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oin Preservation Austin for our 57th Annual Preservation Merit heritage while adding Awards Celebration at the Driskill Hotel! Featured speaker functionality to match Jane Jenkins, President and CEO of Downtown Oklahoma modern needs. Our city’s City, Incorporated will be followed by presentation of our 2017 history and culture are Preservation Merit Awards. essential to this equation as we evolve into a This juried program celebrates the hard work and visionary competitive, world- approaches of those preserving Austin’s unique architectural, class metropolis. cultural, and environmental heritage. This year’s recipients are Ms. Jenkins will explore among the best preservation projects from the past two years. the elements that They represent a diverse cross-section of the city’s history, and contribute to authenticity, show the many ways in which preservation makes Austin a more and how Austin can engaging, authentic place for all of us. Congratulations to all embrace these to create those who made these incredible projects possible! rich urban experience Jane Jenkins moving forward. We are thrilled to welcome Jane Jenkins to discuss preservation and authenticity of place, issues that figure so greatly in Jane Jenkins is the President and CEO of Downtown Oklahoma discussions of Austin’s rapid growth. Authenticity stems from City, Incorporated. She is an internationally recognized speaker creating and maintaining an experience, appearance, and and expert on urban issues with thirty years of experience in impression of a place that accurately reflects its character and downtown management. Ms. Jenkins has served as Director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Southwest Field Office and as Executive Director of Downtown Boulder, Inc. She is a former Chairman for the International Downtown Association Board of Directors and is also active in the International Economic Development Council, Urban Land Institute, and the American Institute of Architects. In 2014, Ms. Jenkins earned accreditation from the Congress for New Urbanism and she was recently named a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Place Management in Manchester, England.

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Merit Awards continued on page 3 SAVE THE DATE Become a Legacy Preservation Partner: Planned Giving with 2017-2018 Board of Directors Preservation Austin h executive commitee h Ken Johnson, President Lori Martin, 1st VP reservation Austin’s Planned Giving program contributes to a Vanessa McElwrath, President-Elect Richard Kooris, 2nd VP P secure financial future for our organization, one which allows Clay Cary, Treasurer Alyson McGee, Secretary us to focus more time and attention on preserving our shared John Donisi, Immediate Past President heritage and less on fundraising obligations. h DIRECTORS h We hope you will name Preservation Austin as a beneficiary of Clayton Bullock Travis Greig Mickie Spencer your estate plan and be recognized as a charter member of the Richard Craig Chris Hendel Michael Strutt Samantha Davidson Dennis McDaniel Lance Stumpf Legacy Preservation Partners. This esteemed group of donors Tara Dudley Dewitt Peart Matt Swinney pledge planned gifts of $5,000 or more to support our work. Eileen Gill Ian Reddy Caroline Wright Making a planned gift to PA bequeaths the legacy of Austin’s Ann Graham Blake Smith unique and cherished character to future generations. Your h Representatives h support will ensure our ability to maintain constant vigilance Michael Holleran, UT School of Architecture over major threats to Austin’s heritage. A gift will empower us Charles Peveto, Austin History Center Association to prevail on future challenges, as we have on maintaining tax Ellis Mumford-Russell, Inherit Austin abatements for City Landmark properties, the adoption of a Local Bob Ward, Travis County Historical Commission Historic Districts program, strengthening Austin’s Preservation Plan, and the ongoing effort to preserve the Capitol View h BENEFACTOR h Corridors. Tim Cuppett & Marco Rini McBee Family Foundation David Wilson The current and future work of Preservation Austin depends h WATERLOO CIRCLE h upon your goodwill. To that end, there are a myriad of planned Paula & Lee Aaronson Richard & Laura Kooris giving options from which you can choose – from naming us as a Suzanne Deal Booth Dennis & Jill McDaniel Sabrina Brown Vanessa & Mac McElwrath beneficiary in your will to a gift of stock. Planned gifts are popular Dr. Elizabeth Geddes-Bruce & Lori Martin & Stacey Fellers because they can provide valuable tax benefits and/or income for Coleson Bruce Peter Flagg Maxson & Clayton & Cora Bullock John C. R. Taylor III life. Robert & Mimi Buzbee Alyson McGee & Mark Wolfe Clay & Karen Cary Emily Moreland Visit preservationaustin.org/get-involved/planned-giving for Kent & Reenie Collins George & Carole Nalle, III Richard Craig Patrick & Julie Oles, Jr. details, and thank you! h Samantha & Ty Davidson Mary Paver Michael & Tracy DiLeo Dewitt & Jane Peart John Donisi & Gina Hinojosa Joe Pinnelli Tara Dudley Ian Reddy & Angela Reed Dillon & Cissie Ferguson Blake Smith William & Regan Gammon Charles Aubrey Smith, Jr. H Staff Eileen Gill & Kevin Pruitt Mickie Spencer Ann Graham & Arlen Johnson Jill & Stephen Wilkinson Kate Singleton, Executive Director Tom & Elizabeth Granger Michael Strutt Lindsey Derrington, Programs Director Travis Greig Lance & Alyson Stumpf Susan Griffith & Curtis Fuelberg Matt & Kara Swinney Mailing Address - P.O. Box 2113, Austin, TX 78768 Clarke & Catherine Heidrick Mary Helen Walcutt Physical Address - 500 Chicon, Austin, 78702 Chris & Abby Hendel Geoffrey Wellen Ph. (512) 474-5198 Fax (512) 476-8687 James Hillhouse, IV Patricia Winston & Bill Head www.preservationaustin.org [email protected] Meta Butler Hunt Marvin & Eva Womack Ken Johnson & Norma Yancey Caroline Wright

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DARNALL HOUSE embarked on a meticulous, three-year alongside new casework and appliances 2805 Wooldridge Road rehabilitation project with Atlantis which respect the home’s 1941 aesthetic. Recipient: Tadd and Holly Lanham Architects and Dalgleish Construction Recessed lighting was added where Preservation Award for Rehabiliation Company which fulfilled that promise needed, and the asbestos-filled furnace to an astonishing degree. This included was replaced with high efficiency variable Midcentury masters Fehr & Granger were restoration of over 100 steel casement flow refrigerant units. An expanded master instrumental in bringing Modernism to windows, cleaned using pecan shell bath, and conversion of a maid’s room Central Texas. Their award-winning works blasting technology and re-glazed to into a small guest bedroom, activated include St. Stephen’s Chapel (1955) and match the original dimensions exactly. underutilized spaces without changing the the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Original oak floors, plaster ceilings, and interior floor plan. (1958, demolished). One of the firm’s D’Hanis tile were cleaned and patched in- earliest projects was designed for personal kind. Dr. Darnall’s wood-veneered office is The Darnall House stands in the Old West friends Dr. Charles and Gertrude Darnall. virtually untouched and built-in furniture Austin National Historic District and was Completed in 1941, their International and casework remain throughout. Over designated a City of Austin Landmark this Style home was one of the earliest eighty percent of the home’s original year. Through the Lanham’s dedication and of its kind in Austin. Its flat-roofed, hardware was restored, including door perseverance, this milestone of Austin’s asymmetrical exterior is clad in thin bands tracks, door knobs, and drawer pulls. architectural legacy is now protected and of Cordova cream limestone and devoid Perforated glass ceiling lights, chandeliers, preserved in perpetuity. of ornamentation. Steel-framed ribbon and exterior jar lights were restored where windows enhance its horizontal lines. The possible. The children’s bathroom retains home sits on a lush site in Pemberton its original tile, mirror, and even the soap Megabus Station Heights with a double-tiered porch dish and tooth brush holder. 1500 San Jacinto Boulevard overlooking Shoal Creek. Recipient: Bob Woody Updates improved efficiency with Preservation Award for Rehabilitation Tadd and Holly Lanham purchased the minimal impact on historic fabric. The property from the Darnall family in 2014 remodeled kitchen now opens onto the The Continental Oil Company opened with the promise to preserve it. They dining room; its original banquette stands Craddock’s Conoco Service Station No. 2 at San Jacinto and 15th Street in January 1942, just after the United States entered the Second World War. It was part of a wave of new stations built in the popular Streamline Moderne style, emulating the speed and efficiency of ocean liners and railroad engines through horizontal bands, porthole windows, and sleek, rounded corners - a fitting choice for America’s growing automobile culture.

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PRESERVATION AUSTIN 3 Merit Awards, continued from page 3 Owings-Allen-Miller House 1405 E. Cesar Chavez Street Recipient: Keikhosrow and Homa Kavoussi Preservation Award for Rehabilitation

This classic adaptive reuse project reflects the changing character of East Cesar Chavez Street while respecting its important history. Built circa 1891, the Owings-Allen-Miller House is a classic vernacular Queen Anne cottage. Named for a series of middle-class families who lived here, it is an increasingly rare reminder of the street’s early days as a thriving middle and upper-class residential thoroughfare Megabus Station Image by Chase Daniel just east of downtown. Carpenters, real hiring architects and industrial designers to accumulated alterations, such as the estate brokers, and small-business develop branded prototypes for widespread painstaking removal of paint layers owners made it their home during the construction. Conoco expanded into Texas from stunning steel-framed windows 20th century. By the early 2000s, however, in the early 1930s, building picturesque which wrap around the semi-circular rear the house had been divided into five Tudor Revival stations. By the end of the façade. The rest of the building’s historic apartments and suffered from deferred decade, however, the company developed windows, doors, and tile were cleaned maintenance and neglect. this brick, flat-roofed Moderne prototype and preserved. Interior improvements, featuring distinctive triangular canopies including new seating for the passengers’ Keikhosrow and Homa Kavoussi purchased supported by thin columns with ringed lounge, kept the focus on the building’s the property in fall 2015 with plans to capitols. Green and red porcelain tile original features and structural flashed the Conoco colors inside and out. components like Continued on page 5 Similar, and even identical, stations were exposed steel built in Corpus Christi, McAllen, Houston, trusses. New white and beyond, though this may be the best- paint, with royal preserved example from this era in Austin. blue accents and yellow Megabus Surrounded by office buildings and logos wrapping garages, and the worse for wear, many the canopies, worried about the diminutive building’s made the building fate in recent years. Bob Woody purchased shine. The project’s the property from the state in 2012 and minimalism and announced plans to transform it into cheer have brought a Megabus station three years later. this threatened Derrington Building Studio designed the building back to renovation, completed in 2017 with Chioco life, triggering a Development, Inc. as general contractor. collective sigh of The project peeled away decades of relief from us all. Owings-Allen-Miller House Image by Lindsey Derrington

4 Fall 2017 Merit Awards, continued from page 4 convert it into offices. They enlisted assumed the same about the Owings- Tillotson University, opened a stadium on architect James Holland and contractor Allen-Miller House. Instead, this project this site shortly before Austin’s 1928 city Art Ramirez for the project, which shows that preservation in booming plan segregated minority communities entailed extensive roof reconstruction, commercial districts is still a viable option, in East Austin with the promise of new concrete foundation piers, and and is a much-needed reminder of how “separate but equal” amenities. The repairing and replacing wood siding. versatile historic buildings can be. We college’s baseball team shared the field Historic fish-scale shingles in multiple hope that many more property owners will with the Texas Negro League’s Austin gables, patterned transom and sidelights follow the Kavoussis’ lead. Black Senators, who won the “negro world surrounding the main entrance, and series” here in 1934. Austin Public Schools historic 2/2 wooden windows and purchased the property in 1938 for use surrounds were restored throughout. The DOWNS FIELD by L. C. Anderson High School’s football Historic Landmark Commission reviewed 2816 East 12th Street program. Anderson Stadium, home of the and approved the rehabilitation’s design Recipients: Six Square: Austin’s Black Yellow Jackets, was dedicated in 1939 Cultural District, with the City of Austin and implementation, completed this as an answer to House Park for white Parks and Recreation Department, City spring. City Council designated the of Austin Public Works Department, students across town. Owings-Allen-Miller House a City of Austin Huston Tillotson University, and the Landmark in December 2016. Rosewood Neighborhood Association Ten years later Downs Field, a city-owned Stewardship Award baseball stadium for African Americans, The Kavoussis’ dedication to preserving opened at 12th and Springdale to balance this Victorian Era gem makes a significant Downs Field’s revitalization represents Disch Field for whites. When Anderson statement at a time when so many more than ten years of grassroots efforts High moved to a new campus in 1953, the residential buildings are falling along East by the Friends of Downs Field, founded by city and school district swapped lands. Austin’s historic thoroughfares. From East Six Square: Austin’s Black Cultural District, Sims Elementary was built at 12th and Cesar Chavez to East Twelfth Street, these the Rosewood Neighborhood Association, Springdale, and Downs Field reopened in smaller historic homes are being targeted and Huston Tillotson University, with place of Anderson Stadium in 1954. Over for demolition at an alarming rate. Given the City of Austin Parks and Recreation the course of its history, such greats as its downtrodden state, many would have Department and Public Works Department. Willie Wells, Richard “Night Train” Lane, Their inclusive, and Satchel Paige all played here. For years community- it served as an important hub for black life focused in East Austin. stewardship has revived this By the early 2000s the field, still used by landmark and Huston Tillotson, stood surrounded by brought the story chain link fencing and barbed wire, with no of East Austin’s interpretation of its history or significance. segregation era The Friends of Downs Field embarked on sports legacy to an incredible campaign to develop a new life. vision for the site, one that celebrates its heritage and transforms it into a true Samuel Huston community resource once again. College, precursor to the historically The two-phase project is supported by a black Huston public-private partnership that includes Downs Field Image by Lindsey Derrington Continued on page 6

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funding from the Austin Parks Foundation, Landmark, Recorded Austin Sports Commission, and the city’s Texas Historic Neighborhood Partnership Program. Phase Landmark, and listed I, completed this year, includes new in the National entrance gates and fencing designed by Register of Historic Hatch + Ulland Owen Architects, along Places. with modern lighting and landscaping. Houston artist Reginald C. Adams, Developer Greg renowned for his community-based public Porter purchased art projects, designed seven gorgeous, Green Pastures in ten-foot-tall mosaic panels depicting 2005, and in 2016 Downs Field’s past and portraits of Hall of enlisted Clayton Famers who played there. Mosaics were & Little Architects assembled by volunteers at the Conley- and contractor Green Pastures Image by Nick Simonite Guerrero Senior Activity Center, many Franklin Alan for in place. The new restaurant, which of whom grew up in East Austin. A new a stunning rehabilitation to restore the opened this spring, is named Mattie’s in historical marker, supported by the Texas warmth, charm, and grace which define honor of the Faulk family matriarch. The Historical Commission’s undertold marker its legacy. The project entailed repairing project’s second phase will include two program, was dedicated in June. Phase and replacing rotten porch framing; contemporary hotel buildings integrated 2 will include renovations of the historic meticulous cataloguing and reinstalling into the site through elegant landscape 1954 grandstands, new concessions, a new of historic trim; and restoring nine out of design. All work has been approved by the scoreboard, and updated restrooms. ten historic fireplaces. The main entrance’s Historic Landmark Commission. And did we second story porch was reconstructed and mention Green Pastures’ peacocks? They’re GREEN PASTURES stabilized for public use. A 1950s covered here to stay too. 811 West Live Oak Street walkway was removed from the north Recipient: Greg Porter entrance porch, and the original Stick Style YOUNG HOUSE Preservation Award for Rehabilitation balustrade restored. Architects discovered, 2002 East 16th Street and preserved, original wood siding on Recipient: Erica and David Heroy South Austin’s Green Pastures is one of the site’s original 1893 structure. Bright, Preservation Award for Addition the city’s most beloved landmarks. Set colorful interiors play off historic features. amidst expansive live oaks, this Victorian Contemporary elements, including striking Veola Young purchased this Craftsman Era estate was home to the Faulk family, new porch structures, create a vibrant and bungalow, which originally stood at Trinity known for their liberal politics and welcoming atmosphere. and 23rd Streets, during a University of gracious hospitality, for much of the 20th Texas auction in 1954. Mrs. Young, a former century. Renowned folklorist, humorist, The project embraced Green Pastures’ teacher, lived with her family behind and activist John Henry Faulk grew up history, with Porter himself interviewing their drugstore at East 11th Street and here, and his sister Mary Faulk Koock Faulk family members for a more personal Rosewood Avenue. Husband Dr. Ulysses opened Green Pastures Restaurant here in understanding of the site’s significance. “Doc” Young was the first licensed African 1946. While Koock counted Lyndon B. and The gently cautionary words “Be Kind American pharmacist in Austin. Their Lady Bird Johnson among her personal to Those You Pass On Your Way Up As Hillside Drugstore and soda foundation friends and catered for international You May Meet On Your Way Down,” were East Austin institutions from the dignitaries, she established a welcoming aptly painted on staircase risers during 1920s through the 1970s. (Hillside Farmacy, atmosphere open to all regardless of race the Faulk era, were updated but kept Continued on page 7 or religion. The property is a City of Austin

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are proportional THORNE HOUSE in size and 3607 Balcones Drive arrangement; the Recipients: David and Tracey Hime new construction Preservation Award for Rehabilitation is narrower than and Addition the original home to delineate Roland Roessner, FAIA was a ground- between old and breaking designer and educator whose new. The 12.5-foot- award-winning works fused high-style deep addition Modernism with the Central Texas adds modest but landscape. His site-specific designs meaningful space often emphasized native materials and integrated buildings into the existing Young House Image by Casey Woods to improve the home’s funtionality. terrain. Balcones Drive, with its dramatic named in their honor, now occupies Concealed from the street, it respects curves and steep hills, offered him ample the building). The Youngs relocated the the streetscape’s historic appearance inspiration, and Roessner designed an bungalow to East 16th and Poquito Streets and broader neighborhood character. important collection of homes here in the heart of East Austin’s Chesnut These subtle elements are outstanding for Austin’s upper-middle class. Those Neighborhood for use as a rental property. considering the number of projects that that have survived are among the most fail to reach this level of good design significant midcentury works citywide. By 2015 the building had suffered from without Historic Landmark Commission hard wear and tear with an overgrown review. Dr. Lansing and Shirley Thorne worked yard littered with debris. Like so many closely with Roessner on their own home of Chesnut’s historic homes it could The East Side Historic Survey recommends at 3607 Balcones, completed in 1956. The easily have been targeted for demolition. the Young House for historic zoning and, low-slung, flat-roofed house sits atop a Instead, architect Erica Keast Heroy and thankfully, the Heroys’ commitment to its high hill with a cantilevered porch and husband David purchased the property preservation has ensured that this is still wide windows overlooking the street for their young family of four. She set out possible. Excited neighbors have welcomed below. It was designed around a dramatic to design a remodel to revive defining the project and what it means for their live oak, so much so that Roessner notched features - including historic windows, neighborhood – as do we. Continued on page 8 pocket doors, built-ins, exterior siding, and shiplap walls and ceilings - and expand the house from a 2/1 to a 3/2 on a strict budget.

The new master suite, both warm and Image by Nick Simonite Image by understated, sets a high standard for such projects throughout Chestnut and beyond. Preservation best practices recommend that new construction complements, but is still distinct, from the old. Here, the cross- gabled addition is a modern interpretation of the original home. Vertical siding makes a clear distinction from the bungalow’s historic shiplap; contemporary windows Thorne House

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its roof eaves to make way for the tree’s B’nai Abraham limbs. A dry-stacked limestone retaining Brenham wall runs along the main façade, softening Historic the home’s sleek modern lines above. Synagogue

Dell Jewish David and Tracey Hime purchased the Community Campus property from Mrs. Thorne in 2013. They Recipient: Shalom hired Clayton & Little Architects, with Austin contractor Burnish & Plumb, to design an Stewardship Award addition and remodel that would restore

key midcentury features while making Polish and Lithuanian necessary, but sensitive, updates. The immigrants built B’nai project preserved much of the original Abraham Synagogue in mahogany paneling and trim; built-in downtown Brenham in B’nai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue cabinets with distinctive sloped “waterfall 1893. The town’s Jewish design” fronts; and midcentury hardware. community thrived until after World War II Donors, including the Toubins, contributed New and salvaged bricks were meticulously when families began moving to cities like more than $500,000 to the project. Shalom sourced to patch masonry inside and Dallas and Houston. Their move was part Austin hired Clayton & Little Architects out. A new HVAC system was installed of a larger wave of urbanization across and found a contractor and building mover on the roof to accommodate the home’s Texas, but also typical of small-town Jewish willing to take on the task. The synagogue 8-foot-ceilings. Custom waterproofing and communities nationwide. had to be carefully reinforced, then divided insulation improved thermal performance, and cut into three sections for its 90-mile, as did new aluminum casement windows Leon Toubin, grandson of one of B’nai month-long move across four counties. which match the profile of the originals. Abraham’s founders and a local business Building permits were obtained in both Roessner’s design had included extensive and civic leader, took over the synagogue’s Brenham and Austin, and the journey clerestory windows that were eliminated care after it fell from regular use in contended with weather delays, overpasses, during the planning process because the 1960s. He and wife Mimi lovingly small-town law enforcement, and more. of cost; this project restored these maintained the property for decades clerestories throughout, more fully hoping that, some day, Jewish families Soils from Brenham and Jerusalem were realizing the architect’s original vision. would return. mixed at the synagogue’s new site in Austin before reconstruction. B’nai Abraham stands A new addition expanded the 1,773-square- By 2012 the Toubins were faced with exactly as tall as it did in Brenham thanks foot house by 900 square feet, including a difficult choice: keep the building in to new piers. Original prayer platforms, guest rooms and an office. Tucked away Brenham, where preservation meant religious objects, and furnishings were from the street, they leave the home’s converting it to another use; or move the reinstalled along with historic wooden striking setting and façade much as it synagogue somewhere else, to ensure it windows and doors. It has new HVAC appeared in 1956. The Thorne House was would remain true to its original purpose. systems, lighting, bathrooms, and ADA featured, pre-renovation, on our 2014 Mr. Toubin contacted Jay Rubin, then CEO accessibility. Historic Homes Tour. We are thrilled of Shalom Austin, to see if the 40-acre Dell to honor it once more, this time for its Jewish Community Campus would accept B’nai Abraham is now home to Congregation gorgeous rehabilitation. This was a massive B’nai Abraham to support Austin’s thriving Tiferet Israel, a Modern Orthodox Jewish undertaking and we commend the Himes Jewish community. An unprecedented, congregation of about fifty families. for their dedication to this stunning piece three-year relocation project ensued. Between services, community events, and of architecture. Continued on page 9

8 Fall 2017 Merit Awards, continued from page 8 Jewish lifecyle ceremonies, it is in constant black algae and lichen. Granite use for the first time in over fifty years. masonry was examined for loose As Rabbi Daniel Millner told The New York stones and cracks. The project Times, “When I look at that synagogue, I see carefully addressed deteriorating a house that’s soul-built, that’s spirit-built, mortar, crafting tailored because there is nothing ostentatious about treatments based on condition it. In that way it really embodies the purest and location. Preservation plans spirit of Jewish ritual life. It is that vision, were developed for cracks likely

it is that dream, it is that essence that we to worsen with time, and minor Board State Preservation Image by are transporting, not just the building itself, cracks were filled with pressure but everything that it represents, and all of epoxy injections. A preservation the work and all of the love that went into plan was developed for a large it, from the handmade nails to the hand-cut crack on the Capitol’s north wood.” This project is the very definition of porch, now fitted with a remote stewardship, and we are thrilled to honor monitoring system for long-term B’nai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue Shalom Austin with this award. observation. 3D digital archival models of existing hardware were Texas State Capitol Exterior used to fabricate metal patterns Preservation Project for future replication so that pieces can be replaced in-kind. Recipient: State Preservation Board Texas State Capitol Exterior Preservation Project Preservation Award for Restoration The project’s most visible feat was and Special Recognition Award for stabilizing, repairing, and repainting the Risk, with Hull Historical, Restorhaus, Craftsmanship building’s 777 windows. Delicate wooden Inc., and Mid-Continental Restoration sash components had broken throughout Co. Inc. performing restoration work. This It goes without saying that the Texas the building, and many were beginning to painstaking project leads the way for such State Capitol, designed by Elijah E. Myers rot where paint had thinned. Failing sealant projects nationwide, and all Texans should and completed in 1888, is the most had caused sills to rot as well. Each window be proud. iconic building in our state. The State required a slightly different treatment and Preservation Board (SPB) is responsible for was given a numbered placard outlining Many thanks to our wonderful 2017 its maintenance, including a comprehensive its scope of care. At minimum, all windows Preservation Merit Awards Jury for making Capitol restoration in 1995. In 2015, the SPB were painstakingly stripped, primed, and this such a rewarding selection process: launched a year-long Exterior Preservation painted to match the original 1888 hue. Sally Fly, Honorary AIA, Program Project funded by a $15,000,000 More than 200 sashes were removed for Director, Texas Society of Architects; appropriation by the Texas Legislature. offsite repair using old growth pine, and Bess Graham, Architect, Texas Parks & The project is incredible for its meticulous seventy-five window sills were replaced. Wildlife Department; Sarah Marshall, documentation, sophisticated technical Thicker, ultra-clear glass replaced thin Small Business Specialist/Assistant State solutions, and proactive preservation replacement glass from previous repairs, Coordinator, Texas Main Street Program; planning. which rebalanced the windows to increase John Riedie, Chief Executive Officer, Austin longevity. The project replaced more than Creative Alliance; Haley Wilcox, Partner, Extensive scaffolding allowed the SPB to a mile’s worth of sealant between window Ogee Preservation. h examine and document every inch of the frames and their stone surrounds. building’s exterior. All granite was cleaned

of dust and pigeon guano, and the north Phoenix 1 Restoration and Construction, façade was further treated to remove Ltd served as Construction Manager-at-

PRESERVATION AUSTIN 9 Losing a Community Catalyst: The Closure of L.C. Anderson High School

This article continues the history of the old Anderson High School from our Summer 2017 newsletter. by Rebekah Dobrasko

I n 1954, Austin was a racially segregated city. All publically-owned facilities for African Americans were in East Austin. The University of Texas had just lost a lawsuit which forced desegregation of its law school. Undergraduate education at the university remained segregated, as did public school education. All of Austin’s African American students attended public schools in East Photo by Rebekah Dobrasko Austin. The only black high school, L.C. Anderson High, had just moved into a new building in 1953. The Austin Public Schools (APS) system was rehabilitating Anderson’s old building into Kealing Junior High.

On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that public school segregation was unconstitutional. Austin, as well as school districts in fifteen Athletic Field other states, was now violating the law by operating segregated Seventeen white students entered Anderson in the fall of 1969. schools. Reactions to the Brown ruling across the South ranged Anderson’s students were glad to have them. Student Roselyn Hill from integration, especially in areas like West Texas, to complete noted: “We’ve always been open to integration, but no one ever resistance. Austin fell in the middle and implemented a “freedom wanted to come.” The school district began a construction and of choice” plan for all its high schools, starting with the 1955 school upgrade project at Anderson to further attract white students. year. The campus was not even twenty years old, but still needed many upgrades to be equal to Austin’s white high schools. APS’ plan for desegregation meant that students and their parents could choose which school to attend. In 1955, thirteen African HEW did not feel that seventeen white students attending Anderson American students chose to leave Anderson High and attend was true desegregation. For the 1970 school year, federal Judge previously all-white schools. It was not until 1963 that students of Jack Roberts drew new attendance zones and required all students every grade were allowed to choose where they attended. While living in those zones to attend their school, regardless of race or about ten percent of black students attended formerly white schools, previous school attendance. Almost 400 white students were within only eight white students total attended formerly black schools. the attendance zone for Anderson High, yet fewer than sixty white Anderson High remained all black. students registered for school on the first day. Some parents rented apartments elsewhere in the city so their children could continue to Austin’s next step in tackling desegregation was to desegregate attend majority-white schools. the system’s faculty. APS assigned three teachers from Anderson High to white schools. However, in 1968 the Office of Civil Rights of After only four days, Judge Roberts declared his integration plan the federal Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) a failure due to the refusal of whites to attend Anderson. Most of reviewed the desegregation status of ninety-six Texas school the white students that did enroll in Anderson withdrew to attend districts. HEW found that Austin was not in compliance, especially other schools. Because of the city’s policies that African Americans since Anderson remained all-black in 1968. should be segregated in East Austin, it was unlikely that any true racial mixing would occur at Anderson without busing white students Austin’s school board chose to continue its “freedom of choice” over from other schools. Both the APS (now the Austin Independent plan and heavily recruit white students to attend Anderson High. Continued on page 11

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School District, or AISD) and federal government refused to consider busing white students to a black school. This meant they saw no other option but to completely close Anderson, as well as Kealing.

The class of 1971 was the last to graduate from Anderson High. Most of Anderson‘s books and equipment went to other schools. Anderson’s former students boarded buses to attend schools across Austin. Anderson’s closure APL Photo courtesy of Austin History Center, ripped the heart out of the historic black community in East Austin. Parents and students no longer attended the same churches or community events as each other Protests at closure or their teachers, who were now mostly outside the community. The school had been a catalyst for the East downgraded their black high schools and reopened them as elementary Austin community, stated Ambres Kearney, a chemist and an alumnus schools. School traditions, colors, and memorabilia were lost. In Austin, of Anderson. “It was a bonding agent for the community. You don’t Anderson alumni petitioned AISD to build a display case for its sports have a catalyst, everything just doesn’t work.” Kearney noted that and music trophies in Rosewood Park. Now, the trophies reside in the shortly after Anderson’s closure, businesses along 10th, 11th, and 12th George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in an exhibit streets closed and remained vacant. overlooking the 1913 site of Anderson High.

Anderson’s closure was an act of institutional racism that repeated The current L.C. Anderson High School opened in 1973 more than ten itself across the South. When HEW forced true integration of miles away in northwest Austin. Based on black community demands, schools in the 1970s, many districts chose to close the black high AISD named it after the black high school. This new school had schools and make students attend formerly all-white schools. Others different school colors and a different mascot. The Anderson Yellow Jackets became the Anderson Trojans. Its current principal is working with the original L.C. Anderson High School Alumni to tell their history through displays in the school and recognizing alumni at fall football games.

Also in 1973, the new Austin Community College (ACC) opened its first campus in the old Anderson building where it remained through the 1980s. Currently, the 1953 school is the home of AISD’s Alternative Learning Center. The East Austin Boys and Girls Club uses the gymnasium and band areas for their programs.

AISD is undergoing a facilities master planning process to support a $1 billion bond request in November 2017. AISD plans to move Eastside Memorial High School and International High School to the old Anderson campus. Preservation Austin is working with the Original L.C. Anderson High School Alumni group and AISD to recommend spaces and features on the school campus to preserve. The groups applied for a Texas Historical Commission Undertold Marker and are considering listing the school and campus in the National Register of Historic Places. The story and place of Austin’s only black high school deserves to be preserved and remembered. h

Current Anderson High School exhibit case

PRESERVATION AUSTIN 11 Inherit Austin Haley Wilcox, IA Secretary

Red River Ramble: Inherit Austin’s H 2017 IA Board 8th Annual Somewhere in Time OFFICERS Ellis Mumford-Russell, Chair October 22, 2017 • 5pm to 8pm Matt Welch, Chair-Elect Haley Wilcox, Secretary Audra Tiemann-Iturbe, Treasurer T his year’s event, dubbed the Red River NEW BOARD MEMBERS Ramble, will be a new twist on our Inherit Austin would like to extend a big BOARD annual fall event. The Red River Ramble will welcome to our newest board members, Michael Camden include a stroll along Red River with stops joining for the new fiscal year, including Erin Dowell at venues along the way to hear stories, Kelsey Riddle, Michael Camden, and Erin Tori Haltom go on tours, and learn about the heart of Dowell. The new fiscal year also brought Nanette Labastida Austin’s live music scene. Learn about the changes to our executive committee, Kelsey Riddle Kelley Russell history and significance of the Red River including Ellis Mumford-Russell as Chair; Michelle Slattery Cultural District while exploring Matt Welch as Chair-Elect; Mike Smith its venues and watching Audra Tiemann-Iturbe as Emily Thompson Payne street performers and Treasurer; and Haley Sarah Wheat live music. The event Wilcox as Secretary. will include drinks and bites from local Inherit Austin hosts vendors, music and social, cultural, and entertainment, and educational events a raffle. Ticket prices to cultivate the this year have been next generation of lowered to welcome new preservationists in people to join the fun. support of Preservation d Austin’s mission. Find us Proceeds from the Red River Ramble on Facebook and will support Preservation Austin’s efforts Instagram Service in Texas (@inheritaustin) to to preserve and protect Austin’s unique to Clients Nationwide historic and cultural landmarks, including find out about our Red River, through awareness, outreach, upcoming events and educational programs. A portion of and campaigns! the proceeds will go to the Red River Cultural District to support the preservation Tag us in your and promotion of the District’s iconic posts of Austin institutions. culture & history, especially roadside Heritage Title Company Tickets and sponsorship opportunities at: resources using of Austin, Inc. preservationaustin.org/events/somewhere- #atxroadside. h Gary Farmer – President in-time-red-river-ramble. Laura Beuerlein – Executive Vice President

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12 Fall 2017 H heritage quiz Rebekah Dobrasko and Virginia Boswell

P reservation Austin presents our Facebook Heritage Quiz the first Friday of every month! The first respondent to correctly identify a local landmark receives a $5 gift card to East Austin’s Cenote Café, housed in the 1887 McDonald-Cain House, courtesy of your favorite preservation nonprofit.

Congratulations to our summer contestants for spotting the following properties:

July: Moore-Hancock Farmstead (4811 Sinclair Avenue) The Moore-Hancock Farmstead sits in the middle of the 1950s-era Rosedale Subdivision. This collection of 19th-century log and stone buildings began in the country outside the small state capital in 1849. Built by Austin merchant Martin Moore on land inherited by his wife, the family moved here to farm and to raise horses and cattle. In 1866, Elizabeth Moore sold the home and surrounding lands to Texas politician John Hancock. Hancock moved his nephews here and proceeded to turn the land into a very profitable dairy. The Moore-Hancock Farmstead served as a farm and dairy until the 1930s, when the city began growing out to meet it. It became multi-family housing in the 1950s and 1960s, Moore-Hancock Farmstead but has subsequently been restored back to its nineteenth century appearance. This National Register-listed property features its original dog-trot log house, a log barn, a rock kitchen and root cellar, and the hand-dug well. H Winner: Meghan Kempf

AUGUST: German Free School (507 East Tenth Street) The Texas Legislature chartered the German Free School Association of Austin in 1858. The association had recently built this two-story limestone building in downtown Austin, and in 1872 added a residence for the schoolmaster. When the school first opened, it was private and charged students tuition. It became part of Austin’s public school system in 1871. However, it did not stay in the public school system very long, and closed after 1884. In 1991, the German-Texas Heritage Society inherited the school building and residence, and the society holds tours, programming, and German language classes at the site. The building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. German Free School H Winner: Bob Biard

SEPTEMBER: Stanley House (1811 Newton Street) Sitting on a residential corner in South Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood, the Robert S. Stanley homestead is recognized for its quality of craftsmanship as a restored nineteenth century building. The house sits between South Congress Avenue and South First Street. It was built by Travis County native Robert Stanley, an African-American stonemason and laborer, for his wife and children in 1895. Stanley also built a stone building on West Mary Street in 1927 that now houses The Herb Bar. The house shows Stanley’s craftsmanship with its front- gabled vernacular and Italianate limestone façade with rusticated quoins at the corners. This feature is rare in Texas landmarked houses. The house stayed in the family for more than a century until it was bought in 1998 and completely restored. It is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. H Winner: Natalie Seeboth Stanley House

PRESERVATION AUSTIN 13 Grant Awarded to Living Springs

ur Grants Committee has awarded matching funds to yet of funders to support this important project in the spirit of our another outstanding project! Living Springs: An Interactive mission to promote Austin’s diverse cultural heritage through the ODocumentary About Barton Springs, is an ongoing film preservation of historic places. series that covers the history, science, culture, and spiritual practices of historic Barton Springs. Its next phase, with the support of our For more on Living Springs, visit livingspringsaustin.org. Our winter grant, includes interviews with leading figures and activists in grant deadline is December 15. See preservationaustin.org/programs/ Austin’s open space preservation movement between World War II grants for details. h and 1992. Preservation Austin is thrilled to join a broad group Preservation Houston Establishes Recovery Fund Post-Harvey

reservation Houston Phas established a special fund to assist historic property owners impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Proceeds will support flood damage assessments and recovery efforts in the wake of the storm’s heartbreaking, and unprecedented, flooding. This is a crucial time to ensure that Houston’s historic fabric isn’t lost during the recovery process, and that viable but damaged buildings aren’t demolished because of a lack of resources. Please consider supporting our neighbors’ preservation efforts. Tax-deductible donations can be made through Preservation Houston’s website at preservationhouston.org/harvey/donate. h

14 Fall 2017 H President’s Message h Ken Johnson

I t is with great honor that I write this successfully against harmful bills during terms as board message to the members of Preservation the 85th Legislative Session. The Education members. With Austin as the incoming President of the Committee launched a new Advocacy Tools their energy Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 term. initiative and Ambassadors program. Inherit and expertise While it is a great honor, it is a small role Austin continued to cultivate the next joining our in context of the complex machine that generation of preservationists and advocates. team of counts the Preservation Austin staff, the passionate board members, we plan to Board Executive Committee and many, many In the upcoming year, we will focus on make great progress toward achieving our volunteers carrying forward our mission. I outreach and membership, starting with a challenging goals. officially joined the Board in 2014, but have renewed marketing effort to bring awareness been involved in historic architecture for to the updated image and brand that was A constant topic of conversation is the more than 10 years as an Architect. The bonds created in 2012. We hope to reach younger increasing development in Austin and the that I have formed with people, places and Austinites with an interest in old, cool pressure it puts on old houses and buildings, buildings in that time inspire my work with buildings, as well as established families including those already designated historic Preservation Austin. who love their neighborhoods and want to and those waiting to be. Austin is growing at preserve that feeling for future generations. a rapid pace, and the influx of new residents Our work in 2016 continued to build on past This year, we will also continue to evaluate and businesses don’t necessarily know the successes. From the Historic Homes Tour CodeNEXT and advocate for improvements history of the town they are moving into. to the Preservation Merit Awards luncheon, to the City of Austin’s processes related to Frankly, even relatively long-time neighbors our annual events were more popular than historic zoning and demolition. This chance may not know all of the history that they ever, raising funds and awareness while only comes around every 30 years or so – we want to know about our City. That’s where we encouraging activity in the community. The plan to put forth as much effort as possible can join together as members and volunteers Grants program was reinstated, and our to help achieve an excellent result! to further our outreach and programming. initial recipients have already completed With that in mind... their projects or are well on their way, After our annual membership meeting including Six Square’s Homecoming elections on August 22, we are happy to Please, stay involved and get more Symposium on African American Cemeteries; welcome Preservation Austin’s newest board involved! Use our historic places to show Hyde Park Local Historic District sign toppers; members: Travis Greig, a local architect; Ian they are useful, from our historic parks Paramount Theater façade renovations; Reddy, a developer specializing in historic to South Congress and Red River. Your the Norwood Park Foundation’s planning properties; Blake Smith, a general contractor engagement will make all the difference as, efforts; and Living Springs, An Interactive and long-time member; and Mickie Spencer, together, we work to “Save the Good Stuff.” Documentary About Barton Springs. Our a restauranteur and designer. In addition, subcommittees continued to grow, with Samantha Davidson, Chris Hendel and the Preservation Committee advocating Dennis McDaniel are beginning their second

PRESERVATION AUSTIN 15 H Education Committee Ann S. Graham, Chair

T he Education Committee (EDU) Design and Development continues its strong work to reach Center; Tim Miles, Executive out to and interest both residents and Director of Blackland visitors alike with our vision and passion Community Development for “Saving the Good Stuff!” Our work Corporation, and Mark is fun, creative, smart and engaging – Rogers, Executive Director please read about it below! If you’d like of Guadalupe Community to get involved, please contact Programs Development Corporation. Director Lindsey Derrington at programs@ Many thanks to Cristina preservationaustin.org Valdes for opening her home and ADU in the East Cesar On July 18, we hosted our annual Chavez neighborhood for our “Greening Your Vintage Home” series, group, and to architect Craig ADU presentations at Greening Your Vintage Home exploring how accessory dwelling units Nasso for leading tours and (ADUs) can provide supplementary for giving amazing design and we will let everyone know the new income, additional living space, and and technical advance to our attendees. date as soon as it has been confirmed. multi-generational housing, helping Thanks, too, to sponsor Clean Tag, LLC, and The History Hunt is a fun architectural homeowners offset increasing property to volunteers Madeline Clites, Rosa Fry, scavenger hunt geared for elementary- values that can challenge their capacity Marie Oehlerking-Read and Anna Muniz! aged children to help arouse their curiosity to remain in their own home. Special in Austin’s architecturally rich and diverse thanks to our presenters: Ken Johnson, Our 3rd annual History Hunt, scheduled neighborhoods and recognize some of Project Architect at Michael Hsu Office of for Bluebonnet Hills Neighborhood first in what makes them special. Thank you to all Architecture and President of Preservation May, then in June, will be rescheduled to of our History Hunt volunteers, especially Austin; Rich MacMath, LEED AP BD+C, early 2018 after two torrential rain-outs. those who were soaked to the bone during Design Director with Austin Community We hope the third attempt is a charm the last near-event.

Shortly, EDU members will be augmenting PA’s growing collection of walking tours through the Otocast app with the release of new content featuring the Allandale/ Brentwood/Crestview neighborhoods. Our Historic Austin Tours series is the most popular on Otocast, drawing hundreds of users from everywhere from Mexico to Turkey!

EDU and the Preservation Committee are also working in partnership with the “old” L.C. Anderson High School’s Alumni Association, and Austin Independent School District, to ensure that the rich History Hunt volunteers – before the rain! Continued on page 17

16 Fall 2017 Education Committee, continued from page 16 and important history of Austin’s former Please join us on African American high school is recorded Saturday, November and preserved. EDU member Rebekah 4 between 9am Dobrasko has been heavily involved in this and 1pm at the project and has submitted an application grand reopening to the Texas Historical Commission’s of Republic Undertold Marker program for Old Square where Anderson. our Ambassadors will have an EDU is also leading development of the information booth new “Advocacy Tools” feature on our at the SFC Farmers’ website. Resources include “How to Attend Market Downtown. Exploring an ADU in the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood during Greening an HLC Meeting: Step By Step for the This is another Your Vintage Home. Layperson” by Preservation Committee great way to grow We continue to explore and be open to member Emily Reed, and “All These our presence across the community! new ideas around how to spread the good Acronyms: What Do They Mean?” by EDU Thanks to Stacey Kaleh, Sarah Burleson, work of Preservation Austin. Please get in member Sara Luduena. and others for spearheading these efforts. touch if you’d like to play a role! We meet the third Tuesday of every month from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at PA’s office at 500 Chicon. Join us! h

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Wednesday, October 18: THANK YOU Preservation and CodeNEXT, Part II TO OUR PA BUSINESS Preservation Austin (500 Chicon, 78702) AMBASSADORS! 6:30pm to 8pm FREE, RSVPs appreciated ABC Home & Commercial Services Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas CodeNEXT: Dates to Know Clayton Bullock, Moreland Properties Meeting details, along with information on Generational Commercial Properties how to submit feedback, can be found at Green Mango Real Estate austintexas.gov/codenext unless otherwise Harvey-Cleary Builders Presented by Preservation Austin, this two- noted. The dates below are current as Laurie Limbacher & Al Godfrey part event focuses on CodeNEXT, the city’s of September 15, 2017 but are subject to ML&R Wealth Management ongoing Land Development Code rewrite, change. as it relates to historic preservation. Norwood Tower LP September 15: Draft 2 Release Presenters include CodeNEXT staff and O’Connell Architecture September-October: Community-Wide Historic Preservation Office staff from PSW Real Estate Open Houses the City of Austin’s Planning and Zoning October 18: Preservation and CodeNEXT: Part Department. II at Preservation Austin February 2, 2018: Council Reviews Draft 3 with Commission Recommendations and Participants who missed Part I are October 25: Historic Landmark Commission Special Meeting on CodeNEXT (3PM to 5PM, Public Feedback h welcome to attend Part II! City Hall Room 1101) October 28: Spanish Part I, held on September 6, offered Language Open an overview of the CodeNEXT project House and recommended what to expect in October 31: Deadline CodeNEXT’s second draft, released on for Public Comments September 15. on Draft 2 November 28: Draft During Part II, we’ll delve into 3 Release CodeNEXT’s second draft itself, as well as January 11: Land Use improvements to the city’s preservation Commissions Make ordinance. Presentations will be followed Recommendations by an extended Q/A session with city staff. on Draft 3 RSVPs to programs@preservationaustin. org are appreciated!

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18 Fall 2017 Many Thanks to H Our New & Renewing Members

BENEFACTOR Kathryn Haggard CONTRIBUTOR STUDENT David Wilson Norman & Judy Brown Amelia Sondgeroth Avery Laux Tim Cuppett & Marco Rini Pierre & Angela Filardi Betty Bird Josh Conrad Stephen Sharpe Bo Mccarver Katie Hill WATERLOO CIRCLE Susan Driver Brian Linder Charles Aubrey Smith, Jr. Susan Erickson Bryan Hale BUSINESS AMBASSADOR George & Carole Nalle, III Ted & Christine Huston Cammy Jones Limbacher & Godfrey Architects James Hillhouse, IV Ted Siff & Janelle Buchanan Catherine M. Johnson O’Connell Architecture Joseph Pinnelli Will Andrews & Elana Einhorn Cathy Brigham Michael & Tracy DiLeo Wynnell Noelke David Conner BUSINESS LEADER Sabrina Brown Debra Drescher Amity Worrel & Co. Tom & Elizabeth Granger HOUSEHOLD Elizabeth Brummett Jay Farrell, Architect Dr. Elizabeth Geddes-Bruce & Annette S. & Henry Lucksinger Erica Laughlin Lin Team, Old Austin Realtor Coleson Bruce Bob & Angela Ward Fredrick Weigl Matt Fajkus Architecture Mary Helen Walcutt Boyd & Nina Covey Gretchen Woellner Mustian Architect & Design Geoffrey Wellen Carol Ann & Larry Sayle James Bilodeau Paramount & Stateside Theatres/ Chris & Blythe Wilson Jeffrey Stark Austin Theatre Alliance ADVOCATE Cynthia Nelson Joan Graham Pilgrim Building Company The Fairview Carol Nelson David & Sally Hunter Joe Lamping VOH Architects Carolyn Schilthuis Derek & Dorothy Trainer Joyce Bertolacini George & Fran Ramsey Douglas & Margaret Danforth Joyce Stromberg INHERIT AUSTIN COUPLE John Oscar Robinson Gary & Nannette Overbeck Linda Rivera George & Donna Ferrie Madonna Lynn Bryan Dove Mary Van Haneghan FRIEND Gregory Shattuck & Mary Kleypas Margaret Cowden Gretchen Otto Michelle Slattery & Charles Page Custis Wright Mary Jo Galindo Jack & Ann Wilhelm Paul Knaus Jennalie & Sean Lyons Mary-Effie Burnham Jeff & Liz Carmack Jennifer Turner & Jack Barron Maureen McCormack Jenny Watford & Michael Golf INHERIT AUSTIN INDIVIDUAL Karen Saadeh & David Matthis Melanie Martinez John Barclay Agency Alyssa Mayfield Luci Baines Johnson & Phoebe Allen John W. & Jeani Smith, III Bryan Cates Ian Turpin Eleanor Ann Chote Karey & Chris Oddo Cara Bertron Nick & Kathleen Deaver Robert Rekart Kate O’Neill Debbie Utley Paula Hern & Thomas Barbour Robert Seidenberg Kathleen Reiff Terrell Blodgett Dick Mitchell Kevin Koch & Robert Schmidt Ellis Mumford-Russell PARTNER W. P. Mettke Lauren Vienne Wooldridge Associates, LLC Jason Haskins Barbara Bridges Leon & Kay Whitney Krystal Parsons Bill McCaughrin Mark & Connie Johns SUSTAINING Luisa Mauro Brad & Colleen Theriot Mary E. Bailey Angie Croslin Maria Teresa Bonet Chad & Jennifer Marsh Matthew & Maddie Clites Charles M. Peveto Nanette Labastida Chandler Ford Michael Tolleson Gayle Carson Scott Marks Charles Hibbetts & Alegria Arce Nanci Felice & Edwin Rains Gretchen Nelson Tori Haltom Claire Duncan Niles & Patti Hansen Leslie Pool David King Oscar Rodriguez & Randall Soileau Lori Person Gail Weatherby & Andy Sieverman Pat & Bill Monroe Scott Hayes Gregory Smith & Beth Dodd Paula Rhodes Tom Collier Guy Herman & Lynn Blais Richard & Alison Ryan Vickie Tatum & Jana McCann & Jim Adams Shaina Novotny Ken Manning Jim & Marty Moulthrop William & Carolyn Bingham Kathie Tovo & Tom Hurt

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H PA Calendar of Events • 2017

OCT Preservation and CodeNEXT Part II NOV SFC Farmers’ Market Downtown 18 Preservation Austin (500 Chicon), 6:30PM to 8PM. 4 Republic Square Park (422 Guadalupe Street), 9AM to 1PM. This event delves into the second draft of CodeNEXT Join our Education Committee at the SFC Farmers’ Market and changes being made to the city’s preservation Downtown in the newly-reopened Republic Square! Come ordinance. FREE. See Page 18 for details. on by for a free Preservation Austin koozie and learn more about this historic park. OCT Inherit Austin’s Red River Ramble th 22 Save the date! Inherit Austin’s 8 Annual Somewhere DEC Winter Grant Deadline In Time event explores downtown’s Red River Cultural 15 PA offers quarterly matching grants of up to $5,000 for a District, the heart of Austin’s live music scene. variety of preservation projects. Nonprofits, neighborhoods, See Page 12 for details. public entities, and building owners may apply. See our website for details. th NOV 57 Annual Preservation Merit Awards Celebration 3 Driskill Hotel (604 Brazos St.); check-in begins 11AM, luncheon from 11:30-1:30PM. Our Preservation Merit h Awards Celebration honors the hard work and visionary Visit www.preservationaustin.org approaches of those preserving our city’s heritage. for details and tickets today! See Page 1 for details.

Jugging and Jawing Historic Austin Happy Hours Our happy hour series with the UT Student Historic Preservation Association continues! Venues are announced as they’re scheduled, check our website and social media to see where we’ll be this fall.