Historic Roberts House in Woodland Park deemed unsafe; committee to pursue assessment grant and short-term stabilization

Chuck, a preservation architect who inspected the property, warned the Woodland Park Historic Preservation Committee that the Roberts House has an urgent safety problem: “The metal roof is about to fall off on that building. It needs to be screwed down,” he said during the committee's meeting. Committee members and city staff agreed the exposed roof and moisture intrusion are creating both an immediate public-safety risk and accelerating structural deterioration.

The committee discussed short-term and longer-term approaches. Committee members and staff said the immediate priority is to make the building weather‑tight and secure to prevent further water damage and to address the loose metal roofing because it could detach and fall onto the nearby roadway. City maintenance previously declined to do the work because crews judged it too hazardous. CJ (city maintenance) confirmed that the city had not scheduled a roofing subcontractor and that a timeline was not yet set.

Beyond emergency stabilization, the committee agreed to pursue a State structural-assessment grant…