Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for July approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday July 13th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF WORKING SESSION
THE HAMMOND HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
Monday June 18th, 2018 - 11:00 AM
City of Hammond Building Department – 219 E. Robert St.
The Hammond Historic District Commission will meet Monday June 18th, 2018 for a working session to discuss monthly meeting agenda items. CLICK HERE for a copy of the agenda. There will be no formal review and no voting during this session.
The working session is scheduled for 11:00 am in the conference room of the Hammond Building Department (219 E. Robert St.)
Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for June approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday June 15th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
The Hammond Historic District Commission will convene in special session Friday June 8 at 10:00 AM to review an application for signage for 113 N. Oak. The session will take place in the City of Hammond Building Department conference room, 219 E. Robert St.
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The Hammond Historic District Commission will meet tomorrow, Wed. May 23, 2018, at 11:00 AM to review project adjustments on the exterior renovations at 113 N. Oak Street as well as an application for 400 W. Thomas (Euro Hospitality, LLC).
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Join us for the first of a series of tours designed to increase the awareness of the rich culture that exists in Tangipahoa Parish.
This first bus tour, featuring a few of Hammond's little known African American Points of Interest, will pick up at the statue of Doctor Walter Reed on the west side of Cate Square. Enjoy a little jazz as you discover a few of Hammond's unknown Points of Interest such as the Unnamed Slave Boy Grave. Also included is a tour of the Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum.
Enjoy an evening of history and Jazz in downtown Hammond! Hear the music and story of Jimmie Noone - a great jazz musician whose beginnings were right here in Hammond - and then be treated to the live jazz stylings of Morgan Guerin, a young musician who is taking on the jazz world by storm! He also happens to be a descendent of Jimmie Noone, continuing a jazz legacy that is connected to Hammond.
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Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for May approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday May 11th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
The HHDC will meet to discuss May's applications for work in the historic district. The renovations at 113 N. Oak Street will also be discussed.
No motions or voting will be made.
Learn about Hammond's prolific Mid-Century Modern building stock by walking through the structures themselves! MCM architecture came out of the function-over-form ideology and connects building inhabitants in various ways to the nature around them. The tour homes feature authentic as well as carefully renovated MCM features.
Walk or take the provided shuttle over the 1 mile route starting at St. Albert Catholic Student Center (where tickets and check-in will be). Tickets will also be available at the Farmers Market during open hours.
OTHER DETAILS:
$25 pre-sale
$30 day-of
$5 off for AIA Members (must show proof of membership at check in)
Includes souvenir cup for the first 200 tickets purchased!
Also includes 2 beers provided by Gnarley Barly & unlimited soft drinks/water
Saturday April 21st, 2018
10:00a - 4:00p
A huge thank you to our sponsors!
Holly/Smith Architects
Gnarley Barley Brewing Co.
K-Team Printing & Imaging
Sign deSigns & More
If you would like more information, are interested in volunteering, or otherwise have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to the event organizers - Stacey Pfingsten (LAF) at (504) 579-2489 and Leah Solomon (HHDC) at (985) 277-5684.
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Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for April approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday April 13th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
In preparation for the first Hammond Mid-Century Modern Home Tour (slated for April 21st, 2018), the Hammond Historic District Commission presents the second of a two-part lecture series about the architectural history of the United States and Hammond.
Date: Wednesday April 11, 2018
Time: 5:30 pm
Tickets: Free and open to the public!
This second lecture by Howard C. Nichols - Regional Historian and Professor Emeritus at Southeastern Louisiana University - will explain the character defining details of the Mid-Century Modern architectural style as well as its proliferation in Hammond due in large part to local architect John Desmond.
Come to the First Christian Church (architect: John Desmond), which was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a fine example of Mid-Century Modern architecture, and learn more about our local architectural history!
There will be time after the presentation for questions.
In preparation for the first Hammond Mid-Century Modern Home Tour (slated for April 21st, 2018), the Hammond Historic District Commission presents the first of a two-part lecture series about the architectural history of the United States.
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018
Time: 5:30 pm
Tickets: Free and open to the public!
This first lecture by Laura Ewen Blokker - Principal for Southeast Preservation and Assistant Director of the Tulane University Master of Preservation Studies - will summarize the historical context and character defining details of architectural styles that shape our built environment today.
Come to the Hammond Regional Arts Center (HRAC) to learn more about our local architecture as it relates to historic trends!
There will be time after the presentation for questions.
A working session will commence after the regularly scheduled Hammond Historic District Commission meeting. This session will be to discuss potential design guideline amendments and the creation of a new "Sidewalk Cafe" section.
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Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for March approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday March 16th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
On Saturday March 10, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM the Hammond Historic District Commission will host the Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program – an annual training opportunity for preservation commissions in the United States.
The all-day training is put on by the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions and the State Historic Preservation Office. It will be held at the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, 400 NW Railroad Avenue.
The Hammond Historic District Administrator, Leah Solomon, will present "A Search
for a Name," a special presentation on the search for the name of the enslaved young man buried with the Hammond Family in historic downtown Hammond, LA.
No applications were received for review in February. Therefore this regularly scheduled meeting of the Hammond Historic District Commission is cancelled.
See you in March!
Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for February approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday February 16th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
Due to weather, the original monthly meeting of the HHDC was cancelled. Applications on that agenda will be reviewed instead on this day, Friday January 26th, 2018 at 11:00 AM.
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The Hammond Historic District Commission will convene for a working session on Saturday January 20th, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 309 N. Linden Street, Hammond, LA.
In this working session the Commission will review its procedural structure as well as the past year's applications for potential amendments to the historic district design guidelines.
There will be no voting or approvals given in this session. Any proposed amendments or policies established during this session will be reviewed and approved at a regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
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Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for January approval are due by 1:00 pm on Friday January 12th, 2018.
Applications can be turned in in-person (219 E. Robert St.) or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
The Hammond Historic District Commission will meet on Friday January 12, 2017 at 11:00 am in City Council Chambers (312 E. Charles St.) to review an application for 113 N. Oak St. exterior renovations.
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Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications for December approval are due on or before 1:00 pm on December 15th, 2017.
Applications can be turned in person or via email at historicdistrict@hammond.org.
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© 2017 Hammond Historic District
The City of Hammond, LA
Archived photos provided by the Judge Leon Ford III Photograph Collection, Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University.
