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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/16/2001 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2, 2001, DESIGNATI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 8 DATE: January 16, 2001 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Karen McWilliams SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2, 2001, Designating the Deines Barn and Twin Silos, 7225 and 7309 South College Avenue, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The owner of the property,the Shenandoah Home Owners Association,is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Deines Barn and Twin Silos. These structures have architectural importance to Fort Collins as locally rare examples of farmstead architecture, and 410 historical importance for their association with the agriculture development of Fort Collins. Ordinance No. 2, 2001 was unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 2, 2001. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 20 10 DATE: January 2, 2001 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Karen McWilliams SUBJECT: First Reading of Ordinance No. 2, 2001, Designating the Defines Bam and Twin Silos, 7225 and 7309 South College Avenue, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption the Or pnanc'en ea (id At a public hearing held on December 13, 2000, the L dmaz i Commi unanimously recommended designation of this property as a dm hitectu historical importance to Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The owner of the property,the Shenandoah Home Owners Association, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark desig on rowi epricultayrevse(lopmentof Silos. These structures have architectural importance to F Collin1xf farmstead architecture, and historical importance for their socia ' a Fort Collins. History -Located on the west side of College Avenue,the Deines Farm was originally comprised of several buildings,including two houses,two barns,two silos and two garages. An intensive-level survey in 1994 determined that the only structures with historical significance were the main barn and the twin silos. The non-historic structures were removed,and today only the main barn and twin silos remain. Elizabeth Case originally pat ed th st i 18ye rly twentieth century, general farming and cattle ranching to place o he f s nt through a variety of owners until 1942,when John and M ein ch d farmnes family owned the property for over 40 years, raising alfalfa an com on 0 irrigated acres, and dryland wheat and barley. The Deines family also raised purebred Herefords, but this was not a large-scale operation. After John Deines, Jr.'s death in 1962, tenants farmed the property, although John Deines III returned to farm the land between 1969-1974. In 1984, the Defines'family trust sold the property to Del E. Web Commercial Property. Today, Shenandoah Land Limited Liability Company owns the property. One of the most striking features of this former farmstead is the large barn. Although the date of construction is disputed,it is known that the structure was built between 1904 and 1918. Assessor's cards indicate that the interior of the barn included box stalls and a partial concrete floor, and that in 1949 a 12'by 45'section of the north end of the barn was used as a granary. Although today a portion of the first floor is used as a tack room, the barn is otherwise little changed. The barn has a combination of concrete parging over stone and concrete foundation. The walls are clad with a combination of board and batten and horizontal weatherboard siding. All exterior walls are painted red. The moderately pitched gambrel roof is clad with corrugated metal roofing and has boxed eaves. DATE: anuary ITEM NUMBER: Another unique aspect of this property is the twin silos,located just west of the barn. Built in 1915, the silos are constructed of reinforced concrete and are each 12 feet in diameter and 30 feet in height. John Deines built the wooden gabled structure over the silos in 1945, to shield them from the elements. This unusual gabled structure is wood frame covered with wood shingles and has exposed rafter-ends. The barn and twin silos are relatively unaltered from their original condition. The barn also appears to be one of the largest in the Fort Collins area, and is one of only eight area barns with a gambrel roof. In addition,the silos are significant in that they are among only 15 silos still extant in the Fort Collins.Urban Growth Area. They also are notable for their unique gable roof structure. Agriculture once dominated Fort Collins,but over the past forty years,the city has experienced rapid growth,and consequently,many bams and s Oplyt is important to recognize and preserve the contribution of f ers tsfieDeines barn and twin silos.