Olmsted County Bank demolition request intended to spark landmark review amid renovation plans
Buyer of historic property wants to add floors in effort to bring new uses to Second Street Southwest building. 10:00 pm, Apr. 27, 2021 ×
A preliminary rendering of the concept for adding two floors to the former Olmsted County Bank and Trust building was provided to the Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission for review Tuesday. (Widseth Smith Nolting)
A demolition permit request for the former Olmsted County Bank and Trust building is intended to spur review of the building’s potential landmark status.
“The main goal, of course, is not to demolish the property, but instead revitalize it,” property owner Mike Hawkins and a representative of Capital Ventures LLC wrote in a letter sent to Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission Chairwoman Christine Schultze.
The owner of a 103-year-old building in downtown Rochester has filed to demolish the former Olmsted County Bank building at 7 Second St. SW. The building underwent an extensive remodel for a restaurant in 2019. It closed in January 2020.
Local law firm adds new attorney to the mix
Attorney Christopher White recently joined the firm of Godwin Dold. White previously worked for the Rochester City Attorney’s Office for about six years. 10:20 am, Apr. 24, 2021 ×
Attorney
Godwin Dold. White previously worked for the
Rochester City Attorney’s Office for about six years.
White was a prosecutor as well as a legal counsel to Rochester’s
Heritage Preservation Commission and for the
Planning Commission.
James Godwin and
Rick Dold in 2014. The firm went on hiatus in 2015 when the pair went to work for the Twin Cities firm of Larkin Hoffman.
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