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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/05/2013 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2013, DESIGNATDATE: February 5, 2013 STAFF: Josh Weinberg AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 20 SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2013, Designating the Zimmerman Property, 712 Dartmouth Trail, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owners of the property, Jason Franikowski and Jennifer Haussmann, are initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Zimmerman Property, 712 Dartmouth Trail. The property is eligible for designation as a Landmark under Designation Standard 3, as an excellent representation of late 1960s Ranch-style architecture in Fort Collins. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Constructed in 1967, the residence displays many character defining features of the Ranch architectural style, including a low-pitched roof with wide overhanging eaves and broad, low, front-facing gables, prominent garage, contrasting materials, decorative wooden porch supports, and floor-to-ceiling windows. The open interior plan, low and linear shape, and minimal detail of the Ranch styles caught the attention of post- World War II society. The simplistic form represented the postwar fascination with the American West and also allowed for standardization in the construction process. Within the context of the Cold War, the overall protective form of the Ranch style house – with low-pitched roofs and wide overhanging eaves – combined with the secluded nature of suburban neighborhoods of cul-de-sacs and irregular patterned streets, appealed to American families that sought solace from perceived Communist threats. Decorative traditional elements, such as decorative porch supports or shutters, were also common and were loosely based on Spanish or English precedents. Attached and focal garages became an integral part of this style as reliance on streetcars and buses for personal transportation was reduced with the availability of the automobile. As the building period of the style progressed into the 1960s, garages became more prominent than in earlier examples. Additionally, picture windows and porches in the front, along with sliding glass doors in the rear, provided occupants of Ranch homes with opportunities to embrace the serene and safe surroundings of their secluded, planned, and controlled suburban environment. Oriented to the south and centered on a large lot with grassy front and rear yards, this spacious Ranch style home rests on a concrete foundation. The majority of the primary (southern) elevation of this U-shaped house features blonde, nearly white brick, while the garage and remaining elevations are clad in board and batten siding. The roof is predominantly side gabled with two intersecting front gabled elements on each end, which comprise the overall U-shape of the building. The westernmost brick element contains living space and the easternmost is a dominant garage that protrudes more than the western front gabled element. Eaves are boxed and feature wide overhangs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At a public hearing held on January 7, 2013, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standard (3), as an excellent representation of late 1960s Ranch-style architecture in Fort Collins. February 5, 2013 -2- ITEM 20 ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map 2. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form and Agreement 3. Staff Report 4. Photos 5. Resolution 3, 2013, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark Designation of the Zimmerman Property at 712 Dartmouth Trail St Lukes Episcopal Preschool Trinity Lutheran Church Preschool Spring Park Indian Hills Park Spring Creek Spring Creek Park Pond Duke Ln Busch Ct Stanford Rd Cornell Ave Osage St Cambridge Dr Che y e n n e D r Apache Ct Dartmouth Trl Duke Sq C h e r o k e e D r Villanova Ct Indi a n Hills C i r Purdue Rd K i o w a C t Bristol Ct Marquette St Peterson St Whedbee St Spring Park Dr Dartmouth Cir Dartmouth Trl Cheyenne Dr P u r Revised 09-2004 Page 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 712 Dartmouth Trail, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Legal Description: Lot 81, Indian Hills Subdivision, Fifth Filing; Located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 7 North, Range 69 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian; City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado Property Name (historic and/or common): The Zimmerman Property OWNER INFORMATION: Name: Jason E. Franikowski and Jennifer R. Haussmann Email: Jason.Franikowski@ColoState.EDU Address: 712 Dartmouth Trail, Fort Collins, CO 80525 CLASSIFICATION Category Ownership Status Present Use Existing Designation Building Public Occupied Commercial Nat’l Register Structure Private Unoccupied Educational State Register Site Religious Object Residential District Entertainment Government FORM PREPARED BY: Name and Title: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner Address: City of Fort Collins – Community Development and Neighborhood Services P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Phone: 970-221-6206 Email: jweinberg@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: None Date: November 28, 2012 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 ATTACHMENT 2 Revised 09-2004 Page 2 TYPE OF DESIGNATION and BOUNDARIES Individual Landmark Property Landmark District Explanation of Boundaries: The boundaries of the property being designated as a Fort Collins Landmark correspond to the legal description of the property, above. SIGNIFICANCE Properties that possess exterior integrity are eligible for designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts if they meet one (1) or more of the following standards for designation: Standard 1: The property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history; Standard 2: The property is associated with the lives of persons significant in history; Standard 3: The property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; Standard 4: The property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The home at 712 Dartmouth Trail represents one of many Ranch homes within the Indian Hills subdivision of Fort Collins and holds individual architectural significance as an excellent example of later 1960s Ranch-style home construction. The character-defining architectural features include a low-pitched roof with wide overhanging eaves and broad, low, front-facing gables, prominent garage, contrasting materials, decorative wooden porch supports, and floor-to-ceiling windows. HISTORICAL INFORMATION Growth in Fort Collins following World War II saw a significant increase in suburban housing developments. Twenty-seven annexations, totaling 1,388 acres, occurred between 1951 and 1957. Construction of the Indian Hills subdivision began in 1953. Building permit records indicate construction of a ranch-style home at 712 Dartmouth Trail, in the Indian Hills subdivision of Fort Collins, in the summer of 1967. The first owners of the home at 712 Dartmouth Trail were Robert A. and Margaret J. Zimmerman. They lived in the home with their sons Robert, a student at Colorado State University (CSU), and Kurt. Robert Sr. worked as a research scientist for the U.S. Public Health Service. Jonathan P. and Claudia Ann Dolliver were also long-term owners of this house, occupying it from 1975 to 1990. Dolliver was born on April 25, 1905, in Washington, D.C., to parents Senator Jonathan Prentis Dolliver I and Louise Pearsons Dolliver. The senior Dolliver, in addition to serving Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate, was the Republican Vice Presidential nominee in both 1900 and 1908. The younger Dolliver earned an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Iowa in 1927 and a doctorate of law from the same institution in 1932. He established a law practice in Fort Dodge, Iowa; ran unsuccessfully for the Iowa House of Representatives; and, according to his obituary, “became a gentleman farmer.” He and his wife, the Revised 09-2004 Page 3 niece of a Fort Dodge minister, had one child, Mary Francis. In 1973, Dolliver retired and the family moved to Fort Collins. He passed away on December 2, 1992, after a lengthy illness. John Mason purchased the house from the Dollivers and lived there for a brief time. In 1995, James W. and Dorothy A. McDaniel purchased the property which they owned for slightly longer than a year before selling to Deborah K Artzer and Kent E. Sutherland. Local attorney Sutherland took sole possession of the house in 2001 and then sold it in 2005 to Dale R. and Joyce A. Brooks. Jerry and Susan Thompson purchased the property in 2010. In 2012, the current owners, Jason Franikowski and Jennifer Haussmann, purchased the property and are currently seeking Landmark designation. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: 1967 Architect/Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Brick/Board and batten siding Architectural Style: Ranch Description: Ranch-style residences dominated the domestic American landscape in 1950s and 1960s. Relying largely on contemporary design ideas, Ranch homes utilized modern building methods and materials to create residences unlike previous architectural periods in American history. This departure in residential architecture occurred within the international context of post-World War II society. The world changed after World War II and Fort Collins, among many other towns in the U.S., was no longer unsophisticated. Returning World War II veterans brought back new ideas, while leisure travel broadened views and experiences. New social philosophies emerged, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's philosophy that design is dictated by function and site considerations and his philosophy of the Usonian home which included low density communities, economic construction using new materials and energy efficiency. The open interior plan, low and linear shape, and minimal detail of the Ranch styles caught the attention of post-World War II society. The simplistic form represented the postwar fascination with the American West and also allowed for standardization in the construction process. Within the context of the Cold War, the overall protective form of the Ranch style house – with low-pitched roofs and wide overhanging eaves – combined with the secluded nature of suburban neighborhoods of cul-de-sacs and irregular patterned streets, appealed to American families that sought solace from perceived Communist threats. Decorative traditional elements, such as decorative porch supports or shutters, were also common and were loosely based on Spanish or English precedents. Attached and focal garages became an integral part of this style as reliance on streetcars and buses for personal transportation was reduced with the availability of the automobile. As the building period of the style progressed into the 1960s, garages became more prominent than in earlier examples. Additionally, picture windows and porches in the front, along with sliding glass doors in the rear, provided occupants of Ranch homes with opportunities to embrace the serene and safe surroundings of their secluded, planned, and controlled suburban environment. Oriented to the south and centered on a large lot with grassy front and rear yards, this spacious Ranch style home rests on a concrete foundation. The majority of the primary (southern) elevation of this U-shaped house features blonde, nearly white brick, while the garage and remaining elevations are clad in board and batten siding. The roof is predominantly side gabled with two intersecting front gabled elements on each end, which comprise the overall U-shape of the building. The westernmost brick element contains living space and the easternmost is a dominant garage that protrudes more than the western front gabled element. Eaves are boxed and feature wide overhangs. The overhanging eaves on the interior of the building’s front elevation U-shape, in combination with knee-height brick planters that run east and west along the contour of the U-shape terminating at the garage, comprise a long recessed front covered porch area. There are two sets of concrete entry steps located at either end of the front porch. A curved concrete path accesses the western set of steps from the front sidewalk. A series of 2 x 4 posts form an open entryway to the porch from each set of steps. These porch supports create a symmetrical appearance on the interior of each front gabled Revised 09-2004 Page 4 element. The primary entry is located at the southwest end of the recessed porch and features wooden double doors with metal storm doors. The primary elevation contains two large picture windows, with prominent internal blinds, on the wall within the recessed porch. One is a bay window made up of five nearly floor-to-ceiling vertically oriented rectangular panes in wood frames, while the slightly shorter window to the east is flush with the primary wall and features three vertically oriented rectangular panes. The southwestern front-gabled element contains a column of three wood-framed rectangular windows slightly offset to the east from center. There is a fourth window on the top of the column shaped to contour the eave peak. The western elevation contains four sliding rectangular windows of various sizes. The rear, or northern elevation, contains a large sliding glass door that leads to a concrete patio covered by a substantial wooden pergola. The rear elevation also contains variously sized rectangular sliding windows and an integrated covered deck on the northeast corner. REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION “712 Dartmouth Trail, 5LR.12750.” Colorado Cultural Resource Survey, Architectural Inventory Form. Prepared by Mary Therese Anstey, Historitecture LLC, for the City of Fort Collins Post World War II Survey, August 30, 2010.Fort Collins City Directory, 1968-1990. Google Search: Jonathan Prentis Dolliver I. Google Search: Kent E. Sutherland. Larimer County Tax Assessor Property Records. McAlister, Virginia and Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984), 746-480. Obituary: Jonathan Prentis Dolliver II. Larimer County Genealogical Society http://www.lcgsco.org/obits/dolljo92.jpg. Accessed December 6, 2010. Weber, Mike. Keller Williams Realty of Northern Colorado. “Fort Collins Neighborhoods & Subdivisions.” http://fortcollinsneighborhoods.wordpress.com/indian-hills/. Accessed October 26, 2012. LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION December 12, 2012 STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Fort Collins Landmark Designation of 712 Dartmouth Trail, Fort Collins, Colorado STAFF CONTACT: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner; Erin Nuckols, Historic Pres. Intern APPLICANTS: Jason E. Franikowski and Jennifer R. Haussmann BACKGROUND: Staff is pleased to present for your consideration the Fort Collins Landmark designation of the Zimmerman Property, at 712 Dartmouth Trail. The property has individual significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Preservation Standard (3) as an excellent representation of late 1960s Ranch-style architecture. The designation application has been revised following direction from the Commission at its last meeting on December 14, 2012. Ranch-style residences dominated the domestic American landscape in 1950s and 1960s. Relying largely on contemporary design ideas, Ranch homes utilized modern building methods and materials to create residences unlike previous architectural periods in American history. This departure in residential architecture occurred within the international context of post-World War II society. The world changed after World War II and Fort Collins, among many other towns in the U.S., was no longer unsophisticated. Returning World War II veterans brought back new ideas, while leisure travel broadened views and experiences. New social philosophies emerged, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's philosophy that design is dictated by function and site considerations and his philosophy of the Usonian home which included low density communities, economic construction using new materials and energy efficiency. The open interior plan, low and linear shape, and minimal detail of the Ranch styles caught the attention of post-World War II society. The simplistic form represented the postwar fascination with the American West and also allowed for standardization in the construction process. Within the context of the Cold War, the overall protective form of the Ranch style house – with low-pitched roofs and wide overhanging eaves – combined with the secluded nature of suburban neighborhoods of cul-de-sacs and irregular patterned streets, appealed to American families that sought solace from perceived Communist threats. Decorative traditional elements, such as decorative porch supports or shutters, were also common and were loosely based on Spanish or English precedents. Attached and focal garages became an integral part of this style as reliance on streetcars and buses for personal transportation was reduced with the availability of the automobile. As the building period of the style progressed into the 1960s, garages became more prominent than in earlier examples. Additionally, picture windows and porches in the front, along with sliding glass doors in the rear, provided occupants of Ranch homes with opportunities to embrace the serene and safe surroundings of their secluded, planned, and controlled suburban environment. Oriented to the south and centered on a large lot with grassy front and rear yards, this spacious Ranch style home rests on a concrete foundation. The majority of the primary (southern) elevation of this U-shaped house features blonde, nearly white brick, while the garage and remaining elevations are clad in board and batten siding. The roof is predominantly side gabled with two intersecting front gabled elements on each end, which comprise the overall U-shape of the building. The westernmost brick element contains living space and the easternmost is a dominant garage that protrudes more than the western front gabled element. Eaves are boxed and feature wide overhangs. The overhanging eaves on the interior of the building’s front elevation U-shape, in combination with knee-height brick planters that run east and west along the contour of the U-shape terminating at the garage, comprise a long recessed front covered porch area. There are two sets of concrete entry steps located at either end of the front porch. A curved concrete path accesses the western set of steps from the front sidewalk. A series of 2 x 4 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 ATTACHMENT 3 posts form an open entryway to the porch from each set of steps. These porch supports create a symmetrical appearance on the interior of each front gabled element. The primary entry is located at the southwest end of the recessed porch and features wooden double doors with metal storm doors. The primary elevation contains two large picture windows, with prominent internal blinds, on the wall within the recessed porch. One is a bay window made up of five nearly floor-to-ceiling vertically oriented rectangular panes in wood frames, while the slightly shorter window to the east is flush with the primary wall and features three vertically oriented rectangular panes. The southwestern front-gabled element contains a column of three wood-framed rectangular windows slightly offset to the east from center. There is a fourth window on the top of the column shaped to contour the eave peak. The western elevation contains four sliding rectangular windows of various sizes. The rear, or northern elevation, contains a large sliding glass door that leads to a concrete patio covered by a substantial wooden pergola. The rear elevation also contains variously sized rectangular sliding windows and an integrated covered deck on the northeast corner. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approving the request for designation of the Zimmerman Property, at 712 Dartmouth Trail, Landmark Preservation Standard (3) as an excellent representation of late 1960s Ranch-style architecture. 712 Dartmouth Trail, Fort Collins, CO The Zimmerman Property Southern Elevation Western and Southern Elevations ATTACHMENT 4 Western elevation Northern Elevation Northern Elevation Southern Elevation Entry Southern South n Elevation P hern Elevatio Patio on ATTACHMENT 5 ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2013 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE ZIMMERMAN PROPERTY, 712 DARTMOUTH TRAIL, 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 landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated January 16, 2013, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Zimmerman Property has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standard (3), as an excellent example of later 1960s Ranch-style residential architecture in Fort Collins; 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 City 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, Jason E. and Jennifer R. Haussmann, 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 wishes to approve such recommendation and designate said property as a landmark. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the property known as the Zimmerman Property, and the adjacent lands upon which the historical resource is located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: Lot 81, Indian Hills Subdivision, Fifth Filing; Located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 7 North, Range 69 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian; City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with City Code Chapter 14. Section 2. That the criteria in Section 14-48 of the City Code 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 City Code. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of February, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2013. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2013. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk d u e R d Stover St E Stuart St Columbia Rd Stover St © Fort Collins 712 Dartmouth Landmark Trail Designation These map products and all underlying data are developed for use by the City of Fort Collins for its internal purposes only, and were not designed or intended for general use by members of the public. 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