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HLC#20-007: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Official Recognized Historic Property list
Description/History - Continuation from the September 10, 2020, meeting
At the September 10, 2020, meeting, the Commission considered 15 properties for official recognition. The Commission nominated the following properties for recognition:
105 N. 1st Avenue
106 N. 1st Avenue
107 N. 1st Avenue
108 N. 1st Avenue
400 S. 2nd Avenue
130 N. Main Street
203 S. Main Street
506 E. Broad Street
408 North Street
1885 Railroad Bridge
1922 Auto Bridge
The Commission requested more information on the following properties to better evaluate their significance:
209 S. 1st Avenue - Dr. James Wallace purchased the land on Block 24 for his house at 210 S. Main Street (Wallace-Hall House) for his family. The house at 209 S. 1st Avenue was built around 1940 while the Wallace family still owned the property. It may have been used as a rental house or for one of the Wallace children. In 1944, the property was sold to L.O. and Marjorie Hall, including the Wallace-Hall House and the house at 209 S. 1st Avenue.
The Halls sold 209 S. 1st Avenue to Fred Hall, L.O. Hall’s brother. In 1962, Fred Hall sold the house to his parents, O.R. and Mollie Hall. In 1985, the house was sold to Clarence and Rebecca Phillips. The Phillips sold the house in 2015 to the Dominguez family, who still owns the property today.
Although the house was owned by a prominent Mansfield family, it is less significant than the Wallace-Hall House next door. In addition, alterations to the house and its dilapidated condition have reduced its historic integrity. Staff believes that this house requires repair and restoration of its architectural features before it will meet the criteria for recognition.
302 S. 1st Avenue - This house was built c. 1930, possibly as a rental. This house is in a similar situation as 209 S. 1st Avenue in that it appears to have been constructed on the same lot as the America J....
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