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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 17 August 2020 Page 2 of 4 The Carltons helped to found the local Methodist Church and played a significant role in the Methodist Ladies Aid Society. The Mossoni family owned the property for over sixty-eight years and occupied it for most of that time. Norm Mossoni was a locally prominent businessman who owned a Main Street hardware store, a tavern, and service station. He was an investor in the local Hi -Way coal mine. Mr. Mossoni served as the Louisville fire chief and on the town council. When evaluated against the 1958 assessor's photos, the structure retains its overall form and appearance from the street and exhibits a moderate level of physical integrity.Staff finds that the structure met the landmarking criteria and recommended approval of the request to find probable cause. The applicant spoke to the Commission and expressed his interest in retaining the mid-century characteristics that the house Public Comments: None Discussion: Chair Haley commented that the structure seems to meet all the criteria for age, significance, and integrity. Klemme agreed. Klemme made a motion to recommend approval of the Probable Cause finding and the $4,000 Historic Structure Assessment Grant. Keller seconded. Passed unanimously by voice vote. 633 La Farge Avenue: Probable Cause Hearing Staff presented the following the research and information on 633 La Farge Avenue: Selvoski shared that the structure at 633 La Farge Ave. was constructed circa 1900-1908 and is a classic example of Folk Victorian architecture. 633 La Farge Avenue was owned by the Stecker family and their descendants from its construction through 2017. The neighboring houses at 720 and 722 Pine were owned by the Stecker family as well. The structure retains its overall form and appearance from the street and exhibits a high level of physical integrity. Staff finds that the structure met the landmarking criteria and recommended approval of the request to find probable cause. Andy Johnson, DAJ Design, spoke as the applicant. He noted the original character that the house has retained over time. Public Comments: None Discussion: Klemme commented that she was excited to see the property begin the historic preservation process and that the structure seems to meet all the criteria for age, significance, and integrity. Haley agreed, and noted that it's exciting to possibly so many homes in the same area participating in the preservation program. Dunlap noted that the houses along Pine were all built by the same carpenter. Parris agreed that this was an excellent candidate for probable cause. Dunlap made a motion to recommend approval of the Probable Cause finding and the $4,000 Historic Structure Assessment Grant. Parris seconded. Passed unanimously by voice vote. 01A