Two More Historic Homes Threatened

Fairhope, Alabama

Update: This item was pulled from the planning commission's January meeting agenda but may come up at later meetings.


101 Fairhope Avenue

107 Fairhope Avenue


BAYFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT 

Two historic homes on Fairhope Avenue could be demolished if plans for six new ones are approved by the planning commission this week.

One is the former home of early single-taxer "Father" George Knowles (1827-1917),  for whom adjacent Knoll Park is supposed to be named; both were built in 1906, according to the city's latest Bayfront Historic District survey.

SIX NEW HOMES PROPOSED

The 'Bella Vie' development on the northeast corner of Fairhope and Bayview Avenues consisting of six, two story homes facing Fairhope Avenue is being proposed there on three existing lots by owner Sena Inc. (3 lots to be combined into one).

DENIAL RECOMMENDED

City planning staff is recommending denial of the current plan due to technical defects involving required setbacks; the front side of the proposed new lot should be Bayview not Fairhope Avenue, according to the zoning ordinance.

 



Proposed plan.




Comments

Anonymous said…
Gosh if they can tear down the former home of Nancy Lewis on the corner of Ingleside and Nichols then why don’t we just tear everything down that has any age or significance and just start all over?
Anonymous said…
Glad denial is recommended. Thank you!
Anonymous said…
What is up with totally tearing things down that made Fairhope Fairhope?? The whole town is going to flood with all the OVERBUILDING!! It does not take an engineer to figure this out!!
Anonymous said…
Looks like tract housing! Is that really what Fairhope wants?
Anonymous said…
Change is inevitable. Imagine if we left everything in Fairhope looking like the days of 1906.
Anonymous said…
Change is inevitable. Imagine if we left everything in Fairhope looking like the days of 1906.
Anonymous said…
We’re killing the charm of fairhope. We’re going to make it look overbuilt and ugly..cutting down the trees to get one more house or big massive building.
Anonymous said…
Curious to know who owns Sena Inc.?
Clark said…
Deny!
Deny!
Deny!

No!
No!
No!
Anonymous said…
According to the Secretary of State - the incorporator's name is Dhruvesh Thakorbhai Amin. The directors' names are Smita & Chirayu Amin. What that tells you? Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore.
Anonymous said…
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/government-records/business-entity-records
Elizabeth said…
The Amin family operates the Key West Inn on Greeno Road. Apparently they wanted to build another hotel on this property, but the Planning Commission shot them down. So these houses are Take 2. We really really need some kind of demolition review process for historic structures before any more local treasures are lost forever.
Anonymous said…
A heritage village somewhere is the best answer.
Donald said…
Owners still have the right to demolsh there property if they want to.