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Commission approves demolition at 1420 Crescent Road as KU Endowment readies new entrepreneurship hub
Summary
The Historic Resources Commission approved a certificate of approval for demolition at 1420 Crescent Road in the context area of the Chi Omega House after KU Endowment told the commission it has funding, has hired an architect and plans to demolish the building prior to the fall semester to make way for a new entrepreneurship program facility.
The Historic Resources Commission on July 17 issued a certificate of approval for demolition of the structure at 1420 Crescent Road, which lies in the context area of the Chi Omega House, after KU Endowment told commissioners it has funding and a design team in place and intends to proceed quickly to remove the existing building.
Staff noted the property has been altered repeatedly and that the primary facade and much of the interior historic fabric have been significantly changed by previous rehabilitations. "Even though it does have significant history ... it has lost a lot of its integrity, particularly on the interior and then, of course, on that main facade," Lynn Braddock…
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