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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: October 18, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 115, 2005,Designating the Blanchard/Bates House and Garage,
1201 Laporte Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City
of Fort Collins.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the property,Marian and Kurt Schwabauer,are initiating this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the Blanchard/Bates House and Garage. The property qualifies for
designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Preservation Standards (1) and (3). The property
embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,period,and method of construction,and contributes
to the historical and architectural significance of Fort Collins. An excellent example of the Classic
Cottage architectural style, the brick dwelling remains relatively unchanged, with very good
individual integrity. For over 100 years, this quaint Classic Cottage has continuously added to the
historic nature of the area. The property also contains a notable single car wooden garage, with a
very interesting and unusual garage door and historic hardware. The garage exhibits excellent
integrity, and would likely qualify for Landmark designation in its own right.
Ordinance No. 115, 2005, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 4, 2005.
ORDINANCE NO. 115, 2005
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE BLANCHARD/BATES HOUSE AND GARAGE, 1201 LAPORTE
AVENUE, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14-2 of the City Code, the City Council has established a
public policy encouraging the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of historic landmarks
within the City; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution dated September 14, 2005, the Landmark Preservation
Commission ("Commission") has determined that the Blanchard/Bates House and Garage have
architectural and historical importance to the City; the house is an excellent example of the Classic
Cottage architectural style, with very good integrity, and the notable single car wooden garage
exhibits excellent integrity, and would likely qualify for Landmark designation in its own right;
additionally, the property has contributed to the history of our community for over 100 years; and
WHEREAS,the Commission has further determined that said property meets the criteria of
a landmark as set forth in Section 14-5 of the Code and is eligible for designation as a landmark,and
has recommended to the City Council that said property be designated by the City Council as a
landmark; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the property have consented to such landmark designation; and
WHEREAS, such landmark designation will preserve the property's significance to the
community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation of the Commission and
desires to approve such recommendation and designate said property as a historic landmark.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the property historically known as the Blanchard/Bates House and Garage,
including the adjacent lands upon which the historic buildings are located, in the City of Fort
Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit:
Lot 22, Hensels Addition, Fort Collins
also known as 1201 Laporte Avenue
be,and hereby is,designated as a Fort Collins Landmark pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the
City of Fort Collins.
Section 2. That the Secretary of the Interior's standards and guidelines for the treatment of
historic properties will serve as the standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to
the buildings and structures located upon the above described property will be reviewed for
compliance with Chapter 14, Article III, of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
October, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage on the 18 day of October, A.D. 2005.
i
ayor
TEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of October, A.D. 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ITEM NUMBER: 16
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: October4, soon
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT 711
First Reading of Ordinance No. 115, 2005, Designating the Blanchard/Bates House and Garage,
1201 Laporte Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City
of Fort Collins.
RECOMMENDATION
The Landmark Preservation Commission and staff recommend adoption of the Ordinance on First
Reading. At a public hearing held on September 14,2005,the Landmark Preservation Commission
unanimously recommended designation of this property as a landmark for its architectural and
historical importance to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the property,Madiwand KurtSchwabauer,are' ' iating this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the Blanchard/Bates House and Garage. The property qualifies for
designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Preservation Standards (1) and (3). The property
embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, and method of construction, and
contributes to the historical and architectural significance of Fort Collins. An excellent example of
the Classic Cottage architectural style, the brick dwelling remains relatively unchanged, with very
good individual integrity. For over 100 years, this quaint Classic Cottage has continuously added
to the historic nature of the area. The property also contains a notable single car wooden garage,
with a very interesting and unusual garage door and historic hardware. The garage exhibits excellent
integrity, and would likely qualify for Landmark designation in its own right.
BACKGROUND
Architectural and Historical facklgo d
The Blanchard/Bates House was ui vcirca 1902 This oNaa half story Classic Cottage style
dwelling is constructed of double wythe red brick, laid in running bond. The home features a hip
with gable roof of moderate pitch, with overhanging boxed eaves and eave returns. In each gable
end are imbricated shingles of square-cut wood,and squared single pane windows with lattice lights.
The west elevation contains a boxed bay window. The open front porch has a brick half wall,
topped by dressed stones. Its hipped roof rests on squared porch supports of red brick. Windows
are predominately narrow, 1-over-1 double hung, and sash and transom, with an interesting
combination of dressed stone sills and blonde brick headers, laid in a squared fan pattern. The
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home's blonde brick water table rests on a foundation of parging over brick. There is a non-historic
shed-roof addition at the rear of the house,possibly a closed-in porch or mud-room. This addition
is clad with wood shakes stained brown. While not historic,the addition is small,inset,and located
at the rear of the house. It doesa etract-frgm e me,,;s at*itectural importance, and is an
element of the dwellings histo 0. `
Of special note is a wood fra single in
ed gar located at the rear of the home,
immediately adjacent to the shed roofed addition. A building permit, dated July 14, 1929, was
obtained by Beulah Bates for the construction of this garage, at an estimated cost of$160. The
garage is comprised of narrow lapped wood siding, under a gable roof. This garage features a
locally rare and very interesting set of garage doors, comprised of three sections. Each section
contains a pair of vertically oriented fixed pane windows, with clipped outer corners. The center
panel features the same pattern in its wood work. The garage doors are built of vertically oriented
boards, utilizing historic hardware, including strap hinges and an overhead roller system, for
operation. This garage has excellent architectural integrity, and would likely qualify for Landmark
designation in its own right.
Latimer County Assessor's records indicate that the Blanchard/Bates House was constructed in
1902, which is consistent with the dwelling's architectural style and with the construction dates of
nearby dwellings. However,the home's early history is obscure. The house first appears on record
in the 1909-1910 city directory�dere shi . Blanchard and his wife Ella. Also
residing at the address is Dale) lanchar who d h li y repairing automobiles—one of
only three individuals or firms listed under Au miabile Repa at this time. Little else is known
about the Blanchards. By 191i-4,5-thie h6me-was:}owned briefly by Roy G. Coffin and his wife,
famous for his association with the Lindenmeier Archeological Site. The Coffin's residency was
followed in 1917 by Charles P. Bates and his wife, Beulah B. Bates. Charles was variously a
cattleman,farmer,and finally,insurance agent and stock broker. It was during the Bates' ownership
that the existing wood frame garage was constructed, in 1929. The home changed hands again
during the 1930s and in the 1940s. By the mid-1950s, the home's longest residents, John M. and
Ruth Ireland, appear. John "Jack" Ireland worked for the Colorado & Southern Railroad as a
telegraph operator and a station manager. He began his career with the C&S in Chugwater,
Wyoming, and moved to various Wyoming and Colorado communities as the railroad needed,
before the family's final move to Fort Collins in the early 1940s. Ruth Ireland had a series of
careers. She taught school in Wyoming,and,while the couple lived in Chugwater,was the publisher
of the Chug-water Record and owned a grocery store. Ruth also worked as a telegraph operator for
the Colorado& Southern,and was the station agent for Windsor for a year. Following the Irelands,
in 1980,the home was sold to John J. Little and his wife Joyce. John Little is a Project Manager for
the Poudre R-1 School District,�hile joy uti ies� p 'alist for Colorado State University's
Facilities Department. The Litt1rs remained at 1 0 % aporte v ue until the mid-1980s,when the
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family outgrew the three bed" om home. A ,>thu time, the current owners, Marian and Kurt
Schwabauer, purchased the hose-as ant me property, Since 1983, the Blanchard/Bates
property has been continuously occupied by various tenants, primarily graduate students and
teachers. Kurt has spent most of his career in management positions with telecommunication
companies, and is currently employed as a sales manager for a commercial lighting firm. Marian
worked 10 years as a graphic artist, became a homemaker when the children were born, and is
currently employed as a paraprofessional, teaching children with special needs.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution 6, 2005 of the andmar ese onNimiron
2. Landmark Preservation ommis n S fpteer 14, 2005
3. Historic Landmark De gnation .`ommao oim �