LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Preservationists are pushing back on demolition plans for a downtown church complex, arguing that city officials need an independent review of the historic buildings damaged by fire last fall.
A Metro inspector visited the former St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church on East Broadway this week, found it in “unsafe” and “unstable” condition and ordered the emergency work, records show. The owner, Medical Center Hotel LLC, has applied for a wrecking permit, according to Metro Codes and Regulations.
But a group of advocates that includes the Louisville Historical League and Neighborhood Planning & Preservation is calling for emergency action to stabilize the structures – not their imminent razing…