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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />115.4-the hlstonc assessment <br />concludes that the Ruthie B's <br />building (100 Main) possesses <br />classic features of the bungalow <br />style and is associated with <br />significant historic themes of both <br />residential and commercial <br />development of the community. <br />The Bright Oak Meat building (130 <br />N. Mill Street) is deemed <br />potentially eligible for the National <br />Register of Historic Places, <br />because it contributes to a potential <br />downtown Springfield historic <br />district and is associated with the <br />historic theme of the community's <br />commercial development. The fact <br />that the building currently includes <br />a butcher shop, as it did in 1947, <br />also reinforces its association with <br />the community service sector that <br />existed before the advent of <br />supermarkets, when residents <br />visited specialty shops to purchase <br />meat and other foods. The At <br />Home, Inc. structure (124 N. Mill <br />Street), which originally contained <br />the Stephens planing mill, <br />contributes to a potential <br />downtown Springfield historic <br />district and is associated with the <br />historic theme of the community's <br />commercial development. Only <br />the front facade of the building has <br />been altered, and the structure <br />retains its historic integrity. <br />The Archaeological and Historical <br />Resources Assessment conducted <br />for the d ft EIS l d th <br />Tranaerlpt 2 <br />9 <br />Dotentlnl. IL doesn't roan a lot. but it sounds good. <br />And to several place6 through thin draft, you've <br />used the word potential historic district. There is nothing <br />at th18 tide that we aro looKing nt from th0 historic <br />commission standpoint or as far as I know iron the city <br />standpoint for those buildings that are on Lhnt river front <br />site. <br />So the word that's used a coupto ttnws there and <br />you use it again on ea, Page 81, that these are not potential <br />sites. But tike I aey. I'm to real eatau. I like the word <br />potential so I know how you can use it in Lhat ray. <br />I went to talk ,lust a few m/nutes on the <br />properties that the ET6 aignlflcnntly put out here and ono is <br />t00 Main residence. That 1t shows 1n your table on Page 36. <br />you show it ae potential iy eligible. I qubea <br />it 19. Ths house was built in 1927, it was used es a residence <br />up until about 1915 and Lhon it had a itttio colorful history <br />there for a coupie of Years and then it becaae office space. <br />Tt wes a beauty parlour. it's n Mw old houso Out 1t is not <br />a contributing factor historically to the G1ty of Springfield. <br />It's n good candidate to be wooed, maybe, to <br />another area, if the owrwre or if the (i8A purchases and roeelis <br />the propertr. But ft dose not contribute essential lr to the <br />history of the C1tY of Springfield. IL's an old house, it's <br />e neat old houao Dut that's Oretty much where tt stands. <br />ra conc u es at <br />these three sites aze potentially eligible for listing on <br />the National Register of Historic Places. The <br />assessment does not recommend a course of action to <br />deal with these structures in the event that the <br />Riverfront site is selected. The historic assessment <br />concludes that Norm's Auto Repair (112 Main Street) <br />is not eligible for inclusion on the National Register. <br />In the event that the Riverfront site is selected, the <br />GSA may recommend that the historic features of the <br />Bright Oak Meat and At Home, Inc. structures be <br />catalogued prior to demolition, given the poor quality <br />of these structures. Recognizing the historic value of <br />the structure that currently houses Ruthie B's, the <br />GSA would work with the city of Springfield to <br />move the structure to a neazby location in the city, if <br />possible. <br />Final EIS 238 New Federal Courthouse <br />