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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 18, 2016 <br />Page 3of11 <br />Trice says four out of five are still there, including the house we are discussing. <br />Chuck Thomas says I defer to members of this community in terms of the cultural <br />significance, but I would note that the Staff recommendation is to include it. Short of any <br />compelling reason otherwise, I would concur with the Staff recommendation and move <br />that the structure at 421 County Road, Louisville, CO meets the criteria in section <br />15.36.050 of the LMC for probable cause probable cause to believe the building may be <br />eligible for landmarking, seconded by Haley. Roll call vote. <br />Name <br />Vote <br />Lynda Haley <br />Yes <br />Debbie Fahey <br />N/A <br />Peter Stewart <br />N/A <br />Mike Koertje <br />N/A <br />Jessica Fasick <br />Yes <br />Cyndi Thomas <br />Yes <br />Chuck Thomas <br />Yes <br />Motion passed /failed: <br />Pass <br />Motion passes 4 -0. <br />PUBLIC HEARING — 1800 Plaza Drive Demoli <br />Conflict of Interest and Disclosure: <br />Staff Report of Facts and Issues: <br />Trice presents from Power Point. <br />• 1800 Plaza Drive "Hecla Casino" D ition 6-003-DEMO <br />• The applicant is requesting to demolish the structures at 1800 and 1870 Plaza <br />Drive as a part of the Balfour Senior Living expansion. The former Hecla Mine <br />Casino, located at 1800 Plaza Drive, is the only structure being reviewed <br />because it is the only structure constructed prior to 1955. The request is being <br />h rd by the full Commission because it is part of a Planned Unit Development <br />fi <br />0) and Plat application. <br />Constructed 1910 as a casino for the strikebreakers at the Hecla Mine <br />• Center of events during Coal Wars in Colorado <br />• After mines closed in 1920, Williams and Foster families lived in the structure and <br />farmed the area <br />• Structure was relocated in 1991 from Louisville Plaza to 1800 <br />• Moved from original location in 1991 <br />o Gable- roofed with two gable wings <br />o Craftsman style: Overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, <br />brackets <br />o Enclosed wrap- around porch <br />o 25/1, double -hung windows <br />o Clad in vinyl siding <br />o Bay window added on south elevation <br />o Additions to northeast and southeast <br />o Integrity of location lost <br />o Structure maintains much of its architectural elements <br />Plaza Drive <br />decorative <br />