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Historic Preservation Commission approves four historic plaques by voice vote
Summary
The commission approved historic markers for 1864 South Pole Street, 1031 Woodward Avenue, 3253 Montezuma Road and 2007 Madison Avenue; motions passed by show-of-hands with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript.
The Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission voted to award historic markers to four properties and approved the minutes of a prior meeting by voice vote.
The commission approved the minutes of the Aug. 12, 2025 meeting by motion and a show-of-hands vote. The commission then considered and approved historic-marker requests for the following properties: 1864 South Pole Street (owners Tara and Jaden Norris), 1031 Woodward Avenue (Old Cloverdale), 3253 Montezuma Road (Cloverdale) and 2007 Madison Avenue (Capitol Heights). For each property a commissioner moved to award the marker, another commissioner seconded, and the chair called for a show of hands. The motions were recorded in the meeting as "Motion carried." The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes or numeric tallies.
The commissioners described reasons for each approval: 1864 South Pole Street was described as a "very notable structure" and recommended for a marker; 1031 Woodward Avenue was cited as an early Colonial Revival example that contributes to the Cloverdale streetscape; 3253 Montezuma Road was described as a smaller Craftsman bungalow illustrative of the neighborhood's early-20th-century building patterns; and 2007 Madison Avenue was characterized as a Tudor-revival residence contributing to that avenue's architectural fabric.
The approvals were processed in a single session; staff noted the commission will continue the plaque program with a new sign vendor after the previous vendor ceased operations. No appeals or conditions were recorded in the transcript for the marker awards.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (08/12/2025): motion carried by show of hands; tally not specified. - 1864 South Pole Street (Norris) — historic marker: motion carried by show of hands; tally not specified. - 1031 Woodward Avenue — historic marker: motion carried by show of hands; tally not specified. - 3253 Montezuma Road — historic marker: motion carried by show of hands; tally not specified. - 2007 Madison Avenue — historic marker: motion carried by show of hands; tally not specified.
Each motion was moved and seconded at the meeting; the transcript attributes the motion language but does not provide individual commissioners' names consistently for mover and seconder. Staff will proceed with marker production under a new sign company and informed commissioners that plaque pricing has increased.
