Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Historic Resources Commission (HRC) (CC 3117) is charged, in part, with identifying districts, sites, buildings, structures, and/or objects that are of significance to the historical, architectural, or cultural development of the city, state, or nation; maintaining a list of these districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects; and providing regulation of these properties through design review. With these goals in mind, the Commission provides recommendations to City Council for the potential listing of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and/or objects on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties.
An application has been made by Alex Green, Sandvick Architects (Applicant/Consultant), in cooperation with Brad DeHays/Del Monte Holdings II, LLC (Owner), to list the property located at 182 East Long Street (Winders Motor Sales Co. Building) on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties. The subject building is important for “…its associations with the significant local company for which it is named and its reflection of the broader development of its area of downtown Columbus as the center of automotive businesses of the 1910s.” The period of significance for the building is from 1916, the date of construction, to 1924, when the property is no longer occupied by the Winders Motor Sales Company. The Columbus Register boundary for the property consists on one parcel (Franklin County Parcel #010-056033-00), bounded by E. Long Street to the south, N. Young Street to the east, an unnamed alley to the west, and an adjacent parking lot to the north.
Proper notice was given to the property owner, per CC 3117.061, and a signed owner consent form has been received. A public hearing was held February 21, 2019, per CC 3117.063. The public hearing was attended by the Applicant and Owner, who provided favorable comments in regard to the listing of the property.
The Commission voted unanimously to recommend listing of the propert...
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