Category Archives: Historic Preservation

The Historic Preservation Committee is responsible to support efforts to create historic districts and preservation generally. The Committee reviews applications for demolition, provides advice and suggests a course of action to the Executive Committee.

ACTION AT NORWOOD

This morning soil samples were obtained from drilling performed by Austin Geo-Logic. In the absence of any info about the foundation piers that were installed in 1998, our structural engineer needed to know soil conditions as a first step to … Continue reading

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NORWOOD FENCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!

 Here’s some neighbors pulling for Norwood!   Thanks to a great group of volunteers, the fence in front of the Norwood House has been re-positioned. The task was completed in under two hours and ended with a mini feast of … Continue reading

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SUNDAY FENCE PARTY AT THE NORWOOD HOUSE

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NEW CHAPTER IN NORWOOD HOUSE ADVENTURE!!! 6-20-13

Followers of this story know how well I miscalculated the time needed to get official permission to get to work on this derelict public park building. Today, however, I am very pleased to report that, in my last act as … Continue reading

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Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District Update

Michele Webre, Volunteer Coordinator for the Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District Project sends this update: Hi Everyone, I wanted to update you on our historic district efforts. You may have heard that this year marks the 100th anniversary of Travis … Continue reading

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