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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/16/2013 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 065, 2013, DESIGNATDATE: April 16, 2013 STAFF: Karen McWilliams Josh Weinberg AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 25 SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 065, 2013, Designating the Jessup Farm Property, 1908 South Timberline Road, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of the property, Gino Campana of Jessup Farm LLC, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Jessup Farm Property at 1908 South Timberline Road. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Designation Standards 1, 2, and 3 for its association with significant historical events and persons, and also for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. The Jessup Farm is significant under Standard 1 for its association with agricultural contexts in Fort Collins since the late nineteenth century, including the open range cattle industry, farming and ranching, and sheep raising. Additionally, the property is significant under Standard 2 for its association with prominent cattlemen James B. Arthur and Joseph Jessup, as well as members of the Johnson family, prominent farmers who first moved to the area in 1902. Furthermore, the property displays architectural significance under Standard 3 as its buildings are distinctive examples of vernacular rural architecture holding high levels of integrity. The gabled-ell farmhouse represents a well-preserved and rare housing type in Fort Collins, while various outbuildings on the farm site illustrate changing agricultural practices in northern Colorado during the twentieth century. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS Recognition of the Jessup Farm Property at 1908 South Timberline Road as a Fort Collins Landmark enables its owner to qualify for federal, state and local financial incentive programs available only to designated properties. Additionally, based upon research conducted by Clarion Associates, the property would see an increase in value following its designation. Clarion Associates attributed this increase to the fact that future owners also qualify for the financial incentives; the perception that designated properties are better maintained; the appeal of owning a recognized historic landmark; and the assurance of predictability that design review offers. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Landmark Preservation Commission and staff recommend adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. At a public hearing held on March 13, 2013, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standards (1), (2), and (3) for its association with significant historical events and persons, and also for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. April 16, 2013 -2- ITEM 25 ATTACHMENTS 1. Location map 2. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form and Agreement 3. LPC Staff Report 4. Resolution 5, 2013, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark Designation of the Jessup Farm Property. 5. Photos 6. 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The City disclaims, and shall not be held liable for any and all damage, loss, or liability, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, which arises or may arise from these map products or the use thereof by any person or entity. 1 inch = 417 feet Aerial Site Map 1908 Jessup South Farm Timberline Property Road ATTACHMENT 1 Revised 09-2004 Page 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 1908 South Timberline Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Legal Description: Lot 2, Block 4 of Bucking Horse Filing One, Located in Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 68th Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, State of Colorado. Property Name (historic and/or common): Jessup Farm Property OWNER INFORMATION: Name: Jessup Farm LLC Phone: (970)229-5900 Email: Address: 7307 Streamside Drive, 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: Vacant FORM PREPARED BY: Name and Title: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner, and John Kochanczyk, Historic Preservation Intern Address: 281 North College Avenue, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522 Phone: 970-221-6206 Email: jweinberg@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: None Planning, Development & Transportation 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. The property consists of a farmhouse, barn, garage, chicken coop, loafing shed, mechanic ship, an outhouse, and another ancillary building currently known as the “saddle shop.” 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 Jessup Farm is significant Fort Collins under Landmark Standard One (1) for its agricultural associations beginning in the nineteenth century. Within this agricultural context, the Jessup farm was historically associated with the open range cattle industry, farming and ranching, and sheep-raising in Fort Collins for over 130 years. The property is additionally significant to Fort Collins under Standard Two (2) for its association with prominent cattlemen James B. Arthur and Joseph Jessup, as well as several members of the Johnson family, who were prominent area farmers beginning in the early 1900s. Arthur was a prominent Fort Collins pioneer who made a sizable fortune driving cattle before branching out into other pursuits including a brief stint as Fort Collins mayor in 1893. Joseph Jessup, Arthur’s nephew and associate, acquired the 160-acre property from his uncle prior to 1900. Jessup, and many members of his family, raised cattle and sheep on the farm through the Great Depression and into the 1940s. Jessup was responsible for constructing the prominent gabled-ell farmhouse, the large barn, and various outbuildings on the property. The Johnsons, who farmed multiple properties around Fort Collins and owned a large farm complex adjacent to Jessup’s farm, also operated a cattle company called Caled on the Jessup farm land during the 1950s and 60s. Furthermore, the Jessup Farm holds significance to Fort Collins under Standard Three (3) as its buildings are distinctive examples of vernacular rural architecture with high levels of integrity. The gabled-ell farmhouse represents a well-preserved and rare housing type in Fort Collins, while the farm’s various outbuildings illustrate changing agricultural practices in northern Colorado during the twentieth century. Revised 09-2004 Page 3 HISTORICAL INFORMATION Lands surrounding what is currently known as the Jessup Farm property – bounded by Drake Road to the south, Timberline Road to the west, Prospect Road to the north, and the Great Western Railroad tracks to the east – were first homesteaded by Edward Tharp in the 1870s. The United States issued a homestead patent to Tharp in 1868, and his claim was filed two years later. In 1874, the property passed from Edward to Paul Tharp. Little to nothing is known of the Tharps and their activity in the area during this time. In his 1911 History of Larimer County, Ansel Watrous briefly mentions Paul and John Tharp arriving in Laporte as early as 1864. Other than their 1874 transaction, the relationship between the Tharps, if any, is unknown.1 By 1884, prominent Fort Collins pioneer James B. Arthur acquired the property. Born in Ireland in 1835, Arthur immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1849, where he soon found work on riverboats along the Ohio and Mississippi River corridors. After the economic panic of 1857, Arthur looked westward. In his brief biography of the man, Ansel Watrous heroically announces his arrival in Colorado: “Among those who came afoot, on horseback or with ox team, was James B. Arthur, reaching the promised land in the month of June 1860.” One of the first settlers in the Fort Collins area, Arthur homesteaded a ranch east of Laporte where he raised hay and cattle. As he prospered in the hay business, Arthur increasingly invested in cattle driving, moving his herds across the Great Plains states and owning up to 5,000 head of cattle at one point. In the early 1880s, Arthur “saw that the open range was doomed and he sold every hoof in 1883” after making a sizeable fortune on cattle ranging. He then directed his wealth toward land acquisition, irrigation ditch construction, banking, and a number of other pursuits, including a stint as Fort Collins mayor in 1893. Arthur passed away on August 11, 1905.2 Soon after Arthur purchased the property in 1884, his nephew and associate, Joseph Jessup moved to Fort Collins, arriving with his family in October, 1884, from Hoboken, Pennsylvania.3 Just two weeks after his arrival, the Fort Collins Courier printed a small line concerning Arthur’s purchase of a 160-acre farm east of the city.4 Born in 1848, Jessup worked with Arthur sometime after his arrival in Colorado in 1860, but he returned to Pennsylvania to marry Mary Miller in 1875. One source referred to him as a “pioneer of cattle industry in this part of the country.” After having several children, the Jessups returned to Fort Collins and soon began farming in the area.5 It is unknown when Jessup began farming Arthur’s lands, but by 1900, Arthur deeded him the property for $1.00.6 Tragically, Jessup would lose two of his youngest children within two weeks. On January 27, 1888, Jessup’s four-year-old daughter, Alice, passed away. Just over two weeks later, his ten-year-old son William perished of diphtheria on February 11, 1888.7 Despite this loss, Joseph Jessup prospered as a cattle rancher in the 1890s and into the twentieth century, primarily raising sheep. In the 1890s, Jessup likely constructed the gabled-ell farmhouse that stands on the property today. His surviving sons, Frank and Harry, both 1 Abstracts of Title for Edward Tharp (20-7-68); Ansel Watrous, History of Larimer County (Fort Collins: Courier Printing & Publishing Company, 1911); Cultural Resource Historians, Fort Collins Agricultural Resources Survey, “Management Data Form: Joseph Jessup Farm,” May, 1994. 2 Ansel Watrous, 499-500. In his biography of Arthur, published six years after his death, Watrous referred to him as “one of Nature’s noblemen.” Watrous’s elegy elevates Arthur to hero status and represents an excellent example of the early mythologizing of the masculine Western frontiersman: “He was fearless, but not rash, and no matter whether in a mining camp in a city or town or on the cattle drive, he stood by his principles and never weakened, no matter how strong the opposition. And those days when he was constantly on the move he was welcome to all campfires and his word was as good as negotiable paper from Oregon to the Missouri, from Mexico to the Canadian line. And as he lived so he died – a brave and honest gentleman.” 3 Fort Collins Courier, October 16, 1884. 4 Fort Collins Courier, October 30, 1884. 5 Colorado Historical Society, “Historic Building Inventory Records: Jessup Farm,” June, 1992. 6 “Real Estate Transfers,” Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 23, 1900. 7 Fort Collins Courier, February 2, 1888, February 16, 1888. Revised 09-2004 Page 4 worked for him on the farmstead. The Jessups also had a young daughter named Alicia.8 Joseph would lose another son, Frank, to illness in 1913.9 In 1920, Jessup lived on the farm with his wife, his son Harry, and Harry’s wife Edna, though census records indicate that Harry was the head of his own farming household.10 Joseph Jessup lived and worked on the farm until his death in 1930. His widowed wife maintained ownership of the farm, though it is unknown if she lived there until her death in 1951.11 Significantly, no new buildings were constructed on the farmstead during the 1940s.12 Agricultural activities continued on adjacent farms throughout the Depression and 1940s, so it is possible that the land was farmed by Harry Jessup or rented to other farmers during this period. According to the 1956 plat map for the property, John O. Anderson and his wife Lucile owned the farm. Born on February 8, 1902 in Colorado, Anderson lived at 714 Elizabeth Street in 1940, working as a construction contractor.13 By 1948, Anderson owned his own shop at 416 Linden Street, employed in “dragline excavating, heavy mauling, [and] construction work.” City directories indicate that he employed a tractor operator, laborer, four drivers, a mechanic, and two carpenters.14 While still residing at his home on Elizabeth, Anderson worked as a “rancher & house mover” by 1954.15 Anderson’s activity on the historic Jessup farm lands correlates with Calvin Johnson’s statement that the outbuildings between the house and barn were moved to the property in the 1950s. Also, the construction of the equipment shed (garage) occurred while Anderson farmed on and around the property.16 City directories through 1966 list Anderson as a rancher while his wife, Lucile, worked as a schoolteacher at Waverly School.17 The 1963 plat map shows Anderson farming land in the northeast quarter of the section with the Jessup farmstead owned by members of the Johnson family under the business name Spring Creek Farms, Inc. The Johnson family moved from Kansas to Ault, Colorado in 1902 and worked in the sugar beet fields before starting a family farm around Fossil Creek. One of twelve children born to Peter and Augusta Johnson, Edwin Johnson made the move to Colorado at nine years old. Other prominent members of the Johnson family also farmed in the area. Edwin’s brothers Elmer, Wesley, and Harvey actively worked the adjacent Wesley Johnson farm at 2608 East Drake Road. In 1919, Edwin married Cora Edwards. They would have three children: Glen, Calvin, and Augusta. Sited on lands formerly owned by Spring Creek Farms, nearby Edora Park is a portmanteau combining Edwin and Cora’s names. Initially incorporated by Edwin Johnson and his sons, Spring Creek operated many farms in the Fort Collins area, growing crops including sugar beets, corn, alfalfa, beans, and grains.18 The Johnsons also owned a cattle feeding company called Caled which they operated on the Jessup farmstead with corrals below the creek. In a 1975 interview, Edwin stated, “We used to feed sheep but we quit it. Too many dogs.”19 Glen and Calvin Johnson continued to operate Spring Creek Farms throughout the latter half of the twentieth century on both the Jessup farm and the neighboring Wesley Johnson farmstead. 8 “Historic Building Inventory Records: Jessup Farm,” June, 1992; Fort Collins Weekly Courier, December 23, 1903; 1910 U.S. Census. 9 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, February 21, 1913. 10 1920 U.S. Census. 11 1940 plat map; Jessup gravesite in Grandview Cemetery (www.findagrave.com) . 12 Fort Collins Agricultural Resources Survey, “Management Data Form: Joseph Jessup Farm.” 13 1956 plat map; 1940 U.S. Census; Anderson gravesite in Grandview Cemetery (www.findagrave.com). 14 Fort Collins City Directory, 1948. 15 Fort Collins City Directory, 1954. 16 Calvin Johnson oral interview, March, 16, 2001, referenced by Associated Cultural Resource Experts, “Joseph Jessup and Wesley Johnson Farmsteads Preservation and Development Plan,” April, 2001, 4. 17 Fort Collins City Directories, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966. 18 1963 plat map; “Management Data Form: Joseph Jessup Farm,” May, 1994. 19 Cora and Edwin Johnson oral history, July 31, 1975, interviewed by Charlene Tresner, 17. Revised 09-2004 Page 5 By 2001, the Jessup Farm property and adjacent lands owned by Spring Creek, including the Wesley Johnson Farm, were sold by Calvin Johnson to the James Group, a Boulder- based development company. Plans for adaptive reuse stalled during the 2000s, and the properties were acquired by Gino Campana and his brothers Tony and Mike in 2011. Campana, through his development company, Bellisimo, is the current owner seeking Local Landmark designation. The company is currently undertaking an innovative adaptive reuse plan to preserve, restore, and rehabilitate the historic integrity of the Joseph Jessup Farm: the Jessup Farm Artisan Village. Combining elements of New Urbanist planning with concepts drawn from the farm-to-table and farmer’s market movements, Bellisimo’s plan incorporates the Artisan Village into a much broader residential plan encompassing much of the historic Jessup and Johnson family farmlands. Revised 09-2004 Page 6 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: Ca. 1900 Architect/Builder: Joseph Jessup (house and barn) Building Materials: Brick, wood, metal, stone Architectural Style: Vernacular agricultural Description: Historic buildings on the Jessup Farm include a farmhouse and barn constructed by Jessup, as well as five outbuildings moved to or built on the site after 1950: a garage, loafing shed, mechanic shop, chicken coop, outhouse, and “saddle shop.” Taken together, these resources represent one of the most intact farm complexes still standing in Fort Collins. Constructed by Joseph Jessup around the turn of the century, the Jessup farmhouse is one of the best examples of a vernacular gabled-ell farmhouse in the city. The house consists of two main sections, the original one-and-a-half-story gabled rectangular plan I-house and a two-story addition added shortly after the building was constructed. With walls constructed of painted red brick, the house sits on a stone foundation and is covered by an intersecting hip and gable roof with composition shingles and boxed eaves. Gabled dormers extend from the hipped-roof section on the north and south elevations. Two brick chimneys protrude from the roof. The south elevation contains a hipped-roof porch infilling the ell shape of the house. The southern elevation has five windows: two boarded-up window frames under the porch, two boarded-up windows on the protruding ell, all with stone sills, and a paired single-light hopper window on the south dormer. The dormer window is framed in white painted wood. A wood-paneled entry door provides access under the porch while another door under the porch is currently boarded over with plywood. The house’s east elevation contains two upper-story, square windows with white wooden frames, currently boarded. A wooden shed addition was recently removed from the elevation, exposing white painted brick walls, an arched wood framed door with one large upper panel. Two boarded arched windows also sit on the east elevation. The southern window has been infilled with brick underneath, and the northern window has a 2/2 window. The north elevation has four symmetrically-placed arched windows along its length with stone sills, which are currently boarded, along with a paired single-light hopper window on the protruding dormer. On the west elevation, four arched wooden windows sit beneath the gabled end with stone sills. Upper story windows are 1/1 windows, while windows on the lower story are boarded. A white, decorative ornament is located just beneath the gabled roofline. An additional boarded rectangular window sits beneath the porch on the west elevation of the protruding ell addition, and a square boarded, white framed square window sits above the porch. Southeast of the Jessup farmhouse sits the farm’s original barn, also constructed around 1900 by Joseph Jessup. Resting on a concrete foundation, the one-and-a-half-storied barn is of wood post and beam construction topped by a steeply-pitched gabled roof covered with corrugated metal over wood shingles. With a rectangular plan, the barn is sheathed with wood tongue-and-groove siding painted white. A hoist beam extends just beneath the gabled-roof on the south elevation. The north and south elevations each contain two boarded 4/4 sash windows with painted wood frames. Another square window sits on the south elevation, currently boarded over. The barn has horizontal sliding vertical wood plank doors on the south elevation, paired side-hinged hayloft doors on the upper story on both the north and south elevations, and two horizontal sliding wood plank doors and one small hayloft door on the east elevation. Revised 09-2004 Page 7 Several outbuildings sit in proximity to the farmhouse and the barn which contribute to the historic integrity of the property. While these buildings are not original to Jessup’s tenure on the farm, they were moved to or constructed on the property in the 1950s or 1960s by John O. Anderson or the Johnson family’s Spring Creek Farms. On the northern end of the farmstead sit a loafing shed and chicken coop. Historically utilized to keep livestock protected from rain and snow, the loafing shed is a long, rectangular building with ten open bays. Wood plank walls covered with corrugated metal sheathing sit on a perimeter concrete foundation. Each bay is supported by wooden posts with triangular knee braces. An original outhouse also has been moved near the loafing shed, framed with white painted wood. The property’s chicken coop is a square one-story building resting directly on the ground. The building is roofed with corrugated sheet metal over wood planks and exposed rafter tails on the south elevation. A band of square windows sits on the south elevation, currently boarded up. The east and west elevations have boarded doors and one square, boarded window on each. Three additional outbuildings sit directly to the east of the Jessup farmhouse. A square, wood-framed garage is nearest to the house. The garage has a gabled roof made of corrugated metal with exposed rafter tails. The house has painted wood siding and rests on a concrete slab foundation. Two large garage bays open on the south elevation and a boarded door is present on the north elevation. Next to the garage is a square wood post and beam structure sitting on raised wooden beams. Referred to variously as “building-on-stilts,” saddle shop, or a train depot, its historic function is unknown. Some speculation suggests that this building was an actual train depot moved to the site, but there is no evidence to corroborate this story. The structure has a gabled roof with shake-shingles, and is sheathed in painted wood siding. Square, boarded-up windows sit on the east and west elevations. The north elevation has a large central bay door with 8/8 paned windows at the top. The southern elevation contains a large, boarded-up door on its east side. The final outbuilding, the mechanic shop, sits to the east of the garage and “saddle shop.” Originally constructed as a small square brick building, a wood addition raised its height to a full two stories while a small shed expanded its size to the east. The two-story addition gave the structure a gabled roof that opens to a large bay door on the south elevation. Another wood door sits to the east of the main bay on the shed addition. White painted wood siding surrounds all additions, while the original brick walls remain intact. Two small boarded windows sit on the west elevation in the brick section, while a large boarded rectangular window sits on the wood addition. The east elevation contains four boarded windows along the shed addition. Taken together, the eight buildings comprising the landscape of the Jessup Farm represent an excellent example of vernacular farm architecture that reflects agricultural practices and farm life in Fort Collins since the turn of the twentieth century. Bellisimo, the development company seeking landmark designation, is planning an extensive preservation and restoration program for the property. Conceived as the Jessup Farm Artisan Village, Bellisimo has developed adaptive reuses for all historic buildings on the property. Bellisimo plans to convert the Jessup farmhouse into a farm-to-fork restaurant. Restoration designs for the farmhouse include: rehabilitation of all wooden windows and installation of aluminum, divided-light windows; restoration of doors and porch; rehabilitation of wood siding on dormers and brick work with new infill where necessary; and reroofing with a new Revised 09-2004 Page 8 asphalt roof. A new hipped-roof addition will be added next to the shed-roofed addition on the east elevation which includes an outdoor patio, stairs to the second story of the main house as well a wood door entering that story, and new wood doors beneath the stairs entering the house. The barn will be restored as potential office or retail space, with work including: rehabilitation of all doors, windows, and the hoist beam; reroofing with new corrugated metal roof; a new aluminum storefront system; and restoration of wood siding with infill where necessary. The other outbuildings will also be rehabilitated for different uses. The loafing shed will be converted to retail, office, or service space. Plans for the shed include reroofing, rehabilitation of exposed heavy timber framing, and a new aluminum storefront system. The chicken coop will serve dual functions as a restroom for the Jessup Artisan Village and as an actual chicken coop. Its doors, windows, siding, and rafter tails will be rehabilitated, while a new corrugated metal roof will replace the existing, rusted roof. The garage will be adapted as retail, office, or service space with rehabilitation of windows, doors, and siding. The building will be reroofed with a new corrugated metal roof, and a new aluminum- framed window will be added to the north elevation. Similar designs will apply to the “saddle shop,” which will be moved to a concrete foundation, though its shingled roof will be replaced with corrugated metal to match the appearance of other outbuildings. The mechanic shop will also be renovated as office, retail, or service space. Brick and wood siding will be restored and infilled where necessary, while the main bay door will remain in a fixed, open position infilled with a new aluminum storefront system.20 20 Sources consulted for architectural description include: Fort Collins Agricultural Resources Survey, “Management Data Form: Joseph Jessup Farm,” May, 1994; Andrews & Anderson, P.C., “Johnson and Jessup Farms Assessment/Feasibility Study,” 2001; Bellisimo, “Jessup Farm: Preliminary Site Plan,” 2011; Associated Cultural Resource Experts, “Joseph Jessup and Wesley Johnson Farmsteads Preservation and Development Plan,” April 2001. Revised 09-2004 Page 9 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION (attach a separate sheet if needed) Andrews & Anderson, P.C., “Johnson and Jessup Farms Assessment/Feasibility Study,” 2001 Ansel Watrous, History of Larimer County, Fort Collins: Courier Publishing & Printing Company, 1911 Associated Cultural Resource Experts, “Joseph Jessup and Wesley Johnson Farmsteads Preservation and Development Plan,” April, 2001 Bellisimo, “Jessup Farm: Preliminary Site Plan,” 2011 City of Fort Collins Planning Department, Agriculture in the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area, 1862-1994: Historic Contexts and Survey Report, March, 1995 Colorado Historical Society, “Historic Building Inventory Records: Jessup Farm,” June, 1992 Cora and Edwin Johnson, interviewed July 31, 1975, by Charlene Tresner, oral history transcript at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Cultural Resource Historians, Fort Collins Agricultural Resources Survey, “Management Data Form: Joseph Jessup Farm,” May, 1994 Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com Fort Collins City Directory: 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966 Fort Collins Courier Fort Collins Weekly Courier Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Abstract of Title Collection U.S. Federal Census: 1910, 1920, 1940 U.S. General Land Office plat maps: 1914, 1929, 1940, 1956, 1963 Revised 09-2004 Page 10 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 _______________________________, 201___. _____________________________________________________ Owner Name (please print) _____________________________________________________ Owner Signature State of ___________________________) )ss. County of __________________________) Subscribed and sworn before me this _________day of ___________________, 201____, by _____________________________________________________________________. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires _________________________. _____________________________________________________ Notary LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 13, 2013 STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Fort Collins Landmark Designation of the Jessup Farm Property at 1908 South Timberline Road, Fort Collins, Colorado STAFF CONTACT: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner APPLICANT: Gino Campana, Property Owner BACKGROUND: Staff is pleased to present for your consideration the Jessup Farm Property located at 1908 South Timberline Road. The property has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Preservation Standards (1), (2), and (3). The Jessup Farm is significant Fort Collins under Landmark Standard One (1) for its agricultural associations beginning in the nineteenth century. Within this agricultural context, the Jessup farm was historically associated with the open range cattle industry, farming and ranching, and sheep raising in Fort Collins for over 130 years. The property is additionally significant to Fort Collins under Standard Two (2) for its association with prominent cattlemen James B. Arthur and Joseph Jessup, as well as several members of the Johnson family, who were prominent area farmers beginning in the early 1900s. Arthur was a prominent Fort Collins pioneer who made a sizable fortune driving cattle before branching out into other pursuits including a brief stint as Fort Collins mayor in 1893. Joseph Jessup, Arthur’s nephew and associate, acquired the 160-acre property from his uncle prior to 1900. Jessup, and members of his family, raised cattle and sheep on the farm through the Great Depression and into the 1940s. Jessup was responsible for constructing the prominent gabled-ell farmhouse, the large barn, and various outbuildings on the property. The Johnsons, who farmed multiple properties around Fort Collins and owned a large farm complex adjacent to Jessup’s farm, also operated a cattle company called Caled on the Jessup farm land during the 1950s and 60s. Furthermore, the Jessup Farm holds significance to Fort Collins under Standard Three (3) as its buildings are distinctive examples of vernacular rural architecture with high levels of integrity. The gabled-ell farmhouse represents a well-preserved and rare housing type in Fort Collins, while the farm’s various outbuildings illustrate changing agricultural practices in northern Colorado during the twentieth century. See the Landmark designation application form for detailed historic and architectural descriptions of the historic farmstead. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approving the request for Landmark Designation of the Jessup Farm Property, under Fort Collins Landmark Designation Standards (1) (2) and (3). Planning, Development & Transportation Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 ATTACHMENT 3 ATTACHMENT 4 Jessup Farm Property Fort Collins Landmark Designation Jessup Farm Property looking north. From left to right of frame are the Farmhouse, Garage, “Saddle Shop,” Mechanic’s Shop, Barn, and Loafing Shed in the distance, with the Chicken Coop mostly out of view Jessup Farm Property looking northwest with the Farmhouse to the left of frame and Garage to the right, with the Loafing Shed and Chicken Coop in the background Jessup Farm Property looking northwest with Garage, “Saddle Shop,” Mechanic’s Shop from left to right of frame, and Loafing Shed in the background ATTACHMENT 5 Jessup Farmhouse – Southern Elevation Jessup Farmhouse – Western and Southern Elevations Jessup Farmhouse – Western Elevation Jessup Farmhouse – Northern Elevation Jessup Farmhouse – Eastern and Northern Elevations Jessup Farmhouse – Eastern Elevation Jessup Farmhouse – Eastern and Southern Elevations Jessup Farm Barn – Southern and Western Elevations Jessup Farm Barn – Northern and Western Elevations Jessup Farm Barn – Northern and Eastern Elevations Jessup Farm Mechanic’s Shop – Southern and Eastern Elevations Jessup Farm Mechanic’s Shop – Northern and Western Elevation Jessup Farm Mechanic’s Shop with Loafing Shed and Outhouse in Background – Southern and Eastern Elevations Jessup Farm “Saddle Shop” – Southern and Eastern Elevations Jessup Farm Garage – Northern and Western elevations Jessup Farm Garage – Western and Southern elevations Jessup Farm Loafing Shed and Outhouse – Southern and Eastern Elevations Jessup Farm Loafing Shed – Northern Elevation Jessup Farm Loafing Shed – Western and Southern Elevations Jessup Farm Chicken Coop – Southern Elevation Jessup Farm Chicken Coop – Southern and Western Elevations Jessup Farm Chicken Coop – Eastern Elevation 1 Request for Designation of the Jessup Farm Property as a Fort Collins Landmark Karen McWilliams Historic Preservation Planner City Council Regular Meeting April 16, 2013 ATTACHMENT 6 2 Vicinity Map 3 Jessup Farm 4 Jessup Farm History • Historically associated with 100+ years of agricultural activity in Fort Collins • Linked to prominent and influential members of Fort Collins history • Represents one of the most intact farm complexes remaining in city 5 Jessup Farm – Current Condition Jessup Farmhouse built ca. 1900 Jessup Barn built ca. 1900 6 Jessup Farm Artisan Village 7 Jessup Farm Artisan Village 8 Landmark Preservation Commission Findings and Resolution March 13, 2013 Meeting • Designation application brought forward by property owner Jessup Farm, LLC. • Property found to be Historically and Architecturally Significant under 3 of 4 Designation Standards • LPC Adopted (7-0) Resolution Recommending Council Approval of the Jessup Farm Property as a Landmark 9 Landmark Designation • Preservation and Recognition • Financial Benefits – 20% State Tax Credits – 20% Federal Tax Credits – $7,500 Zero-Interest Loans – State Historic Fund Grants 10 Questions? 11 Request for Designation of the Jessup Farm Property as a Fort Collins Landmark Karen McWilliams Historic Preservation Planner City Council Regular Meeting April 16, 2013 ORDINANCE NO. 065, 2013 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE JESSUP FARM PROPERTY, 1908 SOUTH TIMBERLINE ROAD, 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 March 13, 2013, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Jessup Farm Property has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standards (1), (2), and (3) for its association with significant historical events and persons, and also for its architectural significance to 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 owner of the property, Gino Campana, on behalf of Jessup Farm LLC, 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 Jessup Farm Property, 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: Lot 2, Block 4 of Bucking Horse Filing One, Located in Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, State of Colorado. Also known by street number as 1908 South Timberline Road, Fort Collins, 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 16th day of April, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of May, A.D. 2013. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of May, A.D. 2013. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk