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Committee forwards CPA Building historic-district proposal after public hearing
Summary
The Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee held a public hearing on designating the Conductor's Protective Assurance (CPA) Building in Corktown as a local historic district; HDAB presenters described boundaries, architectural significance and financial incentives, and the committee voted to send the ordinance to formal with a recommendation to approve.
The Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee on Thursday held a public hearing on a proposal to designate the Conductor's Protective Assurance (CPA) Building and immediately surrounding parcel in Corktown as a local historic district, then voted to forward the measure to formal with a recommendation to approve.
Lisa De Quiara, deputy director of the Historic Designation Advisory Board, told the committee the CPA Building is a six‑story neoclassical flatiron structure built in 1924 that historically served railroad workers and is eligible for National Register listing. "The proposed historic district consists of a single contributing building," she said, noting a nearby parcel with a later drive‑through canopy would…
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