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East Austin poised to gain a new local historic district
East Austin is on its way to anointing another local historic district. Amid support from dozens of neighborhood residents in the audience, the Historic Landmark Commission unanimously recommended the approval of the creation of a Robertson/Stuart & Mair Historic District.…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • May 21, 2019
Lions Municipal legislation creating questions for city course
With momentum growing behind legislation that could change the ownership and operational framework of the West Austin property that contains Lions Municipal Golf Course, city leaders are watching closely to see what options might become available for future use of…
Preservation • By Chad Swiatecki • May 14, 2019
Eureka Holdings seeks rehabilitation approval for I.Q. Hurdle House
In less than a week, the I.Q. Hurdle House at 1416 E. 12th St. went from a demolition-by-neglect case to a voluntary restoration project. When Dallas-based Eureka Holdings – under the name Poisonous Poinsettia – bought the home of the celebrated…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 29, 2019
West Austin home causes impasse at HLC
City code requires a structure to meet two out of five requirements in order to be designated historic. One of the most often-used requirements is that of historical association with an individual who “contributed significantly to the history of the…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 26, 2019
East Austin home slated for historic zoning against owner's wishes
It is rare in Austin that a home is preserved against an owner’s wishes. According to Preservation Austin, the city has disregarded an owner’s wishes in this manner exactly three times since 1974. Now there is a chance it will…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 25, 2019
A dozen Austin moontowers cleared to get needed steel replacement parts
Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission has approved using milled steel rods as replacement parts on 12 of the city’s iconic moontowers, sometimes known as moonlight towers. The commission OK’d the proposal from Austin Energy on Monday night. The electric utility is…
Preservation • By Joseph Leahy • Apr 24, 2019
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City may initiate demolition-by-neglect case in effort to save I.Q. Hurdle House
For several years, one North Texas company has been stealthily purchasing properties along East 12th Street and now owns nearly four dozen properties between Interstate 35 and Walnut Avenue, according to Travis County property records. One of those properties happens…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 17, 2019
Family dispute over historic zoning comes to Planning Commission for mediation
Five years ago, the property at 1119 East 11th St. was zoned historic in an effort to preserve both the legacy of the Thomas family and their involvement in the East Austin music scene, and an emblematic example of 20th-century…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 12, 2019
Effort to historically zone Texas Supreme Court justice's house narrowly fails at HLC
A debate over the definition of the word “significant” was the topic du jour at the March 25 meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission. The word’s interpretation came into question because, when it comes to determining whether a home is…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 2, 2019
HLC accepts demolition of West Lynn home for 'Tudor mansion'
After last month’s revelation of the design plans for 1602 West Lynn St. left members of the Historic Landmark Commission reeling, the four weeks between then and now allowed the commissioners to begrudgingly accept the previously presented plans and comments from…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Mar 28, 2019
Ramshackle 117-year-old house slated for historic zoning against owner's wishes
Despite what city staff called the “heartbreaking” condition of a historically contributing structure and an owner’s opposition to historic zoning, the Historic Landmark Commission determined Monday that a 117-year-old home was worth saving. In an effort to preserve one of…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Mar 27, 2019
Which shingles are the right shingles on a historic structure?
Roofs are pesky. Every 25 years or so they need to be replaced, though not usually with an identical material. Over a quarter-century, technology advances, materials become more environmentally friendly, and roof materials can easily affect a home’s energy efficiency.…
