House is at least 153 years old, but is it historic? By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 24th, 2021 06:47 pm //end headline wrapper ?>2530 S. Superior St. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously granted temporary historic protection to a one-story, 1,397-square-foot house at 2530 S. Superior St. on Wednesday. It’s a precursor to a bigger debate on granting permanent historic protection to most of the block.
“Unlike some of the big grandiose mansions we have looked at in the past, this is a worker’s cottage,” said commissioner staffer
Believed to be built in 1868, the house is known as a puddler’s cottage. The nearby rolling mill constructed and sold the small structures to its employees. Puddlers were ironworkers that formed molten metal into higher quality iron.
Historic District Sought for Bay View Cottages
District would include 7 puddler s cottages on Superior St., all more than 115 years old, possibly 154. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 8th, 2021 03:56 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Puddlers’ Cottages on S. Superior St. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
The sale of a small house appears to have spurred a push to designate most of a Bay View block as a historic district.
Joseph Paterick filed an application with the Historic Preservation Commission late last week to form the South Superior St. Puddlers’ Cottages Historic District. He also filed for emergency protection of the one-story, 1,397-square-foot home at 2530 S. Superior St.