager. Lois Huey was a prominent businessperson in Austin, managing a personal loan company, which advertised loans for autos, furniture, salary loans, and loans for diamonds and livestock, for many years. She opened her own medical and dental credit agency downtown before becoming the vice-president of Austin Finance Corporation, another personal loan agency. Lois Huey headed up a professional association for women involved in the credit industry in Austin in the 1940s and 1950s. In evaluating the city’s criteria for landmark designation, while Lois Huey stands out as an interesting and influential figure as a female businessperson in the city, the architecture of this house does not rise to the level of a landmark, so designation of this property is not likely. The house is contributing to the pending Travis Heights National Register Historic District. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects on historic-age properties. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 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. Construction of this addition will require the removal of a rear screened porch and non-historic bathroom addition which have synthetic siding which differentiates it from the original part of the house. The addition will …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS PR-20-183698 3003 E. 18TH STREET D.12 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1950 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story, rectangular-plan, side-gabled frame house with a front-gabled entry hood; single 2:2 fenestration; synthetic siding. The house is one of two nearly identical houses built by Mae De Lewis in this block in 1950 (the other is just to the west, at 3001 E. 18th Street). Mae De Lewis was an Austin educator and founded several service organizations at Anderson High School, where she taught from the 1920s until 1956. This house was rented by Perry Winston, Jr. until around 1958, when his ex-wife, Mary Frances Winston, also a public school teacher, is listed separately here while Perry Winston and his new wife are listed at another address. Perry Winston, Jr. was the manager of a fried chicken restaurant before he moved into this house; he was an insurance agent for a short period of time, and by the mid-1950s, was employed by the Austin Police Department. He made the newspapers in 1953, when he was involved with Texas Rangers in the arrest of a “witch doctor” with potions and powders. STAFF COMMENTS The house is beyond the bounds of any City survey to date. Staff has evaluated this house for designation as a historic landmark and has determined that the house does not squarely meet the criteria for landmark designation as set forth in City Code: a. Architecture. The house is a very plain and utilitarian house that has no architectural distinction. b. Historical association. The house, as well as the house next door, was built by Mae De Lewis, an African-American teacher at Anderson High School, who was also very active as a leader in school service programs and other activities. It is not known whether Ms. De Lewis had a more comprehensive social agenda to provide housing for African-American families in McKinley Heights, but the houses are similar in scale and style to houses in Cedar Valley, another post- World War II African-American neighborhood in East Austin. It is also not known how many other houses Ms. De Lewis built, or whether these two houses were simply two rental properties she owned for the income they produced. This house was rented by an African-American police officer for the first decade or so of its existence; one of his wives who lived …
3003 E 18th Street Condition Roof deteriorated with water leaking through to the interior of the house Rotted / carpenter ant damage to beams Uneven floors inside of house due to damaged beams
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS PR-20-191672 1207 TAYLOR STREET D.14 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1926 house. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular-plan, front-gabled stone-veneered frame bungalow with a partial- width, front-gabled independent porch on stone-veneered posts and a wood gable tympanum; single 1:1 fenestration; two frame additions to the rear of the house. RESEARCH The house appears to have been built during the winter of 1925-26 by Ernest and Bessie Hicks, who lived here until around 1936. The 1935 Sanborn map shows the house as a wooden structure; the stone veneer was added at some point prior to 1962, when the Sanborn map shows the house as a masonry structure. City records indicate porch and foundation work in 1942, and it may have been at this time that the stone veneer was added, but there is no specific permit to confirm the date that the house had the stone added. Ernest Hicks worked for the Austin Bottling Works, a soft drink company, when he and Bessie built this house. By the late 1920s, he worked as a truck driver for Quality Mills, a flour milling plant on the west side of downtown. City directories of the early 1930s did not list an occupation for either Ernest or Bessie Hicks; by 1937, they had moved to 1204 Taylor Street. He was a bottler; she was a seamstress for Nick Linz, a cleaner and dyer. After Ernest and Bessie Hicks moved across the street, the house became a rental property, with a variety of blue collar tenants, including a floor sander, a couple of mechanics, a truck driver, and a waitress. After World War II, the house was rented by Lee and Mary DeGress; he had a used car lot for a short period of time in the mid-1940s, then went to work for Capitol Chevrolet as a mechanic. Lee DeGress was also a stock car racer while he lived here. The DeGress family moved away around 1950. The house was then rented by Trinidad and Sue Estrada until around 1962. Trinidad Estrada was a painter. Since 1962, the house has remained a rental property; none of the more recent tenants appear to have stayed in the house for a significant period of time. STAFF COMMENTS The house is listed as contributing to a very large potential historic district in the East Austin Historic Resources Survey (2016), and …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0479 5613 PATTON RANCH ROAD D.2 - 1 PROPOSAL Deconstruct and move a log cabin and two log outbuildings that date from around 1870 to Pioneer Farms. ARCHITECTURE The main structure on the site is a ca. 1870 log cabin with a limestone fireplace, exterior chimney, and foundation. The house has several more recent additions and the windows and doors have been replaced with more modern units. Also on the site and subject to the permit applications are two outbuildings: a pole barn constructed of stacked timber with stone chinking, and a log crib. The date of construction of the outbuildings is not known. RESEARCH STAFF COMMENTS It appears that this complex as the home of James A. Patton, who settled in the Oak Hill neighborhood around 1870. Patton deeded this land to his son Robert, who in turn left it to his own daughter, Nellie Patton Miller. Later documents refer to this site as the Miller Ranch house. The structures were documented in the Historic Resources Survey of Southwest Travis County, commissioned by the Travis County Historical Commission in 2015, which recommended that this complex was eligible for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and contributing to a potential historic district. Staff has facilitated negotiations between the property owners and the leadership at Pioneer Farms, which is willing to accept the cabin and outbuildings for future use and interpretation on their museum property. The applicant and representatives from Pioneer Farms have met to formalize an agreement for the relocation of the cabin to the museum property, which will involve careful deconstruction of the structures, transportation to Pioneer Farms, and storage on-site until such time as the structures can be re-erected on the museum site. D.2 - 2 E-mail from contractor for relocation: Hi Tom and Brandon, After careful analysis of best methods to relocate the cedar log structure at 5613 Patton Ranch Rd, we have determined that the best method will be to disassemble and transport to Pioneer Farms for reassembly by Pioneer Farms staff. We have determined this best method due to the fragile nature of the structure built on a rock and mortar footing without a modern foundation that could be transported with the log structure. Disassembly will also give Pioneer Farms an opportunity to make necessary repairs which would likely require disassembly to …
Historic Resources Survey Form Adapted from the Texas Historical Commission by Preservation Central, Inc. Section 1: Basic Information Site Number: 6 Project Name: Oak Hill Historic Resources Survey City: Austin County: Travis Property Name: Patton Ranch Complex Address: 5612 Old Patton Ranch Road Property Type: Site Designations: High priority in 2015 Survey Architect: Unknown Builder: James Andrew Patton? Date of Construction: c. 1870 Function – Current: Vacant Function – Historic: Farmstead - log dwellings, barn Recorded by: Terri Myers, Preservation Central, Inc. Date Recorded: January 2016 Primary Image: Patton Ranch log house, Camera facing Northeast, Image is West Elevation Adapted from the Texas Historical Commission by Preservation Central, Inc. Section 2: Architectural Components Historic Resources Survey Form Narrative Architectural Description/Historic Associations: Site 6 is a farmstead with a 1-story, side- gabled log house (with later additions), a smaller front-gabled log building, a log animal barn, a frame tenant (?) house, and a frame privy. The main house has exposed log construction on its west and parts of its north and south walls; the remaining walls appear to be enclosed within later additions dating to c. 1900 (ship lap siding) and c. 1935 (rooms with asbestos siding; porch). A large, intact limestone chimney with a stone cap dominates the west wall. The additions detract from the log dwelling but the original construction is readily apparent and the additions can be removed. The animal shelter is a side-gabled pole barn built of stacked timbers chinked with small stones, with one side open to the farm. It has historic wood and metal additions on both ends. A secondary front-gabled log building lies at the rear of the main house. A frame privy and tenant dwelling (?) lie at the far side of the central barnyard. Associated with pioneer settler James A. Patton who came to Oak Hill in 1870. Patton deeded the land to his son Robert, who left it to his daughter, Nellie Patton Miller. The farmstead is a rare assemblage of domestic and agricultural buildings and structures associated with early settlement in Oak Hill. A High priority site in the 2015 Travis County Historical Commission’s Survey of Southwest Travis County. Alterations/Relocation: A c. 1900 frame addition incorporated the log house. House remodeled c. 1935- 1950 with inset porch and asbestos shingles. However, log construction is clearly evident on three sides. Stylistic Influences: Main dwelling: Vernacular (Rustic) Structural Details: Main dwelling Stories: …
Abstract Save Oak Hill on behalf of Scenic Hill Country, Travis County contracted with Preservation Central, Inc. on December 1, 2015, to identify and document historic resources that might be adversely affected by proposed highway development and construction on U. S. Highway 290 West through Oak Hill. Terri Myers served as the Principal Investigator for Preservation Central. She had recently identified and documented six distinct historic cultural resources in the area as part of the Travis County Historical Commission’s survey of cultural resources in Southwest Travis County (October 2015). In that effort, Ms. Myers recommended that several of the surveyed resources were potentially eligible for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places and that together they might comprise a small historic district. In the current project, Ms. Myers conducted more in-depth research on Oak Hill, its history, and cultural resources. She attempted to locate historic sites identified through research that she had not previously documented in the Southwest Travis County Historic Resources Survey. She then conducted a survey that included previously recorded properties as well as new sites identified through more intense research specific to Oak Hill. The survey resulted in an inventory of twenty-four historic-age properties (50 years old or older) in Oak Hill. Texas Historical Sites Survey Forms were produced for all properties, regardless of priority or condition. Of these, five were assessed as High priority resources that may be individually eligible for National Register listing. Nine resources were assessed as Medium priorities and should be considered Contributing elements of any potential National Register district in the area. Of the twenty-four surveyed sites, ten were considered to be Low priorities due to integrity loss through demolition, redevelopment with new construction, or severe alterations since the close of the historic period (1966). Such resources no longer convey an accurate sense of history. 1 Introduction This document is a letter report of the survey activity and results for a limited project area in Oak Hill, Travis County, Texas. The purpose of the survey was to identify and minimally document historic resources in the path of proposed highway development and construction. The project area extends roughly from the 6200 block through the 7000 block of U. S. Highway 290 West in Oak Hill. It includes historic resources in close proximity to the highway on the intersecting streets of McCarty Lane, Tanner Lane, Old Patton Ranch Road, Old Bee Cave …
