Travis House: City Council To Finalize Zoning Status Today

Courtesy Austinist  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 8:00am

Travis House, photo by thinman On October 13th, the Planning Commission (PC) considered the Historic Landmark Commission's recommendation that Travis House be designated as a historic building.

The owner's lawyer told Planning that the 1945 building was in bad shape and contaminated with lead, mold and asbestos.

Susan Villarreal, Senior Planner with the city, responded that "It is a distinctive and interesting building" and an "excellent representative of Colonial Revival style." The PC voted 4-2 to deny the...



 

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