For only the second time in the city’s history, the Denver City Council voted to make a building a historic landmark against that property owner’s wishes.
, highlighted three criteria from the city’s landmark ordinance that the applicants, supporters including the City Park West Neighborhood Association and city’s volunteer Landmark Preservation Commission agreed made the house worthy of preservation.
Finally, supporters of designation and city landmark staff found the house is a significant work by the architecture firm Gove & Walsh, the designer of the central portion of Denver Union Station. Mathieson did not speak as part of Monday’s hearing but Adam Wilmot, an architect representing him, urged the council to consider the impact of affixing a historic designation to the property at a time when the city is in a housing crisis. Aside from being protected from demolition, historic landmarks in Denver are subject to rules governing their appearance and the owners must seek city approval to make substantial changes to those buildings.
A vast majority of people who spoke as part of the hearing favored preserving the home. Arguments centered on its beauty and contribution to the fabric of the City Park West neighborhood but also branched out to cover the sustainability of preserving an old, brick structure rather than demolishing them for what many described as the bland apartment projects that now dot Denver.
In emails shared with City Council, Mathieson questioned why the house was not highlighted in a 2019 Discover Denver survey of historic properties in the neighborhood. That 88-page report highlighted 61 homes that might be good candidates for preservation, but 1741 Gaylord was left off.
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