DEPARTMENT: Office of Historic Preservation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Shanon Shea Miller
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 1
SUBJECT:
Resolution to proceed with landmark designation for 2202 Fredericksburg Rd.
SUMMARY:
This resolution requests direction from City Council to move forward with historic landmark designation for the property at 2202 Fredericksburg Rd. The Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) recommended a Finding of Historic Significance for this property on July 1, 2015.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The building located at the 2202 Fredericksburg is an exceptional example of a ca. 1940s Moderne/Deco style gas station. The existing structure is located directly next to the Monticello Park Historic District, and contributes contextually to the historic fabric of the neighborhood. The building's architectural type, as an early service station structure, is distinctive in character and exemplifies the cultural, economic, and social trends that are distinctive to San Antonio's early automobile suburbs. The building is a significant historic resource with high architectural integrity. The Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) staff and members of the Designation and Demolition
Committee (DDC) of the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) visited the property on February 25, 2015, for a site visit and recommended that the property was contributing to the neighborhood.
The service station features a Y-shaped floor plan with a central office/storefront. The building has a three bay service garage that extends from the rear fa?ade and features doors made of steel and glass. Two canopies are attached to the main structure and extend out to Hildebrand and Fredericksburg Street. The building is steel framed and metal clad. The central office space has a half decagon shape with the prominent glass walls facing the street corner. The roof of the structure is flat and level from the canopies to the back, with the except...
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