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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/19/2019 - Landmark Preservation Commission - Agenda - Regular MeetingMeg Dunn, Chair City Council Chambers Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair City Hall West Kristin Gensmer, Co-Vice Chair 300 Laporte Avenue Michael Bello Fort Collins, Colorado Mollie Bredehoft Katie Dorn Kevin Murray Anne Nelsen Anna Simpkins 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 Landmark 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 1:30 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. Regular Meeting June 19, 2019 5:30 PM • 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. Landmark Preservation Commission AGENDA Packet Pg. 1 • STAFF REPORTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA • PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA • CONSENT AGENDA 1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 20, 2019. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the March 20, 2019 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. 2. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 17, 2019. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the April 17, 2019 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. • CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW-UP This is an opportunity for Commission members to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. • PULLED FROM CONSENT Any agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar by a Commission member, or member of the public, will be discussed at this time. • DISCUSSION AGENDA 3. MANEVAL / MASON / SAUER PROPERTY, 100 FIRST STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property. APPLICANT: Lori Juszak, Owner • OTHER BUSINESS • ADJOURNMENT 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 under Pulled Consent 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 Packet Pg. 2 Date: Roll Call Bello Bredehoft Dorn Gensmer Murray Nelsen Simpkins Wallace Dunn Vote  Absent  8 present Consent Agenda (March & April Minutes) Bello Murray Gensmer Dorn Wallace Bredehoft Nelsen Simpkins Dunn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes 8:0 100 1st Street Landmark Designation - Recommend Murray Gensmer Dorn Wallace Bredehoft Nelsen Simpkins Bello Dunn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes Yes 8:0 Roll Call & Voting Record Landmark Preservation Commission 6/19/2019 Landmark Preservation Commission Hearing Date: 6/19/19 Document Log (Any written comments or documents received since the agenda packet was published.) CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Draft Minutes for the LPC March Hearing 2. Draft Minutes for the LPC April Hearing DISCUSSION AGENDA: 3. 100 1st Street Landmark Designation • Citizen emails/letters: o None • Staff report, landmark designation application and staff presentation were updated and packet was reposted on 6/12/19. EXHIBITS RECEIVED DURING HEARING: Item # Exhibit # Description: Agenda Item 1 Item 1, Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 19, 2019 Landmark Preservation Commission STAFF Gretchen Schiager, Administrative Assistant SUBJECT CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 20, 2019 REGULAR MEETING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the March 20, 2019 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. ATTACHMENTS 1. LPC March 20, 2019 Minutes - DRAFT Packet Pg. 3 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 1 March 20, 2019 Meg Dunn, Chair City Council Chambers Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair City Hall West Kristin Gensmer, Co-Vice Chair 300 Laporte Avenue Michael Bello Fort Collins, Colorado Mollie Bredehoft Katie Dorn Kevin Murray Anne Nelsen Anna Simpkins 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 1:30 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. Regular Meeting March 20, 2019 Minutes • CALL TO ORDER Acting Chair Wallace called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. • ROLL CALL PRESENT: Wallace, Dorn, Gensmer, Murray, Nelsen, Simpkins (arrived at 5:57) ABSENT: Bredehoft, Dunn, Bello STAFF: McWilliams, Bzdek, Bumgarner, Yatabe, Schiager • AGENDA REVIEW Ms. McWilliams stated there were no changes to posted agenda. • STAFF REPORTS None Landmark Preservation Commission ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 4 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 2 March 20, 2019 • PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None • DISCUSSION AGENDA 1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 20, 2019 REGULAR MEETING. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the February 20, 2019 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. Mr. Murray moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission approve the minutes of the February 20, 2019 regular meeting as presented. Ms. Gensmer seconded. The motion passed 5-0. 2. 525 SMITH STREET – CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REVIEW DESCRIPTION: The applicant is seeking a report of acceptability from the Landmark Preservation Commission for a rear, 1-story addition to the George W. Coffin House. APPLICANT/OWNER: Wes Gunter (contractor); Lisa Regan (owner) Staff Report Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner, presented the staff report. She noted this is a conceptual review only and no motions will be made. She provided background information about the property and its designation as a landmark in 1996. Ms. Bumgarner described the proposed addition and displayed some photos of the property. She also reviewed the new information provided since the packet was published and provided answers to Commission questions noting the proposed addition will only tie into the 2002 addition, not to the original house. Applicant Presentation Mr. Gunter, contractor, stated he wants to preserve the integrity of the house and subdivision by tying in to the addition only. Mr. Regan, owner, explained the reasons the addition is needed and stated his neighbors are not opposed to the project. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion Mr. Murray asked about damage that might occur to the original house. Mr. Gunter replied the entire addition will be attached to the 2002 addition and will have no impact on the original house. Mr. Murray asked about the total amount of alterations. Ms. McWilliams replied History Colorado requires no more than 33% of a property to be new renovations if it is to be considered for designation on the National or State Register. Ms. Dorn asked about the percentage of the existing addition. Mr. Murray replied it is about 33%. Acting Chair Wallace reminded the Commission of the relevant Code and Standards to consider in conceptual review. She asked whether anyone saw anything that didn’t meet the standards. Ms. Gensmer stated her concerns about rehabilitation standard 9 have been alleviated given the proposed addition will attach only to the 2002 addition. Mr. Murray asked whether Staff felt the proposal meets the standards. Ms. Bumgarner replied in the affirmative. [NOTE: Ms. Simpkins joined the Commission at 5:57 p.m.] Acting Chair Wallace agreed that learning the addition would be attached to the 2002 addition alleviated her concerns. She noted the addition is also more obscured from the street. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 5 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 3 March 20, 2019 Ms. Nelson read the Secretary of the Interior Standard 9 for the public and explained why the Commission is discussing the importance of differentiating the old from the new. Mr. Murray asked about the possibility of using siding that would differentiate the addition and requested the Commission’s input about the windows being short and wide versus tall and narrow. Ms. Nelson asked how the window size was determined. Mr. Gunter replied he was using standard sizes and is attempting to match the 2002 addition. Ms. Nelson commented on the lack of consistency with window sizing. Mr. Gunter replied the master bedroom windows tie in to the mudroom windows and mentioned he could change the bathroom window to a narrower window. Ms. Nelson suggested using siding to differentiate the addition. Mr. Gunter asked if stone wainscoting could work. Ms. Nelson replied she is unsure there is a precedent for the use of stone and commented on the simplicity of the historic home. Acting Chair Wallace agreed the stone would feel less reversable and suggested using the siding to differentiate the addition. Commission members commented on the importance of the addition being complimentary but not matching and stated the 2002 addition is almost too seamless a change. Ms. Dorn asked if they had worked with the design assistance program. Mr. Gunter replied in the negative. Ms. McWilliams explained the benefits of the program. Mr. Regan stated he used the program for the structural engineering plans and with Heidi Shuff for the original plans, though she is no longer part of the program. Mr. Murray appreciated the letter from the engineer explaining why a rear addition is more feasible than a basement addition. He asked where the doors on the addition fall. Mr. Gunter replied the French doors are on the rear elevation. Mr. Murray commented the French doors do not really fit the style of the original home; however, he noted there are sliding doors on the 2002 addition. Ms. Nelson noted the proposed Craftsman style doors do not seem to fit. Mr. Regan replied he is open to suggestions. He also asked if a stone foundation or quarry stone façade could be considered as a differentiating feature. Acting Chair Wallace stated her concern is that the new work needs to be differentiated but also compatible with the historic materials and stone work would not maintain congruency. Ms. Nelson agreed stating options could be considered, but at this point, it seems stone is not the best option. Mr. Regan stated he likes the existing siding and would prefer a different solution for differentiation. Ms. McWilliams stated Staff would be happy to share some ideas for differentiating. Mr. Gunter stated the door could be changed but noted it is the egress to the bedroom. Ms. Nelson stated a great part of the style of the home is its vernacular character and a single door could be more sensitive to that style. Acting Chair Wallace asked Commission members if they were satisfied that building out was necessary rather than building under. Mr. Murray replied it would be nice if the square footage of the addition were smaller given it is already over guidelines. Mr. Gunter replied he would examine the space for possible efficiencies. Ms. Gensmer stated the engineer's report helped alleviate some of her concerns and noted digging under would cause damage to the historic stone material. Acting Chair Wallace requested input as to how this addition would fulfill or hinder the standard relating to massing, size, proportion and scale. Mr. Murray replied the massing is much better than the 2002 addition and it does not overwhelm or take away from the original building. Ms. Nelson asked if there is any part of a full basement. Mr. Gunter replied it is mostly crawl space other than a small potato cellar. Acting Chair Wallace noted the addition drastically changes the size and shape of the building. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 6 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 4 March 20, 2019 Ms. Dorn agreed noting the original house was very rectangular and this will make it more L-shaped. Mr. Gunter replied he was attempting to attach another rectangle while maintaining flow throughout the house. Ms. Dorn stated that while the addition of the mass is subordinate and sensitive to the original building, she is still concerned about the percentage of the addition to the original structure. She stated she would like to get more information from the state regarding the 33% benchmark. Acting Chair Wallace questioned whether the Commission would recommend landmarking the home with this addition. Ms. Gensmer agreed that while the original form is rectangular, the Commission has discussed having additions narrow or bow out when coming off non-primary elevations, which this does. Ms. Simpkins asked about the window placement pattern which is different from this historic structure. Mr. Gunter replied he did that to help differentiate the original from the addition. Ms. Nelson asked if the Commission agrees standards other than Standard 9 have been met. Mr. Murray replied the square footage and double door at the back are his concerns. Mr. Gunter replied he can make those adjustments. Acting Chair Wallace stated a size change could potentially eliminate her concern about the L-shape. Ms. Nelson stated it may be possible to minimize the impact of the massing without changing the quality of the addition space. Mr. Gunter replied he has some ideas for how to do that. Ms. Dorn noted the left side of the building is two-story while the right side is a single story. She commented on possible options for moving the massing to the two-story side of the home. Mr. Gunter replied that would take away from the rear porch area. 3. 247 LINDEN – CONCEPTUAL/FINAL DESIGN REVIEW DESCRIPTION: The applicant is seeking approval from the Landmark Preservation Commission for a revised set of proposed alterations associated with the development of residential lofts and new commercial tenant space at 247- 249 Linden Street in the Old Town Historic District. APPLICANT/OWNER: David Kress, RB+B (architect); Tom Moore (owner) Mr. Murray recused himself due to a conflict of interest. Staff Report Maren Bzdek, Senior Historic Preservation Planner, presented the staff report discussing the history of the property and description of the proposed work. She showed several historic and current images of the property and reviewed new information received since the packet was published. Additionally, Ms. Bzdek provided answers to questions previously asked by the Commission and discussed Staff findings and applicable Code standards. She stated the Plan of Protection should meet the basic required standards and there are remaining details that may better be flushed out at the building permit stage. Applicant Presentation Casey Adler, RB+B Architects, discussed the proposed project and changes made to the project's design since it was last before the Commission. He provided numerous material samples to Commission members and detailed window and door replacement plans. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion Ms. Nelson disclosed that she was not present for the meeting last month but has reviewed the minutes and is prepared to participate in the discussion. Acting Chair Wallace thanked the applicant for considering the Commission's comments and making appropriate changes. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 7 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 5 March 20, 2019 Ms. Dorn questioned whether the rooftop addition should fill the bay below. Mr. Adler replied it will not be visible from the street; this angle makes it look more pronounced. Ms. Dorn commented she liked the top of the addition moving back at an angle and commented on the panels staying horizontal panels might minimize massing. Ms. Gensmer appreciated the roofline mimicking the angle of the stairs. Ms. Nelson stated she did not think the top addition needs to be moved as it won't be visible from the street. Mr. Adler stated it could be moved west if needed. Ms. Dorn stated filling the bay with the addition provides a more sympathetic and harmonious nod to the existing building. Ms. Nelson stated she prefers the addition being smaller and secondary and thanked the applicant for being thoughtful in their approach. She asked about the drainage from the rooftop and enclosure over the stairwell. Mr. Adler replied there is gutter on the top back side. Acting Chair Wallace asked members if the design meets the standards regarding windows and doors. Ms. Gensmer replied in the affirmative. Acting Chair Wallace stated the design is sensitive to the historic structure. Ms. Nelson agreed and stated the windows will not be noticeable from the ground level. She asked when the masonry was added. Ms. Bzdek replied staff cannot say whether it was done more than 50 years ago. Acting Chair Wallace stated she feels comfortable the design meets the standards. Ms. Gensmer asked Commission members to comment on the previous discussion regarding wood versus metal windows. Ms. Simpkins discussed other national historic landmarks that have aluminum-clad wood windows and stated the quality and longevity of the product is important. Ms. Dorn asked if there is a specific period of significance to which the building is to be rehabilitated. Mr. Adler replied that was never clearly identified; however, the intent is to follow what is available in the building next door and in photos. Ms. Dorn stated the windows should probably be wood. Acting Chair Wallace stated she would agree if the building were being restored; however, it is being rehabilitated rather than restored and the windows are already not historic. Acting Chair Wallace requested input regarding the rooftop addition. Ms. Nelson asked about the materials for the addition. Mr. Adler described the pedestal system and stated the front piece would be clad. Ms. Nelson asked about the roof treatment. Mr. Adler replied it would be metal panels. Ms. Nelson commended the addition design as providing differentiation while still being complimentary. Ms. Gensmer stated she likes the roof being lower and smaller to help the addition be subordinate to the original building. Ms. Dorn asked if any historic materials would be damaged or removed in order to install the railing. Mr. Adler replied in the negative stating the railing will be attached to the deck surface and noted it is modular so it could be removed. Ms. Gensmer appreciated the applicant's efforts at retaining the Joe's Upholstery sign within the building. Ms. Dorn asked if there is any way to ensure the sign remains with the property in a conservation easement. Acting Chair Wallace asked how the canopies are to be installed. Mr. Adler replied there are currently no plans to add canopies; however, they would be installed into the mortar. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 8 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 6 March 20, 2019 Ms. Dorn requested input regarding widening the rooftop addition to fit the bay. David Kress, RB+B Architects, replied the structural line is along the stair edge at the entrance to the stairwell on the first floor and that is what the addition will be sitting on. He stated it would be possible to overlap onto the roof joists to increase the size. Ms. Simpkins stated the current addition placement makes sense architecturally. Ms. Gensmer and Acting Chair Wallace agreed. Ms. Dorn stated the change would provide a visual tie; however, she understands the structural reasons. Ms. Nelson stated she is more concerned with how the addition looks and minimizing its massing is more important; therefore, she supported the existing design. Mr. Kress noted the window openings are not being changed; therefore, it is a reversible item. Commission members agreed to support the windows as planned. Motion to Proceed to Final Review Ms. Dorn moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission move to Final Review of the proposed work at 247-249 Linden Street. Ms. Gensmer seconded. The motion passed 5-0. Commission Questions and Discussion Ms. Simpkins asked if a motion of support could be made pending review of the plan of protection. Ms. Gensmer asked if staff would review the plan of protection. Ms. Bzdek replied staff works with the applicant to finalize the plan of protection as part of the final approval process for permitting. Commission members agreed staff should have the purview to do that. Ms. Dorn asked about the fabrication of the reconstructed pedestrian entry based on the adjacent door. Pete Cottier, Cottier Construction, replied there are numerous companies on the front range that can do that work. Ms. Bzdek stated that would be examined by staff at final approval. Commission Deliberation Ms. Dorn moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission approve the request for approval for the plans at 247-249 Linden Street as presented, finding that the proposed work complies with Section 14-48 of the Municipal Code, based on the staff evaluation and summary of findings. Ms. Simpkins seconded. The motion passed 5-0. [Secretary’s Note: The Commission took a short break at 8:07 p.m. and reconvened at 8:19 p.m.] Mr. Murray rejoined the Commission. 4. REVIEW OF NOMINATION OF THE BENNETT PROPERTY, 816 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, FOR LISTING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DESCRIPTION: Comments on the nomination of the Bennett Property, 816 West Mountain Avenue, for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. OWNER: Alan Braslau and Nathalie Rachline Staff Report Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Manager, presented the staff report. She reviewed the alterations of the property since 1990 and showed several photos of the property. She stated the property has very good integrity of all seven aspects and noted the home became a Fort Collins landmark in 1993. She explained that the Commission is asked to provide comments on the nomination and noted the National Historic Register is choosing to only focus on the house, not the garage, as part of the nomination. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 9 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 7 March 20, 2019 Applicant Presentation Alan Braslau, property owner, addressed the Commission. He mentioned that he sits on the Energy Board and his wife sits on the Transportation Board. He said they are working on establishing a historic district in his neighborhood. He thanked Kylie Cole, Historic Preservation Intern, for her work on the nomination and discussed the importance of stewardship of a landmark property. He discussed the reasons for alterations that had taken place over the years. Ms. McWilliams also acknowledged the high quality of Ms. Cole’s work on the nomination. Public Input Bill Whitley, neighbor, expressed support for the nomination. Commission Questions and Discussion Mr. Murray thanked Ms. Cole for her work on the nomination. Ms. Gensmer stated the nomination document was excellent and expressed support for recommending the placement of the property on the national historic register. Ms. Nelson and Ms. Dorn agreed. Ms. Simpkins also agreed and thanked the owners for being good stewards of the property. Acting Chair Wallace thanked the owners for bringing this forward and stated the property would be a wonderful addition to the national register. Commission Deliberation Ms. Gensmer moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission finds that the Bennett Property clearly meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under National Register Criterion C, for the property’s significance as a locally rare example of the Edwardian architectural style with very good integrity, and directs staff to prepare a report to this effect for submittal to the Colorado Historic Preservation Review Board for its consideration of this nomination. Mr. Murray seconded. The motion passed 6-0. 5. LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR VARIOUS GRANT PROJECTS DESCRIPTION: Staff is preparing two grant applications for submittal to the State Historical Fund and partnering on a third application through the National Park Service. Staff is seeking letters of support for these grants from the Landmark Preservation Commission. Staff Report Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Manager, explained that the grant being pursued with the National Parks Service in cooperation with the Poudre Heritage Alliance has been tabled until possibly next year. She stated there are two grants being pursued, one for a survey project along College Avenue between Laporte and Mulberry, and the other for a historic structure assessment project for the Gateway water treatment plant. Ms. Bzdek detailed the grant application for the Gateway water treatment plant and noted bats have infiltrated part of the building and are the subject of scientific research. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion Mr. Murray requested clarification on the area of College to be surveyed. Ms. McWilliams replied it would be 50 mostly commercial properties between Mulberry and Laporte. Ms. Dorn noted the national register and local districts do not include buildings on the west side of College Avenue. Ms. McWilliams stated that is correct but noted there are several Fort Collins landmarks. ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 10 DRAFT City of Fort Collins Page 8 March 20, 2019 Ms. Gensmer supported pursuing both projects. Mr. Murray agreed. Commission Deliberation Mr. Murray moved to enable the Chair of the Landmark Preservation Commission to sign letters of support on behalf of the Commission for these two grant projects, Gateway Park, and survey of College Avenue from Laporte to Mulberry. Ms. Gensmer seconded. The motion passed 6-0. • OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Murray asked if Staff could provide guidelines about what state standards Fort Collins is expected to uphold at a work session. Ms. Dorn agreed that discussion would be valuable. • ADJOURNMENT Acting Chair Wallace adjourned the meeting at 8:49 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted by Gretchen Schiager. Minutes approved by a vote of the Commission on __________________. _____________________________________ Meg Dunn, Chair ITEM 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 11 Agenda Item 2 Item 2, Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 19, 2019 Landmark Preservation Commission STAFF Gretchen Schiager, Administrative Assistant SUBJECT CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 17, 2019 REGULAR MEETING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the April 17, 2019 regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. ATTACHMENTS 1. LPC April 17, 2019 Minutes - DRAFT Packet Pg. 12 DRAFT Meg Dunn, Chair City Council Chambers Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair City Hall West Kristin Gensmer, Co-Vice Chair 300 Laporte Avenue Michael Bello Fort Collins, Colorado Mollie Bredehoft Katie Dorn Kevin Murray Anne Nelsen Anna Simpkins 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 1:30 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. Regular Meeting April 17, 2019 Minutes • CALL TO ORDER Chair Dunn called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. • ROLL CALL PRESENT: Dunn, Wallace, Bello, Bredehoft, Dorn, Gensmer, Nelsen, Simpkins ABSENT: Murray STAFF: McWilliams, Bzdek, Bumgarner, Van Hall, Schiager • AGENDA REVIEW Ms. McWilliams noted that agenda item #2 had been removed from the agenda. • STAFF REPORTS None Landmark Preservation Commission ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 13 DRAFT • PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None • DISCUSSION AGENDA 1. KAMAL/LIVINGSTON PROPERTY, 608 WEST LAUREL STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Kamal/Livingston Property, an excellent example of a mid-twentieth-century vernacular residence with Colonial details. APPLICANT: Richard Livingston, Owner Staff Report Ms. Bumgarner presented the staff report stating the property is eligible for Fort Collins landmark designation under standard C for being an excellent example of a vernacular mid-century residence and garage with colonial revival details that retains a preponderance of all seven aspects of integrity. She showed photos of the property and detailed its features. She noted the property has been in the family of the current owners since 1972. The contributing structures are the house and garage and non-contributing structures include two sheds and a carport, all of which are set back on the rear of the property. Ms. Bumgarner detailed the alterations to the property over time and discussed the role of the Commission. Applicant Presentation Mr. Livingston commended Ms. Bumgarner on the report and discussed his family's history with the house. He discussed improvements he has made to the property and his desire to have the property designated as a landmark. He also expressed concern about property taxes noting his property is not revenue-producing as are several others around him. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion Chair Dunn noted landmarked properties have income tax advantages and access to other financial assistance. Ms. McWilliams reviewed the new evaluation criteria format in the staff reports. Commission members agreed the property has significance and integrity. Mr. Bello asked if the new windows should cause concern. Chair Dunn replied it would be more of a concern if the openings had been altered. Chair Dunn commented on the trellises. Commission Deliberation Ms. Gensmer moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission pass a resolution recommending that City Council designate the Kamal/Livingston Property as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14 based on the property’s significance under Standard C for its design as a vernacular mid-century residence and garage with Colonial details and its preponderance of exterior integrity, specifying the house and garage as contributing features and the two modern sheds and carport as non-contributing. Ms. Bredehoft seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 2. ALFRED PARKER DUPLEX II, 221-223 WEST MULBERRY STREET – PERMIT ISSUANCE DURING INTERIM CONTROL – This item was pulled from the agenda. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 14 DRAFT 3. ALFRED PARKER DUPLEXES I AND II, 221-223 AND 227-229 WEST MULBERRY STREET, FORT COLLINS - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Alfred Parker Duplexes I and II APPLICANT: 223 W Mulberry LLC; 227 W MULBERRY LLC; 229 W MULBERRY LLC Staff Report Ms. McWilliams discussed the properties and showed photos of the properties, noting having two mirroring duplexes of this nature is quite rare in Fort Collins. She discussed alterations made to the properties over time and stated the properties are being nominated under standard C for design as very unusual examples of foursquare duplex design. Staff believes the properties retain an excellent integrity for all seven aspects. Applicant Presentation Bill Dellenbach, property owner, introduced himself to the Commission and made himself available for questions. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion Mr. Bello asked about the gutter and downspouts on one of the duplexes. Ms. McWilliams replied it is conduit recently added for the HVAC system. Ms. Wallace asked if both properties would be landmarked as one or if they are two separate designations. Ms. McWilliams replied they would be separate designations as they are on separate parcels. If the owner opts to combine the parcels, that would not change the designation. Ms. Nelsen disclosed some previous involvement with one of the buildings but stated she had no bias on this item. Chair Dunn commented that painting the conduit the color of the brick might be helpful; however, as it is removable, it does not affect the house permanently. Commission Deliberation Ms. Gensmer moved that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to designate both the Alfred Parker Duplexes I and II, located at 221-223 West Mulberry Street and 227-229 West Mulberry Street, as Fort Collins Landmarks, finding that these resources are eligible for their significance to Fort Collins under Standard C, Architecture, as rare examples of American Foursquare duplexes, and clearly convey this significance through their high degree of all seven aspects of integrity; and that the designation of both these properties will promote the policies and purposes stated in the code. Ms. Dorn seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. McWilliams acknowledged Yani Jones, Historic Preservation Intern, for her great work preparing this application. Chair Dunn agreed and thanked Ms. Jones. 4. 720 W PROSPECT (EMMA BROWN/SUSAN WINTER HOUSE) – CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REVIEW DESCRIPTION: Rehabilitation work on the windows, stucco, chimney, wood fascia; a replacement asphalt roof at the designated landmark at 720 W Prospect. APPLICANT: Ian Schuff, alm2s; CSU Research Foundation (CSURF) Staff Report Ms. Bzdek provided an explanation of the two separate agenda items for this property. She discussed the property noting it was designated in 2007 in anticipation of the development being considered. She discussed alterations made to the property over time. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 15 DRAFT Ms. Bzdek stated the design review is focused on the exterior changes to the building at 720 West Prospect. The changes are essentially rehabilitation oriented in nature with the intent to shore up any necessary repairs and get the building in shape for adaptive reuse. Changes include rehabilitating the original windows still on the property, repairing original doors and wood facia, replacing the roof, and repairing chimneys as necessary. Applicant Presentation Mr. Schuff, applicant, noted he was serving on the Commission when the property was designated. He discussed surrounding projects and structures. Regarding the adaptive reuse plan, Mr. Shuff stated there are minimal effects to the exterior of the home. He detailed the proposed changes and stated the canopy over the picture window may be eliminated. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion Ms. Simpkins asked if any modifications will need to be made for accessibility. Mr. Shuff replied all accessibility will be addressed in the new apartment building as this is part of an overall development project. Chair Dunn asked if there is a basement. Mr. Shuff replied in the affirmative and stated it will likely be used for storage and mechanical uses. Mr. Bello asked about the stairs to the basement. Mr. Shuff replied that will be retained. Ms. Gensmer asked about the age of the canopy above the picture window. Mr. Shuff estimated it is likely from the 1960's. Ms. Bzdek agreed and stated the Commission could examine it as an historic feature that has taken on its own historic significance. Chair Dunn commented she does not believe the canopy is historically important, but stated she would leave it in place. Ms. Bredehoft stated she does not believe standard 2 is applicable given the loss of a connection between 720 and 730. Mr. Shuff discussed the placement of the new building on the less predominant side of the historic structure. Mr. Bello asked if the space between the two structures is historic and needs to be maintained. Mr. Shuff replied the side and front yards are the most important parts of the spatial relationship between the buildings and surrounding context. He stated they are trying to minimize impacts from a site design standpoint. Chair Dunn asked if there are any plants that hint at the original hobby farm nature of the site. Craig Russell, land planner, replied he has not seen any historic photos that indicate a farm setting. He stated the large spruce trees were likely placed as screening for the residences and discussed the desire for a residential quality and feel with preserving the existing conifers. Chair Dunn stated the property was landmarked for its architecture and hobby farm character and she suggested selecting plantings that would fit with that character. Ms. Bredehoft asked about the current versus proposed driveway width. Mr. Russell replied the proposal is for a 22 to 24-foot driveway and the existing drive is gravel and probably 15-feet wide. Ms. Bredehoft expressed concern the buildings do not feel connected with the drive and tree line. Mr. Russell replied the walkways will connect and the landscaping should help with the connection. Mr. Bello asked if the drive could be located to the west of the 3-story building. Mr. Russell replied that is an existing emergency access. Mr. Shuff noted the project will require two points of access; therefore, the drive off Prospect will need to be maintained. Chair Dunn asked if having a one-way through drive using both drives would be possible, allowing for a narrower drive on the Prospect end. Mr. Shuff replied the easement drive that goes to Lake does not allow vehicular access; it is primarily a pedestrian access point to CSU. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 16 DRAFT Ms. Bredehoft asked about the character of the low seat walls. Mr. Russell replied the detention wall already exists and is screened with shrubs; however, the low seat walls have yet to be designed and he is open to suggestions. Ms. Bredehoft asked about the finished floor elevations for the two historic buildings versus the new building. Mr. Shuff replied the historic buildings are probably three or four stair risers up and the proposed building will likely not come out of the ground too far due to accessibility. Ms. Dorn asked about the dimension of the grass between 720 and the gathering place to the north. Mr. Russell replied it will be about six to seven feet wide with plants to anchor the foundation. Mr. Shuff asked if the Commission would like to see a more visually open space. Commission members discussed options for landscaping and hardscaping. Commission members discussed the previously-approved plans and Ms. Bzdek referenced a summary of the Commission's issues when the property was designated noting a similar discussion was held regarding problems and constraints. Chair Dunn stated she would like to focus on what is physically happening to 720 then move on to the other presentation. She requested input about masonry, mortar analysis, and shingles in terms of maintaining distinctive materials, features, finishes, construction techniques and treatments. Ms. Dorn asked if the Design Assistance Program will be used for the window study and mortar analysis. Mr. Shuff replied they would be happy to use that resource and stated this structure mostly needs the window study and potentially some work on dry rot on the facia. Ms. Nelsen discussed the importance of preserving the historic character of the building knowing it was landmarked with the idea of a larger building being part of the project. Chair Dunn stated the Commission is comfortable having staff address the windows and stucco. She requested materials samples prior to final review. 5. 720/730 PROSPECT APARTMENTS – CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW DESCRIPTION: Construction of a new three-story apartment building behind the designated landmark at 720 W Prospect and the abutting residence at 730 W Prospect. APPLICANT: Ian Schuff, alm2s; CSU Research Foundation (CSURF) Staff Report Ms. Bzdek stated this item allows the Commission to provide conceptual comments while considering Section 3.4.7 and the Secretary of the Interior standards. She discussed the area of adjacency which includes 720 and 730 and noted the historic influence area is the part of the development that must comply with the design compatibility standards. In this case, that is the entire development site. Ms. Bzdek provided a history of the 730 W. Prospect home and detailed the Commission's role Applicant Presentation – Part 1 Mr. Schuff showed photos of the 730 home stating its stucco has very little deterioration and the wood windows are well intact. He stated he would like to relocate the entry on the back side of the house and noted the chimney is falling apart which will require a mortar analysis and reconstruction. He stated the home will be a triplex and the interior stairs will be preserved. Public Input None Commission Questions and Discussion – Part 1 Chair Dunn requested input on the proposed changes to the north elevation. Ms. Simpkins stated the change is enabling the use of the property, which has been vacant for some time, and the change is on the non-primary façade. Ms. Nelsen agreed. Chair Dunn stated moving the door will allow the maintenance of the original interior feel. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 17 DRAFT Applicant Presentation – Part 2 Mr. Shuff stated this 3-story building is almost a transition between the historic structures and larger high-density projects. Mr. Russell discussed the high-density mixed-use zone district which was formed when the West Central Area Plan was adopted in response to off-campus housing issues and demands. He noted residents in the area helped create the zone district. Mr. Shuff discussed the changing context of the area and discussed the proposed new building and site constraints. He detailed the proposed project aspects to reduce massing and relate to the homes. He stated the building will contain 48 studio and one-bedroom units, 720 will have two units, and 730 will have three units. The site contains 44 parking spaces. Mr. Shuff requested feedback on materials and minimization of the visual impact of the new building. Commission Questions and Discussion – Part 2 Chair Dunn requested input on the widths, articulation and modularity. Ms. Simpkins commented on placing the gabled roof on the front of the building. Mr. Shuff replied that was the original design; however, that became a bit more of a strong design element. Mr. Bello agreed with Ms. Simpkins and stated the gabled roof softens the building whereas the parapet does not speak to the historic buildings at all. Chair Dunn agreed and suggested mimicking the plain, sloped roof of 730. Ms. Nelsen asked if Mr. Shuff had considered reducing the overall footprint and increasing the building's height in places. Mr. Shuff replied that could be considered. Ms. Nelsen asked if the uncovered surface parking could be eliminated if fourth story units were added in the stead of first story units. Mr. Shuff replied that could be considered but the footprint would likely not change much. Mr. Bello suggested adding a fourth story and making the building rectangular to provide more separation from 720. Ms. Gensmer stated she would like to see the option but stated she is hesitant about adding another story as that could make the massing less compatible. Mr. Bello noted the properties were originally designated with a plan for a five-story building. Mr. Shuff stated his preference would be to stick with the plan as is and stated an L-shape would likely still be required even with a fourth story. He stated a three-story building would be less impactful to 720 even if it is closer. Ms. Wallace agreed and expressed concern about a fourth story and stated she would rather see an L-shaped three-story building. Chair Dunn agreed. Ms. Nelsen stated she is not concerned about a fourth story if it is done in a thoughtful manner and it could provide additional green space and preserve the original relationship between 720 and 730. Mr. Shuff replied they will do what they can to open that space within the current design. Ms. Nelsen stated the roof lines of historic structures do not necessarily need to be replicated in order to respectfully acknowledge their massing. She stated the massing feels like it is detracting from the historic structures. Chair Dunn stated the complexity of the roof is detracting. Mr. Shuff asked if the Commission is comfortable with the overall form and context. Chair Dunn stated she appreciates the step backs. Ms. Gensmer agreed. Chair Dunn stated she prefers a shorter building closer to 720 rather than a taller building. Ms. Wallace and Ms. Gensmer agreed. Ms. Simpkins stated the mass and overall scale is appropriate and suggested using simpler lines in the new building. Chair Dunn stated there may be a simpler way to add modularity. ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 18 DRAFT Chair Dunn requested input as to the building materials. Mr. Shuff stated they will include stucco, brick and lap siding with more stucco on the south elevation. Ms. Gensmer stated the Commission would like to see quantities and colors of the proposed materials. Mr. Shuff stated there could be some options to use color within an historic palette on the homes. Chair Dunn requested input on the façade details and window shapes. Mr. Bello noted there are some square windows on the back side of 730. Mr. Shuff stated they can look at other window designs. Chair Dunn replied the design seems to meet Code. Chair Dunn suggested the parking garage opening looks a bit industrial and suggested making it look more residential. Ms. Wallace suggested connecting the two properties with some type of walkway. Chair Dunn suggested naming the 730 building Brownmar, its historic name. • OTHER BUSINESS Chair Dunn stated there will be a Super Board meeting on April 29th during which the documentary "The Greenest Building" will be shown. She requested as many members attend as possible. Chair Dunn stated Historic Larimer County is hosting a tour of the Graves Camp in Soapstone. • ADJOURNMENT Chair Dunn adjourned the meeting at 8:47 p.m. Minutes prepared by Tara Leman, Tripoint Data, and respectfully submitted by Gretchen Schiager. Minutes approved by a vote of the Commission on __________________. _____________________________________ Meg Dunn, Chair ITEM 2, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 19 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 1 STAFF REPORT June 19, 2019 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME MANEVAL / MASON / SAUER PROPERTY, 100 FIRST STREET - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION STAFF Reyana Jones, Historic Preservation Specialist Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Manager PROJECT INFORMATION APPLICANT: Lori Juszak, Owner PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property. COMMISSION’S ROLE AND ACTION: One of the Commission’s responsibilities is to provide a recommendation to City Council on applications for the designation of a property as a Fort Collins Landmark. Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code provides the standards and process for designation. At the hearing, the Commission shall determine whether the following two (2) criteria are satisfied: (1) the proposed resource is eligible for designation; and (2) the requested designation will advance the policies and the purposes in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation. Following its review, and once the Commission feels it has the information it needs, the Commission should adopt a motion providing its recommendation on the property’s Landmark eligibility to City Council. RECOMMENDATION: Staff has determined that the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark designation, having significance under all four Standards of Significance and retaining all seven aspects of Integrity, and recommends that the landmark preservation commission approval a motion to Council recommending landmark designation. STAFF EVALUATION OF REVIEW CRITERIA STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY Staff has determined that the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark designation, having significance under all four Standards of Significance and retaining all seven aspects of Integrity. Standards of Significance: Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards: Packet Pg. 20 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 2 Standard 1: Events The resource is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. A resource can be associated with either or both of two (2) types of events: * A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or * A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. The Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property is special among Fort Collins’s historic resources because it is significant under all four Standards of Significance, which is a rare occurrence. Containing some of the earliest extant buildings in Buckingham Place, this property represents the development of the region surrounding the Sugar Factory and is significant under Significance Standard 1(b), for its contributions to four significant patterns of events in Fort Collins’ history and development: the development and success of the Great Western Sugar Company through the supply of permanent labor the Buckingham Place dwellings offered; the physical and social distance separating the Germans from Russia and Buckingham Place from central Fort Collins, which is illustrated through instances of cultural misunderstanding and outright discrimination; the efforts by Buckingham Place at one time to attempt to incorporate as a separate town; and the property’s association with Fort Collins’ lengthy period of prohibition, through its ownership by notorious bootleggers Robbert “Blackie” and Nellie May Mason. YES Standard 2: Persons/ Groups The resource is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. This property is associated with the Germans from Russia (Volga Germans), who settled almost exclusively in the Buckingham Place and nearby Andersonville neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as demonstrated by the property’s ownership by multiple German and German from Russia families, including its first owners the Manevals, as well as the Sauer family. The contributions of the Germans from Russia are a significant but often overlooked theme in the growth and development of Fort Collins. YES Packet Pg. 21 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 3 Standard 3: Design/ Construction The resource embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of resources. The resource may be significant not only for the way it was originally constructed or crafted, but also for the way it was adapted at a later period, or for the way it illustrates changing tastes, attitudes, and/or uses over time. This property includes a rare example of a late-nineteenth/early-twentieth century false-front commercial building, the only one like it in this neighborhood. The house is also a good example of vernacular architecture, Buckingham’s representative architectural form, as seen in its evolving plan, large porch, use of yard space, and collection of associated buildings, some of which, like the shed and privy, are also historic. YES Standard 4: Information potential The resource has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. This property has potential to yield archaeological information to reveal aspects of the lives of German-Russian families residing in Buckingham in the early twentieth century, and information related to its occupants. Although the privy box was moved and its pit filled in, excavation of the original site would reveal information about the property’s inhabitants and potentially about construction of the property. YES Standards of Integrity Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities established by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard A: Location Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The house is most likely in its original location, built sometime after 1906, the year stamped on a foundation stone. The store is also likely in its original location, given a photo from the 1904 flood in Buckingham that shows the structure still standing. YES Packet Pg. 22 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 4 Standard B: Design Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. Vernacular buildings and structures are characterized by the fluidity of their design. The form of vernacular structures change over time to accommodate the needs and financial ability of their users. Vernacular houses often feature prominent front porches that are usable as outdoor living space. The properties in Buckingham, specifically, tend to accumulate a collection of outbuildings and make use of yard space. Based on 1948 tax assessor sketches, the house’s design has undergone little alteration. [100 East Lincoln Avenue, Tax Assessor Card, 1948, The Local History Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO.] Its simple design consists of an intersecting gable, a shed roofed portion, and two porches, one enclosed and one open. The enclosed porch was most likely open sometime prior to 1948 based on the visibility of exterior siding on its east-most wall. The shed-roofed portion of the east part of the house was most likely an addition built sometime prior to 1948, based on the appearance of the foundation beneath this section compared to the rest of the elevation. On the west elevation, facing First Street, a second door opening and deck were added sometime after 1977. [100 1st Street, Tax Assessor Card, 1977, The Local History Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO.] On the east elevation, a ramp was added to access a door. Near this ramp is an access stair and door to the cellar, which was excavated during the 1970s. The design of the store has changed over time to accommodate changes in use, but, importantly, the store retains its character-defining false front that marks it as a commercial building. The front door was once a much larger opening, possibly a garage door. It is unknown when this door was reduced, but it may have coincided with a change in use. The rear 16X18 foot portion of the store was likely an addition that occurred sometime prior to 1948, based on its appearance in a tax assessor sketch and its apparent use as a living space. YES Standard C: Setting Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. Both the house and store are situated in the Buckingham neighborhood. Many of the homes in this neighborhood, including this one, are vernacular structures. Although the property’s historic mature landscaping has been removed, the development of Buckingham Park across from the house and store maintains that view as greenspace, which also harkens to the area’s original setting as separated from the town. The address of this property officially changed from Lincoln Avenue to First Street in 1985, but the house retains its entrances and porches on both the south and west elevations, and the store’s primary entrance still faces First Street as it always did. Several outbuildings, such as a metal shed and an open, wooden shed have been removed over time, and the non-historic gambrel-roofed shed and a detached concrete slab patio with covered roof, were added. YES Packet Pg. 23 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 5 Standard D: Materials Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. Although the house has lost some of its historic materials, such as windows, it retains sufficient material to demonstrate its history and its adaptation over time as a vernacular dwelling. The house is now clad in aluminum siding, but the original wooden siding remains underneath; a portion of the original siding is visible on the west elevation. Many windows have been replaced with vinyl or aluminum windows, including the larger window on the south elevation, the window on the west elevation of the enclosed porch, and the central and eastern windows on the north elevation. There is also a boarded-up window opening on the north corner of the east elevation. A 2004 survey report indicates that the windows on the north and south sides of the enclosed porch were casement windows, but they have since been replaced with three- over-three, wood fixed windows; these three-over-three windows are more consistent with those seen in the 1977 tax assessor photo, and they do appear aged, so they may have been reinstalled. The casement windows have been stored elsewhere on the property along with many other historic windows and doors. The turned wood posts on the south porch appear to be original, based on the 1948 tax assessor photo, and the wood lattice skirt, though not original, is consistent with that photo as well. The store, though not in good condition, has good integrity of materials. Although the front windows have been boarded up, the one-over-four (four narrow, vertical panes), are behind those boards; the north window is entirely intact, and the south window is partially intact, the upper glass broken. The store retains its false-front with horizontal boards and its contrasting vertical board-and-batten construction on the building’s other elevations, although many of the battens are missing. The concrete-parged brick chimney is still intact on the rear of the building, as is the rear attic-access hatch. The property retains a historic metal mailbox as well. This mailbox is visible from First Street and the name of an early resident and owner, Adam Sauer, is still painted on the side. The shed and privy to the east and south of the store are also in poor condition but retain historic material. The shed still has wooden shingles visible under its damaged rolled asphalt roofing. Both structures have what appear to be their original vertical plank walls. At one point, there was an addition on the east side of the shed, but it has been demolished. YES Packet Pg. 24 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 6 Standard E: Workmanship Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The store exhibits clear evidence of labor in constructing and altering the building. The false front is the most distinct example of workmanship on this structure, but evidence of labor is also visible on the façade through the easily apparent change in door opening. Similarly, the addition of the “living space” to the rear of the store indicates the labor of an inhabitant to accommodate their changing needs. The house’s vernacular nature indicates the workmanship and labor of its inhabitants. For example, a large deck and antique-looking, many- paneled wood door were added to the west elevation, most likely to accommodate an address change from Lincoln to First Street that occurred in 1985. A ramp was added to the rear of the property, providing accessibility. Details like the turned wooden porch posts on the south elevation’s porch, and the rock-faced concrete blocks used on the most public elevations, south and west, indicate an awareness of style and workmanship. YES Standard F: Feeling Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period or time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. The pairing of this store with this single-family dwelling evokes the feeling of the development of the Buckingham Place addition. The arresting false front of the store is also characteristic of late nineteenth/early twentieth century commercial buildings, giving it the presence of the time period. The physical features of the house and its collection of outbuildings (shed, privy, etc.) are indicative of a vernacular dwelling. This aligns with development patterns in this immigrant neighborhood at the turn of the twentieth century. YES Packet Pg. 25 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 7 Standard G: Association Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. The store retains a strong association with the development of the Buckingham neighborhood in the early twentieth century. Its false front marks it as a commercial building, as does its ghost “garage” door; the existence of this store suggests the development of economic interests in Buckingham that were more diverse and complex than those that are typically attributed to the “sugar factory neighborhood.” The house itself retains an association with its historic neighborhood and Volga Russian demography through its vernacular form. Additionally, its placement on a tall foundation brings to mind the 1904 flood and the persistence of the Buckingham neighborhood through a devastating natural event. YES Policy (a) It is hereby declared as a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of sites, structures, objects and districts of historical, architectural, archeological, or geographic significance, located within the City, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people. The designation of the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property promotes the policies adopted by Council specifically by protecting, enhancing and perpetuating significant resources in the City through the protection, recognition and incentives offered landmarked resources. YES Policy (b) It is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic standing of this City cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historical, architectural, archeological, and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural assets. Designation of the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property will promote the City’s economic standing directly, through property, use and sales taxes and revenue; and indirectly through the promotion of heritage tourism. The City’s cultural standing is promoted by residents and visitors better understanding our history and the people who shaped it. The City’s aesthetics are promoted through the protection and recognition of an interesting example of vernacular architecture and a rare example of false- front architecture. YES Packet Pg. 26 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 8 Purpose (a): Survey, identify, designated, preserve, protect, enhance and perpetuate those sites, structures, objects and districts which reflect important elements of the city’s cultural, artistic, social, political, architectural, archeological, or other heritage; Designation of the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property meets Purpose (a) by designating, preserving, protecting, enhancing and perpetuating the important historic resources on this property. YES Purpose (b): Foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past; This request meets Purpose (b) by fostering civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past. YES Purpose (c): Stabilize or improve aesthetic and economic vitality and values of such sites, structures, objects and districts; This request meets Purpose (c) by improving aesthetic and economic vitality and values. YES Purpose (d): Protect and enhance the City's attraction to tourists and visitors; This request meets Purpose (d) by protecting and enhancing the City's attraction to tourists and visitors. YES Purpose (e): Promote the use of important historical, archeological, or architectural sites, structures, objects and districts for the education, stimulation and welfare of the people of the City; This request meets Purpose (e) by promoting the use of important architectural resources for the education, stimulation and welfare of the people of the City. YES Purpose (f): Promote good urban design; This request meets Purpose (f) by promoting good urban design through the retention of neighborhood character and for the resources’ unusual and interesting vernacular architecture and design. YES Purpose (g): Promote and encourage continued private ownership and utilization of such sites, structures, objects or districts now so owned and used, to the extent that the objectives listed above can be attained under such a policy; This meets Purpose (g) by continuing the private ownership and utilization of these resources. YES Packet Pg. 27 Agenda Item 3 Item 3, Page 9 Purpose (h): Promote economic, social and environmental sustainability through the ongoing survey and inventory, use, maintenance, and rehabilitation of existing buildings. This meets Purpose (h) by promoting economic sustainability through the taxes and revenue generated and the use of financial incentive programs; environmental sustainability through the continued use of the resource, preserving embodied energy and existing materials; and social sustainability through peoples’ ability to tangibly experience history and architecture and through the preservation of a transitional residential neighborhood feel. YES FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDATION FINDINGS OF FACT: In evaluating the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property, staff makes the following findings of fact: 1. That all owners of the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property have consented in writing to this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the property; 2. That the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property has significance to Fort Collins under Significance Standard 1. Events, 2. Persons/Groups, 3. Design/Construction, and 4. Information Potential, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 3. That the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association to convey its significance as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report; 4. That the designation will advance the policies and purposes stated in the code in a manner and extent sufficient to justify the requested designation, as supported by the analysis provided in this staff report. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Commission adopt a motion to Council recommending the landmark designation of the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property. SAMPLE MOTIONS SAMPLE MOTION FOR APPROVAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to designate the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property, 100 First Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that this property is eligible for its significance to Fort Collins under Standards 1. Events; 2. Persons/Groups; 3. Design/Construction; and 4. Information Potential, as supported by the analysis provided in the staff report dated June 19, 2019; and that the property clearly conveys this significance through all seven aspects of integrity; and finding also that the designation of this property will promote the policies and purposes of the City as specified in Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. SAMPLE MOTION FOR DENIAL: I move that the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend that City Council does not adopt an ordinance to designate the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property, 100 First Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark, finding that XXXXX. ATTACHMENTS 1. Landmark Designation Application 2. Staff Presentation 3. Location Map Packet Pg. 28 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION Address: 100 First Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (Also known as 100 E. Lincoln Ave.) Legal Description: Lots 1 and 2, Block 9, Buckingham Place, Fort Collins Property Name (historic and/or common): Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property OWNER INFORMATION Name: Lori Juszak Company/Organization (if applicable): N/A Phone: (970) 214-6667 Email: lori@juszak.net Mailing Address: 100 First Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 CLASSIFICATION Category Ownership Status Present Use Existing Designation Building Public Occupied Commercial Nat’l Register Structure Private Unoccupied Educational State Register Site Religious Object Residential District Entertainment Government Other  FORM PREPARED BY Name/Title: Lori Juszak, Owner/Resident Reyana Jones, Historic Preservation Specialist Address: 100 First St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 281 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970) 214-6667 (970) 224-6078 Email: lori@juszak.net preservation@fcgov.com DATE: May 31, 2019 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 1 of 45 Packet Pg. 29 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 TYPE OF DESIGNATION and BOUNDARIES Individual Landmark Property Landmark District Explanation of Boundaries: The boundaries of the property being designated as a Fort Collins Landmark correspond to the legal description of the property, above. Contributing historical buildings and structures on the property (hereinafter the “Property”) are the house, false-front store, gable-roofed shed, privy, and a historic mailbox. Non-contributing structures include a covered concrete slab used as an outdoor patio. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess both significance and integrity. Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(a): Standard 1: Events This property is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. It is associated with either (or both) of these two (2) types of events: a) A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or b) A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. The Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property is special among Fort Collins’s historic resources because it is significant under all four Standards of Significance, which is a rare occurrence. Containing some of the earliest extant buildings in Buckingham Place, this property represents the development of the region surrounding the Sugar Factory and is significant under Standard 1(b), for its contributions to four significant patterns of events in Fort Collins’ history and development: the development and success of the Great Western Sugar Company through the supply of permanent labor the Buckingham Place dwellings offered; the physical and social distance separating the Germans from Russia and Buckingham Place from central Fort Collins, which is illustrated through instances of cultural misunderstanding and outright discrimination; the efforts by Buckingham Place at one time to attempt to incorporate as a separate town; and the property’s association with Fort Collins’ lengthy period of prohibition, through its ownership by notorious bootleggers Robbert “Blackie” and Nellie May Mason. Standard 2: Persons/Groups ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 2 of 45 Packet Pg. 30 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 This property is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. Under Standard 2, Persons/Groups, this property is associated with the Germans from Russia (Volga Germans), who settled almost exclusively in the Buckingham Place and nearby Andersonville neighborhoods in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as demonstrated by the property’s ownership by multiple German and German from Russia families, including its first owners the Manevals, as well as the Sauer family. The contributions of the Germans from Russia are a significant but often overlooked theme in the growth and development of Fort Collins. Standard 3: Design/Construction This property embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of properties. Under Standard 3, Design/Construction, this property includes a rare example of a late- nineteenth/early-twentieth century false-front commercial building, the only one like it in this neighborhood. The house is also a good example of vernacular architecture, Buckingham’s representative architectural form, as seen in its evolving plan, large porch, use of yard space, and collection of associated buildings, some of which, like the shed and privy, are also historic. Standard 4: Information Potential This property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Under Standard 4, this property has potential to yield archaeological information to reveal aspects of the lives of German-Russian families residing in Buckingham in the early twentieth century, and information related to its occupants. Although the privy box was moved and its pit filled in, excavation of the original site would reveal information about the property’s inhabitants and potentially about construction of the property. Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(b): location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard 1: Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 3 of 45 Packet Pg. 31 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 The house is most likely in its original location, built sometime after 1906, the year stamped on a foundation stone. The store is also likely in its original location, given a photo from the 1904 flood in Buckingham that shows the structure still standing.0F 1 Little information is known about the original appearance or location of the shed or privy, but owner testimony indicates that the privy has been moved and its previous site filled. Standard 2: Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. As vernacular buildings, structures built in Buckingham and the other Sugar Factory neighborhoods of Andersonville and Alta Vista are characterized by the fluidity of their design. The form of vernacular structures changes over time to accommodate the needs and financial ability of their users. Vernacular houses often feature prominent front porches that are usable as outdoor living space. The properties in Buckingham, specifically, tend to accumulate a collection of outbuildings and make use of yard space. Based on 1948 tax assessor sketches, the house’s design has undergone little alteration.1F 2 Its simple design consists of an intersecting gable, a shed roofed portion, and two porches, one enclosed and one open. The enclosed porch was most likely open sometime prior to 1948 based on the visibility of exterior siding on its east-most wall. The shed-roofed portion of the east part of the house was most likely an addition built sometime prior to 1948, based on the appearance of the foundation beneath this section compared to the rest of the elevation. On the west elevation, facing First Street, a second door opening and deck were added sometime after 1977.2F 3 On the east elevation, a ramp was added to access a door. Nearby this ramp is an access stair and door to the dug-out cellar, which was excavated during the 1970s. The design of the store has changed over time to accommodate changes in use, but, importantly, the store retains its character-defining false front that marks it as a commercial building. The front door was once a much larger opening, possibly a garage door. It is unknown when this door was reduced, but it may have coincided with a change in use. The rear 16X18 foot portion of the store was likely an addition that occurred sometime prior to 1948, based on its appearance in a tax assessor sketch and its apparent use as a living space. Standard 3: Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. Both the house and store are situated in the Buckingham neighborhood, which historically housed immigrant Germans from Russia, many of whom worked at the Great Western Sugar factory north of the subdivision. Many of the homes in this neighborhood, including this one, are vernacular structures. Although the property’s mature landscaping has been removed, the 1 “9th So in Andersonville, now No. Lemay, Dry Creek Flood, 1904,” Records of the American Public Works Association, Colorado Chapter, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. 2 100 East Lincoln Avenue, Tax Assessor Card, 1948, The Local History Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. 3 100 1st Street, Tax Assessor Card, 1977, The Local History Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 4 of 45 Packet Pg. 32 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 development of Buckingham Park across from the house and store maintains that view as greenspace, which harkens to the area’s original setting as separated from the town. The address of this property officially changed from Lincoln Avenue to First Street in 1985, but the house retains its entrances and porches on both the south and west elevations, and the store’s primary entrance still faces First Street as it always did. Outbuildings of unknown construction date, a metal shed and an open, wooden shed have been removed, and another outbuilding, a modern gambrel-roofed shed, was also removed. Standard 4: Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. Although the house has lost some of its historic materials, such as windows, it retains sufficient material to demonstrate its history and its adaptation over time as a vernacular dwelling. The house is now clad in aluminum siding, but the original wooden siding remains underneath; a portion of the original siding is visible on the west elevation. Many windows have been replaced with vinyl or aluminum windows, including the larger window on the south elevation, the window on the west elevation of the enclosed porch, and the central and eastern windows on the north elevation. There is also a boarded-up window opening on the north corner of the east elevation. A 2004 survey report indicates that the windows on the north and south sides of the enclosed porch were casement windows, but they have since been replaced with three-over-three, wood fixed windows; these three-over-three windows are more consistent with those seen in the 1977 tax assessor photo, and they do appear aged, so they may have been reinstalled. The casement windows have been stored elsewhere on the property along with many other historic windows and doors. The turned wood posts on the south porch appear to be original, based on the 1948 tax assessor photo, and the wood lattice skirt, though not original, is consistent with that photo as well. The store, though not in good condition, has good integrity of materials. Although the front windows have been boarded up, the one-over-four (four narrow, vertical panes), are behind those boards; the north window is entirely intact, and the south window is partially intact, the upper glass broken. The store retains its false-front with horizontal boards and its contrasting vertical board-and-batten construction on the building’s other elevations, although many of the battens are missing. The concrete-parged brick chimney is still intact on the rear of the building, as is the rear attic-access hatch. The property retains a historic metal mailbox as well. This mailbox is visible from First Street and the name of an early resident and owner, Adam Sauer, is still painted on the side. The shed and privy to the east and south of the store are also in poor condition but retain historic material. The shed still has wooden shingles visible under its damaged rolled asphalt roofing. Both structures have what appear to be their original vertical plank walls. At one point, there was an addition on the east side of the shed, but it has been demolished. Standard 5: Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. The store exhibits clear evidence of labor in constructing and altering the building. The false front is the most distinct example of workmanship on this structure, but evidence of labor is also visible ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 5 of 45 Packet Pg. 33 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 on the façade through the easily apparent change in door opening. Similarly, the addition of the “living space” to the rear of the store indicates the labor of an inhabitant to accommodate their changing needs. The house’s vernacular nature indicates the workmanship and labor of its inhabitants. For example, a large deck and antique-looking, many-paneled wood door were added to the west elevation, most likely to accommodate an address change from Lincoln to First Street that occurred in 1985. A ramp was added to the rear of the property, providing accessibility. Details like the turned wooden porch posts on the south elevation’s porch, and the rock-faced concrete blocks used on the most public elevations, south and west, indicate an awareness of style and workmanship. Standard 6: Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. The pairing of this store with this single-family dwelling evokes the feeling of the development of the Buckingham Place addition. The arresting false front of the store is also characteristic of late nineteenth/early twentieth century commercial buildings, giving it the presence of the time period. The physical features of the house and its collection of outbuildings (shed, privy, etc.) are indicative of a vernacular dwelling. This aligns with development patterns in this immigrant neighborhood at the turn of the twentieth century. Standard 7: Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. The store retains a strong association with the development of the Buckingham neighborhood in the early twentieth century. Its false front marks it as a commercial building, as does its ghost “garage” door; the existence of this store suggests the development of economic interests in Buckingham that were more diverse and complex than those that are typically attributed to the “sugar factory neighborhood.” The house itself retains an association with its historic neighborhood and Volga Russian demography through its vernacular form. Additionally, its placement on a tall foundation brings to mind the 1904 flood and the persistence of the Buckingham neighborhood through a devastating natural event. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 6 of 45 Packet Pg. 34 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 HISTORICAL INFORMATION The Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property is special among Fort Collins’s historic resources because it has significance under all four Standards (Event, Persons/Groups, Design/Construction, Information Potential), and it is able to convey its history through its physical integrity, which is a rare occurrence. The property at 100 First Street sits on land originally homesteaded in 1867 by Eusebio Duro and Rufus Talpey, who later worked as a grain dealer.3F 4 They soon sold the land to wealthy banker and land investor, Charles Buckingham. Residing in Boulder, Buckingham hired various locals, like James L. Allen, to farm the land for him for years and also rented out acreage to farmers or ranchers like Jesse Harris, who sold 450-500 horses from the Buckingham farm one year.4F 5 The railroad arrived in Fort Collins in the late 1870s, and it soon drew other industries to the area. Buckingham sold right of way through his property to the North Poudre Irrigation Company in April 1902. Later that same year, Buckingham sold his land to the Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company, using Franklin Avery as a trustee.5F 6 Inspired by the success of the Great Western Sugar Company in Loveland, which was established in 1901, the residents and investors of Fort Collins set their sights on a sugar manufacturing company for the city. Much like the excitement around railroad development, people regarded the establishment of a sugar factory as a kick-starter to local prosperity, investment, and population growth, “all this push and enterprise and new life… due to the sugar beet.”6F 7 One opinion article claimed that Fort Collins’s agricultural roots made it an ideal candidate for a successful sugar factory, and others believed that Colorado’s soil and climate were particularly well suited for growing sugar beets.7F 8 Once the Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company formed and began investigating the potential for sugar manufacture in Fort Collins, the financial potential spurred many smaller farmers to action. Countless farmers signed beet contracts that assured the future factory that they would use some of their land to raise sugar beets so the factory could immediately begin sugar production upon its completion. Local newspapers fervently urged citizens to sign their beet contracts to speed the development of the sugar factory.8F 9 The economic potential of the sugar factory was so great that the Colorado & Southern railroad reportedly told Boxelder Valley farmers that if they did not sign their beet contracts, they would refuse to extend the railroad into that area.9F 10 With assurances in hand, the company began to plan for construction. 4 “Kansas City City Directory: 1884,” Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Accessed May 13, 2019, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2469&h=530590769&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ofc301&_phstart=successSource. 5 “District No. 11,” Fort Collins Courier, February 16, 1888. No Title. Fort Collins Courier, November 27, 1884. 6 “Real Estate Transfers,” Weekly Courier, November 26, 1902. 7 ”A Prosperous Country,” Weekly Courier, March 20, 1902. 8 “A Sugar Facttory [sic] at Fort Collins,” Weekly Courier, March 20, 1902. 9 “Those Beet Contracts,” Weekly Courier, April 16, 1902. 10 No Title, Weekly Courier, July 23, 1902. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 7 of 45 Packet Pg. 35 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 The Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company envisioned the establishment of a fully outfitted sugar manufacturing region north-east of the city, complete with the sugar factory itself and worker housing. Several months before the Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company purchased Buckingham’s land, subscribers to the capital stock of the sugar company met with J. F. Kilby in September 1902. Kilby’s firm, the Kilby Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio, specialized in building sugar beet houses and refineries and was pivotal in the ultimate decision of where to locate the factory and its associated buildings.10F 11 The sugar company chose Charles Buckingham’s farm, located north-east of Fort Collins. They purchased the land in November 1902, commenced work on the construction of the factory, and turned their attention toward finding a suitable workforce. In the spring of 1902, Loveland’s sugar factory commissioned special trains to transport hundreds of Volga Russian families from Nebraska and Kansas to northern Colorado to work in the sugar beet fields.11F 12 According to newspaper articles, most of these German-Russian workers opted to stay in the area, attracted to the steady work of the sugar industry.12F 13 F. M. Shaw of the sugar factory office specifically managed finding homes for these families; he solicited the help of local farmers with extra lodgings to board these workers over the winter of 1902-1903.13F 14 As early as December 1902, “little boxes houses 20X12, with oval roofs and 4 little windows… with sheds for horses and cows” popped up on the land newly owned by the Fort Collins sugar factory, with “new [houses]… built daily.”14F 15 Within this context of high housing demand for immigrant agricultural workers, the Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company platted Buckingham Place on March 3, 1903.15F 16 Given the inconsistency of early building records and the historic marginalization of the sugar factory neighborhoods and their residents, there is much ambiguity in this property’s history. The earliest indication of a residence on the Buckingham Farm dates to April 1883, when James A. Kelley, brother of John Kelley, “the gentlemanly depot express agent,” leased the land and settled there with his family, bringing with him “his household goods from his former place of residence, Crisman, Boulder county.”16F 17 Kelley was a merchant, according to newspaper records and Boulder County census records.17F 18 Given Kelley’s occupation, it is possible that he constructed the store as a mercantile business, but there are no documentary records indicating his precise place of residence or occupation while residing in Buckingham Place. 11 “Meeting of Sugar Factory Promoters,” Weekly Courier, September 3, 1902. 12 Adam Thomas, “Work Renders Life Sweet: Germans from Russia in Fort Collins, 1900-2000: A Historic Context” (Westminster, CO: SWCA, 2003), 8. 13 ”Additional Local,” Weekly Courier, December 10, 1902. 14 ”City and Country,” Weekly Courier, December 17, 1902. 15 ”City and Country,” Weekly Courier, December 31, 1902. 16 Buckingham Place, Plat, City of Fort Collins, Accessed May 20, 2019, https://records.larimer.org/LandmarkWeb/search/index?theme=.blue&section=searchCriteriaDocuments&quickSearc hSelection=. 17 “Home Matters,” Fort Collins Courier, April 5, 1883. 18 1880 United States Census, Census Place: Salina, Boulder, Colorado; Roll: 88; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 023, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census[database on-line], Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010; “Home Matters,” Fort Collins Courier, April 5, 1883. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 8 of 45 Packet Pg. 36 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 It is also possible that the first owners of lots one and two, block nine, of Buckingham Place, Ernest G. and Susanna (Susie) Maneval, constructed the store and house. The Manevals purchased the property from the Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company on the same day as the plat of Buckingham Place, March 3, 1903, for $70.18F 19 This could be a coincidence, but it may also indicate that the Manevals already lived on the property they purchased from the sugar factory, perhaps constructing their residence during Buckingham’s winter 1902-1903 construction boom. Ernest and Susie Maneval both were born in Germany. Ernest worked as a baker, and the Maneval residence was located north of the river on Lincoln Avenue, according to the 1903 city directory.19F 20 Despite the lack of clarity in this record, a newspaper article places Ernest’s residence “near the creamery,” which was located just south of what would become 100 First Street based on historic maps.20F 21 Furthermore, because city directories are usually published the year before their title date, the Manevals likely resided in Buckingham Place prior to their purchase of the property in 1903. Although there are no building permits for the house, store, or any of the contributing outbuildings on this property, there is one historic photograph that helps date the store and house. This photo was taken at the time of the 1904 flood. The local history archive attributes the photograph (Photo 1) to John Coy in Buckingham Place; it appears to show the store still standing in floodwaters, its character-defining false front visible.21F 22 It is therefore probable that the store predates 1904. If the store was not moved, this photo also indicates that the current house was built sometime after the flood because it is not pictured nearby the store. If the Manevals did have a residence nearby the store building, it was most likely washed away by the flood. Despite the 1903 platting of Buckingham Place, Fort Collins city directories and federal censuses did not number addresses in this neighborhood until the 1930s. This makes it difficult to know whether property owners actually resided in a house on this property or used the store and when the buildings were constructed. However, some writing in the margins of a couple of the property deeds provides some clues related to the house. As early as 1868, the territory of Colorado enacted a law called a “homestead exemption,” which stated that if the word “Homestead” was written in the margins of a deed by a certified recorder at the behest of a husband or wife while that property was “occup[ied]… as a home,” then the property was protected from seizure by creditors.22F 23 The intent of the law was to protect wives and families and ensure they had a place to live in the event of a husband’s death. This law carried over unchanged after Colorado gained 19 Warranty Deed, Fort Collins Sugar Manufacturing Company to E. G. Maneval, March 3, 1903, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 162, Page 119. 20 Fort Collins City Directory: 1903, Greeley: Tribune Press, 1903, Local History Archives at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. 21 “A Gang of Juvenile Offenders Captured,” Weekly Courier, July 1, 1903; “Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado,” W. C. Willits, Map, Fort Collins History Connection, Local History Archive at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO, http://database.history.fcgov.com/cdm/compoundobject/collection/hm/id/817/rec/23. 22 “Flood at Buckingham Place,” John Coy, 1904, Photograph, Fort Collins History Connection, Local History Archive at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO, http://database.history.fcgov.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/ph/id/5940/rec/4. 23 “Homestead,” in Courtright’s Colorado Digest: Digesting All Colorado Decisions Reported in Colorado Report, Volumes 1-57 Inclusive, and Colorado Court of Appeals Reports, Volumes 1-25 Inclusive, Volume 2 (Denver: W. H. Courtright Publishing Company, 1915), 2022-2026. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 9 of 45 Packet Pg. 37 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 statehood in 1876. In practice, by judicial precedent, a person who claimed “homestead” by writing in the margins of a property deed lost their homestead rights if they did not continuously occupy the property.23F 24 There are two such notations on warranty deeds for this property. Susie Maneval claimed a homestead exemption in September 1905; a recorder wrote “Homestead” in the margins of her husband’s 1903 property title with her name and signature.24F 25 This implies that the Manevals occupied a residence on their property by 1905. However, this may allude to the “living space” on the back of the store building rather than a house, especially given a stamped foundation stone on the house’s south elevation that reads “PATD June 8, 1906.” This date refers to the patent of Miracle Hollow Block, a concrete building material.25F 26 The Manevals sold their property to Nellie May Mason in October 1905, who soon transferred the property to her husband, Robbert A. Mason, in April 1906 and quickly thereafter claimed a homestead exemption on that deed.26F 27 This similarly implies that the Masons lived on this property, establishing another resident with reasonable certainty. Robbert Mason, also known as “Blackie” Mason, and his wife, Nellie May, were notorious bootleggers in early twentieth-century Fort Collins. Reflecting the temperance movement that swept America toward the end of the nineteenth century, Fort Collins enacted a city-wide prohibition of the sale or purchase of alcohol in 1896; this law persisted until 1969. Although the City of Fort Collins annexed Buckingham Place in June 1906,27F 28 making the neighborhood subject to local laws and ordinances, subversive activities like the production of alcohol continued to occur. The residential area near the sugar factory was derisively called “The Jungles” by Fort Collins residents and was often scorned as a haven of iniquity despite the frequency of similar illegal happenings elsewhere in town, as in more well-to-do locales like the Northern Hotel.28F 29 Because of discriminatory employment practices and deflated wages, immigrants of Russian, Hispanic, and German descent, like Robbert and Nellie Mason, sometimes turned to illicit manufacture and sale of alcohol to make money. The Masons ran a doubtlessly lucrative bootlegging operation from Buckingham Place for many years, but often paid dearly for it. In one instance, Robbert, Nellie, and Nellie’s father, Frank Kelley,29F 30 were all imprisoned at the same time for bootlegging.30F 31 Blackie himself was a “well 24 For more information on this judicial precedent, see In re Estate of Dodge, 685 P.2d 260 (Colo. App. 1984), https://casetext.com/case/in-re-estate-of-dodge-2. 25 Homestead Exemption, Susie Maneval, September 27, 1905, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 162, Page 119. 26 “Desiderata List Success!” in the Ames Historical Society Newsletter, Ames, Iowa, Fall 2008, http://www.ameshistory.org/sites/default/files/AHSNewsletter_3_08.pdf. 27 Warranty Deed, E. G. and Susie Maneval to Nellie May Mason, October 5, 1905, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 206, Page 528. 28 “Annexations,” Map, City of Fort Collins, Accessed May 20, 2019, https://data- fcgov.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f6cefd3e2f524e3194372bb4ab349e7b_0?geometry=-105.104%2C40.586%2C- 105.022%2C40.597. 29 “About,” Ace Gillett’s Lounge, Accessed May 20, 2019, https://acegilletts.com/staff/ace-gillett/. 30 In one case, Nellie’s mother, Phoebe, was said to be married to James Kelly, a man “nearly 70 years of age,” (Weekly Courier, September 15, 1909) rather than Frank Kelly; this Kelly is most likely not the same James A. Kelley who moved to Buckingham Place in the 1880s given a 1900 Census placing James and Alice Kelley at Cripple ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 10 of 45 Packet Pg. 38 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 known Jungle character” infamous for bootlegging.31F 32 In 1909, a jury found Mason guilty of inflicting severe bodily injury on a police officer, Beers, by throwing a rock at him. The district attorney cited eye-witness evidence of Mason leading a “mob” and throwing stones, which contradicted the accounts of the defense’s eye witnesses. The defense attorney declared that the entire prosecution of Mason was result of “fanaticism on the liquor question” and that Mason was simply trying to “protect a Mexican from Beers’ club.” Blackie faced a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a two thousand dollar fine.32F 33 Later, in 1910, Mason served two subsequent prison sentences for bootlegging. Newspapers speculated his sentence could span anywhere from eight months to life in total because he was unable to pay the $200 fine charged against him and the county did not allow the working of prisoners to pay off fines.33F 34 However, Judge Stover released Mason after just three and a half months served because he wanted the city to be rid of him; Stover suspected that Mason would follow his wife to Cheyenne, where she absconded to evade a court appearance also under bootlegging charges.34F 35 Given the Mason family’s immediate absence from newspaper records following Blackie’s release, it seems that the judge assumed correctly. As part of these legal proceedings, the city threatened to seize or place a levy against any property that Blackie possessed to make up the fines he owed for bootlegging.35F 36 Blackie transferred the property now at 100 First Street to his wife, Nellie, in 1907; Nellie then mortgaged the property in 1910 and quickly sold to Phillip Lewin. This property sale happened around the same time as the last, potentially life-long, prison sentence held against Blackie.36F 37 The transfer of this property out of the Mason family’s hands was related to their association with bootlegging in this way. Philip Lewin himself had connections with the Masons. In the case of Mason’s alleged assault against Policeman Beers, Lewin attempted to take over the surety bond associated with the fine levied against Mason in that case; Deputy District Attorney Sarchet did not concede to this plan.37F 38 Lewin himself was a Denver wholesale liquor dealer; it is possible that the Masons had his acquaintance through their business.38F 39 After Nellie Mason transferred the property to Lewin, there is no evidence to suggest he lived on the property or operated a business there, according to city directory records. However, the 1910-1911 city directory has no listings at all for First Street and East Lincoln Avenue and has one overarching entry for all of Buckingham Place, noting Creek, Colorado and census records placing G. Frank Kelly and Phebe Kelly in Minnesota in 1880 with their daughter, Ida, who lived with them in Fort Collins. 31 “Whole Family Is Booked for Jail for Bootlegging,” Weekly Courier, June 30, 1910. 32 “Heavenly Peace Hovers O’er Home of Kelley Family,” Fort Collins Courier, July 31, 1907. 33 “’Blackie’ Mason Is Found Guilty on Second Count,” Weekly Courier, March 17, 1909. 34 “’Blackie Mason Trying to Figure out His Release,” Weekly Courier, September 1, 1910. 35 “’Blackie’ Mason Leaves Jail after Ninety Days,” Weekly Courier, October 6, 1910. 36 “Blackie Mason Trying to Figure out His Release.” 37 Warranty Deed, R. A. Mason to Nellie May Mason, February 5, 1907, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 228, Page 161; Mortgage, Nellie Mson to Phillip Lewin, July 13, 1910, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 242, Page 244; Warranty Deed, Nellie May Mason to Phillip Lewin, July 13, 1910, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 277, Page 365. 38 “Mason Attempts to Furnish New Bondsman,” Weekly Courier, December 2, 1908. 39 Ibid. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 11 of 45 Packet Pg. 39 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 that it is also known as the Jungles. The only individuals listed individually as living in Buckingham Place are members of the Pino family.39F 40 Including the Pino family, there are two possible connections to the store at 100 First Street known from documentary records. Secondary sources note that the development of a grocery or general store in this neighborhood’s early history makes sense because of the context of discrimination against German and Mexican laborers in the main part of town. Furthermore, the region in which Buckingham is situated, despite being privately owned, was designed much like a company town, but it lacked a company store; the emergence of a privately-owned store like the one at 100 First Street accords with this context.40F 41 There are only two known “stores” that existed in Buckingham Place: the “Yellow” store and J. N. Pino & Sons Grocery. The “Yellow” store went by other names like the “Yellow House” or “Yellow Building,” but was most often referred to as a pool hall, suggesting retail may have been a secondary purpose. The Yellow store was the house of Frank and Phebe Kelly. The Kellys sold their property on lot 9, block 8 to James Morger in 1907; Morger dealt in property rentals, so it is possible that the Kellys continued to live on this property and operate the Yellow store. It is also possible that the Kellys lived in the false-front store at 100 First Street, the property of their daughter, Nellie May Nelson. Unfortunately, because of the illegal happenings at the Kelly house, newspaper articles never descriptively locate the Yellow store. However, one newspaper article refers to a house immediately west of the Yellow store,41F 42 which aligns more with a location of lot 9, block 8 rather than at 100 First Street based on the neighborhood’s platting pattern (Map 1). The Pinos were a family from Mexico who ran a grocery store located in Buckingham Place, according to newspaper and city directory records. Juan N. Pino served the state legislature as a representative for Huerfano County, Colorado before moving to Fort Collins with his family.42F 43 Pino may have moved to Fort Collins because of a scandal in Huerfano County. Pino was a well- respected stockman and was recognized for his political activism.43F 44 However, the Walsenburg World reported in September 1904 that a man, Francisco Garcia, said on his deathbed that Juan Pino shot him over a work dispute.44F 45 The trial was protracted for years, the jury conflicted; the last mention of the case in local papers was in February 1908; the verdict was not mentioned.45F 46 However, Juan Pino appears in papers a year later amicably as a visiting businessman, indicating a positive outcome.46F 47 1908 is also the first year Juan and his sons appear in Fort Collins directories, as does the listing for J. N. Pino & Sons, general merchandising.47F 48 Although no indication of this 40 Fort Collins City Directory: 1910-1911 (Fort Collins, CO: Courier Printing and Publishing Company, 1908), Local History Archives at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. 41 Adam Thomas, “Work Renders Life Sweet: Germans from Russian in Fort Collins, 1900-2000, a Historical Context” (Westminster, CO: SWCA Environmental Consultants, 2003), 12, 14. 42 “Escaped Convicts Are Captured in ‘Jungles,’” Fort Collins Courier, August 13, 1921. 43 “The Legislature: List of Members Elected,” Fort Collins Courier, December 8, 1898. 44 “Juan N. Pino,” Walsenburg World, December 25, 1902. 45 “Pino Jury Fails to Agree and Is Discharged,” Walsenburg World, November 3, 1905. 46 “Criminal Cases,” Walsenburg World, February 13, 1908. 47 “Town and County,” Walsenburg World, June 24, 1909. 48 Fort Collins City Directory: 1908 (Fort Collins, CO: Courier Printing and Publishing Company, 1908), Local History Archives at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 business’s location exists more specifically than “Buckingham,” its dedicated commercial purpose aligns with the physical form of a false-front building like the one at 100 First Street. Soon after acquiring the property, Philip Lewin sold lots 1-3 in block 9 to Joseph S. McMurtry in 1911. According to census records, the only Joseph S. McMurtry in the state of Colorado at the time lived in Holly, a small town in the south-eastern part of the state. By 1910, McMurtry made his living through real estate investment, so it is probable that he was an absentee landlord.48F 49 McMurtry sold lots 1-3 to Fred Sauer, son of George and Christina Sauer. George and Christina Sauer were Germans from Russia who immigrated to the United States in 1892.49F 50 They lived in Superior City, Nebraska, where Christina gave birth to their sons, Frederick, Carl, and Adam. The family moved to Fort Collins by 1904. The earliest record of the Sauers’ presence in Fort Collins is from January of that year; George Sauer assisted Henry Brown with a census of Buckingham Place, counting 135 residents. This census occurred in response to residents of Buckingham Place’s desire to incorporate as a separate town from Fort Collins, to be called East Collins.50F 51 However, East Collins never incorporated successfully because of staunch opposition from Fort Collins residents and the sugar factory. The sugar factory filed a petition stating that Buckingham only wished to incorporate to “enable[e] certain evil disposed persons to sell intoxicating liquors to the employees of the petitioner.”51F 52 Both the Mason family and the Sauer family were among Buckingham residents who avowed their support of incorporation, but they were met by further resistance from “about fifty of the leading citizens of Fort Collins, who own lots in and about the ‘jungles,’” who assumed the same reasoning for the desired incorporation and thus opposed it.52F 53 According to the 1910 census, George Sauer worked as a horse dealer, but newspaper records indicate that by the end of that decade, he was an automotive dealer and worker.53F 54 Sauer took out a building permit in 1918 to remodel a store into a garage, but this was not the store at 100 First Street; he indicated a location at lot 6, block 13, which aligns with the address listed in the 1919 city directory at 242 Walnut.54F 55 It is, however, still possible that Sauer used the store at 100 First Street either for personal or business automotive projects given the physical evidence that the door opening was once much larger, like a garage door. The store has not been used as a commercial space for decades. 49 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7884&h=2184086&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ofc467&_phstart=successSource. 50 1910 United States Federal Census 51 “Buckingham Place Will Incorporate,” Weekly Courier, January 27, 1904. 52 “Court Knocks Out East Collins Town,” Weekly Courier, February 10, 1904. 53 “Want to Incorporate East Fort Collins,” Weekly Courier, April 25, 1906. 54 1910 United States Federal Census; No Title, Weekly Courier, March 9, 1917. 55 Building Permit, George Sauer, July 2, 1918, City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, Neighborhood Services Building, Fort Collins, CO; Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County Directory: 1919 (Detroit: R. L. Polk Directory Co., 1919), Local History Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 13 of 45 Packet Pg. 41 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Fred, along with George and Christina’s other children, “boarded” with his parents at First and Lincoln according to city directory records. However, it is probable that the entire family lived at 100 First Street, which belonged to Fred Sauer in legal title rather than his parents. Newspaper articles from the early twentieth century reference a cellar in George Sauer’s house. A dug-out cellar was discovered beneath the house at 100 First Street in the 1960s and 1970s, which substantiates the theory that the entire Sauer family, including George and Christina, lived on Fred Sauer’s property.55F 56 Like Blackie Mason, George Sauer engaged in a bootlegging business and often found himself on the wrong side of the law. He ran an illegal saloon out of his basement, selling beer and whiskey.56F 57 The cellar of the Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property could have accommodated this illicit activity. George Sauer died January 11, 1922, but Christina and her children continued to live in the house at First Street near Lincoln Avenue, according to city directories, following his death.57F 58 Subsequently after the death of his father, Fred Sauer took quiet title legal action against the First National Bank of Fort Collins for attempting to dispose of property under his ownership, presumably under the false impression that his father was the one who held ownership. This established his unquestioned title to his Fort Collins properties.58F 59 In 1925, Fred married and soon moved to Denver with his new wife, Helen, and their daughters.59F 60 He sold lots 1-3, block 9, Buckingham Place, to his brother, Adam.60F 61 Adam Sauer, along with several of his brothers, worked as a laborer for several companies including the sugar factory. He sold lot 3, block 9 to Henry Pister in 1928, shortly after his marriage to Mary Oschmer.61F 62 Around 1930, houses in Buckingham Place began to gain numbered addresses. The 1930 census has Adam Sauer’s house number as 110 E. Lincoln Ave, but the 1940 census lists the address as 100 E. Lincoln Ave.; the 1940 census had a question asking whether the occupant lived in the same house five years prior, and the answer was affirmative for the Sauer family. Adam Sauer took out one of the few building permits recorded for this property in April 1943, rebuilding the west porch, which was damaged by a windstorm, using salvaged material and enclosing it, but not altering the original size.62F 63 56 Lori Juszak, Draft Fort Collins Landmark Nomination Form, 2019, City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, Community and Neighborhood Services Building, Fort Collins, CO. 57 “Blood y Fight in Bootlegger’s Den Aired in Court,” Weekly Courier, September 30, 1908. 58 Fort Collins, Loveland, and Larimer County Directory (Detroit: R. L. Polk Directory Co., 1922), Local History Archive at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. 59 “Court House,” Fort Collins Courier, March 4, 1922. 60 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6224&h=101520248&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ofc495&_phstart=successSource. 61 Warranty Deed, Fred Sauer to Adam Sauer, January 22, 1925, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Book 501, Page 385. 62 Warranty Deed, Adam Sauer to Henry Pister, September 4, 1928, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Book 574, Page 311; Marriage Record, Adam Sauer and Mary Oschmer, February 1, 1928, Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. 63 Building Permit, 100 East Lincoln, Adam Sauer, April 13, 1943, City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, Community Development and Neighborhood Services, Fort Collins, CO, Permit no. 7330. Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Despite the lack of numbered addresses in Buckingham Place prior to Adam Sauer’s later ownership of this property, it can be said with reasonable certainty that the Sauer family lived at what is now 100 First Street for multiple decades. Throughout the years, Adam Sauer worked a number of different jobs, employed by the Greeley Water Works, in the oil fields, and as a construction worker, among other occupations. His wife, Mary, worked at Ace Gillett’s Café, and his daughter, Betty, worked for the City Clerk’s Office as a stenographer.63F 64 After forty years in the Sauer family, Adam sold his property to Charles and Elizabeth Montoya in 1954.64F 65 Charles Montoya worked for Markley Motors in 1956, the only year he and his wife, Elizabeth, are listed in city directories at 100 E. Lincoln Ave.65F 66 The Montoyas rented their property out from 1957 till they sold it in 1966, themselves residing in Richmond, California. Tenants included Emanuel Rodriguez, a CSU employee in 1957, Herbert Fox, an iron worker in 1960, and Gilbert Miredez, a farm employee in 1962, among others. The Montoyas sold the property to Santiago (Jim) Alarid through an agreement for sale and purchase in December 1966, the transaction fulfilled and deed transferred March 1976.66F 67 Leopoldo Romero Serna was born in New Mexico in 1897. He and his wife, Henrietta, and their daughter, Virginia, rented from the Montoyas, then the Alarids from 1964 till Leo’s death in 1981.67F 68 It is unknown whether Virginia or Henrietta continued living at this property following Leo’s death, given the appearance of “No Listing” or “No Phone” in city directories from 1983 to 2002.68F 69 The Alarids claimed both they and previous tenants used the shed behind the false-front store as a smokehouse.69F 70 Per the owner’s request, the address was changed from 100 E. Lincoln Ave. to 100 First Street September 3, 1985.70F 71 This choice was motivated by a desire to move the location of the mailbox to a less busy street and a location less likely to be interfered with.71F 72 The mailbox, dating from Adam Sauer’s ownership as evidenced by the faded stenciling of his name, still is used today, more than 65 years later. Jim Alarid continued to rent the property to tenant Juan Gomez until 2005. That year, he quit claimed the property to put it under both his and his wife, Clarita’s, names.72F 73 Based on 64 Fort Collins City Directory Collection: 1927-1954, Local History Archive at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. 65 Warranty Deed, Adam Sauer to Charles L. Montoya, et al., May 4, 1954, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Book 971, Page 129. 66 Fort Collins City Directory: 1956 (Loveland, CO: Rocky Mountain Directory, Co, 1956), Local History Archive at the Museum of Discovery, Fort Collins, CO. 67 Agreement, Charles L. and Elizabeth Montoya to Santiago Alarid, December 21, 1966, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 1350, 368; Warranty Deed/Agreement Fulfilled, Charles L. and Elizabeth Montoya to Santiago Alarid, March 10, 1976, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO, Book 1689, Page 359. 68 Fort Collins City Directory Collection: 1964-1982. 69 Ibid., 1983-2002. 70 Lori Juszak, Interviewed by Reyana Jones, May 22, 2019, Historic Preservation Division, Community Planning and Neighborhood Services, Fort Collins, CO. 71 Memo, Change of Address, September 3, 1985, Patti Cappa, City of Fort Collins Engineering Services. 72 Juszak, Interviewed by Reyana Jones. 73 Quit Claim Deed, Santiago Alarid to Santiago Alarid and Clarita Alarid, July 12, 2005, Larimer County Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 photographs from 2004, 2018, and tax assessor cards, the porch on the south elevation was enclosed around 1977 then reopened in 2019, and the wooden deck added to the west elevation sometime between 1977 and 2016. The Alarids resided in their house at 100 First Street until May 2019, selling their property to Lori Juszak, the current owner. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: Late eighteenth/early nineteenth century; c. 1906 Architect/Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Frame Architectural Style: False-front Commercial; Vernacular Residential Description: Architectural description updated from Adam Thomas’s 2004 OAHP1403 Architectural Inventory Form.73F 74 The cross-gabled vernacular dwelling at 100 First Street is situated on the northeast corner of East Lincoln Avenue and First Street (and has also used 100 Lincoln Avenue as an address). There are wooden fences on the south, west, east, and part of the north sides of the property. The wooden fence on the west side of the property is interrupted by two metal, swinging gates, one just south of the store, and one just north of the house. There is a section of wood fence between these gates; a historic metal mailbox sits on a post at the south edge of this fence. The mailbox opens toward the property and has a red-painted metal flag as well as text reading “100 First Street” in red paint and “Adam Sauer” in faded paint on its north side. There are also several outbuildings on the property including: the historic store located on the north-west edge of the property, a contributing shed located just east of the store, a contributing privy located south of that shed, and a non-contributing covered patio located southwest of the house. The residence is set back approximately ninety-five feet from Lincoln Avenue and twenty-seven feet from First Street. Originally oriented to the south, the house rests on a foundation of long, rusticated concrete blocks. There are two shed-roof sections on the north end of the home to either side of the north-facing gable, an enclosed porch to the west and an addition to the east; the foundation of the addition consists of smooth concrete blocks, suggesting a different construction date than the rest of the house. The enclosure of the porch and the east addition predate 1948, according to tax assessor sketches. Pale-yellow aluminum siding with white aluminum corner-boards clads the house’s frame construction. Green asphalt shingles cover all roof surfaces, and the shallow eaves are boxed, except for the west addition, where the rafter ends are exposed. Because this property’s address changed in 1985, there are two facades, the primary/current façade to the west, and the secondary/historic façade to the south. The west elevation consists of the shed-roofed enclosed porch with entry and the front-gabled entry with wooden deck. The enclosed porch’s north 74 Adam Thomas, “2004 Survey of Sugar Factory Neighborhoods: 100 First Street 1403 Form,” May 28, 2002, City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, Community Planning and Neighborhood Services, Fort Collins, CO. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 16 of 45 Packet Pg. 44 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 and south sides both have a white-painted, three-over-three, fixed wood window with a red-painted wood-framed screen. The west elevation of the enclosed porch features a non-original sliding vinyl window and a metal door with a nine-light window on the upper half. Seven concrete steps approach this door with a black-painted metal railing to the left and an unpainted, older metal railing to the right. A large, wooden deck dominates the right side of this elevation. It has a white-painted, wood lattice skirt. Six wooden steps with wooden rails on both sides lead to a wooden gate that provides access to the deck. This deck leads to a wooden door in a natural color with many small rectangular or square panels and a section of carved detail. It is set in a white-painted wooden doorframe with a triangular, wooden “keystone” decoration. These white wooden frames also surround two tall, narrow, fixed-pane vinyl windows that flank the door. There is a lantern-style light fixture between each window and the door. The siding on this section below the gabled roofline is wooden and narrower than the rest of the siding. The south elevation has a non-original, white-painted, wood-framed, sliding vinyl window on its west side and an open porch. The frame porch is about half-width and is set to the right. It has a wooden lattice skirt and is approached from the south by a red-painted stairway consisting of five wood steps and wood handrails on both sides. The porch has turned wooden posts and a shed roof. Beneath this roof, centered, is a metal door with two narrow lights in the upper half as well as a white-painted, wood, six-over-six double-hung sash window to the right of the door. On the west side of this elevation, there is a foundation block stamped “PATD [questionable] June 8, 1906.” There is another date visible, but worn, on the block to its left, which reads either 1906 or 1908. The east elevation consists of an original gabled portion to the south and the side of the shed-roofed addition to the north. There is a boarded-up gable vent in the gable end. The right side of this elevation is dominated by a large wooden ramp with small concrete anchors that approaches a door. The door is located just below where the gabled roofline meets the addition. On the addition, to the right of the door is a boarded-up window opening. The north elevation of the east addition features a white- painted, wood-framed, sliding vinyl window that touches the shed roofline. The north elevation includes the end of the cross-gable and the north sides of both the shed-roofed addition and shed-roofed enclosed porch. There is a non-original, sliding aluminum window with a white-painted wooden frame in the gabled portion. There is also a rectangular basement window in the foundation of the gabled section. The false-front store is situated on the northwest corner of the property. A contributing gable-roofed wood shed and contributing privy are located east and south of the store. The store front is set back approximately seven feet from First Street and three feet from the alley. Oriented to the west, the structure rests on a foundation of concrete and sandstone sills. Faded red-painted horizontal wooden weatherboard with one-by four-inch corner-boards clads the principal (west) elevation. The siding is broader on the high, false front, which conceals the entire front-gabled roof. Siding is narrower to the north and south of the front window openings. Unpainted, vertical board-and-batten siding covers the remainder of the structure. Many of the battens are missing and vary in width from narrow on the north elevation to wide on the west half of the south elevation. The roof has very shallow boxed eaves and the material is corrugated steel. Emerging from the roof ridge at the rear (east) of the structure is a small, ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 17 of 45 Packet Pg. 45 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 brick chimney plastered in concrete. Another aluminum chimney emerges near the southwest corner of the roof. The symmetrical façade (west elevation) features two window openings flanking a central door, all appearing beneath an unreadable metal sign. The windows have been boarded up, but are retained beneath the boards. The siding beneath these window openings is interrupted as if material was added to reduce the size of the door. A concrete walk and wooden step approach the door, which is an unglazed, five-panel wooden door with worn green paint. On the east side of the north elevation, there is a two-over-two, double-hung sash window with white- painted wooden frames and unpainted surrounds. In poor condition, it opens behind an aluminum- frame screen and has been boarded shut from the inside. Two one-over-one double-hung sash windows appear on the east half of the south elevation. Remnants of red and white paint appear on the wooden frames and surrounds. Both windows open behind screens nailed directly to the frame with red-painted metal strips. On the north side of the east elevation, there is a white-painted wooden door with a white-painted wooden screen door. The main door has one large light opening in its upper half, which has been boarded over from the inside. The screen door has metal panels in its lower half and a screen in the upper half. A small, square, board-and-batten hatch opening on metal-strap hinges pierces the south side of the rear (east) gable to provide attic access. The wooden shed behind (east of) the store is a rectangular structure measuring about ten feet north- south by thirty-two feet east-west. This shed rests on a concrete slab foundation and is oriented to the south. Broad, unpainted, vertical wooden planks cover the exterior walls. Light green rolled asphalt sheets cover the side-gabled roof, but in damaged places, wooden shingles are visible underneath. A shed-roofed addition to the east elevation noted in a 2004 survey has since been demolished. Large openings mark either end of the south elevation; the east opening has been boarded shut. Between them are two window openings of different sizes. The western opening is square and has been boarded shut. A small hatch on a single strap hinge opens almost imperceptibly below the west opening. The east opening did not contain a window in 2004, but currently contains a large fixed-pane window with a yellow-painted wood frame. The privy is located south of the wood shed and is front-gabled, oriented to the east. It measures four by four feet and lacks a formal foundation. Unpainted, vertical weatherboard clads the exterior walls and sheets of corrugated metal cover the gabled roof. Horizontal planks cover the gable ends. The principal (east) elevation is dominated by a wooden door made of vertical planks with worn white paint. This door opens on metal strap hinges. Toward the south-west corner of the property, there is a non-contributing detached covered patio. It is composed of a twelve by fourteen foot concrete slab. Four round metal posts support the gabled roof, which is covered in heavily damaged green rolled asphalt with shingles underneath. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 18 of 45 Packet Pg. 46 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION Ace Gillett’s Lounge. “About.” https://acegilletts.com/staff/ace-gillett/. Ames Historical Society. “Desiderata List Success!” in the Ames Historical Society Newsletter. Ames, Iowa. Fall 2008. http://www.ameshistory.org/sites/default/files/AHSNewsletter_3_08.pdf. Building Permit Collection. City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division. Community Development and Neighborhood Services, Fort Collins, CO. City of Fort Collins. “Annexations.” Map. https://data- fcgov.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f6cefd3e2f524e3194372bb4ab349e7b_0?geometry=- 105.104%2C40.586%2C-105.022%2C40.597. City of Fort Collins Engineering Services. Patti Cappa. Memo: Change of Address. September 3, 1985. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Fort Collins Courier Database: 1878-1923. History Colorado. Denver, CO. https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=--- ----en-20--1--txt-txIN--------0-&sp=FCC. ———. Weekly Courier Database: 1899-1918. History Colorado. Denver, CO. https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----- ---0-&sp=TWC. ———. Walsenburg World Database: 1889-1920. History Colorado, Denver, CO. https://acegilletts.com/staff/ace-gillett/. Courtright’s Colorado Digest: Digesting All Colorado Decisions Reported in Colorado Report, Volumes 1-57 Inclusive, and Colorado Court of Appeals Reports, Volumes 1-25 Inclusive, Volume 2. Denver: W. H. Courtright Publishing Company, 1915. Fort Collins History Connection. Photographs. Fort Collins Museum and the Poudre River Public Library District. http://database.history.fcgov.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/ph/id/14241/rec/1. Juszak, Lori. Draft Fort Collins Landmark Nomination Form, 2019. City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division. Community Planning and Neighborhood Services. Fort Collins, CO. ———. Discussion with Reyana Jones, May 22, 2019. Not Recorded. City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, Community Planning and Neighborhood Services, Fort Collins, CO. Larimer County Official Records Search Database. Larimer County Clerk and Recorder. Fort Collins, CO. https://records.larimer.org/landmarkweb. Local History Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. Tax Assessor Card Collection. Fort Collins, CO. ———. City Directory Collection. Fort Collins, CO. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 19 of 45 Packet Pg. 47 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Thomas, Adam. “Work Renders Life Sweet: Germans from Russia in Fort Collins, 1900-2000: A Historic Context.” Westminster, CO: SWCA, 2003. ———. “2004 Survey of Sugar Factory Neighborhoods: 100 First Street 1403 Form,” May 28, 2002, City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, Community Planning and Neighborhood Services, Fort Collins, CO. Title Book Collection. Larimer County Clerk and Recorder. Fort Collins, CO. US Census Database. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/35/. US City Directories: 1822-1995 Database. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed May 13, 2019. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi- bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2469&h=530590769&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ofc301 &_phstart=successSource. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 20 of 45 Packet Pg. 48 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 MAPS and PHOTOGRAPHS74F 75 Map 1: Buckingham Place Plat and Property Location (1903, edited 2019 by Reyana Jones) 75 Photos Taken by Reyana Jones, City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Division, May 2019, unless otherwise noted. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 21 of 45 Packet Pg. 49 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Map 2: Location map. Blue/ indicates contributing resources; Red/ indicates non-contributing resources (Base map by Adam Thomas [2004], edited by Reyana Jones [2019]) STORE HOUSE SHED PRIVY COVERED PATIO ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 22 of 45 Packet Pg. 50 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 1: Store standing after 1904 flood (John Coy) Photo 2: Overview of property from First Street (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 23 of 45 Packet Pg. 51 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 3: West Elevation Photo 4: West and North Elevations, Enclosed Porch (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 24 of 45 Packet Pg. 52 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 5: West Elevation, Enclosed Porch Window Photo 6: West Elevation, Enclosed Porch Entry (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 25 of 45 Packet Pg. 53 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 7: West Elevation, South Deck/Entry (Juszak, June 2019) Photo 8: West and South Elevations ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 26 of 45 Packet Pg. 54 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 9: South Elevation (Juszak, June 2019) Photo 10: South Elevation, West Window (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 27 of 45 Packet Pg. 55 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 11: South Elevation, Porch Details (Juszak, June 2019) Photo 12: South Elevation, East Window Photo 13: South and East Elevations ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 28 of 45 Packet Pg. 56 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 14: East Elevation (Juszak, June 2019) Photo 15: East Elevation and Deck ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 29 of 45 Packet Pg. 57 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 16: East Elevation Boarded Gable Vent Photo 17: East Elevation Cellar Door Photo 18: North Elevation (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 30 of 45 Packet Pg. 58 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 19: North Elevation East Window Photo 20: North Elevation Center Window ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 31 of 45 Packet Pg. 59 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 21: North Elevation West Window Photo 22: Foundation and Porch Skirt, South Elevation ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 32 of 45 Packet Pg. 60 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 23: South Elevation Stamp on Foundation Block “PATD June 8, 1906.” Photo 24: South Elevation Obscured Stamp on Foundation Block “1906” or “1908” ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 33 of 45 Packet Pg. 61 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 25: Store Façade/West Elevation Photo 26: Store Façade Door ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 34 of 45 Packet Pg. 62 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 27: Store Façade Left Boarded Window Photo 28: Store Façade Right Boarded Window Photo 29: Store South and West Elevations (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 35 of 45 Packet Pg. 63 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 30: Store South Elevation Chimney Photo 31: Store South Elevation Left Window Photo 32: Store South Elevation Right Window ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 36 of 45 Packet Pg. 64 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 33: Store East Elevation (Juszak, June 2019) Photo 34: Store East Elevation Entry ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 37 of 45 Packet Pg. 65 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 35: Store North and West Elevations Photo 36: Store North Elevation Window ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 38 of 45 Packet Pg. 66 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 37: Store West Elevation Foundation Photo 38: Shed South and West Elevations (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 39 of 45 Packet Pg. 67 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 39: Shed South Elevation Right Boarded Entry Photo 40: Shed South Elevation Boarded Window Photo 41: Shed South Elevation Window ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 40 of 45 Packet Pg. 68 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 42: Shed East and South Elevations Photo 43: Shed North Elevation ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 41 of 45 Packet Pg. 69 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 44: Privy West and South Elevations Photo 45: Privy South and East Elevations Photo 46: Non-Contributing Covered Patio (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 42 of 45 Packet Pg. 70 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 47 and 48: Historic Mailbox (Juszak, June 2019) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 43 of 45 Packet Pg. 71 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Photo 49: Store (left), Shed (right back), Privy (right middle), and Ramp (center front) Relative Locations (Juszak, June 2019) Photo 50 and 51: House south elevation and store west elevation (Adam Thomas’s 2004 Survey Report) ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 44 of 45 Packet Pg. 72 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. 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Kurtz, New York, Unknown Date Location and Context 4 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property 1903 Plat of Buckingham Place; Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property in Red 100 First St. Location Map; Blue indicates contributing historic resource, Red indicates non-contributing 3 4 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 2 of 17 Packet Pg. 75 Standard 1: Historic Events/Patterns 5 Sugar Beet Harvest, c. 1902 (Fort Collins History Connection) 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property German-Russian family hand-piling beets, c. 1920 (Fort Collins History Connection) Standard 1: Historic Events/Patterns 6 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Larimer County Officers stand in front of the sheriff’s office looking at an illegal whiskey still captured in a raid. (Photo taken June 1, 1927, Fort Collins History Connection) Weekly Courier, November 4, 1908. Weekly Courier, June 30, 1910. 5 6 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 3 of 17 Packet Pg. 76 Standard 2: Significant Groups/People 7 German- Russian heritage persists in Fort Collins in many ways. (From the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Scrapbook #3) 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Map showing areas of German settlement in Russia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (Adam Thomas, “Work Renders Life Sweet”) Standard 2: Significant Groups/People 8 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Ghost sign of the Colorado Bakery, where Ernest Maneval was employed as a baker in the early twentieth century (100 Block Linden St., 1986, Fort Collins History Connection) 7 8 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 4 of 17 Packet Pg. 77 Standard 3: Architecture- House 9 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Sugar beet shacks in “The Jungles,” Fort Collins (Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1915, LOC) 1948 Tax Assessor Sketch 1948 Tax Assessor Photo 1977 Tax Assessor Photo Standard 3: Architecture- Store 10 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Roof and Chimney 9 10 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 5 of 17 Packet Pg. 78 11 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property If the word “Homestead” was written in the margins of a warranty deed and officially recorded and signed for, the property concerned could not be seized by creditors, ostensibly to keep wives and children under a roof in the event of a husband’s death or financial hardship. Nellie May Mason arranged such a recording in 1906. Standard 4: Information Potential Standard 4: Information Potential 12 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Photo of store during 1904 flood (John Coy, Fort Collins History Connection) 1948 Tax Assessor Sketch 11 12 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 6 of 17 Packet Pg. 79 Standard 4: Information Potential 13 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Privy at 100 First St. (moved) Privy vault profile diagram from Van Buren et al. report on Vanoli Site, Ouray, CO Archaeologist Rebecca Schwendler excavating the privy of her 1892 Lafayette, CO home in 2014 (photo from University of Colorado Museum of Natural History) House: Façade, West Elevation 14 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Deck and second entrance to south Enclosed porch to north 13 14 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 7 of 17 Packet Pg. 80 House: Façade, West Elevation 15 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Enclosed porch entrance Enclosed porch west window Added entrance House: South Elevation 16 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property 15 16 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 8 of 17 Packet Pg. 81 House: South Elevation 17 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property West window Porch East window House: East Elevation 18 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property 17 18 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 9 of 17 Packet Pg. 82 House: East Elevation 19 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Ramp and door Boarded gable vent Cellar door (north end of elevation) House: North Elevation 20 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Enclosed porch on right, shed-roof addition on left East window (shed-roof addition) 19 20 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 10 of 17 Packet Pg. 83 House: North Elevation 21 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Center window (cross-gable) West window (enclosed porch) House: Other Photos 22 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property South Elevation Stamp on Foundation Block “PATD June 8, 1906” South Elevation Obscured Stamp on Foundation Block “1906” or “1908” 21 22 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 11 of 17 Packet Pg. 84 Store: Façade, West Elevation 23 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property North Boarded Window Front Door South Boarded Window Store: South Elevation 24 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Roof and Chimney 23 24 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 12 of 17 Packet Pg. 85 Store: South Elevation 25 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Left Window Right Window Store: East Elevation 26 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property 25 26 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 13 of 17 Packet Pg. 86 Store: North Elevation 27 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Window (east end) Standard 3: Shed, South and West Elevations 28 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property 27 28 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 14 of 17 Packet Pg. 87 Shed, South and West Elevations 29 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Left Window Opening and Hatch Below Right window Right Boarded Door Opening Shed East and North Elevations 30 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property East Elevation and Remnants of Demolished Addition North Elevation 29 30 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 15 of 17 Packet Pg. 88 Standard 3: Architecture; Privy 31 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property South and East Elevations West and South Elevations Non-Contributing Structures 32 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Covered Patio 31 32 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 16 of 17 Packet Pg. 89 • Construction: Late Nineteenth/Early Twentieth Century (Store); c. 1906 (House) • Standard 1: Historic Events/Patterns: Development of Buckingham Place • Standard 2: Significant People/Groups Germans from Russia (Maneval and Sauer families) Robbert “Blackie” Mason • Standard 3: Design/Construction: False-front commercial; Vernacular residential • Standard 4: Information Potential Potential to yield information related to homestead law and Germans from Russia • Integrity: Location, Design, Setting, Materials, Workmanship, Feeling, and Association 33 100 First St. – Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property 34 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – The Maneval/Mason/Sauer Property Yani Jones, Historic Preservation Intern Landmark Preservation Commission 6.19.2019 33 34 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 2 Att 2 - Page 17 of 17 Packet Pg. 90 1,128 188.1 100 1st Street This map is a user generated static output from the City of Fort Collins FCMaps Internet mapping site and is for reference only. Data layers that appear on this map may or may not be accurate, current, or otherwise reliable. 857 City of Fort Collins - GIS 143.0 1: WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere 0 71.50 143.0 Feet Notes Legend Parcels Growth Management Area Parks Schools Natural Areas City Limits ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 3 Att 3 - Page 1 Packet Pg. 91 Clerk and Recorder, Fort Collins, CO. ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 15 of 45 Packet Pg. 43 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 14 of 45 Packet Pg. 42 ITEM 3, ATTACHMENT 1 Att 1 - Page 12 of 45 Packet Pg. 40