REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 1, 2016
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: DANIEL ZACK, AICP, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: KARANA HATTERSLEY-DRAYTON, M.A., Historic Preservation Project Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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CONTINUED HEARING to consider adoption of a resolution related to the designation of a property to the Local Register of Historic Resources
1. ***RESOLUTION- Designating the Albert C. Wilke Home located at 532 E. Terrace Avenue, Fresno, California to the Local Register of Historic Resources (Council District 1)
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RECOMMENDATION
The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution designating the Albert C. Wilke Home located at 523 E. Terrace Avenue to the Local Register of Historic Resources pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code 12-1607 and 12-1609.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the Albert C. Wilke Home have requested in writing that their home be considered for listing on Fresno's Local Register of Historic Resources. The property was evaluated with respect to the historic resource criteria of the City of Fresno's Historic Preservation Ordinance, Article 16 of Chapter 12 of the Fresno Municipal Code, and was publicly noticed in the Fresno Bee as required by the Ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission held a noticed public hearing on July 25, 2016, and concluded that the property was eligible for listing on the Local Register under Criteria i and iii. The Commission hereby forwards the nomination to the City Council for consideration.
BACKGROUND
The Albert C. Wilke Home is a full two-story Prairie style residence which was constructed in the St. Francis Wood Tract in 1923. The home stood vacant until 1926 when it was rented to Albert C. and Isabell Wilke who lived there until 1931. A...
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