Laserfiche WebLink
SUMMARY: <br />The City designated the property at 908 Rex Street a landmark (the Mancini House) on June 2, <br />2020. The Historic Preservation Commission previously approved an alteration certificate for the <br />property to aid in the restoration work on the property as well as allow for a modern addition to <br />the house. <br />The applicant is currently requesting: <br />• A Preservation and Restoration Grant in the amount of $61,775 to pay for preservation <br />and restoration work including repairs to the foundation, porch, roof and floor structure <br />as well as siding and window repair/replacement in addition to a $15,000 new <br />construction grant. <br />Staff recommendations: <br />• Staff recommends approval of the applicants grant request in the amount of $61,775 to <br />pay for preservation and restoration work in addition to a $15,000 new construction <br />grant, for a total grant amount of $76,775. <br />HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information from Bridget Bacon, <br />Louisville Historical Museum <br />Peter Murphy platted the subdivision of Murphy <br />Place in 1907. It became Louisville's Frenchtown <br />neighborhood. Based on records from the Boulder <br />County Assessor, 908 Rex St. was built in 1924. <br />OvAr3r <br />%9 TAEE7' <br />Raymond Gosselin purchased the lots in 1914. In ' ' ' WE ` T, ' j ' <br />1923, he conveyed ownership of the property to I ' 1 <br />his daughter, Margaret, and her husband Tony jjr - - <br />Mancini. Records indicate that the Mancini's built 'Fry VagF',� <br />the house at 908 Rex Street in 1924. Tony and _- <br />Margaret raised their children Jane, Harold, and <br />Rita, in the house. Tony passed away in 1955. Following his death, Rita continued to live in the <br />house and worked in the kitchen at Colacci's Restaurant in downtown Louisville. She died in <br />1976. At that time, the house passed to their daughter, Rita. By 1979, Rita had moved back into <br />the house at 908 Rex Street. Rita worked in the Blue Parrot Restaurant for 26 years, retiring in <br />1989. She lived in the house until her death in 1997. In that year, the property sold to Brendan <br />McManus. In 2012, he founded Lucky Pie Pizza and Taphouse. <br />7 <br />