City Church is appealing for no other reason than to get top dollar for the site. Its appeal is baseless according to their own argument. It, in fact, has made a significant contribution to at least local history and can be debated that it has had an impact in the state and nationally and beyond. Look at the women that the Sisters of Providence educated there, look at all the people that LBI has educated and have gone out into the world. As far as distinctive characteristics, all one needs to do is to look at the chapel, its construction and the stain glass windows that were hand made specifically for that chapel. That whole building is distinguishable because of the chapel and its construction. I seriously wonder what City Church is doing that they think that they need top dollar for this historic site. Issaquah did the right thing to protect this site, City Church is appealing because of greed.