HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/07/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 142, 2000, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 7, 2000STAFF:
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 142, 2000, Designating the Edwin and Ella Wolf House and
Garage, 120 Pearl Street, 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 owners of the property, Joe and Virginia McConathy, initiated this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the Edwin and Ella Wolf House and Garage. This building has
architectural significance to Fort Collins, as a good example of the Craftsman bungalow style of
architecture in Fort Collins. Dating to the period of significance,the garage shares many of the same
stylistic elements as the house, and contributes to the architectural importance of the property.
Ordinance No. 142, 2000, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000.
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 18
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 17, 2000FROM
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 142,2000,Designating the Edwin and Ella Wolf House and Garage,
120 Pearl Street, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption the Or anc n irst Rea g. At a public hearing held on
September 27, 2000, the Lan k a ' Comy
n unanimously recommended
designation of this property as a landmark for its architectural importance to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The owners of the property,Joe and Virginia McConathy,are initiating this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the ' a la Garage. This building has
architectural significance to F Col as a o x pl f e Craftsman bungalow style of
architecture in Fort Collins. D 'ng to th rio t icanc he garage shares many of the same
410 stylistic elements as the house, t o chite importance of the property.
History - In the years prior to 1935, countless bungalows were built in the Fort Collins area, and
many of these still exist. Perhaps because of their abundance, Fort Collins' bungalows are often
overlooked in terms of recognizing their historic significance. This is ironic, though, because the
bungalow style is particularly significant to Fort Collins, as the city's dominant housing style for
working-class families for more than a quarter century.
The Wolf home at 120 Pearl Street is a wonderful example of a bungalow, with few alterations.
Character defining elements i ude pen th rc , with massive battered piers; a
gabled roof with square butt ingles i he ga e ovgnanging roof eaves, with exposed
rafters and purlins, and windo wi ti-li t er sashel Additional features found on this
bungalow are the stucco walls, an a boxe ay on the south elevation, created by an intersecting
gable. The building is virtually unaltered. The only known changes are an octagonal window and
a non-original door in the mud-porch, located on the rear elevation.