From: Dawn McCarthy Sent: Monday, March 7, 2022 12:58 PM To: Patti Keating Kahn; Bauman, Robert; Sally Peltz; ann@pieperproperties.com; Matthew T Jarosz; NHANSR@gmail.com; rgarcia3508@gmail.com Cc: Elmer, Linda; Owczarski, Jim; Kovac, Nik; Hatala, Carlen; Askin, Tim; mpa@milwaukeepreservation.org Subject: File 211685 - Historic designation application for Columbia Hospital To the honorable HPC Chair and Commissioners, My name is Dawn McCarthy. As a UWM neighborhood homeowner, a UWM grad, a former Columbia Hospital patient, and a longtime advocate for the importance of retaining the unique cultural and architectural history of the City of Milwaukee, I am writing to ask you to support the temporary local historic designation of the Columbia Hospital at 2015-2025 E. Newport Ave. Professional and expert research shows that Columbia Hospital has significance under three criteria. * e-1 “exemplification and development of the cultural, economic, social or historic heritage of the city” for its status as a research center at the forefront of medical sciences in Milwaukee, * e-5 “embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type or specimen” as an intact example of an institutional Georgian Revival design and perhaps the last remaining example in Milwaukee of 19th century hospital design ideals, and * e-6 “identification as the work of an artist, architect, craftsman or master builder whose individual works have influenced the development of the city” for its association with master architects Schmidt, Garden & Martin and Eschweiler & Eschweiler." I am fully aware that the Commission's role is to determine designation based solely on significance, however I ask that you also consider that buildings in far worse condition than this one have been rehabbed and put back to use. In addition to the loss of such an integral part of this Milwaukee neighborhood and the UWM campus, demolition would add considerably to ground fill, reversing substantial environmental efforts made by citizens of Milwaukee to "green" our city. Thank you for your consideration. Dawn McCarthy 2589 N Lake Drive Milwaukee, WI 53211