AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 8/15/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
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Public Hearing for City Council consideration to adopt Resolution No. 2018-089, approving HRLM2018-0002, an application to nominate a 1903 vernacular wood frame home (located at 1215 East Grand Boulevard) in the SF (Single Family Residential) district of the Downtown Corona Revitalization Specific Plan (SP98-01) as a Historic Landmark on the Corona Register of Historic Resources (HL-048) (Applicant: Kirk and Carrie Langsea).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2018-089, designating the property located at 1215 East Grand Boulevard as an official Historic Landmark on the Corona Register of Historic Resources. (HL-048) (HRLM2018-0002)
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ANALYSIS:
HRLM2018-0002 is an application from property owners Kirk and Carrie Langsea to nominate their home at 1215 East Grand Boulevard to be listed as Historic Landmark-048 (HL-048) on the Corona Register of Historic Resources. The home is a vernacular wood frame style built in 1903 and sits on an 8,400 square foot lot located on the south side of East Grand Boulevard.
The home is currently listed on the Corona Heritage Inventory. Properties that are on the Corona Heritage Inventory are potential resources that may qualify as a historic landmark on the Register by virtue of age (50+ years) or by having significant cultural, historical or architectural value to the City. Heritage properties are given a ranking of high, moderate or low as to their potential. The home at 1215 E. Grand Boulevard has a high with rehab ranking.
BACKGROUND
The subject home was originally built for Mr. James Wallace, a carpenter by trade, and his family. Mr. Wallace worked for Pacific Clay Manufacturing Company for fifteen years. He was a director of the Corona Fruit Company in 1901, ran for city trustee in 1902, and w...
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