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Five new demolition permits released for Old West Austin homes
A modified plan for five homes in the West Line Historic District moved forward at the Historic Landmark Commission on Monday night, but it required a leap of faith on the part of commissioners. Originally, five demolitions were part of a…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 30, 2018
Which historic sites should be covered by hotel occupancy taxes?
Last year, City Council voted to reallocate millions of dollars from the Austin Convention Center and Visit Austin (formerly the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau) to historic preservation efforts. Now, it’s up to Council to decide what projects will benefit…
Preservation • By Jack Craver • Mar 22, 2018
Is a historic district on the way for Travis Heights?
If at first, second or third you don’t succeed, try something smaller. That might prove the key to a Travis Heights historic district. A local historic district has long been in the works for the South Central Austin neighborhood. For…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 15, 2018
Rosewood Courts renovation gets initial approval from landmark commission
The Historic Landmark Commission is paving the way for a major renovation of Rosewood Courts. The public housing project in East Austin was the first in the country built for black residents. The commission previously recommended zoning the entire site…
Preservation • By Syeda Hasan • Feb 28, 2018
Proposed demolitions rattle Old West Austin
At the most recent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission, neighbors showed up in force to protest the prospect of demolishing a swath of homes in the heart of Old West Austin. The five demolitions are all part of a…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 17, 2018
Landmark commission pushes for full preservation of Rosewood Courts
This year, a plan to preserve and redevelop Rosewood Courts will be making its way through City Hall. After more than two years of work, advocates for the plan hope that they have struck a compromise between modernizing the property…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 8, 2018
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Could a new historic district save this home?
There’s another push to create a local historic district in Travis Heights. The fate of 501 E. Mary St. became entwined with the proposed district at the most recent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission, where the home’s demolition was…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 14, 2017
New plan for Old Negro Women's Home gets OK
After striking out once, a new plan to save a piece of East Austin’s history won the support of Historic Landmark Commissioners at their most recent meeting. In July, commissioners recommended historic zoning for the Old Negro Women’s Home (also…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 7, 2017
Hyde Park loses another historic home
At their most recent meeting, Historic Landmark Commissioners were dismayed to find a Hyde Park project that they had approved had taken a turn for the extreme. “This a virtual demolition,” declared Commissioner Terri Myers. The house at 4207 Ave.…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 3, 2017
Historic naming procedures enshrined
Following up on a request from one historic home owner, the Historic Landmark Commission has filled a gap in their rules and officially established naming conventions for historic buildings. Up until this point, according to Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky,…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 31, 2017
Austin loosens rules for designating buildings historic
It may be easier for properties in Austin to be zoned historic now. Until a few weeks ago, if a property owner filed written opposition to the designation, the city’s Historic Landmark Commission needed a two-thirds vote to override those…
Preservation • By Syeda Hasan • Oct 18, 2017
Commission considers a house by other name
Much like Tara and Wuthering Heights, historic homes in Austin have names of their own. But a recent bid for immortality on Judges Hill at the Historic Landmark Commission revealed the naming process might stand to have a few established…
