DEPARTMENT: Office of Historic Preservation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Shanon Shea Miller
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 2
SUBJECT:
Resolution to initiate landmark designation for 705 E Grayson
SUMMARY:
This resolution requests direction from City Council to move forward with historic landmark designation for the property at 705 E Grayson. On June 6, 2018, the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) agreed that the property is historically significance, and is requesting to initiate an application for landmark designation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A demolition application was submitted on February 2, 2018, to the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP), by the property owner, for the structure located at 705 E Grayson which is located in the Downtown Residents Association, on the border of the Government Hill Neighborhood Alliance. OHP identified the property as eligible for historic designation.
The property at 705 E Grayson includes a main structure and accessory structure in the rear, designed by architect Lou Harrington and built by Ed Steves & Son c. 1922 for Dr. Charles Craig Cade. SA Grayson Three, LLC currently owns the building. OHP staff finds the property is eligible for designation. The property meets 3 of the 16 criteria for eligibility found in the UDC. The structure is a Colonial Revival residential home that represents the conclusion of this period of development of the residential neighborhood with close ties to Fort Sam Houston. The structure is associated with a prominent local doctor and cotton farmer, Dr. CC Cade; the structure was designed by a prominent local architect, Lou Harrington; it was built by Ed Steves & Sons, a prolific and well-known local builder. On April 4, 2018, OHP staff made a site visit to determine the amount of original material still present.
The structure meets four Criteria for Evaluation: 4, 5, and 11 in accordance with the process for considering designation of a historic landmark, as outlined in t...
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