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Residents warn ARB of planned demolition at 520 North Sixth Avenue in Old East Hill
Summary
A resident told the Pensacola Architectural Review Board that neighbors oppose a planned demolition of a contributing Second Empire house at 520 North Sixth Avenue and urged the board to treat preservation as the default in the Old East Hill Preservation District.
Susan Ford, a resident of the Old East Hill Preservation District, told the Pensacola Architectural Review Board on Feb. 20 that neighbors have learned the new owner intends to demolish 520 North Sixth Avenue and asked the board to do “everything in your power” to prevent that demolition while allowing thoughtful redevelopment of the site.
Ford said the house is a contributing Second Empire–style structure celebrated by residents and that the community bought into the district knowing preservation, not demolition, would be the priority. She…
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