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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As I understand it, when the property was purchased in 2004, no one
involved knew that the building was on the local register, so they
weren't anticipating renovation costs for the Italianate house. And
I've been told that they paid "roughly $1.8 million" for it, and
that renovation costs for the house are expected to be over $3
million. So I think we can take "restore it as a single family
house" off of the list of possible options for it.
The BRT data base lists the owner as OAP Inc. According to the Penn
Almanac (/Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 22, February 22, 2000 --/ lest I be
accused of making this up/), "/University City Associates, Inc. and OAP,
Inc., both formerly for-profit subsidiaries of the University have
recently been converted to not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporations with
Penn as their sole member."
So Penn owns it. Surely, the brilliant folks at Penn wouldn't have
bought this without knowing little details like it's being on the
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. They are the Real Estate
mavens of the neighborhood, after all.
well, I don't know nuttin' 'bout nuttin', but it looks like
uchs's own website lists the house as being on the national
register for historic places, june 22, 1979
http://www.uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/hamfamest.html
HAMILTON FAMILY ESTATE
(4000 block of Pine Street)
4039, 4041 Baltimore Avenue
4000, 02, 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Pine Street
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
June 22, 1979
excerpt:
The 4000 block of Pine Street forms one of the
handsomest and best preserved mid 19th century suburban
streetscapes of Philadelphia.
As an ensemble it recalls the years when West
Philadelphia was the place of residence of many of the
city's financial, social and professional elite.
Despite the potential variety presented by three
separate groups of houses, the spacing of the
buildings, the under-lyin g staccato rhythm of openings
and the common materials of stucco and masonry, and the
repeated motifs of porches, and bracketed cornices
gives a complex unity to the block all too rarely
encountered in American suburban developments.
Not only does the street survive intact, but the houses
that are its constituent parts are themselves of note,
4000, 4002, 4004-6 being fine examples of their types
and 4008-18 forming an important composition. Each of
the buildings is in sound condition, and as more and m
ore come into single ownership, more can be
incorporated into the unified open space that links the
rear yards. Third, the 4000 block
of Pine Street is a response to the mid 19th century
fashion of the suburban house promulgated by Andrew
Jackson Downing and locally popularized by architects
Samuel Sloan, John Riddell and later, Isaac Hobbs,
whose published plans for houses of these types
appeared regularly in Godey's Ladies Book . As such,
the block is an important architectural precursor to
the contemporary American ideal of the single family
house on a tree shaded quarter lot in the suburbs. The
continuing value of the houses, despite changes in
architectural style, attes ts to the transcendent power
of the suburban vision. On the other hand , the variety
created here -- single and double houses, later
apartment conversions -- is a powerful argument for the
potential vitality of' the complex suburb which is all
too often lacking in the conventional single class
suburban development. As such, the 4000 block of Pine
Street should be a profoundly telling lesson for
contemporary urban planners.
[also, the 3900 block to the east, the houses to the north
-- also on the national register of historic places...
http://www.uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/drexdev.html]
- - - - -
what does national register of historic places mean for a
property?
I don't know the full story, but here's a start:
http://mdah.state.ms.us/hpres/nrfaq.html
> The National Register of Historic Places was established
> by Congress in 1966 to help identify and protect
> historically significant properties. National Register
> properties enrich our understanding of local, state, and
> national history by representing significant events and
> developments, the contributions of notable people, and
> important types of buildings and architectural styles.
> National Register listing can also help preserve these
> important properties through tax benefits, grant
> assistance, and protection from demolition or
> development.
>
> National Register listing does not restrict a private
> owner's use of the property, unless development of the
> property involves federal funding, federal rehabilitation
> tax credits, or participation in some other federal
> program. There are no requirements for public
> accessibility, and information about sensitive sites can
> be restricted from the public.
..................
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