DEPARTMENT: Office of Historic Preservation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Shanon Shea Miller
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 2
SUBJECT:
Resolution to initiate landmark designation for 828 Nevada Street
SUMMARY:
This resolution requests direction from City Council to move forward with historic landmark designation for the property at 828 Nevada Street. On March 17, 2021, the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) agreed with the Finding of Historic Significance and supported the designation of the property as a local landmark.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 19, 2021, a demolition application was submitted to the Office of Historic Preservation by Jose Castro, JCCH Property Solutions, the property owner of 828 Nevada Street, located in the Denver Heights neighborhood of City Council District 2. The Demolition & Designation Committee (DDC) held a virtual site visit on February 24, 2021. The request for a Finding of Historic Significance was heard by the HDRC on March 17, 2021.
The property at 828 Nevada Street is a single-story Craftsman-style residence built in 1918 by Ed. Steves & Sons for John M. and Nona Tinsley. It is located in the Denver Heights neighborhood of City Council District 2. Jose Castro currently owns the property. The structure meets criteria 1, 4, 5, and 13, meeting the eligibility requirements for local landmark designation outlined in the UDC.
1. Its value as a visible or archeological reminder of the cultural heritage of the community; 828 Nevada Street is located in an historically Black neighborhood; nearly all homeowners and renters on the 400 to 2200 blocks of Nevada Street were Black people. On the 800 block, a remarkable number of families continued to live in their homes from the 1910s through at least the late 1950s.
4. Its identification as the work of a master builder, designer, architect, or landscape architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the community, county, state, or nation; the ...
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