A former president of the Fishtown Neighbors Association, Jill Betters, is preparing a nomination for the building to the Philadelphia Register (the FNA hasn’t met to officially consider the future use of the site or the possibility of demolition). But winning approval from the Historical Commission may be difficult. About a dozen years ago, the Commission did not approve the nomination of the even grander Richmond Generating Station a few miles north along the Betsy Ross Bridge. Although the building met nearly all of the 10 criteria to be eligible for local historic protection, the Historical Commission, reasoning that the owner of the building would be eligible for “economic hardship,” and thus relieved of the Commission’s regulatory burden, decided not to approve the nomination. The Commission “may reject the nomination for any reason, or without reason,” says its executive director Jonathan Farnham, even if it “satisfies all ten criteria for designation.” hiddencityphila.org/2014/10/bid-process-reveals-uncertain-future-for-delaware-power-station/
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 07:50:25 +0000
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