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Year Built: 1951 Historical Name(s): Starkey Plumbing & Heating, Foothills Appliance & TV Eligible For: Lafayette and State Registers of Historic Places for its exemplification of Lafayette’s mid-20th century architecture and economic history Historic Property at 307 S. Public Rd. Property Description ---PAGE BREAK--- • Renovate interior • Perform necessary maintenance to vertical wood siding on front of building • Keep low-maintenance, stylistically simple façade and structure • Change color of exterior paint • Paint mural(s) on south and/or north side exterior wall(s) • Repair or replace false front parapet with similarly sized one (historical photo available as guide) • Repair or replace cantilevered canopy with identical or higher one (historical photo available as guide) • Replace existing fixed street-front windows with operable windows roll ups) that maintain the size, shape, character, and vertical orientation of full-height, plate-glass commercial windows • Create rooftop use area, set back from front so not visible from street immediately in front of building • Maintain existing concrete block portions of building but add doors and/or windows on south side, as necessary • Build addition or porch on south side, off concrete block portion of building • Capitalize on historical relationship to automobile tourism and mid-20th century commerce • Located immediately adjacent to large public spaces (Festival Plaza, Starkey Building) where people gather for summer fun with children and for daytime and evening musical performances and festivals • If listed on the Lafayette and/or State Register of Historic Places, becomes eligible for State and Federal tax credits Development Benefits Development Opportunities