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 Judy B. Williams, LLC (Applicant/Preservation Consultant) in cooperation with Columbus Regional Airport Authority/Attn.: Robin Holderman (Owner) to list the property located at 4920 East Fifth Avenue on the register. The subject structures, constructed in 1929, are the former Old Port Columbus Air Terminal and the Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) Hangar. The commission hosted a public hearing on August 20, 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 ‘D’
“The property demonstrates significant craftsmanship in architectural design, detail, or use of materials.”
Criterion ‘E’
“The property is closely and publicly identified with an event or series of events which has/have influenced the historical or cultural development of the city, state, or nation.
Listing of this property on the Columbus Register will accommodate its listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
This legislation is submitted as emergency to allow its incorporation in the Ohio History Connection (previously the Ohio Historical Society) application 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.
Title
To list the 4920 East Fifth Avenue property on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties as CR #66; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Historic Resources Commission is cha...
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