Historic Districts Review Board Meeting — Tue, Sep 22, 2026 · 9.g 2026-013109-HDRB, 127 E. De Vargas Street, Downtown & Eastside Historic District, contributing, Joseph Walsh, agent for Mary Catherine Casey and Cynthia R. Connell, owners, requests to remove historic murals, paint, stucco, reestablish “The Cider Press” sign, and install a historic plaque. An exception is requested to 14-4.6(E)(4)(II) to remove historic materials. (Lani McCulley)
January 2012 1 MCCULLEY, LANI J. From: Joseph Walsh <Jpw@newmexicolawgroup.com> Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:19 AM To: MCCULLEY, LANI J. Cc: Amanda Mather; Lindsay A. Garcia Subject: FW: 127 E DeVargas proposed sign CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Lani: The following is the proposed language for the sign and the below images are mock ups of what the sign would look like when installed. Please let us know your thoughts. A small 0.25-acre, roughly square-shaped property fronting the Santa Fe River had two buildings located on the parcel purchased by James "Jimmie" Caldwell c. 1939;lived part time in Santa Fe. The brick portion with large two blue doors was the first garage in Santa Fe built by the Cartwright Family 1910c. The second building consisted of two adobe rooms built by Juan J. Lujan of the Taos Pueblo, employed by Jimmie Caldwell . The old garage and adobe rooms, called the Cider Press, was used as an Antique Shop c.1960s. The first item purchased for the Antique Shop reportedly was a cider press. A mural painted onto the brick portion of the building by an unknown artist deteriorated. The mural depicted a man in front of a possible cider press and a woman painted above to the left of the object. The name the CIDER PRESS appears above one of the adobe windows. Betty R Caldwell, Jimmie's daughter, inherited the property. Betty Caldwell and her partner Norma Kearby remodeled the two separate buildings into one building. (1990's c.). The CIDERPRESS is now an apartment consisting of living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Mary Catherine Casey and Robin Connell are the trustees of The 127 East De Vargas property.