Historic Preservation Committee Dissolving

Fairhope, Alabama 

 

 2024 HP committee meeting.


2019 meeting.
2014 meeting.

 NEW COMMISSION COMING

The city council is poised to pass an ordinance to dissolve the city's old Historic Preservation Committee, in anticipation of appointing a new Historic Preservation Commission later this summer.

Any existing funds raised by the old committee (historic home tours) are to be transferred to the new one, according to the ordinance. 

The committee was formed in 2009 and has had many notable members over the years, including  Harriet Gutknecht, Donnie Barrett, Ralph Thayer, Joe Birindelli, Linda Jones, Gary Gover, Debbie Quinn, Jill Godard, Skip Jones, Rich Muellar, and Mara Kozelsky Hunter.

The Times attended many of their public meetings over the years

NEW COMMISSION MEMBERS SOUGHT

Mayor Sullivan says applications are being taken by the city clerk now for the new seven member (minimum) Historic Preservation Commission to be appointed by council later this  summer.

Qualifications are "demonstrated training/experience in fields of history, architecture, urban planning, archaeology, law, or related fields -- or who have demonstrated an interest in historic preservation with training in preservation." 

The new commission will have more options for helping preserve historic properties, if the owners decide they want to participate. 


Dissolution ordinance.



 

 

 

 

Comments

Anonymous said…
sad to see it go away.
Anonymous said…
There are currently 3 homes listed for sale in downtown Fairhope that were built in 1904, 1906 and 1910 and they range in price between $850K to $1.5 Million. I guess these may be considered “Historic Homes.” It’ll be interesting to follow them and see if they sell at those high prices knowing that they will need a lot of work. I guess there may be people out there who wish to spend that kind of money on and old house but I willing to bet the “Historic Homes” committee members wouldn’t spend their own money to purchase them.

The homes:
Built 1904 on Magnolia Avenue priced at $850K;
Built 1906 on Fairhope Avenue priced at $990K;
Built 1910 on Fairhope Avenue priced $1.485 Million.


Anonymous said…
The high value is for the property not the houses. Location, location, location.
Anonymous said…
Are all sales of historically significant properties frozen until the new committee is created?
Publisher said…
No, nothing has changed.