Austin Studio & Garden, 1209 E. Sixth St.
Sad for Austin and All of Us
RECEIVED Mon., Aug. 29, 2005
Dear Editor,
In October 1999, as the tech bubble neared maximum inflation and real estate prices soared, we and four other parties entered into a bidding war on 3714 Meredith, then in its first weekend on the market [“Invasion of the McMansions,” News, Aug. 28]. We would have been thrilled to live in a Fehr and Granger house – its original rectangular block left intact by an offset and largely inconspicuous addition to the rear of the large, wooded lot. But at least the lucky buyer felt similarly. How sad for Kyla Kanz, last owner of the house, for a desperate group of neighbors who tried to save it from demolition, and for the architectural heritage of Austin that developer Hunter Wheeler could not leave the property to another homeowner with a sense of history, propriety, and taste.
In October 1999, as the tech bubble neared maximum inflation and real estate prices soared, we and four other parties entered into a bidding war on 3714 Meredith, then in its first weekend on the market [“Invasion of the McMansions,” News, Aug. 28]. We would have been thrilled to live in a Fehr and Granger house – its original rectangular block left intact by an offset and largely inconspicuous addition to the rear of the large, wooded lot. But at least the lucky buyer felt similarly. How sad for Kyla Kanz, last owner of the house, for a desperate group of neighbors who tried to save it from demolition, and for the architectural heritage of Austin that developer Hunter Wheeler could not leave the property to another homeowner with a sense of history, propriety, and taste.
Susan Rather
Richard Wheelus
Richard Wheelus
