Historic Preservation Commission Minutes 2009 04 20

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2009 Page 2 of 7 architectural integrity over the years. The home is in a style particularly associated with Louisville and represents the built environment of the coal miners, so it may be culturally significant to Louisville. A stay was placed on the demolition permit request and a public hearing was scheduled for April 20. Assessor's records state the home was built in 1900 and research shows that the house was very likely constructed in the period of 1900-1906. There were numerous owners of the home between 1906 and 1933; most of these residents held jobs typical to small towns at the time including working at local mercantile stores, a truck driver, and a road grader. The family of Darwin and Clara Johnson owned the home from 1944 08. There is also a garage building on the site. Staff has no information on the a building. Staff recommendation: Given the architectural integrity of the site st f recommends the HPC place a 180-day stay on the permit that would expire on Sept and try to work with the applicant to maintain the fayade of the home an uild an addition on the rear thus maintaining the historic characte the street facing fayade. Staff recommends the permit on the garage be rei the age or history of the building. ve no information on Whiteman reminded members of the criteria to be r discussion. They are: 1. The eligibility of the building for designatid s an individual landmark consistent with the purposes and standards in this Chapter; 2. The relationship of the building as a potential contributing structure to a potential historical district pe iteria set forth in this Chapter; 3. The reasonable condition of ing; and 4. The reasonable projected cos storation or repair. Whiteman asked for the a t presentation. Thomas Ramsey, 1100 G enue, stated he purchased the home with the intent to take down the exi. structure. He didn't think the existing home was particularly special and all rounding homes on the block have significant additions and are all two-stories. H are to build a home that will compliment the character of the area. He noted that home has asbestos in it, so it may be more economical to re the home tha abate the asbestos. He added that the current home is habitable, but .. g foundation will not hold a second story addition. sked if he had gotten bids on the cost of abatement. Ramsey said he had not yet. He was waiting until he was closer to demolition. Muckle stated that it may not be as expensive as he thinks. Tofte asked if he had considered a rear addition that would save the existing home.