Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation published by the U.S.

Department of the Interior National Park Service.

These guidelines are made a part of each and every case.

All cases are duly advertised on the Frederick News Post in accordance with Section 301 of the Land Management Code.

Introductions this evening.

On my left, the audience is right.

On my right, the audience's left, Commissioner Ann Hart, and Commissioner Alyssa Fortune.

And HBC.

What is your new title again?

It's a long one.

Division Manager of Historic Preservation Planning.

Thank you.

Division Manager of Historic Preservation Planning, Christina Martinkowski and Assistant City Attorney Iris Anon.

Will everyone who has business before the Commission this evening rise and be sworn in?

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the responses given and statements made in this hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

If so, answer I do.

I do.

Thank you very much.

It is the purpose of the Historic Preservation Commission to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of the City of Frederick by preserving sites, structures, or districts that reflect elements of the cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological, or architectural history to stabilize and improve property values of such sites, structures, or districts, to foster civic beauty, to strengthen the local economy, and to promote the preservation and appreciation of such sites structures and districts for the education and welfare of the residents of the City of Frederick.

In order to be eligible to vote on an application, Commissioner must have made the required site visit and attended any and all meetings at which such an application was discussed.

In the event that a commissioner is absent from any such meeting, the commissioner may satisfy the attendance requirement by reviewing the record of that meeting.

That being said, are there any commissioners with statements of eligibility?

Seeing none, um do we have any announcements this evening?

No announcements.

Yes, I would like to enter the entire staff report into the record.

A request for demolition review has been submitted per section 423a, the land management code for the dwelling at 1207 North Market Street.

Planning staff has determined that the structure is in whole or in part 50 years of age or older, and based on this evaluation, the historic preservation commission is charged with determining if the structure is potentially eligible for historic designation.

The memo outlines the designation criteria, but the commission is very familiar with these standards, and therefore I will move uh directly into the historic context and evaluation.

The dwelling at 1207 North Market Street is in the Maple Park subdivision, which was surveyed by Emory Crumb and platted in 1922.

Situated on Law 8, the property was quickly sold at auction in November 1922 as part of a group of lots purchased by William Bumgardner.

It was either Bub Gardner or the following property owner, Charles Ken, who is responsible for the construction of the present dwelling as both regularly engaged in small-scale real estate investments.

Please note that this finding of the construction date differs from the 2021 downtown Frederick National Register nomination, which records the construction date be 1949.

The Maple Park subdivision was advertised as a rare opportunity to own a lot and home at such an elevation where the drainage is perfect for the health of your wife and children.

Potential investors were encouraged to buy early before the construction of roadway improvements leading to the future site of the Oddfellows home and the prices rise.

The property served as a long-term home of the Palmer family and the site of Albert Palmer's piano business.

Staff finds that the property does not hold significance for an event or cultural group, nor is it associated with the lives of significant persons.

The dwelling is a good example of early suburban development expanding from Frederick's urban core, the first part of the 20th century, but lacks a high level of significance to be individually distinguished.

Therefore, staff recommends the commission not pursue historic designation.

And with that, I'll take any questions.

Commissioners, any questions or comments for staff on the um staff report.

Just to prevent any future confusion.

Entirely procedural and doesn't have any effect on the actual application.

But I just noticed it as I was reading through the agenda.

Thought that we should probably have that corrected.

Thank you for catching that.

Lest it come back to be an issue later.

So again, for the record, this home is outside of the historic district currently, and so we're contemplating whether or not we would find it to be historically significant and then initiate the process of a HPO HP Historic Preservation Overlay.

I would add a little bit of clarifying detail, if you might.

So this property is located outside the historic preservation overlay.

However, it is located within the National Register District.

Okay, thank you.

In the National Register District, it is identified as a non-contributing resource based on this 1949 construction date, which is outside the period of significance.

The documentation I looked up does indicate an earlier construction date, um, which would make it arguably a contributing resource to the historic district, but my findings are still considered that I don't think it meets that higher level for individual designation.

All right, thank you.

And I again that was more elucidating it for the record.

So thank you.

Seeing no further questions for staff, um the applicants like to come forward.

Do you have anything to add to the um staff report or any questions or concerns regarding it?

Uh only to say thank you for the work that you do in historic preservation staff and commission included.

Uh we appreciate that being very recently moved to Frederick.