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From: Heather Bowden Date: May 08 04:09 UTC Short link

Hi all, This is my first time posting on the group. I wanted to make everyone
aware of the imminent demolition scheduled for 1266 E. Broad Street, otherwise
known as the Firestone Mansion. This building, is listed as a contributing
element to the architectural integrity of the E. Broad Street National Register
Historic District and is one of only two Second Renaissance Revival buildings
left in the City. Several entities collaborated and tried to work with the
owner of the property to develop strategies to save the building. I've attached
a Press Release from the Columbus Landmarks Foundation if anyone wants to read
more about it. This leads me to the following question and topic for
discussion: Is there more that can be done here in Columbus to help instill a
feeling of history and hence an obligation to save unique historic properties
or historic neighborhoods from demise? Do you feel this an integral part of
creating an identity for Columbus? Do you feel this is a necessary step when
seeking to create more sustainable neighborhoods? When living in New Orleans,
my friends bought a house needingrenovation and theyreceived a tax break from
the City when they updated things like the electrical.Is it feasible/possible
tooffer incentives like this in Columbus? Though the State, MPO, or City level?
Canwe engage large corporations/philanthropers to understand the benefits of
preserving historic properties?Different viewpoints on thistopic would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks, Heather Bowden

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From: Nick Bates Date: May 08 12:18 UTC Short link

I am all in preserving historical sites around town.  History is part of our
culture, however, before investing hundreds of thousands if not millions
into preserving historic buildings I need to know.
1. what will the building be used for?
2. Is the plan a revitalization plan for a neighborhood for residential to
prevent new suburbs from being built?

My only concern as we look at preservation is that people are suffering
right now in Columbus from evictions, foreclosure, homelessness, inadequate
and unsafe housing etc.  Investing through tax breaks or repair programs
through the city and county make me feel as if we are providing welfare
services to benefit the rich.  Why invest in updating the electricity in one
building on E. Broad street when for the same cost we could update the
electricity in homes a few blocks away that have citizens living in.

I do not know the history of the building and exactly what it will be used
for,(my comments are not directed at the specific address mentioned but
larger philosophical questions) but I have seen in Cleveland a lot of
historical renovations that have taken old run down buildings and turned
into wealthy housing and also into office space that primarily benefits the
upper socio-economic levels when for the same cost, we could have helped a
lot of low-income and moderate income persons improve their housing.



> Hi all, This is my first time posting on the group. I wanted to make everyone
> aware of the imminent demolition scheduled for 1266 E. Broad Street,
otherwise
> known as the Firestone Mansion. This building, is listed as a contributing
> element to the architectural integrity of the E. Broad Street National
> Register Historic District and is one of only two Second Renaissance Revival
> buildings left in the City. Several entities collaborated and tried to work
> with the owner of the property to develop strategies to save the building.
> I've attached a Press Release from the Columbus Landmarks Foundation if
anyone
> wants to read more about it. This leads me to the following question and
topic
> for discussion: Is there more that can be done here in Columbus to help
> instill a feeling of history and hence an obligation to save unique historic
> properties or historic neighborhoods from demise? Do you feel this an
integral
> part of creating an identity for Columbus? Do you feel this is a necessar
>  y step when seeking to create more sustainable neighborhoods? When living in
> New Orleans, my friends bought a house needingrenovation and theyreceived a
> tax break from the City when they updated things like the electrical.Is it
> feasible/possible tooffer incentives like this in Columbus? Though the State,
> MPO, or City level? Canwe engage large corporations/philanthropers to
> understand the benefits of preserving historic properties?Different
viewpoints

From: Andrew Miller Date: May 08 12:47 UTC Short link

I don't think it is useful to get into an argument of This as opposed to That.

Historic Preservation benefits the community at large by retaining historically
significant structures and in some cases maintaining the stylistic elements of
that period within a neighborhood or community. The effect is that residents
and visitors have something beautiful to admire, feel a sense of pride and
learn from. Overtly this benefits the people who can afford to own property as
it raises the value of their property. The other side of that is that these
same people are the ones who have to pay for maintence, etc. which can be a
substantial cost on a historic home. Slate roofs which are common on historic
properties in Central Ohio cost upwards of 8 times the price of an asphalt
shingle roof.

Most historic preservation doesn't require tax right offs by the city. Columbus
has some very comprehensive HP legislation based on neighborhoods (German
Village being the most stringent) and none of it is based on tax breaks.
Unfortunately there are structures  (such as the Firestone House) that fall
outside of the current legeslation due to their location, etc. I think it is
valid to fight for these structures wherever they may be but also believe that
HP should come from a desire of the community to preserve important structures
and not through tax breaks.

As for the needy in our community I agree we shouldn't give an across the board
tax break for anything that would affect our ability to pay for their services
either. I would say that however poor I've been (which has been substantial at
times in my life) I never wanted to live in an city that didn't appreciate
beauty.

Andrew
http://elephantsonbicycles.com

----- Original Message ----
From: Nick Bates <<email obscured>>
To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum <<email obscured>>
Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 7:44:55 AM
Subject: Re: [CORIF] Historic Preservation --Is it necessary?

I am all in preserving historical sites around town.  History is part of our
culture, however, before investing hundreds of thousands if not millions
into preserving historic buildings I need to know.
1. what will the building be used for?
2. Is the plan a revitalization plan for a neighborhood for residential to
prevent new suburbs from being built?

My only concern as we look at preservation is that people are suffering
right now in Columbus from evictions, foreclosure, homelessness, inadequate
and unsafe housing etc.  Investing through tax breaks or repair programs
through the city and county make me feel as if we are providing welfare
services to benefit the rich.  Why invest in updating the electricity in one
building on E. Broad street when for the same cost we could update the
electricity in homes a few blocks away that have citizens living in.

I do not know the history of the building and exactly what it will be used
for,(my comments are not directed at the specific address mentioned but
larger philosophical questions) but I have seen in Cleveland a lot of
historical renovations that have taken old run down buildings and turned
into wealthy housing and also into office space that primarily benefits the
upper socio-economic levels when for the same cost, we could have helped a
lot of low-income and moderate income persons improve their housing.

> Hi all, This is my first time posting on the group. I wanted to make everyone
> aware of the imminent demolition scheduled for 1266 E. Broad Street,
otherwise
> known as the Firestone Mansion. This building, is listed as a contributing
> element to the architectural integrity of the E. Broad Street National
> Register Historic District and is one of only two Second Renaissance Revival
> buildings left in the City. Several entities collaborated and tried to work
> with the owner of the property to develop strategies to save the building.
> I've attached a Press Release from the Columbus Landmarks Foundation if
anyone
> wants to read more about it. This leads me to the following question and
topic
> for discussion: Is there more that can be done here in Columbus to help
> instill a feeling of history and hence an obligation to save unique historic
> properties or historic neighborhoods from demise? Do you feel this an
integral
> part of creating an identity for Columbus? Do you feel this is a necessar
>  y step when seeking to create more sustainable neighborhoods? When living in
> New Orleans, my friends bought a house needingrenovation and theyreceived a
> tax break from the City when they updated things like the electrical.Is it
> feasible/possible tooffer incentives like this in Columbus? Though the State,
> MPO, or City level? Canwe engage large corporations/philanthropers to
> understand the benefits of preserving historic properties?Different
viewpoints
> on thistopic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Heather Bowden
> Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum now contains the following file
>
>    http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/file/2394-2008-05-08T040922Z
>    Name: Demolition of 1266 E. Broad
>  St. Release.pdf
>    Tags: "attachment"
>    Type: application/pdf
>    Size: 25KB
>
>
> All the files that have been added to Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum can
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>
> Heather Bowden
>
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From: Elizabeth Ike Date: May 08 13:39 UTC Short link

It always amazes me to see how these issues are so deeply intertwined!

It makes me think; as a Columbus native, I have a modest grasp of the
historic preservation issue within the city, but I am not familiar with how
this issue might impact some of the outlying communities (like older suburbs
and small towns in the region with a historic 'main street').  Certainly the
land value gradient in these communities must be less drastic than the one
in Columbus or other bigger cities, but relative to the size of these
potentially smaller municipal budgets, it seems like these governments would
still have a difficult time funding preservation programs.  But then the
need for social programs may be greater within central cities, so that
practical budget needs might outweigh aesthetics and history.

Does any one have any direct experience or insight about how smaller
communities differ from cities on this issue?
Does your town or suburb have a preserved 'main street' and if so, why
and/or how does it work?
Is it more challenging to preserve historic structures and character in the
central cities?  If so, why?

Best,
Liz

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 8:47 AM, chivespa1 <<email obscured>> wrote:

> I don't think it is useful to get into an argument of This as opposed to
> That.
>
> Historic Preservation benefits the community at large by retaining
> historically significant structures and in some cases maintaining the
> stylistic elements of that period within a neighborhood or community. The
> effect is that residents and visitors have something beautiful to admire,
> feel a sense of pride and learn from. Overtly this benefits the people who
> can afford to own property as it raises the value of their property. The
> other side of that is that these same people are the ones who have to pay
> for maintence, etc. which can be a substantial cost on a historic home.
> Slate roofs which are common on historic properties in Central Ohio cost
> upwards of 8 times the price of an asphalt shingle roof.
>
> Most historic preservation doesn't require tax right offs by the city.
> Columbus has some very comprehensive HP legislation based on neighborhoods
> (German Village being the most stringent) and none of it is based on tax
> breaks. Unfortunately there are structures  (such as the Firestone House)
> that fall outside of the current legeslation due to their location, etc. I
> think it is valid to fight for these structures wherever they may be but
> also believe that HP should come from a desire of the community to preserve
> important structures and not through tax breaks.
>
> As for the needy in our community I agree we shouldn't give an across the
> board tax break for anything that would affect our ability to pay for their
> services either. I would say that however poor I've been (which has been
> substantial at times in my life) I never wanted to live in an city that
> didn't appreciate beauty.
>
> Andrew
> http://elephantsonbicycles.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Nick Bates <<email obscured>>
> To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum <<email obscured>>
> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 7:44:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [CORIF] Historic Preservation --Is it necessary?
>
>
> I am all in preserving historical sites around town.  History is part of
> our
> culture, however, before investing hundreds of thousands if not millions
> into preserving historic buildings I need to know.
> 1. what will the building be used for?
> 2. Is the plan a revitalization plan for a neighborhood for residential to
> prevent new suburbs from being built?
>
> My only concern as we look at preservation is that people are suffering
> right now in Columbus from evictions, foreclosure, homelessness, inadequate
> and unsafe housing etc.  Investing through tax breaks or repair programs
> through the city and county make me feel as if we are providing welfare
> services to benefit the rich.  Why invest in updating the electricity in
> one
> building on E. Broad street when for the same cost we could update the
> electricity in homes a few blocks away that have citizens living in.
>
> I do not know the history of the building and exactly what it will be used
> for,(my comments are not directed at the specific address mentioned but
> larger philosophical questions) but I have seen in Cleveland a lot of
> historical renovations that have taken old run down buildings and turned
> into wealthy housing and also into office space that primarily benefits the
> upper socio-economic levels when for the same cost, we could have helped a
> lot of low-income and moderate income persons improve their housing.
>
>
>
> > Hi all, This is my first time posting on the group. I wanted to make
> everyone
> > aware of the imminent demolition scheduled for 1266 E. Broad Street,
> otherwise
> > known as the Firestone Mansion. This building, is listed as a
> contributing
> > element to the architectural integrity of the E. Broad Street National
> > Register Historic District and is one of only two Second Renaissance
> Revival
> > buildings left in the City. Several entities collaborated and tried to
> work
> > with the owner of the property to develop strategies to save the
> building.
> > I've attached a Press Release from the Columbus Landmarks Foundation if
> anyone
> > wants to read more about it. This leads me to the following question and
> topic
> > for discussion: Is there more that can be done here in Columbus to help
> > instill a feeling of history and hence an obligation to save unique
> historic
> > properties or historic neighborhoods from demise? Do you feel this an
> integral
> > part of creating an identity for Columbus? Do you feel this is a necessar
> >  y step when seeking to create more sustainable neighborhoods? When
> living in
> > New Orleans, my friends bought a house needingrenovation and theyreceived
> a
> > tax break from the City when they updated things like the electrical.Is
> it
> > feasible/possible tooffer incentives like this in Columbus? Though the
> State,
> > MPO, or City level? Canwe engage large corporations/philanthropers to
> > understand the benefits of preserving historic properties?Different
> viewpoints
> > on thistopic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Heather Bowden
> > Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum now contains the following file
> >
> >    http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/file/2394-2008-05-08T040922Z
> >    Name: Demolition of 1266 E. Broad
> >  St. Release.pdf
> >    Tags: "attachment"
> >    Type: application/pdf
> >    Size: 25KB
> >
> >
> > All the files that have been added to Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
> can
> > be viewed at
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> >
> >
> > Heather Bowden
> >
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From: Andrew Miller Date: May 08 14:01 UTC Short link

Actually, funny that you ask - I was at Upper Arlington's Historic Preservation
Task Force meeting until 10pm last night. As a member of the HPTF we've been
working to come to a consensus on implementing some HP legislation in UA. Even
with the strong history in UA with many of the major developers of post 1900
Central Ohio having lived in our community we have never had HP legislation.
Losing homes like the Spanish House, the Rhodes House, etc has made UA look bad
from an HP standpoint and has (from the standpoint of a preservationist like
myself) been very bad for our community on a whole. UA and Whitehall are the
only two inner-ring suburbs with no HP legislation to date. Most of the suburbs
adjoining Columbus just outside of 270 also have HP legislation.

The biggest issue we've faced in UA is the property rights extremists who say
"this is my house and I can do what I want with it" which is just a ridiculous
notion when you live in a highly populated area. Social norms are necessary to
keep the peace. Suggesting that your right to destroy your property supercedes
your neighbors or your communities desire to maintain a stated standard is
devisive at best. However it is important to both recognize that people do and
should have a certain level of permission to do what is right for them with
their property otherwise there is no sense in owning property.

Our group has come to a concensus of supporting a non restrictive policy
towards demolition which requires a waiting period during which education must
take place in an attempt to change the property owners mind. This is far from
where I would like the legislation to be but it is a step in the right
direction and I think that is important enough to get me to support it.

HP legislation is shown time and again (do a google search and you'll see what
I mean) to be beneficial to communities when well written. Poorly written HP
legislation will actually cause more demolition because that is the easier
route to take. Communities which have done a good job of preservation generally
have a higher property value, higher community involvement and an overall
improved quality of life rating.

When you look at the benefits of HP you start to see that it is as much about
accepting a societal shift as anything else though. Property Rights activists
are essentially saying "I'm looking out for me, not you, and I am an island to
myself." This attitude fly's in the face of community building. By accepting HP
you start to realize that the community at a whole is as important (if not more
important) than me as an individual.

It is that mental shift that leads people to concern for the less fortunate or
capable of their own communities as well. At that point we all start to see a
better world.

Andrew
http://elephantsonbicycles.com



----- Original Message ----
From: Elizabeth Ike <<email obscured>>
To: chivespa1 <<email obscured>>
Cc: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum <<email obscured>>
Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:38:50 AM
Subject: Re: [CORIF] Historic Preservation --Is it necessary?

It always amazes me to see how these issues are so deeply intertwined!

It makes me think; as a Columbus native, I have a modest grasp of the
historic preservation issue within the city, but I am not familiar with how
this issue might impact some of the outlying communities (like older suburbs
and small towns in the region with a historic 'main street').  Certainly the
land value gradient in these communities must be less drastic than the one
in Columbus or other bigger cities, but relative to the size of these
potentially smaller municipal budgets, it seems like these governments would
still have a difficult time funding preservation programs.  But then the
need for social programs may be greater within central cities, so that
practical budget needs might outweigh aesthetics and history.

Does any one have any direct experience or insight about how smaller
communities differ from cities on this issue?
Does your town or suburb have a preserved 'main street' and if so, why
and/or how does it work?
Is it more challenging to preserve historic structures and character in the
central cities?  If so, why?

Best,
Liz

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 8:47 AM, chivespa1 <<email obscured>> wrote:

> I don't think it is useful to get into an argument of This as opposed to
> That.
>
> Historic Preservation benefits the community at large by retaining
> historically significant structures and in some cases maintaining the
> stylistic elements of that period within a neighborhood or community. The
> effect is that residents and visitors have something beautiful to admire,
> feel a sense of pride and learn from. Overtly this benefits the people who
> can afford to own property as it raises the value of their property. The
> other side of that is that these same people are the ones who have to pay
> for maintence, etc. which can be a substantial cost on a historic home.
> Slate roofs which are common on historic properties in Central Ohio cost
> upwards of 8 times the price of an asphalt shingle roof.
>
> Most historic preservation doesn't require tax right offs by the city.
> Columbus has some very comprehensive HP legislation based on neighborhoods
> (German Village being the most stringent) and none of it is based on tax
> breaks. Unfortunately there are structures  (such as the Firestone House)
> that fall outside of the current legeslation due to their location, etc. I
> think it is valid to fight for these structures wherever they may be but
> also believe that HP should come from a desire of the community to preserve
> important structures and not through tax breaks.
>
> As for the needy in our community I agree we shouldn't give an across the
> board tax break for anything that would affect our ability to pay for their
> services either. I would say that however poor I've been (which has been
> substantial at times in my life) I never wanted to live in an city that
> didn't appreciate beauty.
>
> Andrew
> http://elephantsonbicycles.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Nick Bates <<email obscured>>
> To: Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum <<email obscured>>
> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 7:44:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [CORIF] Historic Preservation --Is it necessary?
>
>
> I am all in preserving historical sites around town.  History is part of
> our
> culture, however, before investing hundreds of thousands if not millions
> into preserving historic buildings I need to know.
> 1. what will the building be used for?
> 2. Is the plan a revitalization plan for a neighborhood for residential to
> prevent new suburbs from being built?
>
> My only concern as we look at preservation is that people are suffering
> right now in Columbus from evictions, foreclosure, homelessness, inadequate
> and unsafe housing etc.  Investing through tax breaks or repair programs
> through the city and county make me feel as if we are providing welfare
> services to benefit the rich.  Why invest in updating the electricity in
> one
> building on E. Broad street when for the same cost we could update the
> electricity in homes a few blocks away that have citizens living in.
>
> I do not know the history of the building and exactly what it will be used
> for,(my comments are not directed at the specific address mentioned but
> larger philosophical questions) but I have seen in Cleveland a lot of
> historical renovations that have taken old run down buildings and turned
> into wealthy housing and also into office space that primarily benefits the
> upper socio-economic levels when for the same cost, we could have helped a
> lot of low-income and moderate income persons improve their housing.
>
>
>
> > Hi all, This is my first time posting on the group. I wanted to make
> everyone
> > aware of the imminent demolition scheduled for 1266 E. Broad Street,
> otherwise
> > known as the Firestone Mansion. This building, is listed as a
> contributing
> > element to the architectural integrity of the E. Broad Street National
> > Register Historic District and is one of only two Second Renaissance
> Revival
> > buildings left in the City. Several entities collaborated and tried to
> work
> > with the owner of the property to develop strategies to save the
> building.
> > I've attached a Press Release from the Columbus Landmarks Foundation if
> anyone
> > wants to read more about it. This leads me to the following question and
> topic
> > for discussion: Is there more that can be done here in Columbus to help
> > instill a feeling of history and hence an obligation to save unique
> historic
> > properties or historic neighborhoods from demise? Do you feel this an
> integral
> > part of creating an identity for Columbus? Do you feel this is a necessar
> >  y step when seeking to create more sustainable neighborhoods? When
> living in
> > New Orleans, my friends bought a house needingrenovation and theyreceived
> a
> > tax break from the City when they updated things like the electrical.Is
> it
> > feasible/possible tooffer incentives like this in Columbus? Though the
> State,
> > MPO, or City level? Canwe engage large corporations/philanthropers to
> > understand the benefits of preserving historic properties?Different
> viewpoints
> > on thistopic would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Heather Bowden
> > Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum now contains the following file
> >
> >    http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/file/2394-2008-05-08T040922Z
> >    Name: Demolition of 1266 E. Broad
> >  St. Release.pdf
> >    Tags: "attachment"
> >    Type: application/pdf
> >    Size: 25KB
> >
> >
> > All the files that have been added to Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
> can
> > be viewed at
> >    http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/corif/files
> >
> >
> > Heather Bowden
> >
> > Info about Heather Bowden:
> > http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/6oTVArn0QzDwAaKIIZVkKN
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From: Brian Williams Date: May 17 05:57 UTC Short link

Historic preservation is extremely important to communities and local
economies. It is rightfully boosted, in some cases, by federal tax credits, and
Ohio is planning to expand last year's limited state historic tax credit.
Preserving our heritage beautifies the city, keeps neighborhoods intact and,
while it may often be to the benefit of the well-to-do, the limited tax credits
are available only to people and businesses that already are investing in
places that have been neglected. What's more historic restoration may be
comparable is cost to new construction, but restoration is more
labor-intensive, which means it creates jobs and keeps money in the local
economy. And restoration of a key building in a neighborhood may inspire
further investment in the neighborhood. Preservation is one of the most
cost-effective (from a public-spending standpoint) ways to strengthen
communities.

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