HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=JULY 05, 2005 (5) primary elevation. most of the Information had been completed. The Only remaining
• information tmuded was historic Infinniction and an wvviney of the ardlitecmrill
feata-a, which is what the next survey would provide.
There as disc vision On the sugcestion. Comments wore made on whether etn intensive
suricy funded by the Illi Inb HlgtmIC PeeservaGon Agency (RPA) would be r e-COary,
thee a lot of infrriatian was already obtained and available. Would it be feasible to do
suracy svabom the fndine assistance of the HPA?
Following discussion, a motion w made by Commissioner Chance to look into
amylWing the survey of dmwOW11 was
the next survey project sponsored by the Elgin
Heritage Commission.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Durenberger
The motion was unanimously approved.
5. 272 Division Street-siding installed without Con. No new comments.
E. Snv easiness
I . Imenmryine Elgin's traditional cast .stone and concrete black housing. Baboon
llutncr had requested to be placed on the agenda m propose the Potential surveying and
inventorying of cast stone and concrete lock structures in Elgiti s older establishN
neighborhoods
Ms. hurler stated that she had Gni comm up with Ilio idea when she came across an
uistrosennan for the Elgiti Cast Slone Company in in older publication. The
advenisemem was for a concrete block home. On doing further research on the building
typeshe fund that this method of construction was minimally popular in the early to
Mid 20'a Cuddlry. There was little to no maintenance required of the structures, and they
scene cheap to construct She suggested that it would he worth photo dontmenting these
structures, in a manner similar to what she had previously done with Elgiti s Sats
houses.
She also mentioned that Scars Roebuck S Ca. also .sold contrete block and other
concrete fuatar-making muchlncry. She therefore had some experience during bar
mcernory of the Sears Hoa of in Elgin.
Commissioner Couture indicated that Mason Lawrence Silo on Brook Street was an
Elgin-manufactured features and worthy of documentation. Additionally, the garage on
the 600 block of Brook Sneer was also built in concrete masonry blacks.
Rcbeca Hlm¢r stated that to date, she had identilid 37 suuemes of this building type,
or with pans of this building type. She would not be listine structures that had concrete
Mack foundatimu as They were the most common form of Foundation construction. Site
• would also documenrthe pattern of the concrete blocks mann! on the various structures.
Commissioner Barnett asked what mart the documentation would be provided in, would
it be digitally phomgraphcd std printed? ifs. Hunter said that she would use a