PUBLIC IEARING INFORMATION Aldhough applicants and/or their agcnt(s) are expcctod to attend a public hearing., you are not roquired to attend. This meeting wbe conducted online and you have the opportunity to speak FOR or AGAINST the poposed developmcnt or change. Email or call the staff contact for infomation on how to participate in the public hearings online. You may also contact a neighborhood or environmental organization that has expresed an interest in an appliention affecting your neighborhood. During a publie hearing, the board or commission may postpone or continue an application's hearing to a later date, or recommend approval or denial of the applicaticon. If the board or commission announces a specific date and time for a postponement or continuation that is not later than 60 days from the announcement, no further notice is required. A board or commission's decision may be appealed by a person with standing to appeal, or an interested party that is identified as a person who can appeal the decision. The body holding a public hearing on an appeal will determine whether a person has standing to appeal the decision. An interested party is defined as a person who is the applicant or record owner of the subject property, or who communicates an interest to a board or commission by: delivering a writen statement to the board or commission before the public hearing that generally identifies the issues of concem (it may be delivered to the contact person listed on a notice); or appearing and speaking for the record at the public hearing; and: occupies a primary residence that is within 500 feet of the subject property or proposed development; is the record owner of property within 500 feet of the subject property or proposed development; or is an officer of an environmental or neighborhood organization that has an interest in or whose declared boundaries are within 500 feet of the subject property or proposed development. A notice of appeal must be filed with the director of the responsible department no later than 14 days after the decision. An appeal form may be available from the responsible department. For additional information on the City of Austin's land development process, please visit our website: www.austintexas.gov/abe Written comments must be submitted to the board or commission (or the contact person listed on the notice) before a public hearing. Your comments should include the board or commission's …
B.6 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS MARCH 22, 2021 C14H-1986-0015, C14H-2004-0008 GRANDBERRY BUILDING AND MITCHELL-ROBERTSON BUILDING CONGRESS AVENUE HISTORIC DISTRICT 907, 909, AND 911 CONGRESS AVENUE Review of a plan to deconstruct, store, and re-erect historic building façades. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Catalog and store, then re-erect the historic building façades as part of a redevelopment project at a later date. Per the applicant, stabilization of the buildings in place is not technically feasible. The project received preliminary approval from the Historic Landmark Commission on January 26, 2015 and June 25, 2018, pending development of more detailed plans for treatment of the façades. ARCHITECTURE Three two-part commercial blocks sharing party walls; buildings are boarded at the street level. At the second floor, the Grandberry Building at 907 Congress has two-over-two light windows with decorative hood moulds, and the Mitchell-Robertson Building at 909 Congress has one-over-one windows and corbelled brickwork at the cornice. 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: 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. 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. 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. While deconstruction and reconstruction of a historic landmark is not a recommended treatment, intensive intervention is necessitated in this case due to major, longstanding conditions. Provided the project entails sufficient care to document, dismantle, store, and re-erect the buildings using original materials to the greatest extent feasible, the project will meet the applicable standards. COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Consider stabilization of building façades in place rather than removal and reconstruction; provide a detailed condition assessment or other analysis of the buildings’ conditions; and pay particular attention to keeping the corbelled brickwork on the Mitchell-Robertson Building intact. Committee members expressed concern regarding having the buildings down for an indefinite period prior to the redevelopment. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Support the project in …
B.7 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS MARCH 22, 2021 C14H-2009-0065 Judge David J. and Birdie Pickle House 1515 MURRAY LANE PROPOSAL Construct a wood fence with decorative wood gate. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Construct a 6’ tall fence between the south wall of the building and the south property line. The fence consists of horizontal tongue-and-groove wood boards set in a narrow wood frame, with 7’ tall wood posts framing a gate opening. The gate consists of paired arched wood doors with decorative carving. The fence and gate will be set back from the front wall and located behind the chimney. ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS FOR REVIEW 1½-story Tudor Revival house with arched entrance, multi-lite wood-sash wood windows, half-timbering, exterior chimney, and cross-gabled roof. The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards are used to evaluate proposed changes to historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and the spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. The proposed project retains the property’s historic character. No distinctive materials or features are proposed to be removed or altered. 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. The proposed project does not create a false sense of historical development. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. The proposed project will not destroy historic materials, features, or spatial relationships. The fence is a clean modern design with compatible materials, and the gate is distinct from the style of the building. Both are subordinate to the house in location and size and, while visible from the public right of way, will not detract from the property’s historic character. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PERMITS IN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS MARCH 22, 2021 HR-2020-179883 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA STREET FIESTA GARDENS C.1 - 1 PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS and move ramp to the rear. Modifications to existing facilities at Fiesta Gardens, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. 1) Rebuild the wood trellis of the bandstand, expand the structure to the east to provide more usable space, 2) Rehabilitate the dining hall, including repairs to address critical maintenance needs, improvements to building systems, and construction of clerestory windows for lighting. 3) Construct an addition to the east of the historic dining hall, to provide support facilities for events. 4) Maintain offices and work areas at the Mercado, with repairs to address critical exterior maintenance. Rehabilitate building interior to provide meeting rooms in a second phase. 5) Restore and rehabilitate grandstand; improve accessibility. Construct a waterfront raised stage and boardwalk in a second phase. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate new construction projects in National Register historic districts. Applicable standards include: 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. The proposed project removes minimal historic material while enhancing the existing facilities. 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 clerestory windows at the dining hall will be visible but are limited in height and compatible with the historic building. The dining hall addition is separated from the historic building by a glass lobby that acts as a hyphen. The addition’s simple massing and articulation, stucco cladding, and fenestration patterns are differentiated but compatible with the historic dining hall. 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 proposed modifications were removed in the future, most of the building and site’s form and integrity would remain. Maintain as much historic fabric as …
H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 1 O F 6 5 F I E S T A G A R D E N S 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA ST. | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702FIESTA GARDENS T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S I N T R O D U C T I O N 3 5 R E H A B I L I T A T I O N S T R A T E G I E S 2 9 S U P P L E M E N T A R Y D O C U M E N T S 3 0 S I T E H I S T O R Y 3 3 S T A K E H O L D E R I N P U T 3 7 C H A R A C T E R D E F I N I N G F E A T U R E S 4 2 E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S 5 3 R E H A B I L I TA T I O N S T R A T E G I E S S U P P L E M E N T H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 2 O F 6 5 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA ST. | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702FIESTA GARDENS I N T R O D U C T I O N H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R …
0 ’ 8 ’ 1 6 ’ 3 2 ’ D I N I N G H A L L : S O U T H E L E V A T I O N | F I E S T A G A R D E N S H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 1 5 O F 6 5 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA ST. | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702FIESTA GARDENS ADDITIONEXISTINGENTRY COURTYARDSERVICE COURTYARD 0 ’ 8 ’ 1 6 ’ 3 2 ’ D I N I N G H A L L : N O R T H E L E V A T I O N & M O N I T O R S E C T I O N | F I E S T A G A R D E N S H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 1 6 O F 6 5 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA ST. | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702FIESTA GARDENS EXISTINGENTRY COURTYARDADDITIONSERVICE COURTYARD H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 1 7 O F 6 5 D I N I N G H A L L : I N T E R I O R | F I E S T A G A R D E N S …
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B A N D S T A N D E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S : B A N D S T A N D | F I E S T A G A R D E N S H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 4 8 O F 6 5 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA ST. | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702FIESTA GARDENS LANDSCAPE• Views behind structure limited ARCHITECTURE / STRUCTURE• Non-original yellow paint• Concrete stage in good condition, but high• Wood shade structure in poor condition• Ramp not original; stairs lack handrails M.E.P. SYSTEMS• Limited power and lighting G R A N D S T A N D E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S : G R A N D S T A N D | F I E S T A G A R D E N S H I S T O R I C L A N D M A R K C O M M I S S I O N | P R E L I M I N A R Y - N O T F O R C O N S T R U C T I O N | M A R C H 2 2 2 0 2 1 | 4 9 O F 6 5 2101 JESSE E. SEGOVIA ST. | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702FIESTA GARDENS LANDSCAPE• Bald cypress trees are quickly growing at base• Upper bleachers limit views across lakeSTRUCTURE• Non-original paint colors throughout• Paint older, failing• No accessible seating or approach• Steel structure is in good conditionM.E.P. SYSTEMS• Lighting is focused on security, not event use APPROXIMATE 100' CWQZ SETBACK CONCRETE PLAZA; RE: SURVEY TYPICAL LANDSCAPE WALL • 2 COURSES 12" CMU • MEDIUM TEXTURE PAINTED STUCCO EXTERIOR WITH PARTIAL CRACKING THROUGHOUT • ROWLOCK COURSE BRICK COPING SLOPE CONCRETE RAMP & STEEL HANDRAIL CONCRETE STAIR • VARYING HEIGHT RISERS UP TO 10" …
HIST O R IC L A ND M A R K C O M M IS SI O N N A R RA T IVE Fiesta Gardens (19043) 2021-03-22 Project (#) Date Summary of Revised Items A. Site 1. A pocket park is added along Jesse E. Segovia Street with low profile seating, paving, and lighting surrounded by planting to match designs within the plaza 2. Materials, details, and lighting are further developed throughout B. Bandstand 1. The structure’s renovation history is clarified to include early changes to the primary structure and a later addition of an accessible ramp within the plaza 2. Design exhibits highlight the reconstruction of the failing wood pergola and relocation of vertical circulation away from the plaza C. Supplementary exhibits are available toward the end of presentation 1 of 1
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MARCH 22, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HDP-2020-0479 5613 PATTON RANCH ROAD D.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Deconstruct and move a log cabin and two log outbuildings that date from around 1870. 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 initially facilitated negotiations between the property owners and the leadership at Pioneer Farms, which would be willing to accept the cabin and outbuildings for future use and interpretation on their museum property. However, neighborhood residents expressed concern with this significant resource leaving the area. The applicant has since considered alternatives that would retain the cabin closer to its original location and provided a proposal to the Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods for consideration. STAFF RECOMMENDATION While staff can support relocation of the cabin in the interest of its preservation, details of the proposed solution were not available at the time of this report. D.1 - 2 Non-original addition will not be relocated D.1 - 3 D.1 - 4 D.1 - 5 D.1 - 6 Pole barn LOCATION MAP D.1 - 7
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MARCH 22, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HR-2021-029766 702 HUERTA STREET D.12 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1948 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story, flat-roofed house constructed of concrete masonry units with some limestone cladding under the partial-width porch. The house at 702 Huerta Street (originally 702 Acorn Place) was built around 1948. The earliest listed owners were William J. and Bobbie A. Greenawalt, who resided in the house for much of the 1950s. By 1959, Margarito C. “Mike” Huerta and Mary Louise Calderon owned the home. Huerta was a short- and long-haul truck driver who had a 52-year business relationship with Capital Aggregates. In the 1990s, the City honored him for being Austin’s oldest truck driver with an exemplary driving record, renaming Acorn Place to Huerta Street in his honor. Huerta lived in the house until his death in 2014. STAFF COMMENTS 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to low integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). 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 does not appear to convey architectural significance. b) Historical association. The house was the longtime residence of Margarito “Mike” Huerta, for c) Archaeology. The house was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the whom the street is named. 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. LOCATION MAP D.12 - 2 PROPERTY INFORMATION D.12 - 3 Source: Zillow.com, 2021 Occupancy History City Historic Preservation Office, February 2021 1959 Margarito C. Huerta, owner No occupation listed 1957 William J. and Bobbie Greenawalt, owners No occupation listed Also listed is Frank N. Greenawalt, U.S. Army 1955 William J. and Bobbie A. Greenawalt, owners 1952 William J. and Bobbie Greenawalt, …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MARCH 22, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS HR-2021-029739 1308 TRAVIS HEIGHTS BOULEVARD D.13 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1922 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH One-story bungalow with horizontal wood siding, hipped roof with clipped gable at façade, partial-width porch, and attached carport. Fenestration includes paired 1:1 windows and replacement picture window. The house at 1308 Travis Heights Boulevard was built around 1922 by Woodhull T. and Thelma Lehmann. The Lehmanns did not stay in the house long; by 1927 they had sold the property to the Maloy family, its longest-term residents. James J. Maloy worked as a hardware clerk at the Walter Tips Company. Mary Maloy was an active leader in charity work for St. Ignatius Catholic Church. She helped to found the Home of the Holy Infancy, a charity for dependent infants at Seton Hospital, and served as its president. After Mary Maloy’s death in 1944, her son, James H. Maloy, and his wife, Edna, occupied the home. Upon returning from Europe as a veteran of World War II, Maloy worked as a projectionist for various schools and theaters. Maloy was an active union member and volunteered as a film educator. STAFF COMMENTS The house is listed as a potentially contributing resource in the pending Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register Historic District. 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain moderate to low integrity. 3) Properties must meet two historic designation criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). 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 building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b) Historical association. The building does not appear to have 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 Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive re-use, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MARCH 22, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS PR-20-183612 1601 BRACKENRIDGE STREET D.2 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1915 house. ARCHITECTURE One-and-a-half story, rectangular-plan, side-gabled frame Craftsman bungalow with a central, partial-width, front-gabled dormer; single, paired, and triple fenestration in 1:1, 6:1, and 9:1 patterns; exterior brick chimney. It appears that the original front porch of the house was infilled, and that the windows currently on the front of the house were the original windows before the porch was infilled. Staff has reviewed the structural report for the house. While there are significant structural issues, staff argues that the house can be salvaged. RESEARCH The house appears to have been built around 1915 by William M. and Lettie Webster Davis, both teachers at the Texas School for the Deaf. Lettie Webster Davis was originally from Grayson County, Texas, and moved to Austin around 1903. She first boarded with noted deaf teacher William H. Davis, at his home on Newning Avenue (a city historic landmark). She married William M. Davis, a teacher in the manual department of the deaf institute, in 1911, and four years later either built or moved in to this house on Brackenridge Street, where they lived until William passed away in 1947 after a close-to-40-year career in deaf education. After his death, Lettie Davis moved to a house on Oakland Avenue in West Austin, across the street from her family’s home, where her sisters still resided. Both William and Lettie Davis taught at the Deaf School during a time of great upheaval in the methods of teaching deaf students and successfully adapted their teaching methods accordingly. As educators moved away from sign language in favor of “oralism” - reliance on lip reading, many deaf teachers were replaced with hearing teachers. Students who did not succeed with the oralist approach to deaf education were sent to the “manual” department, where they were taught to spell with their fingers. Both William Davis and Lettie Webster Davis came from families that devoted their careers and lives to deaf education. Lettie Davis’ sister, Jessie Webster, was one of the longest-tenured instructors at the institution. After William M. Davis’ death, and Lettie Davis’ move back to her old neighborhood in West Austin, this house had a series of owner-occupants through the mid-1950s. Betsy Pinkerton opened Betsy’s Nursery School and Kindergarten in this house around 1955; it operated here until …
Historic Landmark Commission Case #PR-20-183612 Permit for Demolition of house at 1601 Brackenridge Street Dear members of the Austin Historic Landmark Commission, Join us! The cultural and architectural identity of our South Austin neighborhood is under assault. AGAIN! Please join in our neighborly effort to preserve the historical home at 1601 Brackenridge Street. This 105- year-old house is of invaluable historic significance, listed as contributing to the pending Travis Heights- Fairview Park National Historic Register. Too many times we have gone for walks in our neighborhood only to find that another charming, unique old house has been leveled by a developer and replaced with god knows what? If we wanted to be surrounded by shiny glass and steel structures, we’d live downtown in a high-rise condo. But we choose to live in our neighborhood because of its eclectic charm, peaceful ambiance, and timeless community feel. Also, as a community, we cannot overlook the roles played by William Davis and Lettie Webster Davis at the Texas School for the Deaf and the influence the school has had in our community – especially in South Austin. The history of this house and its original residents tells part of the story of that influence. So many of the staff members and the individuals served by the Texas School for the Deaf lived in the Travis Heights-Fairview Park neighborhood. Travis County became a leader in providing services to the deaf because of William Davis and Lettie Webster Davis. Unfortunately, the deaf community is all too often treated as invisible. Preserving this house is an opportunity to acknowledge meaningful respect to the deaf community’s contribution to the rich cultural quilt that is South Austin. This Craftsman bungalow at 1601 Brackenridge is an example of the architecture that is part of the eclectic nature that is our neighborhood. Craftsman architecture is an integral style in the Travis Heights- Fairview Park neighborhood and – as in all things eclectic – these homes are one of those threads that define this area of South Austin. We are hopeful that the Historic Landmark Commission’s reputation for not confusing “new and shiny” for advancement will prevail, and this salient part of our culture -- as well as our architectural history – will be preserved. In particular, we request that the Commissioners specifically protect this important property and reject the request to destroy another piece of South Austin. Thank you for …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 25, 2021 DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS PR-20-174961 2803 BONNIE ROAD D.3 - 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1938 house. ARCHITECTURE One-and-a-half story wing-and-gable plan, brick veneered Tudor Revival styled house with a steeply pitched gablet over the round-arched front entry, exterior stone chimney, and single and paired 6:1 fenestration. RESEARCH The house was built in 1938 for Frank D. and Ollie Lloyd, who lived here until around 1940. Frank D. Lloyd was a Louisiana-born storekeeper for the City. Prior to building this house, the Lloyds had lived at 609 Patterson Avenue; it was to that address that they moved after living here. A widow, Ada G. Benedict, bought the house in the mid-1940s and converted the attic to a room and a bath in 1942. Thomas P. Callier, a salesman, and his wife, Margaret are listed as the owners and occupants of the house in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Around 1953, the house was purchased by Ben F. Reichert and his wife, Iva, who lived here until the mid- 1970s; both were natives of Cameron, Texas. Benjamin Franklin Reichert was a sales rep for KVET radio station in the 1950s; he then became a salesman for a business machine company, and later became a right-of-way agent for the Texas Highway Department. Iva Reichert was a typist for the State Department of Public Welfare. 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. Its Tudor Revival architecture typifies this period of development in Tarrytown, and the house would certainly be contributing to a potential historic district, but does not meet a second criterion for designation as required by Code. a. Architecture. The house is an excellent example of 1930s Tudor Revival residential architecture with its brick veneer siding, steeply pitched gablet over the front door, and window configuration. The scale and architecture of this house typifies late 1930s development in West Austin; the house meets the criterion for architectural distinction in its own right, and as a good example of an architectural style popular in the neighborhood. b. Historical association. The house was first owned and occupied by a storekeeper for the City; they moved here from a …
