EASTON, Pa. – The Easton Historic District Commission rejected a proposal to demolish a former bus terminal Monday night at city hall.
Applicant Kevin Serfass proposed to raze the former Easton Bus Terminal, owned by Dorothy Varju and Mary Sue Tumminello, and then construct an apartment building at 102 Bushkill St. The proposed new facility would rise 74 feet and consist of six stories, with five stories devoted to apartments and the first floor serving as parking for those units.
Serfass argued the building lacks historical significance. Christine Ussler, a consultant to the historic district commission, disagreed. She called the building “iconic” and one which continues to offer a “contributing resource” to the city’s historic character from the years it operated as a bus terminal from 1946 through 1975…