Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District

05/23/2024

We are grateful for all the guidance and encouragement Caroline gave to our historic preservation efforts, and for her activism serving on Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission, as well as her work in preservation at the Texas Historical Commission. She will be greatly missed.😢

Last night Austin’s preservation community lost one of its most remarkable advocates.

Caroline Wright was a leading Preservation Austin volunteer and a longtime chair of our Advocacy Committee. She represented District 9 on the Historic Landmark Commission from 2020 to 2023, and as team lead for the Texas Historical Commission’s state tax credit program, she supported countless preservation projects and communities statewide.

Caroline inspired others through her expertise, humor, integrity, sheer grit and force of will for the good. She was a true believer in historic preservation and her life’s work impacted historic places large and small. Here in Austin, she was a leading advocate for saving the McFarland House from demolition ten years ago, in 2014. Today, Preservation Austin is rehabilitating this beloved landmark to serve as our long-needed home base for preservation efforts citywide. This is just one example of how Caroline’s work will leave its mark for generations to come.

This loss is personal for us here at Preservation Austin. Caroline was a beloved friend and partner to so many in our community, and far too young to leave this world. Please take a moment today to honor Caroline’s memory and thank her for leaving such an incredible legacy for the rest of us to follow.

10/17/2023

Seeking a Preservation job to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in our city? The city is hiring….

Education and/or Equivalent Experience:Graduation from a four (4) year college or university with major coursework in Public Relations, Communications, Public Administration, Political Science, or a closely related field plus three (3) years of experience involving the development and coordination o...

10/17/2023

After a number of setbacks, preservationists are once again eyeing a decadeslong project to return a historic 1920s bungalow overlooking Lady Bird Lake to its former splendor. The Norwood House, which sits on public parkland bordering Interstate 35 and Riverside…

09/11/2023

Travis Heights preservationists had cause for celebration last week, as a proposal to landmark an iconic neighborhood home broke up the typical routine of demolition and disappointment. The case to rezone the property at 2101 Travis Heights Blvd., known among…

06/22/2023

Check out this Discussion Panel next week…

House Relocation, Deconstruction, and Material Reuse Panel Wednesday, June 28 | 6-8pm  AIA Austin, 801 W 12th Street Registration cost: $25 AIA CE Credit approved (2 LU/HSW)

04/23/2023

Demolition, new construction and remodel permits to be considered at the next Historic Landmark Commission meeting May 3, 6 pm, City Council Chambers.

03/17/2023

Get your tickets!

03/03/2023

Sign up before Monday, 5pm.

Weatherizing for Historic Homes Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 6-8 pm via Zoom $15 for Preservation Austin Members/ $20 for Non-Members Become a member of Preservation Austin today!

01/22/2023

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/travis-heights-fourplex-demolition/269-ee62df43-5bd5-41e1-812e-dc8dce49b239

Residents in the Travis Heights neighborhood say over the past two years they have watched homes they consider historic be demolished and replace with modern builds.

01/20/2023

Preservation advocates want the city to simplify the process for building accessory dwelling units, and use an ombudsman position to help navigate city processes as some of the steps needed to save existing housing stock while helping to address affordability.…

01/09/2023

A new year but the demolitions keep coming.
On the consent Agenda for this week's Historic Landmark Commission meeting:
1804 Brackenridge HR-2022-165753 Item No. 12
409 E. Monroe HR-2022-172625 Item No. 13

Backup materials here: https://www.austintexas.gov/cityclerk/boards_commissions/meetings/31_1.htm

Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting (That's Tuesday noon) is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, email [email protected] or call Amber Allen at (512) 974-3393.
To speak in person, you must sign up by 6 p.m. at the meeting place, on the night of the meeting.
NOTE: This meeting will be held at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. in the Permitting and Development Conference Room 1401, and not the City Council Chambers.

12/14/2022

Up for demolition tonight…
1804 Brackenridge. Item HR-2022-165753.
Sign up in person by 6 to speak tonight at the Historic Landmark Commission Meeting, 6 pm, City Hall Council Chambers.
Backup: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=399193