Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2017 02 13

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes January 9, 2017 Page 3 of 14 I am representing the owners of Main Street Markets. They have owned the property for the last three years. They are Louisville residents and live on Lincoln Avenue. They could not be here tonight but they will be on any and all land use applications if they move forward. I had the opportunity to do Yoga Junction across the street which is a great example of a beautiful building in Old Town. It has great scale and perfect Main Street characteristics. Joe's Market represents that as well. I have lived in Louisville long enough to have shopped there. The owners have the best intent I have known of landowners. Their heart is in keeping Main Street and its scale very much the way it is. Joe's Market as we call it collectively is probably the more charming building. The house has an interesting history. This is the first time I have received a social history where I was surprised to learn what I found. Having gone into the basement which is a cross between a basement and a crawl space, it explains everything. The foundation is interesting. You can see the old building. I am surprised to see what I find given that the new building seems so contemporary compared to what the old photos show. The new house is fairly unrecognizable. I would be surprised if I found old framing in the existing building. I think the intent is to look at these two buildings which are on one property and find ways to keep that same character. There is a great opportunity for tho as well. We are excited about what we will find. think they have been maintained pretty well; ho Commission Questions of Applicant: Fahey says is it their intention to bring the house back original structure or to preserve the 1949 existing remodel. Johnson says we have not had a lot of time to sit with this formation. My fear is we could be recreating history starting from zero. I would love to say tha house is transformable but think that it would be starting over. I think the original building is c ming. The scale and size of the building would be exactly what they are trying to maintain. Haley says you were not aware of the social history that the house was underneath somewhere. Do you think there is original wood under the brick facade? Johnson says I have no idea. It n some expjatory investigation. uildings to have some synergy together uildings have a lot to be uncovered. I they are ';-rations of both buildings. Public Comment in Favor: Non Public Comment Against: None. Closed Public Hearing and Discussion by Commission: Koertje says I am shocked that the guts of 924 Main date to 1890s. I think both of these structures meet the criteria for us to find there is probable cause to believe they would be eligible for landmarking. They both have significant social history as pointed out in the Staff report. Even the remodel of 924 Main is over 50 years old. The former Joe's Market retains significant architectural integrity. I would be in favor of making the finding for probable cause for both. I don't remember the exact language of the resolution that created this program for probable cause to allow these reports to be done, but I know we have precedence for doing two structures on one lot, and allowing both of them to be eligible for the maximum amount of funding. I am in favor of that here, because they are clearly distinctly different structures. Dickinson asks if these two structures going to be individually evaluated at each step moving forward, or will they always be paired. If they only move forward with one, do we look at that one? Koertje says we make different decisions for each structure. We have done that with residential areas where there is an older structure and a newer out -building. Trice says an example is the Museum which has three landmarks on one site. They were all landmarked individually.