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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.hpc.19780425RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves A regular meeting of the Historical Preservation Committee was held 1:00 in the Council Chambers of City Hall on April 25, 1978. Those members present were Lary Groen, Norm Burns, Terry End, Mona Frost, Jon Siegle. Also present is staff representative Joe Wells. at APPROVAL OF MINUTES RESTORATION OF EAGLES BUILDING The minutes of the March 14th, and April llth meetings were addressed by the members. The minutes were accepted without change. Burns also, at this time, made a motion to include the discussion (conceptual) on the Shaw property to the Agenda. Seconded by Ms. End. All in favor. David Hauter, architect, and Andre Ulrych are present today to discuss with the members the conceptual plans for the restoration of the Eagles building, located on Galena Street next to the Sincalir property. One of the applicants main concerns is to restore the Galena Street elevation back to its original height. This would eliminate the sidewalk encroachment. Also, they want to open up the south wall of that building that faces the Sinclair station. Right now it is a large, blank, stucco over brick wall. The applicant would like to see some windows, and possibly some balconies on that side to break up the large masse. The applicant presented blue prints of the plans to the board for their review. The interior of the building will be completley gutted, the kitchen put on the second floor. There will be a mezzinine central area. There is a basement in the building, and in order to meet the code, there will be six stairways. The members agreed that the windows on the building, in the restoration, should appear uniform all the way around the building. The members reviewed the plans at length. Groen feels that if the ground floor on Galena Street is restored to its original character, then it should also carry on around to the south wall, especially as far as the windows are concerned. Awnings would not be any problem on the south wall, but they would probably have a problem with a balcony. Trash storage will probably be handled by the im- plementation of a large commercial compactor. This would service the kitchen on the second floor by a large chute. The entrance would be at ground level. Ulrych stated at this time that he would also be interested in requesting historic designation of this building. Groen stated that all the documentation on the downtown historic district is on file in the planning office, and all the applicant need do is fill out a request for designation, which will then be reviewed by this committee. The HPC is generally in favor of the proposed renovation, and they would like to see the building remain as authentic as possible. Ulrych explained the problem they have at this point, that being the disposition of the Sin- clair property. It is possible that a one story commercial building could be put there, or there is the possiblility that the City could still acquire SHAW PROPERTY OLD BUSINESS that property and use it for open space. This would, of course, directly effect the uses of that south wall. However, ulrych further explained that the disposition of that building will more than likely not be resolved by September, at which time they hope to have all their board approvals and begin construction. Dr. Wesson is here to discuss (conceptual) plans for the Shaw property on Main Street. His intent is to keep the houses basically as much the way they are as possible, with minor modifications to add square footage. Wesson explained that it is necessary to add some square footage to the houses to make it economically feasible to pay the 3/4 million dollars that is being asked for that property by Harry Shaw. He would like to build a professional building for himself on the open space at the corner. He is here to determine what can be done with this property and as yet has no specific plan for the project. In discussing the style of the proposed medical building, the members were hard pressed to determine which would have the least impact on the adjacent residential area, and since that corner is one of the first in town this building would be very prevelant and noticable. Should the new building go towards the contemporary style, or a mock victorian. The code requires 15' set back in the residential area. The members discussed various ways the buildings could be shuffled or re-arranged or built onto. One suggestion Wesson ~has is to connect two of the tree structures in the rear with a long rectangular structure, not noticable (overly so) from Main Street. He also discussed the physical condition of the houses and possible demolition and rebuilding. The applicant is concerned about the character of the block and wants to wee it retain the character it now has. Groen stated that if the applicant wanted to demo- lish those buildings and rebuild the committee would probably not be in favor of that even though it is usually cheaper to tear down and rebuild. It would be agreeable to move the big house if necessary.~ The applicant will decide what plans he has for the project and come back with preliminary drawings. At the next meeting, Groen would like to have a report on the Holy Cross and Wheeler Opera Buildings. Ms. Frost stated that National Historic Preservation Week is coming up in May, and she would like to see something, possibly in the paper, about all the historic buildings and houses in Aspen that have been designated, and some of the more positive things the HPC does brought to public attention. Possibly, the designation of the Eagles Building could coincide with this week celebration. A list of all the individual structures that have been designated historic will be given to the Times. The meeting adjourned at 2:15. Ellen Atkins, Deputy City Clerk