HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/07/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 064, 2002, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 12
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: May 7, 2002FROM
Carol Tunner
SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 064, 2002, Designating the Historic First Baptist Church, 328
Remington 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, North Pointe Community Church, initiated the request for Fort
Collins Landmark designation for the First Baptist Church. Ordinance No. 064, 2002, was
unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 16,2002,designating the First Baptist Church, 328
Remington Street as a historic landmark.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 17
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 16, 2002FROM
Carol Tunner
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 064, 2002, Designating the Historic First Baptist Church, 328
Remington Street, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Landmark Prese tion is o yea tion of the Ordinance on First
Reading. At a public hearin eld on arch tazk Preservation Commission
unanimously recommended d n pr rty mark for its architectural and
historical importance to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The current owner of the property, North Pointe Community Church, is initiating this request for
Fort Collins Landmark designation for the First Baptist Church.
SIGNIFICANCE
The historic First Baptist Ch the tQ-storPh
ced dstone building on the northeast
comer of Magnolia and Remingto eybin of elements from Gothic Revival
and Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. These elements include the beautiful stained glass
windows with tracery,the only"rose"window in town,pointed arched Gothic windows,crenellated
parapets called battlements, massive towers, buttressed walls, and a steeply pitched roof. The
integration of the two distinct styles in the First Baptist Church provides Fort Collins with a building
of unique architectural design. Designated a contributing building in the Laurel School National
Register Historic District in 1980, it is one of the most prominent buildings in that district.
HISTORICAL NARRATI
The First Baptist Church of F Collin formPashed September of 1879, initially met
and worshiped in a local Metho rc 8on ion purchased two lots,numbers
15 and 16 of Block 133 on which they constructed a small red brick sanctuary. As membership
increased the congregation demolished the original building and replaced it in 1903-1904 with the
existing Gothic sandstone church. As the church membership continued to expand,the congregation
built an addition on the eastern elevation in 1912. By 1966, First Baptist had outgrown the church
and sold the property to Poudre Valley Christian Church. It, too, outgrew the building and in turn
sold it, in 1971, to R.C. Hams, pastor of Faith Tabernacle, which congregation occupied the
building until the death of Pastor Harris, in 1993.
Although three different churches occupied the building from its construction to the early 1990's,
other individuals owned and used the church for non-religious purposes since that time. In August
of 2001, North Pointe Community Church assumed ownership. For these reasons, staff is pleased
to present the church building at 328 Remington Street for landmark designation.