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Council approves historic-preservation covenant trade to protect Sangse/Sangsay Gilmore House
Summary
The council approved a restrictive covenant transferring local protections from the Cannon-Gay House (Melrose Avenue) to the Sangse/Sangsay Gilmore House (109 E. Market St.), which the city and preservation advocates say is among Iowa City's oldest houses (c.1843).
The council considered a restrictive covenant agreement with the Iowa Board of Regents that would remove the Cannon-Gay House (Melrose Ave.) from the city’s local-historic-preservation code and attach those local protections to the Sangse (Sangsay) Gilmore House at 109 E. Market St.
City Manager Jeff Roan explained that…
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