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08-17-1987 Regular Meeting• CishOrefrillage F L O R 1 0 A HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD August 17, 1987 A regular meeting of the Miami. Shores Historic. Preservation Board was held on Monday, August 17, 1987 at 7.:30 P.14.. The meeting was called to order'by Margo Newton,, .Chairman, with the following members present: 'Margo Newton, Chairman Henry T. Courtney Hank D. Gaggstatter Vivian D. Rodriguez - Absent: Addea Colangelo 2. MINUTES - MAY 18, 1987 The minutes of the meeting of May 18, 1987 were approved, as written, by a motion made by Mrs. Rodriguez, seconded by .Mr. Gaggstatter, and passed unanimously. There were no minutes for June, Secretary was on vacation. July meeting was cancelled. 3. LANDMARK DESIGNATION REQUEST - 960 N. E. 95th ST. Members considered. this property for Landmark Designation. It. was noted, the house.was.built in 1922 of Dade County Pine construction,. Mr. & Mrs J.David.Pena were present, but had no special comments. Ms. Newton indicated that the Covenant has already been signed-. Mrs'. Rodriguez moved to recommend to Council nomination for Historic Landmark. designation, 960N.. E. 95th ST., seconded by Mr. Gaggstatter, and passed unanimously. 4. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 960 N. E. 95th ST. Though not on the agenda, Members were requested to consider the repairs and remodeling to be undertaken at 960 N. E. 95th ST.. It was noted that most of what :is listed is not irreversible>or.does not effect the historic outside appearance of the house in any way. Mrs. Rodriguez is definitely opposed to sandblasting the brick fireplace. She advised Mr.. Pena that sandblasting can damage the brick, caus..ing it to become pourous. Much discussion continued concerning this matter. Mrs. Rodriguez suggested that Mr. &Mrs. Pena contact Dade Countyk re -Historic servation B -for -a listing of resource books or alternative suggestions. Office Ms. Newton inquired:if anyone had any questions concerning the greenhouse type porch? There was little comment, most Members felt this to be an attractive addition.- Mrs. ddition, Mrs. Rodriguez moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness, except for the sandblasting of the brick fireplace, seconded by Mr. Gaggstatter, and passed unanimously. • • HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD -2- 8/17/87 5. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 257 N. E. 91st ST. Mrs. O. R.' Simmons is the owner.and resident of this two story historic house. She has requested this Certificate of Appropriateness in writing. Mrs. SAmmins was not present at the meeting, however,, she states, she wants to have an addition and other_:renovations. The existing unfinished deck on the second floor, will be enclosed to create a screened porch, and restore its' usefullness. This screened porch is at the rear of the house. A sketch of the Eas.t.& North elevations were reviewed. The lower area utility room, at this time, enclosed by jalousies, will be replaced with more appropriate windows at a latter date. No Mcmbcr had driven Following brief discussion on the elevation sketches,, Mr. Courtney moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness, seconded by Mr. Gaggstatter, and passed unanimously. 6. NATIONAL. HISTORIC NOMINATION Maria Temkin, who is Consultant for the National- Register Proposal Nominations was introduced by Ms. Newton. Ms. Newton noted that a couple of workshops have been:.held for work, and discussion on the Miami Shores. Thematic Group National Register nomination, its' theme is Mediterranean Revival Houses built by the Shoreland Co. At the workshop it was determined that 57 houses are most qualified to be included. Letters were sent to each owner re- questing.owner consent, by return mail. Mrs. Temkin..felt the response gratifying. Twenty three (23) responded with a 'Yes1''in writing, six (6) a verbal 'Yes'.indicated written consent will follow. Only three (3) replied with a definite 'No'. The list of those who have not responded will be divided among the Members of the Board, and personal calls will be made. Discussion continued concerning response. Ms. Newton and Mrs. Rodriguez will come to the office some Saturday to type a list of the current owners, addresses, phone numbers and legal discription of each property which has responded. Ms. Newton urged all Members to keep a log of scheduled time contributed to this project, since this is a matching Grant. Mr. Gaggstatter will cover the photography requirements. He noted that he will need a list of the addresses. If possible he will obtain some photographs of the interiors. Also mentioned and discussed, was the need for aerial photographs and how to obtain these. Another area to be researched, are the Architects who worked on these houses. Mr. Courtney will work in this area, and.was advised,_:.he.ittight obtain much information from_the Library and History Museum. Mrs. Temkin will advise him on What information is required, or what she especially is. looking for. Addea Colangelo, Margo Newton, and Vivian Rodriguez will help on this project. • • HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD -3- 8/17/87 Mrs. Rodriguez indicated she will undertake the job of a press release, so that people will be aware of the work being ,done in this area of Historic Preservation. An article in the Miami Shores Village News, Champer of Commerce paper, and Miami Herald Neighbors:will.help. Also, it was noted that the Neighbors,will take` their own photographs. 7.. COMMENTS, REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS A. The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its' Annual Meeting, September 17-19 in Gainesville, FL. Registration fee is $50.00, and MS. Newton has agenda, if someone is interested. Mrs. Rodriguez indicated that she will be attending the meeting. B. The National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference is scheduled for October 7-11 in Washington, D.C.. Ms. Newton has information, which includes agenda, seminars and workshops offered. C. Ms. Newton read a letter from Secretaty of State, Jim. Smith, in- viting Members to participate in Assistance Day, August 26 be- ginning at 9:O0,A.M. in Tallahassee. This willbe jointly sponsored by Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council. D. Mrs. Rodriguez announced that materials about Marian Manley, who had donesome architectural work in Miami'Shores, have been donated to the Woodrow Wilson Archives. Some of the items included in the three (3) boxes of donated materials, are newspaper articles, photographs, documents, drawings, and many. other memorabilia. Also of significance,was her Architectural Certificate #105 dated 1918. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. a‘e/Y-0,0 ecr ary Approved Margo' wton, Chrm.