Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2012 07 16

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes June 18, 2012 Page 3 of 10 Johnson stated he is not sure but he knows of at least 2 or 3 other examples. Watson asked if Johnson felt as though this was a good architectural representation. Johnson stated this was a standard cookie cutter style house. He added this house is similar to the structures found in East Denver. Speier stated the HPC needs to decide on how to deal with this style of architecture because we are soon to enter into periods when architecture was not very interesting. He added it might be good for us to establish a criteria of what we consider integral. Stewart stated he felt as though this structure is a good representation of the time period but there are other neighborhoods in Louisville where this time period is better represented. Watson inquired what the time period of significance was in Louisville. McCartney stated there is not a period of significance. The City of Louisville uses a revolving statement of 50 years or older. Stewart added we also follow a criteria when we determine whether a building is considered eligible for landmarking and eligibility of landmarking is how we determine if a building is to receive a stay or not. La Grave added to Speiers comment. Public Comments Arthur Tulley – lives north of this house. He inquired as to what the north elevation would look like. He added scale is another consideration of historical character. Most houses are designed for a street presence not a neighbor presence. He stated the scale was too large for the area and wished there was more attention to detail on the north side elevation. He concluded he is not opposed to the project, especially due to the current location. Comments Koertje stated he agreed with Speier in that the post world war era is not all that elegant architecturally but it doesn’t preclude these buildings from being considered integral to Louisville. He then spoke directly to the criteria for review and the unique social history. He concluded by stating he felt this building could be eligible based on the architectural and social history and would recommend a stay on the structure, but maybe a short on so that the applicant could consider changes to the proposed design. Lewis inquired if staff knew how many post world war structures currently exist in Old Town