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Subject: ARC communication re. 71 Palomar Avenue. ARCH -2193-2015;
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Subject: ARC communication re. 71 Palomar Avenue. ARCH -2193-2015;
Dear ARC,
RECEIVED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AUG 01 2016
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
I am unable to attend this afternoon's meeting. I would like to call your attention to a letter that I submitted to the CHC
on June 27, 2016:
Daniel E. Krieger, Ph.D.
662 Islay
San Luis Obispo,
California 93401
(805)543-9611
E-mail: dkrieger@charter.net
slohistory@gmail.com
June 27, 2016
Cultural Heritage Commission c/o Brian Leveille
City of San Luis Obispo
City Hall, 990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, California
93401
Dear Cultural Heritage Commissioners:
I regret that I am unable to attend tonight's meeting in person. I was a member of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage
Committee in 1983 when the 1895 Sandford House was placed on the Master List of Historic Resources. Members of the
committee, including myself, contacted the Delta Tau House and surveyed its condition. We shared our concern for the
preservation of the structure with city officials and staff. We were also concerned that the R-4 zoning would invite its
destruction through "creative neglect."
Thirty-three years later, little has been done to protect this late Victorian treasure. I am writing as a friend of that
resource. The LR Development Group's proposal to relocate and rehabilitate the Sandford House appears to me the last,
best chance for its preservation. While I would prefer to see the structure remain where it stands, the -projected
appearance in its new location would enhance the house's "gift to the street."
I believe that the house would survive the short move. I am not an architectural historian but I have worked actively in
historic preservation for more than forty years. I have seen a number of similar structures survive such moves. Some of
these moves have involved what were once rural farm 19th/ early 201h century homes into our Old Town Neighborhood
where they add to the existing, contributing resources.
The planned use of the Sanford House as a community center avoids the dangers shared by many unoccupied historic
homes endangered by vandalism and "squatter" fires.
I am well aware of the controversies surrounding this project. I know that you will want to maintain the guidelines of the
CHC Ordinance in protecting the long term preservation of the Sanford House.
Very truly,
Daniel E. Krieger, Ph.D.
Professor of History, Emeritus
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Best wishes,
DanK
Daniel E. Krieger
Professor of History, Emeritus
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Past President, California Mission Studies Association/California Missions Foundation
Daniel E. Krieger, Ph.D.
662 Islay
San Luis Obispo,
Calirornia 95401
(805)543-9611
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June 27, 2016
Cultural Heritage Commission c/o Brian Leveille
City of San Luis Obispo
City Hall, 990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, California
93401
Dear Cultural Heritage Commissioners:
I regret that I am unable to attend tonight's meeting in person. I was a member of the San Luis Obispo
Cultural Heritage Committee in 1983 when the 1895 Sandford House was placed on the Master List of
Historic Resources. Members of the committee, including myself, contacted the Delta Tau House and
surveyed its condition. We shared our concern for the preservation of the structure with city officials and
staff. We were also concerned that the R-4 zoning would invite its destruction through "creative neglect."
Thirty-three years later, little has been done to protect this late Victorian treasure. I am writing as a friend
of that resource. The LR Development Group's proposal to relocate and rehabilitate the Sandford House
appears to me the last, best chance for its preservation. While I would prefer to see the structure remain
where it stands, the projected appearance in its new location would enhance the house's "gift to the
street."
I believe that the house would survive the short move. I am not an architectural historian but I have
worked actively in historic preservation for more than forty years. I have seen a number of similar
structures survive such moves. Some of these moves have involved what were once rural farm 19th/ early
201h century homes into our Old Town Neighborhood where they add to the existing, contributing
resources.
The planned use of the Sanford House as a community center avoids the dangers shared by many
unoccupied historic homes endangered by vandalism and "squatter" fires.
I am well aware of the controversies surrounding this project. I know that you will want to maintain the
guidelines of the CHC Ordinance in protecting the long term preservation of the Sanford House.
Very truly,
Daniel E. Krieger, Ph.D.
Professor of History, Emeritus
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA