HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/18/2003 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2003, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 8
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 18, 2003FROM•
IDFROM: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2003, Designating the J. W. Spencer House and Garage,
1007 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to
Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Landmark Preservation Commission and staff recommend adoption of the Ordinance on
Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The owner of the property, Linda Dunford, initiated this request for Fort Collins Landmark
designation for the J. W. Spencer House and Garage. The property qualifies for designation
under Fort Collins Landmark Standard 14-5 (C), Architectural Significance. The property also
qualifies for designation on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. This Ordinance
was unanimously adopted 6-0 (Councilmember Kastein was absent) on First Reading on
February 4, 2003.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 4, 2003FROM•
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2003, Designating the J. W. Spencer House and Garage,
1007 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to
Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Landmark Preservation mmissOhn
t recomm d adoption of the Ordinance on
First Reading. At a public g ary 8, 3, the Landmark Preservation
Commission voted unanimously to recommend designation of this property as a landmark for its
architectural importance to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The owner of the property, Linda Dunford, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark
designation for the J. W. Spe er. ouse�and - e property qualifies for designation
under Fort Collins Landmark and d 4-5 ( ch�'ect 1 S'ignificance. The property also
qualifies for designation on t Nation and t " isters f Historic Places. The residence
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exemplifies the Folk Victorian dct z e excelleffit integrity. The detached historic
garage, which dates from the period of significance, contributes to the historic and architectural
character of the property. A small, non-historic playhouse structure located on the property does
not contribute to the property's architectural significance and is not a part of the designation.
HISTORY
The house at 1007 West Mountain Avenue is a distinctively detailed and well preserved example
of small scale Folk Victorian domestic architecture. Constructed circa 1905, it was built with a
square plan on a sandstone foundation. The home features a hipped roof with an asymmetrical
intersecting front gable, and cla n lap ar siding. A narrow, corbelled
chimney projects from the mmit the e f gable is bellcast with carved
bargeboard, and decorated wi imb 'c d s ' gl and a s 1 rectangular window. An open
front porch, with half-wall rail, extends across muc of the faqade. The porch entry is accented
by a pedimented canopy. The canopy's returns do not have the bellcast slope feature of the
roof's gable. The porch roof is supported by 4x4 posts with flat, wide capitals. A stepped
molding lintel surrounds the main entry. The screen door is scroll sawn in an intricate pattern.
Two large, double-hung front windows (1-over-I and 5-over-1 lights) also grace the fagade
under the porch roof. A historic detached, one-car garage with front gable sits at the end of an
unfinished driveway in the southwest corner of the back yard.