Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Historic Resources Commission (CC 1117) is charged, in part, with identifying structures, groups, districts and sites of historic and architectural significance. As part of this responsibility, the commission provides recommendations to City Council regarding potential listings on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties. An application has been made by Brian Wilmers (Applicant) in cooperation with JDS Jeffrey Partners, LLC (Owner), to list the property located at 224 East First Avenue on the register. The subject structures, the Executive Office Building (1924) and the Research Development and Test Building (1946), are on the former Jeffrey Manufacturing Company site. The commission hosted a public hearing on June 18, 2015 at which they voted unanimously to recommend listing of the property on the Columbus Register based on the following criteria outlined in CC 3117:
Criterion ‘A’
“The design or style of the property’s exterior and/or interior is of significance to the historical, architectural, or cultural development of the city, state, or nation.”
Criterion ‘B’
“The property is closely and publicly identified with a person who has significantly contributed to the historical, architectural, or cultural development of the city, state, or nation.”
Criterion ‘E’
“The property is closely and publicly identified with an event, or series of events, which has influenced the historical, architectural, or cultural development of the city, state, or nation.”
Listing of this property on the Columbus Register will facilitate its listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
This legislation is submitted as emergency to allow its incorporation in a National Register nomination which must be submitted by September 30, 2015. Local and national listing makes the site eligible for historic tax credits in conjunction with rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation....
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