City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 02 05

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City Council Meeting Minutes January 15, 2019 Page 2 of 9 Schwendler stated a historic context is a narrative for understanding a place's history and identity. The historic context documents prepared for Louisville seek to provide information that supports City decision -making. The goals of the Historic Context Studies are to: 1) Summarize historical trends in settlement and architecture; 2) Identify architectural forms and styles that represent different time periods, geographic areas, industries, and ethnic groups; 3) Identify gaps in information about architectural forms, styles, and distributions; 4) Prioritize future documentation of buildings; 5) Identify the architectural elements and qualities that make some buildings significant; and 6) Understand the kinds of modifications that are and are not compatible with significant historic buildings. These include a tapestry of personal stories, historical events, architectural descriptions, and collective visions. The goals are to summarize historic trends, identify architectural styles and structural types, understand compatible modifications, identify information gaps, and prioritize future documentation. This will let everyone better understand the city's history and historical resources and also to invest resources more wisely. Schwendler gave an overview of how the reports were researched and written and then reviewed each report. Residential She reviewed architectural forms in Louisville and pointed out what is common and what is rare. Styles show the scale in Louisville is small and working class. She reviewed how the town developed geographically. The report recommends documenting houses and housing types that are being lost and encouraging landmarking. Commercial She noted the early business types and building uses in town. She reviewed the architectural forms of commercial buildings noting many commercial buildings are now residential. Recommendations for this area include documenting more mid -twentieth century commercial buildings, conducting intensive architectural surveys, and landmarking. Agriculture/Industrial She noted there are many agricultural uses in town including silos, outbuildings, and grain elevators and she reviewed barn forms. She noted there is one remaining mine dump in town and that should be documented. She added the industrial findings of note include the railroad and the mines. Recommendations include documenting sites, especially the mine dump from the Rex No. 1 mine.