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City releases short list for 2025 Heritage Preservation Grant

Bids for the city’s Heritage Preservation Grant are in, and staffers are circling in on the lucky landmarks deemed worthy to snag a slice of the pie. Heritage Tourism Division Manager Melissa Alvarado stopped by last week’s meeting of the…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Feb 11, 2025

Zoning and Platting Commission recommends against historic zoning for Northwest Austin ranch

The Zoning and Platting Commission voted 7-3 to recommend against adding historic zoning to part of the site of the former Running Rope Ranch during a special called meeting on Feb. 6, with Chair Hank Smith abstaining due to a…

Preservation • By Miles Wall • Feb 11, 2025

Council OKs historic zoning for east side house on first reading

On Thursday, City Council approved on first reading only a historic designation for the Romo-Johnson House at 900 Spence St. in East Austin. However, three members of Council abstained from the vote, making it seem unlikely that it will finally…

Preservation • By Jo Clifton • Jan 31, 2025

Documentary film highlights the history of an 1870s-era home and the story of Clarksville

Everyone involved in the making of “Haskell House and the Story of Clarksville,” a documentary short film about the oldest documented residence within the Clarksville National Register historic district, was recognized by the Austin Parks and Recreation Board at its…

Preservation • By Hunter Simmons • Jan 31, 2025

Commission endorses historic zoning for Castle Hill estate

Another Castle Hill residence is poised to join Austin’s roster of registered landmarks, with owners of 610 Baylor St. winning over Historic Landmark Commission members last week in their bid for historic zoning. Since 1982, the city has granted landmark…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Jan 23, 2025

For local preservationists, Council facilitates a miracle on East 12th Street

City Hall was abuzz with more than just the holiday spirit last Thursday, with City Council adjourning its final meeting to the sound of cheers at a rare victory for preservationists at 1500 E. 12th St. The fate of the…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Dec 17, 2024

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Landmark commission strikes compromise on former summer camp

In a departure from its typical focus, the Historic Landmark Commission voted to preserve a local landmark without focusing on its architecture at all.  Instead, commissioners voted unanimously to preserve a portion of a former summer camp in Northwest Hills,…

Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 11, 2024

Landmark commission says goodbye to Nau's Enfield Drug

All good things must come to an end, and the time has come for Nau’s Enfield Drug to join the souls of bygone local staples in the mixed-use afterlife. But first, the Historic Landmark Commission hopes the site’s new stewards…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Dec 10, 2024

Council adopts Equity-Based Preservation Plan

After a public hearing on Thursday, City Council approved the Equity-Based Preservation Plan – a new strategy for preserving historic buildings that prioritizes diversity and cultural heritage. The plan was adopted as an ordinance amending the larger Imagine Austin Comprehensive…

Preservation • By Mina Shekarchi • Nov 26, 2024

Planning Dept. analysis finds historic tax exemptions came largely west of I-35

More than 90 percent of the city’s historic tax exemptions in 2023 went to property owners west of Interstate 35, with a significant portion concentrated in downtown commercial areas, according to a recent analysis conducted by the city’s Planning Department.…

Preservation • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 20, 2024

On second try, Tourism Commission votes in favor of equity-based preservation plan

The Tourism Commission has changed its stance from last month and approved a recommendation that City Council adopt the Planning Department’s Equity-Based Preservation Plan, which intended to guide the city’s use of hotel taxes dedicated toward historic preservation. Last month,…

Preservation • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 15, 2024

Tourism Commission withholds support of equity-based preservation plan

The Tourism Commission voted to not recommend the city’s proposed Equity-Based Preservation Plan to City Council, which is expected to consider the plan next month. The 5-4 vote, which failed because it didn’t have a majority of the 11-member body,…

Preservation • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 22, 2024

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