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Staff: Jackson House appraisal pending after auctioned rear parcel; restoration could cost millions
Summary
Commission staff told the Eagle Historic Preservation Commission that the city ordered an appraisal for the two-parcel Jackson House property, that a rear parcel sold at auction for $10,000 and that full restoration could cost an estimated $4–8 million; staff said the city will likely consider incremental funding or a special workshop once the appraisal returns.
Heath called the April meeting of the Eagle Historic Preservation Commission to order and a staff member provided the commission with an update on the Jackson House property.
The staff member said the city has ordered an appraisal for two parcels that make up the Jackson House site and that the parcel behind the house — “grandma Jackson’s house” — sold at auction for $10,000 and will be moved. “There was an auction for it, and 1 person bid $10,000 and they're gonna move it,” the staff member said. She said the appraisal was expected back in roughly three weeks and that she would notify the commission when it arrives.
The staff member described the main parcel as having recent stabilization work: “The roof was finished. The chimney was finished, and there is now kind of a angle iron that helps shore up the chimney...there's a stabilizing bar behind the chimney that's attached to the roof,” she said. She added that council and staff would likely convene a special workshop — including the mayor and directors of public works and planning and zoning — to decide next steps once the appraisal is available.
On potential costs, the staff member gave a wide estimate for full restoration and reuse and emphasized funding limits: she said a project could require “anywhere between 4 and 8,000,000” and that the city could realistically only allocate small amounts per budget year (she cited about $100,000 as an example), meaning full rehabilitation would take many years. Commissioners discussed public interest in keeping the property for community uses such as an event center, green space or marketplace but acknowledged the city lacks the immediate capital to deliver a full restoration.
The commission did not take a formal vote; staff said they would provide the appraisal when it is returned and that a special workshop would be scheduled for council to determine options.
