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modified window openings. The <br />enclosure of the rear southeast porch <br />also compromises integrity of design, <br />but to a lesser degree since this corner <br />is not visible from the street. <br />2. The relationship of the building as a <br />Yes <br />The house is not located in a historic <br />potential contributing structure to a <br />district, but survey assessments of the <br />potential historical district per the <br />Jefferson Place subdivision have noted <br />criteria set forth in this chapter, <br />this could be a potential historic district <br />within its bounds. <br />3. The reasonable condition of the <br />Unknown <br />The applicant did provide a written <br />building*, and <br />summary regarding the condition of the <br />property at the time of HPC <br />Subcommittee review which indicated <br />that neglect had affected the house <br />and that there was asbestos found <br />inside and outside the subject property. <br />This criteria is marked as unknown <br />only because the full extent of the <br />condition is not known at this time. <br />4. The reasonable projected cost of <br />Unknown <br />A specific projected cost was not <br />restoration or repair. * <br />included as part of the application. <br />* In considering the condition of the building and the projected cost of restoration or repair as set <br />forth in subsections H.3 and H.4, above, the commission may not consider deterioration caused <br />by unreasonable neglect. <br />Although it does not have the integrity or significance to be eligible to the National or State <br />Historic Registers, its long association with the French immigrant coal mining LeComte family is <br />locally significant. The long (90+ year) association with the Hicks family is significant. Members <br />of the Hicks family were coal miners as well as local business people. Descendants of the same <br />family own and occupy the house until the 2010s. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />LMC Sec. 15.36.200 notes that the purpose of demolition review is to: <br />1. Prevent loss of buildings that may have historic and architectural significance; and <br />2. Provide the time necessary to initiate designation as an individual landmark or to <br />consider alternatives for the building. <br />Staff finds that the property could meet the criteria social significance criteria and therefore <br />14 <br />