A.4 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: November 16, 2020 November 24, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2020-0113 APPLICANT: Thomas Cooke; Casey Jordan, agent HISTORIC NAME: E.A. Murchison House WATERSHED: Blunn Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1304 Alta Vista Avenue ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from single family residence, neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district to single family residence – Historic Landmark – neighborhood plan (SF-3-H-NP) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: The E.A. Murchison House meets the criteria for designation for its architectural significance for its Tudor Revival architecture and its historical significance for its associations with civic leader and Austin School Board leader E.A. Murchison. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is listed as a Priority 2 for research in the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984). ACTION: PHONE: 974-6454 ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 10, 2020 ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: South River City Citizens Association BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The E.A. Murchison House is a one-and-a-half story, irregular plan, stone-clad Tudor Revival house designed by Houston architect H.L. Murchison for his parents, E.A. and Emma Murchison. The house is a relatively large example of Tudor Revival domestic architecture, occupying a large lot for an estate setting. It exhibits the hallmarks of the Tudor Revival style, including the random ashlar stone exterior, false half-timbering in the tympanae of the prominent gables, turned brackets, an asymmetrical composition, and a stone exterior chimney with clay chimney pots. The limestone on the house reputedly was salvaged when the Whitis Mansion on W. 27th Street was razed for the construction of the Scottish Rite Dormitory. The house has a primarily side-gabled roof with two prominent front-facing gables on either side of a central block, which contains a shed-roofed dormer. Fenestration in the house consists of 6:6 wood-frame windows in single, double, and triple configurations. There have been some additions and modifications to the house, all of which are in keeping with the original Tudor Revival style and articulation of the house, including the construction of a carport (1982), a pool and pool and pool house in the back yard (1987), enclosure of the rear porch (1992), stone hardscaping and the front wall and gates, and the installation of a slate roof in 2013. The bay …
A.5 - 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: November 16, 2020 November 24, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2020-0120 APPLICANT: 905, Ltd., owners HISTORIC NAME: Mutual Building WATERSHED: Lady Bird Lake ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 905 Congress Avenue ZONING FROM: CBD to CBD-H SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from central business district (CBD) zoning to central business district – Historic Landmark (CBD-H) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is beyond the bounds of the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984). ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 10, 2020 ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Steve Sadowsky NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: The Mutual Building is one of the finest examples of Art Deco design in downtown Austin. It is a two-story rectangular-plan building with a white cream limestone façade articulated with many facets of the Art Deco style, including carved stone floral motifs, a band of waves, and a recessed entry flanked by a tall, narrow window on either side. PHONE: 974-6454 The Art Deco movement sprang from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Insustriels Modernes in Paris, France in 1925, and is characterized by simple shapes and geometric or stylized ornamentation, drawing inspiration from nature, Native American, Egyptian, and classical motifs. Art Deco was meant to incorporate art into architecture (and all of the other milieux of Art Deco expression, including furniture, home goods, lighting fixtures, jewelry, sculpture, statuary, and the visual arts), and to represent a sleek elegance that reflected modernism, wealth, and sophistication. New materials, such as stainless steel, bakelite, and other non-traditional building and decorative finishes found their way into Art Deco designs. The Art Deco façade of this building, designed by prominent local architect A.5 - 2 Hugo Kuehne in 1930, was for the new offices of a savings and home loan business, embodying the strength, stability, wealth, and refinement of the company during the troubled economic times of the Great Depression. The Art Deco façade of the building originally had a large, square, glass block bay on the second floor; the glass blocks were replaced with a bay window in 1981; an additional modification was the 2003 removal of the bay window and installation of a plate glass window in the opening, with anodized metal dividers to pay tribute …
B.1 Correspondence between the applicant and staff regarding the window project at the Miller-Searight House. On Nov 11, 2020, at 8:01 PM, Sadowsky, Steve <Steve.Sadowsky@austintexas.gov> wrote: Thanks, Vince. I am going to keep it on the agenda as a postponement just in case, and I would like a cut sheet and revised window schedule to approve. Thanks for all your help with this. I know this was not as easy as we expected! Steve Sadowsky Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin, Texas 974-6454 From: Vincent Hauser Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:59 PM To: Sadowsky, Steve <Steve.Sadowsky@austintexas.gov> Cc: Gaudette, Angela <Angela.Gaudette@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: Any news on the window replacement project? *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Steve, I spoke with the Owner today and they are going to replace the windows (sash and jambs, exg trim to remain) with wood to match per my previous email. I have requested that they retain at least one window for each type on site as a record, etc. Avalon will be the fabricator. Type A and Type B windows to be new Andersen, I do not have a cut sheet yet. Please let me know what I need to do for you by way of documentation, such as revising the window schedule. Regards, Vince Vincent P. Hauser, Architect
Maverick-Miller House request for postponement by property owner: Hey Steve and Elizabeth - B.3 I hope that yall are doing well! We would like to postpone the HLC hearing for the Maverick- Miller House (910 Poplar Street) until the December meeting. Please confirm that this is OK. Thank you - Cater Joseph
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.4 - 1 NOVEMBER 16, 2020 C14H-2006-0028 BENGSTON HOUSE 3803 AVENUE H PROPOSAL Revise previously approved plans for modifications to the house with the addition of a new dormer on the south roof, a small dormer on the north roof, and changing the rear roof from a hip to a gable. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a new shed dormer in the south-facing roof, the conversion of the rear hipped roof to a gabled roof, and the construction of a new shed-roofed clerestory dormer in the north roof of the house in order to increase the functionality of the attic space in accordance with the recommendations of the Hyde Park Historic District design standards. The proposed south-facing dormer is on the rear half of the house, and will be 15’- 8” wide and 10’-6” deep and will have siding to match the house and 1:1 fenestration. The proposed north dormer will be 11’-2” wide and 5’-7” deep. It will be 4’-3” tall and will have operable fenestration. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects on historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Evaluation: The proposal is to expand the living space in the existing attic; no change of use is contemplated by this project. The proposal meets this standard. 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. Evaluation: The addition of dormers to this house is in keeping with the original design of the house which had a dormer on the west roof. No distinctive materials or alterations of features, or spatial relationships will be adversely affected by this proposal. The proposal meets this standard. 3) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. Evaluation: The design of the proposed dormer differs from the historic features existing on this house and will …
ABBREVIATIONS 5 AAG AB ABV ACM ACOUS ACR AD ADH ADJ AFF AHJ ALT ALUM ANC ANOD ANSI AP APC APPROX ARCH ASPH ASSY ASTM ATTEN AUTO AV BD BEL BIT BLDG BLKG BM BMJ BN BODT BOST BOW BR BRKT BTM BTW BVL CB CDM CEM CEN CF CFL CFMF CG CH CIV CJ CL CLG CLOS CLR CMU CNTR CO COL COMP CONC COND CONST CONT CORR CPR CPT CRS CS CU CW CY D DATACOM AVERAGE ADJACENT GRADE AIR BARRIER ABOVE ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL ACOUSTICAL ACRYLIC AREA DRAIN ADHESIVE ADJUSTABLE ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION ALTERNATE ALUMINUM ANCHOR, ANCHORED ANODIZED AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE ACCESS PANEL ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE APPROXIMATE ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURAL ASPHALT, ASPHALTIC ASSEMBLY AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS ATTENUATION AUTOMATIC AUDIO VISUAL BOARD BELOW BITUMEN, BITUMINOUS BUILDING BLOCKING BEAM BUILDING MOVEMENT JOINT BULLNOSE BOTTOM OF DOUBLE TEE BOTTOM OF STEEL BOTTOM-OF-WALL BATHROOM BRACKET BOTTOM BETWEEN BEVELED CHALKBOARD CAVITY DRAINAGE MATERIAL CEMENT, CEMENTITIOUS CENTER CUBIC FOOT, CUBIC FEET COUNTERFLASHING COLD FORMED METAL FRAMING CORNER GUARD CHANNEL CIVIL CONTROL JOINT CENTER LINE CEILING CLOSET CLEAR CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT COUNTER CLEAN OUT COLUMN COMPRESSIBLE, COMPRESSED CONCRETE CONDITION CONSTRUCTION CONTINUOUS CORRIDOR COPPER CARPET, CARPETED COURSE, COURSES COUNTERSUNK CUBIC CURTAINWALL CUBIC YARD DEEP, DEPTH DATA AND COMMUNICATION DBL DEG DF DIA DIM DISP DIST DN DP DR DRN DS DTL DW DWG DWR EA EIFS EJ EL ELEC ELEV ENCL EQ EQUIP ETR EW EWC EXH EXP EXST EXT FAB FACP FD FDV FE FEC FF FHC FHVC FBLKG FIN FIXT FLEX FLR FLSHG FNDN FO FP FRJ FRM FRT FSTN FT FTF FTW FUR FURN FUT FXD GA GALV GL GR GYP HARAW HB HC HDOW HDR HDWR HM HOR HR HT DOUBLE DEGREE, DEGREES DRINKING FOUNTAIN DIAMETER DIMENSION DISPENSER DISTANCE DOWN DIMPOINT, DAMPPROOFING DOOR DRAIN DOWNSPOUT DETAIL DISHWASHER DRAWING DRAWER EACH EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEM EXPANSION JOINT ELEVATION ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL ELEVATOR ENCLOSURE EQUAL EQUIPMENT EXISTING TO REMAIN EACH WAY ELECTRIC WATER COOLER EXHAUST EXPANSION EXISTING EXTERIOR FABRICATE, FABRICATED, FABRICATOR FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL FLOOR DRAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT VALVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINET FINISHED FLOOR FIRE HOSE CABINET FIRE HOSE AND VALVE CABINET FIREBLOCKING FINISH, FINISHED FIXTURE FLEXIBLNE FLOOR, FLOORING FLASHING FOUNDATION FACE OF FIREPROOFED, FIREPROOFING FIRE RESISTIVE JOINT FRAME, FRAMED, FRAMING FIRE RETARDANT TREATED FASTENER FOOT, FEET FLOOR-TO-FLOOR FLOOR-TO-WALL FURRING FURNITURE FUTURE FIXED GAUGE GALVANIZED GLASS, GLAZING GUARD, GUARDRAIL GYPSUM HOT FLUID-APPLIED RUBBERIZED ASPHALT …
HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE REQUESTED REVISIONS TO ALTERATIONS ALREADY APPROVED ON JUNE 23RD, 2020 austin, texas 78702 ph 512 476 0201 fx 512 476 0216 www.mckinneyyork.com VIEW 1 - SOUTHWEST CORNER MASSING STUDIES - ROOF REVISION Heather H. McKinney Michelle Rossomando Texas Registration #9665 Texas Registration #18005 These documents are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction. PERSPECTIVE VIEWS Date: 10/09/2020 Scale: No Scale Project Number: 1903 1301 east seventh streetKEARNS-RYALL RESIDENCE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE REQUESTED REVISIONS TO ALTERATIONS ALREADY APPROVED ON JUNE 23RD, 2020 REVISED 11/05/2020 austin, texas 78702 ph 512 476 0201 fx 512 476 0216 www.mckinneyyork.com VIEW 1 - SOUTHWEST CORNER MASSING STUDIES - ROOF REVISION Heather H. McKinney Michelle Rossomando Texas Registration #9665 Texas Registration #18005 These documents are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction. PERSPECTIVE VIEWS Date: 10/09/2020 Date: 11/05/2020 Scale: No Scale Project Number: 1903 1301 east seventh streetKEARNS-RYALL RESIDENCE austin, texas 78702 ph 512 476 0201 fx 512 476 0216 www.mckinneyyork.com VIEW 2 - WEST FACING ELEVATION MASSING STUDIES - ROOF REVISION Heather H. McKinney Michelle Rossomando Texas Registration #9665 Texas Registration #18005 These documents are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction. PERSPECTIVE VIEWS Date: 10/09/2020 Scale: No Scale Project Number: 1903 1301 east seventh streetKEARNS-RYALL RESIDENCE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE REQUESTED REVISIONS TO ALTERATIONS ALREADY APPROVED ON JUNE 23RD, 2020 austin, texas 78702 ph 512 476 0201 fx 512 476 0216 www.mckinneyyork.com VIEW 3 - EAST FACING ELEVATION MASSING STUDIES - ROOF REVISION Heather H. McKinney Michelle Rossomando Texas Registration #9665 Texas Registration #18005 These documents are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction. PERSPECTIVE VIEWS Date: 10/09/2020 Scale: No Scale Project Number: 1903 1301 east seventh streetKEARNS-RYALL RESIDENCE REVISED 11/05/2020 austin, texas 78702 ph 512 476 0201 fx 512 476 0216 www.mckinneyyork.com VIEW 3 - EAST FACING ELEVATION MASSING STUDIES - ROOF REVISION Heather H. McKinney Michelle Rossomando Texas Registration #9665 Texas Registration #18005 These documents are incomplete and may not be used for regulatory approval, permit, or construction. PERSPECTIVE VIEWS Date: 10/09/2020 Date: 11/05/2020 Scale: No Scale Project Number: 1903 1301 east seventh streetKEARNS-RYALL RESIDENCE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE REQUESTED REVISIONS TO ALTERATIONS ALREADY APPROVED ON JUNE 23RD, 2020 austin, texas 78702 ph 512 476 0201 fx 512 476 0216 www.mckinneyyork.com VIEW 4 - NORTH FACING ELEVATION MASSING STUDIES - ROOF …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.5 - 1 NOVEMBER 16, 2020 C14H-1978-0038 PARAMOUNT THEATER 713 CONGRESS AVENUE Replace mortar on the exterior north wall of the theater pursuant to a Heritage Grant application. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS This application constitutes Phase II of a grant application previously approved by the Commission for repair and replacement of damaged mortar on the building. The instant application is for the north wall of the theater building; the prior approval was for the south wall. All other aspects of the project remain the same as the prior approval. 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: 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. Evaluation: The applicant proposes to match existing mortar in terms of color, texture, and formula. 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 proposes to match existing mortar in terms of color, formula, and texture. The project meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS Not reviewed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve as proposed. B.5 - 2 B.5 - 3 B.5 - 4 B.5 - 5 B.5 - 6
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HR-2020-146817 1703 WOODLAWN BOULEVARD C.2 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1929 house and construct a new house. ARCHITECTURE The existing house is an L-plan Spanish Colonial Revival-styled stuccoed frame house with hints of Art Deco detailing, especially in the front door; metal-framed windows; raised parapet at the entry. RESEARCH The house was built in 1929 for Nick Ferris and his wife, Bolling, both of whom were involved in the operation of downtown’s Marie Antoinette Shop for ladies’ fashions. Nick Ferris was the son of S. Ferris, a Lebanese immigrant who first settled in Manor and moved to Austin, where he established several businesses, including S. Ferris Sons, a dry goods store on E. 6th Street, and several clothing stores, including the Marie Antoinette, known for years as one of Austin’s most upscale ladies’ clothing stores. Nick Ferris would travel the world to bring the latest fashions to the women of Austin. Bolling Ferris, an interior decorator, was responsible for the design of the new Marie Antoinette Shop on Congress Avenue in 1935. Nick and Bolling Ferris lived in this house until around 1943. Their home on Woodlawn Boulevard was distinctive for its style in a neighborhood otherwise full of Colonial and Tudor Revival houses. Edna Hammerman, the proprietor of a prominent insurance adjusting firm in Austin, rented the house in the mid-1940s. Thomas J. and Glenda Prather then purchased the house around 1946, and lived here until around 1964. Thomas Prather was an accountant for the State Highway Department who later became the director of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. Glenda Prather was an artist. STAFF COMMENTS The house was listed with no priority for research in the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984), and was listed as non-contributing to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. The applicant has furnished photographs depicting the poor condition of the existing house. The applicant appeared before the Architectural Review Committee on November 2, 2020 and related further details of the deteriorated condition of the house that appear to justify its demolition rather than its rehabilitation. The ARC members agreed that the house was non-contributing to the historic district and although they noted the unique architecture of the house, they did not voice objections to its demolition. The applicant further presented his plans for the new house, which the Committee …
SHEET IS FORMATTED TO 22" X 34". SCALES ARE ONE HALF OF NOTED WHEN PRINTED TO 11" X 17". S 62°59'18" E 101.30' DEMO STUCCO WALL DEMO FLATWORK R14'-0" PARTIAL DEMO STONE WALL DEMO WALK DEMO FLATWORK DEMO ONE STORY RESIDENCE DEMO FLATWORK ) . . W O . R ' 5 8 ( ' 0 0 . 0 7 E " ' 0 4 0 0 6 2 ° N PARTIAL DEMO STONE CURB DEMO LOW STONE WALL K C A B T E S A O C 5 2 ' DEMO FLATWORK DEMO GARAGE 5' COA SETBACK N 63°59'20" W 106.00' TAKE CARE TO PROTECT TREE ROOTS DURING DEMO 5' COA SETBACK DEMO METAL SHED K C A B T E S A O C ' 0 1 ) ' 0 5 . 8 5 W " 2 5 9 0 ' T A L P ( ° 2 2 S W " 4 1 6 2 ' ° 1 2 S ALL DEMOLITION IN THE 1/4 AND 1/2 CRITICAL ROOT ZONES OF PROTECTED TREES MUST BE DONE WITH HAND TOOLS ADDITIONAL TREE PROTECTION NOTES: DEMO SITE PLAN 1 SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0" TRUE NORTH PLAN NORTH SHEET IS FORMATTED TO 22" X 34". SCALES ARE ONE HALF OF NOTED WHEN PRINTED TO 11" X 17". = TO BE DEMOLISHED STRUCTURE = TO BE DEMOLISHED FLATWORK LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT 56 AND THE NORTH 10 FEET OF LOT 57, BLOCK 49 ENFIELD C ZONING SF-3 LOT SIZE 7,157.49 SF PROTECTED TREE NOTES: DRIP LINE CALCULATION 1'-0" PER 0'-1" OF TRUNK ALL TREES & NATURAL AREAS SHOWN ON PLAN TO BE PROTECTED DURING CONSTRUCTION WITH TEMPORARY FENCING. FENCING SHALL BE ERECTED ACCORDING TO CITY OF AUSTIN STANDARDS OF TREE PROTECTION. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR PERMIT APPROVAL FOR REMOVAL OF TREES WITH A DIAMETER OF 19" OR MORE. ALL EXCAVATION UNDER TREE DRIP LINE TO BE DONE BY HAND. CUT NO ROOTS WITHOUT ARBORIST CONSULTATION. 5. ALL NECESSARY PRUNING BY CERTIFIED ARBORIST. 6. 2X4 PLANKS REQUIRED AT TRUNKS WHERE 1/2 CRZ IS NOT FENCED COMPLETELY PROVIDE 8" OF MULCH AT EXPOSED CRZ TRENCHING WITHIN 1/2 CRZ TO BE AVOIDED. IF REQ'D, CERTIFIED ARBORIST TO AIRSPADE FOR TOP 30" TO AVOID CUTTING ROOTS 1 1/2" OR GREATER SITE PLAN NOTES: PERFORM ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN CODES, REGULATIONS & ORDINANCES. SITE PLAN IS DRAWN FROM INFORMATION ON SURVEY PROVIDED …
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Response to Historic Landmark Commission for discussion November 16, 2020 To: Chair and Commissioners, Historic Landmark Commission From: Robin and Taylor Bruce – owners of 1406 Ethridge Ave, and Sam Burch, architect for 1406 Ethridge Ave Date: November 13, 2020 Subject: Proposed Renovation of 1406 Ethridge Ave, Austin TX 78703 Response We are submitting this statement in support of granting permit to move forward with updates and renovations at 1406 Ethridge Ave (“1406”), Austin, TX 78703. First, we are incredibly grateful to the HLC for highlighting the pioneering legacy of the original occupants of 1406, Reverend Edmund Heinsohn and his family. While we had heard some of the home’s history from the last occupant in the process of our purchase transactions, we are thankful to have this more detailed history of Reverend Heinsohn’s perspective, leadership, and impact. Thank you for putting this together! We feel honored to be the stewards of this home’s legacy of inclusion and warmth and to be raising our children amidst such shared values. We would be delighted to speak further with the HLC or relevant parties about ways in which we might further make known Reverend Heinsohn’s work and impact on our city. Our aim in this renovation is to preserve the defining qualities of 1406 while updating the space to accommodate our family of five. We plan to maintain the general look and feel of the home, extending its life and roots in the community. For example, our hope with the extension of the front porch is to create a further sense of welcome and neighborly engagement. We have also sought the opinion of architect Sam Burch in response to the specific elements detailed in the HLC’s review. His expert and opinion and response are recorded here: • The garage is in fact not a new addition as is stated on C.3-2. The garage was added in our estimation sometime in the 1990s and currently has a composition shingle roof and fiber lap siding. We are simply recladding the exterior, replacing the composition shingle and adding living space in the existing attic which will not change the overall roofline. We are adding a dormer that is visible from the driveway. • The new addition detailed in submitted plans at the rear of the house is replacing an existing addition that was constructed at the same time as the garage. It is poorly built and …
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT WITHIN A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2020 81 SAN MARCOS STREET WILLOW-SPENCE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Foundation repair to a wood-frame, pier-and-beam building contributing to the Willow- Spence National Register Historic District pursuant to a Heritage Grant application. C.5 - 1 PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes foundation repair to a wood-frame, pier-and-beam building that is contributing to the Willow-Spence National Register Historic District and is eligible for grant funding for this proposal. The proposed work consists of installing new high carbon seamless steel T-bracket piers, pressure treated 4x6 beams, and mortar foundation skirting; the building will be leveled with the installation of a steel flat bar concrete board and blocking where necessary to ensure that all piers support the load of the building. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects in National Register historic districts. This project is a foundation repair project; only Standard 9 appears to apply: 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 proposal is for foundation repair that will not damage or destroy any historic materials that characterize the building. The project meets the applicable standards. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS Not reviewed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve as proposed. C.5 - 2 C.5 - 3
APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT WITHIN A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION CONGRESS AVENUE NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT NOVEMBER 16, 2020 506 CONGRESS AVENUE C.6 - 1 PROPOSAL Paint a mural on the face of the building. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes painting a mural on the face of the building on Congress Avenue. This building was the former Yaring’s Store, but was architecturally modified in 2002 with the installation of additional tall fixed sash windows in the second story and a new steel and glass storefront, so that it may no longer be contributing to the Congress Avenue National Register Historic District. The changes were reviewed and approved by the Commission in 2002. 506 Congress Avenue prior to 2002 remodeling 506 Congress Avenue after renovations The proposed mural is large and colorful with a soccer motif. It was designed by renowned Spanish artist Ruben Sanchez; Here is his website https://www.iamrubensanchez.com C.6 - 2 STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation do not apply to artwork applied to buildings in historic districts, and the Commission has no specific guidelines or standards for proposed artwork. The mural could be removed in the future without damage to the structure. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS C.6 - 3 Not reviewed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends postponement to resolve outstanding questions and processes relating to this building and proposal. The pre-2002 façade of the Yaring’s Building was not yet 50 years old at the time that the Commission reviewed the modifications to the storefront and upper story, and the Congress Avenue historic district nomination did not call out the building as significant (there were no determinations of contributing or non-contributing structures in that nomination). The question now is whether the building retains sufficient integrity to relate its history so that it would be contributing to the historic district today. This building is between two historic landmarks: the Robinson-Rosner Building at 504 Congress Avenue to the south, and the Scarbrough Building to the north. The Commission should identify and evaluate any concerns about introducing a bold and colorful mural on this building as it potentially affects the context of the two adjacent historic landmark buildings as well as the context of the Congress Avenue Historic District. The applicant should consult with the staff of the Art in Public Places program for their input on this mural before the Commission renders a decision.
D.1 Request for postponement to March, 2021 from property owner Steve, very good to meet you today. Please postpone our slot with the Historic Landmark Commission for 4 months, until March 2021. thanks, Josh Wilson 4714 Rowena Ave.
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION NOVEMBER 16, 2020 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0431 605 BARTON SPRINGS ROAD D.14 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1928 commercial building, apartment, and greenhouse. ARCHITECTURE The complex consists of a two-story rectangular-plan commercial building with living quarters upstairs; this building has single 1:1 fenestration and corner parapets; it is a stuccoed building. The front section of the two story building is a one-story, rectangular-plan commercial building with large display windows and a round-arched stuccoed trellis at the entryway. Several one-story glass and metal greenhouses flank the west (right) side of the commercial building. RESEARCH This complex was once the home of McPhail’s Wayside Gardens, later McPhail’s Wayside Florist, one of the first and only 24-hour florists in Austin. Virgil and Rosa McPhail came to Austin from Beaumont and established the Wayside Gardens on the south side of Barton Springs Road. They built their home and florist shop on the site around 1928; the business remained in family hands until about 10 years ago. Virgil McPhail had several relatives also involved in the floral business in Austin. A brother owned the Barton Springs Floral Company down the road, and various other family members owned florist shops throughout the city, including the Airport Florists on Airport Boulevard. After Virgil and Rosa McPhail divorced around 1938 (and Virgil moved to 1108 Lavaca Street while Rosa remained here), Virgil McPhail went on to operate the Avenue Florists at 19th (now Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and the Interregional Highway (now IH-35), while Rosa McPhail continued operations at this Barton Springs Road location. Virgil McPhail also served as the chief floral inspector for the State Department of Agriculture in the late 1930s, and was renowned for traveling the state investigating flowers that he could bring back to Austin to cultivate. The Wayside Gardens and Florists was only one of several business interests Virgil McPhail had in the city. He was also the proprietor of the Hokey Pokey Grocery Store at 709 E. 6th Street in the 1920s, and opened the Sunken Gardens, an amusement area, on Barton Springs Road in the early 1930s. It appears that Virgil and Rosa McPhail reunited after their divorce – she is listed as his widow in his 1965 obituary. STAFF COMMENTS The building is beyond the bounds of any City survey to date. Staff has evaluated this building for designation as a historic landmark …
