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Commission approves partial removal and capping of chimney at 213 S. Rogers to reduce safety risk and enable solar installation
Summary
COA2608 for 213 S. Rogers (the Frosted Food Building) was approved to remove the upper, non-original tier of a tall masonry chimney, retain the historic base, and cap it with a concrete crown for preservation and to reduce roof shadow for future solar.
The Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve a partial removal and capping of the upper portion of a brick chimney at 213 South Rogers Street, a locally listed industrial building, citing structural safety and compatibility with future solar improvements.
Noah, the city's historic preservation program manager, described the chimney as having an obvious later addition above an original base and recommended removing the upper portion…
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