Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 05 15

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SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting: • Landmark designation for the property at 929 Parkview Street. • An Alteration Certificate allowing changes related to restoration and rehabilitation work, including restoration of siding, windows, and the front porch on the south (front) and east (side) elevations of the house; new siding and windows on the west (front/side) addition of the house; and new siding and windows on the north (rear) elevation of the house. • A Preservation and Restoration Grant in the amount of $51,974. • A Loan in the amount of $51,974 to cover the matching funds for the Grant request. Staff recommendations: • Staff recommends approval of the Landmark request. • Staff recommends approval of the Alteration Certificate. • Staff recommends approval of the applicant's grant request. • Staff recommends approval of the applicant's loan request. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Information 2021 Probable Cause Staff Report and Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum This house is located in Louisville's Frenchtown neighborhood, but it is one of the few not associated with any French families. The parcel on which it is situated has a connected history with the nearby home of 421 County Road, as the parcel was the site of the gardens for the Madonna home at 421 County Road. Members of the Madonna family, originally of Italy, have owned the parcel since 1919. Peter F. Murphy platted the subdivision of Murphy Place in 1907. He did so as President of the Louisville Realty & Securities Company. It became the location of Louisville's Frenchtown. The Genaro and Aldovina Madonna family owned the historic home at 421 County Road from 1919 to 1983. Also starting in 1919, they owned lots behind their home (Lots 7-13, Block 2, Murphy Place) that are now the location of 929 Parkview Street. According to the Madonna family, Genaro and Aldovina used the lots behind the historic family home for their abundant gardens. Genaro and Aldovina Madonna raised their children at 421 County Road, who were Anthony Joseph "Joe" (1917-1984); Lois Madonna McDaniel (1919-2008); Violanda Madonna Mason (1920-2004); and Vincenzo "Jim" Salvatore Madonna (1921-2004). In 1949, Genaro and Aldovina Madonna conveyed Lots 7, 8, and 9, Block 2, to their son Joe Madonna and his wife, Irene Barbara Denning Madonna (1925-2020). She was an English "war bride" whom Joe Madonna had met in World War II and had brought back to live in Louisville. A small article in the Sept. 29, 1949 Louisville Times noted that Joe Madonna was building a home at the Parkview location and that it was going up rapidly. He completed the house in 1952. In 1953, Genaro and Aldovina also conveyed ownership of Lots 10, 11, 12, and 13, Block 2 (to the east of the house at 929 Parkview Street) to Joe and Irene Barbara Madonna. Joe Madonna was a community leader in the 1950s when Louisville transformed itself after the coal mining era ended. Louisville Times articles from the 1950s document his extensive involvement in community improvements. In recognition of his contributions, the Louisville