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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-09-09 85-308 ORDINANCEIntroduced'by Cwncilar Brown, September 9, 1985 In CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) @rYM=rV, Amepdrng. Hix .n Preservation Ordinance Be u mnd dby Ow Ciey Co ofdw alm of Banger, w!pops: THAT, Chapter VII, Article 4, Sec. 5.3 be amended to add a provision which reads as follows: 5.3.29 Han or Fire 222t Station No. 6 The land and buildings Located at 294 Center Street a more specifically described on City of Bangor Assessor's Nap 38, Parcel 94. In City Council September 9,1905 Fs Refer d c ® counity devellepoant itt consider next ting //D (Tina,) Amending Historic Preservation .85 SEP -3 P228 ordnamc city CT IN CITY COUNCIL. 4 SeptemEer 23, 1985 Consider lot vetting in IntroLMb] and (tial ty October. f L CITY C C NNIW )IeiN " IN CITY COUNCIL October 16, 1985 Cone r 1st mxeting i November r CITY In City Council November 13,1985 con ' r lot. met 1 necamber ' Cit Clerk In City Council December 9,1985 onsideT next meeting Nosy r'�- IN CITY COUNCIL " December 30, 1965 passed by the following yes and n votes. Councilara voting yes: Drown, Cox, Frankel, Lebowitz, NCCarthy, Sullivan, Til]351, Wheeler ape Willy/ 85-300 ORDINANCE Y CIE CITYOF IJP.". CITY CLERK r Earle G. Shettleworth, y. preeru MAINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 55 Capitol Street State House Station 65 Augusta, Maine OU33 August 27,1985 Joan woodcock, Chairman Bangor Historic Preservation Commission 225 Cedar Street Bangor, Maine 04401 'Deal Joan: In response to your recent request, I have reviewed the Montgomery Street Fire Station. I concur with the Commission that this building is of such architectural significance for the community to merit its designation as a local landmark. If I can be of further assistance concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to let me know. Sincerely, �G.I5 sit ew0[th. d[. Direct0, 1�� EGS/slm Telephone: 202289-2133 85-308 Montgomery street Fire Station The Montgomery Street Fire Station was built in 1902 to plans by the prolific Bangor architect, Wilfred E. Mansur; in the same year, Mansur's Penobscot County Courthouse was constructed. Of brick with stucco and granite trim, it uses Mansur•s wan developed Colonial Revival or claesicizing vocabulary, with overtones of the Romanesque Revival in the �ible round -head engine doors. Mansur had a weakness for the Romanesque add some of his best and most expressive buildings, e.g., the Bangor Theological Seminary Gyawasick, are in that style. Originally. the flavine slated base at the hip of the station roof supported a neo -Federal belfry and cupola, like the ones Mansur designed for the Columbia Street Baptist Church, also in 1902. This base is intact but the upper stages have been taken down. Other elements changed are the doors and all the windows, the round heads of the first -story windows having been filled in and standard sash inserted throughout. Besite these changes, its compact and stylish design makes the Montgomery Street Fire Station a valued city landmark. It deserves designationas a historic landmark because the continuation of its architectural integrity mould provide an anchor for the stability and ..good maintenance of the surrounding neighborhoods. Deborah Thompson ArchitCtural Historian Member, Historic Preservaton Commission 85-308 30 August 85 To: The Honorable City Council From: The Historic Preservation Commission Subject: The Montgomery Street Fire Station At a public hearing on August 13. 1985, the Hanger Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved the the designation of the Montgomery Street Fire Station as a local historic landmark. A brief description of the significance of the building by commission member Deborah Thompson is enclosed. This designation has received the written approval of the State Historic Preservation Officer, which is also enclosed. I hearty request that the City Council take the necessary steps to designate the Montgomery Street Fire Station as a historic landmark under Ch_.VII: Art. 4, Sec. 4. of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor. Joan C. Woodcock Chairman