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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
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Minutes note: Mr. Jakubovich said that the building is actually three in one giving the impression of a German castle along the Reine. This building was the largest in the world when it was started in 1899. There are currently no plans for signs, but there will be some in the future. The windows will be replaced and some dock doors will be removed and bricked in with matching bricks, as well as exterior cleaning.
Along the 10th street side, there will be all original wood windows or new wood windows to match the originals. They will be installing fire proof windows in the 1911 section of the building, so those windows will be metal, which will be painted to look like wood windows.
The east elevation dock doors will be replaced with new, double-hung windows. The owner is trying to do a complete restoration to the late teens/early twenties. The parapet walls will have to be rebuilt just as they are, with matching mortar and brick.
Staff recommends approval.
The owner is hoping to get some comments back from the state relating to the proposed project, particularly as it relates to removal of the loading dock doors. If the state requires changes, then this would need to be rescheduled with the Commission.
There would be a few metal windows that replace wood windows that would be painted to look like wood. The owner will be using the wood windows on the west elevation. The historic wood windows are scattered throughout the buillding and are not all in the same style. There is a small percentage of wood windows on this building. Many of the original wood windows were replaced witih aluminum windows in the 1960s. The state may not accept the replacement of this window material.
Mr. Jarosz said this decision to replace wood window with metal is not representative, but was found acceptable to the commission due to the explanation of the owner as they relate to aesthetics and the limited number of original wood windows. | Pass | 7:0 |
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