HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/04/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 079, 2002, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: June 4, 2002FROM
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 079, 2002, Designating the Rev. Joseph P. Trudel House, 610
Cherry Street, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend adoption of the Ordinance on Second
Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The current owner of the property,Deborah Secor,is initiating this request for Fort Collins landmark
designation for the Rev. Joseph P. Trudel House. The home has architectural significance to Fort
Collins as a well-preserved and virtually unmodified example of the Classic Cottage style of
residential architecture. The Rev. Joseph P. Trudel House is also historically significant for its
association with the Holy Family Church and its use for many years as the church's rectory. The
property was evaluated during the Eastside/Westside Architectural Survey as being eligible for
individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as for designation as a Fort
Collins landmark. Ordinance No. 079, 2002, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on May
21, 2002.
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 18
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: May 21, 2002FROM:
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 079, 2002, Designating the Rev. Joseph P. Trudel House, 610
Cherry Street, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Landmark Pres
on of the Ordinance on First
Reading. At a public he in eld on ch 2, tazk Preservation Commission
unanimously recommended 'COdes ton s rty mazk for its architectural and
historical importance to Fort Collins.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The current owner of the property,Deborah Secor,is initiating this request for Fort Collins landmark
designation for the Rev. Joseph del e. o as hitectural significance to Fort
Collins as a well-preserved d virt un d ed of the Classic Cottage style of
• residential architecture. The ev. Jos P. d ouse i so historically significant for its
association with the Holy Fam c or ma ars as the church's rectory. The
property was evaluated during the Eastside/Westside Architectural Survey as being eligible for
individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as for designation as a Fort
Collins landmark.
HISTORY
An excellent example of a Classic Cottage,with wonderful integrity,this home at 610 Cherry Street
was built c.1902. It served for several ears as the rectory for the Holy Family Church and School.
According to the Fort Collins Di c es, 1 a y c ed the home in the 1920s. Two
different parish priests occupi the cott e: Re V
eph rudel lived there for over thirteen
years,from the 1920s to mid-1 s,w it is s ever Juan Fullana resided in the house
in the later 1930s and early 1940s. hortly t ereaChurc discontinued using the house as
a rectory. Instead Holy Family allowed its members and employees to live in the house while still
retaining ownership. After the Church sold the house, c. 1970, it reverted back to its earlier use as
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primarily a rental property. In December 2000,Deborah Secor,the current owner,bought the home.
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