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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 16t", 2019 Page 10 of 13 Klemme made a motion to find probable cause. Ulm seconded. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 1000 Main Street: Probable Cause Determination Selvoski reminded the Commission that they had seen this application recently. Selvoski described the structure and its architectural significance. The home was part of an Italian enclave in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is located across from the Jacoe Store and has a history of wine -making in the cellar and was owned by the DelPizzo family. She noted that the stucco, which was a change to the original structure, had been added more than 50 years ago. Staff finds that the application met the criteria for probable cause. Johnson, DAJ Design 922A Main Street, noted the location of the structure downtown and across from the Museum. He noted that the integrity was nearly unchanged. He noted that there were some changes and it would be interesting to see those changes over time in the assessment. He explained that the stucco told a story of the changes. He had been in the basement of the house and he thought that the whole structure was original. Parris stated that this is exactly what the Commission had hoped for and she made a motion to find probable cause. Dunlap seconded. Motion approved unanimously by voice vote. 917 La Farge Avenue: Historic Structure Assessment Presentation Selvoski explained that this was a presentation on what an approved assessment had found about a structure. Johnson, DAJ Design, 922A Main, shared that the home was built in 1891 and was in a neighborhood with a strong Italian heritage. He described the original and existing footprints. He noted that the front porch seemed to be original and that it was legal non- conforming. There are strong indications of how it could go back to its original form. Across the street, there was a home that had maintained the turned wood columns and the original wood deck, which is what the 917 La Farge home had originally. He noted that the property had a summer kitchen built before 1948. He explained that the house connection was built in 2006 and that the summer kitchen was currently used as a bedroom. He noted that the additions included a dig for the basement and a chimney. He described the floor and roof structures. The significance of these observations is that the structure is unique to the original layout and changes with the expansion of the home. He showed the window replacements through time. He also showed some of the preservation priorities, which were mostly creating the structural integrity. He stated that there could be siding remediation and window replacement in the near future. He shared that the owner intended to preserve the home. There was a desire for a little more space in the back but may not come in the form of the alteration certificate. He noted that it was just a historic preservation project. 11