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Historic Landmark Commission designates Whitehall Cooperative as historic at 2500 Oasis Street
Summary
The Austin Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously June 4 to grant historic zoning to the Whitehall Cooperative at 2500 Oasis Street, recognizing the property's architecture and its role in cooperative housing, student life and mid-20th century integration efforts.
The Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to designate the Whitehall Cooperative at 2500 Oasis Street as historic zoning, a move supporters say will help preserve the long-running student cooperative and its building on the University of Texas West Campus.
Staff recommended the designation, citing the house’s architecture, community value and historical associations. Commissioners approved the recommendation in a motion to follow staff’s report; Commissioner Kevin Cook moved the motion and Commissioner Beth Taniguchi seconded it.
The designation recognizes the building’s multiple periods of significance, staff said, including its…
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