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Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board — Meeting Minutes (Jan 5, 2026)

Colorado SpringsJan 5, 20263 min read

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Board met with six members present. Staff scheduled Best Practices and Education & Outreach training for the week of Feb 17 (final date pending). Members discussed the Historic Mesa Road designation effort and potential historic eligibility for Ivy Wild School. The Board approved Oct. 6, 2025 minutes, postponed Nov. 3, 2025 minutes to Feb. 2, and unanimously recommended the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind nomination meet Criterion A for the National Register with staff to submit the CLG review form.

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Schedule Best Practices and Education & Outreach training for the week of February 17; final date pending Lindsey Flewelling's availability; Historic Preservation Board from Manitou Springs to be invited.
Approved minutes for October 6, 2025 (motion passed 5-0-1-1).
Postponed approval of November 3, 2025 minutes to the February 2, 2026 meeting.
Recommended that the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (33 N. Institute St.) meets Criterion A for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, with condition that City staff submit the Colorado CLG National Register Nomination Review Form to the Colorado Historic Preservation Board (motion passed 5-0-0-2).
Noted Board Member Baumgartner will step down from the Vice Chair role due to relocation and Chair Lowenberg will be stepping down prior to the end of her term in 2027; these officer positions will be open.

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Jan 5, 2026, 12:00 AM30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 102scheduled

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HPB - All meetings are open to the public. Those who wish to participate may do so in person or by phone. By Phone: Dial 1-720-617-3426, enter Conf ID: 726 995 215# and wait to be admitted. If you would like to comment on an agenda item, please contact the case planner for the item at 719-385-5905. If you are unable to contact them, there will still be an opportunity to speak during the meeting. Attendees participating by phone will be muted upon entry to the meeting. Please wait to be called on before speaking. Once an item has been heard, the Chair will open the public portion of the hearing for comments. There is a three (3) minute time limit for each person. Phone attendees must press *6 to un-mute.
Call to Order and Roll Call
Changes to Agenda/Postponements
Communications
William Gray - Senior Planner
Historic Preservation Board Members
Approval of Minutes
Minutes for October 6, 2025, Historic Preservation Board Meeting. Presenter: Paul Baumgartner, Historic Preservation Board Acting Chair
Minutes for November 3, 2025, Historic Preservation Board Meeting. Presenter: Christine Lowenberg, Historic Preservation Board Chair
Consent Calendar
Items Called Off Consent Calendar
Unfinished Business
New Business
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind National Register Nomination, located at 33 North Institute Street. Presenter: William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department
Presentations
Adjourn

Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board — Meeting Minutes (Jan 5, 2026)

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