HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/17/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 180, 2002, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 14
DATE: December 17, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM:• Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2002, Designating the Emily E. and J. M. Calvert House
and Garage, 321 East Mulberry Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, 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, Laura Thompson and Bessie and Richard Braesch, initiated this
request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Emily E. and J. M. Calvert House and
Garage. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a contributing
element of the Laurel School Historic District. The home has architectural significance to Fort
Collins as a good reflection of the changing tastes in architectural styles, materials, and
techniques within Fort Collins during the first half of the twentieth century. The garage dates to
the period of significance, and also contributes to the property's significance. Ordinance No.
180, 2002, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 19, 2002.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 22
DATE: November 19, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT :
First Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2002, Designating the Emily E. and J. M. Calvert House
and Garage, 321 East Mulberry Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant
to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Landmark Preservation ommisUPends ad tion of the Ordinance on First
Reading. At a public hearin d11, 2, the Landmark Preservation
Commission unanimously recommended designation of this property as a landmark for its
architectural importance to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The owners of the property, Laura Thompson and Bessie and Richard Braesch, are initiating this
request for Fort Collins Land si f y
nd J. M. Calvert House and
Garage. The property is lisLisotnori!
atio gi ric Places, as a contributing
element of the Laurel School 'strict T oitectural significance to Fort
Collins as a good reflection0 g tesctural styles, materials, and
techniques within Fort Collins during the first half of the twentieth century. The garage dates to
the period of significance, and also contributes to the property's significance.
HISTORY
The Emily E. and J.M. Calvert House was constructed at the turn of the twentieth century by
local contractor Charles A. Button. Working closely with architect Montezuma Fuller, Button
constructed many homes and commercial buildings in the city. On July 20, 1899 Button
received the east half of Lot 3, Block 145 from businessmen Mossman and Galbraith for $5.
Immediately following this tr acts , tto of th r rt o Emily E. Calvert for $1,000.
Emily, her husband, J. M., As their d ghter, v aine the home for only a few years.
By 1904, the home had been d to o B. d argaret S nner, beginning a long history of
quick transactions of this proper y. Since its construction, t e home has seen at least ten
different owners.
In 1925, the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company map indicates that the house had only a front
porch, facing Mulberry Street. In 1931, Mrs. Christensen acquired a building permit to remodel
a bedroom. In 1941, Gilbert Betts remodeled a porch for $200. By 1948, the Assessor's records
show that the front porch had been removed and the original entrance enclosed to create interior
closet space. A new entrance was constructed on the west elevation, with a small hood over a
concrete stoop. Windows on the east side were modified, and additional windows added. Also,
a shed roof addition, measuring approximately 12 feet by 24 feet and a rear porch were built on
the south elevation. These alterations all occurred prior to 1948. Since that time, the hood over f
the entry door has been removed, and a chimney has been added to the west elevation. A I
covered wooden deck is now located at the rear of the house, presumably replacing the 1940s
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wood porch. The house has been fairly extensively remodeled, but nearly all of the alterations
occurred more than fifty years ago. For this reason, the home is a good reflection of changing
tastes in architectural styles, materials, and techniques within Fort Collins during the first half of
the twentieth century.
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