HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/17/2001 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 59, 2001, RESCINDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 22
DATE: April 17, 2001
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF:
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 59, 2001, Rescinding the Designation of the Gill/Nelson Garage,
5529 South Timberline Road, as a Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Landmark Preservation Commission and staff recommend adoption of the Ordinance on First
Reading. At a public hearing held on March 14,2001,the Commission unanimously recommended
rescission of the designation of this garage as a landmark.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On October 3,2000,the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 130,2000,designating the Gill/Nelson
Farm as a landmark. The farm is comprised of a house, a milkhouse, and a garage. The owners of
the property, Jeff Nowak and Rayno and Patty Seaser, have initiated this request for the rescission
of the garage's landmark designation. Due to an existing access easement,the Gill/Nelson Garage
must be moved from its current location. As there is no other location on the farm site where the
garage could be placed that would not have a significant detrimental effect on the integrity of the
remaining historic structures, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the best
course of action is the demolition of the garage.
BACKGROUND:
On August 9,2000,at a public meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission,the Commission
recommended to Council that the Gill/Nelson Farm,5529 South Timberline Road,be designated as
a landmark for its historical and architectural significance. The property contains three buildings.
The two-story Italianate brick house dates to circa 1890. The stone milkhouse, constructed circa
1880, sits directly to the west of the house. The two-bay garage, located to the north of the house,
was built around 1930. This land was originally acquired by the Gill family in latter part of the 19th
century. John Nelson, a distant relative, purchased the 120-acre farm from the Gill brothers in the
late 1800s. John Nelson was a banker,who came to Fort Collins in 1872. Following John's death,
the farm was inherited by one of his sons, Alexander Nelson. Alexander worked as a surveyor for
the government. He rented the farm out, although he occasionally used the land for pheasant
hunting. In the early 1950s, the property passed to Alexander's great-nephew, Lyal Nelson.
Following Lyal's death in 1993, the farm was sold and subsequently subdivided as the Willow
Springs development. Due to fire code regulations and an existing access easement,the garage must
be moved from its current location. There is no place on the farm site to move the garage to that
would not have a significant detrimental effect on the integrity of the remaining, more significant
historic structures. Therefore, the Landmark Preservation Commission determined that the best
course of action would be the demolition of the garage.
ORDINANCE NO. 59, 2001
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RESCINDING THE DESIGNATION OF THE
GILIJNELSON GARAGE, 5529 SOUTH TIMBERLINE ROAD,
AS A LANDMARK PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS,it is a matter of public policy that the protection,enhancement and perpetuation
of sites, structures and districts of historical, architectural or geographical significance, located
within the city, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of prosperity, civic pride and
general welfare of the people; and
WHEREAS, 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
and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural
assets; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing policy objectives, the Gill/Nelson Garage at
5529 Timberline was designated as a landmark on October 3, 2000, by action of the City Council,
upon recommendation of the Landmark Preservation Commission; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the Garage has since requested that the Council rescind such
landmark designation; and
WHEREAS,the Landmark Preservation Commission has recommended to the Council that
said designation should be rescinded because the Gill/Nelson Garage must be moved from its current
location due to an existing access easement,and there is no other location on the farm site where the
garage could be placed that would not have a significant detrimental effect on the integrity of the
remaining historic structures; and
WHEREAS, Section 14-31 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins provides that the
designation of property as a landmark may be rescinded by the Council by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Council, recognizing that all requests for rescission should be carefully
reviewed on a case-by-case basis,has undertaken such review and determined that in this particular
instance it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City that the designation as a Fort Collins
landmark of the Gill/Nelson Garage be rescinded.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the designation of the Gill/Nelson Garage as a landmark pursuant to Chapter 14 of
the Code of the City of Fort Collins,which garage is located on the lands in the City of Fort Collins,
Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to-wit:
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Tract D, Willow Springs P.U.D., Fifth Filing, Recorded on April 23, 1998 at
Reception No. 98032617,Excepting therefrom a Parcel of Land located within said
Tract D more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast Comer
of said Tract D (said point also being on the West Right of Way Line of Timberline
Road);thence South 89°35'38"West 162.28 feet;thence North 83°53'55"West 5.47
feet;thence North 040 19'45"East 18.67 feet;thence South 890 12'48"East 166.21 feet
to the West Right of Way of Timberline Road;thence along said Right of Way South
00024'22" East 15.77 feet to the Point of Beginning. County of Larimer, State of
Colorado.
Less Landscape and Fence Easement conveyed to the Willow Springs Community
Association covering that portion of the Property more particularly described as
follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of said Tract D(said point also being
on the West Right of Way line of Timberline Road);thence along said Right of Way
N00024'22"W, 15.77 feet to the Point of Beginning. Thence N89°12'48"W, 16.80
feet; thence N00°31'46"W, 89.13 feet; thence N85?14'16"W, 4.93 feet; thence
N00°02'15"W, 60.32 feet; thence S89°35'30"W, 96.36 feet; thence S44°35'30"W,
54.94 feet; thence S00°44'31"E,50.75 feet;thence SO4°19'45"W,57.48 feet;thence
N89012'48"W, 5.01 feet; thence N04°19'45"E, 57.56 feet; thence N00°44'31"W,
52.62 feet; thence N44°35'30"E, 59.10 feet; thence N89°35'30"E, 119.94 feet to the
West Right of Way of Timberline Road; thence along said Right of Way
S00024'22"E, 155.24 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Also known as 5529 South Timberline Road, Fort Collins, Colorado
be and hereby is rescinded.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of
April, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of May, A.D. 2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
. Passed and adopted on final reading this 1 st day of May, A.D. 2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Community Planning and Environmental Services
Advance Planning Department
City of Fort Collins RESOLUTION 1, 2001
OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING RESCISSION OF THE
FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION
OF THE GILL/NELSON GARAGE,
5529 SOUTH TIMBERLINE ROAD, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
WHEREAS,it is a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of
sites, structures, and districts of historical, architectural 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; and
WHEREAS, 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
and geographical heritage of the city and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural
assets; and
WHEREAS, the Gill/Nelson Garage at 5529 South Timberline Road was designated as a Fort
Collins Landmark on October 3, 2000 by action of the City Council, upon the recommendation of
the Landmark Preservation Commission; and
WHEREAS,due to a pre-existing access easement, the Gill/Nelson Garage will need to be moved
from its current location, and as there is no location on the farm site to move the garage to that would
not have an even greater detrimental effect on the integrity of the remaining historic structures, the
Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the best course of action is the demolition
of the garage; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the property has requested the rescission of such landmark designation
for the garage structure only.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of
Fort Collins as follows:
Section 1. That the Landmark Preservation Commission recommends to the Council of the City
of Fort Collins that the Landmark designation of the Gill/Nelson Garage,located on the lands in the
City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit:
(See Attachment "A")
also known as the Gill/Nelson Farm, 5529 South Timberline Road
be rescinded in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
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Landmark Preservation Commission
Resolution No. 1, 2001
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of
Fort Collins held this 14th day of March, A.D. 2001.
W/,f'Ou4 Frick, Acting Chairman
AT TES .
Secretary/Staff
ZE: Contract dated "" vv _yctw«n
Addehduvn
Jeff Nowak
Rayno E. Seaser
Patricia K. Seaser _ /J /� T_ ,t
Margaret A. Nowak LC G A L DESC 1` t 1 J t o `1/
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paragon Paint Partners Limited Partnership
;Seller).
dating to the sale and purchase of the following described real estate in the County of T n
i7olomdo:
Tract D, Willow Springs P.U.D. , Fifth Filing. Recorded on April 23, 1998 at Reception NO-
98032617, Excepting therefrom a Parcel. of Land located within said Tract D more particularly
described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast Corner of said Tract D (said point also
being on the West Right of Way Line of Timberline Road) ; Thence South 89 35'38" West 162.28
feet; Thence North 83 *53 '55" West 5.47 feet; Thence North 01f 19' 45" East 18,67 feet; thence
South 89 012,48" East 166.21 feet to the West Right of Way of Timberline Road; thence along
said Right of Way south 00` 24'22" East 15.77 feet to the Point of Beginning. County of
Larimer, State of Colorado.
_ -- --,;..e n."�A Fort Collins CO 80529 (Property)
known as No. ` City State Zip
Street Address
Buyer and Seller hereby agree to amend the aforesaid contract as follows: rn 2000
1. The date for closing and delivery of deed is changed to
2. The date for furnishing corrtmitment for tide insurance policy or abstract of tide is changed to n/a
3. The date for delivering possession of Property is changed to n/a
i 4. The date for approval of new loan is changed to n/a
5. The date for lender's consent to loan assumption or transfer of Property is changed to
6. Other dates set forth in said contract shall be changed as follows:
Additional amendments: (The language of these additional amendments has not been approved by the Colorado Real Estate Cornnilssion).
am
loon or before the date of Closing, Seller shall convey a Landscape and Fence
Easement to the Willow Springs Community Association, covering that portion
of the Property more particularly described as follows: _.
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT D (SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON
THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TIMBERLINE ROAD);
THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY N00024'22"W, 15.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
THENCE N89012'48"W, 16.80 FEET;
THENCE N00031'46"W, 89.13 FEET;
THENCE N85?14'16"W, 4.93 FEET;
THENCE N00002'15"W, 60.32 FEET;
THENCE S89035'30"W, 96.36 FEET;
THENCE S44035'30"W, 54.94 FEET;
THENCE S00044'31"E, 50.75 FEET;
THENCE S04019'45"W, 57.48 FEET;
THENCE N89012'48"W, 5.01 FEET;
THENCE N04019'45"E, 57.56 FEET;
THENCE N00044'31"W, 52.62 FEET;
THENCE N44035'30"E, 59.10 FEET;
THENCE N89035'30"E, 119.94 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF TIMBERLINE ROAD;
HENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY S00024'22"E, 155.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF
EGINNING.
The forgoing easement shall be a permitted Exception under this Contract,
and shall not render the title unmerchantable.
The printed pardons of this form have been approved by the Colorado Reel Estate Commission.(AE41-1.94)
AGREEMENT TO AMENDlEXTEND CONTRACT .• ^^ --
LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
March 14, 2001
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: 5529 S . Timberline Road, Gill/Nelson Farm
STAFF CONTACT: Carol Tunner, Historic Preservation Planner
APPLICANT: Rayno and Patty Seaser, Jeff Nowak, Owners
REQUEST: Disposition of Designated Garage
BACKGROUND: On October 11, 2000, the LPC gave permission to move
the designated garage on the Gill/Nelson farm backwards in the
west direction, in order to provide fire department access to the
farmhouse and stone outbuilding. Now it has become known that
there is a previous granting of a road access easement on the
rear of the property which would eliminate the ability to move
the garage . Staff will be meeting with all affected parties and
City departments on March 12 to see if any options are available
to save the garage . The LPC should read the property owner
applicant ' s submitted letter and be prepared to review the
options presented to them that will come out of the March 12
meeting.
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Proposed Landmark Designation "
Gill/Nelson Farm
5529 S. Timberline Road 1"=300'
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Community Planning and Environmental Services
k "`' Advance Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
August 9, 2000
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Landmark Designation of the Gill/Nelson Farm, 5529 Timberline Road, Fort
Collins, Colorado
STAFF CONTACT: Karen McWilliams, Preservation Planner
APPLICANT: Ray and Patty Seaser, and Jeff Nowak, Owners
BACKGROUND: Staff presents, for your consideration, the landmark designation of the Gill/
Nelson Farm. This property is significant to Fort Collins for its architecture, as an excellent
example of Italianate architecture. The property also has historical value to our community, for
its association with the agricultural development of the Fort Collins area. The property contains
three buildings, a circa 1890 two story painted brick house, a circa 1880 stone milk house or
bunkhouse, and a circa 1930 two bay garage.
Historical and Architectural Summary
Originally known simply as "the Gill place," this land was originally acquired by the Gill
brothers. A distant relative of the Gills, John Nelson, purchased the 120-acre farm from his
relatives in the late 1800's. John Nelson was a local banker who arrived in Fort Collins from
Wisconsin in 1872. Following John's death, the farm was inherited by one of John's sons,
Alexander Nelson. Alexander worked as a surveyor for the government, and rented the farm out,
occasionally using the land for pheasant hunting. In the early 1950's, the property passed on to
Lyal Nelson, Alexander's great nephew. Upon his death in 1993, the land was bequeathed to
Lyal's son, Rodney, who sold the property to Paragon Properties. The farm was subsequently
subdivided and developed as Willow Springs. The current owners, Ray and Patty Seaser, and
Jeff Nowak, purchased the portion of land containing the original farm buildings in 1999.
The property contains three buildings. The two-story painted brick house was constructed circa
1890. Built in the Italianate architectural style, the hipped roof residence features a hipped entry
porch supported by squared columns, a canted bay window on the south elevation, and single and
paired two over two double hung windows, with arched brick lintels and sandstone sills. The
original stone milk house or bunkhouse still exists, directly to the west of the main residence.
This low profile gable roof building was constructed circa 1880 of irregularly shaped blocks of
sandstone. It features a main floor roughly divided into two sections, and a two-room cellar with
dirt floor. The property also contains a circa 1930 two-bay garage. This gable roof structure has
horizontal wood drop siding and vertical board sliding vehicle doors.
. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approving this request for Landmark designation
of the Gill/Nelson Farm, for its architectural and historical significance to Fort Collins.
281 North College Avenue • PC. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970)221-6376
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Historic Preservation Office FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
P.O.Box 580 Date Determined'Eligible'
Fort Collins,CO 80522 Ounce 9
(303)221-6597 Application within last
12 months? Yes No
Date Recorded
LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATIONNOMIIVATIONFO M
Date: Ju I`1 la 2000
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Address: S52Cl 5. //)6er0)(f Rcl R Co/Gns CO kiSZS
Legal Description: -_See Qlta ched Acder)d m A
Property Name(Historic and/or common):
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Name/Iitle � ✓easeY /-Ar7 Mlie`' p ���
Address: 626 6 deQ1�*5.6ne Cir. ! f Coll,h)s, r fa �d
Phone: 229.aGV3 Relationship to Owne : 0/? .PQC a llha4 nei'S
225-1059
OWNERIIVFOBMATIQN 7/915 OLD I' aSE L LC
Name: 1A4 —'j PA 7 AS FIEF- /VQ WAL Phone: 22 5- l0 5'
Address: 591E G'r. -2qoO C. Sheffield Clr.
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BQIJPIDARYESft•YPE,OF DESIG:`FATIQ
_Landmark(improvement only) _Landmark District(improvement+sitelsurrounding
environment)
Further explanation of boundary determination:
C`HISTPRESUnST DFS.FR�t
t.ocsl Esmrie Landmark Design dan Forth
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Category: Ownership: Status: Present Use:
X—Building —Public - Occupied X-Commercial —Entertainment
—Structure _.��Private __W_zn_zU;ied —Educational —Government
—Site —Religious —other
—Object —Residential
—District Existing Designation:
—National Register
—State Register
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Architectural:
—Represents work of noteworthy architect
Possesses high artistic value
Represents a type,period,or method of construction
Historical:
_Associated with significant persons
—Associated with significant event or historic trend
—Contributes to the significance of an historic district
Geographical:
—Related to or part-of distinctive area
—Unique location
Further Comments: See Addienclum 13 (81, 82 , 13_31 r5q�
(Add continuation sheet if needed)
Please attach a narrative of the historical significance of the property. Include a title search if the property is
its association with a significant person. important for
Further Comments: See Addendum C 4 -E))
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Construction Date: Architect/Builder U ►II)o�n
Building Materials: W (S90
Architectural Style: `� 11 f Re
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Special Features/Surroundings:
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Describe any additions to the property:Vhd
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ne fs 1�112 E. Warmlmu P . 80926
970- 4 2 - yio
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AG12E�riME1�YI'
The undersigned owner(s) hereby agrees that the property described herein be considered for local historic
landmark designation,pursuant to the Fort Collins Landmark Preservation Ordinance,Chapter 14 of the Cade of the City
of Fort Collins.
I understand that upon designation,I or my successors will be requested to notify the Secretary of the Landmark
Preservation Commission at the City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Office prior to the occurrence of any of the
following:
1. Preparation of plans for reconstruction or alteration of the exterior of the improvements on the property,or,
2. Preparation of plans for construction of,addition to or demolition of improvements on the property.
3. I further understand that if I apply for a building permit for any one of the following:
a. Alteration or reconstruction of or addition to the exterior of any improvement which constitutes all or
C:IFIISIPRES\i-nST_DESFRM
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part of a landmark structure or landmark district;
ib. Demolition or relocation of any improvement which constitutes all or part of a landmark structure or
landmark district;
c. Construction or erection of or addition to any improvement upon any land included in a landmark
district;
d. Or if I proceed with any work not requiring a building permit as set forth in Section 14-47;
the Building Inspector and the Landmark Preservation Commission shall be under the time constraints and other
requirements as outlined in Chapter 14,Article III of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
f)ODATED this 27 day of JU W_ }� .
(?A\l MOtAO F SEA Sea PATRlC1A K SirAs42 JEFr NoWAK
Owner Name(please print) —
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Signature
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_Property owner wishes to withhold consent to local historic designation.
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County of i—Gtr111�2(/ )
Subscribed and sworn to before me this �� day of ZSk e
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Witness my hand and official se . My commission expires Z— I C} -Z CU Z
t;ynthia S. Motherway
Notary Public
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RE: Contmct dated '2'0T'a— ,iw uawccn
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Jeff Nowak
Rayno E. Sesser
Patricia X. Seaser Margaret A. Nowak _ LEGAL D ESC L ( n_I U
(Buyer) and.
Paragon Point Partners Limited Partnership
(Seller),
arimer
reiating to the sale and purchase of the following described real estate in the County of `
Colorado:
Tract D, Willow Springs P.U.D. , Fifth Filing, Recorded on April 23, 1998 at Reception No.
98032617, Excepting therefrom a Parcel, of Land located within said Tract D more particularly
described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast Corner of said Tract D (said point also
being on the West Right of Way Line of Timberline Road) ; Thence South 89*35,38, West 162.28
feet; Thence North 83053155" West 5.47 feet; Thence North OB 19, 45" East 18.67 feet; thence
South 89 °12'48" East 166.21 feet to the West Right of Way of Timberline Road; thence along
said Right of Way South 0(f 24'22" East 15.77 feet to the Point of Beginning. County of
Larimer, State of Colorado.
T•_ l+e+l ;ne anwd For. Collins CO 90528 (property)
known as No. "�3�: -Street t Address - City, State Zip
Buyer and Seller hereby agree to amend the aforesaid contract as follows:
1. The date for closing and delivery of deed is changed to A2X 1 m zn00 g . ^/a.
2. The date for furnishing commitment for title insurance policy or abstract of tide is changed to
3. The date for delivering possession of Property is changed to n1a
4. The date for approval of new loan is changed to n/a ^'a
5. 7ne date for lenders consent to loan assumption or transfer of Property is changed to
6. Other dates set forth in said contract shall be changed as follows:
7. Additional amendments: Cne language of these additional amendments has not been approved by the Colorado Real Estate Commission).
On or before the date of Closing, Seller shall convey a Landscape and Fence
Easement to the Willow Springs Community Association, covering that portion
of the Property more particularly described as follows: _.
' COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT D (SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON
THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TIMBERLINE ROAD);
THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY N00024'22"W, 15.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
THENCE N89012'48"W, 16.80 FEET;
THENCE N00031'46"W, 89.13 FEET;
THENCE N85?14'16"W, 4.93 FEET;
THENCE N00002'15"W, 60.32 FEET;
THENCE S89035'30"W, 96.36 FEET;
THENCE S44035'30"W, 54.94 FEET;
THENCE S00044'31"E, 50.75 FEET;
THENCE S04019'45"W, 57.48 FEET;
THENCE N89012'48"W, 5.01 FEET;
THENCE N04019'45"E, 57.56 FEET;
THENCE N00044'31"W, 52.62 FEET;
THENCE N44035'30"E, 59.10 FEET;
THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAOY S00°24 22THE TE, 155.244 FEET TO THE POINT OF
RIGHT OF WAY OF TIMBERLINE ROAD;
BEGINNING.
The forgoing easement shall be a permitted Exception under this Contract,
and shall not render the title unmerchantable.
The printed pordons of this form have been approved by the Colorado Real Estate commission.(AE41-1.94)
No.AE41-1.94 AGREEMENT To AMENOtEXTEND CONTRACT
Addendum B-1
A grief Histort_q
rt the turn of the century,this two story brick farmhouse in southeast Ft. Collins was known simply as'The Gill place'....or
er,as°The Nelson Farm' This was during a more simple time when the owner's name was the address and numbers
ok importance only in reference to rainfall amounts or bushels per acre. Timberline Road was then known as County
Road 11...offering perhaps an original address to reference,as surely one evolved through the decades.
Built in 1890,shortly after Colorado gained statehood in 1876,this tall, proud house is testament to over 100 years of life on
the Colorado plains. The straight, brick exterior and small 'footprint"makes a simple and strong house,one which is
representative of the plain yet solid architecture of the period. Brick walls finished on the inside with lath and plaster made
for hearty, stout protection from the elements. The classic floor plan came together to create a handsome and versatile
building for the numerous generations which have enjoyed it over the past century.
On this once fine homestead,the original stone bunkhouse still exists, directly to the west of the main residence. This low
profile,stone building is in great condition, beautiful in its own right with its simple natural stone and mortar,shuttered
windows, and low roof line. Storage bins in the cellar were used to sort and store crops grown on the farm while boarders
and thrashers were probably housed on the main floor. Evidence of a chimney reflects use of the common room where
stories and meals were surely shared around a table. Windows which shuttered against the weather and a wood plank
floor seem very simple elements yet,in 1880, they were surely considered more luxurious features.
ROOM S IN THE MAIN RESIDENCE INCLUDE (sizes approximate):
First Floor Second Floor
Living room 14'x 15' T Bedroom 1 15'x 15' (+closet)
. Dining room 1T x 15' +bay 9'x 5' Bedroom 2 12 x 96" (+closet)
Kitchen 13 9'x 12 Bedroom 3 138"x 134"(+closet)
Entry hall/foyer 19 3"x 4' 8" Bedroom 4 9 7"x 9 7"
Bedroom 17'x 13' (+closet) Bathroom 7'8"x 5'
Bathroom 8' 8"x 6'
ORIGINAL FEATURES OF THE MAIN RESIDENCE(Circa. 1890)INCLUDE:
Exterior window ledges and trim (limestone)
Double hung windows
Oak floors (main floor)
Four panel front door with original hardware and doorbell
Interior door trim,including rosettes _
Original staircase and bannister
Ceiling light rosettes in dining room and living room
Custom routered baseboard trim
Six panel,solid core pocket doors between dining room and living room
Lath and plaster walls
Built-in dish cabinet between dining room and kitchen
ORIGINAL FEATURES IN THE STONE BUNKHOUSE(area 1880)INCLUDE:
Main floor room/south side (probably for sleeping)with wood plank
Main floor room/north side (probably for cookingleating) with wood plank floor
• Two rooms in cellar/dirt floor
Natural stone exterior walls with rough mortar
Lathe and plaster walls and ceiling
ChnHnroiV uinrinuro
Y, }j•(�., ,l,yy- gat a-iai►:,trirmmJ:7armom dial¢and so-taaC4 af.redClover.;Th} lariea.i,
` 8W i l4 aJl+V'++•9 ""^ i. .: ¢lover looks is utM ■nd'thrlRy.ka.lt Itfi.wld�-CIUrs
Whatla`1ne })�}r ,°aa"(he:.Har could Iv any count ry.. .Tbe, pr�eartt a Iled W d actor
t' " }y�T-• yerf.tre rented hie fnryn to 1'.L.7Sauey, PP t
_ ` .+ � coong g�hOol•'Dlbtrlct'a'fewyean,agv: 'Jr,and Joha Blunk.. itf r..Blunk ha• '•°g,re9uested i'a[
was bitAibarreA:wttatean estimated at cro 1h ae f�llow■i `Wheat.thirty'- �n■ur woo' c
;.: .fit for tuiagf."'IE-7vm estimated at AvOao-tt*,Dora ten aocea and Dab t1 v0 for hrd seen .i
`` '~'lCi4a UtaDtvea�tb hrrtiJahleedfaroAo nh�''- ace - w - t . e ;nee• ( momegd taI
o over t
gave twaat .
V W, co�ntr�ew:one�,would,.-wtell to•see; Peter
t r came
e
.ma 'Ff` 'r.poltnd gin comfortable erred ttapp}. Yatar Bolter cafne hero lNe admey-of a azzireoee been
l' —< homea�and.enou h Can tie eoU fFom 'sa`Hr.,Ballo FID hn 180-aore'of �f a:ot[�+°n Leta
gg d.��Ith t e followin e�o4" in: are competlsd w
,�.,..•:- �.'. i. two scred-toyuretmmetweI ty-avehra¢ A ping�r. _Stir
evle4ammball %-+ El ht foul,eorea oC..7rheat,. fhxn.ot eleo
man agrees a.a- ndTtbeeod le-not vc --A■ "Tt etgttc'of'mtu andthrco-of�t1d11R- Ras-'w01T6d
sat roug-Fi;-tLa ur7({�i�orrad .Fi Bean aote■.of thin b new lead. Of been stflal4[n go t
r� y�j �}yry y Q , (j� _ r woam track br-'the -rant4ity' -- omits he'Sm tweutJ.R.c't*ees�fl n"adould-cla
NCII �ALL�..SfCUlltl'11�11 60M whial►the.dlaEttctle lxing Impfuv d:
t_... -.24 -formesia"h2v1"brmklttY�lve-grs ee-and 190.antta�ll-f:[i: .Fie .ua fa �a71^Il+R
eleven oaks that,oak very:thrlRy bs New.York
•t �' - . tlQ� _nd of ic-rWlae Ito 1+roving_their -----IMv[rhm-1IFscrea,-.pvrchimed =ered'tKawEancatt
s \il<s0@7C�?rl"3rr-T- i�ltRh 2' farms Ih'ever,y 'ivsy-tlist,ri. mlbdi *'r t...r
rc pod ftom- !B Y Y_ La:eAtK adLb�
Ft--" -•r-� 4 +r• .azeaut« _- dnpped_aa_follows:. I ht scre�nt
__ t -
. ., _ .aa Chauncey of millets--=- - againse1�a:at�'tr
Sri Lh4CollowhigCatdit[OA::Ktth Chauncey Ctrmm�ltga Chas fort?ace against nt e• d
-'�.•' :t17119is.1[cnl�t�t'abb[-e..WuuUWI,C�o Ott here.; -Ofool�la'ad.'T.hla'u3fon'hD-half y111,t�OP.
..
:=F ��,�.>-., 3�,,,r,,:--- �.. led] -'ql ••W i3f"flfaal)YIQTOVed'ttl IA 9 o - o that does not attt:
v�otiJ t-y n .e acres ;b ,k cat; .Zen o oldest-Loy en:ry
•.-, - ' •amall'frnita:--:Hv1hos 182 la Crops- ern "van of oats and one of milled a ranee■. Lc
+ � a■follok'a. Ono:hvAd d fort v more undercultl ppea
I3d Chas lv .ep 64i� oC.tislamlt -Rai.
1 .• +-. ;_.t fiveaardf-Ia•whelrr,` t I'n-saticai-tllt4eaetizah-last wit bo lc�aLln.
alaalr iEa �� - ha A 1Nrfght leoanth pitrshn'aa dl�yf I w
umn tnora; .w ilea f� flowu::aa-tLe 1.ea-lartrir.rnaP�ed ttie bo
-%.-v... . - .. seder cut vas- ear- 5sa last. misting of..2W tea. -.Oq Wls. bra �e.oalY uoe-1n t�
'.` .dal ..-. 7r[nhria-Ala tYleaam'�tnsYtae- -' - -�Zhlito-la-ia=an ttib4 n-lytlaoren ae-ibt=' utW Le sets�- i
- ' ]?•D I•Q Wilt Ave and about ten ac n gar en, why!-, tth+undem
slrin cro :-Mc\ally m._ lorea4tseea�shnrh ash•-- - feeling for the }
�rttl +ryas-tnesrrr-eases-..n.r+t=t5e sCaFm m -8 fYllyd- El Uklna Chas ed4enty acres that
'old¢mud on'Jsamso11 alreet tMI kinds of he-evtltsbtlY--iota ma 1t—aa- �I�yEIIr flIU'
behuTIthr V] :- r-be so o beat`. ghtor torn,-and ten " Telsort t
e � J'tleslr p hmaetoptl=,� -. s°t` L-thte_ -
\Z [L_i+_+I- .J�= nw.oOi_gnd- OlY vIA .. Q. at»ue�tht T-heapervla 874.- .
Nevada-wauw
7P�ae the Cnrnoue chap'
-- Chad numerou o ,_H-Ig..Sro _- r Warren came here In 187t. lead. 'PLqq(alto•
a r - --- consists of I - a _U a weU-iln ved farm of three however, be Ines
-.t,nh the ix.ibranai or bFeifalfa�-Fi Wf-ac °' dOrry;-- ncrolrrsre"n1 openingof-the :
under cultivatl this yen acre,of_wheat, thirty of oats, twenty formeaste tile
minister
Y g e. of corn, and one of alralle. .Twenty form the l slid
Dols MWIMUGraham,FlolQ_ OL
C.all Just"
l as t1 t scree of this Is new 1 and. .He also Chas mho cols nod
t .. 'bahm just' mmenced - - -- !io ..t _�u
\ - Chas thlrt �-ree OC Lat'in ) with the -i,a red'
cosa�snUy on- tot - rrIle�d--_pEy--et-_goo a assail-p'uitar-and-l1Ry�gra I'tiudrod c
L -- —Thy` ��o [(uc - year head outh0uo..tuuuenn outtLtge. marked bod tt zudtbl_v
u
ppise v one butxlred-and
non.. , ST0 �11 OOD FQR .SALE. Mlles Brown Chas 168 settee ell ire- ya.I, _ sad I'll bet on f
proved;.and-good_crop_P.toaP?ct.-He :eighty ncrra drat-hn-fa-nut-farming- word for word 1,
ban 100 acres In wheat and .won ty 1❑ for the flret time: He Chas forty acres amost ten year
.)oru: Ho oleo ban tlJpY dire Po vinro' of whmQ.thltteen of Date,.and twelve ( •)��•
JJ ' ._�. . •.B. Preston.hae.36Y aar�pL.beyyj,IfU� of sera.
: orcfiiass eeAwercaio•^r•p■r%Q ut"'O-� Innd�.1'hte to one of.tho lent.rarmsln Late last fall D.-A. Edison bought Tlre.new sprit
vim• - - the nelgbborhood-end Ben known how hie farm of-14b acres. Since that time just too sweet
-' �fnrrrr'irtoo--AlUtouglrhe-h a Rg�u7 IMrTFrJMe'tf7 l"�bfokm adab3t"bl•94n
pen this plaeubut1wo.-ymra--lig-h. .cod sowedt0 wheat 1W-•aeree:�F'lii silents lu text,
Iarl� . 1J4' lJtu�de aryl 'LSpYclrit trees;:1 ernalt fral'ta so m� _. cry good showing. .IlghUsh color, s
is or _ _ flit -tl0e repovlq 'vast ta-ttno;curt- A:golkvanh Sea. ow 910 scree the sidtn,��
S[t--rr _ -c_otn-and:
e` L32�itV R'11Pef� the first Ilnia y.l. 11I. C. Pen nitigton. tslmrnai-.3r1tL
[wn of nlfnlra,conitituo his• rod. He has li0 acres e[wheat and tau of etulI that Itaka
_.Gco. W. Baxtere<ttled-itero_-18Td. _. -_ _ . .
_ Data. ... - - other sort of nt
lIanry Hawk has ItWacree,which Is some, and It Is
9 8, Batt Ong In Real Estate He
optpase lases^ rotiro s�+ivheit333 scrod, being farmed by Ilarrld S Sbaeffer. kind of a way I
1 ,_.:1nNorhtent Colo . I ooru4o-acres-and twelve acro■oC.onte� y,,tOy have thirty acres or wheal, ten thing that we cr,
---vT- - 1i'O"1e-brnnitiug'r80-aera+`[Lls-eme°n` o0 '6ia, nl>[�4evgtipf nl fist([.. :,Tufe In whole oRect In t'
- ��titenrtilaztroytomrmam rert-hu .e•rrer p Nte_bC=ba -tlttyr.nPple`tn+� Yne IntKT.. .-"-- - .Ing ub of n moe•�
dmcntrivat[on:1•opa-hoo.a rroomr-awtrota .tw�y.-uvu grapes and euveuty-11" uA Fmook has 160 Rare nit or oUmr whonc
ij�ta,rp.![p.tatler fenoo fur p• o%M, a oumberpf whl0h` ht`Mon,hmtweuty-dveacres presentcall to t:
.ual1 utura•; a ano tenet •tre•m running usher faults. Tbeso cro ,all heavily i—EM-
I th tb.jy .t; .Welts,-twnlir, •hats &I. laden with fruit this year. of cud corn,
.na up tnec.auneWow thurucr su wu.of fi•r I J. Brockwayis filrutillg a part of 6. B. Hayee,.pooRht lho_larm of Mensurins
�arn ennui. TEi•pla,.. ^ p^ u-'i at an Efaetuas Lew Imt4pring, upon which
noRL o[iWlaroe•mov.e•sua a+. Tor.ateea II or
Baxter'¢ uh ills crop consists acres he ban ten acres of oats and twelve of a fu t I
_ Anmm�•S oLYtrma m, 4t�fnr chi emu'ae a�m oC 19U Hurts of.udreaLRrtd Uven tx scree corm,all Rod•--_ -- -' to ,
i�nQ j'r'^dt� b('mb, iwtY.aasea o(-which-land._ n
.M1 d b In Tort t'alt[P.; •n•fzoaTna S.IT• Luke has el hty aeree that he -8 O;K. Reed has whdt 1p known nn fit 1 of ca7c MO
ws:an on rasa to null Purcru.er.. f, 'tbe.}Isrmovy dairy ,farID.I-14r.,Beal >:nstetp a rot,
ap,{naoRm f.lrermor4 na h•as cmnalepccd fu n+atn6�lln IN7H. He bm .le mllklo twelve or ll R.nen codr., a o(in.or: -
<r - Wate�snnd+,cnr+ur,arc-ttncyerfeet: sixty scare In wheat Drava 1�Iu—LOYtT g
r y�e•tfi<eP:u ua".., took npnclrtl Pulnn to pmcuro onI bushels of It-'-
Will lay of
.nnr auwhur or out lots bi tort Cdtltnr; tor,'((dtftrer,•ann Rv¢mjxs and ttVentY ale _�....retook, q,^t6lndsl rY Is,aMa({' *Ry>,}t
e+_llo Five
I y:E ar rot,fie nta o��lu aii inns rmo'
n<roa bro kc u, ant whlUh Cho L+ raining I br rl.
-- _ ten prko ur.,e!t.ut.0 i.uoasuw Y Tlioiiiru"B�llnelt}ertln-liarmatl _ . . _- ,. .� brokn Ls n co
.. „r vv.ln.0 r.uc�c�-rn- iF"' ••li us'Sill scree Of loud, tvltlt cow Cenl. ,,J„ .,,,.,,,.,, ��
In ln�s .na uu a
emits ninety-four rk resof tvhca t d ��Qf t nall/�ll fasten tL
Und 6t,-Fort Collins, Of oats, lcu of cunt and fifty P. d � y n
vines. He has for aunty more rant, In the "bottoms,'r bSt 1p_�emelvl r t
under odtticatfuu II,year than Inst. �.be adrnnta.ge oLan_uplaud.lnrm.he -- -.
- —Ps^�^1tv—__-.--------WTflium ZambYeDlltUna'lrU-rtor" sold it tour yeas ago, and locatrd on Edward Mellor d
?p138ce08 thaChc)xgnu In improve In iH7T Hu the wuf[I. If I'm 1:7/grrc; with the pLtn„ 61ve7the folio
r.�s'-.- --- - --- - -has l9uncre of-NT I.dl(tcen neree-of following crape: sixty scrod of whoat;' t%tlona:-Chotce eft;
corn and twenly-tl vu fro U. trcr+-and oats ftftae0, uoto fiv 8 to e,sad eight of al- ; 28c; choice cli
$Ia0)Cat'! Articles,
ninety rape vihes. ralra. lfu also has ftReen Trutt treed to•SM:; choice Will.
Fish ng' Tackle, I - rat cot tj urehnecd'hls fans orked and fitly small (rune. av to CrTu; sight
acre, lust hill, and It 1■ hrlug worked ave a ea, 17
Fllag, ete. title season ror Ike ftnt time. to ha, duxxwe find
19 to.Too I
y wheat ten of ontstind Front the above ul find n I them TAG; pla�k, IS W 1.
twenty ¢side of, t. nre� IA.aereeLt-culUvsgnn In this 1
thirty of Coto- - :dlatz�cG�taat.Yeat..tLere wu...Y.d�
_ - 1Tferpll`fCslR9rybsme-tsere{n-IH:: 'iCo"Lacwrs•ed_
liw'Propndron or tau dd�Ityt- .aeree ut which 1.S.i acres are ehotvingg-an-tnarasse'o[-I,4J0-.ice 4 few days ago,_wI
- I la`t/li at, sixtec0 scree imoete,-sixteen bout- paf-cenp•=TLe lots , French workuton
T �ena-Se Saloon act"in corn a'_ touracres In allhlfa. scope nra m follows: LVhcat, gear01 Ilallane from wore
He bu twenty-five aort more In c1l; ow�'ll acres of gns.es;gnl ne acres that olgbt were k!
tivatlon this yratr than Inat. He hd dred wounded.
.gvvvued n1ur-- - ' sixty fruit Lrtee.. twenty-five nutall of bnrleyr.►tut t(10 arr�_tt 1 e 3h�.nTlv�t
TM.
�}ptneep•-Mr i3alur. oua a?4Aa..�• • _. _ --. s and-tw t
t- -< t —�tf. butg!IItuGti6orktti very-hard-I mproving- -Dolled upo IT,
�Lgl1Df S this place and we are glad to see out-, ' ,,._, ]taro l'arart.m■ ate_..__
fit}} u v tjees-�rowntng iris-etibrte.-- in
•TDe Poe (am
Sf. Dl. Covmgton boa eighty'ac� .vlelted thep.totfit
lnl psotorA ktet�king►fn Teun., In deecribt
- �.teb e.err thte •6 ( m.t round t6 •End-'tfiat he pumhuaed Lte4 fall,(eYopped Pn k °'t the Bona me ou,tr
.,d ac• i follows: .Forty-two ocrir 'of- wheat tenour postal ttiLtn The Invr�ttlltlon-a( ga- tnother complact
-'' - - - eighteen of oat,;(f11Reen of corn anti tlon ltedfit the wlth eor�dan W return In,court, and a do
,4otooa too Fear of Tobacco Stord. five of alrAIrA_-h1r. .Covington also late tinter, (as feotoa_the-table.
rma_.ti_C::3reiY'alarlrl.radii crCe, _Lh e.iftQ4k�i the ottice to this wh"erg �
-On till rlace'he has Ma&m of_whrat, -offlee sod place of distribution, nme,_klo ed III al
pgplij yptRY Re. of calls, thirty acres of Beet accommodate.all the settles of '
' h. curnA rid-two and R. half of;Alfalfa- the park:'. Theodore Whyte'wa■m-AP- Adlemoo :
This shoMa what'Af7aaourl ,'pluak,r Can pointed. transfer.- - Andon m the
_� _ . .Tha_JSo-tel And_boardinghousee Are- ITh
�Q mrfor Latimer- y r_ - ...Lewis--Bonnett•haa:. g y
.... �..... "l60 sulilffitY_C at _e-attiictlng--r
"which.hepurchaaed-LwtauGttnn� a-guosts of-samppaen have atf their s d water as hones
.' ... ={ :_. ....•r / `�:.,.:,.. h sixty.acres'or wheat"aud Con .peannee Yet:.but n ra h ;L and aster td the Kr
• �. -: - uncut"It is;an
- The�Tti6ro en Came to-ttTti-trotta= ha rks Lhla etmondr: -_ the-rocky own
j TY'l�.�iice whey have occupled thel
k Ala Ads, _ ugtit').4t'i,iced%-af Rt'&t`-cTaas:]affd' If�f s--' �` -W Ltsrn. that
" ORZ7 'p=+0 - 'L t •tar they ',farmed el Itty acres sttauragLcottage.near Mx'(lregot's for
-- gg - . _ .
- av 4 1s seneun fenced the belanco sad lour'seseons fa_suacesYfoa _ lateen
-- a fall- d m 4 yr
Cedpe seven �, e,-has Ueda real dace-on Fd1 Ju I alias mcuoc
1 -� •� _ ueu;twelva of cote sad"oils- ver near James ranch. - and hen beov•cal
hat as[e of alfalfa• :. Iis5lDtt hoe but Ica neat 'ettmmet art= fur
T.S er a g n'CbtM tlltslr'h"U B p•—
.. . I e.ls gcttht(i It In:Qtpd sh A+:$.Sprague and-J;M. N`Volaver
t �W �•- Upp-etting 6 Sprague-Iwttsartha-l•ithrwtU%_
eighty fruit treea,flRygis[tevineeand .twopooyspacked-+Kith-bedding and -The remains
glxty-othrramail fntIta ttstpn are clothing;for-Lxl ,and-:North park: to to bu brcagUE ;t
GEAR,MQI E.It11;; ufollowa . VV'heaC eightT aerpr,-cote .look}(ter theft mining lathiest.They England,M . Pe n
gnaiy and. faits tr"e tmmer UT rod a.bYslle R'aY_ ilia- Mr. Penn
- ...• thfdo; ^1ve11ty.Sc•N e 4 1e Is . _ of Latamte IalIM FtpdB rogue d 1Le¢c Elemn�
p an u a
�$I`7DE33.g2�D _ land... VVal ter West leraccomt+anled the party dtanaaalY bead!
M1 Jheept Murray has 1�6adres tlih1;,Tid ale: far as SpiiCtme'n mountain nd' state of'Peaney,
44-- ... U acres of�tvhcht;diove�lit-ll CosUt;�tva L�CadetG,°ht?htk some+y ell-ooTt-more-"aawva �
�bd�"aa7e ,a alt''_klad■of - b nnorZ has.
of oor>L aa&three of al(►Ifs. Of small the'halt:-on.the-western;slope toss. J 2�,ypty
frhl[&)(1-A d• grape,-vttxs�_]�- thare,t*se-albf,bles@tm 1 \itiErr• lrth
y eIl W. Unye 1d•000,, moetlP�Cottonw9od-sod 'two Survoyhg - rtka: p Mlrttthro" one time.a The
. popl'if 0 hais . T3r aWp" ,nrw'th{• elQlf-fmrtr(oa',
�- rthev-test: Lt.-Murssy hu r, aura kLrmt.>•tnooki -for tire
-
k z 6gank for tTta celebrated ' - s61y taken more-tat(lies t4..Ia5r out bin weer ot.here,'lookfag (or tied most The InvesUga
.;:', .- and Irf artistic:�rvaer than .any - mcticable route for a t►Ilroad..acrem •• one
F -- - ooMtntmfal 1Hd - — Aatoda bas g
8 Sad ���.'o ei peTsb4'fathd.a M - . LH6ta�glf u
n-Iz:TFmmaede- _ppbbr' . hn
. ` tloa.o r1 Mu 's %rm. He an -
.i ".? '••_'. _ -e aC� mvfn .ttila: �n1nR�lry big-sea I�eu „sw� r n why odes liters
diets
cl,
lih�tt whey t ve of WhlleBarnorlt''cf a .s :e v a dot Hitt
set T - _'. oatSan� e.p1r� h:
ow.Lnd_ .lie fa dtI ageibld slid taa."tlw amLfilrlg�.Color ado fiF3el
by aetttog oat tmee.. hto pper�be has_ a.fut2Onagmenta 'anti,,.literal Vesir jr
—r Rl"vi,ar frvm'tYt1o(hto-SDt000-eattlZ6 'thee -'trlthi�aanoodws.. eApOa+�
_•. "'�= s��'y_ - a•� �o®:r�Ilion Mr. �etnrm.. .trek ls °
1yp� Hg -IlahtrablTleaet6of'w tl—aeaF. ltveot ...
r-"• - - - d_-tarirhicb�:!aa;•broken, ill '.
,: " aYnong WeY w3 dSR5Liaitl
'- a aoo Lae pega.hddit
Salley come hers to 1A73.,- n nor of thick par
a ts.old U 00M'
�ffi p1k1 t]L:7.81�IJ1C2 S1WtTit]r. V a time YMtr he located on ISft agreb a�m t s of 1L�7
-tlzat-lte-baa-ekhoe.11mPros hA:49t�ENo ---. P.Oyp6rd �'ThIta'eh
r•w- ^�+'s,ncraa alye,anU"mTNA4, .1Yr1t1Y�-Tf'@ty:�ISI'a�° t er
t= -- — wo'atnes o �gnthcminp_irrtAb¢ nTa^ ratTd'1.7vef'ItL.
- ' sad emaII�ftitifa: I'ft$as"{ c
Addendum B-4
(Excerpted)
FORT COLLINS COURIER
Ft Collins,Colorado
Official Paper of Larimer County and of the Town of Fort Collins
Thursday,June 30, 1881
A Day Among the Harmony Farmers
What is now known as the Harmony School District a few years ago was but a
barren waste considered only fit for pasturage. It was estimated at that time that it
would take at least two acres t)furnish feed for one sheep. Today it is as rich
and bountiful a country as one would wish to see,abounding in comfortable and
happy homes,and enough can be raised from two acres to purchase twenty-five head
of sheep, and the end is not yet As we stroll through the neighborhood we are struck
by the rapidity with which the district is being improved. Nearly every farmer is
busy breaking more land,planting fruit and forest trees,and otherwise improving their
farms in every way that ready minds and willing hands can contrive and execute.
As we walk along we find the farms in the following conditions,
with prospects of a bountiful crop everywhere.
The Gill brothers came to this country in 1879,since which time they have bought
240 acres of first class land. Last year, they farmed eighty acres and this season
fenced the balance and broke thirty-five of it Their crops are seventy acres of
wheat, fifteen of oats, twelve of corn, and one half acre of alfalfa.
APO NQUM -
22.0'
1 A"C10 15.0'
8.0'
Bath
2 L 5.0 V Kitchen Room 15.0' Second Floor
> 0 Dining
O d
V Area Utilit •0 32.0'
3.0
Bath
Room Bedroom
5.0 Dining Raom Bedroom 17.01 17.0 17.0'
Bedroom
5.0'
3.0 Closet Cl
2. 5.0' 2.0 Closet Close 5.01
First Floor 16.0 Living Room 16.0' 16.0 16.0'
Bedroom
Office
Foyer
25.0'
;Covered Porch
25.0'
SKETCH CALCULATIONS
Living Area
First Floor
Al : 20.0 x 15.0 = 300.0
A2 : 32.0 x 3.0 - 96.0
A3 : 36.5 x 5.0 - 182.7
A4 : 32.0 x 3.0 - 96.0
A5 : 25.0 x 16.0 - 400.0
A6 : 0.5 x 4.5x2.5 - 5.6
A7 : 32.0 x 2.5 - 78.9
A8 : 0.5 x 3.5x3.5 - 6.2
A9 : 33.0 x 3.5 - 116.7
1282.1
Second Floor
A10 : 32.0 x 11.0 = 544.0
All : 25.0 x 16.0 = 400.0
944.0
Total Living Area 2226.1
Addendum C
Historical information
From a conversation with Rodney Nelson
Rodney Nelson and his family resided at and worked the farm at 5529 Timberline Road from 1972
until 1993,.when the land was sold tot Paragon Partners_ The land was subsequently subdivided and
developed as Willowy Springs.
For most of his life, Rodney fanned and-ranched the land at 5529 Timberline Road.... a fans of 120
acres which ran mostly south and west from the farmhouse. His father, Lyal, inherited the farm in the early
1950's from his great great-uncle, Alexander Nelson. Rodney s father never lived on this farts but he and
Rodney did work the land. They rented the house out to local families until Rodney and his family began
living there in 1972. Rodney recalls raising hay and com, mostly as livestock feed.
Rodney's parents, Lyal and Virginia Nelson, owned another fans (640 acres) at 6312 E. Harmony.
There they lived, ranched, fanned, and raised their two children, Rodney and his sister Sonja. Upon the
death of his father in 1993, Rodney moved back to this family farm to continue the family tradition of farming
and ranching. Shortly after thatYthafarm-at-5529 Timberline Road-m as sold to Paragon Partners.
Alexander Nelson, the great great-uncle who bequeathed the farm to Lyal,was married (more than
once) but had no direct descendants as his only child died as an infant. Alexander never farmed or worked
the land. He worked as a surveyor for the government and enjoyed the land more for the pleasure of hunting
the pheasant that were on it. Alexander inherited the farm from his father, John Nelson. John Nelson's other
son, Murdock, was Lyal's grandfather and was Rodney's great-grandfather. It was John Nelson, a local
banker, who purchased the farts from his distant relatives,the Gill brothers,in.the-late 1800's. John came to
this area in 1872 from Wisconsin. Six generations of the Nelson family have lived in Larimer county over the
last 128 years.
From conversations-with.Rodney,and-his_wife.Cathy,wgmnstrucLdthe following lineage as it
relates to this farm.
Rodney Nelson (born 1952)\
Lived in house (1972-93) 1
and farmed the[and with his father, Lyal,
all his life (until 1993)
Father \L
Lyat Nelson I Farm inherited
Father g I
Clovis Nelson
Father (3rO2Y5 Brother L�, 2odnry�S
Murdock Nei on Alexander Nelson great-grPafUr1C�
/J (Owned farm) d
Father L
"John Nelson
Distant relative
Don Gill
Homesteader
•John Nelson owned the farm at the present day comer(SW) of Lemay and Swallow. The stone milk house which still
stands on that property was built by John Nelson.
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344 E.Foothills Fkwy.
Suite 6EB
• FL Collins,CO 80525
Phone 970-225-1059
Fax 970-2256087
July 7, 2000
Ms.Karen McWilliams
Historic Preservation Planning Office
City of Ft Collins
281 N. College
Ft. Collins,CO. 80522
Dear Karen and fellow Historical Preservation Planners,
After much thought and discussion,we find ourselves intent on obtaining historic designation for our property at
5529 S.Timberline Road The three of us respect the historic value of this farmhouse and stone bunkhouse and we
are committed to being our part to keep it what it is....a dear and valuable historic asset,a gemstone of a by-gone
era, a great place! We feel that our designation,however,must be provisional on one condition being met by the
city.... and we hope you can both understand our position and stand beside us as we ask you to"come to bat for us"
as we strive to do our very best with this property.
At our initial conceptual review with the city on June 26th,we were presented with a few roadblocks,which are of
serious to us. The only one we feel we are not able to accept as"curable"in our design and use of the property is
this one: access off of Timberline Road
To our major surprise,we were informed at the June 26th conceptual review meeting that vehicular access to the
farmhouse,off of Timberline,might be denied at some future date. We are tmited and sery strong in our
contention that the lack of access off of a major street(Timberline)would severely compromise this property. As
we worked with you regarding historic designation,we learned(and appreciated the fact that)public access and
enjoyment of historical property is a driving motivation behind the work that you be. It only makes sense that
public access to this house and property be convenient and logical..... encouraging use and enjoyment of the
property. W sincerely believe that this farmhouse and the surrounding property needs to be visible and accessible,
to the highest degree from Timberline Road The public would best be served by ensuring the property's original
design and intent,with access off of Timberline.
Suggested access through an easement on the northwest comer of the property presents several problems,the least
of not which is channeling traffic through a residential neighborhood and,even wore, then through a parking lot
for the Willow Springs swimming pool and clubhouse. It just doesn't make sense! Only access from Timberline
will maintain and respect the historical integrity of this property....it is the Timberline entry which presents the
home to the public in it's historical and original manner.......from the front,where the design and appeal of the
house is maximized to it's fullest enjoyment. Access to the property from the northwest would be so sad for the
city; it would severely detract from your purpose and-our goat in preserving this property in its finest light.
We ask,as an condition to our historical designation request,that you do everything in your power to maintain
access to this property off of Timberline. The city planners and traffic engineers need to understand from you,the
historical planners, how vital it is to maintain the best access to this house.... an access which can best preserve the
original design of the house, an access which can offer the most enjoyment to the public as they pass,enter,and
enjoy the property,an access which serves the most good for everyone,in all aspects.
We hope you can understand and support the fact that the historical designation of this property must clearly honor
it's past by preserving it's original entrance. We are relying on you to represent this position to the city.... our
intention of becoming an historically designated property pivots on the Timberline access and your assistance in
this area.
We thank you for your support as we continue forward,bringing this great homestead to life again. We are hopeful
that our historical designation can proceed,with this one important condition being met We strive to create an
acceptable project which can retain and maintain that part of our local history to which we happily and readily
cling!
Sincerely, X/
Rayno Sesser Jeff Nowak Patricia Sesser