30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite  
102  
City of Colorado Springs  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Historic Preservation Board  
Monday, January 5, 2026  
4:30 PM  
30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 102  
1. Call to Order and Roll Call  
6 - Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member  
Fitzsimmons, Board Member Potter, Board Member Beerbaum and Board  
Member Hines  
Present:  
1 - Board Member Musick  
Absent:  
2. Changes to Agenda/Postponements  
3. Communications  
William Gray - Senior Planner  
William Gray, Senior Planner, wished everyone a Happy New Year.  
Mr. Gray said he wants to schedule training for Best Practices and  
Education and Outreach as was previously discussed with Lindsey  
Flewelling. He said it would be better if the board members could attend  
in person and proposed dates in January and February. The Board  
agreed to meet at 5:00 pm, during the week of February 17th. Mr. Gray  
said he will provide the final date once he has confirmed Ms.  
Flewelling’s availability, and he will invite the Historic Preservation Board  
from Manitou Springs.  
Chair Lowenberg asked if Mr. Gray did not get responses to schedule  
this during December or January, as discussed during the meeting in  
November. Mr. Gray said Ms. Flewelling was not available during the  
proposed dates for January, and Manitou Springs also had scheduling  
conflicts.  
Historic Preservation Board Members  
Board member Beerbaum said Historic Mesa Road project is in the  
process of getting a designation as a historic linear resource. Board  
member Beerbaum said Ron Sladek was retained to do the preliminary  
report to History Colorado, who expressed the project is viable given the  
previous research done. Board member Beerbaum said the road was  
the main artery connecting Glenn Erie to McCallister’s house, and  
before that, it had been utilized by the Ute Indians at Garden of the  
Gods and south of it, they also used the area for horse racing. Board  
member Beerbaum said this road was later improved by General  
Palmer. Board member Beerbaum said Councilmember Donaldson  
attended their meeting and was very excited about this project. Board  
member Beerbaum said the non-profit organization has a letter from the  
IRS and an employee identification number, which is all they need to  
manage a budget of less than 5,000 dollars.  
Board member Beerbaum said one of the historic places is the Wheeler  
Hagerman located on the corner of Walnut and Mesa, across the street  
from Bristol School. Board Member Beerbaum said the house was  
recommended to Palmer by the Bishop of Canterbury. Board member  
Beerbaum said on September 3, 1868, when overlooking Mesa Road,  
the Sand Creek Massacre took place, originating an extensive collection  
of 300-400 historical documents, including the very first surveys of the  
area.  
Board member Potter said she has been doing work with Ivy Wild  
School, and she was wondering if there was a possibility for them to be  
designated as historic. Ryan Tefertiller, Planning Manager, said he was  
the staff planner that worked with the Blue Star group and their partners  
on the rezoning and conversion of the school property. He said it was  
probably not designated since it was already a school before of this last  
acquisition and the districts are not really looking to get historic  
designation for their schools. He said significant additions and changes  
were made to the north and south wings of the school that might change  
the designation opportunity. Mr. Gray said this type of historic building  
should be encouraged to get designated either locally, by the state or on  
the National Register to take advantage of tax incentives and  
restoration. Board member Beerbaum asked Mr. Gray to let Ivy Wild  
School representatives know that they may be eligible to be designated.  
Mr. Tefertiller said he has regular contact with the Blue Star group, and  
he will let them know.  
Board member Fitzsimmons said he has encouraged his neighbors in  
the Old North End to utilize the historic preservation tax credits, and he  
will be applying for that for his new HVAC system. Mr. Gray said that is a  
good example of one of the roles of the Board, educating the neighbors.  
Board member Fitzsimmons said he recently saw a house around Tejon  
and Caramillo being taken apart, and he did not recall reviewing any  
application for that. Mr. Gray said he will look into it and will let the Board  
know.  
Chair Lowenberg said she will be reaching out to staff about alternate  
positions. Chair Lowenberg said Board member Baumgartner will be  
stepping out of his Vice Chair role due to relocation to Denver and that  
her term as Chair will be up in 2027, however, she will be stepping down  
sooner; therefore, those positions will be open for anyone interested.  
Chair Lowenberg said there have been discussions about having a full  
meeting dedicated to discussing the work plan to keep things on track.  
Mr. Gray said there are no applications for February so they could have  
the discussion then.  
4. Approval of Minutes  
HPB 2313  
Minutes for October 6, 2025, Historic Preservation Board Meeting.  
4.A.  
Presenter:  
Paul Baumgartner, Historic Preservation Board Acting Chair  
Attachments:  
HPB Meeting Mins 10.6.25 Draft  
Motion by Board Member Baumgartner, seconded by Board Member  
Fitzsimmons, to approve the Minutes for October 6, 2025, Historic  
Preservation Board Meeting.  
The motion passed by a vote of 5-0-1-1.  
5 - Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board Member  
Potter, Board Member Beerbaum and Board Member Hines  
Aye:  
1 - Board Member Musick  
1 - Chair Lowenberg  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
HPB 2316  
Minutes for November 3, 2025, Historic Preservation Board Meeting.  
4.B.  
Presenter:  
Christine Lowenberg, Historic Preservation Board Chair  
Attachments:  
HPB Meeting Mins 11.3.25 Draft  
Approval of the minutes was postponed to the February 2nd meeting.  
5. Consent Calendar  
6. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
7. Unfinished Business  
8. New Business  
HPB 2317  
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind National Register  
8.A.  
Nomination, located at 33 North Institute Street.  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
CLG_NR_Mtg_Commission_virtual_CSDB  
CO_Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind District_NR_CLG  
Nat Reg Bulletin_National Reg Criteria for Evaluation  
National Register Nomination Review Form  
Board member Baumgartner excused himself as he could not stay for  
the remainder of the meeting.  
William Gray, Senior Planner, presented the application for the Colorado  
School for the Deaf and the Blind located in the corner of Pikes Peak  
and North Institute, originally developed in the 1800’s and designated on  
the State Register in the 1990’s, as part of the 32 acres to be  
designated as a historic district. There are 17 buildings on the property,  
12 of which are identified as contributing to the district, predominantly of  
gothic style and mid-century modern buildings. Mr. Gray agreed with the  
applicant that the application meets the eligibility criteria under Public  
Buildings. He shared images of the school through the years, and its  
different areas and buildings that were submitted with the application,  
including the contributing and non-contributing buildings.  
Board Members’ Comments  
Chair Lowenberg said this was very interesting to read and learned a  
few new things. Chair Lowenberg said applications like this allow them  
to learn more not only about the buildings but also about the use of the  
property and its significance.  
Mr. Gray said this is an example of inclusion in society for people with  
disabilities in previous years.  
Board member Hines asked when the main building was constructed.  
Mr. Gray said in 1876, but the original building was damaged by fire, and  
they had to start a new building in 1923.  
Chair Lowenberg said this might be one of the earliest buildings which  
speaks of how forward thinking and inclusive the community was at that  
time.  
Board member Hines said he was watching a show that takes place in  
the 1870’s and made reference to this school.  
Board member Fitzsimmons said he heard a story about how people  
preferred prisons instead of schools because that created a lot of jobs,  
so the state got some properties like universities, prisons and schools  
and assigned the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind to  
Colorado Springs.  
Mr. Gray said he grew up in Golden, Colorado, and his grandfather was  
a football and wrestling coach, and he remembers this school because  
they were in the bus heading to Colorado Springs to have the North  
Park Wildcats play with the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.  
Chair Lowenberg asked if the task of the Board is a vote for  
recommendation. Mr. Gray said if the Board agrees that the school  
meets the criteria he has a form that will be submitted to the State  
Historic Preservation Commission to be considered on Friday, January  
16th.  
A motion was made by Board Member Potter, seconded by Board  
Member Fitzsimmons, to recommend that the proposed nomination  
meets Criterion A for listing the property in the National Register of  
Historic Places with the following condition:  
1. City Staff submit, on behalf of the Historic Preservation Board, the  
Colorado Certified Local Government National Register Nomination  
Review Form to the Colorado Historic Preservation Board for the  
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.  
The motion passed by a vote of 5-0-0-2.  
5 - Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board Member Potter,  
Board Member Beerbaum and Board Member Hines  
Aye:  
2 - Board Member Musick and Board Member Baumgartner  
Absent:  
9. Presentations  
10. Adjourn