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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/06/2011 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 175, 2011, DESIGNATDATE: December 6, 2011 STAFF: Karen McWilliams AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 23 SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 175, 2011, Designating the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of the property, Judith Goeke, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage at 160 Yale Avenue. The residence is eligible for designation as a Landmark under Designation Standard 3, for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. A 1950s Split-Level home, it is a early example of this housing type within Fort Collins, and exhibits a high level of physical integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, association, and feeling. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Constructed in 1958, this Split-Level home exhibits many character-defining features, including the one-and-one-half story form paired with a one-story bay; the central entry; window pattern; use of new types of exterior building materials; the use of decorative 4 x 10 and 4 x 12 purlins under the eaves; and two car attached garage. This housing type was marketed to families with older children and was designed to create zones for noisier living and service areas, such as the kitchen and TV room, and quieter activities, such as the living room, and sleeping areas. This home, like most Split-Levels, features a below grade basement with small slider windows. The upper story windows on the central bay indicate the bedrooms. The window and entry pattern on the non-garage bay support the existence of a living room, kitchen, and stairway located near the front door. The location of the two car garage in the separate bay on the facade gives this home a more sprawling appearance than most. The property at 160 Yale Avenue has been home to a number of local professionals over its fifty-three year history. The original owners were Marty F. Koolen, a pharmaceutical salesman for Pitman Moore, his wife Aletha, and their son, also Marty F. During the 1960s, dentist Cecil L. Bartlett and his wife Carolyn R. Bartlett, a registered nurse, lived in the house. From the 1970s to the mid 1990s, Delbert McGuire, his wife, Virginia, and their son, Delbert Jr., lived in the house. Delbert McGuire was responsible for establishing the Department of Journalism at Colorado State University. He died in 1993, and at that time his widow sold the home to Dennis R. and Julie Drake. The Drakes in turn sold the house to Amy L. and Mark A. Talbot in 1997. The current owner, Judith Goeke, purchased the home from Mark Talbot in 2005. A Licensed Professional Counselor, Ms. Goeke is a behavioral health and social service provider, with a specialization in mental health. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At a public hearing held on November 9, 2011, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standard (3), Architecture, as an early example of Split- Level Architecture in Fort Collins. ATTACHMENTS 1. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form and Agreement 2. Staff Report 3. Resolution 6, 2011, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark Designation of the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage at 160 Yale Avenue. 4. Photos Revised 09-2004 Page 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 160 Yale Avenue, Fort Collins, CO, 80525 Legal Description: All of Lot 67 and a Portion of Lot 66 in South College Heights Second Subdivision, Fort Collins, according to Plat filed November 10, 1955 in Plat Book 6, page 106 contained within boundary lines described as follows: Beginning at the most Westerly Front Corner of said Lot and running thence S 57 degrees 50 minutes East along the Southwesterly side line to the most Southerly corner of said Lot, and running thence N 25 degrees 10 minutes E 3.44 feet along the rear line of said Lot, thence N 58 degrees 19 minutes West 112.22 feet to the front line of said Lot, thence Southwesterly along said front line along the arc of a 297 feet radius curve to the right 2.51 feet, the long chord of which bears S 31 degrees 55.5 West 2.50 feet to the Point of Beginning, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. Property Name (historic and/or common): Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage OWNER INFORMATION: Name: Judith Goeke Phone: 970-493-2530 Email: toheyjude@yahoo.com Mailing Address: 160 Yale Avenue, 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 Other FORM PREPARED BY: City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Office Community Development & Neighborhood Services Department P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522 Phone: 970-224-6078 Email: kmcwilliams@fcgov.com Based upon information contained in “Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Architectural Inventory Form, 160 Yale Avenue,” by Dr. Mary Therese Anstey, Historitecture, LLC, December 14, 2010. Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 ATTACHMENT 1 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. The property contains the historic residence with attached garage. 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 Bartlett/Goeke House, at 160 Yale Avenue, is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Designation Standard 3, for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. A late 1950s Split-Level home, it is a rare early example of this housing type within Fort Collins, and exhibits a high level of physical integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, association, and feeling. Constructed in 1958, this Split-Level home exhibits many character-defining features, including the one-and-one-half story form paired with a one-story bay; the central entry; window pattern; use of new types of exterior building materials; the use of decorative 4 x 10 and larger purlins under the eaves; and two car attached garage. This housing type was marketed to families with older children and was designed to create zones for noisier living and service areas, such as the kitchen and TV room, and quieter activities, such as the living room, and sleeping areas. This home, like most Split-Levels, features a below grade basement with small slider windows. The upper story windows on the central bay indicate the bedrooms. The window and entry pattern on the non-garage bay support the existence of a living room, kitchen, and stairway located near the front door. The location of the two car garage in the separate bay on the facade gives this home a more sprawling appearance than most. Revised 09-2004 Page 3 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: 1958 (Larimer County Assessor’s Records) Architect/Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Blond brick and wood siding Architectural Style: Split-Level Description: Located on a curvilinear street and oriented to the northwest, this late 1950s Split- Level type home rests on a concrete foundation. The rectangular shaped home features a combination of blonde brick and vertical siding, painted yellow. Other wooden trim on the house is painted light brown to match the tone of the bricks. The house has three discrete gabled roof sections: the one-and-one-half story center is front gabled and there are two single story flanking bays with shallow side gabled roof. The entire roof is covered in built-up rock and has overhanging eaves with large exposed rafter ends visible at the gable faces. A single step brick stoop leads to the primary entry which features a wooden storm door painted forest green, with three large, rectangular, horizontally oriented fixed pane windows. Near the southwest corner of the facade there are two large double hung windows. A dominant rectangular brick chimney runs along the ridgeline of the side gabled portion of roof. The facade of the home’s central bay features four windows. There are two slider windows allowing light into the below grade basement. The other two windows, which appear to be pairs of double-hungs, are located on the upper portion of the facade nearer the roofline, and both feature green and white fabric awnings. Three wooden trellis plant supports are leaned against this central portion of the facade. A large two car attached garage comprises the third bay of the home located on the northwest corner of the facade. The garage door appears to be wood and is painted the same light brown as other trim on the home. Both the south and north elevations appear to be solid brick with no window openings. The yard is xeriscaped, with minimal grass and most of the landscaping turned over to rock and mulched beds. Character defining features of this property include: the flat roof with rectangular supports, the one-and-one-half story form, central entry, window pattern and rectangular windows, and two car attached garage. HISTORICAL INFORMATION The property at 160 Yale Avenue has been home to a number of local professionals over its fifty- three year history. The original owners were Marty F. Koolen, a pharmaceutical salesman for Pitman Moore, and his wife Aletha L. Koolen. The couple had a son, also Marty F. The Koolens lived in this home for only a single year. During the 1960s, dentist Cecil L. Bartlett and his wife Carolyn R. Bartlett, a registered nurse, lived in the house. Bartlett’s dental office was located in downtown Fort Collins at 210 Mason Street. From the 1970s to the mid 1990s, members of the McGuire family lived in the home. Delbert McGuire was born on August 24, 1917, in Altus, Oklahoma. He earned an undergraduate and masters degree from the University of Texas and a doctorate from Iowa State University. He married Virginia Wright on February 6, 1942, and the couple had one son, Delbert, Jr. Delbert McGuire, Sr. served in the US Army during World War II and taught at Texas A&M University before accepting a position in 1968 at Colorado State University. There, he was responsible for establishing the college’s journalism department. He died on April 9, 1993. At that time Virginia McGuire sold this home to Dennis R. and Julie A. Drake, and moved to Sherman, Texas. She died there, at her son’s home, on August 5, 1996. The Drakes lived here for four years, before selling the house to Amy L. Talbot and Mark A. Talbot in 1997. The current owner, Judith Goeke, purchased the home from Mark Talbot in 2005. A Licensed Professional Counselor, Ms. Goeke is a behavioral health and social service provider with a specialization in mental health. Revised 09-2004 Page 4 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION City of Fort Collins, Public Record Database. http://www.fcgov.com “Colorado Cultural Resource Survey, Architectural Inventory Form, 160 Yale Avenue,” prepared December 14, 2010 by Dr. Mary Therese Anstey, Historitecture, LLC. Fort Collins City Directory. Fort Collins: Mauer & Mauer; Omaha: R.L. Polk & Co.; Colorado Springs and Loveland: Rocky Mountain Directory Co.; Loveland: Johnson Publishing Co., and others. 1959 through 1994. Larimer County Tax Assessor Property Records for 160 Yale Avenue Obituary: Delbert McGuire, Larimer County Genealogical Society. http://www.lcgsco.org/obits/mcgude93.jpg Obituary: Virginia M. McGuire. Larimer County Genealogical Society. http://www.lcgsco.org/obits/Mcguvi96.jpg Google search: Judith Goeke Advance Planning 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6376 970.224.6111 - fax fcgov.com/advanceplanning LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 9, 2011 STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Fort Collins Landmark Designation of the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue STAFF CONTACT: Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner APPLICANT: Judith Goeke, Owner BACKGROUND: Staff is pleased to present for your consideration the Landmark designation of the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, at 160 Yale Avenue. This property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Designation Standard 3, for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. A late 1950s Split-Level home, it is a rare early example of this housing type within Fort Collins, and exhibits a high level of physical integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, association, and feeling. Constructed in 1958, this Split-Level home exhibits many character-defining features, including the one-and-one-half story form paired with a one-story bay; the central entry; window pattern; use of new types of exterior building materials; the use of decorative 4 x 10 and larger purlins under the eaves; and two car attached garage. This housing type was marketed to families with older children and was designed to create zones for noisier living and service areas, such as the kitchen and TV room, and quieter activities, such as the living room, and sleeping areas. This home, like most Split-Levels, features a below grade basement with small slider windows. The upper story windows on the central bay indicate the bedrooms. The window and entry pattern on the non-garage bay support the existence of a living room, kitchen, and stairway located near the front door. The location of the two car garage in the separate bay on the facade gives this home a more sprawling appearance than most. The property at 160 Yale Avenue has been home to a number of people over its fifty- three year history. The original owners were Marty F. and Aletha L. Koolen. During the 1960s, dentist Cecil L. Bartlett and his wife Carolyn R. Bartlett, a registered nurse, lived in the house. Bartlett’s dental office was located in downtown Fort Collins at 210 Mason Street. From the 1970s to the mid 1990s, the Delbert and Virginia McGuire family lived in the home. Delbert McGuire, Sr. is credited with establishing Colorado State University’s journalism department. Following Delbert’s death in 1993, Virginia McGuire sold this home to Dennis R. and Julie A. Drake. The current owner, Judith Goeke, purchased the home from Mark Talbot in 2005. A Licensed Professional Counselor, Ms. Goeke is a behavioral health and social service provider with a specialization in mental health. She operates her counseling office at this location. ATTACHMENT 2 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Commission find that the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage meets Standard 3 of Section 14-5 of the Municipal Code, and approve a resolution of the Landmark Preservation Commission recommending to City Council the designation of the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Fort Collins Municipal Code. ATTACHMENT 3 ATTACHMENT 4 ORDINANCE NO. 175, 2011 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE BARTLETT/GOEKE HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARAGE, 160 YALE 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 landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated November 9, 2011, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage have significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standard (3), as an early example of the split-level housing type within Fort Collins, with a high level of physical integrity; 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 owner of the property has requested 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 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 Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, and the adjacent lands upon which the historical resources are located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: All of Lot 67 and a Portion of Lot 66 in South College Heights Second Subdivision, Fort Collins, according to Plat filed November 10, 1955 in Plat Book 6, page 106 contained within boundary lines described as follows: Beginning at the most Westerly Front Corner of said Lot and running thence S 57 degrees 50 minutes East along the Southwesterly side line to the most Southerly corner of said Lot, and running thence N 25 degrees 10 minutes E 3.44 feet along the rear line of said Lot, thence N 58 degrees 19 minutes West 112.22 feet to the front line of said Lot, thence Southwesterly along said front line along the arc of a 297 feet radius curve to the right 2.51 feet, the long chord of which bears S 31 degrees 55.5 West 2.50 feet to the Point of Beginning, County of Larimer, State of Colorado be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter l4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. 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 Code of the City of Fort Collins Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of December, A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of December, A.D. 2011. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of December, A.D. 2011. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk