The wrecking ball will return to the 200 block of West McCarty Street one more time.
The Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission released 229 W. McCarty St. for demolition at its meeting Tuesday.
The century-old, two-story American foursquare at the corner with Broadway now is owned by the Jefferson City Housing Authority.
The building is named in the Missouri State Capitol Historic District first boundary increase to the National Register of Historic Places, but it is "non-contributing." Recently, the building also was listed on the city's abandoned buildings registry.
The commission noted the structure was one of the better specimens proposed for demolition and that it likely could be rehabilitated.
However, the commission agreed the vacant apartment building has lost its neighborhood context since the historic properties once to its east were razed a decade ago.
In other business, the commission:
• Released for demolition 206 W. Elm St., owned by Dick Groner.
• Celebrated the National Register of Historic Places listing for the West End Saloon, 700-702 W. Main St., commonly known as Paddy Malone's.
• Listened to Jayme Abbott's presentation from attending the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum in Philadelphia recently, thanks to a State Historic Preservation Office grant available to Certified Local Governments.
• Announced that the commission will host an informational table at the Historic City of Jefferson Summer Social in the Park 4-7 p.m. Sunday at McClung Park.
• Tabled the review of a mural permit for 304 E. High St., submitted by the city's Cultural Arts Commission. The review request was a first for the historic preservation commission and so members preferred to create a set of criteria before making a decision.
• Encouraged members to attend the next city Heritage Council meeting at 3 p.m. Friday at the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.