Historic Preservation Commission approves Picker House renovations
Article written by Malia Riggs of Elmore Autauga News
The Historic Preservation Commission, or HPC, approved a slew of line items for updates, improvements and renovations to the Picker House, a historical landmark in downtown Prattville.
The renovations are in hopes of turning the Picker House into a two-story restaurant in the heart of downtown Prattville.
“Our intent is to complement existing architectural details and those components to be able to make sure that the addition, along with the existing building, keeps with the historic preservation,” McNeil said.
A hot topic with the HPC that took some deliberation Thursday night was the painting of the brick, the addition of new balconies and keeping as much of the original structure as possible during renovations.
As it stands now, everything on the nine-item list was approved by HPC, however some of those renovations have some caveats. The renovations to the Picker House will include, new doors and windows, a two story back balcony facing the Autauga Creek, and a balcony facing Court St. off the second story door that leads to nowhere as of right now.
New awnings will be added, a new addition to the side of the Picker House will also be built and added, two additional bathrooms, ice and beer coolers as well as an outdoor patio facing Spillway Park.
The indoor bar on the first floor will seat 24, and the dining room will seat approximately 48. The second-floor dining room will seat around 50 with the upstairs bar also seating 24. On the balcony overhanging the Autauga Creek and the patio add on will be about 100 seats and the balcony on Court St. will be 14 seats, McNeil stated.