Neighbors — not the homeowners — submit a 20-page application to make the 98-year-old home a historic landmark.
The historic and well-known Heideloff mansion at 13474 Edgewater Drive may soon become the city’s fourth-ever historic landmark. But, it was the neighbors — not the homeowners — who proposed the idea. The proposal must first get the green light from the city’s planning commission in two public hearings. The designation means that the nearly 98-year-old home could never be torn down. Changes to the building’s exterior would also not be permitted. The planning commission will hear the proposal at next Thursday’s meeting. Under the city’s ordinance, the commission will host two hearings to determine whether the property — built by a prominent Cleveland industrialist Wilfred Sly — is eligible for the designation. Neighbors, Mary Breiner and …
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Nearly 100 attend public meeting to discuss historic structures in Lakewood.
Pick 10 buildings in Lakewood that you would preserve as a historic landmark. That was challenge given to a crowd of nearly 100 people at the Lakewood Public Library on Wednesday night. They all showed up for a workshop to talk about historic preservation. Dru Siley, the city’s director of planning and development, who hosted the meeting, first asked residents to consider what makes a building historic. “We’re beginning a conversation about the entire community — what’s important to us culturally, architecturally and historically,” he said. “This is the start of the conversation. These are complicated issues. It is a complicated conversation.” The crowd was split up into several smaller subgroups, and asked as a group to decide the top 10…
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Colin McEwen
10:34 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Ditto what Rick said. This is a Lakewood Historic Landmark — not NRHP. Thanks for posting, Charles. more ›