REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development
SUBJECT
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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 Sequoia Hotel/Fink & Skopp building located at 925-933 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno California to the Local Register of Historic Resources (APN46825403) (District 3) (Subject to Mayor Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution designating the property located at 925-935 Van Ness Avenue (APN 46825403) to the Local Register of Historic Resources.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On behalf of the owner, Michael A Saldana of Kroeker Inc. filed application B22-12250 on August 19, 2022. Project contemplates demolition of the property located at 925-933 Van Ness Avenue (APN46825403). This property was originally constructed in 1912 as the Sequoia Hotel and was substantially renovated for reuse as the Fink & Skopp retail building in 1962.
On October 24, 2022, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) held a hearing to consider the demolition permit. The Application was denied with a recommendation that the City Council list the property on the Local Register (4 - Aye, 1 - Recusal).
BACKGROUND
This property is not a listed resource but is eligible for listing.
925/933 Van Ness Avenue
Sequoia (Hotel) Building (1912)
New Formalist Style
Fink & Skopp Building (1962)
Mid-Century Modern
Robert W Stevens, Architect
This property is the adapted first story of the four-story 1912 Sequoia Hotel. None of the character-defining features of the original Sequoia Hotel remains in the renovated first story furniture store. The original exterior and interior photo are show below:
The single-story reuse of the property for retail uses demolished the upper floors in 1962 and redesigned the building to the meet the mid-century modern ethos of the time...
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