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Cultural Heritage Board <br />CITY OF <br />RIVERSIDE Memorandum <br />Community & Economic Development Department Planning Division <br />3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522 1 Phone: (951) 826-5371 1 RiversideCA.gov <br />CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2020 <br />AGENDA ITEM NO.: 3 <br />WORKSHOP ITEM <br />Case Numbers <br />Not Applicable <br />Request <br />To Receive and File an update on Robinson House at 3342 Lemon Street <br />Applicant <br />Museum of Riverside <br />-\`- <br />0 <br />', <br />o. <br />� <br />4jH <br />11141110 N <br />Project Location <br />3342 Lemon StreetApt <br />APN <br />213-121-004 <br />Ward <br />1 <br />Neighborhood <br />Downtown <br />Historic District <br />Heritage Square Historic District <br />Historic Designation <br />District Contributor <br />Staff Planner <br />Not Applicable <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the Cultural Heritage Board receive and file an update regarding <br />Robinson House, 3342 Lemon Street, a property overseen by the Museum of Riverside. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />The Museum of Riverside (Museum) acquired Robinson House, 3342 Lemon Street, in 2014 after a <br />private fundraising campaign. It was acquired to be repurposed as the interpretive center for <br />Harada House, which is next door to the south. Robinson House is a small late nineteenth-century <br />house altered many times in the past and currently a duplex. It is a contributor to the City of <br />Riverside's Heritage Square Historic District but does not itself have a historic designation. <br />On October 9, 2018, the City Council approved an allocation of Community Development Block <br />Grant funding (CDBG) in the amount of $340,028 to address the structural needs of Robinson <br />House. Discussions took place with a developer—who had provided the costing that led to the <br />$340,028 allocation—but a satisfactory agreement could not be reached with the developer. <br />Due to serious concerns about the structural stability and integrity of the house, Museum staff <br />sought an engineer's structural assessment in late 2019. Critical Structures of Long Beach <br />presented their report to staff on May 15, 2020; this report confirmed staff concerns regarding the <br />severity of the structural issues. <br />The structural assessment was followed by a soil assessment, which had been recommended by <br />the structural engineer. This report, presented by John R. Byerly Incorporated, was received on <br />August 19, 2020. <br />Page 1 Robinson House Workshop <br />October 21, 2020 <br />