City of Milwaukee - File #: 170587

• File #: 170587
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/20/2017
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/6/2018
• Title: Substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation of the property at 1534 N. Farwell Avenue, the Paul Weise Furniture Building, in the 3rd Aldermanic District, for Peter Zanghi of Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, Inc.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/15/2018	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/6/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
1/30/2018	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Carlen Hatala, Historic Preservation Commission	Pass	5:0
1/25/2018	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/25/2018	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/25/2018	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/25/2018	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/8/2018	0	HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: This matter was held until later in the meeting. Ms. Carlen Hatala went through the history of the building and the Paul Weise family. Alexander Eischweiler was the architect of the building. The building was designed to be expanded as needed in the future. In 1978 the business was sold to Steven Stein. Staff recommends permanent designation based upon e-1 and e-6 Mr. Jarosz moved, seconded by Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown, to open the meeting for a public hearing. There were no objections. Paul Weise - real estate developer - congratulated Ms. Hatala on the amount of her research, some of which he hasn't seen. Eischweiler didn't design the north wall and he doesn't want to be tied in to things that his grandfather did on his own. Will all facades be historic, rather than just the Farwell and Albion facades? The north and east walls are spalling and are of no historic significance. The rubber roofing has also been modified numerous times since 1915. They would like to put a new roof on and build upon the third floor. Steven Stein - current owner of the building Ald. Nik Kovac - he has had conversations with Steven and Paul and the southern and eastern facades have the most detail, but HPC designates the building not facades. The business will be moving to the suburbs while the alderman would like to retain the current business.	Pass	4:0
7/20/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

170587

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation of the property at 1534 N. Farwell Avenue, the Paul Weise Furniture Building, in the 3rd Aldermanic District, for Peter Zanghi of Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, Inc.

Analysis

This resolution grants permanent historic designation of the property at 1534 N. Farwell Avenue, the Paul Weise Furniture Building, in the 3rd Aldermanic District

...Body

Whereas, The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Ordinance, s. 320-21 of the Code of Ordinances, provides that historic sites, structures and districts may be designated by the Common Council upon the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission; and

Whereas, The Historic Preservation Commission, at its January 8, 2018 meeting, by a vote of four (4) ayes and one (1) excused, recommended historic designation of the property at 1534 N. Farwell Avenue, the Paul Weise Furniture Building; and

Whereas, This building fulfills the following criterion set forth in s. 320-21-3:

e-1.  Its exemplification and development of the cultural, economic, social or historic heritage of the city, state of Wisconsin or the United States

e-6.  Its identification as the work of an architect, craftsman or master builder whose individual works have influenced the development of the city

; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the property at 1534 N. Farwell Avenue, the Paul Weise Furniture Building, further described as:

RONALDS SUBD OF LOT 7 BLK 198 & LOT 11 BLK 199 IN ROGERS ADDITION IN SE 1/4 SEC 21-7-22 SELY 51' LOT 4 & LOT 8 IN (LOT 7 BLOCK 198)

be designated as a Milwaukee historic site. The Preservation Guidelines pursuant to the Historic Designation Study Report, a copy of which is attached to this file, shall apply to this site and is adopted by the Common Council as part of this file.

Requestor

Drafter

LME

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