§ 16.52.610. 629 Atlantic Avenue.

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.63 and with the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the City Council designates the following building as an historical landmark in the City: 629 Atlantic Avenue.

A.

Location, description and reasons for designation. Located at 629 Atlantic Avenue in the City of Long Beach, this large, late-Victorian residential structure is a visible reminder of an earlier period in Long Beach's history, when Atlantic Avenue was lined with large single-family residential homes. The homes built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries have been replaced by commercial structures and multifamily building as the street developed into a primary business corridor. This is one of the only structures to survive on Atlantic from the first residential phase of the street's history. Built in 1906, it is one of a number of similar buildings of the period downtown that formed Long Beach's first residential district. Thus, it is linked in architectural style and historical period with other similar residential structures which have survived over time, evoking the character and the geography of the first phase of Long Beach's residential development. This building has been a prominent part of the streetscape of a major Long Beach street since the early twentieth century, and has become even more unique over time as the street has developed with new construction around it. Today, its Victorian architecture is an established and familiar feature of the street and is unique in its linkage to the past.

This is an excellent example of late Victorian architecture, with many of the features of the Queen Anne style. Its tall configuration of three (3) stories, the cross gable roof, the asymmetrical composition, bay windows and decorative shingles are all hallmarks of that style.

B.

General guidelines and standards for any changes. The "Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings" prepared by the Secretary of the Interior (Revised, 1983), as amended, are incorporated by reference, and the following additional guidelines and standards as recommended by the Cultural Heritage Commission are adopted:

Any alterations, modifications or repair of the building shall be consistent with its historic character, and no changes of any kind, including exterior repainting, shall be permitted unless a Certificate of Appropriateness has been applied for and approved by the Cultural Heritage Commission. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to restrict internal modifications to the building not visible externally.

(Ord. C-6691 § 3, 1990)