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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 21 st, 2019 Page 10 of 12 Haley invited the applicant to speak. Derek Greene, 1013 Jefferson Avenue, thanked the Commission for its consideration of the proposal, which would help improve and add insulation. Haley asked for public comment. Seeing none, she opened commissioner comment. General approval. Ulm made a motion to approve Resolution 8, Series 2019. Parris seconded. Roll call vote. Motion passed unanimously. Miners Cabins: Landmark Request. (Resolution 9, Series 2019) Selvoski presented the application, explaining that the Miners Cabins were constructed between 1935 and 1940. They were unique and represented a unique segment of the city's housing stock and therefore met the criteria for architectural significance. Most other similar buildings had been lost. The cabins had social significance since they were small structures used as rental properties to account for the lack of housing. The property was first built by the Trotts in the 1930s and sold them to Marjorie Downer in 1946. They became vacant at some point thereafter. The structure retained a high level of physical integrity in design, materials, and footprint since at least 1948 and they were typical of other small rental properties many Louisville residents lived in during the Depression era. Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9, Series 2019, with the suggested name of the Downer Cabins. Dunlap asked what the effect of landmarking would mean, since the City already owned them. Selvoski replied that there were already funds allocated for this project, but having them landmarked helped to cement the preservation of the cabins and meant that changes to the structures would have to be approved. Haley asked for public comment. Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, stated that she lived three houses east of where the cabins were originally located. She shared her 15 years of research and advocacy for the cabins and stated that this was a huge culmination of a lot of years. She planned to give her research notebook to the Museum eventually. She had recently been in contact with Jim Trott, who was born in Cabin No. 2. He was also very excited about the landmarking. She felt very strongly that the cabins should be called the Trott -Downer cabins, because Emmitt Trott built the cabins. She noted that the double name solution had been used in other landmarks across Louisville, including her own home. Morgan thanked staff for their work on the project and Director Zuccaro in particular. She thought the cabins would not have been saved without him. 11