HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/18/2003 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 018, 2003, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 18, 2003FROM•
FROM: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 018, 2003, Designating the Wiggins House and Garage, 1009
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, Patricia Taylor, initiated this request for Fort Collins Landmark
designation for the Wiggins 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: 14
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 4, 2003FROM•
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 018, 2003, Designating the Wiggins House and Garage, 1009
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 mmissiOhn
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doption of the Ordinance on
First Reading. At a public g ary 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, Patricia Taylor, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark
designation for the Wiggins Hoese�rid Garage. he rgertyqualifies for designation under
Fort Collins Landmark Standard l (C), ite ra1Sificance. The property also
qualifies for designation on tire Nation and t egisters .of Historic Places. The residence
exemplifies the Craftsman ar�ciitura w' excellent' ntegrity. The detached historic
garage, which dates from the period of significance, has good integrity and contributes to the
historic and architectural character of the property.
HISTORY
The Wiggins House is a well preserved and detailed specimen of Craftsman residential
architecture, with numerous distinctive features, including battered porch piers, a pergola, and
roughcast pebbled "Kelly Stone" wall finish. Latimer County Tax Assessor's Records indicate
that the residence was constructed in 1921. The home features intersecting front gables, with
exposed rafters and purlins, wZd o rhan 'n av ss fie, battered porch piers support
a pergola on the east side of a fagad as we a eene ront porch with solid half walls.
Windows are predominately o�ovr- e li s, ouped in airs and bands of three and four.
On the west elevation is an exterior chimney o uff-colored brick, flanked by vertical-pane
four-light windows. The house's extent of architectural details and high level of integrity set it
apart from most other Craftsman residential dwellings in Fort Collins. The front gabled, wood
frame detached garage dates from the period of significance and has good integrity. It is a
significant contributing element to the historical and architectural importance of the property.