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Historic Zoning Commission recommends landmark designation for Merritt House after staff and preservation presentation
Summary
After a staff presentation and historical overview by Caroline Eller, the commission recommended the Merritt House and an associated brick building meet landmark criteria and forwarded a recommendation for historic designation and application of landmark design guidelines to planning and council.
The commission heard a research presentation and recommended that the Merritt House be designated a historic landmark and that existing historic landmark design guidelines be applied to the property.
Caroline Eller of the Metro Historical Commission outlined the Merritt House’s layered history, noting an earliest log core possibly dating to the late 18th century and later…
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