From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: Regarding Demolition of 2307 Windsor Road #2. Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:02:07 PM Please post! Thanks Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Courtney Hoffman < Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 1:45 PM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: Regarding Demolition of 2307 Windsor Road #2. > You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Kalan, As a longtime Austinite and former president of Preservation Austin, I ask that the Historic Landmark Commission NOT release a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562). Instead, it would be desirable to initiate historic zoning or invoke a 180-day demolition delay to allow for further research or for potential purchase by a sympathetic buyer. This house is a contributing structure to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District, is original to the lot, and is a unique example of Mid-Century Modern architecture, the only one of its kind listed in the Old West Austin National Register Historic District. Please allow Austinites the opportunity to celebrate their heritage by preserving this structure. With gratitude for your consideration, Courtney Read Hoffman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."
Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: Demolition of O"Quinn House, 2307 Windsor #2 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:06:39 PM From: To: Subject: Date: Please post Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Charles Peveto < Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:05 PM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: Demolition of O'Quinn House, 2307 Windsor #2 > External Email - Exercise Caution Kalan I am asking that HLC NOT release a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) and instead either initiate historic zoning or invoke a 180-day demolition delay to allow further research for potential purchase by a sympathetic buyer. We ask your help. Regards Charles Peveto, President Mid Tex Mod Central Texas Chapter, DOCOMOMO CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."
April 30, 2024 City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission P.O. Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 Re: 2307 Windsor Road #2 (PR-2024-018182; GF-2024-030562) Commissioners, Mid Tex Mod, the leading voice for the preservation of Modern architecture in our region, submits this letter of opposition to the proposed demolition of the house at 2307 Windsor #2. As the Central Texas chapter of DOCOMOMO US, Mid Tex Mod's mission is to raise awareness of buildings, sites, neighborhoods, and landscapes of the Modern movement and to advocate for their preservation, documentation, and sustained use. Mid Tex Mod strongly opposes the release of a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor #2 and respectfully requests that the Commission initiate historic zoning given that the property meets the following criteria for landmark designation: • Architecture. The O'Quinn House, built in 1950, was designed by Arthur Fehr of Fehr and Granger. The property predates and was likely influenced the design of the celebrated Charles Granger House in Judges Hill Historic District. The O'Quinn House is a contributing resource to the Old West Austin National Register Historic District, and is a unique example of Mid Century Modernist architecture. No other Modernist structures were listed in the entire Old West Austin National Register Historic District. • Landscape feature. The O'Quinn House contains original significant landscape elements, incorporating the natural landscape into the Modernist design, including decorative stonework procured from 1853 Texas Capitol, wrought iron fencing that graced the 1888 Texas Capitol, bricks and other elements from UT's Old Main, and an iconic dry stack limestone fence constructed of hand hewn stones salvaged from Anderson Mill, a local grist mill operating from 1861 to 1894. Our organization fully supports efforts to preserve the architecturally and historically significant residence. I have included photos below, and a 1953 article from the American Statesman ("History of Rock Walls of Hilltop Home") describing the house and the O'Quinn family. Regards Charles Peveto, Interim President Mid Tex Mod, Central Texas Chapter DOCOMOMO US
From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan John Volz Fahnestock, Sam RE: O"Quinn House (Case No. GR-24-030562 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 3:26:30 PM Thanks so much for reaching out. Sam, please post as backup—thank you! Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. com> From: John Volz Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 3:25 PM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: O'Quinn House (Case No. GR-24-030562 You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Dear Kalan, I am writing to ask that the HLC NOT release a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) and either initiate historic zoning or invoke a 180-day demolition delay to allow for further research and potential purchase by a sympathetic buyer. Given the house’s contributing status in the Old West Austin National Register Historic District, its unique Mid Century Modernist architecture, its architect, its original condition and integrity, its association with two generations of the O’Quinn family, their contributions to Austin and the state, and unique landscape features, I think that it should be an Austin Landmark. Sincerely, John John Volz, AIA Volz & Associates, Inc. / 1406 Preston Avenue, Austin, Texas 78703 / 512-476- 0433 / This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2510-2521 and contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us via e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you. CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" …
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From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: Request initiating of Historic Zoning - or - 180 Day Demolition Delay - O"Quinn House located at 2307 Windsor Road, #2 (Case Number GF-24-030562) Wednesday, May 1, 2024 7:12:07 AM Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. > From: Mark Seeger < Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:04 PM To: BC-jamie.alvarez@austintexas.gov; Larosche, Carl - BC <BC-Carl.Larosche@austintexas.gov>; McWhorter, Trey - BC <BC-Trey.McWhorter@austintexas.gov>; Castillo, Raymond - BC <BC- Raymond.Castillo@austintexas.gov>; Evans, Roxanne - BC <BC-Roxanne.Evans@austintexas.gov>; Rubio, JuanRaymon - BC <BC-JuanRaymon.Rubio@austintexas.gov>; Featherston, Witt <BC- Witt.Featherston@austintexas.gov>; Heimsath, Ben - BC <BC-Ben.Heimsath@austintexas.gov>; Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Cc: < Subject: Request initiating of Historic Zoning - or - 180 Day Demolition Delay - O'Quinn House located at 2307 Windsor Road, #2 (Case Number GF-24-030562) >; Mark Seeger >; Jay Farrell ; Jeff Harper > Some people who received this message don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Dear Historic Landmark Commissioners: Our names are Jeff Harper and Mark Seeger, and we are the current stewards of the Granger House and Perch located in Judges Hill. We have recently become aware of a demolition application for the O’Quinn House at 2307 Windsor Road, #2 (Case Number GF-24-030562). We were privileged to be able to purchase the Granger House and Perch in 1998 when it was in its original condition and were able to execute a sympathetic renovation. It is now a City of Austin, State of Texas and National Landmark that has been shared with the community numerous times over the past 26 years (tours, events, conferences). We respectfully request that the Historic Landmark Commission facilitate a similar fate for the O’Quinn House, also designed by Architects Fehr and Granger, by initiating historic zoning or invoking a 180 day demolition delay to allow further research on the property. We believe the O’Quinn House to be of great value to the historic fabric of our community, and that demolition would not serve …
From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: Stop the O’Quinn Demolition Wednesday, May 1, 2024 7:12:17 AM Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. -----Original Message----- From: Briscoe, Danelle I < Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:11 PM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: Stop the O’Quinn Demolition > [You don't often get email from https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Learn why this is important at External Email - Exercise Caution Please include my name as neighbor, architect and Associate Professor at UTSOA that is wholeheartedly AGAINST this demolition. Let me know if there is anything more I can do. Best Danelle Briscoe Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."
From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:58:14 AM Please post. Thank you! Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Richard Hamner < Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:42 AM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) > You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution I oppose the demolition permit. I got to visit with Mrs. O"Quinn and her many cats, and was at a meeting with her son Kerry, when he eloquently opposed an effort to make Parkway Street gated at night to cut off gay "cruising." The home is very unique. CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."
From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: O"Quinn House Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:58:55 AM One more to post. Thanks! Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Fatima Betts < Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:52 AM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: O'Quinn House > You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution HLC, please do NOT release a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF-24-030562) and instead either initiate historic zoning or invoke a 180-day demolition delay to allow for further research or for potential purchase. This is a historic house that contains amazing landscape elements, incorporating the natural landscape into the Modernist design, including decorative stonework procured from the 1853 Texas Capitol, wrought iron fencing that graced the 1888 Texas Capitol, bricks and other elements from UT's Old Main, and an iconic dry stack limestone fence constructed of hand hewn stones salvaged from Anderson's Mill, a local grist mill operating from 1861 to 1894. Thanks, Fatima Betts CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."
Catherine M. Johnson 1503 Marshall Lane / Austin 78703 (Old Enfield HOA) x May 1, 2024 By tearing down and developing this property in Old Enfield, it goes against the premise of having a historic neighborhood with many homes 100 years and older - several of which have been designed by important architects in the Austin community. This home was originally owned by one of Austin’s founders. Yes, Austin is changing, but don’t demolish its roots.
PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION Although applicants and/or their agent(s) are expected to attend a public hearing, you are not required to attend. However, if you do attend, you have the opportunity to speak FOR or AGAINST the proposed development or change. You may also contact a neighborhood or environmental organization that has expressed an interest in an application affecting your neighborhood. During a public hearing, the board or commission may postpone or continue an application's hearing to a later date or recommend approval or denial of the application. 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 withstanding 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 written statement to the board or commission before the public hearing that generally identifies the issues of concern (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/abc 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 name, the scheduled date of the public hearing, the Case Number and the contact person listed on …
From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: O"Quinn House Wednesday, May 1, 2024 7:11:45 AM Please post! Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Jay F > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 7:00 PM To: BC-jamie.alvarez@austintexas.gov; Larosche, Carl - BC <BC-Carl.Larosche@austintexas.gov>; McWhorter, Trey - BC <BC-Trey.McWhorter@austintexas.gov>; Castillo, Raymond - BC <BC- Raymond.Castillo@austintexas.gov>; Evans, Roxanne - BC <BC-Roxanne.Evans@austintexas.gov>; Rubio, JuanRaymon - BC <BC-JuanRaymon.Rubio@austintexas.gov>; Featherston, Witt <BC- Witt.Featherston@austintexas.gov>; Heimsath, Ben - BC <BC-Ben.Heimsath@austintexas.gov> Cc: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov>; ; Jeff Harper < Subject: O'Quinn House >; Mark Seeger < > Some people who received this message don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Dear Commissioners: I am an Austin architect and have have recently become aware of the demolition application for the O’Quinn House at 2307 Windsor Road, #2. The house's association with notable Austinites (The O’Quinns), with notable architects (Fehr and Granger) and its presence as an early Austin example of domestic Mid Century Modern architecture strongly suggest historic significance. There has been mention, too, that some of the materials used on the property were salvaged from buildings at UT and the Capitol. For these reasons I am writing to request that commissioners consider invoking a 180 day demolition delay to allow for further research on the property or its purchase by a buyer sympathetic to preservation of the house. While I have no firsthand knowledge of the O'Quinn House, I have had the pleasure of guiding the renovation of Fehr and Granger’s "Granger House" in Judge’s Hill and subsequent work on that house and "The Perch” on the same property. Both those structures are designated Austin Landmarks and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The significance of Fehr and Granger to Modern Movement expression in Austin cannot be overstated and it would be a shame if their O’Quinn House were lost to us before thorough investigation of its historic merit was made. Sincerely, Jay Farrell Jay …
From: To: Subject: Date: Contreras, Kalan Fahnestock, Sam FW: Stop the Demolition of O"Quinn House Wednesday, May 1, 2024 7:11:56 AM More backup Kalan Contreras MSHP | she/her | Historic Preservation Officer City of Austin Planning Department 512.974.2727 | kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Please Note: Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and may be published online. Por Favor Tome En Cuenta: La correspondencia y la información enviada a la Ciudad de Austin está sujeta a la Ley de Información Pública de Texas (Capítulo 552) y puede ser publicada en línea. From: Wiedemann, Nichole < Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:03 PM To: Contreras, Kalan <Kalan.Contreras@austintexas.gov> Subject: Stop the Demolition of O'Quinn House > You don't often get email from wiedemann@utexas.edu. Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution I ask that HLC NOT release a demolition permit for 2307 Windsor Road #2 (Case No. GF- 24-030562) and instead either initiate historic zoning or invoke a 180-day demolition delay to allow for further research or for potential purchase by a sympathetic buyer. Thank you. NICHOLE WIEDEMANN, AIA | Associate Professor Paul Philippe Cret Centennial Teaching Fellow | Director, Professional Residency Program | NCARB Architect Licensing Advisor The University of Texas at Austin | School of Architecture | 512.471.0736 CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov."
City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Seconded By: Commissioner Rubio Subject: University Junior High School/Steve Hicks School of Social Work Building Date: May 1, 2024 Motioned By: Commissioner Koch To the Texas Historical Commission and the University of Texas System, We, The Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) of the City of Austin, as appointees of elected officials of the City of Austin charged with the protection and promotion of the City’s historic resources, wholeheartedly voice our support for the preservation of the University Junior High School on the University of Texas campus. While the HLC acknowledges our lack of jurisdiction over this State property, we are compelled to voice our opinions based not only on the urgency and importance of the case, but also on the historic connection between the City and University as represented by this very structure. The City of Austin and the State of Texas have shared space and mutual interests in the City of Austin since its founding in 1839. The University of Texas joined the family in 1883. The resulting history and culture of the City is heavily imprinted with this mix. The University Junior High School itself is the result of a partnership between the University and AISD, between a City that needed a school building and a University that needed students and teachers to serve as a laboratory and place for higher learning in the practice of education. As such, it embodies this important link between the State University and the City. The value of the Spanish Renaissance Architecture of this 1933 structure, both alone and in the context of the University of Texas campus, is clear to even the untrained eye. It would be a loss to the campus and the community that surrounds it. But like all cases that rise to the level of any landmark designation, its architecture is only a part of what makes this structure worthy of preservation. Its context, surrounded by remaining bits of green space and majestic oaks that define the University campus, and alongside Waller Creek before it continues past Santa Rita No. 1, through the new Medical School and the historically rich soils of the Waterloo Greenway, is itself worth saving. P a g e 1 | 2 Its continued occupation by the school of Social Work continues to represent that unbroken thread of use by the University in one of its most humanistic areas …
701 Texas Ave Austin TX 78705 1 May 2024 Landmark Commission (by email) Re: 501 Texas Ave. demolition permit request Dear Sirs: As the city kicks off its equity preservation plan, it is disheartening to see the very heart of our city increasingly seeing demolition permit requests----and getting them---even when houses are historic, and the Landmark Commission repeatedly violating its own by-laws purposes -- “7. Recommend that the City acquire property if the Commission finds that acquisition by the City is the only means by which to preserve the property”. In the instant case, 501 Texas Ave. although staff has not recommended denial of a demolition permit, the question remains whether the house will lose its historic character if the current plan goes through. If adding a garage will eliminate its historic character, it will diminish the historic character of Texas Avenue, which the city previously surveyed to designate as a historic street. historic structure, as a neighbor, I object to the demolition permit being issued. Neighbors are also reporting that is is still unclear whether any protected trees are in jeopardy since one is banded. Barbara Epstein If the plan for this house will eliminate it as counting as a
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20240501-26 Date: May 1, 2024 Subject: FY 2024-25 Budget Recommenda�on Mo�oned by: Featherston Seconded by: Heimsath Recommenda�on Alloca�on of funds to the Historic Preserva�on Office. See atached document. Descrip�on of Recommenda�on to Council Recommenda�on by the Historic Landmark Commission to Council regarding the FY 2024-25 budget. Ra�onale See atached document. For: Alvarez, Featherston, Koch, Evans, McWhorter, Grogan, Rubio, Larosche Absent: Cas�llo, Dudley, Heimsath ___________________ Sam Fahnestock Staff liaison, Historic Landmark Commission Vote Against: Abstain: Vote: 8-0 Atest: 1 FY 2024-25 BUDGET RECOMMENDATION Historic Landmark Commission Recommenda�on 20240501-26 WHEREAS the City of Aus�n Historic Landmark Commission was established in 1974 to promote historic preserva�on ac�vi�es in Aus�n and advise the Aus�n City Council on maters related to historic preserva�on; and WHEREAS the purpose of the Historic Landmark Commission is to prepare and periodically revise an inventory of the structures and areas that may be eligible for designa�on as historic landmarks, most recently completed in 1984; prepare, review, and propose amendments to a citywide Historic Preserva�on Plan, last adopted in 1981; and review requests to establish or remove a historic designa�on and make recommenda�ons on the requests to the Land Use Commission; and WHEREAS the Historic Landmark Commission and Historic Preserva�on Office seek to respond to 21st- century challenges with improved and new policies, programs, and tools, including transparent and accessible historic review processes, inclusive community outreach, and incen�ves that meet both historic preserva�on and equity goals; and WHEREAS the Na�onal Alliance of Preserva�on Commissions (NAPC) provides technical support and manages an informa�on network to help local commissions accomplish their preserva�on objec�ves, and membership is $150 per commission member; and WHERAS historic surveys are a vital resource WHEREAS the Historic Landmark Commission created a 26-member community working group, the Preserva�on Plan Working Group, on June 28, 2021, to develop a dra� of an equity-based historic preserva�on plan between July 2021 and June 2022 (phase 1 of the planning process); and WHEREAS the Preserva�on Plan Working Group worked diligently to complete the dra� plan during monthly mee�ngs, drawing on research from na�onal best prac�ces, employing an equity evalua�on framework, and incorpora�ng feedback from a community heritage survey, focus groups, a Technical Advisory Group of City staff, and the Preserva�on Plan Commitee of the Historic Landmark Commission; and WHEREAS phase 2 of the planning process includes extensive community engagement around the dra� preserva�on plan, with community members, organiza�onal and ins�tu�onal …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, May 1st, 2024 – 6:00 PM City Hall – Boards and Commissions Room 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, email preservation@austintexas.gov or call Sam Fahnestock at (512) 974-3393. COMMISSION MEMBERS: Ben Heimsath, Chair ab Witt Featherston, Vice Chair x Kevin Koch x Carl Larosche x Trey McWhorter x Harmony Grogan x x x ab x x Jaime Alvarez Roxanne Evans Raymond Castillo JuanRaymon Rubio Tara Dudley DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first (10) speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Andrea Hill spoke on 900 Spence National Register Historic District demolitions. Clifton Ladd spoke on 409 E Monroe. Samantha Smoot spoke on 409 E Monroe. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Meghan King spoke on Preservation Austin updates. Robin Sanders spoke on 409 E Monroe. Witt Featherston spoke on the HOME Initiative and Preservation Bonus. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (April 3, 2024) 1. April 3, 2024 – Offered for consent approval. MOTION: Approve the minutes per passage of the consent agenda on a motion by Commissioner Larosche. Commissioner McWhorter seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0. The motion passed. BRIEFINGS 2. Presentation on Code Department processes Presenter: Sonya Herrera, Law Department CONSENT/CONSENT POSTPONEMENT AGENDA Historic Landmark and Local Historic District Applications Item 3 was pulled for discussion. 4. PR-2024-014961 – 801 Lydia St. Robertson/Stuart & Mair Local Historic District Council District 1 Proposal: Total demolition. (Postponed April 3, 2024) Applicant: Jennifer Hanlen City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Grant the applicant’s postponement request to the June 5, 2024 meeting. MOTION: Postpone the public hearing to June 5, 2024, per passage of the consent postponement agenda, on a motion by Commissioner Larosche. Commissioner Koch seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0. The motion passed. 5. HR-2024-025501 – 1000 Blanco St. West Austin Fire Station …
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PRESERVATION PLAN COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 17, 2024 – 11:00 A.M. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1203 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the committee may participate by videoconference Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3393 or preservation@austintexas.gov. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Raymond Castillo, Chair Roxanne Evans Ben Heimsath AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Preservation Plan Committee’s regular meeting on March 20, 2024 DISCUSSION ITEMS Debrief from Nuts & Bolts Open House on March 28 Discuss lessons learned and activities for Community Open House on May 23 Preview outreach and activities for Block Party on April 20 Review upcoming outreach about the draft Equity-Based Preservation Plan (board and commission briefings, tabling at community events) Discuss timing for a briefing to the Historic Landmark Commission this summer Brainstorm approaches to revising Equity-Based Preservation Plan this summer 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call the board liaison at the Historic Preservation Office at (512) 974-3393 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Preservation Plan Committee, please contact Cara Bertron at (512) 974-1446.
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PRESERVATION PLAN COMMITTEE Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – 11:00 A.M. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1203 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the committee may participate by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3393 or preservation@austintexas.gov. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: X abs X Raymond Castillo, Chair Tara Dudley Ben Heimsath DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 21, 2024 (Regular meeting) February 28, 2024 (Special called meeting) 1. 2. MOTION: Approve the minutes from February 21, 2024 & February 28, 2024 by Castillo, Heimsath seconding. Vote: 2-0 DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Midpoint update from Concept Development & Planning (CD&P) and City staff on community outreach and engagement around the Equity-Based Preservation Plan, Feb. 6 to date. Analyze participation on PublicInput before and after Feb. 6 plan launch Look at locations and demographics of participants to inform future outreach Social media push will begin soon Share community kickoff video more widely Add midpoint update to the Historic Landmark Commission website 4. Review the final meeting plan and draft boards for the Nuts & Bolts Open House on March 28. Focus: historic property owners, professionals who work with historic buildings Direct outreach to all landmark and historic district owners has occurred. Follow up with Hyde Park contacts Capture feedback in exit surveys All open house format, no formal program Ask attendees: What questions do you have? What additional information should we consider? We want people to feel like they’ve been heard, even if they don’t agree with the draft recommendations; we need/want to hear feedback now Discuss outreach and activities for the block party on April 20 Givens Avenue will be blocked off Black Austin Tours will give neighborhood tours Event graphic and flyers ready in early April 6. Review upcoming outreach about the draft plan (board and commission briefings, tabling at community events) April/May events will be broader and more general outreach …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – 4:00 PM Permitting and Development Center Conference Room 1401 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the committee may be participating by videoconference Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, email preservation@austintexas.gov or call Sam Fahnestock at (512) 974-3393. COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Kevin Koch JuanRaymon Rubio Harmony Grogan AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten (10) speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 1006 Congress Ave – Old Bakery and Emporium Mural. 3906 Avenue D – Parker House Rehabilitation. 1107 E 10th Street – Robertson/Stuart & Mair Local Historic District Remodel accessory dwelling unit. 4110 Avenue F – Hyde Park Local Historic District Addition and remodel. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 713 Congress Avenue – Paramount Theatre Balcony doors and transom windows. 408 W 14th Street – Mauthe-Myrick Mansion Encroachment. 1008 Spence Street (Main unit) – Willow-Spence National Register Historic District Addition. 719 Congress Avenue – State Theatre – Congress Avenue National Register Historic District Blade sign replica. 615 Red River Street – Swan Dive Addition and remodel. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call the Historic Preservation Office at 512-974-3393 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Historic Landmark Commission, please contact Sam Fahnestock, Planner II, at 512-974-3393; Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Officer, at 512-974-2727. ,£, First Floor City of Austin Permitting and Development Center () OD Coffee Shop South Elevator;; ' . Event Center Trahng Courtyard Employee Entrance lNo,-k:,t;;.tio,os 110-8.01 ꞏ 1108.16 Dr.;wing not toswle, repr...sentatioo purposes only. Elevators Employee Break Room …
CITY OF AUSTIN HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Old Bakery & Emporium Mural Wall - Written Scope of Work The following scope of work provides information about a new mural on the south-facing wall of the Old Bakery & Artisan Emporium, located at 1006 Congress Avenue. The Old Bakery building is historically designated on the local, state, and federal levels. On the state level, the building is a State Antiquities Landmark and Recorded Texas Historical landmark. Additionally, the building is a City of Austin Landmark and individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing building to the Congress Avenue National Register Historic District. The building was originally built as a Swedish bakery and has housed several uses over the years since its construction in the late-1800s. Currently, the building is home to a gift shop, museum, and artist gallery for artists over the age of 50 and is currently owned and operated by the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department. The south-facing wall of the Old Bakery building was originally built as an interior party wall shared with the adjacent building. After the demolition of the adjacent building in the late-1960s, the limestone rubble masonry wall was stuccoed and painted over with a neutral gold tone. There are no significant or historic architectural elements on the south facade. In the years since the demolition of the adjacent building and the stuccoing of the new exterior wall, a drainpipe, light fixture, and ADA compliant handrail have been mounted to the wall face. Today, the stucco finish is in fair-to-poor condition with many visible cracks and discoloration in the painted surface. There are several unused penetrations and metal hardware in the wall’s surface from previous signage and modifications (see attached images for reference). Per feedback received during a consultation meeting with THC staff on May 22, 2023, the mural will have a minimum five-foot setback from the east-facing wall to maintain a corner visual with the main east elevation of today’s condition. The mural will only be located on the south-facing wall to comply with the City of Austin’s mural guidelines that prohibits murals facing onto the Congress Avenue, which is a National Register Historic District. There is a precedent set for murals on the side walls of buildings within the Congress Avenue National Register Historic District, such as Mexic-Arte’s north-facing Mero Muro Wall located …
Paramount Theatre Exterior Balcony Doors & Transoms Replacement; Scope of Work ARC Review; February 21, 2024 SCOPE: phase 1 The following is the proposed work for the fabrication of the Paramount Theater balcony doors and transom windows. All work will be fabricated off site.. All exposed exterior woodwork has been estimated in genuine (South American/Central American) mahogany with interior woodwork fabricated from poplar or equivalent. Work will be assembled with traditional joinery, water resistant glue, and rust resistant fasteners. All work will be completed unpainted, sanded, and ready for finishing. Doors and windows will be joined with mortise-and-tenon joints and glued. Part sizes and glass openings will be matched to original work. Exact match ogee profiles with custom tooling for doors and window profiles. All window jambs are box pulley stile jambs for masonry walls (as original) and include necessary operating hardware. All details to match the existing. Windows are not currently weatherstripped and is included in construction to increase thermal protection.. Door jambs are rabbeted and shop assembled into units with central double doors and flanking single doors joined by mullions. Bronze interlocking thresholds will be provided for field installation. All casing and trim, interior and exterior is included. The frieze between the doors and transom will be shop assembled and includes the pediment with finial. The pediment has been submitted in wood. Shop drawings will be provided for all work. All doors and windows will be putty glazed with 1/8” clear glass, doors to receive safety glazing and windows and transoms annealed. 1. Jambs for three four door units consisting of a central hinged pair of doors flanked on either side by a single hinged door. Size is a nominal 2-0 x 7-3 x 2-1/4” 12 light French door. 2. Frieze and cornice for top of above door units consisting of all flat work, moldings, corbels with the exception of the sheet metal pediment with finale located above the central pair of doors in each unit. All moldings and flat woodwork for the interior side of same. 3. Jambs for three transom units consisting of two rows of three openings fitted with 1-3/4” sash to matching existing conditions. Lower middle four light sash to be operable. 4. Three pediments with finials to match existing sheet metal pediments will be fabricated out of wood. . Scope: phase 2 Removal and disposal of existing balcony doors and windows. Installation of …
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