Title
ZC#21-019: Public hearing to consider a Historic Landmark Overlay District classification for the 1894 Post Office Building at 130 N. Main Street; Jeff Delavega Investments LLC, owner
Description/History
Existing Use: Bicycle shop
Existing Zoning: D, Downtown District, D3 Zone
Surrounding Land Use & Zoning:
North - Office, D
South - Office/retail, D
East - Auto repair/city parking lot, D
West - Office/retail, D
Comments and Considerations
Jeff Delavega, owner of the 2-story Old Post Office Building (c. 1894) at 130 N. Main Street, is requesting a Historic Landmark Overlay District classification. The property is currently zoned D, Downtown District and is occupied by the Hilltop Bicycle Center.
Mr. Delavega plans to remove the slipcovers from the second floor of the building on the front and south side facades if possible. A portion of the slipcover on the north façade has been painted with a mural that the owner is obligated to maintain. The building anchors the northern edge of a potential Main Street Historical District and possesses historical significance for its use as a post office.
Historic Background
According to the Tarrant County Historic Resources Survey, 1983, this two-story brick building was constructed by Dr. J.N. Thomas to house Mansfield’s second post office on the ground floor and Dr. Thomas’s office on the second floor. Dr. Thomas and his son, Dr. Raymond Thomas, moved their office to the back of the drugstore in 1929, and the second story hall was purchased by the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, Walnut Creek Lodge No. 273, which was chartered in Mansfield on April 8, 1897. In 1956 the post office moved to a new building on the west side of the street.
Designation Criteria
The Historic Landmark Overlay District designation should be considered in light of the following:
1. Character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City of Mansfield, State of Texas, or the U...
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