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Council designates 1801 Glendale Drive a local landmark, adds clauses acknowledging racially restrictive covenants

Lakewood City Council · February 12, 2025
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Summary

Council approved ordinance O-2025-1 to landmark the Tudor-Revival house at 1801 Glendale Drive, adding whereas clauses that explicitly note Glen Creighton's historic racially restrictive covenant (1923'1959) and urging public communications to reflect that history.

Lakewood City Council voted on Jan. 27 to designate 1801 Glendale Drive as a local landmark (Ordinance O-2025-1), approving a Historic Preservation Commission recommendation that the 1938 Tudor-Revival residence meets architectural- significance criteria. The commission's recommendation was based on criterion C (architectural merits), and commissioners voted 6-0 to forward the nomination, with the vice chair recusing from the decision.

Historical context required: The nomination and the public hearing prompted extensive public comment and council discussion about the Glen…

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