This ordinance amends the List of Designated Historic Districts in the City of Bloomington by establishing the Showers Brothers Furniture Complex Historic Districts. In recommending this designation, the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission (Commission): relied on a survey; held a public hearing on February 26, 2015; and submitted a map and accompanying report to the Council. The map describes four buildings at six addresses as historic districts, classifies those buildings, and is approved by the ordinance. The report demonstrates how these districts meet the necessary criteria. Local designation will provide the protection needed to ensure that these properties are preserved. Each property is its own historic district but for ease of reference, and since the districts all carry a similar theme and are listed together in the National Register, they shall be commonly known as the Showers Brother Furniture Complex Historic Districts.

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