The house for the former headmaster is located in the Wood Street opposite the Pioneer Cemetery
The owners of Hulland House want $ 20,000 from the city of Whitehorse.
The Heritage building in the 704 Wood Street in the city center and directly opposite the Pioneer Cemetery is remarkable of his former residents: Robert Jack Hulland, a former headmaster in the territory, lived in the house in the 1950s and 1960s. According to Mélodie Simard, the manager for the city's planning and sustainability services, the architecture of the house from 1947 is also a factor in his inheritance.
The owners of the one-story house have applied the money as part of the city's Heritage Fund, which enables private owners of historical buildings to use the city allowance for the restoration and maintenance of city.
Real estate owners have been able to use money from the fund in the past, which is intended to promote the maintenance of historical buildings. Real estate can apply again every ten years.
On April 22, Simard informed the council members that the renovation technically had 113,000 US dollars at justified costs, but the city capitelle horrified from the Heritage Fund at 20,000 US dollars. The Heritage Fund receives 2,500 US dollars annually.
It is currently around 57,000 US dollars, with the recent withdrawal to the Yukon Historical and Museum Association being awarded. Last week the city council of the group gave 3,000 US dollars to support the task of the Yukon/STIKINE regional Heritage Fair in May.
The former owners of Hulland House withdrew money from the fund in 2003 ($ 8,776.68) and 2013 (USD 1,398.50). This time, the city's owners said that they would use the money to improve the durability, accessibility and livelihood of the house. The planned work include sealing the building, restoring and a complete interior renovation with new mechanical, sanitary and electrical systems. The building would also receive accessible doors, new windows, improved ventilation and energy efficiency upgrades as well as a ramp and a front landing for access purposes.
While there are a number of real estate in the city's historic building register, Simard told the city councilors that this is the first application for renovation that she had put forward.
The city councils decide whether to grant the money at the next council meeting.
Contact Talar Stockton at Talar.stockton@yukon-news.com