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275720 WHtTE - CITY CLERK� i"^a�.�r PINK - FINANCE . C011I1C11 - �.�. ■�� CANARY�- bEPARTMENT C I T SA I NT PA IT L v s�v � BLUE� - MAYOR File N O. � ♦ • r� r indnce Ordinance N�. �� /� � Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date , � On Ordinance designating the German � Presbyterian Bethlehem Church as a Heritage Preservation Site. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Section l. Pursuant to the authority contained in Ordinance No. 16006 adopted May 18, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 16429 adopted April 4, 1978, upon the request of the Heritage Preservation Co�n- mission of the City of Saint Paul and after having duly considered the matter at a public hearing held in accordance with the said ordinances, the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby designate the following described property to be a Heritage Preser- vation Site: German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church located at 311 Ramsey Street, Saint Paul, rZinnesota, on property legally described as: except highway, Lot 54, Block 86, Dayton and Irvine' s Addition. 5ection 2. '1'he Preservation Program for this heritage site is stated as follows: GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN BETHLEHEP'i CHURCH Preservation Program The exterior appearance of the Gerznan Presbyterian Bethlehem COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: Hunt �"'"e [n Favor Maddox McMahon snowaite� Against By Tedesco wlson Form Approved by i y ney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY By Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY WHITE - CITY CLERK � � PINK � �INANCE COUIICII �l��O CANARY EPARTMENT G I TY O F SA I NT PA LT L� BLUE_� - MAYOR File � N O. I � / c-7/ p� Ordin�nce Ordinance N�. � �P /l O Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date Page 2 . Church should be preserved in a manner consistent with the original design intent. The setting and picturesque massing of the structure, shingled steeple, curved stair- way, and detailing of the gable end of the building are important design elements and should be preserved. The braced arch entrance porch, original fenestration, door openings and buttresses should be preserved. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days fro�n and after its passage, approval and publication. COUNC[LMEN Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: Hunt /� Levine ,'� [n Favor Maddox AA�AMMon Showalter °� Against BY Tedesco Wilson Adopted`by Council: te �CT 1 6 1980 Form Approved by it A r ey rtified Pass by Coun ' BY . Y__. 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Pursuant to the authority contained in Ordinance No. 16006 aaopted May 18, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 16429 adopted April 4, 1978, upon the request of the Heritage Preservation Com- mission of the City of Saint Paul and after having duly considered the matter at a public hearing held in accordance with the said ordinances, the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby designate the foliowing described property to be a Heritage Preser- vation Site: German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church located at 311 Ramsey Street, Saint Paul, rsinnesota, on - property legally described as: except highway, Lot 54, Block 86, Dayton and Irvine' s Addition. ( , Section 2 . � r The Preservation Program for this heritage site is stated as follows: GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN BETHLEHEP'I CHURCH Preservation Program The exterior appearance of the German Presbyterian Bethlehem COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: , reas Nays � Hunt Levine In Favor � Maddox McMahon B sr,o,�ite� A gai nst y Tedesco wlson Form Approved by i y ney �dopted by Council: Date � :ertified Passed by Council Secretary BY By � / Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council \pproved by Mayor: Date Bv -__-- __ _— -- BY— ----- -- � WMITE �� • K:ITY CLERK � � ► � I PINK ^ FINANCE !` � *T T .�• !��r`I`-� • Cq►V� FfK , ,.DEPARTMENT G I 'rY V r SA I N T �,� `} 1� COUfICl� rv�J I BLU ' - MAYOR File N O. ♦ • Or zn�nce . - ., Ordinance N 0. � Presented By Referred To Committee: Date i Out of Committee By Date � � �` Page 2 . � J � Church should be preserved in a manner consistent with the original design intent. The setting and picturesque massing of the structure, shingled steeple, curved stair- way, and detailing of the gable end of the building are important design elements and should be preserved. The braced arch entrance porch, original fenestration, door openings and buttresses should be preserved. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) , days from and after its passage, approval and publication. ! I COUfVCILMEIV Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays � Hunt �evine In Favor Maddox OAcMabon Showa�ter � Against By Tedesco Wilson QC� ,� 6 �4�� Form Approved by it A r ey Adopted by Council:,/ Date Certified Passed�b}' ,Coun ' tajr� By _ � � _ _$y .�� l—' l^ � � � y Ap r d by Mayor: e __ Approved b ayor for Submission to Council _ By - - ---- -- s5� __ _ ------ ---- 3 . � -; po � 00 rp � � � � Q � . � � � � � 0 N � � � N ^ O � � � m Q � ,� cu _. �; � c m � f� C �, � `° � o ° � O � N A S � � � Cm Q � � �`>` c�o q � 7� � � u' m ="' l'� � Z � � � �� c� � o � Z � �C � z o �`` � " � N m � � � ° ��'� � ,�-''. '� � O � ' � � �7 . c�'� � .. � D CD � n � � `O'' '.« � � � � �: � � /� � ^ � c � �`\_`o z. ia � Fp , A v � � � `!�� v v . T � � c� N � . � � Z K � � � � � � � N N � � � � ;-• _ . � fl' � 3 t—�?'� '.. r« c � \�7� s PI•�K� - FINANCEn� (RETU N TO JEROME SEGAL AFTER ADOPT�ON� _�'�,��,� C:�ARY - DEPARTMENT ($I Ty OF SA I NT ��U L OU[I 11 BL � •�� MAYOR File N . . —7/ r zn�nce Ordinance N 0. � � r l � Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date On Ordinance designating the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church as a Heritage Preservation Site. ThE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Pursuant to the authority contained in Ordinance No. 16006 adopted May 18, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 16429 adopted April 4, 1978, upon the request of the Heritage Preservation Com- mission of the City of Saint Paul and after having duly considered the matter at a public hearing held in accordance with the said ordinances, the Council of the Cit� of Saint Paul does hereby designate the following described property to be a Heritage Preser- vation Site: German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church located at 311 Ramsey Street, Saint Paul, rZinnesota, on property legally described as: exeept hiqhway, Lot 54, Block 86, Daytan and Irvine'.s Addition. Section 2. The Preservation Program for this heritage site is stated as follows: GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN BETHLFHEM CHURCH Preservation Program The exterior appearance of the German Presbyterian Bethlehem COUNCILMEIV Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Hunt Levine Maddox In Favor McMahon Showalter A gai ns t BY Tedesco wlson Adopted by Council• Date Form Approved by City Attorney Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY By Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By By PINK - FINANCE +i�fi6� CRNARY - DEPARTMENT G I T Y O F SA I N T YA U L COUIICII .' �w.E �� . E'��U6 � MAYOR W File N 0. . O/ in�nce Ordinance N 0. � �� Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date Page 2 . Church should be preserved in a manner consistent with the original design intent. The setting and picturesque massing of the structure, shingled steeple, curved stair- way, and detailing of the gable end of the building are important design elements and should be preserved. The braced arch entrance porch, original fenestration, door openings and buttresses should be pre�erved.. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication. COUIVCILMEIV Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Hunt levine In Favor Maddox McMahon Showalter A gai n S t BY Tedesco Wilson Form Approved by City Attomey Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY By Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By By "��'ll��"�' �i�, 3 CITY OF SAINT PAUL . _�,t,`�c.tr� oa'i,? � � • a. ''"' 1°°� ` • HERITAGE PRESERVATiON COMMISSION >; ,,; :� �uuuum ,� • nu �uu �= . ,� ^�G v 25 West Fourth Street,Saint Paul,Minnesota,55t02 "" •••• 612-292-622g ��.w��_ GEORGE LATIMER MAYOR •�'� -C"i��{� i5J �! V July 25, 1980 � ' Mr. Ron Maddox, Council President and Members of the Saint Paul City Council Saint Paul City Hall Saint Paul , Minnesota 55102 Dear President Maddox and Council Members: The Heritage Preservation Comnission respectfully recommends that the German Presbyterian Bethelem Church, 311 Ramsey Street, be designated as a Heritage Preservation Site. This church, which was built in 1890, is widely recognized as� an excellent design by Cass Gilbert, Saint Paul 's most famous architect. The church served as the first Protestant church for German immigrants who settled in the West Seventh Street area. A public hearing was held on the proposed designation, with proper notice published and mailed to adjacent residents . No opposition was heard. The owner, Richard Black, supports local designation. -°_ _ The church is not in the path of the adjacent 35E corridor. At most, grading requirements might require minor property adjustments for step or wall modifications. Local designation will have no effect on the Federal environ- mental review, which is underway. The Council will find enclosed the Heritage Preservation Correnission resolution, preservation program, site nomination narrative, and Planning Corrrnission resolution of approval . Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, ��- �:��.��.�.�..�, Ernest Sandeen, Chair � Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Corrgnission � ES/TP/cc cc: Mayor Latimer Rose Mix, City Clerk✓�^ Jerome Segal , Asst. City Attorney James Bellus, Planning Administrator Enc. _ _ _ . __ _ �...� ,�_..,_.. ........, . �. _ , ,.� . , ' F.� ( �J' 6 �� city of �aint paul her�tag� preservation commission r�so�Ution _ file number 80-8 � date Apri 1 ,o, ,9$0 _ ; WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission is authorized by the Heritage Preservation Ordinance (Saint Paul City Ordinance 16006) to recorr�nend buildings to the city's list of Heritage Preservation Sites; and WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission has determined that German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church, 6uilt in 1890,_located at 311 Ramsey Street (being legally described as Lot 54, Block 86, Dayton and Irvine's Addition) , meets the criteria specified in Paragraph B, Section 4 of the Heritage Preservation Ordinance in that: 1. German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church is widely recognized as an architecturally excellent nineteenth century church design. 2. The Church is the "most romantic and picturesque" of Cass Gilbert's churches. Cass Gilbert is Saint Paul 's most famous architect. 3. German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church served as the�-first Protestant church for the German immigrants who settled in the West Seventh Street are�. 4. The church is a familiar city landmark at the foot of Ramsey Hill . � WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation of the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church, on March 13, 1980. Pursuant to Paragraph E, Section 4 of the Heritage Preservation Ordinance, noi.ice of this hearing was publi.shed in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on February 20, 1980, and notice was sent to site owners and property owners within 350 feet; and WHEREAS, the adjacent 35E Corridor would not take away part of the church, hence local historic designation will not effect choice of alternatives. . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Saint Paul Heritage Preserva�ion Commission that the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church is hereby recommended to City Council as a Heritage Preservation Site with a preservation prograr� as follows: The exterior appearance of the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church should be preserved in a manner consistent with the original design intent. The setting and picturesque massing �of the structure, shingled -continued- . _ _ _ _ _ _ ,....__. ,� _ _.._.. __-___ _,..��,.._,. _.,..,..-��......,.�.��.,,,,...�, � �°��'�� -2- . _ steeple, curved stairway, and detailing of the gable end of the building , are important design elements and should be preserved. The braced arch entrance porch, original fenestration, door openings, and buttresses should be preserved. � ' moved b o�ton seconde �y Lanqford in favor 9 aga i nst o _ � � ��o SAINT PAUL NERITAJGE PRE�ERVATION C�'MISSION SITE (V�MINATION FORM I NAI�E jSTpRi�; German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church : II LDCATION . - QDDR�SS: 311 Ramsey Street LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 54, Block 86, Dayton and Irvine's Addition III PRESE-IYT �R (�q�; Paul Hedberg and Dean Sausser, General Properties �ftESS; 311 Ramsey� St. Paul 222-8541 Iv � usE uocATla� r� 1 � . � - � �� i_L iJ •IT '',`,�o ,;, �� '�\ . �� ' - �f . � ' � ' • ��\O . � . � � f � °,\\ O ��` � � ;°�i d °�o,,,\ � � O :` ''�� ` •pJ�. �� . � �� t J ? \� C ,O t✓" .. � c , �;:�' ','' o�`. ,. ,a�, �� !' � �-t C •-�q� . J ,S '� ' , p,v'�� LT T �� \ T-�-�-��- - - �� }� `.\ `\ O � \ � . . 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P y'' �� vvv'�� r �� V� ivQ � �:�� •`,��•. :: a , ( ' j�� Q � �r. � � � , _:� f !Q�! o i, � p.`1� c j � � ��. a: �� °'�0�4'� ° o° -o- � _ `_�. �'�. � ��: _ _�,. — - �--- . _ .;�.__ ^ __ V F�N1 PREPARED BY NqNEfTITI�; Susan Granger, HPC Intern �RESS: City Hall Annex/llth Floor �UPERVISOR: Terry Pfoutz �: 8/22/79 VI DOCUNEJVI'ATIaV ON FIIF HISTORIC SITE E1�A�.UATION FORM X BUILDI HG PERMITLSI X SLIDES✓PHOTOGRAPHS OF S7RUCTl�RE X � /�DDITI9NAL �ESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL tLIST) X Mewspaper clippings, xerox copies of UTHER (LIST two published pamphlets �� SAIIYT PAUL �IERITAGE PRQERVATIaV C�"1"1ISSIaV SITE IVC�IINATION FORM VII IVARRATIVE: HISTORY AND SIGNIFICAlVCE 0� SITE � � German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church Nestled into the side of the bluff below Irvine Avenue stands a small limestone church building designed by Cass Gilbert. Called an "architectural jewel" by the Dail News and "the most romantic and picturesque of all Gilbert's churc es by David Gebhard, the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church has important historical value as well as architectural significance.* The German Presbyterian congregation was organized by two Swiss-born men, Gregor Bolt and his brother, Reverend Niklaus Bolt. Both men felt the need to provide protestant worship services in German for the large number of German immigrants settled in the West Seventh Street area. The Balts sent membership invitation to German families in the area and by 1888 the church had 26 members and had become the first German Protestant church in the city. ` During the first three years of its existance, �the congregation held services and Sunday school in a Presbyterian church on Goodrich Avenue. By 1890, however, church membership had grown to 62 people and construction of a new building was planned. The St. Paui Presbyterian Alliance, representing the German congregation, bought the land on which the church stands from former Governor Alexander Ramsey for $3000 after Ramsey donated one-third of the purchase prire. Cass Gilbert designed the building after the mountain chapels of the Bolts' homeland and contributions were solicited to cover the $8000 construction cost. The cornerstone was laid on September 20, 1890. On December 25, 1890 the church building was formally dedicated in a traditional European manner. The Pioneer Press reports that the congregation gathered at the Goodrich Avenue Church that morning and solemnly marched to the new church, led by a member carrying the new key on a white satin pillow. The congregation was met by trumpeters in the tower of the new church. The speeches and service were in both English and German and A7exander Ramsey's daughter, Marion, sang a Bach aria for the occasion. For severa7 years the church grew and continued to be a haven for German immigrants, especially for those who could not speak English. In 7908 the congregation reached 140 members, however, by 7975 the number had dropped to 72 and church fathers began to realize that the German population *St. Paul Daily News, 21 August 1921 . David Gebhard and Tom Martinson, A Guide to Minnesota Architecture (Minneapolis, 7977), p. 101 . � � ' -2- �� in the area no longer needed or wanted to worship in German. Most imnigrants could now speak English and attended churches closer to their homes. Gregor Bolt recalled in 1921 that young German Americans in particular had left the church as they assimilated into American culture. In 1917, after an existance of only thirty years, the con- gregation disbanded and the building was sold. The church had fulfilled its mission and was no longer vital to the German people in the area. t 7 In 1917 the second chapter of the church building 's unusual history began. The church was purchased by a group of iocal architects, the St. Paul Gargoyle Club, for $3000. This price included three altar chairs, a lectern, lecture chairs, pews, and two saw horses. Several prominant St. Paul architects became officers or members of the Gargoyle Club including Clarence H. Johnston (the club's first president in 1912), Thomas G. Holyoke, Herbert A. Sullwold, and E. L. Masqueray. The group used the church building as a clubhouse until 1921 when they leased the church to Harry A. and Martha J. Smith for use as a funeral home. Two other funeral homes, Belisle Chapel and Charles A. Gadbout Funeral Home, also leased the building from the Gargoyle Club. In February, 1940 a fire ravaged the church causing $7000 damage. Fortunately the fire did not damage the exterior of the building. It stood vacant for several months and then in July, 1940 the building was sold to a funeral home. In 1964 the churah was purchased by Paul Hedberg and Dean Sausser, of Genera7 Properties. During their ownership-the buil�ing �ras leased to� several dance campanies. The church appears to have been one of Cass Gilbert's favorite St. Paul designs. The September 15, 1930 issue of the St. Pau1 Dis atch reports that when Gilbert returned to St. Pau7 to consult wit city officials on the capitol approach plan, he made sentimental visits to two buildings, his former home at 1 Heather Place, and his little church at 311 Ramsey St. The design of the church, reminiscent of small anonymous mountain chapels in the Alps, contains several Gothic elements and is unusual in its rustic massing and use of materials. i'he 1 1/2 story building, constructed of roughfaced dolostone, is marked by a steeply gabled roof, a picturesque cluster of three design elements including a square tower, slender chimney stack, and octagonal bay, and a sweeping stone stairway leading to Ramsey Street. The mass and form of the tower is offset by a clearly delineated entrance porch with open braced ogive arch and shingled gable end of the building which also features an ogive arch in its design. A tall , slender shingled spire rises from the square stone tower and buttresses and narrow windows with radiating voussoir further enrich the design. The gable end of the church has two rows of narrow rectangular leaded windows. The apse of the church also features small rectangu7ar windows and a conical roof. Today the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church is in a state of stabilized preservation, with the original design still intact. The building is structurally sound with the exception of the stairway's foundation sinking, _ _. _ ' __. . _, ___.�,.. .,..__. p__ ..rt.�. �...___�_,�_.__,...,..�.._- �' _ r� , a. _ �. -3- f.�� causing the wall to bulge. The top of the chimney is in need of repair. The only addition to the building is a small , unobtrusive structure in the rear which was built as a family room for Jewish funerals. The neighborhood in which the church stands has changed over the years. Rather than being surrounded by a primarily residential neighborhood, the church now stands on the border between Ramsey Hill and the proposed 35-E Pleasant Avenue corridor. If the Pleasant Avenue route is chosen, it will not cut into the church property. Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) �� Gilbert was born in Zanesville, Ohio on November 24, 1859. h2 was raised in St. Paul and apprenticed for a time with A. M. Radcliffe in 1876. Gilbert attended a two year program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then traveled in Europe before moving to New York and j oining the firm of McKim, Meade, and White. He returned to St. Paul in 1882 and established a partnership with James Knox Taylor which lasted until 1892 when Taylor l�ft to become an architect for the U. S. Treasury. Gilbert moved to New York in 1899 but kept his St. Paul office open for about ten years, traveling often to design buildings in both cities. Gilbert was a prolific designer with an amazing list of accom- plishments. He is most famous for his designs of the Minnesota State Capitol and the Woolworth Building in New York, the tallest buiiding in the world when it was built in 1912. Gilbert also designed the Light- ener House at 318 Summit, houses at 339 and 505 Summit, 548-54 Portland, and 1 Heather Place, and the Dittenhofer House at 705 Summit. He also designed the Virginia Street Church, the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, the German Presbyterian Bethlehem Church, and St. Clement's Episcopal Church, as well as the Customs House in New York and the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. 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RESOLUTIOy OF APPROVAL OF MERITAGE PRESERVATION DESIGilATIOiV OF GERMA�a PRESBYTERIA� BETHLEHEi� CHURCH 41HEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission has notified the Planning Comni�ssion that it is recommending the designation of the German Presbyterian Be�hlehem Church as a Heritage Preservation Site; and 6JHEREAS, the German Presbyterian Bethlehen �izGrch meets the criteria . for designation as a Heritage Preservation site by virtue of its ti•�ide recognition as an exceptiona] examole of la��• nineteenth century church design, and as one of the most well-known desigr�sby Cass Gilbert, and as a familiar city and neighborhood landmark; and I�JHEREAS, the designation will serye to orotect and preserve this struturz; and �•JNEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the ��commended designation in respect to the Comprehensive Plan and other planning considerations; and 6JHEREAS, it has been found that there is no conflict bet��ie�n this designation and any of the proposed alternatives for d�velopment of the I-35E corridor; PlOW, TNEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning �Commission finds tfie designation consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and other planning considzrations; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLUED, that the Planning Commission recommends approval of the proposed designation by the City Council . �� Anderson `��,�� Karns In �aVO�' �=� c�C,�� o ,,....��„��::�� - 2�� ' CITY OF SAINT PAUL �t �- ��-, � =--'` ,», �."''�-. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK '; �; � :' �ii�iiiii �' >;,� �� BUREAU OF RECORDS ,... �{-�386 City Hall,Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 ��''��:n,n,,,..,��'' � ��v 612-298-4231 GEORGE LATIMER \\ MAYOR � � � ��0 � � � August 7, 1980 Mr. Paul Desch � . Department of Finance Room 218, City Hall Dear Sir: The City Council requests that you set a date of public hearing to consider the recommendation of the Heritage Preservation Commission that the German Presbyterian Bethlehem G'hurch at 311 Ra.msey Street be designated as a Heritage Preservation site. , Will you please send notices to property owners as required by law and call A1 Olson at 4231 and notif�r him of the date of public hearing in order that the proper legal notice can be published at least 20 days prior to the public hearing, Very truly yours, , (;�� '� Rose Mix City Clerk � ABO:la cc: Terry Pfoutz, Planning Staff q' � �1 � � go � � ��`�"�C 2q �� _ �� ; � I �, .�� . f t . .. � � � � . . . � - � �` ' � � � ' � A . . . . . � � - � � , . , �_, �� ' , t . . . ' . _ . . . . . . _ .. 4. .. � � - � . � . . � - � . � � . � � . . . . . . .. . � � � .� .. .� . . . . . . . . .� . � . � ��. • . ��'� � . � � _ � � , . . .. . . . . �. . . � . . . .. .. � � � . . � � . . . . .� � � � . . . . . . :\. , . . ` . �. . . ' . , _ . . . . . . . . . . . , I . . , . . �'t. .. -' , . , -. � . ' ' . .� . . . . , ' .. . . . . . . _� '. � , , - . . � . . . . 1. . . . . � . . � . ' � � � . . . . � � . . . � � . � . . . . . � . :l . A11�us`t 7, 19� , � , � Mr. Paul Deach , . Department of �Fi,rie�z►c�a . , I�oom 218, City Ha21 . ' Deer Sir; . � : , •The City Coun�il rsqueata �tha.t you se� a det� oP publlc hearin� ) to consfder the reco�nendation o�' the Iieerita�e Preserv�►tion" ° Comm-�s�ton tha� the German PresbyterSari Bethlehem Church at . 3Y,1 Ram�ey Street b� de�ignated as $. Heritage Preservatio�i s�te, Will you please eend notices to property ownera�as rtquired ; by law r�nd �ell Al Olaon at:`4231 and no�ify_ him of the &ate • of pub�.ic �aring in order�that the proper legaa. notice can � � be published at leaBt 2� daye prior to the public hearin6. . , , .,�. . - Very t�'uly ybura� ,: . . • . Roae I+�ix ' . - � City Clerk � ..; ' ABOsla : _ ' , f /i , ' C�: Ter4y�PtOtz't�c, Plauning SLif1' `� ,,, , _ • : � � � , � � , - �,,; , �, , � ; � . , � . . � . , . . , �� . . . . . ' . . . � . ' . . . .. j � , ' . _ � •. - , • . . . . . � . j� 1 I � � . . . . , . . ". , , ' . .. . _ � � • . . . . . . .. ..�....:j. . . . . ' � . � . � . .. ' . , . .. . I� � . . � . , ��. / � '.� / l' . �� • � , ' . CITY OF ST. PAUL DEPAR7MfNT OF FINANC� AND MANAGEMENT SER�IICES� �� ;r ASSFSSMENT DIVISIOiV 21$ Cfl'Y MALL SY.PAUL,MINNESO?A 55171 August 29, 1980 File X 2468 page Zoniag File HPC The Council of the City of St. Paul will hold a public hearing in the � Council Chambers of the City Hall and Court House (third floor). at 10:00 a.m. September 18, 1980 on the: � Nomination of German Presbyterian Bethleham Church as a proposed - � Heritage Preservation Site. The property is located at 311 Ramsey � Street (north side of Ramsey at Grand Avenue) and legally described as follows: Subject to hishway, Lot 54, Block 86, Dayton and Irvine's Addition to S t. Paul, � w, �. If you would like further information about this hearing, contact the Iieritage Preservation Commission, llth floor, City Ha1Z Annex,; 25 W. 4th St., St. Paul, Piinnesota 55102. Telephone No. 292-6229. While the City Charter requires that we notify you of the hearing, we want to help you to learn fully about any improvement that could affect you or . your commwinity. Therefore, I sincerely hope you can attend this hearing, �o that qou can make your views about it known to the City Council, whether for or against. , J. WILLIAM DONOVAN VALUATIOY � ASSESSMENT ENGINEER • . . , _ . �� ' ��I�-.I��;: :� -:.�;; �r,j .`� �/� '"� + '2�. $: lst � -- _� C ' ��! 2nd /� — �— �''.� � 3rd �Q � �— �� Adopted � / - 1 (�- � r'�� Yeas Nays HUNT LEVI:�1E ��(` � V - . Mcl'iAHON SHOWALTER � � �/ �� TEDESCO WILSON PRESID�IT (MADDOX) . i , � " _ .