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<br /> 2 <br /> <br />HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information provided by historian Bridget Bacon <br /> <br />This property is part of the Pleasant Hill Addition subdivision, which was filed in 1894. <br />The structure was built between 1904 and 1906. The building is owned by the <br />applicants Tommi and Mike McHugh. Prior, the property had been owned by the <br />Thomas family for 100 plus years. <br /> <br />Nicholas Sr. and Mary Thomas <br />Nicholas Thomas Sr. came to Louisville from England with his son, Nicolas Jr., to work <br />in the coal mines. Mary Thomas was one of the founders of the Methodist Church in <br />Louisville, still located at 741 Jefferson Avenue. <br /> <br />Nicholas Jr. and Elizabeth Thomas <br />Nicholas Jr. and Elizabeth were married in 1899 and had the house at 700 Lincoln built <br />in either 1904 or 1906. Nicholas was a partner in the Big Six Coal Company which <br />operated the Sunnyside Mine in the early 1900’s. He then formed the Ko-Z Coal <br />Company with his sons and operated the Fireside Mine in Louisville (for which Fireside <br />Elementary is named). Nicholas Jr. and Elizabeth had eight children – all who were <br />raised in the house. <br /> <br />Of the eight children, Quentin, Mary and Elizabeth were later owners of the house. <br /> <br />LANDMARK APPROVAL: <br />On September 6, 2011 City Council approved the landmark application for 700 Lincoln <br />Avenue. <br /> <br />REQUEST: <br />The applicant, Tommi McHugh, is requesting the approval of a Preservation and <br />Restoration Grant for rehabilitation work on the Thomas House and Garage located at <br />700 Lincoln Avenue. This item was continued from the March 18, 2012 HPC meeting. <br /> <br />The applicant obtained a historic structure assessment for the property, completed by <br />Nan Anderson of Anderson Hallas Architects and paid for by the Historic Preservation <br />Fund (HPF). The assessment (attachment 3) made the following priority <br />recommendations: <br /> <br />1. Repair roofing and replace gutters on house. <br />2. Replace roofing on garage. <br />3. Replace basement screen door. <br />4. Repair shingles and flooring on front porch. <br />5. Repair garage windows. <br /> <br />The applicant then contacted three roofing companies to perform the roofing repair and <br />replacement work, along with the gutter work. Only two companies provided bids: <br />Boulder Roofing and Excel Roofing. Boulder Roofing only provided a bid for asphalt <br />shingles on the house, while Excel Roofing provided bids for asphalt and wood shingles