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Jim Rose, Chair Location:
Bonnie Gibson, Vice Chair This meeting will be held
Margo Carlock In person at Chambers, 300 LaPorte
Jenna Edwards And remotely via Zoom
Anne Nelsen
Andy Smith
Tom Wilson Staff Liaison:
David Woodlee Maren Bzdek
Vacant Seat Historic Preservation Manager
Regular Meeting
October 18, 2023
5:30 PM
Historic Preservation Commission
AGENDA
Pursuant to City Council Ordinance No. 143, 2022, a determination has been made by the Chair after
consultation with the City staff liaison that conducting the hearing using remote technology would be
prudent.
This hybrid Historic Preservation Commission meeting will be available online via Zoom or by phone and in person.
The online meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:00 p.m. Participants should try to join online or in person at
least 15 minutes prior to the 5:30 p.m. start time.
IN PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to queue at the podium to indicate you would like to speak at that
time. You may speak when acknowledged by the Chair.
ONLINE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
You will need an internet connection on a laptop, computer, or smartphone, and may join the meeting through Zoom at
https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/95421717693. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). Keep
yourself on muted status.
For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to
speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to comment.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY PHONE:
Please dial 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID 954 2171 7693. Keep yourself on muted status.
For public comments, when the Chair asks participants to click the “Raise Hand” button if they wish to speak, phone
participants will need to hit *9 to do this. Staff will be moderating the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an
opportunity to address the Commission. When you are called, hit *6 to unmute yourself.
Documents to Share: Any document or presentation a member of the public wishes to provide to the Commission for
its consideration must be emailed to preservation@fcgov.com at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Provide Comments via Email: Individuals who are uncomfortable or unable to access the Zoom platform or
participate by phone are encouraged to participate by emailing comments to preservation@fcgov.com at least 48
hours prior to the meeting. If your comments are specific to any of the discussion items on the agenda, please
indicate that in the subject line of your email. Staff will ensure your comments are provided to the Commission.
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Fort Collins is a Certified Local Government (CLG) authorized by the National Park Service and History Colorado based
on its compliance with federal and state historic preservation standards. CLG standing requires Fort Collins to maintain
a Historic Preservation Commission composed of members of which a minimum of 40% meet federal standards for
professional experience from preservation-related disciplines, including, but not limited to, historic architecture,
architectural history, archaeology, and urban planning. For more information, see Article III, Division 19 of the Fort
Collins Municipal Code.
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and
will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for
assistance.
Video of the meeting will be broadcast at 1:00 p.m. the following day through the Comcast cable system on Channel
14 or 881 (HD). Please visit http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/ for the daily cable schedule. The video will also be available
for later viewing on demand here: http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/video-archive.php.
• CALL TO ORDER
• ROLL CALL
• AGENDA REVIEW
o Staff Review of Agenda
o Consent Agenda Review
This Review provides an opportunity for the Commission and citizens to pull items from the
Consent Agenda. Anyone may request an item on this calendar be “pulled” off the Consent
Agenda and considered separately.
Commission-pulled Consent Agenda items will be considered before Discussion Items.
Citizen-pulled Consent Agenda items will be considered after Discussion Items.
• STAFF REPORTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
• CONSENT AGENDA
1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 18, 2023
The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the October 18, 2023 regular meeting of
the Historic Preservation Commission.
The Consent Agenda is intended to allow the Commission to spend its time and energy on the important
items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Agenda. Anyone may request an
item on this calendar to be "pulled" off the Consent Agenda and considered separately. Agenda items pulled
from the Consent Agenda will be considered separately with Commission-pulled items considered before
Discussion Items and Citizen-pulled items considered after Discussion Items. Items remaining on the
Consent Agenda will be approved by Commission with one vote. The Consent Agenda consists of:
● Approval of Minutes
● Items of no perceived controversy
● Routine administrative actions
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• CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW UP
This is an opportunity for Commission members to comment on items adopted or approved on the
Consent Calendar.
• CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
Any agenda items pulled from the Consent Agenda by a Commission member will be discussed
at this time.
• DISCUSSION AGENDA
2. REPORT ON STAFF ACTIVITIES SINCE THE LAST MEETING
Staff is tasked with an array of different responsibilities including code-required project review
decisions on historic properties, support to other standing and special work groups across the City
organization, and education & outreach programming. This report will provide highlights for the
benefit of Commission members and the public, and for transparency regarding decisions made
without the input of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).
3. 209 CHERRY STREET – MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
DESCRIPTION: Development application at 209 Cherry Street for a seven-story multi-family mixed-
use building to infill the currently vacant lot. The property is immediately adjacent to
the history Fort Collins Municipal Railway Trolley Barn/Car Barn. The HPC will
review design compatibility under LUC 3.4.7 and make a recommendation to the
Planning & Zoning Commission.
APPLICANT/
OWNER:
Chris Aronson (design professional, VFLA); Ashley Stiles (owner, Tribe
Development Co. 244 N. College Ave, Ste 130, Fort Collins, CO 80524
STAFF: Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
4. TOWNHOMES AT 220 E. OAK STREET – CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
DESCRIPTION: Development application at 220 E. Oak Street to include demolition of all existing
structures, construction of fifteen (15) 3 and 4-story townhomes with a center
garden courtyard.
APPLICANT/
OWNER:
Laurie P. Davis (owner/design professional), ldavis@davisdavisarch.com
STAFF: Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
• CONSIDERATION OF CITIZEN-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
Any agenda items pulled from the Consent Agenda by a member of the public will be discussed at
this time.
• OTHER BUSINESS
• ADJOURNMENT
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY OCTOBER 18, 2023
Historic Preservation Commission
STAFF
Melissa Matsunaka, Sr. Project Coordinator
SUBJECT
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 REGULAR
MEETING
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the September 20, 2023 regular meeting of the Historic
Preservation Commission.
ATTACHMENTS
1. HPC September 20, 2023 Minutes – DRAFT
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Jim Rose, Chair Location:
Bonnie Gibson, Vice Chair Council Chambers, 300 Laporte
Margo Carlock And remotely via Zoom
Jenna Edwards
Anne Nelsen
Andy Smith
David Woodlee Staff Liaison:
Tom Wilson Maren Bzdek
Vacant Seat Historic Preservation Manager
Regular Meeting
September 20, 2023
Minutes
•CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rose called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
•ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Jenna Edwards, Bonnie Gibson, Anne Nelsen, Jim Rose, Andy Smith, Tom Wilson
ABSENT: Margo Carlock, David Woodlee
STAFF: Maren Bzdek, Heather Jarvis, Jim Bertolini, Melissa Matsunaka
•AGENDA REVIEW
Ms. Bzdek stated there were no changes to the published agenda.
•CONSENT AGENDA REVIEW
No items were pulled from consent.
•STAFF REPORTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
•COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
•CONSENT AGENDA
Historic
Preservation
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1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 16, 2023.
The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the August 16, 2023 regular meeting of
the Historic Preservation Commission.
Vice Chair Gibson made a motion, seconded by Member Smith, to approve the consent
agenda for the September 20, 2023 meeting as presented. Yeas: Edwards, Gibson, Nelsen,
Rose, Smith and Wilson. Nays: none.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
• DISCUSSION AGENDA
2. REPORT ON STAFF ACTIVITIES SINCE THE LAST MEETING
Staff is tasked with an array of different responsibilities including code-required project review
decisions on historic properties, support to other standing and special work groups across the City
organization, and education & outreach programming. This report will provide highlights for the
benefit of Commission members and the public, and for transparency regarding decisions made
without the input of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).
Mr. Bertolini reported on staff activities since the last Commission meeting, including a design
highlight of a mural moving ahead on the landmarked building at 401 Pine Street, which is currently
the Bas Bleu Theatre, and a visit from Mattie Lyle’s granddaughter, Sharon Kelley North, and her
family, which involved a tour of places related to Mattie Lyle and an interview with FCTV. Mr.
Bertolini also mentioned the draft of the Civil Rights Historic Context project is complete and staff
is moving ahead with a couple related projects that are intended to stem from that project.
Additionally, he stated recommendations should be forthcoming related to downtown interpretive
signage. He also noted the Historic Preservation newsletter, titled Historic Preservation Matters,
is up and running.
3. LAND USE CODE HOUSING UPDATE (PHASE 1) – REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION
DESCRIPTION: Planning Division staff will provide an updated overview of the preferred land use code
alternatives that emerged from the full public outreach process and the August 22,
2023 extended discussion with City Council. Following the presentation, public
comment, and discussion, the HPC will consider the request for a recommendation to
City Council, based on the HPC’s assessment of the anticipated impact of the
changes on the protection and adaptive reuse of historic resources.
NOTE: This incomplete staff report is a placeholder and will be updated as soon as
possible prior to the HPC meeting with a summary and analysis of code revision
details that are of particular relevance to the preservation and management of historic
resources. Planning staff is working diligently to finalize presentation materials and
board and commission comments and recommendations in preparation for the
October 3, 2023 City Council meeting, at which the code updates will be discussed
and voted upon. In the meantime, full materials related to the outreach efforts to date
and the draft code sections are posted for public review at
https://www.fcgov.com/housing/lucupdates.
STAFF: Maren Bzdek, Historic Preservation Manager
Staff Presentation
Ms. Bzdek commented on the City’s extensive public engagement process to consider alternatives
for proposed Land Use Code changes that would implement the Housing Strategic Plan and Our
Climate Future Plan.
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Noah Beals, Development Review Manager, noted staff is seeking a recommendation from the
Commission regarding the draft Land Use Code update. He also noted the goals of the update
come from already adopted plans, including the Master Plan, Housing Strategic Plan, Transit
Master Plan, and the Our Climate Future Plan. He stated this first phase of updates relates to
residential and the second phase will relate to other topics.
Beals outlined the five guiding principles of the phase one update: to increase overall housing
capacity, including both market rate and affordable housing, enable more affordable housing
throughout the city, allow for more diverse housing choices that fit within the existing context of
neighborhoods, make the Code easier to use and understand, and to improve predictability. He
outlined the process related to the previous adoption of the Land Development Code, petition to
repeal that Code, and subsequent action by Council to repeal the Code and to direct staff to
conduct additional public outreach.
Beals outlined the additional public engagement that has occurred, beginning with the mailing of
a postcard to residents, public deliberation hosted by CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation, an
open house at the Lincoln Center, and walking tours which were a new type of outreach.
Additionally, staff members attended five Council work sessions and are currently seeking input
from Boards and Commissions on the draft prior to going before Council on October 3rd.
Beals provided a summary of the proposed Code changes as they related to the five guiding
principles. He stated housing capacity increases were targeted in zones that are near transit
corridors and in those that have the greatest amount of buildable land, the maximum density in
the LMN zone was increased from 9 to 12 dwelling units per acres, parking requirements are being
proposed to be reduced for studio, one-, and two-bedroom units for multi-unit projects, the
regulation of density was changed in some areas to consider building design types rather than
units per acre.
In terms of the second guiding principle of enabling more affordability, some of the changes include
expanding affordable housing incentives, creating height bonuses for parking reductions in certain
zones, requiring a 60-year deed restriction rather than 20 years for affordable housing projects,
continuing to require a minimum of 10% of dwelling units in a project be affordable at an 80% AMI
in order for the project to count as an affordable project.
Regarding increasing housing choices throughout the city, main changes would allow accessory
dwelling units (ADU’s) in all residential and mixed zone districts, create a larger menu of residential
building types and guiding standards throughout residential zone districts, update the Land Use
Code table to permit more housing types, and adjust standards to enable more small lot infill
development. Additionally, changes were made to update use standards, rules or measurement,
and definitions to better align with the new building types.
Beals outlined the changes related to making the Code easier to understand and increasing
predictability, including adding more graphics and tables, a reorganization of the Code,
reformatting some of the zone districts, consolidating repeating standards, and renaming three
existing zone districts: the Neighborhood Conservation Low-Density District, Neighborhood
Conservation Medium-Density District, and the Neighborhood Conservation Buffer District to the
Old Town District A, B, and C, respectively.
Beals discussed the housing needs that were identified based on the predicted 2040 population
and addressed how these proposed changes would affect housing needs. He stated the 33
proposed alternatives focused mainly on three zone districts: the Low-Density Residential (RL)
District, Neighborhood Conservation Low-Density (NCL) District, and the Neighborhood
Conservation Medium-Density (NCM) District, and there were also city-wide topics such as
affordable housing, private covenants, parking and infrastructure, the development review
process, and short-term rentals.
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Beals outlined Council’s input on the proposed alternatives beginning with the RL zone district and
questions and concerns about ADU’s. He stated the proposed Code would allow ADU’s in the RL
zone district and alternatives were presented to reduce impacts on existing neighborhoods,
including limiting ADU’s on one story and not allowing an ADU with a duplex. Beals noted having
an owner occupancy requirement for the main home of a property with an ADU would not likely be
possible legally; therefore, one alternative would allow for an ADU with a resident manager. Beals
outlined the proposed requirements for ADU’s in the NCL zone, including a change to lot sizes
and an ADU height limit not to exceed that of the primary dwelling. In terms of the NCM district,
lot sizes and number of units were addressed.
Regarding affordable housing, changes include expanding affordable housing through city-wide
incentives such as parking requirement reductions and encouragement of an ownership product.
Beals stated the Land Development Code had suggested a 99-year affordable housing deed
restriction, though there has been some recent discussion at Council to reduce that restriction to
60 years, which still exceeds the 20-year restriction of the current Code but also allows for multi-
generational use while not exceeding a possible lifespan of the building.
Beals outlined the proposed criteria under which a duplex would be allowed in the RL zone, noting
only one of the four must be met: that the lot is at least 100-feet wide, that the existing structure is
integrated, that the lot is within ¼ mile of high-frequency transit, or if one of the units is created as
deed-restricted affordable housing.
Beals discussed the regulations around building three units on a lot in the NCL zone: that the
existing structure must be integrated, or an affordable housing unit is created. He also discussed
the new cottage court housing type which constructs smaller units surrounding a green area on
some of the larger lots in the conservation districts. He stated the NCL zone district would require
a 9,000-square-foot lot for that type of product and the development must be affordable housing.
Beals detailed the idea of ‘integration with an existing structure,’ stating it shall mean using the
existing structure to achieve a new use or using the existing structure to increase the number of
dwelling units. He stated exterior walls must remain except to allow for new windows, doors, or
entry features on the front and side walls, though the rear wall could be 100% demolished to allow
for an addition, which must not exceed the height of the existing structure and must be compatible
with the defining features of the existing structure.
Beals discussed the proposed changes to the NCM zone district, including allowing 6-unit
structures if they both integrate the existing structure and are deed-restricted affordable housing.
Additionally, the NCM zone would allow a cottage court concept on appropriately sized lots.
Beals noted no historic preservation standards are proposed to be changed, though numbering
has changed. Additionally, he noted City Code has not changed and the procedure by which a
property could be initiated for designation has also not changed.
Commission Questions and Discussion
Commissioner Smith commended staff on the enhanced public outreach and supported the idea
of integrating and preserving existing structures. He asked if any type of ADU addition in an
historic district would always trigger Historic Preservation review. Ms. Bzdek any exterior change
to a property protected in a local landmark district would go through the landmark design review
process, and if a proposed ADU is allowed in the zone district, the Historic Preservation
Commission would have the purview to review it for the appropriate application of the Secretary of
the Interior standards. She noted a National Register designation does not provide the same
degree of review. Beals also noted ADU’s are being proposed to be reviewed through a basic
development review process which includes review by Historic Preservation staff and a mailing to
property owners within a certain boundary.
Commissioner Edwards asked if there are provisions in place to keep ADU’s from becoming short-
term rentals. Beals replied there were no proposed changes to the short-term rental standards in
the Land Development Code; however, concerns arose and Council opted to prohibit short-term
rental uses for new ADU’s. Additionally, any short-term rental license already issued or application
submitted by January 1, 2024, can continue.
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Commissioner Nelsen asked about the definition of façade base and the requirement that all
façades shall have a recognizable base. Beals replied a recognizable base is something that
currently exists in the Code and the standard exists to attempt to break up massing of a façade
and to make a building’s first story more pedestrian oriented.
Commissioner Nelsen asked about a roof pitch of 24/12 being mentioned noting that is quite steep.
Beals replied that references a covered porch. He stated the general standard for urban houses
includes covered porches which can help to show a focus on pedestrians and/or bicyclists rather
than vehicles at a given household.
Commissioner Smith commented on detached garages that are not on an alley in the RL zone and
asked if the only option for those lots to densify would be to build a duplex using the existing
structure. Beals replied ADU’s can be either detached or attached and a duplex allows a bit more
floor area than an attached ADU; therefore, the options for someone with a detached garage with
no alley in the RL zone would be a third structure or an addition to the existing primary house.
Commissioner Smith asked if concerns have been raised regarding the cumulative stormwater
effect of the additional impervious surfaces these types of additions will cause. Beals replied there
are always concerns with stormwater and Water Utilities staff are part of all development review
processes to ensure proper mitigation occurs. Additionally, all developments must meet adequate
public facilities requirements in order to be approved.
Ms. Bzdek clarified the Commission is the decision maker for those landmarked properties that
are protected by local ordinance.
Chair Rose noted the Land Use Code is only part of what the Commission must consider in terms
of criteria it utilizes to determine whether a project can be authorized. Ms. Bzdek stated the
Commission must consider the application of the Secretary of the Interior standards and act as
subject matter experts for the community in that regard.
Commissioner Nelsen suggested the 24/12 roof pitch mentioned in the language should be
examined for accuracy.
Commissioner Smith stated the duties of the Commission have not been weakened by the
changes and they will not provide any new threats to historic resources.
Commissioner Smith made a motion that the Historic Preservation Commission
recommend approval of the proposed Land Use Code updates based on the following
findings: that the proposed changes will allow for an increase in overall housing capacity
and housing affordability while continuing to allow for preservation of historic resources.
Commissioner Nelsen seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was as follows: Yeas:
Edwards, Gibson, Nelsen, Smith, Wilson and Rose. Nays: none.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
4. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH HISTORY PRIMER
DESCRIPTION: Staff will provide a brief summary of known history and historic places related to the
Hispanic History in Fort Collins from the 1860s and beyond. This presentation is being
given at a regular meeting as opposed to a work session to benefit the attending
public. Staff is partnering with the Poudre Libraries District to offer in-person walking
tours of several of these sites on upcoming Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., specifically
September 23 in Alta Vista, starting and ending at Sugar Beet Park, and October 14
in the Holy Family neighborhood, starting and ending at Washington Park.
Registration is required and is done through the Poudre Libraries website, HERE.
STAFF: Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
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Staff Presentation
Mr. Bertolini stated Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States is celebrated between
September 15th and October 15th and is intended to be quite broad. He stated his presentation
will focus on the Spanish and Mexican story that is interwoven into western United States,
Colorado, and Fort Collins history, and will utilize the term Hispanic to refer to the fuller
community, Spanish American to refer to those who settled in what is now Colorado in the 1600’s-
1800’s, and Mexican American to refer to those who emigrated from Mexico mostly in the 20th
century.
Mr. Bertolini stated Spanish people were the first European settlers to permanently colonize the
Americas and Spanish and Portuguese culture fused with many of the indigenous cultures of
people already in the Americas. He discussed Mexican settlements and conflicts that ensued as
a result of cultural differences, particularly land use culture, and he commented on Hispanic labor
leaders and associated organization in Colorado. Additionally, he noted much of Colorado is in
what became part of the Mexican republic in 1821.
Mr. Bertolini highlighted some landmarks across Colorado related to Mexican and Spanish
American settlement, including the Baca House in Trinidad, the Concilio Superior Building in
Antonito, and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Complex in Pueblo. He discussed the agricultural
history of Fort Collins, noting labor demands, particularly in the sugar beet industry, were a major
draw for many immigrant communities. He noted many of those immigrants experienced
segregation and discrimination in Fort Collins.
Mr. Bertolini discussed the discrimination of Hispanic residents of the United States that became
citizens after 1848 or were born in the United States, stating it is due to a loss of access to the
means of making a living due to displacement from agricultural resources after the Anglo system
of prioritizing private resources took over.
Mr. Bertolini commented on the Mexican Revolution of the 1900’s and resulting migration of
approximately one to one and a half million Mexican residents to the United States and Canada.
He noted many immigrants were actively recruited by Great Western Sugar to come to Fort
Collins. He discussed local agricultural resources, such as the Great Western Sugar factory on
West Vine and the Johnson Barn on East Drake, and noted many landmarked farms in Fort
Collins would have, at some point, relied upon Hispanic labor.
Mr. Bertolini outlined surveys that documented numbers associated with Fort Collins’ migrant
worker community, including one in 1909 which showed about 10,000 migrant workers recorded
along the entire Front Range, about 6,000 of which were German Russians, just over 2,000 were
Japanese, and 1,000 were Hispanic, predominantly Mexican Americans from other parts of the
United States. A 1924 survey of migrant workers recorded 24,000 along the Front Range, 14,000
of which were Hispanic, primarily immigrants who had fled the Mexican Revolution.
Mr. Bertolini discussed the primarily Hispanic neighborhoods that developed in Fort Collins,
particularly the Tres Colonias neighborhoods which were built around the sugar beet factory, two
of which were built for German Russian residents that shifted to be predominantly Hispanic by
the late 1920’s, and Alta Vista which was built specifically as ‘The Spanish Colony.’ He stated
the largest Hispanic neighborhood was the Holy Family neighborhood which was built as a
predominantly Anglo neighborhood northwest of Fort Collins that transitioned to a predominantly
Hispanic neighborhood by the 1930’s. He noted there were de facto practices that effectively
redlined Fort Collins and held most of the city’s Hispanic residents, up until the 1960’s and 1970’s,
in these neighborhoods.
Mr. Bertolini highlighted members of the Hispanic community in Fort Collins, including Guillermo
Godinez, the founder of El Burrito, George Romero who lived in the former Romero Family house
which is now the Museo de las Tres Colonias, and Jovita Vallecillo Lobato who was Fort Collins
High School and Colorado State University’s first Hispanic graduate.
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Mr. Bertolini discussed the Spanish architecture of the Alta Vista neighborhood which was
developed primarily for Great Western Sugar workers. He highlighted residents of the
neighborhood including Charles and Margaret Martinez and the Cordova Family. In terms of the
Holy Family neighborhood, Mr. Bertolini stated many of those Hispanic residents were more
financially stable, including Lee Martinez, Lee Suniga who co-founded the Colorado Hispanic
Baseball Hall of Fame, and Josie en Fuegos who started Joe’s Auto Upholstery on Linden Street.
He discussed the history of Holy Family Church and Fullana Elementary School, which was built
to replace the Laport Avenue School in 1974 after much community organization around the need
for a school to serve the Hispanic community.
Mr. Bertolini discussed the community organizing in Fort Collins during the broader national civil
rights movement, including the formation of CSU student organizations such as the Mexican
American Committee for Equality and United Mexican American Students, who were often
organizing in solidarity with Black students at CSU to combat racism on and off campus, both in
hiring and recruitment, but also housing as students of color did not have an easy time finding
housing available to them off campus.
In terms of present day, Mr. Bertolini stated there are legacies of success and discrimination in
Fort Collins. He noted there are many longstanding Hispanic-owned businesses and landmarks,
including Lee Martinez Park, Sugar Beet Park, Suniga Road, and Romero Road. However, he
noted legacies of discrimination remain and there is a disproportionate lag in economic success
for some Hispanic families, particularly with newer, often non-Mexican Hispanic immigrants, and
housing segregation remains an issue, particularly along the North College corridor.
Mr. Bertolini commented on the importance of encouraging landmarking of some of these
important homes and sites in order to help make this history visible noting none of the places
discussed in this presentation, other than the Museo de las Tres Colonias, are City landmarks.
He acknowledged some of the organizations that are working to support Hispanic American
heritage in Fort Collins, including the Museum of Discovery, the University archives and special
collections at CSU, the Museo de las Tres Colonias, and storytelling members of the community.
He announced upcoming walking tours co-sponsored with Poudre Libraries and the community
celebration of Hispanic American heritage at the Gardens on Spring Creek on October 14th.
Commission Questions and Discussion
Commissioner Nelsen commended the presentation.
Chair Rose noted the need to tell this story still exists despite the fact it may be met with
differences of opinion about what is deserving of designation and consideration.
• CONSIDERATION OF CITIZEN-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
None.
• OTHER BUSINESS
None.
• ADJOURNMENT
Chair Rose adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m.
Minutes prepared by and respectfully submitted by Melissa Matsunaka.
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Kurt Knierim, Chair
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STAFF REPORT October 18, 2023
Historic Preservation Commission
ITEM NAME
STAFF ACTIVITIES SINCE THE LAST MEETING (COVERING SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 TO OCTOBER 4, 2023)
STAFF
Yani Jones, Historic Preservation Planner
Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Maren Bzdek, Historic Preservation Manager
INFORMATION
Staff is tasked with an array of different responsibilities including code-required project review decisions on
historic properties, support to other standing and special work groups across the City organization, and
education & outreach programming. This report will provide highlights for the benefit of Commission members
and the public, and for transparency regarding decisions made without the input of the Historic Preservation
Commission (HPC).
Specific to project review, in cases where the project can be approved without submitting to the Historic
Preservation Commission (HPC), with issuing a Certificate of Appropriateness or a SHPO report under
Chapter 14, Article IV of the City’s Municipal Code. Staff decisions are provided in this report and posted on
the HPS’s “Design Review Notification” page. Notice of staff decisions are provided to the public and HPC for
their information, but are not subject to appeal under Chapter 14, Article IV, except in cases where an
applicant has requested a Certificate of Appropriateness for a project and that request has been denied. In that
event, the applicant may appeal staff’s decision to the HPC pursuant to 14-55 of the Municipal Code, within
two weeks of staff denial.
Beginning in May 2021, to increase transparency regarding staff decisions and letters issued on historic
preservation activities, this report will include sections for historic property survey results finalized in the last
month (provided they are past the two-week appeal deadline), comments issued for federal undertakings
under the National Historic Preservation Act (also called “Section 106”), and 5G wireless facility responses for
local permit approval.
There is a short staff presentation this month highlighting recent items and events.
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Education & Outreach Activities
Part of the mission of the Historic Preservation Services division is to educate the public about local, place-
based history, historic preservation, and preservation best practices. Below are highlights from the last month
in this area.
Program Title Sponsor-Audience-
Partner Description # of
Attendees
Date of
Event/Activity
Historic Homes Tour Poudre Landmarks
Foundation
Annual fundraising event for
Poudre Landmarks
Foundation that includes
tours of City-owned and
privately owned historic
properties
475
(approx.) 9/9/2023
Hispanic Heritage
Walking Tour City staff
Walking tour of Holy Family
neighborhood for City’s
ENCORE Employee
Resource Group
7 9/15/2023
Hispanic Heritage
Walking Tour
Poudre Libraries;
Museo de las Tres
Colonias
Walking tour of Tres
Colonias area 23 9/23/2023
Hispanic Heritage
Walking tour City staff Walking tour of Holy Family TBD 10/4/2023
Hispanic Heritage
Walking Tour Poudre Libraries Walking tour of Holy Family TBD 10/14/2023
Staff Design Review Decisions & Reports – Municipal Code Chapter 14
Property Address Description of Project Staff
Decision Date of Decision
704 Remington St.
(John Nelson, Sr.
House)
In-kind reroofing. Contributing property to
Laurel School Historic District (NRHP).
Reviewed by staff under Municipal Code 14,
Article IV.
Approved September 12,
2023
131 E. Lincoln Ave.
(Harmony Mill)
Painting wood and metal building features.
City Landmark. Reviewed by staff under
Municipal Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 12,
2023
300 Whedbee St.
(Bethlehem Lutheran
Church)
In-kind reroofing (asphalt shingles).
Contributing property to Laurel School
Historic District (NRHP). Reviewed by staff
under Municipal Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 13,
2023
649 Remington St.
(Golding-Dwyre House)
Flat roof reroofing (rolled roofing to Durolast
membrane). Contributing property to Laurel
School Historic District (NRHP). Reviewed by
staff under Municipal Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 13,
2023
228 Whedbee St. (E.L.
Brawner Property)
Door replacement and follow-up on lead paint
mitigation. City Landmark. Reviewed by staff
under Municipal Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 13,
2023
516 S. Meldrum St.
(Garnick House)
In-kind reroofing (asphalt shingles). City
Landmark. Reviewed by staff under Municipal
Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 14,
2023
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331 S. Loomis Ave.
(Woods-Dunn Property)
Lead paint remediation, including re-painting
and some repair of wood features and
replacement in-kind of deteriorated siding.
City Landmark. Reviewed by staff under
Municipal Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 15,
2023
700 Remington St.
(M.G. Nelson House
and Carriage House)
Re-painting house. City Landmark and
contributing property in Laurel School Historic
District (NRHP). Reviewed by staff under
Municipal Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 18,
2023
430 N. College Ave.
(Power House)
Rooftop mechanical. City Landmark.
Reviewed by staff under Municipal Code 14,
Article IV.
Approved September 22,
2023
123 N. College Ave.
(Opera House Block)
Rehab of stained-glass panels. Individually
designated on the State and National
Registers. Reviewed by staff under Municipal
Code 14, Article IV.
Approved September 29,
2023
Selected Staff Development Review Recommendations – Land Use Code 3.4.7
Property Address Description of Project Staff Decision Date of Decision /
Recommendation
Willox Dr. & Willox
Rd (NE corner)
Conceptual Development Review:
Mixed use proposal
Design compatibility with
former Lamplighter Inn
(1809 N. College) will be
required under 3.4.7
9/12/2023
426 E Oak Conceptual Development Review:
Accessory Dwelling Unit
City Landmark; will need
review under Chapter 14 10/5/2023
Historic Property Survey Results
City Preservation staff frequently completes historic survey for properties for a number of reasons, usually in
advance of development proposals for properties. The table below includes historic property survey for the
reporting period for any historic survey for which the two-week appeal period has passed.
Address Field/Consultant Recommendation Staff Approved
Results?
Date Results
Finalized
303-317 N. Meldrum
St.
Eligible (several individual properties and
Landmark District) Yes 9/14/2023
1509 S. Shields Not Eligible Yes 9/28/2023
National Historic Preservation Act – Staff Comments Issued
The City of Fort Collins is a Certified Local Government, which provides the Historic Preservation Services
division and Landmark Preservation Commission an opportunity to formally comment on federal undertakings
within city limits. This includes actions that are receiving federal funding, permits, or have direct involvement
from a federal agency.
Note: Due to changes in how Preservation staff process small cell/5G wireless facilities, staff does not provide
substantive comments on those undertakings (overseen by the Federal Communications Commission) and do
not appear in the table below.
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National Historic Preservation Act – Staff Comments Issued
The City of Fort Collins is a Certified Local Government, which provides the Historic Preservation Services
division and Landmark Preservation Commission an opportunity to formally comment on federal undertakings
within city limits. This includes actions that are receiving federal funding, permits, or have direct involvement
from a federal agency.
Lead Agency & Property
Location Description of Project Staff Comment
Date
Comment
Issued
N/A
Staff 5G Wireless Facility Summary
Note: Co-locations with existing street infrastructure, usually traffic lights, is considered a co-location and not
subject to denial due to proximity to properties that meet the City’s definition of historic resources (Sec. 14-3)
Due to recent changes in how Preservation staff reviews small cell/5G towers, co-located towers no longer
receive substantive review except where historic resources would be impacted directly by the tower’s installation.
These types of direct impacts would include potential damage to archaeological resources and/or landscape
features throughout the city such as trolley tracks, carriage steps, and sandstone pavers. This report section will
summarize activities in this area.
Within this period, staff processed a total of 9 5G/Small Cell tower requests total, with 8 seen for the first time.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Staff Presentation
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October 18, 2023
Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner,Yani Jones, Historic Preservation Planner,Rebekah Schields, Historic Preservation SpecialistMaren Bzdek, Historic Preservation Manager
Historic Preservation Commission
Staff Activity Report
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Design Review Highlight
123 N. College Ave. (Opera House Block)
Rehab of stained-glass panels on front of building to
address severe warping and damage.
Work to include removal, cleaning, repair, in-kind
replacement of any broken glass, reinforcement, and
reinstallation.
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• Survey specialist (Rebekah Schields) has begun
Laurel & College Survey
• Will include informational findings on commercial
node at NE corner of CSU campus
• Results expected in 2024
• Survey specialist (Rebekah Schields) completed
development review survey for Collamer-Malaby
corner
• 303-317 N. Meldrum, including 400 blk of Maple
• Landmark District eligible
• Many individually eligible as well
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• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Walking Tours of Hispanic Heritage
Areas w/ Poudre Libraries
•Tres Colonias
•Holy Family
• Same tours for City employees
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STAFF REPORT October 18, 2023
Historic Preservation Commission
PROJECT NAME
209 CHERRY STREET – MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING – DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
STAFF
Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Development application at 209 Cherry Street for a seven-story multi-family
mixed-use building to infill the currently vacant lot. The property is immediately
adjacent to the history Fort Collins Municipal Railway Trolley Barn/Car Barn. The
HPC will review design compatibility under LUC 3.4.7 and make a
recommendation to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
APPLICANT/OWNER: Chris Aronson (design professional, VFLA); Ashley Stiles (owner, Tribe
Development Co.
244 N. College Ave, Ste 130
Fort Collins, CO 80524
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is referring this item to the Historic Preservation Commission for a recommendation to the decision-maker
(the Planning & Zoning Commission). Staff’s review of the proposal is that the project generally meets the
requirements of LUC 3.4.7 for compatible design in reference to the historic Trolley Barn at 330 N. Howes St.
COMMISSION’S ROLE:
Provide a recommendation to the decision maker, the Planning & Zoning Commission, regarding the proposed
development, relative to the project’s compliance with the design compatibility requirements of Section 3.4.7,
Table 1 of the Fort Collins Land Use Code.
BACKGROUND:
This project first came forward as a conceptual development review in the fall of 2022 and completed a
conceptual review with the Historic Preservation Commission on November 16, 2022. The proposal was very
similar at that time. Comments from the HPC regarding the project centered on the following (from the November
16, 2022 minutes):
1. Support for the wide alley treatment as appropriate mitigation for the comparatively tall height of the new
construction;
2. Indication that the two-story step-back was sufficient to meet the stepback provision (# 2) in Table 1,
3.4.7, although an increase, especially one that wrapped around the new building’s west elevation, was
suggested.
3. Concern on whether horizontal ties between buildings were being adequately met or clearly visible
enough (compatibility requirement #2)
4. Indication that the use of brick on the bottom floors sufficiently met items #3 and 4 in Table 1.
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5. Some concern that lack of articulation on street-facing elevations was attempting to make up for lack of
articulation with additional materials (on the upper floors) although the trolley barn is predominantly red
brick (related to compatibility requirements 3-6 in Table 1).
The applicant refined the proposal in conjunction with all City departments. With the design generally finalized
and most other concerns resolved, the proposed design at this meeting is close to complete, and is tentatively
scheduled for a November review with the Planning & Zoning Commission.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The proposed project would construct a new, seven-story, 112-unit mixed use building totaling 81.5 ft in height.
Lower stories are constructed of brick to align with the dominant material on the historic trolley barn at 330 N.
Howes Street, with upper floors clad in weatherboard (wood or composite/synthetic) siding. The project is not
seeking any Modification of Standards for the cultural resource section of the Land Use Code (3.4.7) but is
seeking several modifications of standard from the Planning & Zoning Commission, specifically:
- Modification to 4.16.C regarding building height – the code allows up to 85ft of construction at six (6)
stories maximum. The proposed project is for a building that meets the height limits but includes seven
(7) stories.
- Modification to 4.16.B regarding green edge – the Land Use Code requires installation/maintenance of
a green edge along street frontages to include plantings and street trees. After extensive consultation
with City Planning and Forestry staff, the proposal is to generally match existing landscaping farther
south on Mason due to site constraints from neighborhood-scale utility easements on multiple sides of
the site.
The HPC may wish to consider and/or comment on the proposed modifications, especially the Modification to
4.16.C pertaining to building height vs. maximum number of stories.
AREA OF ADJACENCY SUMMARY:
In mid-2022, Historic Preservation staff completed an area of adjacency assessment of the proposed project. The
only historic resource as defined in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code was the Fort Collins Municipal Railway
Carbarn at 330 N. Howes Street, designated as a Fort Collins Landmark on September 15, 1992.
REVIEW CRITERIA AND INITIAL STAFF FINDINGS OF FACT:
Based on this project being new construction adjacent to an historic building, no analysis of the Secretary of
the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation will be provided, since there are no historic resources on the
development site (see LUC 3.4.7(D and E) for applicability). Analysis below focuses on the requirements in
3.4.7(E), Table 1, covering all compatibility requirements under Column A:
Applicable
Code
Standard
Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis – In General
Land Use Code 3.4.7
Complies/Does
Not Comply
Massing and
Building
Articulation
1. New construction shall be similar in width or, if larger, be articulated
into massing reflective of the mass and scale of historic resources
on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley.
Generally, both buildings’ footprints are around the same size, both
taking up approximately a quarter of this city block.
Complies –
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Massing and
Building
Articulation
2. In all zone districts, stepbacks must be located on new buildings to
create gradual massing transitions at the same height or one story
above the height of historic resources on the development site,
abutting, or across a side alley. Additionally, in the Downtown zone
district, the widest portions of stepbacks required in the Downtown
zone district stepback standard shall be on building portions closest
to historic resources.
This standard appears generally met. The applicant’s proposal
regarding stepbacks does not precisely meet the language of “at the
same height or one story above.” However, the proposed stepback is
only slightly above the top of the Trolley Barn parapet wall. Staff would
consider this proposal to meet the intent of this code provision for
compatible massing in the lower stories of a building where there is a
significant height difference between the new construction and the
historic resource.
TBD
Building
Materials
The lower story facades until any stepback (required or otherwise)
must be constructed of authentic, durable, high quality materials (brick,
stone, glass, terra cotta, stucco (non-EIFS), precast concrete, wood,
cast iron, architectural metal) installed to industry standards.
Staff finds the proposed materials on the lower two stories (brick) to
meet this standard.
Complies
Building
Materials
New construction shall reference one or more of the predominate
material(s) on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or
across a side alley, by using at least two of the following to select the
primary material(s) for any one to three story building, or the lower
story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise): 1) type; 2)
scale; 3) color; 4) three-dimensionality; 5) pattern.
Staff finds that the use of brick on the lower two stories until the
stepback to be compliant with this provision, since the dominant
material on the Trolley Barn is brick.
Complies
Fenestration Use at least one of the following: 1) similar window pattern; 2) similar
window proportion of height to width; 3) similar solid-to-void pattern as
found on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or
across a side alley.
The project primarily uses aspect #2 on window proportion (height to
width) for compliance, particularly on the lower two stories, using
similar 8:3 and 1:1.3 proportions on the north elevation directly
adjacent to the Trolley Barn. Elements of the design also incorporate
similar window pattern and solid-to-void patterning as appears on the
Trolley Barn. Staff would consider this provision met and exceeded.
Complies
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Design
Details
Use select horizontal or vertical reference lines or elements (such as
rooflines, cornices, and bell courses) to relate the new construction to
historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side
alley.
The intent of this code section appears met, if imprecisely. The parapet
line of the Trolley Barn aligns with the proposed window lintels on the
second story of the new building. While it is typically recommended,
based on the language of this standard, that something like the step-
back align with the historic building’s roofline or other dominant feature,
based on the sloping of the site, and the unique height of the Trolley
Barn due to its historic function, staff generally considers the proposal
compliant. Furthermore, the larger-than-required separation between
the two buildings may mitigate for any shortcomings under this
provision.
TBD
Visibility of
Historic
Features
New construction shall not cover or obscure character-defining
architectural elements, such as windows or primary design features of
historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side
alley.
Based on the large setback (64.5ft) between the proposed new building
and the Trolley Barn, this provision is generally met. While views to the
Trolley Barn from Mason Street will generally be lost, these views were
not particularly important to the historic character of the Trolley Barn.
The primary elevations and perspectives for the purpose of this
provision would be views from Cherry and Howes Street, which will
remain unobstructed.
Complies
3.4.7(E)(3): Plan of Protection
Staff will work with the applicant to develop a Plan of Protection for the Trolley Barn during construction prior to
Building Permit issuance for the project. In this case, the Plan will focus specifically on ensuring appropriate lines
of communications are in place should something arise during construction, and ensuring that construction
materials and equipment are staged and operated with awareness of the Trolley Barn as a protected City
Landmark.
SAMPLE MOTIONS
Sample Motion for a Recommendation of Approval:
“I move that the Historic Preservation Commission recommend to the Planning & Zoning Commission approval of
the mixed use building at 209 Cherry Street, finding that the proposal complies with the Secretary of Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation, and complies with the design compatibility standards contained in Land Use Code
section 3.4.7 (E), Table 1.”
Note: The Commission may elaborate on these basic findings, propose additional findings, make
recommendations on requested Modifications of Standards, or remove any of these proposed findings according to
its evaluation.
Sample Motion for a Recommendation of Denial:
“I move that the Historic Preservation Commission recommend to the Planning & Zoning Commission approval of
the mixed use building at 209 Cherry Street, based on the following findings: [insert findings]
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Sample Motion for a Continuance:
“I move that the Historic Preservation Commission continue this item to the next meeting in order to seek additional
information regarding the following code requirements: [insert]
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Applicant materials/presentation
2. HPC Minutes (excerpt) from conceptual review, November 22, 2022
3. Applicant’s conceptual review materials
4. Trolley Barn Landmark Nomination (1992)
5. Staff presentation
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MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE –CONCEPT MEETING 2
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SITE INFORMATION
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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SITE PHOTOS
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NORTHWEST CORNER
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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PROPOSED USE
Proposing to develop a 112-120 unit multifamily project including 1 story of underground parking. Project will
also include extending the ‘Civic Spine’ between Mason Street and Howes Street. According to the Fort Collins
Downtown Plan, this site has the high potential for infill/redevelopment, making this site ideal for our proposed
project. In addition, providing this high-quality multi-family housing option in the Downtown District promotes
more housing opportunities, greater energy efficiency per unit, and more pedestrian activity as stated and
desired in the Downtown Plan.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The existing site is currently Vacant, with no hardscape improvements. There is 1 existing tree on the lot in
very poor condition. There is some existing parallel parking within the Mason St and Cherry St right-of-ways.
ACCESS & CIRCULATION
Vehicular circulation is north and south direction on Mason Street and east and west direction on Cherry
Street. Proposed vehicular entry to the parking garage will be on Mason Street.
Pedestrian circulation on sidewalks along Mason Street and Cherry Street. Proposed pedestrian connections
will also include the extend the ‘Civic Spine’ between Mason and Howes. There is an existing mid-block
pedestrian connection near the northwest corner of the site that will connect residents to the north side of
Cherry St. There is an improved crosswalk at the east side of the Cherry/Mason intersection that includes a
rapid flashing beacon for safe crossing. The main entry for residents and visitors will be at the corner of Mason
and Cherry St, signified by a decorative plaza and architectural features. A secondary entry for residents and
visitors will be off the enhanced ‘Civic Spine’ alley, signified by site features and entry doors. Pedestrians will
have safe access in the ‘Civic Spine’ alley by bollard lighting, bikes racks, and improved hardscape.
SITE PLAN
The Site Plan will provide a pedestrian friendly experience on all 4 sides of the lot.With close coordination with
City Planning Staff, the Streetscape along Mason Street will be improved with an attached 7.5’ sidewalk and a
minimum of 7’ foundation planting at the building edge. There are significant site constraints on the Mason St
edge due to utility infrastructure, but the design is still able to provide a safe and pleasant pedestrian
experience to finish out the Mason St block north up to Cherry St.
The Streetscape along Cherry Street will be comprised of a 7’ attached sidewalk and a approximate 10’
foundation planting edge along the building. The design team has worked with City Planning staff to create this
streetscape while maintaining existing utility infrastructure, grading challenges, and desired walk-ups to
ground floor units. This improved streetscape condition will tie into the Trolley Barn sidewalk improvement and
promote safe access for pedestrians to the College Ave corridor, as well as, north of Cherry Street. There is
an existing improved crosswalk (to remain protected in place) mid-block to the north side of Cherry St, giving
pedestrians access to the Hickory Trail Head , Museum of Discovery, and businesses in the Mason Court
development. This streetscape will compliment the desired street type of
Mixed-Use described in the Land Use Code, providing walk-up access for residents and landscape areas to
provide relief between the building and sidewalk.
The ‘Civic Spine’ will be an extension of the existing enhanced alley to the south. This alley will be a
combination of bollard lighting, site furnishings, and plantings that enhance the pedestrian experience. The
project also proposes apartments with private patios that front the shared alley which creates another
activated edge for the building. A secondary pedestrian entrance is proposed on the shared alley side of the
building. The entirety of the designed extension is within the 209 Cherry St property boundary.
ARCHITECTURE
The 209 Cherry Street project is a seven-story multifamily building at the corner of Cherry and Mason. The
owner understands the importance of the site and its ability to activate the street and this block of downtown
Fort Collins. The site also sits adjacent to the historic Trolley Car Barn.
The project tips its hat to the historical structure with the use of brick at the ground level and the proposed
building utilizes similar window proportions for some of its openings. The ground floor activates the street with
both commercial spaces and residential units. 209 Cherry has 112 residential units and 91 parking spaces.
Parking is located on the ground floor and one level underground. Amenity spaces are strategically located
throughout the building to maximize views, daylight and function. The second-floor amenity deck floods the
interior units with natural light and allows for a premier spot for the exterior pool, while also being cognizant of
the building relationship and scale to the historic neighbor. The pool will have mountain views and create a
popular gathering space that is protected from the street. The building is clad in brick, metal panel, and wood
look metal panels.
Overall, the project looks to bring a warm, rich aesthetic to the site that pays honor to the Trolley Car Barn
while also activating this portion of Cherry Street and the Hickory trail head.
PARKING
As stated above, the architecture incorporates ground level and underground parking for a total 91 parking
spaces. This parking counts exceeds City of Fort Collins Land Use Code requirements of 73 spaces for this
proposed project. Utilizing an underground parking strategy minimizes the amount of auto/pedestrian conflicts
by focusing on a main entry point for vehicles and separating vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
WATER DETENTION AND SITE DRAINAGE
The project will utilize the City of Fort Collins Low Impact Development Standards to reduce and treat run-off.
There is a proposed water quality structure on the southeast side of the building that meets the required
volume per coordination with the City of Fort Collins.
FIRE ACCESS
The proposed building meets fire access perimeter requirements per Poudre Fire Authority. All other
requirements have been coordinated and approved by PFA at this time.
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HPC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES
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209 Cherry was presented to the HPC on November 16, 2022. The HPC
provided feedback in a formal letter and the following comments were made.
1. Look at increasing the setback on the northwest corner of the building.
2. Consider simplification of the material palette to better relate to the
simplification of the Trolley Barn building (all brick).
3. Strengthen the visual reference lines between the new building and the
Trolley Barn.
The team has spent the last 9 months working through the planning process
and revising the design to address the comments from the HPC. We feel we
have addressed the comments and have provided an updated packet of
information to demonstrate the updates.
Response 1: The northwest setback has been increased to provide more
articulation of the base and it’s relationship to the Trolley Barn. The setback
is now 3’-0” to the building and 8’-0” at the corner balconies.
Response 2: The exterior material palette has been modified and simplified
based on the feedback of the HPC. Focus has been put on the west
elevation and inner courtyard elevations. Refer to the following pages for
updated graphics.
Response 3: The first two floors of the proposed design are articulated with
brick massing and a height that relates to the massing of the adjacent Trolley
Barn. We have strategically selected the stepback to occur on the top of the
second floor because of the height/massing of the Trolley Barn. Refer to the
following slides for graphics.
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Additional Notes
Throughout the planning process, the design team has adjusted the design of
the north and west facades to accommodate planning comments. There are
a lot of infrastructure in Cherry Street and the alley. A large drainage culvert
runs through the alley and requires additional setbacks along the alley.
The site design, landscape and tree locations have been carefully located
with the city of Fort Collins planning staff, forestry, and utility departments.
The site constraints impose limits on the ability for flexibility in the landscape
design, however working with staff, the design team has come up with
positive solutions.
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TROLLEY CAR BARN
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TROLLEY CAR BARN
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WEST/HOWES ST. ELEVATION
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SITE ANALYSIS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
ZONING MAPS
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MOOD BOARD –MIXED-USE ARCHITECTURE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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MOOD BOARD –APARTMENT AMENTITIES
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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MOOD BOARD – SITE DESIGN
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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MOOD BOARD –SITE ELEMENTS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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DESIGN PROGRESS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
DESIGN PROGRESSION
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06.20.22 08.08.2206.22.22
03.01.23 09.15.23 - Current
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN & SITE PLAN
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN & SITE PLAN
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
64’-5”
SEPARATION
46’-0”
SEPARATION
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BUILDING DATA
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
TOTAL UNIT COUNT, MAY VARY
SLIGHTLY AS THE DESIGN PROGRESSES
74 TOTAL PARKING REQUIRED
90 PARKING STALLS PROVIDED
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
The proposed project is larger
than the Trolley Car Barn.
Stepbacks have been integrated
into the design at the third floor
to relate to the scale of the
Trolley Car Barn.
Nominal size dark grey brick is
used at the base of the proposed
building. This matches the scale
of the brick on the Trolley Car
Barn. Brick details of soldier
courses, headers and row locks
will be used to elevate the design
of the brick work on the
proposed building.
Design Team’s Approach
Existing Trolley Barn Brick Proposed Design BrickExisting Trolley Barn Dark Green Paint
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
The windows on the Trolley Car
Barn are a variety of sizes and
proportions. The design team has
reviewed the existing and
implemented similar proportions
to the first two floors of the
building
Trolley Barn North Elevation
8:3 Proportion1:1.3 Proportion
209 Cherry Street North Elevation
Th i d h T ll
Design Team’s Approach
8:3 Proportion
1:1.3 Proportion
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
Below are graphics showing
the relationship to the building
and Trolley Barn. The Trolley
Barn’s finish floor sits
approximately 4’-0” higher
than the proposed finish floor
Bl hi h i
Design Team’s Approach
LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
Below are graphics showing
the relationship to the building
and Trolley Barn. The Trolley
Barn’s finish floor sits
approximately 4’-0” higher
than the proposed finish floor
Bl hi h i
Design Team’s Approach
68’-0” SEPARATION
LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
The Trolley Car Barn sits 68’
from the face of the proposed
building. The goal is to
integrate and highlight the
Trolley Car Barn for potential
future redevelopment.
Th T ll C B it 68
Design Team’s Approach
64’-5”
SEPARATION
LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS 209 CHERRY STREET | 09.19.23
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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SHADOW STUDY
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO |970.224.1191 | 108 EAST LINCOLN WAY | CHEYENNE, WYOMING | 307.635.5710 | www.VFLA.com
THANK YOU
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Historic Preservation Commission Page 1 November 16, 2022
Kurt Knierim, Chair City Council Chambers
Jim Rose, Vice Chair City Hall West
Margo Carlock 300 Laporte Avenue
Meg Dunn Fort Collins, Colorado
And Remotely Via Zoom
Walter Dunn
Eric Guenther
Anne Nelsen
Jenna Edwards
Bonnie Gibson
Regular Meeting
November 16, 2022
Minutes
•CALL TO ORDER
Chair Knierim called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
•ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Meg Dunn, Jenna Edwards, Bonnie Gibson, Eric Guenther, Kurt Knierim, Anne Nelsen,
Jim Rose
ABSENT: Margo Carlock, Walter Dunn
STAFF: Maren Bzdek, Jim Bertolini, Claire Havelda, Yani Jones, Melissa Matsunaka
•AGENDA REVIEW
Ms. Bzdek stated there were no changes to the posted agenda.
•CONSENT AGENDA REVIEW
No items were pulled from consent.
•STAFF REPORTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
Historic
Preservation
Commission
ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2
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Historic Preservation Commission Page 4 November 16, 2022
7. 209 CHERRY STREET – CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Redevelopment of the vacant lot at the southwest corner of Cherry and Mason
Streets for a 114-unit mixed use building. The decision maker for this Type 2
Review will be the Planning and Zoning Commission.
APPLICANT: Ashley Stiles, Tribe Development Company, Fort Collins, CO
(owner/developer)
Chris Aronson, VFLA (design)
Staff and Applicant Presentations
Mr. Bertolini stated this item is a conceptual review for the redevelopment of a vacant lot. He
noted this is an opportunity for the Commission to provide initial design feedback under the Land
Use Code Section 3.4.7. He outlined the proposal for a mixed-use building at the southwest
corner of Mason and Cherry Streets, noting the only historic resource in the 200-foot area of
adjacency is the locally landmarked historic trolley barn. He discussed the history of the
landmarking of the trolley barn and showed renderings of the proposed building in relation to the
trolley barn.
Chris Aronson, VFLA, discussed the proposed project for the 114-unit mixed-use building and
discussed the ways in which it will play off the industrial details of the trolley barn. He provided
renderings of the proposed building exterior, interior, and landscaping and discussed the
building’s step backs that help relate it to the trolley barn. He noted the building will have
internal parking on the first floor and a basement level parking garage. Additionally, Mr. Aronson
provided details on the proposed materials which also help relate it to the trolley barn.
Public Input
None.
Commission Discussion
Chair Knierim requested the Commission discuss massing and building articulation. He stated
he appreciated the thought that went into the design, particularly the first two stories as they
relate to the trolley barn. He also commended the wide alleyway which allows for the trolley barn
to be visible.
Member Nelsen concurred the two-story step back makes sense and commended the design for
utilizing the space between the buildings in a thoughtful way. She stated there is a large enough
distance between the buildings that the height of the new building is not a concern.
Member M. Dunn asked if there could be a larger step back on the side of the building next to
the trolley barn. Mr. Aronson replied the Code requires the ten-foot step back along Cherry and
there is no minimum requirement for the step back along the alleyway between this building and
the trolley barn.
Member M. Dunn commented on a possible shift in the units to address massing and
commented on the diagonal cut in the building at the corner of Cherry and the diagonal
pedestrian alley.
Chair Knierim requested the Commission discuss materials.
Member M. Dunn supported the use of brick and various faux wood options.
Member Nelsen asked if any materials other than brick were considered. Mr. Aronson replied
the client likes brick and opted for black over red.
Member Nelsen asked about the other materials proposed. Mr. Aronson replied the goal was to
lighten up the black brick and utilize durable materials; however, details have yet to be
determined. He also noted there will be two different types of windows, those in the commercial
spaces and those in the residential spaces. Additionally, there will be other materiality in the
balconies.
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Historic Preservation Commission Page 5 November 16, 2022
Member Nelsen expressed concern the design is attempting to make up for a lack of articulation
with additional materials.
Member Rose concurred with Member Nelsen and noted the trolley barn is only one material.
Chair Knierim requested the Commission discuss fenestration.
Member M. Dunn stated the standard is well met on the first two floors.
Member Nelsen discussed the window muntins.
Chair Knierim requested the Commission discuss design details.
Member M. Dunn stated she struggles with seeing the horizontal ties between the buildings. Mr.
Aronson discussed possible options.
Member Nelsen noted the two buildings do not have to completely match one another. She
stated the proposed design is a good start.
Member Rose commended the way the design details its connection to the surroundings and
stated it is quite relatable for pedestrians.
Chair Knierim requested the Commission discuss the visibility of historic features. He noted the
alleyway between the buildings functions well to provide visibility.
8. 121 WEST OLIVE STREET – CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
Redevelopment of the current Bohlender Funeral Chapel at 121 W. Olive
Street at the southeast corner of Olive and Mason Streets for a 177-unit mixed
use building. The decision maker for this Type 2 Review will be the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
APPLICANT: Jeanne Shaffer, Confluent Development, (applicant/developer)
Open Studio Design (design professional)
Staff and Applicant Presentations
Mr. Bertolini outlined the role of the Commission to provide initial design feedback for the
demolition of an existing building and construction of a new six-story mixed-use building with 177
residential units and a commercial space. He discussed the historic resources that are within the
area of adjacency, including the Armstrong Hotel, which staff is recommending be the basis for
design compatibility, and other resources that are recommended as being eligible based on a
reconnaissance survey; however, neither of those resources abuts the development site.
Mr. Bertolini discussed the history of the Armstrong Hotel noting it was landmarked based on the
events and trends standard and architecture standard. He stated the intensive level survey that
was completed about a year ago for the existing building showed it had been heavily altered and
therefore did not meet the requirements for landmark eligibility; therefore, demolition is allowed.
Jeanne Shaffer, Confluent Development, discussed the proposed project and noted her
company manages the projects it owns.
Jenni Lane, Open Studio Architecture, discussed the architecture of the proposed building and
commented on the ways in which it relates to the Armstrong Hotel building. She discussed the
proposed materials, colors, and window patterning.
Public Input
None.
ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2
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ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2
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City of Fort Collins Design Review Application Page 1
Design Review Application
Historic Preservation Division
Fill this form out for all applications regarding designated historic buildings within the city limits of the City of Fort Collins.
Review is required for these properties under Chapter 14, Article IV of the Fort Collins Municipal Code.
Applicant Information
Applicant’s Name Daytime Phone Evening Phone
Mailing Address (for receiving application-related correspondence)State Zip Code
Email
Property Information (put N/A if owner is applicant)
Owner’s Name Daytime Phone Evening Phone
Mailing Address (for receiving application-related correspondence)State Zip Code
Email
Project Description
Provide an overview of your project. Summarize work elements, schedule of completion, and other information as
necessary to explain your project.
Reminders:
Complete application would need
all of checklist items as well as both
pages of this document.
Detailed scope of work should
include measurements of existing
and proposed.
The following attachments are REQUIRED:
Complete Application for Design Review
Detailed Scope of Work (and project plans, if available)
Color photos of existing conditions
Please note: if the proposal includes partial or full demolition of an existing building or structure, a separate
demolition application will need to be approved.
Additional documentation may be required to adequately depict the project, such as plans, elevations, window
study, or mortar analysis. If there is insufficient documentation on the property, the applicant may be required
to submit an intensive-level survey form (at the applicant’s expense).
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Detail of Proposed Rehabilitation Work (*Required)
If your project includes multiple features (e.g. roof repair and foundation repair), you must describe each
feature separately and provide photographs and other information on each feature.
Feature A Name:
Describe property feature and
its condition:
Describe proposed work on feature:
Feature B Name:
Describe property feature and
its condition:
Describe proposed work on feature:
Use Additional Worksheets as needed.
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Required Additional information
The following items must be submitted with this completed application. Digital submittals preferred for
photographs, and for other items where possible.
At least one current photo for each side of the house. Photo files or prints shall be named/labeled
with applicant name and elevation. For example, smitheast.jpg, smithwest.jpg, etc. If submitted as
prints, photos shall be labeled
Photos for each feature as described in the section “Detail of Proposed Rehabilitation Work”. Photo
files or prints shall be named or labeled with applicant name and feature letter. For example,
smitha1.jpg, smitha2.jpg, smithb.jpg, smithc.jpg, etc.
Depending on the nature of the project, one or more of the following items shall be submitted. Your
contractor should provide these items to you for attachment to this loan application.
Drawing with dimensions.
Product specification sheet(s).
Description of materials included in the proposed work.
Color sample(s) or chip(s) of all proposed paint colors.
Partial or full demolition is a part of this project.
Partial demolition could include scopes such as taking off existing rear porches to create space for a new
addition or removing an existing wall or demolishing a roof. If you are taking away pieces of the existing
residence, you are likely undergoing some partial demolition.
Signature of Date
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MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE –CONCEPT MEETING 1
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SITE INFORMATION
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
GRAPHIC PREPARED BY TRIBE.
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SITE
2
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SITE PHOTOS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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NORTHEAST CORNER
NORTHWEST CORNER
LOOKING NORTHLOOKING SOUTHLOOKING SOUTH
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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TROLLEY CAR BARN
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
GRAPHIC PREPARED BY TRIBE.
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TROLLEY CAR BARN
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
209 CHERRY STREET | 10.21.22
WEST/HOWES ST. ELEVATION
EAST/ALLEY ELEVATION NORTH/CHERRY ST. ELEVATION
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SITE ANALYSIS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
209 CHERRY STREET | 10.21.22
•ZONE DISTRICT = DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
•SUB DISTRICT = NORTH MASON
•TRANSIT OVERLAY DISTRICT
•85’ OR 6 STORY MAXIMUM ZONE
•SURROUNDED BY 115’ OR 7 STORY
MAX ZONE AREA TO THE SOUTH AND
EAST
•TROLLEY BARN IS LOCATED TO THE
WEST
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SITE ANALYSIS
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SITE ANALYSIS
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SITE ANALYSIS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
209 CHERRY STREET | 10.21.22
ZONING MAPS
10
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MOOD BOARD –MIXED-USE ARCHITECTURE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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MOOD BOARD –LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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MOOD BOARD –SITE ELEMENTS
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN & SITE PLAN
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN & SITE PLAN
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68’-0”
SEPARATION
46’-0”
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FLOOR PLANS
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10’-0”
STEPBACK
10’-0”
STEPBACK
3’-0”
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BUILDING DATA
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
TOTAL UNIT COUNT
75 TOTAL PARKING REQUIRED
87 PARKING STALLS PROVIDED
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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The proposed project is larger
than the Trolley Car Barn.
Stepbacks have been integrated
into the design at the third floor
to relate to the scale of the
Trolley Car Barn.
Nominal size dark grey brick is
used at the base of the proposed
building. This matches the scale
of the brick on the Trolley Car
Barn. Brick details of soldier
courses, headers and row locks
will be used to elevate the design
of the brick work on the
proposed building.
Design Team’s Approach
Existing Trolley Barn Brick Proposed Design BrickExisting Trolley Barn Dark Green Paint
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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The windows on the Trolley Car
Barn are a variety of sizes and
proportions. The design team has
reviewed the existing and
implemented similar proportions
to the first two floors of the
building
Trolley Barn North Elevation
8:3 Proportion1:1.3 Proportion
209 Cherry Street North Elevation
Design Team’s Approach
8:3 Proportion
1:1.3 Proportion
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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Below are graphics showing
the relationship to the building
and Trolley Barn. The Trolley
Barn’s finish floor sits
approximately 4’-0” higher
than the proposed finish floor
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
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Below are graphics showing
the relationship to the building
and Trolley Barn. The Trolley
Barn’s finish floor sits
approximately 4’-0” higher
than the proposed finish floor
Design Team’s Approach
68’-0” SEPARATION
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
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LANDUSE CODE SECTION 3.4.7
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
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The Trolley Car Barn sits 68’
from the face of the proposed
building. The goal is to
integrate and highlight the
Trolley Car Barn for potential
future redevelopment.
Design Team’s Approach
68’-0”
SEPARATION
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EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
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EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
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EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
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EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
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EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
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SHADOW STUDY
419 CANYON AVENUE STE 200 | FORT COLINS, COLORADO | 970.224.1191 |108 EAST LINCOLN WAY |CHEYENNE, WYOMING |307.635.5710 |www.VFLA.com
9am
12pm
3pm
MARCH SPRING EQUINOX JUNE SUMMER SOLSTICE DECEMBER WINTER SOLSITCE
CHERRY STREET CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
CHERRY STREET
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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
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THANK YOU
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Headline Copy Goes Here
Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Jim Bertolini
209 Cherry Street:
Development
Review
Oct. 18, 2023
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HPC Role
•Conceptual Review – Provide initial design feedback under LUC 3.4.7
•Final Review - Provide a recommendation to the decision maker (P&Z
Commission) regarding compliance with Section 3.4.7 of the land use
code.
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Headline Copy Goes HereProject Summary
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•Mixed use building
‒ 7 Stories
‒ 81.5 ft
‒ 112 apartment units
‒ 3 commercial spaces
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Historic Area
of Adjacency
(200ft)
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Headline Copy Goes HereTrolley Barn – Historic Significance
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• Landmarked September 15, 1992
• Amended 1999
• History – Standard 1
• Fort Collins Municipal
Railway
• 1907-1951
• 6 Trolley Cars based here
• Architecture – Standard 3
• Mission Revival-style
industrial architecture
• Owned by City
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Trolley Barn – Historic Landscape (1937)
Trolley
Barn
C&S Rail Lines
Continental
Oil Depot
Washington
Park
Fort Collins
Canning Co.
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Headline Copy Goes HereProposed Site Plan
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Headline Copy Goes HereRenderings at Conceptual (1) (Nov. 2022)
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Headline Copy Goes HereLUC 3.4.7(E) Item #1, Width & Massing – Staff Analysis
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• Proposed bldg. – Approx 170ft wide (Cherry)
• Staff Analysis
• Generally met
• Historic bldg. – Approx 140ft wide (Cherry)
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #2, Stepback – Staff Analysis
• Offset from historic building above 2
nd story
• Staff Analysis
• Meets intent of this code provision
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #3, Durable Materials – Staff Analysis
• Only required on lower levels (stepback and below); generally using dark/black brick
• Staff Analysis
• Complies
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #4, Dominant Materials – Staff Analysis
• Dominant material on Trolley Barn is red brick; Proposed use of dark brick on most lower-story elevations meets 4 of 5 aspects
• (only 2 required)
• Staff Analysis
• Complies
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #5, Windows/Fenestration – Staff Analysis
• Most lower story windows follow same proportion as trolley barn; as well as similar (non-matching) solid-to-void pattern;
• (only 1 aspect required)
• Staff Analysis
• Complies
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #6, Reference lines – Staff Analysis
• Trolley Barn parapet aligns with top of 2
nd story window lintel on new construction
• Staff Analysis
• Complies with intent; Not cleanly met but site sloping and vaulted Trolley Barn roof make a strict alignment difficult;
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #7, Visibility – Staff Analysis
• Primary perspective of concern is from Howes St. itself, or Howes & Cherry intersection; No obstruction of character-defining features of Trolley Barn
• Staff Analysis
• Complies
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•Conceptual Review – Provide initial design feedback under LUC 3.4.7
•Final Review - Provide a recommendation to the decision maker (P&Z
Commission) regarding compliance with Section 3.4.7 of the land use
code.
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Agenda Item 4
Item 4 Page 1
STAFF REPORT October 18, 2023
Historic Preservation Commission
PROJECT NAME
TOWNHOMES AT 220 E. OAK STREET – CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
STAFF
Jim Bertolini, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Development application at 220 E. Oak Street to include demolition of all existing
structures, construction of fifteen (15) 3 and 4-story townhomes with a center
garden courtyard.
APPLICANT/OWNER: Laurie P. Davis (owner/design professional)
ldavis@davisdavisarch.com
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff does not have a recommendation at this time, since this is a conceptual review. Staff has provided findings
related to compliance with LUC 3.4.7
COMMISSION’S ROLE:
Conceptual review is the first phase of the design review hearing and is an opportunity for the applicant to
discuss requirements, standards, design issues, and policies that apply to designated resources with the
Commission. Conceptual review of any proposed alteration may be limited to certain portions of the work as
deemed appropriate by the Commission. The applicant may waive the conceptual review and proceed directly
to final review. Each application may be finally reviewed and decided upon by the Commission at the same
meeting as the Commission’s conceptual review of the application or at a subsequent meeting. During final
review, the Commission shall consider the application and any changes made by the applicant since
conceptual review.
BACKGROUND:
This is the Commission’s first discussion of the proposed development. City staff, including Historic
Preservation staff, have reviewed and commented on several design proposals for this site including mixed
use and the current proposal for multi-family housing. The existing properties on the site, the Emanuel Stuver
Medical Office at 216 E. Oak Street, and the former Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
were surveyed in 2021 by a third-party historian and recommend Not Eligible as City Landmarks. City
Preservation staff certified and issued those findings on December 9, 2021. A finding of Not Eligible means
that demolition is permitted. City Preservation staff generally recommend building conservation, material
salvage, and waste diversion as much as possible (supported by certain existing code requirements for waste
diversion).
Preservation staff have advised the applicant under Land Use Code 3.4.7 related to design compatibility. While
there are several historic resources within 200 feet of the development site, the primary historic resource
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identified by staff for the purposes of applying the design compatibility standards is the duplex at 137-139
Mathews Street, immediately abutting the site to the north.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The project would result in the demolition of the existing buildings at 216 and 220 E. Oak Street and construct a
new set of fifteen (15) three- and four-story townhomes on the site, clustered around a central garden/green space.
The proposal includes a larger setback than required on the north property line facing Mathews Street and may
seek a Modification of Standard to 3.4.7(E), Table 1, Item 2 related to stepbacks.
AREA OF ADJACENCY SUMMARY:
While there are several historic resources within 200 feet of the development site, the primary historic resource
identified by staff for the purposes of applying the design compatibility standards is the duplex at 137-139
Mathews Street, immediately abutting the site to the north. This selection is based on the hierarchy established
in LUC 3.4.7(E)(1)(a) that privileges abutting historic resources in the design compatibility hierarchy where
there are multiple historic areas of adjacency that overlap the new construction site.
The 137 Mathews Street property is known as the McIntyre Residence, built in the 1880s as the home of
prominent local residents Josiah and Lucy McIntyre. Lucy McIntyre was one of Fort Collins’ key suffragist
leaders, was a founding member of Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and was the founder of the
Chautauqua Circle (a local debate club). Although a problematic figure, making classist statements in support
of women’s suffrage, she is an important figure in community history. The property is likely Eligible as a City
Landmark under Standard 2, Persons/Groups for association with Lucy McIntyre. The property may have
significance under other City Landmark standards that have not been fully evaluated yet.
Properties over the age of fifty years within the 200ft area of significance, considered secondary for the
purposes of design compatibility, are:
- 133 Mathews St., 1947, Eligible, Demo/Alt, 2016
- 137 Mathews St., 1872, Eligible, Recon, 2021
- 300 E. Oak St., 1961, Unevaluated (Potentially Eligible), Demo/Alt, 2017
- 142 Remington St., 1955, Eligible, Intensive, 2021
- 148 Remington St., 1936, City Landmark, Designated 1997
- 202 Remington St., 1885, Listed in NRHP, 1983
- 206 Remington St., 1901, Eligible, Recon, 2020
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REVIEW CRITERIA AND INITIAL STAFF FINDINGS OF FACT:
There are no historic resources on the development site, so City Preservation staff have not provided a
summary of findings related to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Findings below
are based on the conceptual development review packet provided by the applicant, and pertain specifically to
the applicable provisions of the City’s Land Use Code related to cultural resources in 3.4.7.
Applicable
Code
Standard
Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis – In General
Land Use Code 3.4.7
Complies/Does
Not Comply
Massing and
Building
Articulation
1. New construction shall be similar in width or, if larger, be articulated
into massing reflective of the mass and scale of historic resources
on the development site, abutting, or across a side alley.
While the width of the townhomes facing Mathews appear to be of
similar width as the McIntyre property at 137 Mathews, the facades do
not appear specifically articulated into that massing. Small insets or
hyphens between each townhome would improve compliance with this
standard.
TBD
Massing and
Building
Articulation
2. In all zone districts, stepbacks must be located on new buildings to
create gradual massing transitions at the same height or one story
above the height of historic resources on the development site,
abutting, or across a side alley. Additionally, in the Downtown zone
district, the widest portions of stepbacks required in the Downtown
zone district stepback standard shall be on building portions closest
to historic resources.
The applicant has indicated they may seek a Modification of Standard
for this component and notes in their conceptual review cover letter that
they would increase the side yard setback from the required 5ft to 10ft
to provide extra separation in lieu of a stepback as required in
component 2. The 137 Mathews property is currently non-conforming
and appears to have its southern wall within the 5ft setback from the
property line that has been required since the early 1900s. Current
plans reflect that 10ft setback. Staff would recommend the HPC
consider whether a Modification of Standard would be warranted in this
circumstance, considering the context and overall new building design.
TBD
Building
Materials
The lower story facades until any stepback (required or otherwise)
must be constructed of authentic, durable, high quality materials (brick,
stone, glass, terra cotta, stucco (non-EIFS), precast concrete, wood,
cast iron, architectural metal) installed to industry standards.
The conceptual application does not indicate materials as those have
not been selected yet. Staff would encourage the HPC to provide
guidance on materials.
TBD
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Building
Materials
New construction shall reference one or more of the predominate
material(s) on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or
across a side alley, by using at least two of the following to select the
primary material(s) for any one to three story building, or the lower
story facades until any stepbacks (required or otherwise): 1) type; 2)
scale; 3) color; 4) three-dimensionality; 5) pattern.
As noted above, the conceptual application does not indicate materials
as those have not been selected yet. Staff would encourage the HPC
to provide guidance on materials. To meet this standard, the use of
brick as a dominant exterior cladding on the new construction would be
the easiest design course to take.
TBD
Fenestration Use at least one of the following: 1) similar window pattern; 2) similar
window proportion of height to width; 3) similar solid-to-void pattern as
found on historic resources on the development site, abutting, or
across a side alley.
The conceptual sketches indicate a window pattern that appears similar
to the McIntyre House, at least loosely so. Staff would suggest
discussion around options to meet this standard (at least one
component).
TBD
Design
Details
Use select horizontal or vertical reference lines or elements (such as
rooflines, cornices, and bell courses) to relate the new construction to
historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side
alley.
At the conceptual stage, sketches appear to show horizontal alignment
between window bays of the first and second stories of the new
construction and the McIntyre House. Upon final review for a
recommendation, it is encouraged that these relationships be specified.
TBD
Visibility of
Historic
Features
New construction shall not cover or obscure character-defining
architectural elements, such as windows or primary design features of
historic resources on the development site, abutting, or across a side
alley.
Based on the existing historic survey record for 216 and 220 E. Oak
Street (determining them Not Eligible for designation as City
Landmarks), staff has no concerns about historic resources being
obscured (at least not more than they already are). The Site plan on
the north side of the property may stand to increase visibility of features
on the McIntyre House for the public viewing from Mathews Street.
Complies
3.4.7(E)(3): Plan of Protection
City staff regularly works with applicants and their construction teams to develop Plans of Protection when
historic resources are near the development site. In this case, a Plan of Protection would be developed to confirm
appropriate lines of communication between City staff and the construction team, as well as details on
construction equipment and material staging to avoid damage to the abutting historic resources during
construction.
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SAMPLE MOTIONS
Note: the HPC is not being asked for a recommendation at this time. Only informal feedback is requested. The
motion samples below are for informational purposes only.
Sample Motion for a Recommendation of Approval:
“I move that the Historic Preservation Commission recommend to the Decision Maker approval of the [project name]
at [project location], finding that the proposal complies with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation,
and complies with the design compatibility standards contained in Land Use Code section 3.4.7 (E), Table 1.”
Note: The Commission may elaborate on these basic findings, propose additional findings, or remove any of these
proposed findings according to its evaluation.
Sample Motion for a Recommendation of Denial:
“I move that the Historic Preservation Commission recommend to the Decision Maker denial of the [project name]
at [project location], based on the following findings: [insert findings]
Sample Motion for a Continuance:
“I move that the Historic Preservation Commission continue this item to the next meeting in order to seek additional
information regarding the following code requirements: [insert]
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Applicant Conceptual Development Review submission
2. Historic survey findings for 216 & 220 E. Oak Street
3. Staff presentation
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Conceptual Review Agenda
Meetings hosted via Zoom Web Conferencing
Please use the URL and Meeting ID # listed below to join the Review Meeting
Review Date
9/21/2023 10:15 AM
Project Name
Townhomes at 220 Oak
CDR230072
Applicant
Laurie Davis
619-200-8997
ldavis@davisdavisarch.com
Description
This is a request to develop 15 townhome units at 220 E Oak St. (Parcel #
9712317922). The applicant proposes fifteen (15) three and four (3 & 4) story
townhomes (single family attached dwelling units) around a center garden
courtyard. Access would be taken from Matthews St. directly to the east, E Oak St to
the south and the alley directly to the west. The site is approximately 0.11 miles east
of S College Ave. and approximately 0.06 miles south of E Mountain Ave. The site is
within the Neighborhood Conservation, Buffer District (N-C-B), and Downtown
District (D) Historic Core Subdistrict zone districts and will be subject to a Planning &
Zoning Commission (Type 2) Review.
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Community Development & Neighborhood Services
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580
970.416.4250
preservation@fcgov.com
fcgov.com/historicpreservation
Historic Preservation Services
OFFICIAL DETERMINATION:
FORT COLLINS LANDMARK ELIGIBILITY
Resource Numbers: 5LR.15020 / B3206; 5LR.15019 / B3207
Historic Building Names: Emanuel Stuver Medical Office; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Property Addresses: 216 East Oak; 220 East Oak
Determination: NOT ELIGIBLE; NOT ELIGIBLE
Issued: December 9, 2021
Expiration: December 9, 2026
Gary Chatburn
Congregational Financial Officer
Community of Christ
220 East Oak Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Property Owner:
This letter provides you with confirmation that the above two related properties have been
evaluated for Fort Collins landmark eligibility, following the requirements in Chapter 14, Article
II of the Fort Collins Municipal Code, and both have been found not eligible for landmark
designation.
Intensive-level Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Forms were completed by a third-party
historic preservation consultant in order to provide the information that serves as the basis for an
evaluation of the properties historic and/or architectural significance and integrity, both of which
are required for landmark eligibility as per Article II, Section 14-22.
Staff has made the following findings regarding the information and evaluation of significance,
integrity, and landmark eligibility provided by the consultant in the attached forms.
Significance: Emanuel Stuver Medical Office (216 E Oak)
Consultant’s evaluation: This building near downtown Fort Collins was built in 1906 by Dr.
Emanuel Stuver to house his medical practice. Stuver and his family relocated from Rawlins,
Wyoming, to Fort Collins in 1899 and he practiced here until his death in 1925, playing a
significant role in the Colorado-Wyoming medical community, helping found the Fort Collins
hospital, teaching in its nursing school, and being involved in local public education. His widow
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lived here from about 1927 until 1949 and rented out the large Stuver home to the east
(demolished 1937). The building has housed a variety of businesses from 1949 to the present,
including the Larimer County Farm Bureau (1949-69), Rocky Mountain Office Equipment
Company (1963-69), The Antique Broker (1976-83), and Northern Colorado Real Estate Brokers
(2008-present), as well as housing a rear apartment. The building’s original appearance with
red brick walls, rock-faced windowsills, and a corbelled brick front cornice was obscured by the
application of exterior stucco at some point between 1949 and 1969, thus diminishing its ability
to convey architectural significance as an example of an early 20th Century Commercial
building. This also negatively impacts the building’s ability to convey its early (1906-25)
association with Dr. Emanuel Stuver as his medical office. The building is assessed as an
unlikely candidate for listing in the National or State Register or as a Fort Collins landmark.
Staff is comfortable with the consultant’s limited conclusions regarding the property’s lack of
significance under any of the applicable criteria based on the following findings.
· The survey form does not firmly outline a case for or against historical or architectural
significance based on its association with Stuver and its 20th Century Commercial
architecture. However, because the building has lost enough historic character due to
exterior alterations that impact its integrity in large measure, and therefore does not
qualify for landmark eligibility, the limited discussion of significance based on Criteria 2
and 3 is adequate for the purpose of this evaluation.
· Each significance criterion is addressed briefly in the statement of significance, even if
not applicable.
Integrity: Emanuel Stuver Medical Office
Consultant’s evaluation: The brick building received exterior stucco at some point between 1949
and 1969, as well as door and window changes/replacement noted in the construction history,
impacting the integrity of the building and its ability to represent its original function, design,
materials, and style as an early twentieth century physician’s office.
Staff agrees with the consultant’s conclusions regarding the property’s integrity based on the
following findings.
· Essential physical features are identified in the integrity analysis and related to period of
significance.
· Discussion of integrity relates to the property’s most relevant aspects of integrity per its
significance.
· Discussion of integrity focuses on the property’s essential physical features and relates to
period of significance.
Statement of Eligibility:
No further action. Alterations have diminished the historic integrity of this building. The official
determination is “not eligible for Fort Collins landmark designation.”
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Significance: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (220 E Oak)
Consultant’s evaluation: The Community of Christ Church (previously the Reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) erected the nucleus of this large corner church in 1942. The
building has been expanded three times, with an education wing (1962), a south entrance
addition (ca. 1964), and the current activity center (2004, replacing a 1968 gymnasium). This
history represents the evolution and expansion of a small church to meet a growing congregation
with new functional and programmatic needs. The additions of the 1960s resulted in a church
facility with a compatible scale and overall design coherence. The 2004 activity center
overwhelms the historic components of the church and negatively impacts the overall integrity of
the building. Therefore the church is assessed as an unlikely candidate for listing in the National
Register or as a local landmark. The integration of the 2004 addition directly abutting the older
church without a physical break (such as an atrium or hyphen) makes it an unlikely property for
listing in the State Register, which can list a portion of a building under certain circumstances.
Staff is comfortable with the consultant’s limited conclusions regarding the property’s lack of
significance under any of the applicable criteria based on the following finding.
· The survey form does not firmly outline a case for or against historical significance based
on its association with the history of the RLDS Church. However, because the building
has lost enough historic character due to exterior alterations that impact its integrity in
large measure, and therefore does not qualify for landmark eligibility, the limited
discussion of potential significance is adequate for the purpose of this evaluation.
Integrity: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Consultant’s evaluation: The addition of the 2004 activity center differs from the earlier portions
of the church in terms of height (two-stories vs. one), scale (close to doubling the footprint), and
materials (stucco, glass block, and nonhistoric red, split-face concrete block). The activity center
footprint is approximately 89 percent of the area of the footprint of the original church
(calculated form Google Earth). Other changes include replacement of basement windows and
installation of exterior storm windows in the original 1942 component.
Staff agrees with the consultant’s conclusions regarding the property’s loss of historic integrity
based on the following findings.
· Essential physical features are identified in the integrity analysis and related to period of
significance.
· Discussion of integrity relates to the property’s most relevant aspects of integrity per its
significance.
· Discussion of integrity focuses on the property’s essential physical features and relates to
period of significance.
Statement of Eligibility:
No further action. Alterations have diminished the historic integrity of this building. The official
determination is “not eligible for Fort Collins landmark designation.”
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Per Article II, Section 14-23 of the code, any determination made by staff regarding eligibility
may be appealed to the Commission by the applicant, any resident of the City, or owner of
property in the City. Such appeal shall be set forth in writing and filed with the Director within
fourteen (14) days of the date of the staff's determination.
If you have any questions regarding this determination, or if I may be of any assistance, please
do not hesitate to contact me. I may be reached at mbzdek@fcgov.com.
Sincerely,
Maren Bzdek
Interim Manager, Historic Preservation Services Division
Attachments:
Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Architectural Inventory Form 1403 for 216 E Oak
Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Architectural Inventory Form 1403 for 220 E Oak
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Resource Number: 5LR.15020
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
OAHP1403
Rev. 9/98
COLORADO CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY
Architectural Inventory Form
Official eligibility determination
(OAHP use only)
Date Initials
Determined Eligible- NR
Determined Not Eligible- NR
Determined Eligible- SR
Determined Not Eligible- SR
Need Data
Contributes to eligible NR District
Noncontributing to eligible NR District
Field Evaluation of Fort Collins Landmark Eligibility
☐ Individually Eligible ☐ Contributing to District ☒ Not Eligible
☐ Likely Eligible for State/National Register
General Recommendations: No further action. Alterations have diminished the historic integrity of this
building.
I. Identification
1. Resource number: 5LR.15020
2. Temporary resource number: N/A
3. County: Larimer
4. City: Fort Collins
5. Historic building name: Emanuel Stuver Medical Office, Hannah E. Stuver Residence,
Larimer County Farm Bureau, Rocky Mountain Office Equipment Company, The Antique Broker,
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Brokers, Inc.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15020
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
6. Current building name: Rocky Mountain Real Estate Brokers, Inc., Courtyard Building
7. Building address: 216 E. Oak Street
8. Owner name and address: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, c/o
Elizabeth Jones, 2007 Devonshire Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
II. Geographic Information
9. P.M. 6th Township 7N Range 69
SE ¼ of SW ¼ of NW ¼ of SW ¼ of section 12
10. UTM reference
Zone 13; 493677 mE 4492785 mN
11. USGS quad name: Fort Collins, Colorado
Year: 2019 Map scale: 7.5' ☒ 15' ☐ Attach photo copy of appropriate map section.
12. Lot(s): 23-25 (part) Block: 131
Addition: Fort Collins Original Town Year of Addition: 1867
13. Boundary Description and Justification:
The boundary includes the area of the parcel associated with this property.
III. Architectural Description
14. Building plan (footprint, shape): Irregular
15. Dimensions in feet: Length 54 x Width 30
16. Number of stories: 1
17. Primary external wall material(s): Stucco
18. Roof configuration: Flat
19. Primary external roof material: Unknown (not visible)
20. Special features:
Segmental Arch, Stoop
21. General architectural description:
This one-story, irregularly-shaped, flat roof building faces south, contains 1,514 square feet, and
has stuccoed brick walls and a raised, slightly projecting stuccoed foundation. The description
begins with the front (south) and proceeds clockwise around the building.
Front (South). The front has a slightly off-center segmental arch entrance containing a wood door
with three panels and a rectangular light with a carved garland decoration above the light. The door
opens onto a concrete stoop accessed by steps with metal pipe railings. Flanking the entrance are
paired one-over-one-light segmental arch wood windows with shared stuccoed sills (a historic
photograph shows rock-faced stone sills). A business sign is placed at the top of the wall and the
former corbelled brick cornice has been stuccoed, producing a curving surface.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15020
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
West Wall. The front part of the west wall holds two tall, narrow, widely spaced one-over-one-light
wood segmental arch windows with projecting stuccoed sills. Below, the foundation contains two
segmental arch basement windows filled with plywood. The wall then steps out (the 1953 addition),
and its narrow south wall contains an entrance (addressed as 216 ½) with a wood door with a nine-
light upper section (the lower part of the door is obscured by a nonhistoric metal storm door). The
entrance opens onto a concrete stoop accessed by steps with a metal pipe railing. The west wall
holds a small, flat-headed, two-part sliding replacement window with a projecting stuccoed sill. Near
the north end of the wall is a taller, flat-headed two-part wood window with a narrow transom, and a
projecting stuccoed sill.
Rear (North Wall). The west part of the rear wall is unfenestrated. At the east end (part of the 1907
addition) is an opening framed with metal and wood and filled with plywood that holds a faux-
paneled replacement door with a leaded glass oval in its upper part; there is a metal exterior storm
door. The entrance opens onto a concrete stoop and a step with a metal pipe railing and a concrete
pedestrian ramp to the west.
East Wall. The north end of the east wall (part the 1907 addition) holds tall, narrow paired
segmental arch one-over-one-light wood windows with a shared projecting stuccoed sill, followed by
a segmental arch entrance containing a replacement door (faux-paneled with a rectangular light)
that opens onto a concrete stoop accessed by steps with a wrought iron railing. Farther south (the
original 1906 building) the wall holds a tall, narrow single segmental arch one-over-one-light wood
window with a projecting stuccoed sill. Below the window is a concrete stairwell accessing the
basement; there is a metal pipe railing and gate, with a wood paneled door into the basement. At
the south end of the wall is another set of paired tall, narrow segmental arch wood windows with a
shared projecting stuccoed sill; the lower part of the north window holds an air conditioning unit, and
the upper part is covered with plywood.
22. Architectural style/building type:
Commercial/Early Twentieth-Century Commercial
23. Landscaping or special setting features:
The level rectangular survey area (the southwest corner of the assessor parcel) covers 0.11 acres
and is slightly elevated above the concrete public sidewalk to the south. The building is set back
from the public sidewalk. The front (south) of the building features a concrete stoop and a flight of
concrete stairs with metal pipe railings that descends to the concrete east-west public sidewalk. The
area between the building and the public sidewalk is filled with small boulders west of the stairs,
while the area to the east is in grasses with shrubs along the foundation. The parking lawn
(treelawn) is in grass with two trees; a short section of concrete sidewalk extends from the public
sidewalk to the curb. There is on-street diagonal parking along E. Oak Street. The building’s west
wall abuts the west property line, bordering a north-south asphalt-paved alley. The area between
the west wall of the building and the alley is filled with small boulders and exhibits a railroad tie
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
border. A asphalt-paved parking lot lies north of the building. The area east of the building is in
grass, with shrubs along the foundation; a large shrub stands at the building’s northeast corner.
24. Associated buildings, features, or objects:
There are no other buildings on this property. The church to the east is documented on a separate
survey form. At the southwest corner of the building is a nonhistoric, free-standing sign for a real
estate business mounted on square metal posts.
IV. Architectural History
25. Date of Construction: Estimate: Actual: 1906
Source of information: Fort Collins Weekly Courier, April 18, 1906, 13
26. Architect: Unknown
Source of information:
27. Builder/Contractor: Unknown
Source of information:
28. Original owner: Stuver, Dr. Emanuel
Source of information: Fort Collins Weekly Courier, April 18, 1906, 13 and deed records
29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions):
Constructed in 1906, the original portion of the building measured 32’ north-south by 27’ east west.
The building had unpainted, solid brick walls, a coursed stone foundation, and a corbelled façade
cornice. In 1907 a 22’ x 17’ addition was constructed on the rear (see Figure 1 for the construction
sequence). In 1953 a 13’ x 22’ addition was built at the northwest corner, resulting in the current
building footprint. At some point between 1949 and 1969 the walls were covered with stucco,
including the decorative front cornice. Other changes include nonhistoric window replacements
(date unknown) on the west wall toward the rear, boarded up basement windows, and replacement
nonhistoric doors on the rear and east walls.
30. Original location ☒ Moved ☐ Date of move(s):
V. Historical Associations
31. Original use(s): Health Care/Medical Office
32. Intermediate use(s): Domestic/Single Dwelling; Religion/Religious-Related Residence;
Commerce and Trade/Business; Commerce and Trade/Specialty Store
33. Current use(s): Commerce and Trade/Business, Domestic/Single Dwelling
34. Site type(s): Office/commercial building and residence
35. Historical background:
Fort Collins physician Dr. Emanuel Stuver erected this office/commercial building facing East Oak
Street in 1906 to house his medical office. Hannah Stuver, the doctor’s widow lived in this building
from about 1927 to circa 1948. She rented out her large house to the east until it was demolished
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
for its materials in 1937. She sold the west part of the parcel but retained a life estate. Beginning
about 1949, Mrs. Stuver moved elsewhere in Fort Collins and the building was rented out for
various business, commercial, and residential uses until the present day.
Stuver. In April 1906 the Fort Collins Weekly Courier reported that Dr. Emanuel Stuver moved his
office from the Rohling Block to “the new building erected for his use” at this location. Stuver’s
house was located on the same parcel to the east while a large barn stood at the northwest corner
of the parcel. Stuver was born in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, in 1856, graduated from the
National Normal School (a teachers’ college) in Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1880 completed his medical
education at the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati. He married Hannah M. Emigh (born 1851) in
Cambria in 1879.
The 1880 census shows the Stuvers living in Fort Collins. According to an obituary for Mrs. Stuver,
the couple moved to Rawlins, Wyoming, circa 1881, where Dr. Stuver established a medical
practice and operated a drug store, but they kept close ties to Fort Collins. Dr. Stuver played a
major role in organizing the Wyoming Medical Society in 1898 and served as secretary of the Rocky
Mountain Inter-State Medical Association.
In 1899, the Stuvers moved to Fort Collins, acquiring this large corner parcel which held a large one-
and-a-half-story house to the east. Stuver practiced medicine in downtown Fort Collins until 1906,
when he had this building erected as his office; a rear addition was added in 1907 by contractor
H.W. Schroeder for $400. The Carbon County Journal described Dr. Stuver as “a careful and
accurate student and is regarded as one of the best informed physicians in the west.” Dr. Stuver
contributed articles to various medical journals and was a member of the American Medical
Association (1889), the Colorado Medical Society (1892), and was elected a fellow of the American
Academy of Medicine. He helped establish the Fort Collins hospital, which he served as
secretary/treasurer for seventeen years, and taught in its nursing school. Advertisements in the
Express-Courier reported Stuver had the most “complete electrical equipment in the city” for up-to-
date treatment of a wide variety of diseases, from rheumatism to skin cancer. Stuver also played a
role in public education, serving on school boards and lecturing.
After Dr. Stuver died suddenly in 1925, his widow, Hannah (born in Pennsylvania in 1851), resided
in this building beginning in about 1927 while renting out the large house to the east. She had
taught in public schools in Pennsylvania for ten years before her marriage. In Fort Collins she was
active in the Woman’s and Columbian clubs. Mrs. Stuver encountered difficulty paying taxes on the
property in 1936, and B.F. Hottel apparently acquired the east portion of the parcel (Lots 23 and
24). In 1942 Mrs. Stuver sold the west part of the parcel holding this building (the west 50’ of Lots
23 and 24) to the Estate of B.F. Hottel, but reserved a life estate in the property, i.e., she could
continue to live in this building until her death.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15020
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
Commercial Uses. The Hottel Estate sold the property to A.H. and Lettie R. Tilton in 1946 with the
same life estate stipulation for Mrs. Stuver. Mrs. Stuver moved elsewhere in 1949 and the Tiltons
began renting out the property to various businesses and stores.
The first tenant was the Larimer County Farm Bureau, which began operating here in July 1949.
Curtis Hicks was the organizer of the organization, and Roy Wade was identified as the manager in
1950. The Farm Bureau remained here until about 1969, occasionally sharing the space with a
business, such the F. L. Ericson Realty and the H.F. Scott Insurance and Real Estate in 1950-51.
The 1953 addition at the northwest rear of the building created an apartment space (addressed as
216 ½) and renters began appearing there. The 1956 city directory listed Helen D. Young, who
worked for the We Walk Again International Foundation that was in the office part of the building. In
1960 Charles J. and Hazel M. O’Laughlin lived in the apartment; he was a delivery man for the
Bowling Furniture Company. Martha J. Goldsberry occupied the apartment from 1969 to 1981; she
worked in the cosmetics department at Walgreen’s.
A.H. Tilton died in December 1955 and the property passed to his widow, Lettie R. Tilton. She
married Rev. Keith G. Brolliar, minister of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
saints (RLDS) in October 1956. In 1970 she transferred ownership of this property to the RLDS
church.
The Rocky Mountain Office Equipment Company opened in the building in 1963 and remained there
through 1969; Harold Brisker was the owner. The Farm Bureau and the office equipment business
were gone by 1970 and 1971, when the address was not listed in city directories. The 1970s
through 1990s saw several successive business occupants in the building: 1972, Pleasant Valley
Realty, Peggy Smylie, R.K. Yoder, and Warren Lybarger, partners; 1973, Rangeview Realty, Inc.,
Peggy Smylie, broker; 1974, American-West Saddle Company, which offered custom saddles and
tack and repairs; 1976-83, The Antique Broker, Norman Minch, owner; 1986, Larimer County Food
Distribution Center; 1988, vacant; 1989-90, United Seniors of Colorado, Martin Howel, director.
Northern Colorado Real Estate Brokers, Inc., the current occupant, has been in the building since at
least 2008.
RLDS financial officer Gary B. Chatburn noted that the building, referred to as the Courtyard
Building by the church, has been used as a parsonage, an apartment, a place to assist the
resettlement of refugees, and for community functions, such as the first location of the food bank of
Fort Collins.
36. Sources of information:
Larimer County Assessor, real estate information, Fort Collins, Colorado; Larimer County Clerk and
Recorder, deeds and ownership transactions, Fort Collins, Colorado; Fort Collins city directories,
1906-1995; City of Fort Collins, building permit number 4811, June 10, 1937 (tear down house at
220 E. Oak Street); Larimer County Assessor, 216 E. Oak St., appraisal card photograph,
November 1948 and March 18, 1969, in the files of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort
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Resource Number: 5LR.15020
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
Collins, Colorado; Fort Collins Weekly Courier, April 18, 1906 (Stuver moves his office here),
November 13, 1907 (brick addition to building); Fort Collins Express, January 28, 1899 (reprinting
article from the Carbon County Journal (Rawlins, Wyoming), January 7, 1899); Fort Collins
Express-Courier, October 19, 1924 (Dr. Stuver advertisement) and September 20, 1925 (Emanuel
Stuver obituary); Fort Collins Coloradoan, July 1, 1937 (demolition of the house), April 12, 1948
(interview with Hannah Stuver) and November 11, 1951 (obituary of Mrs. Stuver); Ancestry.com, US
Census of Population, manuscript returns, 1870-1940, draft registration records, family trees, and
other databases; Larimer County Assessor, appraisal cards, November 1948 and March 18, 1969,
in the files of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, Colorado; Mike Jording, “The Birth
of the Wyoming Medical Society,” Wyoming Medicine, August 2012, 16-17; Tom Sherlock,
Colorado’s Healthcare Heritage, vol. 1, 1800-1899 (Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, 2013);
Community of Christ Church, historic records and architectural drawings, Fort Collins, Colorado
(compiled by Gary B. Chatburn).
VI. Significance
37. Local landmark designation: Yes ☐ No ☒ Date of designation: N/A
Designating authority: N/A
38. Applicable Eligibility Criteria:
National
Register
Fort Collins
Register
☐ A. ☐ 1. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad
pattern of our history;
☐ B. ☐ 2. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
☐ C. ☐ 3. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction, or represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic
values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose
components may lack individual distinction; or
☐ D. ☐ 4. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in history or
prehistory.
☐ Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual)
☒ Does not meet any of the above criteria
Needs additional research under standards: ☐ A/1 ☐ B/2 ☐ C/3 ☐ D/4
39. Area(s) of significance:
N/A
40. Period of significance: N/A
41. Level of significance: National ☐ State ☐ Local ☐
42. Statement of significance:
This building near downtown Fort Collins was built in 1906 by Dr. Emanuel Stuver to house his
medical practice. Stuver and his family relocated from Rawlins, Wyoming, to Fort Collins in 1899 and
he practiced here until his death in 1925, playing a significant role in the Colorado-Wyoming medical
community, helping found the Fort Collins hospital, teaching in its nursing school, and being involved
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in local public education. His widow lived here from about 1927 until 1949 and rented out the large
Stuver home to the east (demolished 1937). The building has housed a variety of businesses from
1949 to the present, including the Larimer County Farm Bureau (1949-69), Rocky Mountain Office
Equipment Company (1963-69), The Antique Broker (1976-83), and Northern Colorado Real Estate
Brokers (2008-present), as well as housing a rear apartment. The building’s original appearance with
red brick walls, rock-faced window sills, and a corbelled brick front cornice was obscured by the
application of exterior stucco at some point between 1949 and 1969, thus diminishing its ability to
convey architectural significance as an example of an early 20th Century Commercial building. This
also negatively impacts the building’s ability to convey its early (1906-25) association with Dr.
Emanuel Stuver as his medical office. The building is assessed as an unlikely candidate for listing in
the National or State Register or as a Fort Collins landmark.
43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance:
The brick building received exterior stucco at some point between 1949 and 1969, as well as door
and window changes/replacement noted in the construction history, impacting the integrity of the
building and its ability to represent its original function, design, materials, and style as an early
twentieth century physician’s office.
VII. National and Fort Collins Register Eligibility Assessment
44. Eligibility field assessment:
National:
Eligible ☐ Not Eligible ☒ Need Data ☐
Fort Collins:
Eligible ☐ Not Eligible ☒ Need Data ☐
45. Is there district potential? Yes ☐ No ☐
Discuss: This project consisted of a survey of two related properties. Insufficient information exists
to assess district potential, however the immediate area contains a wide mix of building types and
periods of construction.
If there is district potential, is this building: Contributing ☐ Non-contributing ☐
46. If the building is in existing district, is it: Contributing ☐ Noncontributing ☐
VIII. Recording Information
47. Photograph numbers: 01 through 09 (digital images)
Negatives filed at: City of Fort Collins
48. Report title: N/A
49. Date(s): Field surveyed November 8, 2021; form completed November 23, 2021
50. Recorder(s): Thomas H. Simmons and R. Laurie Simmons
51. Organization: Front Range Research Associates, Inc.
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52. Address: 3635 W 46th Avenue, Denver, CO 80211
53. Phone number(s): 303-477-7597, frraden@msn.com, www.frhistory.com
NOTE: Please include a sketch map, a photocopy of the USGS quad map indicating resource location, and
photographs.
History Colorado - Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-3395
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
Historic Photos/Drawings
Figure 1. This recent
oblique aerial view
northwest shows the
buildings at 216 and
220 East Oak
Streets labeled with
the construction
dates of their
component parts.
Oak Street is to the
left and Mathews
Street to the right.
SOURCE: Google
Earth.
Figure 2. Noted
physician Dr.
Emanuel Stuver
(left) erected this
building as his
medical office in
1906. His widow,
Hannah, later lived
here from about
1927 to 1949.
SOURCE: Wyoming
Medicine, August
2012, 17 and Fort
Collins Coloradoan,
April 12, 1948.
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
Figure 3. The 1909
Sanborn fire
insurance map
showed Dr. Stuver’s
house in the eastern
section of the parcel
and his office in the
southwest corner. A
one-and-a-half-story
barn stood at the
northwest corner.
Oak Street extends
across the bottom of
the image and
Mathews Street
along the right.
SOURCE: Sanborn
Map Company, fire
insurance map of
Fort Collins,
Colorado, 1909,
Western History and
Genealogy
Department, Denver
Public Library,
Denver, Colorado.
Figure 4. This view
north shows the
front of the building
in 1948, when its
red brick, corbelled
cornice, and stone
foundation were
still visible.
SOURCE: Larimer
County Assessor,
appraisal card
photograph,
November 1948, in
the files of the Fort
Collins Museum of
Discovery, Fort
Collins, Colorado.
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Figure 5. The
building had been
stuccoed and an
addition added at
its northwest
corner by the time
of this 1969
appraisal card
photograph.
SOURCE: Larimer
County Assessor,
appraisal card
photograph, March
18, 1969, in the
files of the Fort
Collins Museum of
Discovery, Fort
Collins, Colorado.
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
Site Photos and Maps
Sketch Map
216 E. Oak Street (the subject of this form) is to the left and 220 E. Oak Street is to the right. North is to the
top. Years are the date of each building part. Base map Google Earth, November 8, 2019.
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 216 E. Oak Street
USGS Location Map. Surveyed resource is denoted by crosshair symbol. North is to the top and 1”=2,000’.
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Current Photos (Date: November 8, 2021 by T.H. Simmons, photographer)
Photograph 1.
Overview of the
property from the
intersection of Oak
and Mathews
Streets, with 216 to
the left and 220 to
the right. View
northwest.
Photograph 2.
Front of the
building. View
north.
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Photograph 3. The
front and west wall.
View northeast.
Photograph 4. The
west wall. View
east-northeast.
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Photograph 5. The
rear and west wall.
part of the building
View southeast.
Photograph 6. The
rear (north wall).
View south.
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Photograph 7. The
east wall. View
west.
Photograph 8. The
stairwell to the
basement on the
east wall. View
northwest.
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Photograph 9. The
front and east wall.
View northwest.
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
OAHP1403
Rev. 9/98
COLORADO CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY
Architectural Inventory Form
Official eligibility determination
(OAHP use only)
Date Initials
Determined Eligible- NR
Determined Not Eligible- NR
Determined Eligible- SR
Determined Not Eligible- SR
Need Data
Contributes to eligible NR District
Noncontributing to eligible NR District
Field Evaluation of Fort Collins Landmark Eligibility
☐ Individually Eligible ☐ Contributing to District ☒ Not Eligible
☐ Likely Eligible for State/National Register
General Recommendations: No further action. A large post-2000 addition has diminished the historic
integrity of this building.
I. Identification
1. Resource number: 5LR.15019
2. Temporary resource number: N/A
3. County: Larimer
4. City: Fort Collins
5. Historic building name: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
6. Current building name: Community of Christ Church
7. Building address: 220 E. Oak Street
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Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
8. Owner name and address: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, c/o
Elizabeth Jones, 2007 Devonshire Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
II. Geographic Information
9. P.M. 6th Township 7N Range 69
SE ¼ of SW ¼ of NW ¼ of SW ¼ of section 12
10. UTM reference
Zone 13; 493705 mE 4492790 mN
11. USGS quad name: Fort Collins, Colorado
Year: 2019 Map scale: 7.5' ☒ 15' ☐ Attach photo copy of appropriate map section.
12. Lot(s): 23-25 (part) Block: 131
Addition: Fort Collins Original Town Year of Addition: 1867
13. Boundary Description and Justification:
The boundary includes the area of the parcel associated with this property.
III. Architectural Description
14. Building plan (footprint, shape): L-shaped
15. Dimensions in feet: Length 143 x Width 88
16. Number of stories: 1, 2
17. Primary external wall material(s): Brick, Concrete/Concrete Block, Stucco
18. Roof configuration: Complex
19. Primary external roof material: Asphalt/Composition
20. Special features:
Chimney, Fence, Glass Block, Porch, Stained Glass, Stoop, Tower
21. General architectural description:
The church is the only building recorded on this form; 216 E. Oak Street to the west is recorded on
a separate survey form (5LR15020). The roughly L-shaped corner church contains 8,135 square
feet, and consists of four episodes of building, extending from 1941-42 to 2004 and including: an
original one-story rectangular brick building (1942); a one-story concrete block education west wing
attached to the north and west walls of the original church (1962); a one-story split-faced concrete
block entrance with “tower” attached to the south wall of the original church (1964); and a two-story,
stucco and concrete block activity center (2004), abutting the north and east walls of the education
wing (see Figure 1). All doors and windows are flat-headed. The description begins at the main
entrance on the west wall and proceeds in a clockwise direction around the building.
Front (West Wall). The front (west wall) contains the main entrance to the building at the south end
(in the 1964 entrance addition). This portion of the building has a side gable roof and features walls
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of stacked split (or rough)-faced painted concrete block (4” high x 16” wide). The entrance contains
double aluminum glazed doors and is located at the base of a two-sided tower composed of
smooth-faced concrete blocks ornamented with three stepped decorative lights and two vertical
inset ribbons of square concrete breeze blocks in a starburst design (a plus-sign overlaid on a X).
The “tower” has walls on its west and south sides, but not on the north and east. Sheltering the
entrance is a porch with a flat roof with rounded edges and metal pole supports. North of the
entrance, the wall of the 1964 addition is unfenestrated. The wall then steps in and its narrow north
wall contains an eight-light colored glass wood window.
To the north, the west wall of the original 1942 church is visible, composed of cinder block walls
clad with painted wire-drawn brick walls and a raised foundation containing three two-part sliding
windows. The first story holds three sets of paired, eight-light, wood windows with colored glass. All
windows feature soldier course lintels, slanted rowlock brick sills, and aluminum storm windows. A
plaque on the wall commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Fort Collins Community of Christ
Church (1916-2016).
Education Wing. The 1962 education wing projects westward. It is one-story with smooth painted
concrete block walls, a hipped roof clad with asphalt composition shingles and a center deck with a
parapet, and a wide concrete block chimney at the east end adjacent to the original church. The
south wall has a deeply inset entrance holding a flush wood door with three square vertical lights,
wide single-light sidelights with kickplates, and a three-light transom. A flush door is present in the
east wall of the porch and its west wall consists of stacked painted split-face concrete blocks. The
porch deck is covered with outdoor carpeting. West of the porch the roof is widely overhanging and
shelters three tall two-over-two-light windows with panels below. The west wall is unfenestrated and
composed of painted smooth concrete block. The wall then steps in and the narrow north wall is
stuccoed and holds a flush wood door in a raised stucco surround.
Activity Center. The two-story 2004 activity center abuts the north and east walls of the education
wing and appears to have a flat roof. The second story of the south wall of the activity center is
visible above the education wing; it is stuccoed and holds two horizontal glass block windows to the
west and two blank stucco panels to the east, all with raised stucco surrounds. The west wall of the
activity center is stuccoed with corbelled soldier and rowlock brick courses (tan/variegated) at the
top of each story. The first story contains double flush metal doors with rectangular lights at the
south end; the remainder of the first story is unfenestrated. The second story holds four tall, single-
light windows with stucco surrounds at its center. The brick bands continue onto the north wall,
which is also stuccoed. The first story is unfenestrated and the second story features eight stucco
panels with raised stucco surrounds.
The two-story portion of the activity center’s east wall is symmetrical with a center raised arched
parapet and mostly stucco walls. Vertical ribbons of red, split-face concrete block flank the entrance
bay which contains a blind arch defined by slightly projecting border of tan/variegated brick; the top
of part of this arch holds an oval shield holding a depiction of a lion, a lamb, and a child with the
word “Peace” below. The first story entrance holds double metal doors with tall rectangular lights.
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Flanking the entrance bay, each story contains a glass block window and a stucco panel, each with
raised stucco surrounds. A corbelled brick band (described on the west wall) is present at the top of
each story. A continuous single brick rowlock sillcourse is present below the first story windows;
below the sillcourse, the wall is composed of split-face red concrete block.
To the south is the one-story, flat roof part of the education wing. It features a corbelled cornice,
stucco walls, a rowlock brick sill course, and split-face red concrete block lower wall. Two stucco
panels with raised stucco surrounds are present on the east wall. The wall steps in and the south
wall of this section is unfenestrated.
East Wall. To the south is the east wall of the original 1942 church, consisting of painted wire-drawn
brick and a raised brick foundation. At the north end of the wall is an entrance with a wood flush
door opening onto a concrete stoop and steps with brick walls. South of the porch the basement
level holds three sets of two-part sliding windows followed by a single-light vinyl window, while the
first story holds a single eight-light wood window, followed by three sets of paired eight-light wood
windows with colored glass and a single eight-light window. All windows feature soldier course
lintels, slanted rowlock brick sills, and aluminum storm windows. The south wall of the original
church is visible above the 1964 addition; it is brick with a rectangular louvered vent at the gable
apex.
South of original church, the east wall continues. The south end of the building, added in 1964,
consists of painted, stacked, split-face concrete block walls and holds two single eight-light wood
windows (possibly moved from the front of the original church) with slanted brick sills and storm
windows. At the south end of the wall is an entrance holding a single aluminum glazed door; it
opens onto a porch with a flat roof with rounded corners, metal pole supports, and a concrete deck.
South Wall. The south 1964 entrance addition displays a gable roof with a shallower pitch than the
1942 church. The wall is composed of painted, stacked, split-face concrete block and is
unfenestrated except for a center full-height ribbon window, holding colored and clear glass and a
stained glass panel near the top depicting the lion, lamb, and child symbol of the denomination. A
cornerstone at the east end of the wall reads “Community of Christ 1942.” This appears to be a
plastic panel installed over an original gray granite cornerstone, likely necessitated by the change of
the church’s name. At the west end, the south wall of the tower holds a single ribbon of inset
starburst concrete breeze blocks flanked by smooth concrete blocks.
22. Architectural style/building type:
Modern Movement
23. Landscaping or special setting features:
The level rectangular survey area (an L-shaped area of the assessor parcel) covers 0.36 acres and
is set back from and is slightly elevated above the concrete public sidewalk to the south and east.
Within the property, sidewalks at the south end of the building access entrances on the east and
west walls; a long sidewalk extends to the education wing from the public sidewalk with a branch
accessing the paved parking area at the northwest corner of the property. The area within the L
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formed by the original church and the education wing is in grass with shrubs north of the main
church entrance and a gravel area adjacent to the 1942 section holding HVAC equipment and a
peace pole. Shrubs are also present along the south wall of the education wing between the
foundation and sidewalk. At the south end of the church, the area between the building and the
public sidewalk is filled with gravel and several shrubs. A sign for the church is located near the
building’s southeast corners in an area filled with low-lying shrubs. On the east, the area between
the building and the public sidewalk is in grass with shrubs along the foundation. The parking lawn
(treelawn) is in grass with several deciduous trees; there is on-street diagonal parking along both
streets.
24. Associated buildings, features, or objects:
Peace Pole. A “peace pole” (post-1983) stands near the west wall of the original church. The
roughly 7’-tall object is six-sided wood cylinder mounted on a metal pole; the pole is surmounted by
a wood carving of a dove. Each side contains the message “May peace prevail on earth” in English
and five other languages. According to the World Peace organization: “A Peace Pole is an
internationally-recognized symbol of the hopes and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil
in silent prayer for peace on earth.” The movement began in Japan in 1955 and the first poles
elsewhere were installed in 1983. More than a quarter-million poles are estimated to have been
installed.
Sign. Near the southeast corner of the church is a freestanding sign with its long axis
oriented southeast-northwest. The object is about 3’ tall, 5’ wide, and 2’ deep and is
composed of rock-faced tan sandstone. The stepped base is wider than the superstructure,
which holds plastic sign panels on its southwest and northeast faces, each displaying:
“Community of Christ;” the lion, lamb, and child symbol; a rainbow flag; and an image of an
open door flanked by “WCN” (the Welcoming Community Network). The sign has a
sandstone slab for a cap.
IV. Architectural History
25. Date of Construction: Estimate: Actual: 1941-42 (original church)
Source of information: Fort Collins building permits, #6830, November 4, 1941
26. Architect: Magerfleisch and Burnham (1962 wing and possibly 1964 entrance); M.
Torgerson and Associates (2004 activity center)
Source of information: Fort Collins Coloradoan, June 1, 1962 and RLDS Church building
records
27. Builder/Contractor: R.C. Heath Construction
Source of information: Building permit and RLDS Church building records
28. Original owner: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Source of information: Fort Collins building permit
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29. Construction history (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions):
The roughly L-shaped corner church contains 8,135 square feet, and consists of four episodes of
building, extending from 1941-42 to 2004 (see Figure 1 and Sketch Map) and including: an original
one-story rectangular brick building (1942); a one-story concrete block education west wing
attached to the north and west walls of the original church (1962); a one-story rough-faced concrete
block entrance with “tower” attached to the south wall of the original church (1964); and a two-story,
stucco and concrete block activity center (2004), abutting the north and east walls of the education
wing. Changes (dates unknown) include replacement basement windows and installation of exterior
storm windows on the 1942 section. The architectural drawing for the educational wing shows it with
a flat roof; it now has a hipped roof (this may be a later change or the concept may have changed
prior to construction). The porch at the front southeast corner may have been added circa 1985 (a
zoning variance of the setback from Mathews Street was requested in September of that year).
30. Original location ☒ Moved ☐ Date of move(s):
V. Historical Associations
31. Original use(s): Religion/Religious Facility/Church
32. Intermediate use(s): Religion/Religious Facility/Church
33. Current use(s): Religion/Religious Facility/Church
34. Site type(s): Corner church building
35. Historical background:
The property has served as the home of a branch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints (renamed the Community of Christ circa 2000) since completion of the original
church building in 1942 to the present day. Over the years the church has been expanded at least
three times, as discussed in the construction history and description. The denomination was
established in 1860 as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Joseph Smith III and
others, who traced its origins to the 1830 Church of Christ established by Joseph Smith in upstate
New York. The new group rejected the leadership of Brigham Young, who led the rival Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, and opposed that church’s
doctrine of plural marriage.
To differentiate itself, the denomination adopted the name Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints (RLDS) in 1872. The RLDS is described as more liberal than its Salt Lake rival,
emphasizing its peace and justice ministry, welcoming women to the priesthood in 1984, and
extending a “Covenant of Welcome” (as posted on the church’s website): “We welcome ALL to our
congregation and uphold the dignity and worth of all persons. We extend the love of Jesus Christ to
everyone including those who are marginalized for any reason such as: age, race, gender,
education, marital status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, political viewpoint, immigration
status, gender identity, disability, national origin, or religious belief.”
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The Fort Collins branch of the RLDS was established in 1916 with Wilbur Savage serving as the first
pastor. Subsequent pastors through 1966 included George F. Bullard, K. Glenn Brolliar, W.E.
Connell, Kevin Gurwell, and Dr. Franklin Graybill. The congregation used a building at Edwards and
Paterson in Fort Collins from 1925 until this building was completed in 1942.
Construction of the Original Church. A one-and-a-half-story frame house that likely dated to the
1870s stood on the eastern portion of this parcel. Thomas A. Gage was the owner in 1899, when
Dr. Emanuel Stuver purchased the property. In 1906 Dr. Stuver also built the building at 216 E. Oak
St. as his office and practiced there until his death in 1925 (see the survey form for 5LR15019 for
more background on the Stuvers). His wife, Hannah, lived at 216 until 1949. Mrs. Stuver appears to
have encountered problems paying taxes on the 220 E. Oak St. property in the 1930s, and B.F.
Hottel acquired it in about 1936. The Stuver house was demolished in 1937 for its materials. In
June 1940 the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) acquired the
property from the estate of B.F. Hottel; Hannah Stuver also provided a quitclaim deed to the church.
Under the leadership of longtime pastor Kenneth Glenn Brolliar (1893-1986), the RLDS Church took
out a building permit for the original part of this church building in November 1941. The one-story
church had cinderblock walls faced with brick and measured 30’ x 48’, with the first story holding an
auditorium with seating for 150 persons and a basement with a kitchen and an auditorium for
classes and social gatherings. A newspaper article estimated the cost for the building as $8,000,
although the building permit was issued for $5,200. Plans for the building do not list an architect. To
fund the construction, the congregation collected donations for several years. Construction began in
November 1941 with much of the labor donated by members of the church. By March 1942, the
building was sufficiently complete as to allow services to be conducted (see Figures 2 through 5).
Expansion of the Church in the 1960s. Beginning in the early 1960s the congregation expanded the
church with a series of additions. In 1961 the Fort Collins architectural firm of Magerfleisch and
Burnham prepared plans for an education wing (see Figure 6). Virgil Magerfleisch (1927-97) was a
graduate of Cornell University, who lived in Fort Collins by 1952 and initially worked for a local real
estate firm. In 1958 he opened his own architectural practice in the city. Robert H. Burnham
received his architectural license in 1959, and they formed the firm of Magerfleisch and Burnham
that year. The firm prepared plans for such Fort Collins projects as the Prospector Shopping Center
(1960), the Lemay Medical Center (1961), and expansions of St. John’s Lutheran Church (1963)
and the First National Bank (1964). In 1968 Magerfleisch bought out Burnham’s interest. Burnham
served as the facilities and planning director at Colorado State University. Magerfleisch remained in
Fort Collins until 1977, when he became chief architect of Cole Associates in South Bend, Indiana.
Groundbreaking for the concrete block educational wing, built onto the north and west sides of the
original church, occurred in June 1962 and was completed later that year. W.E. Connell was the
pastor of the church and Dr. Franklin Graybill and K.G. Brolliar, assistant pastors. The expansion
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cost $38,500, with much of the labor volunteered by the congregation. The new space included six
educational rooms, a social room and the junior chapel.
South Addition. According to the church, a south entrance addition was constructed in 1964. The
work included a foyer, nursery cry room, and a new entrance. This eliminated the original outside
stairs and permitted additional seating rows in the rear of the sanctuary. No drawings for this work
could be located. The architects may have been Magerfleisch and Burnham.
Gymnasium (no longer extant) and Activity Center. In 1968 a gymnasium was erected abutting the
north wall of the educational wing. A 2003 snowstorm collapsed the roof and structurally damaged
the building. The current activity center (including a gymnasium) with the same footprint as the old
gymnasium was completed in 2004. M. Torgerson Architects designed the $550.000 activity center
and R.C. Heath Construction was the general contractor; both were Fort Colins firms. David C.
Simons was a co-pastor at the time of this project.
36. Sources of information:
Larimer County Assessor, real estate information, Fort Collins, Colorado; Larimer County Clerk and
Recorder, deeds and ownership transactions, Fort Collins, Colorado; City of Fort Collins, building
permits, number 4811, June 10, 1937 (tear down house), number 6830, November 4, 1941
(construction of original church building), number B0403785, August 20, 2004 (gymnasium
construction); Larimer County Assessor, 220 E. Oak St., appraisal card with photograph, March
1949, in the files of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, Colorado; Fort Collins city
directories, 1938-90; Fort Collins Express-Courier, July 1, 1937 (Stuver house demolished),
November 7, 1941 (RLDS plans new church), November 10, 1941 (building permit issued for
church), February 13, 1942 (church nearing completion); Meg Dunn, “The Mormon Trail Through
Fort Collins History,” January 6, 2015, www.northerncolorado history.org (accessed November 16,
2021); Fort Collins Coloradoan, June 1, 1962 (education wing groundbreaking), May 15, 1963
(church consecration), October 7, 1966 (fiftieth anniversary of church); Glenn Brolliar (longtime
church pastor), oral history interview by Jonathan Anderson, July 18, 1974, Fort Collins Museum of
Discovery, Fort Collins, Colorado; Joyce Jordeth, comp., The History of the Ft. Collins, Colorado
RLDS Branch (Fort Collins, Colorado: Forest Collins RLDS Church, 1992); Ancestry.com, US
Census of Population, manuscript returns, 1870-1940, draft registration records, family trees, and
other databases; World Peace, “Peace Pole Project,” www.worldpeace.org (accessed November
21, 2021).
VI. Significance
37. Local landmark designation: Yes ☐ No ☒ Date of designation: N/A
Designating authority: N/A
38. Applicable Eligibility Criteria:
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
National
Register
Fort Collins
Register
☐ A. ☐ 1. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad
pattern of our history;
☐ B. ☐ 2. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
☐ C. ☐ 3. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction, or represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic
values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose
components may lack individual distinction; or
☐ D. ☐ 4. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in history or
prehistory.
☐ Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual)
☒ Does not meet any of the above criteria
Needs additional research under standards: ☐ A/1 ☐ B/2 ☐ C/3 ☐ D/4
39. Area(s) of significance:
N/A
40. Period of significance: N/A
41. Level of significance: National ☐ State ☐ Local ☐
42. Statement of significance:
The Community of Christ Church (previously the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints) erected the nucleus of this large corner church in 1942. The building has been expanded
three times, with an education wing (1962), a south entrance addition (ca. 1964), and the current
activity center (2004, replacing a 1968 gymnasium). This history represents the evolution and
expansion of a small church to meet a growing congregation with new functional and programmatic
needs. The additions of the 1960s resulted in a church facility with a compatible scale and overall
design coherence. The 2004 activity center overwhelms the historic components of the church and
negatively impacts the overall integrity of the building. Therefore the church is assessed as an unlikely
candidate for listing in the National Register or as a local landmark. The integration of the 2004
addition directly abutting the older church without a physical break (such as an atrium or hyphen)
makes it an unlikely property for listing in the State Register, which can list a portion of a building
under certain circumstances.
43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance:
The addition of the 2004 activity center differs from the earlier portions of the church in terms of height
(two-stories vs. one), scale (close to doubling the footprint), and materials (stucco, glass block, and
nonhistoric red, split-face concrete block). The activity center footprint is approximately 89 percent of
the area of the footprint of the original church (calculated form Google Earth). Other changes include
replacement of basement windows and installation of exterior storm windows in the original 1942
component.
VII. National and Fort Collins Register Eligibility Assessment
44. Eligibility field assessment:
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
National:
Eligible ☐ Not Eligible ☒ Need Data ☐
Fort Collins:
Eligible ☐ Not Eligible ☒ Need Data ☐
45. Is there district potential? Yes ☐ No ☐
Discuss: This project consisted of a survey of two related properties. Insufficient information exists
to assess district potential, however the immediate area contains a wide mix of building types and
periods of construction.
If there is district potential, is this building: Contributing ☐ Non-contributing ☐
46. If the building is in existing district, is it: Contributing ☐ Noncontributing ☒
VIII. Recording Information
47. Photograph numbers: 01 through 19 (digital images)
Negatives filed at: City of Fort Collins
48. Report title: N/A
49. Date(s): Field surveyed November 8, 2021; form completed November 23, 2021
50. Recorder(s): Thomas H. Simmons and R. Laurie Simmons
51. Organization: Front Range Research Associates, Inc.
52. Address: 3635 W 46th Avenue, Denver, CO 80211
53. Phone number(s): 303-477-7597, frraden@msn.com, www.frhistory.com
NOTE: Please include a sketch map, a photocopy of the USGS quad map indicating resource location, and
photographs.
History Colorado - Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-3395
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Historic Photos/Drawings
Figure 1. This recent
oblique aerial view
northwest shows the
buildings at 216 and 220
East Oak Streets labeled
with the construction
dates of their component
parts. Oak Street is to the
left and Mathews Street to
the right. SOURCE:
Google Earth.
Figure 2. The nearly
completed church is
shown in this February
1942 view northwest.
SOURCE: Fort Collins
Coloradoan, February 13,
1942, 3.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Figure 3. This view north-
northwest shows the front
of the church in March
1949. SOURCE: Larimer
County Assessor,
appraisal card
photograph, March 1949,
in the files of the Fort
Collins Museum of
Discovery, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Figure 4. This undated
(perhaps 1950s) view
northwest shows the
front and east walls of
the church. SOURCE:
Meg Dunn, “The
Mormon Trail Through
Fort Collins History,”
January 6, 2015,
www.northern
coloradohistory.org.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
Packet Pg. 217
Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Figure 5. This 1943
Sanborn fire insurance
map shows the original
1942 church building to
the east and the former
office of Dr. Stuver to the
west, occupied as a
dwelling at this time by
his widow, Hannah. Oak
Street extends across
the bottom of the image
and Mathews Street
along the right.
SOURCE: Sanborn Map
Company, Fort Collins,
Colorado, fire insurance
map, 1926-43, Western
History and Genealogy
Department, Denver
Public Library, Denver,
Colorado.
Figure 6. This 1961
architectural rendering
by Magerfleisch and
Burnham shows the
proposed education
wing. Note the flat roof,
second story, and two-
story component east of
the entrance. SOURCE:
RLDS church records,
Magerfleisch and
Burnham, June 14, 1961
(revised January 28,
1962).
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Site Photos and Maps
220 E. Oak Street (the subject of this form) is to the right and 216 E. Oak Street is to the right. North is to the
top. Years are the date of each building part. Base map Google Earth, November 8, 2019.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
Packet Pg. 219
Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
USGS Location Map. Surveyed resource is denoted by crosshair symbol. North is to the top and 1”=2,000’.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Current Photos (Date: November 8, 2021 by T.H. Simmons, photographer)
Photograph 1.
Overview of the
property from the
intersection of E.
Oak and South
Mathews Streets,
with 216 E. Oak to
the left and 220 E.
Oak to the right.
View northwest.
Photograph 2.
Front (left) and
south wall. View
northeast.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 3.
Front (west) wall
with the south wall
of the education
wing to the left.
View east-
northeast.
Photograph 4.
Front (west) wall.
View east.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 5.
South and west
walls of the
education wing
(left) with the front
(west) wall to the
right. View north-
northeast.
Photograph 6.
South wall of the
education wing.
View north.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 7.
South and west
walls of the
education wing
with the two-story
activity center
beyond. View
northeast.
Photograph 8. The
west wall of the
education wing
with the activity
center to the left.
View southeast.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 9. The
west walls of the
education wing
(right) and the
activity center (left).
View east.
Photograph 10.
The west wall of
the activity center
with the north wall
of the education
wing to the right.
View east-
southeast.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 11.
The north wall of
the activity center.
View east-
southeast.
Photograph 12.
The north wall of
the activity center.
View west-
southwest.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 13.
The east (front)
and north walls of
the activity center.
View southwest.
Photograph 14.
The east and south
walls of the activity
center. View
northwest.
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 15.
The east wall, with
the 1942 section to
the right and the
1964 part to the
left. View west-
northwest.
Photograph 16.
The activity center
is to the right and
the 1964 addition
to the left with the
original 1942
church in the
center. View
northwest.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 17.
The south wall of
the 1964 addition.
View north.
Photograph 18.
The sign for the
church at its
southeast corner.
View west.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
Packet Pg. 229
Resource Number: 5LR.15019
Temporary Resource Number: N/A Address: 220 E. Oak Street
Photograph 19.
The “May Peace
Prevail on Earth”
peace pole that
stands west of the
1942 section. View
east.
ITEM 4, ATTACHMENT 2
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Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Jim Bertolini
220 E Oak Street:
Conceptual
Development
Review
Oct. 18, 2023
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HPC Role
•Conceptual Review – Provide initial design feedback under LUC 3.4.7
•Final Review - Provide a recommendation to the decision maker (P&Z
Commission) regarding compliance with Section 3.4.7 of the land use
code.
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•Attached Single-Family
‒ 3-4 stories
‒ 24 up to 46 ft
‒ 15 townhome units
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• Both surveyed in advance of this
application, issued December 9, 2021
• Both existing properties Not Eligible
• 216 E Oak St, Emanuel Stuver
Medical Office
• Built 1906
• Stuver helped found the Fort Collins Hospital
(301 E. Magnolia St., now apts)
• Former residence was on corner where church
(220 E Oak) is; demolished in 1937
• Some historical significance, but modifications
including stucco between 1949-1969 diminish
historic integrity
• 220 E. Oak, Reorganized LDS Church
• Built 1941 (w additions in 1962, 1964, & 2004)
• Some historical significance, but modifications
in 2004 disrupt historic integrity
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• Limited Historic Survey record
• Recon, 2021
• Likely significance?
• Standard 2, Persons/Groups
•Women’s Suffrage/Lucy McIntyre
• Standard 3, Design/Construction
•Victorian era architecture w/ Italianate elements
• Key features
• Brick walls
• Italianate-style windows (originally wood, now replaced)
• Gable ell form
• Distinctive canted bay window
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• Proposed bldg. – Approx 140ft wide (Mathews)
• Staff Analysis
• Concerns about lack of articulation between units; inset to
break up east wall face?
• 137 Mathews. – Approx 40ft wide (Mathews)
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #2, Stepback – Staff Analysis
• Increased setback in lieu of stepback
• Staff Analysis
• Modification may be warranted under “As good or better than…” in LUC 2.8
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #3, Durable Materials – Staff Analysis
• TBD
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #4, Dominant Materials – Staff Analysis
• TBD
• Use of brick masonry encouraged
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #5, Windows/Fenestration – Staff Analysis
• Window pattern at present appears comprised of sliders and patio windows
• Staff Analysis
• Unclear on if this is met; only 1 provision needs met; window proportion (height to width) or solid-to-void pattern may be easiest to meet.
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #6, Horizontal Alignment – Staff Analysis
• Seems as if there’s general alignment with window sills/lintels between 137 Mathews & 220 E Oak
• Staff Analysis
• TBD; looks promising that existing concept complies but more explicit alignment (or callout in refined plans) encouraged.
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LUC 3.4.7(E) Item #7, Visibility – Staff Analysis
• Primary perspective of concern is from Mathews St. itself; New 10ft setback on N property line would reveal southwall of McIntyre House that is currently obscured
• Staff Analysis
• Complies
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HPC Role
•Conceptual Review – Provide initial design feedback under LUC 3.4.7
•Final Review - Provide a recommendation to the decision maker (P&Z
Commission) regarding compliance with Section 3.4.7 of the land use
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