The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission approved a certificate of approval on June 16 for the exterior rehabilitation of the Macy Alnutt Funeral Home, 702 Thirteenth Street (case HPDR2025-0012), including replacement of two missing north-side doors and repair work to windows, masonry and a concrete cap on a later addition.

Staff presented the application and recommended approval after reviewing the proposal against Section 24-1,003(j)(1) of the Greeley Municipal Code and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Staff noted the project is primarily repair of materials in disrepair, with door replacements that are designed to be compatible with the building’s 1965 addition. Notice was sent to the owner on May 27 and posted at the property on May 23.

The proposed work includes replacing the boarded north entrance doors, rehabilitating existing windows and doors, repointing damaged mortar, repairing or replacing a damaged concrete masonry unit (CMU) cap on a later addition, and replacing weathered protective plexiglass over stained-glass windows. The applicant and architect told the commission the stained glass is “mostly in fine condition” and that most wood windows can be restored. The application shows the north doors will be a modern interpretation of doors installed in 1965 — an anodized, dark-bronze aluminum storefront with insulated metal panels — rather than an exact bronze replica. The architect said the anodized aluminum finish carries about a 20-year warranty.

Becky Saperick, board president of the Greeley Creative District and the building owner’s representative, told the commission the project team has been collecting oral history on the site and researching historic doormaker Carl Reichert, and said the district is “trying to honor the elements of the door and to still tell the story of what’s so incredible about those.” Architect Sean Moscrip described the north doors as originally wood with divided lights, replaced in 1965 with bronze doors; he said the team is proposing a modern equivalent that remains compatible with the building’s character.

Staff told commissioners the 1965 addition is visually distinct from a later CMU addition (the CMU work appears to date to about 1998), and that the proposed interventions comply with the Secretary of the Interior standards and the commission’s design guidelines. No public comment was received during the hearing.

A commissioner moved that the commission find the proposed exterior rehabilitation meets criteria A, C, E, F and H of Section 24-1,003(j)(1) of the Greeley Municipal Code and approve the request for a certificate of approval; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no opposition. The commission’s action authorizes the described major alteration under HPDR2025-0012; it does not itself authorize building permits, funding disbursement, or changes beyond the scope reviewed.

The applicant announced a soft groundbreaking and owner-hosted tours scheduled for July 16, where commissioners and the public may view the building before construction covers interior elements. The commission closed the hearing and moved on to the next agenda item.