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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ANALYSIS AND CRITERIA FOR FINDING <br />PROBABLE CAUSE FOR LISTING AS LOCAL LANDMARK: <br />Under Resolution No. 17, Series 2019, a property may be eligible for reimbursement for <br />a historic structure assessment (HSA) from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) if the <br />Historic Preservation Commission finds "probable cause to believe the building may be <br />eligible for landmarking under the criteria in section 15.36.050 of the Louisville Municipal <br />Code." Further, "a finding of probable cause under this Section is solely for the <br />purposes of action on the pre-landmarking building assessment grant request, and such <br />finding shall not be binding upon the HPC, City Council or other party to a landmarking <br />hearing." <br />Staff finds probable cause to believe this application complies with the following <br />criteria: <br />CRITERIA <br />FINDINGS <br />Landmarks must be at <br />929 Parkview Street was constructed approximately <br />least 50 years old <br />1952, making it 70 years old. <br />Staff finds the age of the structure meets the <br />criteria. <br />Landmarks must meet <br />Architectural Significance - Exemplifies specific <br />one or more of the criteria <br />elements of an architectural style or period. <br />for architectural, social or <br />geographic%nvironmental <br />• 929 Parkview is a good example of the minimal <br />significance <br />Ranch popularized in America post -WWII. It <br />exhibits many of the character defining features <br />of the style, much of which has remained <br />unaltered since the home was built in 1952, <br />other than some aesthetic changes to the <br />cladding on the exterior elevations of the home. <br />Staff finds the style and integrity of the structure <br />has probable cause to meet the criteria for <br />architectural significance. <br />Social Significance - Exemplifies cultural, political, <br />economic or social heritage of the community. <br />• The house has extremely strong associations <br />with the current owners of the property still of <br />the lineage of the Madonna family. The original <br />owners have ties to Louisville's coal mining <br />heritage as well as to Louisville's Italian <br />immigrant community. Additionally, a former <br />owner of the property, Joe Madonna, has ties <br />to many of Louisville's commercial heritage <br />11 <br />