| These are the materials you will be considering for Certificate
of Appropriateness 17-01 for the Parks
Cramer Building. I have no problem with any aspect of the
proposed plan except the treatment of the northern facade of the Pipe Shed
Building. This was intended to be a simple, industrial
building. The proposal is to "dress it up." Please
consult the Secretary
of the Interior's Standards. |
| This is a drawing of the parking/courtyard area in the
roadway connecting the two parking lots. Taking into account Frances
Alexander's comments at the last meeting, I believe this concept is in
keeping with the industrial history of the property. |
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| Here we see the concept for the treatment of the alleyway
and the northern end of the Pipe Shed Building. They propose to
place a window (left) and a door (right) in the end of the building, which
is now a solid brick wall. The faux freight door in the middle mimics the
doors on the western elevation of the building. |
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| I am a supporter of adaptive reuse. However, I do not
believe the propose treatment of the building meets the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards, because it alters the historic character of the
building. |
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