HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MATT JAROSZ, CHAIR Ald. Robert Bauman, Vice Chair Marion Clendenen-Acosta, Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, and Patricia Keating Kahn Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231, Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov Senior Planner: Carlen Hatala, 286-5722, chatal@milwaukee.gov Senior Planner: Tim Askin, 286-5712, tim.askin@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Dana Zelazny, 286-8679, dana.zelazny@milwaukee.gov Monday, August 14, 2017 3:00 PM City Hall, Room 301-B Meeting convened: 3:00 P.M. Present: 5 - Pieper Eisenbrown, Jarosz, Bauman, Clendenen-Acosta, Keating Kahn 1. 170471 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a front yard structure (Little Free Library) at 1841 N. Prospect Avenue, the Sanford Kane House, an individually designated building, for Zach Dean. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin would like a policy created for Little Free Libraries and would like these be approved by staff as long as specific criteria are met (a handout was provided from the City of Kentucky by Mr. Askin). Staff recommends approval with the condition relating to its location. Ms. Keating Kahn moved, seconded by Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown, for approval and for staff to use their discretion in the future A motion was made by Patricia Keating Kahn, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 2. 170577 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for construction of a gazebo and landscaping alterations at 2419 N. Wahl Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Beth Myers. City of Milwaukee Page 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION Sponsors: THE CHAIR The proposal is for a metal gazebo with additional plantings. There have been two complaints about the installation of this gazebo as no COA was obtained for the completed work. The landscaping is within guidelines. The gazebo does require a building permit, probably because of its size. Staff recommends denial of the gazebo based upon complaints, but recommends approval of the landscaping. Beth Meyers - owner - the roof line of the gazebo mirrors the roof line of the coach house and it's built within the line of the plane of the house so it doesn't encroach onto the driveway line. It might be slightly visible from the right of way and shields them from a neighbor's security light that is on all night Ms. Hatala said the complaints they received were related to the materials and whether needed permits had been taken out. Barbara Elsner - 2420 N. Terrace Ave. - she can see the cheap shingles from her dining room and she feels it's a big negative for her property. Ald. Bauman moves for approval of the gazebo and landscaping, seconded by Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown. There were no objections wtih Ms. Keating Kahn abstaining. A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN, seconded by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY Abstain: 1- Keating Kahn 3. 170582 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness to reside the east wall with knotty cedar at 209 W. Lloyd Street in the Brewers Hill Historic District for Georgia Odie. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Tim Askin said approval was given for a test area for the knotty siding. It's a relatively modest house from 1905 and there is fine detailing between the first and second floors. Staff inspected the sample area and the work does appear to meet the intent of the guidelines and is presentable. Technically staff must recommend denial, although two neighbors do support this work. Staff is imposing conditions for approval detailed in the staff report. Georgia Odie - 209 W. Lloyd St. - homeowner - the house was her father's. She will do the work in clear cedar on the rear of the property. Ald. Bauman moved, seconded by Ms. Clendenen-Acosta, with staff condtions. There were no objections. A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN, seconded by Marion Clendenen-Acosta, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY City of Milwaukee Page 2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION 4. 170636 Resolution relating to the temporary historic designation of the property at 4416 - 4420 N. 27th Street, the Isaac Nelson Building, in the 1st Aldermanic District, for Victor and Judith Sumbry. Sponsors: THE CHAIR This item was taken up first on the agenda Individuals present: Ald. Ashanti Hamilton - alderman for the district in which the building is located Ms. Carlen Hatala said there are 2 ground floor storefronts and apartments on the second floor. In the neighborhood are bungalows and bungalow flats. There are tile inserts as decoaration. The smalll addition in the rear was added in 1948. The building was owned by various owners through the years. Staff recommends approval under e-1 and e-6. Ald. Hamilton doesn't think we're here for the architectural significance of the building, but using it as momentum for redevelopment. He doesn't feel there is a need for this designation. Historic designation has actually impeded the development of homes in the surrounding area. The city does not need to demolish this building, but he would prefer to avoid the designation. Judith and Victor Sumbry - 4422 N. 27th St. - nominators - are withdrawing their temorary and permanent applications. She also got 25 signatures to save the building. Martha Freeman - 4388 N. 27th St. - would like to rehab the building The following files represent staff approved Certificates of Appropriateness: 5. 170470 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for replacing a fence at 2650 N. Terrace Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Joan Bell. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 6. 170475 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the placement of two furnace vents along the north wall of 2756 N. Grant Boulevard, in the Grant Boulevard Historic District, for Jeckl Rental LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 City of Milwaukee Page 3 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION Excused: 1- VACANCY 7. 170496 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for resurfacing and striping of the parking lot at 124 W. Oregon Street in the South Second Street Historic District for Pittsburgh Ave, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 8. 170561 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of two signs, one on the N. Downer Avenue façade and one on the N. Hackett façade of 2624 N. Downer Avenue in the North Downer Avenue Commercial Historic District for Robert Laurence Salon. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 9. 170565 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for alterations to the ground floor elevations of the Larkin Building complex including installation of fabric awnings on the north and west facades and alterations to the north, west, and south facades of 133 W. Pittsburgh Avenue in the South Second Street Historic District for Pittsburgh Ave, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY City of Milwaukee Page 4 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION 10. 170585 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for replacing the porch railing and modifying the porch skirting at 209 W. Lloyd Street in the Brewers Hill Historic District for Georgia Odie. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 11. 170588 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for repairs to the turret, sleeping porch roof, and re-installation of an original light fixture on the front porch at 2623 N. Wahl Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Jeff Leswing. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 12. 170592 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for structural repairs to the front porch including: infill of the hollow core; enclosure of an access hatch from the basement; re-pouring the concrete-slab porch deck to match the existing red-dyed color; removing, cleaning, and reinstalling the granite steps; and installing heating coils under the steps and new concrete slab at 1584 N. Prospect Avenue, the Charles McIntosh House, an individually designated historic property, for the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 13. 170595 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for minor City of Milwaukee Page 5 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION alterations to the alley façade of 133 W. Pittsburgh Avenue in the North Lake Drive Estates Historic District for Pittsburgh Ave, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 14. 170598 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for installation of five sets of awning signs, two 18’ tall projecting blade signs, and one 6’ x 8’ wall sign on the Larkin Building Complex at 133 W. Pittsburgh Avenue in the South Second Street Historic District for Pittsburgh Ave, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 15. 170612 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement of rotten shingles in-kind at 1841 N. Prospect Avenue, the Sanford Kane House, an individually designated building, for Zach Dean. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 16. 170613 Resolution relating to installation of a bronze plaque signifying the property’s status on the National Register of Historic Places at 2579 N. 47th Street in the 47th Street Bungalow Historic District for Odell and Anna Johnson. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 6 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 17. 170614 Resolution relating to installation of a bronze plaque signifying the property’s status on the National Register of Historic Places at 2576 N. 47th Street in the 47th Street Bungalow Historic District for Odell and Anna Johnson. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 18. 170630 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for tearing down two chimneys to the roofline and rebuilding in salvaged cream city brick at 102 W. Vine Street in the Brewer’s Hill Historic District for Stephanie Dragovich. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 19. 170631 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness removing one sign and placing a new one at a new location at 815 E. Brady Street in the Brady Street Historic District for Dane Baldwin. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn City of Milwaukee Page 7 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 20. 170633 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement of all twelve attic windows with all-wood replicas at 2903 W. State Street in the Concordia Historic District for Tim Scheid. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 21. 170646 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for repaving the north driveway facing Wahl Avenue with concrete at 2505 N. Wahl Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Newmarket, LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 22. 170659 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal and replacement of the southwest corner concrete entry stoop at 2446 - 2448 N. Lake Drive in the North Point North Historic District for MKE Properties. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY 23. 170660 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of rooftop mechanicals for a new kitchen at 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue, City of Milwaukee Page 8 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes August 14, 2017 COMMISSION the Avalon Theater, an individually designated historic property, for Lee Barczak. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Ann Pieper Eisenbrown, seconded by Patricia Keating Kahn, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 5- Bauman, Pieper Eisenbrown, Clendenen-Acosta, Jarosz, and Keating Kahn No: 0 Excused: 1- VACANCY Review and approval of the minutes from the July 10th and August 8th meetings. Ms. Pieper Eisebrown moved, seconded by Ms. Clendenen-Acosta, for approval of the minutes. There were no objections. Certified Local Government Review of National Register Nomination for the St. Paul Ave Industrial Historic District Ms. Carlen Hatala said the designation came about as a result of a city-wide survey of commercial buildings. There is only one non-industrial building in this district. Staff recommends that the HPC support this nomination Ms. Pieiper Eisenbrown moved, seconded by Ms. Keating Kahn, to support the nomination. There were no objections. Updates and announcements. There is a conference in September that will have a session devoted to historic preservation commissions; Ms. Hatala will e-mail a link to members. HPC members would like to use technology to get word out about what is needed by homeowners. Ms. Pieper Eisenbrown mentioned the Next Door apps. Meeting adjourned: 4:06 P.M. Linda M. Elmer Staff Assistant This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar. City of Milwaukee Page 9