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? Presei-vation - magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Newspaper artacles regarding Falls Road and potential landmark home in Glenville Chccirmccn Lang indicated he received a phone call from St. Richard's Ladies Guild - The Guild wishes to have a speaker from the Landmarks Commission appear before it sometime during the course of its next calendar year for information as to the function of Landmarks but more so to speak of the history of North Olmsted. It was determined the board will come up with a representative at some point to attend. Clzairman Lang inrlicated he received a phone call from Mr. Phil Ardussi of the Rocky River Historical Association - Mr. Ardussi informed him that Rocky River is holding a strategic planning session on Saturday, October 4u' at 9:30 a.m. at the Rocky River Public Library at which location there will be representatives of Westlake, possibly Bay Village, and other local historical societies for input into what Rocky River should be looking at and doing. It is also meant probably for a brain storming session among the local historical societies. Mr. Ardussi requested the name of a contact person for North Olmsted who would hopefully be in attendance at that meeting. After much debate, Mr. Dailey indicated he would attend the meeting on behalf of the Landmarks Commission. VI. CONIldIITTEE REPORTS: Mr. Lang said there are no committees currently, however, information came forward last month that they need to have coinmittees so they can proceed with business. He mentioned the plaque request for Evelyn Franks. He said he knows there was a request inade a year or so ago to use the new form for plaque applications, but Mrs. Franks made application in 1986. Mrs. Lord said she thinks they did not have enough information to process Mrs. Frank's request. It was not a matter of the form used. Mr. Lang said because of Mrs. Frank's age she did not go down to the county archive to do her own research. There is a letter dated November 6, 1996 from the county archives, from Dr. Judith Cetina, the manager of the archives who is the one who researched the property for Mrs. Franks. There is, attached to the cover letter, the list of all the past owners and maps beginning in 1860 up to one of the most current tax records of the property showing the outline of the house as well as the property description. He said they have in the files the OHI for the property. He said what Mrs. Franks was requesting back at that time was hopefully a plaque. Mrs. Lord asked for the date on the OHI. It seems as if they could not ascertain a date. Mr. Lang said it shows up on the map for 1860. He indicated his barn is across the street. He gave a further history of the Frank's home and his home. Mrs. Lord said if the home is on the 1860 map it had to have been built before 1860. Mr. Lang said they do not know when prior to 1860 it would have been built because there are no records of anything prior to 1860. Mrs. Lord said there should be records prior to 1860. Mr. Barker asked if the board has any plaques in its possession. Mrs. Lord said they do have plaques. Mr. Barker commented they would just need the date strip produced. Mrs. Lord said there is some historical significance to "circa." It does mean they just do not know. She said she thinks that is where they were four years ago. They were wondering what date to put on the plaque. W. Lang commented that the commission needs more than one individual to put in the time on work that is integral to the operation of the coininission. He said he may not be employed but it does not mean he is inactive. It would take approximately as little as 2 but as many as 6 hours at the archives to come up with the information that is necessary for the determination of Mrs. Franks' plaque. Mr. Barker asked if it is the commission's responsibility to do that, or is it the homeowner's. Mr. Lang said in normal circumstances it is the homeowner's job. He said the best he can do right now is go across the street and talk to Mrs. Franks and explain to her what is missing from her application that would be satisfactory for the board to give a plaque. Mrs. Lord said she would be willing to go through the Landmarks files over the weekend to go over the maps they have. Mr. Lang said he can call Judy Cetina at the archives and try to relay to her the information the board needs from Mrs. Franks. Mrs. Lord reviewed that OHI is the Ohio Historic Inventory and the board did a comprehensive survey of the community through the CLG grant in 1985. Mr. O'Malley asked if they provided the date of the house at that time. Mrs. Lord said that Bob Perry said it is circa 1878. Mr. O'Malley said if someone provides better information that would be the date. Mrs. 5