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Ames City Historic Preservation Commission approves demolition of contributing garage at 704 Kellogg Avenue; approves modification for new detached garage
Summary
The Ames City Historic Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness allowing demolition of a deteriorated contributing garage at 704 Kellogg Avenue and unanimously approved a minor modification to a previously approved 24-by-24 detached garage. Staff recommended demolition after consultant reports cited structural failure.
The Ames City Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to allow the demolition of a contributing garage at 704 Kellogg Avenue and also approved a requested modification to a previously approved new detached garage.
Ray, the commission’s staff liaison, presented the application and supporting materials, saying the garage is listed as a contributing structure in the Old Town Historic District and that the applicant provided an architect’s report and a contractor letter from Dan Gorman Construction indicating the building is not salvageable. "This is a request to demolish the existing garage at this location," Ray said, summarizing deterioration shown in photographs and inspection notes including bowing walls, rotted wood, lack of a foundation and a compromised roof system.
Ray told commissioners the Iowa site…
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