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STAFF: Karen McWilliams FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL
First Reading of Ordinance No. 057, 2011, Designating the Whistleman Mansion, 1502 South College Avenue, as a
Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owner of the property, Laura Green, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation forthe property
at 1502 South College Avenue. The property has individual significance to Fort Collins, as a rare local example of
Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean Revival Style in Fort Collins.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Whistleman Mansion was built in 1925 by Arthur J. Whistleman at an estimated cost of $16,000. Arthur
Whistleman was a cashier at First National Bank, as well as a rancher, farmer and well-known businessman in Fort
Collins. The Whistleman family remained in this home until the late 1930s, before selling the property to William A.
and Alice S. Fairchild. By 1966, Robert R. and June C. Baker were living in the Whistleman Mansion,with their four
children. Mr. Bakerwas a managing partner of Boettcher and Company,a highly regarded Colorado firm. The Bakers
made this their home until 1980. The current owner, Laura Green, bought the Whistleman Mansion in 2007. Ms.
Green is seeking Landmark recognition for the property,which now primarily houses her business, Repeat Boutique.
Over the last 85 years, the Whistleman Mansion has evolved from a single-family home to a commercial property.
The architecture of the building reflects this evolution while also retaining its significant architectural character. The
facade of the 4,737 square foot building remains virtually unchanged. The house has a gabled-ell plan, with an
attached garage extension reaching eastward to the alleyway. Notable architectural details of this house have been
retained despite its changed use. The roof is comprised of moderately pitched intersecting gables, topped with red
clay barrel tiles. The stucco walls feature a very unusual, heavily troweled texture. On the west, a entrance is topped
by a simple pediment below a wrought iron balconet. Round arched openings and recesses occur in several locations
on the building,and wrought iron railings and gates adorn the building and garden walls. Windows are generally pairs
of six-over-six double-hung windows, with vertical board shutters. Non-historic windows sensitively mimic the style
of the home's historic windows. A projecting front gabled wing has a pair of French doors with a round arched
opening. These doors are flanked by eight-light windows and dark red wood shutters. Entrances to this home can
be found on its facade facing South College Avenue, its north elevation facing Lake Street, and the back of the home.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
The Landmark Preservation Commission, in a public hearing on April 13, 2011, unanimously approved a resolution
recommending designation of this property under Landmark Preservation Standard 3,for its architectural importance
to the community.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form
2. Staff Report
3. Resolution 3, 2011, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark Designation of the
Whistleman Mansion, 1502 South College.
4. Photos
ATTACHMENT 1
City Of Planning, Development& Transportation Services
Community Development&Neighborhood Services
Fort Collins 281 North College
P.O.Boxox 580
580
Fort Collins,CO 80522.0580
Fort Collins Landmark Designation
LOCATION INFORMATION:
Address: 1502 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado
Legal Description: LOTS 1 & 2, LESS STATE HWY, Block 6, L C MOORE'S 2ND,
FTC; LESS ROW 20070088118
Property Name (historic and/or common): Whistleman Mansion
OWNER INFORMATION:
Name: Laura Green, Repeat Boutique
Phone: 970-412-0866 Email: repeatboutique@comcast.net
Address: 3512 Soderburg Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526
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:
Name and Title: Lisa Steiner, Historic Preservation Intern
Address: City of Fort Collins Community Development & Neighborhood Services
Department, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522
Phone: 970-224-6078 Email: Isteiner@fcgov.com
Relationship to Owner: None
DATE: February 10, 2011
Revised 09-2004 Page 1
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 consists of the historic
Whistleman Mansion with attached garage and matching garden walls and planters.
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 Whistleman Mansion, a rare local example of Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean
Revival Style is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark status under Standard 3. Built in 1925,
the house still possesses excellent exterior integrity. Because of its change to primarily
commercial use over the last thirty years, the house has undergone some exterior changes,
but these have generally occurred on the back elevation of the home which does not face
South College Avenue. The fagade of the home has seen little to no significant change.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
This house was built in 1925 by Arthur J. Whistleman at an estimated cost of$16,000.
Arthur Whistleman was born November 1, 1888 and was the son of George W.
Whistleman, originally of Findley, Ohio. Arthur Whistleman was a cashier at First National
Bank, as well as a rancher, farmer and well-known businessman in Fort Collins.
The Whistlemans remained in this home for about a decade before selling the property
to William A. and Alice S. Fairchild in the late 1930s. Mr. Fairchild was a partner in the
Ideal Furniture Company. The Fairchilds lived in the home for about a decade as well, and
the house was sold to George and Eleanor Shaffter in 1949. Eleanor remained in the home
until the late 1950s after George passed away around 1951.
The Whistleman Mansion's close proximity to the university attracted interest in its use
as a boarding home, and by the 1959 the residence had been acquired by the Chi Omega
Sorority. Its use as a sorority did not last long. By 1966, Robert R. and June C. Baker
were living in the Whistleman Mansion with their four children. Mr. Baker was the managing
partner of Boettcher and Company, a highly regarded Colorado firm.
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The Bakers made the Whistleman Mansion their home until 1980. The area had
become increasingly commercialized in the late 1970s. After the Bakers left, the
Whistleman Mansion was split into various units, and ownership was eventually secured by
Dr. Peter A. Ladanyi. In 2003, Rose Burgett and Scott Wegner purchased the property. The
current owner, Laura Green, bought the Whistleman Mansion from Burgett and Wegner in
2007. Laura Green is seeking the landmark recognition for the Whistleman Mansion, which
now primarily houses her business, Repeat Boutique.
ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION
Construction Date: c. 1925
Arch itect/Bu i I der: Unknown
Building Materials: Wood/Stucco
Architectural Style: Mediterranean/Spanish Colonial Revival
Description:
The two story stucco Whistleman Mansion is topped by a low pitched side gable roof
and intersecting front gable on the south end of the home. The texture of the stucco walls
of the home is very unusual, with a heavily troweled surface. Though the east and north
sides of the home have seen some alterations due to the structure's change from
residential to commercial use, the fagade of the Whistleman Mansion remains thankfully
unchanged. The only significant modification to the front of the home is the installation of a
new front door.
The western doorway is topped by a simple pediment which lies directly below a
wrought iron balconet. On the second story we find three pairs of six-over-six double-hung
windows, with varied shutter flanking on each set. On the first floor windows directly left of
the door, one shutter flanks each side of the pair. Directly above, two shutters flank each
window of the pair. No shutters exist on the windows directly above the doorway. To the
right of the door, two north facing windows exist on the gabled wing. These windows are
currently covered in vines, but are six-over-six double hung windows.
The projecting front gabled wing has a pair of French doors with a round arched
opening. These doors are flanked by eight-light windows and dark red wood shutters. The
window to the left of the door still has a historic storm window, but the right window does
not. On the second story above this door we find paired six-over-six double-hung windows
flanked by dark red shutters. It is unclear whether the shutters are original to the home,
though photographic evidence shows they have not changed in at least the last twenty
years.
The north elevation of the home reveals the evolution of this building. The stucco walls
hide some clues to decipher when these changes took place. Currently, on the
westernmost side of the north elevation a single six-over-six double-hung window with
flanking shutters exists in the second floor. Directly below lies another single window to
match the one above, but this one is flanked by two narrow two-over-two double-hung
windows and red shutters. A false stucco arch tops these windows. This gabled section
protrudes only slightly from the rest of the building; in the junction we find the home's
second chimney. East of the chimney on the first floor, we find a twelve light window, with a
shutter flanking only its right side. The window reaches another wall junction and is
relatively hidden behind the building's sign. It also appears to be one of the only windows
without storm screens. Above, there is a very small six light window covered in intricate
wrought iron screening. To its left lies a six-over-six double hung window flanked by red
shutters, much like the windows on the fagade. Below these windows lies a second
entrance to the building.
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This northern door appears historic, but has been painted black in the last few years
and has new hardware. It lies below a slight archway, one of three matching in the northern
arcade. Within the two arches to the door's left lie matching paired six-over-six windows,
not historic, but which nicely mimic the home's historic windows. These are surrounded by
red wood and false red shutters also to mimic the rest of the home..A protruding ledge
below these windows creates a flowerbed.
Further east on the north elevation is an attached garage that was altered in 1981.
Small rounded arch doors have been sealed and painted on the north and south side of the
garage. The east facing garage door that opened to the alleyway was also sealed and
topped with glass blocks a few years ago. Red beams form the roofline of the attached
garage.
On the southern side of the attached garage we find two matching paired six-over-six
double hung windows, which again are not historic but do sensitively mimic the home's
historic windows. They differ slightly from the unoriginal windows on the northern side, in
that no false shutters have been added, but the red of the shutters has been painted
between the windows to echo the style of the rest of the building. These windows have also
been covered in intricate security iron screens, probably made a necessity when the
building became utilized for retail. Between these windows lies another sealed wooden
arched door.
The back of the building most of all shows the evolution of this home's use, as well as
some efforts made to return it back to its historic state. Sliding glass doors on the southern
elevation have been replaced with more traditional paired wood doors with glass and iron
detailing. A third door to the left has been closed in with wooden clapboard. Another six-
over-six light window, hidden under vines, exists to the right of these doors, directly west of
the attached garage addition. A twelve light round arched window, probably historic, exists
facing east to the left of this area.
A shed roof addition with four east facing, two south facing, and one north facing round
arched picture windows exists on the east side of the south elevation. Between this addition
and the northern corners of the home exists a wood and iron staircase that leads to the
basement and a small covered deck above the one story flat roofed section to the left of the
southern doors. All arched windows and a north facing doorway into the shed roof addition
have been covered with iron horizontal intricately detailed security screens. When in use,
this doorway would have mimicked the French doors that still exist on the protruding gable
of the home's fagade.
On the opposite side of the stairwell, facing south, an arched window and doorway have
been covered both in security screens as well as the stair railings. The hinges of the door
are still visible. A slight curve of the exterior wall behind the stairs suggests a historic
interior winding staircase behind it.
The southern elevation of the main part of the home is much simpler and has probably
remained unchanged over the years. The main chimney of the home can be found on this
wall. On either side of the chimney on the second floor there is a six-over-six double-hung
window lacking any shutters. On the first floor, the chimney is flanked by paired six-over-six
double-hung windows on either side, again without shutters.
Revised 09-2004 Page 4
REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION (attach a separate sheet if needed)
Cemetery Records for Arthur J Whistleman
City of Fort Collins Public Record Database
Fort Collins City Directories (1922-2000)
Larimer County Assessor Property Information for 1502 S. College Ave.
Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form for 1502 S. College prepared by Debra
Laingor, July 2004
City of Fort Collin Architectural Property Reconnaissance Survey Form for 1502 S. College
Ave., Eastside Neighborhood Survey Project, Recorded by Jason Marmor, April 1998
Fort Collins Survey of Historic Places, 1992, Historic Building Inventory Record for 1502 S.
College Ave, Prepared by R.L. Simmons, June 1992
Fort Collins History Connection, Building Permits for 1502 S. College Ave.
Revised 09-2004 Page 5
AGREEMENT
The undersigned owner(s) hereby agrees that the property described herein be considered
for local historic landmark designation, pursuant to the Fort Collins Landmark Preservation
Ordinance, Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
I understand that upon designation, I or my successors will be requested to notify the
Secretary of the Landmark.Preservation Commission at the City of Fort Collins prior to the
occurrence of any of the following:
Preparation of plans for reconstruction or alteration of the exterior of the improvements on
the property, or;
Preparation of plans for construction of, addition to, or demolition of improvements on the
property
DATED this day of�p�i 209L
Repeat Boutique, LLC., by Laura Green, Owner
Owner Name (please print) /
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Owner Signature
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Subscribed and sworn before me this day of 20d /
Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires 02o J/
Notary KMEN
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MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
July 23,2011 '
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ATTACHMENT 2
City of Planning, Development & Transportation Services
ort Collins Community Development 8 Neighborhood Services
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580
LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
March 9, 2011
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: 1502 South College Avenue, the Whistleman Mansion
CONTACT: Lisa Steiner, Historic Preservation Intern
APPLICANT: Repeat Boutique, LLC., by Laura Green, Owner
REQUEST: Historic Landmark Designation
The Whistleman Mansion, a rare local example of Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean
Revival Style, is eligible for Fort Collins Landmark status under Standard 3. Built in
1925, the house still possesses excellent exterior integrity. Because of its change to
primarily commercial use over the last thirty years, the house has undergone some
exterior changes, but these have generally occurred on the back elevation of the home
which does not face South College Avenue. The fagade of the home has seen little to no
significant change.
The house was built in 1925 by Arthur J. Whistleman, at an estimated cost of$16,000.
Arthur Whistleman was born November 1, 1888, and was the son of George W.
Whistleman, originally of Findley, Ohio. Arthur Whistleman was a cashier at First
National Bank, as well as a rancher, farmer and well-known businessman in Fort Collins.
The Whistleman family remained in this home for about a decade before selling the
property to William A. and Alice S. Fairchild in the late 1930s. Mr. Fairchild was a
partner in the Ideal Furniture Company. The Fairchilds lived in the home for about a
decade as well. The house was sold to George and Eleanor Shaffter in 1949. Eleanor
remained in the home until the late 1950s after George passed away around 1951.
The Whistleman Mansion's close proximity to the university attracted interest in its use
as a boarding home, and by 1959 the residence had been acquired by the Chi Omega
Sorority. It use as a sorority did not last long. By 1966, Robert R. and June C. Baker
were living in the Whistleman Mansion with their four children. Mr. Baker was the
managing partner of Boettcher and Company, a highly regarded Colorado firm. The
Bakers made the Whistleman Mansion their home until 1980. The area had become
increasingly commercialized in the late 1970s. After the Bakers left, ownership was
eventually secured by Dr. Peter A. Ladanyi. In 2003, Rose Burgett and Scott Wegner
purchased the property. The current owner, Laura Green, bought the Whistleman
Mansion from Burgett and Wegner in 2007. Ms. Green is seeking Landmark recognition
for the Whistleman Mansion, which now primarily houses her business, Repeat Boutique.
The two story stucco Whistleman Mansion is topped by a low pitched side gable roof and
intersecting front gable on the south end of the home. Notable features include the stucco
walls, with a very unusual heavily troweled texture. Red clay barrel tiles cover the roof.
The western doorway is topped by a simple pediment which lies directly below a wrought
iron balconet. Additional wrought iron railings and gates adorn the building and garden
walls. Windows are generally pairs of six-over-six double-hung windows, with vertical
board shutters. The projecting front gabled wing has a pair of French doors with a round
arched opening. These doors are flanked by eight-light windows and dark red wood
shutters. It is unclear whether the building's shutters are original to the home, though
photographic evidence shows they have not changed in at least the last twenty years.
Additional round arched openings and recesses occur in several locations on the building.
On the east elevation is an attached garage that was altered in 1981. Small rounded arch
doors have been sealed and painted on the north and south side of the garage. The east
facing garage door that opened to the alleyway was also sealed and topped with glass
blocks a few years ago. Red beams form the roofline of the attached garage. On the
southern side of the attached garage we find two matching paired six-over-six double
hung windows, which again are not historic but do sensitively mimic the home's historic
windows. They differ slightly from the unoriginal windows on the northern side, in that
no false shutters have been added, but the red of the shutters has been painted between
the windows to echo the style of the rest of the building. These windows have also been
covered in non-historic, intricate security iron screens, probably made a necessity when
the building became utilized for retail. Between these windows lies another sealed
wooden arched door.
The back of the building most of all shows the evolution of this home's use, as well as
some efforts made to return it back to its historic state. Sliding glass doors on the
southern elevation have been replaced with more traditional paired wood doors with glass
and iron detailing. A door has been closed in with wooden clapboard. Another six-over-
six light window, hidden under vines, exists to the right of these doors, directly west of
the attached garage addition. A twelve light round arched window, probably historic,
exists facing east to the left of this area.
A shed roof addition with four east facing, two south facing, and one north facing round
arched picture windows exists on the east side of the south elevation. Between this
addition and the northern corners of the home exists a wood and iron staircase, with small
covered deck, that extends from the second floor. All arched windows and a north facing
doorway into the shed roof addition have been covered with intricately detailed
horizontal iron security screens. On the opposite side of the stairwell, facing south, an
arched window and doorway are hidden behind security screens as well as the stair
railings. A slight curve of the exterior wall behind the stairs suggests a historic interior
winding staircase behind it.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Landmark Preservation Commission
approve a resolution of the Commission to City Council recommending the designation
of the Whistleman Mansion property, 1502 South College Avenue, as a Fort Collins
Landmark under significance standard number three and in accordance with the Fort
Collins Landmark Preservation Ordinance, Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins.
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RESOLUTION 3,2011
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE
WHISTLEMAN MANSION
1502 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE,FORT COLLINS,COLORADO
WHEREAS, it is a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation
of sites, structures, objects, and districts of historical, architectural, or geographic significance,
located within the city, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity,
civic pride and general welfare of the people; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic
standing of this city cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historical,
architectural and geographical heritage of the city and by ignoring the destruction or defacement
of such cultural assets; and
WHEREAS,the Whistleman Mansion has individual significance to Fort Collins under
Landmark Standard(3), as a rare local example of Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean Revival
Style; and
WHEREAS, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the Whistleman
ion 'teriaofa Imidmarkas-set-forth-ir>-Section - of-dre caft-and is eft l
for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark; and
WHEREAS, the owner of-thQ property, Laura Green, 'has consented to such landmark
designation.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City
of Fort Collins as follows:
Section 1. That the historic buildings and structures known as the Whistleman Mansion, 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:
LOTS 1 &2, LESS STATE HIGHWAY; BLOCK 6, L.C. MOORE'S 2ND,FORT COLLINS;
LESS ROW 20070088118
also known as 1502 South College Avenue
be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Code of the City
of Fort Collins.
Landmark Preservation Commission
Resolution No. 3, 2011
Whistleman Mansion, 1502 South College Avenue
Page 2
Section 2. That the criteria contained in Section 14-48 of the City Code will serve as the
standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to buildings and structures located
upon the above described property will be reviewed for compliance with Chapter 14, Article I11,
of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the
City of Fort Collins held this 13th day of April,A.D. 2011.
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ORDINANCE NO. 057, 2011
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE WHISTLEMAN MANSION, 1502 SOUTH COLLEGE 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 historic landmarks
within the City; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution dated April 13, 2011, the Landmark Preservation Commission
(the"Commission")has determined that the Whistleman Mansion property has significance to Fort
Collins under Landmark Preservation Standard (3), as a rare local example of Spanish
Colonial/Mediterranean Revival Style in Fort Collins, embodying the distinctive characteristics of
this style; 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 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 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
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 Whistleman Mansion, located in the City of
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, and described as follows, to wit:
LOTS 1 & 2, LESS STATE HIGHWAY, BLOCK 6, L.C. MOORE'S 2ND ADDITION; LESS
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY RECORDED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 20070088118
also known as 1502 South College Avenue
be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins.
Section 2. That the criteria in Section 14-48 of the Municipal 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 3rd day of May,
A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of May, A.D. 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of May, A.D. 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk