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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/16/2014 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2014, DESIGNAAgenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 16, 2014 City Council STAFF Josh Weinberg, City Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 126, 2014, Designating the Bode Property, 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of the property, Colleen Scholz, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the Bode Property at 220 Remington Street. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The property at 220 Remington Street is significant under Fort Collins Landmark Designation Standard C for embodying distinctive characteristics of an architectural type and period. Specifically, this intact and unmodified early twentieth century dwelling is locally significant as a noteworthy example of modest working class Vernacular Masonry architecture in Fort Collins. If its original date of 1884 is correct, it is one of the declining numbers of very early Fort Collins homes still extant. Its modifications appear to pre-date 1901 and are themselves significant components of the house, reflecting early architectural practices to enhance the utility of small dwellings. No evidence was found to indicate important associations with historic events, patterns of events, or important people. Its architectural importance is insufficient to qualify the property as individual eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or for Local Landmark designation. However, it is representative of early residential development on the east side of College Avenue and is one of several historic homes on the same block. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS Recognition of 220 Remington Street as a Fort Collins Landmark enables its owners 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 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. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. At a public hearing held on September 10, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standards (C), for its architectural significance to the city. Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. Designation Application (PDF) 3. LPC Staff Report (PDF) 4. Photographs (PDF) 5. LPC Resolution (PDF) Young Peoples Learning Center Library Park Oak St Plaza Park «¬287 E Oak St Mathews St E Olive St E Magnolia St W Olive St W Magnolia St Remington St S College Ave W Mountain Ave E Mountain Ave 220 Remington St 1 inch = 200 © feet Site ATTACHMENT 1 Revised 08-2014 Page 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 Legal Description: LOT4. A PORTION OF TRACT ONE. OAKPARK P.U.D. SITUATE IN THE SOUIHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12. TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH,RANGE 69 WEST OF THE SIXTH P.M., CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER. STATE OF COLORADO, WHICH,CONSIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE AS BEARING NOO°OO'OO"E AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LINES WHICH BEGIN AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE WHICH BEARS SOO°OO'OO"E 196.18 FEET FROM NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE AND RUN THENCE N9OCOO'OO"E 140.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE, SOO°OO'OO"E 53.82 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE, N90°00'00'W 140.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE, N00°00'00''E 53.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Property Name (historic and/or common): The Bode Property OWNER INFORMATION: Name: Colleen Scholz Email: colleen7@frii.com Phone: 970-420-1027 Address: 525 N Whitcomb St. Fort Collins, CO 80521 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: Cristina Maguire, Historic Preservation Intern Address: P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522 Planning, Development & Transportation Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.41 6.2740 970.22 4.6134- fax fcgov.c om ATTACHMENT 2 Revised 08-2014 Page 2 Phone: 970-416-2283 DATE: 08/27/2014 Revised 08-2014 Page 3 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. SIGNIFICANCE Properties are eligible for designation if they possess significance, which is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. For designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Fort Collins Landmark Districts properties must meet one (1) or more of the following standards: Standard A: Events. This property is associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. It is associated with either (or both) of these two (2) types of events: 1. A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or 2. A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. Standard B: Persons/Groups. This property is associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons recognizable in the history of the community, State or Nation whose specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented. Standard C: Design/Construction. This property embodies the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represents the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possesses high artistic values or design concepts; or is part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of properties. Standard D: Information potential. This property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Revised 08-2014 Page 4 EXTERIOR INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess exterior integrity, which is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The exterior integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven qualities do not need to be present for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past time and place is evident. Standard A: Location. This property is located where it was originally constructed or where an historic event occurred. Standard B: Design. This property retains a combination of elements that create its historic form, plan space, structure, and style. Standard C: Setting. This property retains a character and relationship with its surroundings that reflect how and where it was originally situated in relation to its surrounding features and open space. Standard D: Materials. This property retains much of the historic physical elements that originally formed the property. Standard E: Workmanship. This property possesses evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. This consists of evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering the building, structure or site. Standard F: Feeling. This property expresses the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time. This results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the property's historic character. Standard G: Association. This property retains an association, or serves as a direct link to, an important historic event or person. It retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property's historic character. Revised 08-2014 Page 5 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY (Please describe why the property is significant, relative to the Standard(s) above, and how it possesses exterior integrity.) Per Colorado Historical Society Report, 1996: This intact and unmodified early twentieth century dwelling is locally significant as a noteworthy example of modest working class Vernacular Masonry architecture in Fort Collins. If its original date of 1884 is correct, it is one of the declining numbers of very early Fort Collins homes still extant. Its modifications appear to pre-date 1901 and are themselves significant components of the house, reflecting early architectural practices to enhance the utility of small dwellings. No evidence was found to indicate important associations with historic events, patterns of events, or important people. Its architectural importance is insufficient to qualify the property as individual eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or for Local Landmark designation. However, it is representative of early residential development on the east side of College Avenue and is one of several historic homes on the same block; it would therefore qualify as a contributing element of a National Register or locally designated historic residential district including the 200 block of Remington Street. Revised 08-2014 Page 6 HISTORICAL INFORMATION (Please include city directory research and/or a title search if the property is important for its association with a significant person.) Originally constructed in about 1884, this small dwelling appears to have served as modest working class housing for a succession of tenants throughout the twentieth century. 1 Its original owner and early (late-nineteenth century) history is obscure. The earliest documented residents were Theodore and Elizabeth Bode, who occupied the dwelling in 1902. 2 By 1908 H.A. and Edna Benning lived at 220 Remington; H.A. Benning was a foreman for the Great Western Sugar Company. 3 In 1909, Arthur J. and Louise Whistleman had taken up residence in the dwelling. Mr. Whistleman was a bookkeeper for the Commercial Bank and Trust Company on North College Avenue. 4 One of the longer spans of occupancy was from about 1911 to 1919, when Benjamin F. and Cora Replodge resided here. 5 In the 1920’s the house was lived in by Merle G. and Bernice Wrigley (1922), followed by Charles and Zella Crabill and W. E. Hurdle (1925). 6 In 1927 it was used for a podiatric business called Corrective Foot Fitters (Margaret Beeman and John Sendel), but by 1929 a widow, Alta Hildebrandt, was listed as its occupant. 7 In the 1930’s, the small house was home to Harry C. and Katherine Eaton (1931–1938). 8 By 1940 Forest and Bernice Kennedy had moved in, and the Kennedy family remained here at least until 1968. 9 Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the house was rented to a series of short term tenants, including several Colorado State University students. 10 In July 2014, Colleen Scholz purchased the property from Edward K. Russell. 11 Scholz now requests the property be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark. 1220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, Larimer County Assessor Property Information, accessed August 28, 2014, http://www.larimer.org/assessor/query/Detail.cfm?PropertyTypeVar=Residential&BuildingIDVar=1&NumVar=R1655900&direct=1. 2 Fort Collins City Directory, 1902, 41. 3 Fort Collins City Directory, 1908, 19. 4 Fort Collins City Directory, 1909–10, 154. 5 Fort Collins City Directory, 1910–11, 94; Larimer County Directory, 1913–14, 75; Larimer County Directory, 1917, 142; Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County Directory, 1919, 168. 6 Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County Directory, 1922, 146; Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County Directory, 1925, 53. 7 Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County Directory, 1927, 60, 216; Fort Collins City Directory, 1929, 227. 8 Fort Collins City Directory, 1931, 65, 204; Fort Collins City Directory, 1933, 54; Fort Collins City Directory, 1938, 55. 9 Fort Collins City Directory, 1940, 59; Fort Collins City Directory, 1964, 303. 10 Historic Building Inventory of 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, March 31, 1996, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historic Society on file at Fort Collins Historic Preservation Department, Fort Collins, Colorado. 11 Edward K Russell, Special Warranty Deed, to Colleen Scholz, July 29, 2014, Larimer County Public Search, accessed August 28, 2014, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?CFN=20140041755&MultiLimitField=SendToAppraiser. Revised 08-2014 Page 7 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: estimate-1884 Architect/Builder: unknown Building Materials: stone, brick with wood frame enclosed rear porch Architectural Style: vernacular masonry Description: (Please include any special features of the property/surroundings, as well as dates and descriptions of any additions or alterations to the buildings or structures.) Per Colorado Historical Society Report, 1996: This small one-story vernacular masonry dwelling is situated on the east side of Remington Street, between Oak and Olive Streets. It is a modest-sized dwelling constructed of brick (painted over), which sits upon a stone foundation, now plastered over. The house is composed of several elements, together creating an irregular floor plan. What appears to be the original portion of the house is cross gabled, or “T” shaped structure, composed of a side gabled front wing, with a perpendicular gabled wing extending behind the front wing. A large centered gable extends from the roof of the front portions of the house. The roofs of the cross-gabled portion of the house are moderately pitched and are clad with asphalt shingles. Overlapping “fish scale” shingles are applied to the face of the front (west facing) gable. The front entry is offset slightly to the right (south) and is covered by a distinctive and substantial gabled wooden canopy supported by massive milled wooden brackets, which must have been added in later years. The cross-gabled portion is symmetrically fenestrated with double hung, one-over-one windows with arched tops and wooden lug sills. Near each end of the front façade are two windows, each with a decorative lintel made of protruding brick header voussoirs which continue partially down the sides of the windows. Each side of the side-gabled front wing of the house is penetrated by similar arched windows without the elaborate protruding brick lintels. Two brick chimneys are found on the cross-gabled portion of the house, including one located at the intersection of the gables, and another on the peak of the end-gabled rear wing, towards the back of the house. A very old addition to the house is attached to its south side; this is a low, flat-roofed brick addition with a small parapet front wall on the west side which contains another entry. This second west entry is also topped with a gabled hood supported by massive wooden brackets. This wing is also equipped with arch topped, double-hung windows. A chimney exits the flat roof of this south addition. There are also two shed-roofed additions at the rear of the dwelling. One is a small shed-roofed utility space attached to the back of the original gabled wing, which is clad with vertical board and batten siding, and lacking doors or windows. Another, more substantial enclosed back porch addition is affixed at the rear of the flat-roofed brick south addition. This enclosed rear porch has a shed roof, and is clad with clapboard siding as well as numerous multi-pane windows. A wedge- shaped concrete basement stairwell extends east from this glazed rear porch, adjacent to the rear porch entry. The house appears to be in good condition (as of 1996). It has a tiny front yard which is landscaped with grass and hedges. It has no back yard, and the area behind this house is asphalt paved. This small house was reportedly constructed in 1884, and the architecture of the “T” shaped portion of the house is consistent with this early date. Sanborn map coverage of this area of Fort Collins was not available until 1901, and by that time the house appears to have the same configuration as at present. Thus, it appears that all the additions on this house are pre-1901 (although some materials replacement may have occurred over Revised 08-2014 Page 8 time). Building permits on record for the 1920-1950 period reveal that the dwelling was remodeled around October 1926 (Permit No.1549), and that is July of 1939 another permit (No.5852) was issued for remodeling of porches and re-flooring. The house was improved repeatedly in the 1940’s. It was remodeled in 1941 (Permit No.655), and in 1943 a permit (No.7277) was issued for basement remodeling and re-roofing of the garage (no longer extant). Composition shingle roofing was applied in 1943, and in 1948 a permit (No.10891) was issued for additional basement remodeling and extension of the garage. Most of these improvements were internal, and the house appears to have retained most, if not all, of its 1901 configuration. Revised 08-2014 Page 9 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION (attach a separate sheet if needed) Colorado Historical Society, Historic Building Inventory, 1996 completed by Jason Marmor Citing: Fort Collins city directories, 1902-1995; Sanborn fire insurance maps, 1886-1925; bound Record of Building Permits 1920-1950; Christian J. Schoeman, Survey of Historic Structures Located Within the Fort Collins Downtown Development Area, 1983. Larimer County Assessor’s Records LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION September 10, 2014 STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Fort Collins Landmark Designation of the Bode Property at 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado STAFF CONTACT: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner APPLICANT: Colleen Scholz, Property Owner BACKGROUND: Staff is pleased to present for your consideration the Bode Property located at 220 Remington Street. The property has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Preservation Standard C. The property at 220 Remington Street is significant under Fort Collins Landmark Designation Standard C for embodying distinctive characteristics of an architectural type and period. Specifically, this intact and unmodified early twentieth century dwelling is locally significant as a noteworthy example of modest working class Vernacular Masonry architecture in Fort Collins. If its original date of 1884 is correct, it is one of the declining numbers of very early Fort Collins homes still extant. Its modifications appear to pre-date 1901 and are themselves significant components of the house, reflecting early architectural practices to enhance the utility of small dwellings. No evidence was found to indicate important associations with historic events, patterns of events, or important people. Its architectural importance is insufficient to qualify the property as individual eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or for Local Landmark designation. However, it is representative of early residential development on the east side of College Avenue and is one of several historic homes on the same block Staff Analysis: Staff finds that the Bode Property qualifies for Landmark designation under Fort Collins Landmark Designation Standard C. If the Landmark Preservation Commission determines that the property is eligible under this standard, then the Commission may pass a resolution recommending City Council pass an ordinance designating the Bode Property as a Fort Collins Landmark according to City Code Chapter 14 under Designation Standard C. Planning, Development & Transportation Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 ATTACHMENT 3 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins Landmark Designation Western Elevation (Entrance of House) Western Elevation with Neighboring Properties ATTACHMENT 4 Eastern and Northern Elevations Northern and Western Elevations Eastern Elevation (Rear of House) Eastern and Southern Elevations Southern Elevation Southern Elevation ATTACHMENT 6 - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE BODE PROPERTY, 220 REMINGTON STREET, 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 September 10, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Bode Property, located at 220 Remington Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) and as more specifically described below, has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standard C for its architectural significance to Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the Commission has further determined that the 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 the Property be designated by the City Council as a landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property, Colleen Scholz, 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 the Property as a landmark. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by the City Council as findings of fact. Section 2. That the Property, known as the Bode 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: A PORTION OF TRACT ONE OAKPARK P.U.D. SITUATE IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE SIXTH P.M., CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER. STATE OF COLORADO, WHICH, CONSIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE AS BEARING NOO°OO'OO" E AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, IS CONTAINED - 2 - WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LINES WHICH BEGIN AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE WHICH BEARS SOO°OO'OO" E 196.18 FEET FROM NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE AND RUN THENCE N9O°OO'OO" E 140.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE, SOO°OO'OO" E 53.82 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE, N90°00'00" W 140.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE, N00°00'00'' E 53.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark according to City Code Chapter 14. Section 3. 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 September, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of October, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of October, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk