Ordinance 18-08

This ordinance amends Title 8 of the Bloomington Municipal Code to designate the Willow Terrace Apartment Building at 605 S. Fess Avenue as a historic district. The Willow Terrace Apartment Building is locally significant for its Spanish Colonial Revival architectural features as well as being associated with prominent people in Bloomington’s past. The building is one of the earliest apartment buildings that was constructed in Bloomington and is the only one with Spanish Colonial Revival character defining features that have been retained over time. Prominent people associated with the building include George W. Caldwell, contractor for the West Baden Hotel in French Lick, Indiana and the Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and Professor Ernest Hoffzimmer from what is now known as the Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music, who was an early tenant of the building and is widely known for his musical career in both the United States and Germany. Once this ordinance has been adopted, the property will be regulated by the requirements that apply to all historic and architecturally worthy district so designated by the Common Council. These regulations preserve and protect the property from demolition and include the review of exterior modification. Note: This ordinance was revised after it was distributed in the weekly Council Legislative Packet and introduced at the Council Regular Session on May 16, 2018. The revisions affected the last whereas clause.