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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 8/1/2023
District C, District D, District G, District H
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PLN - Public hearing for Landmarks and Protected Landmarks

Agenda Item#: 1.


 
                               
Summary:

PUBLIC HEARING relative to the designation of sixteen Landmarks or Protected Landmarks - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; G - HUFFMAN and H - CISNEROS

Background:
Chapter 33, Section 33-222 of the Code of Ordinances allows for City Council to designate a Landmark or Protected Landmark upon application by the property owner.

 

The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission (HAHC) recommends to City Council the approval of the following 16 landmark and protected landmarks after determining the applications satisfied all criteria of the ordinance. 

 

  • HAHC approval date: April 21, 2022 - The Reiler Fraga House at 15 Altic Street (Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: April 21, 2022 - Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ellsworth Lee House at 2153 Pelham Drive (Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: May 19, 2022 - The house at 1134 E. 14th Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: May 19, 2022 - John C. Penn House at 428 Hawthorne Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: October 20, 2022 - Leonel Castillo Community Center at 2101 South Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: October 20, 2022 – The Salzman House at 3615 North Braeswood Boulevard (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: October 20, 2022 - Saint's Mary Missionary Baptist Church at 4602 Eli Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: January 26, 2023 - The Wilbanks-Hannah House at 2506 Rosedale Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: January 26, 2023 - The Earl and Berthea Carpenter House at 5330 Mandell Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: January 26, 2023 - Winlow Westheimer Center at 1901, 1911, and 1915 Westheimer Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: March 23, 2023- The Spencer and Lela Robinson at 3019 Gray Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: March 23, 2023- The Thompson-Brown House at 215 E. 30th Street (Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: May 18, 2023 - Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church at 3432 Rosalie Street (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: June 29, 2023- Olivewood Cemetery at 1300 Court Street (Protected Landmark and protected Archeological Site as a Cemetery)
  • HAHC approval date: June 29, 2023-Three Oaks, Mr. & Mrs. H. Arch. Spradley House at 2201 Albans Road (Protected Landmark)
  • HAHC approval date: June 29, 2023- The Goodman House at 426 Westmoreland Street (Protected Landmark)

 

A public hearing on the designations is proposed for Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 9:00 a.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers. Notice of the public hearing date and location will be published in a local newspaper of general circulation.

 

 

 

_______________________________

Margaret Wallace Brown, AICP, CNU-A

Director
Planning and Development Department

Contact Information:

Anna Sedillo, Council Liaison

832-393-6578

 

Yasmin Arslan, Planner IV

832-393-6631

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