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RESOLUTION NO. 8018 A RESOLUTION placing the APEX Art and Culture Center Building at 1611 Everett Avenue on the Everett Register of Historic Places. WHEREAS, 1. EMC 2.96.040.C states the Everett historical commission shall review nominations to the Everett register of historic places according to adopted review criteria and standards; and 2. EMC 19.28.130.B.4 states the Everett historical commission shall consider the merits of the nomination at a public hearing. If the commission finds that the nominated property is eligible for the Everett register of historic places, the commission shall make recommendations to city council that the property be listed in the register; and 3. EMC 19.28.130.A identifies criteria by which a building would be considered eligible for the Everett Register of Historic Places; and 4. The owners of the building at 1611 Everett Avenue have requested that their building be placed on the Everett Register of Historic Places; and 5. The Everett Historical Commission reviewed the request, held a public hearing on March 26, 2024, and determined that the APEX Art and Culture Center building, built in 1921, is at least 50 years old and eligible to be added to the Everett Register of Historic Places; and 6. The building at 1611 Everett Avenue was built in 1921 by the Everett Council of the Knights of Columbus and it retains significance as a building of importance with rich cultural and civic meaning; and 7. The building at 1611 Everett Avenue was designed by architects Charles F.W. Lundberg and C. Frank Mahon of Tacoma, Washington, a prominent Northwest architectural firm, and is an expression of the Second Renaissance Revival Style; and 8. The building meets the designation criteria for inclusion on the Everett Register of Historic Places. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND EVERETT CITY COUNCIL THAT: The APEX Art and Culture Center building, located at 1611 Everett Avenue, shall be added to the Everett Register of Historic Places.