The Loveland’s Historic Preservation and Planning Commission has voted to allow the demolition of this home at 200 Railroad Avenue.
Loveland, Ohio – Not many stories that we have published in our 20-year history has generated more FaceBook comments than the story we first broke on October 16 about resident Deidre Hazelbaker appealing the decision by Loveland’s Historic Preservation and Planning Commission to allow the demolition of a home in Historic Downtown.
Demolition of historic home in Loveland’s Historic District under appeal
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MORE BACKGROUND: Six, three-story apartments proposed adjacent to Nisbet Park on Loveland Bike Trail
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Kat Hennessey I wonder if they know that every square inch of the place doesn’t need to be developed
Marian HuntKat Hennessey no they don’t. Strip every inch & build build build.
Marian Hunt They threw in a turn lane & a parking lot & you still can’t drive thru Loveland. Traffic is horrible.
Natalie Nicole Oh yes let’s keep over developing, building things people can hardly afford, & erasing all signs of the past. Such a stellar idea!
Zachary Hunt Stop building apartments.
Barb Van Orsdel GREED!!!! Another piece of our history demolished!!!! My friends home on Montgomery Rd, in Montgomery, built in 1803, part of the “Underground Railroad”, demolished last week!!! And so it goes…History vs Greed!!!
Kimberly Geiger Niehaus …and where are these proposed renters going to park??? Leave Historic Loveland alone!!!
Jennifer Armour Blust Nor more apartments! We have too many!
Birtha Mae Hutchinson Loveland has lost enough of the hometown I grew up in and loved telling everyone where I grew up! People have absolutely no idea what it was like back in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s when you talk to them about Loveland. I was Proud to grow up there! It’s really sad what has become of our small town
Krista Lynn Ruff And where is everyone going to park ?
Eric Bee Apartments as far as the eye can see!
Michael Kean It’s even got a historic skylight!
Laurie Cione Just leave it be
Austin Dean Harris Nooooo we can’t even get through the roads at the moment in Loveland… it can’t handle the traffic
Donald Dunford What we need in Loveland, is some memories of the way Loveland us to look like, and not money signs in the city’s eyes. Some town’s keep some Historic sites Historic. When the memory’s are gone what’s left.
Megan Jackson Hook Respectfully to all the commenters and to Ms. Hazelbaker, I’m just curious if the owner of the building is getting a payout that is hard to say “no” to, and that by designating this building an historic one puts their personal choice at risk. Just a thought. I actually love this building – it’s adorable. And it does keep our “old town” appeal for sure. But just trying to look at it from the owner’s point of view. I wouldn’t want to tell someone that they couldn’t sell their property.
Will Dartnall Megan Jackson Hook agree!
Deidre Evans Hazelbaker Megan Jackson Hook I fully respect the property rights of the owner and their ability to sell or develop 200 Railroad Avenue. However, it’s important to note that the property is located within Loveland’s historic district, which was designated in 2015, and is recognized as a contributing structure. When John Hill purchased the property in February 2021, these guidelines were already in place. While the sale or development of the property is possible, any changes must comply with the preservation guidelines established to maintain the historical character of the district.
Megan Jackson Hook Deidre Evans Hazelbaker Duly noted! Thank you so much, truly, for educating me on the process. I am hoping that they can come to a solution that meets the guidelines that were put in place to maintain the integrity and charm of our little town.
Deidre Evans Hazelbaker Agree. I appreciated your concern. It is always good to look at things from multiple angles.
Sherry Hamlin Megan Jackson Hook It should also be noted that the owner of this building is not a “private resident”. It is Infuse Holding, a John Hill Company. As part of the justification for why it doesn’t make financial sense to renovate, they’ll pay themselves $36,600. To this I say, huh?!
Megan Jackson Hook Sherry Hamlin I wish I understood the intricacies of this kind of transaction. Like I said, I just hope that I can reach an amicable conclusion.
Karen Arnett I sure hope that the appeal effort succeeds in preserving the building
Larry Wallace Looks like a nice little 2 apartment building to me
Amber Browning NO ABSOLUTELY NOT!! NO MORE 3 STORY STRUCTURES IN THAT SMALL TOWN SPACE.
Bill Stewart It seems more out ot place than the monstrosity across the street.
Cincy Brit Can’t they put these cheap stacked shoebox apartments somewhere else. Maybe where there’s a declining strip mall. Taking down historical buildings destroys the charm that draws people to Loveland.
Jason Gulbrandson Here, have some government
Cindy Ludlow Don’t build it!
Traci Ballinger Butrum Oh wow! Totally trying to ruin historic downtown!
Logan Thomas I think many dont realize Loveland doesn’t have an industry tax base like mason for example. Loveland is very heavy residential and therefor taxes are high and city encourages new developments.
John Hoin Logan Thomas Landscaping is pretty much the official industry of Loveland.
Steve Smith I’d like to know how much it sold for. What if the city of Loveland offered to buy the house and land or a group of people to prevent it from being torn down and turned into another apartment complex?
Halie Suzy Rebeccaschild Deidre, what do you think of a cooperative ownership? How about a new building for a new organization that takes historic conservation seriously. How does the Loveland Historical Conservancy sound?
Catherine Monceaux Demolition should have never been granted without the committee first having an architecture firm complete a feasibility study and assessment of the current home so that they have an accurate understanding of all options to restore and associated costs. To approve demolition of a historically significant building without doing basic due diligence first is irresponsible, especially on the part of a historic preservation committee whose job it is to protect this building.
Andrew Bateman Catherine Monceaux who should pay the cost for a feasibility study?
Catherine Monceaux Andrew Bateman The Commission. It’s their job to preserve and protect buildings deemed historically significant.
Doug Tieman the current fire station in down town will be next
Jim Fatsy There isn’t any old Loveland! They are trying to be the next Oakley/Hyde Park!
Erik Snider Milford has the same problem.
Dean Osborne Why not do a traffic study add those cars in there you go more traffic in downtown it’s like putting 50lbs in a 5 lb bag it won’t work I blame the city council on this why not concentrate on the Loveland Madeira corridor that’s how most of them got put on council
Kathy Bryan Lyttle They keep going and there won’t be any more “old” in Loveland
Karen Ryba Garbarino They are building on west Loveland by the State Farm office. I believe they are putting 3 apartments there. If the ones they want to build in the location of this yellow house are similar, it is not at all appropriate for this location. They are tall and modern with front garages.
Amber Dawn Karen Ryba Garbarino I bet it is
Kathy Bryan Lyttle Karen Ryba Garbarino and that location is just asking for trouble
Erin Harper Karen Ryba Garbarino those are townhouses for sale … $849,000……
Brenda Lindner Erin Harper 4 townhomes
Amy Hanifen-Simon Erin Harper that’s crazy high and you get to overlook the worst part of town for that money lol
Sharon Charlie Martin Yep…just as expected…money talks. Promote the city as an old historic city…then tear down history in the name of progress…these developers would level the whole city if we let them. This is why Milford is eons ahead of Loveland in attracting new businesses and residents.
Halie Suzy Rebeccaschild Sharon Charlie Martin There’s something about Loveland that attracts parasitic opportunism.
John Hoin Sharon Charlie Martin Is it though?
Debbie Atkins Harvey No more apartments!! Save old Loveland!!!
Emily McAtee Egan Loveland does not need anymore complexes. It can barely handle the # of residents now
Amy Brown-Prather Emily McAtee Egan exactly!!! Moved here 17 years ago because it had small town feel/ charm not anymore. can’t go anywhere near downtown Loveland on the weekend
Erik Snider Emily McAtee EganWe no longer go there because it’s impossible to find parking.
Emily McAtee Egan Erik Snider It is! Even with the new parking lot, it’s even worse
Natalie Elizabeth So keep taking away the charm that is Loveland? I’ve lived here all my life, and while I adore the businesses in original buildings, the new excess is gross, the parking a nightmare, and the apartments are an eye sore! Stop!
Darlene Turner No More!! They are destroying Historic Loveland!! Thank God someone is fighting for our town!!
Mary Ann Crawford Please do not destroy any more great memories of Old Loveland. I stay away from Loveland on weekends.
Cris Jordan NO!!! Places like these small, unique, historic homeskeep Loveland charming! Think of all the traffic and havoc this will create!!! There will be no place to park and enjoy this unique little town!
Brian Brokaw Its all about the money
Robin Cox Geohegan Please, don’t erase even more of the history in our town. No more apartments “downtown”
Steve Smith We need a protest
Tracy Eaton Sounds like big cluster F
Darlene Turner Who is on this committee? To just tear down historical houses?? Where can we see this. And are they voted in there??
Bill Hickman Probably some wealthy yuppie wants to build a 7 story town house.
Erik Snider Bill Hickman Bingo
Don Tillery Six unit apartment will need 12 parking spots and be available to only renters with extra $$$ or an expensive Airbnb. Why would people who are part of a historic society want apartments over history?
Bob Pauly It’s a shame that the roots of historical Loveland is being replaced by generic everywhere structures.
Christopher Smith John Hill greed+ Loveland’s greed= more apartments, bad traffic,& poor quality of life for the citizens of Loveland.
Lou Lehnhoff More apartments = more burden on schools
Jeremy Mitchell Lou Lehnhoff also police, and fire and rescue.
Sharon Senters Burton I’m am not only a resident of 24 years in Loveland but also a Realtor and we are real estate investors as well! We always try to keep the character and add more benefits for the neighborhood that we flip in. Looking for our next investment property! I’d love to do the same here. Loveland is known for its history and downtown charm. We need to preserve more of that!!
Halie Suzy Rebeccaschild Bring your wallet to the meeting on 10/30. We are starting a new political action committee.
Scott Nordheim Loveland government has destroyed the place
Cassie Wolfe Cote Noooo!
Steve Smith NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Adam Noschang Typical lol
Jamie B Pritchard How can we be a part of this discussion? Is there someone we can contact or a meeting to attend?
Carolann Luider Jamie B Pritchard please do not let any more historic areas be destroyed we already lost so much with the two apartments we have now and the train being stopped when they bought near the tracks we truly lost the small historic town we moved here for and the attraction was a part of the success of the bike trail and the home town shops and restaurants and sports bars. We already made almost in possible for the seniors who lived and loved this town to come due to parking if you a find near the restaurants possible handicap spots are very few and the new parking is not really handy for handicap people to use all the areas for shopping and eating the spots by the old train station right in the heart of town are not marked for seniors which would we the perfect area. The historic places and events and places made our town do not destroy what made what we are today
Halie Suzy Rebeccaschild Mark your calendars! The appeal regarding the demolition of a historic home in Loveland’s historic district will take place on October 30th at 5:30 pm at Loveland City Hall.