HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION August 03, 2016 Agenda Item No: 28 HDRC CASE NO: 2016-311 ADDRESS: San Antonio River Walk and surrounding blocks, roughly bounded by Camaron, Augusta, Sixth, Bonham, Losoya, and Tolle Pl CITY COUNCIL DIST.: 1 APPLICANT: Office of Historic Preservation TYPE OF WORK: Review of National Register Nomination REQUEST: The applicant is requesting review and concurrence of the nomination of the Downtown San Antonio and River Walk Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. APPLICABLE CITATIONS: FINDINGS: a. As a participant in the CLG program, the City of San Antonio's chief elected official, the mayor, and the local historic preservation review commission, board or committee must comment on properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Districts within their jurisdictions. b. OHP staff prepared the nomination in consultation with the Texas Historical Commission which lists 197 contributing buildings, structures, and objects including the River Walk. c. The proposed Downtown San Antonio and River Walk Historic District is eligible for its contribution to the commercial and financial growth of the city which surpassed all other Texas cities in the early twentieth century; for its city planning programs, including flood control and infrastructure improvements that resulted in the River Walk; and for its dense urban concentration of high style, large-scale buildings designed by prominent architects and the unparalleled River Walk. d. Designation provides the owner of income-producing property the opportunity to receive state and federal tax credits for rehabilitation. e. This application will be considered by the State Board of Review on September 17, 2016. f. The nomination is provided in the exhibits for this request. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends concurrence with the nomination of the Downtown San Antonio and River Walk Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. 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Proposed Downtown National Register Historic District GIS Public Services Division M ap q ueries : (210 ) 207 -793 3 Riv erview Tower s Date/Tim e S aved: 7/27/2016 at 9:15:31 A M 111 Soledad St, S uite 900 PDF Filenam e: P roposedDowntownNRD_O verview_160727.pdf Overview San Antonio, TX 78205 Map P ath: W:\CoSA DeptsAndOffices_FY2015_2016\Hi stori cP reservation\DowntownNRD\P roposedDowntownNRD_O verview_160727.mxd !"#$37 NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National RegisterSBR of Historic Places Registration Draft Form 1. Name of Property Historic Name: San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District Other name/site number: NA Name of related multiple property listing: NA 2. Location Street & Number: San Antonio River Walk and surrounding blocks, roughly bounded by Camaron, Augusta, Sixth, Bonham, Losoya, and Tolle Pl City or town: San Antonio State: Texas County: Bexar Not for publication: Vicinity: 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following levels of significance: national statewide local Applicable National Register Criteria: A B C D State Historic Preservation Officer ___________________________ Signature of certifying official / Title Date Texas Historical Commission State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ Signature of commenting or other official Date ____________________________________________________________ State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: ___ entered in the National Register ___ determined eligible for the National Register ___ determined not eligible for the National Register. ___ removed from the National Register ___ other, explain: _____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 San Antonio DowntownSBR and River Walk Historic District, SanDraft Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 5.