Euclid board conditionally OKs removal of bell tower at Noble Academie; other exterior work continued

The Euclid City Architectural Review Board voted Wednesday to approve removal of a bell tower at Nobel Academie Utd, 1200 East 200th Street, while continuing consideration of broader exterior changes including painting, tuckpointing, closing a redundant door and removal of an exterior stair.

The board’s action cleared the tower for demolition on the condition that any masonry exposed by removal be patched and repaired “to match adjacent surfaces from the foundation to the coping,” language adopted in the motion approved by the board. The board continued the remainder of the applicant’s requests for further documentation and drawings before taking any approvals on those items.

The move matters because the project touches a nearly 100-year-old school building on a visually prominent site and would change its street-facing appearance. Board members said they were willing to allow removal of the tower now for safety reasons but want drawings, material samples and a landscaping plan for the other work before authorizing it.

At a public hearing, Dr. Gertag Yalvik,…