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.
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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 …
