Friends of the Zeiss
Telephone:
412-561-7876
Electronic Mail: <
friendsofthezeiss@planetarium.cc
>
Internet Web Site:
< http://www.friendsofthezeiss.org
>
2004 December 29
Mr. Michael D. Eversmeyer,
Chairman
Historic Review Commission of
Department of City Planning
City of
Dear Mr. Eversmeyer:
Enclosed is an application
for the nomination of The Buhl Planetarium and
On behalf of Friends of the
Zeiss, this nomination is being officially entered by Mr. Jon Wilson Smith, who
lives in the Banksville section of the City of
Friends of the Zeiss has
chosen this time as the best time to proceed with this nomination. Although Mr.
Glenn A. Walsh first proposed historic designation for Buhl Planetarium in
early 1989, the unknown future status of the building, at that time, prevented
the actual nomination of the structure. It was not until now, when the status
of the building is clear and exterior renovations have been completed, that we
believe such a nomination would be accepted by the building owner, the City of
As part of the application
process, enclosed is a copy of the letter sent to Mr. Dale Perrett, Director of
the City of Pittsburgh Department of General Services, officially informing the
City (owner of The Buhl Planetarium and
Within a week’s time, the
nomination application, in its entirety, will be posted on the Internet web
site of Friends of the Zeiss, to allow public inspection. We will notify Ms.
Angelique Bamberg, Pittsburgh Historic Preservation Planner, of the appropriate
Internet link at that time.
Sincerely yours,
Jon
(Nominator) Project
Director (Application
Preparer)
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Enclosure
Copy: Tom Murphy, Mayor, City of
Members of the Council of the City of
Tom Flaherty, City Controller, City of