HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/19/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2002, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 19, 2002FROM•
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2002, Designating the Scott Apartment Building and
Associated Garage, 900 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Historic Landmark
Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Both the Landmark Preservation Commission and staff recommend adoption of the Ordinance on
Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Scott Apartment Building and Associated Garage have architectural significance to Fort Collins
as a monumental and well preserved example of brick twentieth-century apartment building
architecture. The property is also historically significant for its association with the growth and
development of Colorado State University.
The current owners of the property,Charles and Lucretia Rhodes, are initiating this request for Fort
Collins landmark designation for the Scott Apartments. The property is under contract for purchase
by Stephen G. and Mary E.Levinger,who are in favor of the landmark designation and have signed
the designation application as equitable owners/contract purchasers. This Ordinance, which was
unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 5,2002,designates the Scott Apartment Building
and Associated Garage, 900 South College Avenue, as a historic landmark.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 21
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 5, 2002FROM:
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No.017,2002,Designating the Scott Apartment Building and Associated
Garage, 900 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to
Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Both the Landmark Preservati Co Q
reco end adoption of the Ordinance on
First Reading. At a public hearin o2,th mark Preservation Commission
unanimously recommended designation of this property as a landmark for its architectural and
historical importance to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Scott Apartment Building and Associated Garage have architectural significance to Fort Collins
as a monumental and well CUnniver!,"p
e e ' k n ' -century apartment building
architecture. The property is ally fo sociation with the growth and
development of Colorado Sta
The current owners of the property,Charles and Lucretia Rhodes,are initiating this request for Fort
Collins landmark designation for the Scott Apartments. The property is under contract for purchase
by Stephen G. and Mary E.Levinger,who are in favor of the landmark designation and have signed
the designation application as equitable owners/contract purchasers.
History -The Scott Apartment Building is a three-story redbrick building,representative of Early
Twentieth Century Apartment architecture. It has a symmetrical fagade with an inset gabled roof.
On either end of the roof are Parapet end walls with flat crests. The doorway is slightly inset, with
a split staircase,constructed o one eme Vperty
to e e ance. The associated five-bay
garage mimics the architectur feature f thebuil g, with a parapet roof and similar
brick construction. An archite ral s of s ,co uctedon April 4, 1998,evaluated
the apartment building and associated garage asually e igible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. Neither the apartment building nor the garage have undergone any
significant changes, and thus maintain excellent architectural integrity. Located directly opposite
the Colorado State University campus, the Scott Apartments has,since its construction in the mid-
1920s, served as housing primarily for students attending the university.