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A historic Dallas church will keep its LGBT rainbow-painted front steps as a temporary art installation after getting approval from city planners.
The Dallas Landmark Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness on Monday, allowing the LGBT-inclusive Oak Lawn United Methodist Church to retain its rainbow-painted front steps for the next three years.
A task force subcommittee had recommended denial, citing Dallas Development Code provisions requiring painting to match existing material colors, according to an agenda from Monday’s meeting.
The church's front steps were painted last October in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's directive ordering cities to remove political or activist symbols and artwork from public spaces, such as those on crosswalks and public streets.
Designated a Dallas Landmark in 1984, Oak Lawn UMC was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and recognized with a State Historic Marker in 1974 for its large brick structure, Gothic-influenced architecture and significant art glass windows and brick terra cotta detailing in the contemporary style of affluent 1920s Dallas.
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The Dallas Landmark Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness on Monday, allowing the LGBT-inclusive Oak Lawn United Methodist Church to retain its rainbow-painted front steps for the next three years.
A task force subcommittee had recommended denial, citing Dallas Development Code provisions requiring painting to match existing material colors, according to an agenda from Monday’s meeting.
The church's front steps were painted last October in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's directive ordering cities to remove political or activist symbols and artwork from public spaces, such as those on crosswalks and public streets.
Designated a Dallas Landmark in 1984, Oak Lawn UMC was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and recognized with a State Historic Marker in 1974 for its large brick structure, Gothic-influenced architecture and significant art glass windows and brick terra cotta detailing in the contemporary style of affluent 1920s Dallas.
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Historic Texas UMC church gets OK to keep LGBT rainbow-color steps painted to defy governor
A historic Dallas church will keep its rainbow-painted front steps as a temporary art installation after getting approval from city planners
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