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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/04/2014 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 160, 2014, DESIGNATAgenda Item 10 Item # 10 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY November 4, 2014 City Council STAFF Josh Weinberg, City Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 160, 2014, Designating the Avery Duplex Cottage, 134-136 North Sherwood Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owners of the property, Kevin and Suzanne Murray and Carl and Karen McWilliams, are initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the Avery Duplex at 134-136 North Sherwood Street. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION This duplex dwelling is architecturally significant because it is among Fort Collins’ very best examples of a vernacular Double Pen dwelling, featuring a symmetrical plan with twin entry porches. The dwelling accrues additional significance because it was constructed as a duplex, and is one of only a handful of historic duplexes existing in the city’s Eastside and Westside neighborhoods. Among those that do exist, this one displays a high standard of integrity. The dwelling is also architecturally notable for its architectural details, including horizontal drop siding on the façade, narrow double-hung sash windows, twin dormers, heavy long rectangular single slab sandstone porch steps, and twin hipped-roof entry porches with bead board ceilings. A rental throughout most of its history, the duplex dwelling has provided housing for numerous working class individuals and families through the years. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS Recognition of 134-136 North Sherwood 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 October 8, 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 10 Item # 10 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. Site Map (PDF) 2. Landmark Designation Application (PDF) 3. Owner agreement (PDF) 4. Staff report (PDF) 5. Photographs (PDF) 6. LPC Resolution 8, 2014 (PDF) St Josephs School Civic Center Park Washington Park Civic Center Park North Maple St W Oak St N Meldrum St N Whitcomb St N Sherwood St S Meldrum St S Whitcomb St S Sherwood St Canyon Ave Laporte Ave N Howes St W Mountain Ave S Howes St © 134-136 N Sherwood St 1 inch = 300 feet Site ATTACHMENT 1 Revised 08-2014 Page 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 134-136 North Sherwood Street Legal Description: The South 23 feet of Lot 11 and the North 23 feet of Lot 12, Block 51, City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. Property Name (historic and/or common): The Avery Duplex Cottage OWNER INFORMATION: Name: Charles Bacorn, Owner; Kevin Murray and Carl McWilliams, Contract Purchasers Phone: 970-484-6966 (Murray); 970-493-5270 (McWilliams) Email: kevinsuz@wildmail.com; historians@frii.com Address: 117 South Whitcomb Street, 80521; 1607 Dogwood Court, 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 FORM PREPARED BY: Name and Title: Carl McWilliams, Contract Owner Address: 1607 Dogwood Court, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: 970-493-5270 Email: historians@frii.com Relationship to Owner: Contract Purchaser DATE: October 4, 2014 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.41 0 970.22 4- fax fcgov.c ATTACHMENT 2 Revised 08-2014 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 circa 1899 side-by-side duplex residence and a historic one story garage with circa 1950 shed addition. 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 3 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 or 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 4 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.) This duplex dwelling is architecturally significant because it is among Fort Collins’ very best examples of a vernacular Double Pen dwelling, featuring a symmetrical plan with twin entry porches. The dwelling accrues additional significance because it was constructed as a duplex, and is one of only a handful of historic duplexes existing in the city’s Eastside and Westside neighborhoods. Among those that do exist, this one displays a high standard of integrity. The dwelling is also architecturally notable for its architectural details, including horizontal drop siding on the façade, narrow double-hung sash windows, twin dormers, heavy long rectangular single slab sandstone porch steps, and twin hipped-roof entry porches with bead board ceilings. A rental throughout most of its history, the duplex dwelling has provided housing for numerous working class individuals and families through the years. This property displays high level of integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: setting, location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. Integrity of Setting is defined as "the physical environment of a historic property." The residential neighborhood, along North Sherwood Street, where the property is located, is made up of late 19th century and early 20th century houses. The houses are sited on deep lots, uniformly set back from the street, with a wide strip of land between the curb and front sidewalk. There are no modern buildings or other modern features on this property. The existence of the historic garage/shed, a historic woven wire fence along the south property line, and the abundance of mature vegetation, provides the property with an exceptionally high quality of integrity of setting. Integrity of Location is defined as "the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred." The duplex dwelling and the garage/shed are both in the locations where they were originally constructed on this property. Integrity of Design is defined as "the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property." The dwelling's basic form, massing, scale, and proportion are wholly discernible. An enclosed rear porch addition detracts minimally from the dwelling’s overall integrity of design. The basic form, massing, scale, and proportion of the garage/shed are also wholly discernible. Two shed-roofed extensions to the main gabled section of the garage/shed are not original; however, they are over fifty years of age. These two small extensions are also subservient to, and compatible with, the structure’s original construction. Integrity of Materials is defined as "the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form a historic property." The original materials of which the dwelling and garage were constructed remain intact and highly visible. Integrity of Workmanship is defined as "the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory." Because the dwelling and garage/shed were constructed as modest vernacular buildings, they do not display highly visible workmanship or craftsmanship that may be found, for example, in a high-style Queen Anne residence with an abundance of ornate details. This does not, however, mean that they are devoid of significant workmanship. The workmanship in these buildings is seen in subtle ways. It is seen in the overall quality of construction, in that horizontal members are level and vertical members are plumb, in the uniformity of related elements and features, and in the durability of the overall construction. The fact that the dwelling continues to exist and serve as a residence after more than eleven decades evidences a high level of workmanship. Integrity of Feeling is defined as "a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time." The property’s physical characteristics and its environment evoke strong feelings relating to what life was like in Fort Collins during the early decades of the 20th century. Integrity of Association is defined as "the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property." The property is associated with residential life in Fort Collins’ Westside neighborhood Revised 08-2014 Page 5 HISTORICAL INFORMATION A rental throughout most of its history, the duplex dwelling at 134-136 North Sherwood Street has provided housing for numerous working class individuals and families. Constructed circa 1899, the property was owned by both Franklin C. Avery and his brother, George P. Avery. Soon after completing a course in civil engineering, Franklin Avery joined the Union Colony and came to Colorado in 1870, where he assisted in surveying and platting the town of Greeley. He moved to Larimer County in the following year, and in 1872 surveyed the town of Fort Collins, establishing the new town with streets oriented to the compass, in contrast with the earlier established streets in Old Town, which were aligned with the river. Avery became one of Fort Collins’ leading citizens, and established the First National Bank. In addition to banking, he was heavily involved in real estate. Franklin’s brother, George Porter Avery came to Fort Collins in 1896, where he served as pastor of the First Methodist Church. Born in Ledyard, New York, he was educated at Cazenovia Seminary and Syracuse University. He was ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1877, and served several churches in New York, and later, Chicago, before coming to Fort Collins. George Avery owned the property until 1925, when it wwas sold to Gustov Pastor by way of an agreement with Clyde and Retta Perkins. The first recorded occupants of the duplex dwelling were George L. Stiffler and his wife Jessie (134). Stiffler worked as a foreman for the Courier newspaper’s commercial rooms. Jessie also was employed in the Courier’s offices as a “comp.,” likely a composer. The north duplex (136) was occupied by Abram C. Middaugh and his wife Cora May. Mr. Middaugh operated a barber shop at 134 North College Avenue. The Middaughs had at least one child living with them, a daughter named Pearl. Residents changed frequently, and by 1904, the city directory lists W. H. and Ida M. Mullin at 134 and the McNeese family at 136. W. H. Mullin was secretary-treasurer of the Water Supply and Storage Company, then located at 120 South College Avenue. Charles McNeese was a blacksmith for J. Wessel’s shop, located at 217 North College Avenue. By 1908, McNeese owned the shop in partnership with Wiley S. Young. Living in the duplex with McNeese was his wife, Alice, and at least two children. Additional early residents demonstrated the duplex’s appeal to the working class. Occupants included a hostler (a locomotive engineer) who worked the C&S railway freight yard; a ranchman; Mrs. Fannie Lawson, a widow who supported herself through work as a seamstress; contractors and laborers; several employees of the Riverside Ice and Storage Company; and a manager for the F. W. Woolworth store. As the town grew, occupations changed, and this is reflected in the residents. By 1932, the duplex property was owned by N. O. Wymore, who in 1938 briefly occupied one of the units with his wife Lavinia. In 1933, Louis and Belva Koschalk were at 134, bakers for the Home Bakery, located at 609 South Mason Street. Interestingly, she is listed as a part owner of the business. Next door at 136 were Giles and LaVonne Alkire. Mr. Alkire was a grocer at 205 Linden. Also appearing in the 1930s and 1940s were gas station attendants and automotive mechanics, plumbers and electricians, and Billy Lyde, an inspector for the Retail Credit Co. In 1948, the first of many employees of Colorado A & M (now Colorado State University) appears. In the 1950s, the property was owned by Dalton W. Davis. For a period of at least twelve years, from the early 1950s through the mid-1960s, 134 was occupied by Frank and Hattie Rohrer. He was a salesman for Smith Sales, and associated with Goodwill Industries, which listed this as its address during his residency. In the 1970s and 1980s, the two units served as housing for a mix of college students and young working couples, including, in 1975, Sidney and Peggy Lunsford (134). He was a practical nurse at Poudre Valley Memorial Hospital. In the early 1980s, 136 was occupied by Arthur and Jaye Lundborg and their daughter, Caitlin. The Lundborgs were the owners of the property, which they sold to Charles Bacorn in May 1988. Born in 1946, Charlie Bacorn grew up on a 40-acre peach orchard in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia. He attended Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, were he graduated with a degree in psychology and sociology. He moved to Fort Collins circa 1973, where he worked at a variety of jobs including property management Revised 08-2014 Page 6 and as an electrical apprentice. He was employed by Wellington Pumps, an international firm that assisted developing countries with irrigation and water projects. While employed by the company, he worked overseas in Micronesia and the Middle East, and was briefly held hostage in Libya for 19 days. Upon returning to the United States in the 1980s, he returned to Fort Collins and used his skills to begin a solar energy company, Solar Services Company, founded in 1984. At the peak of the 1970s and 1980s solar boom, Fort Collins had upwards of 30 companies. When government supported tax credits ended in 1985, most of the businesses failed. Charlie, however, was determined to promote solar as a viable energy solution, and became known throughout all Fort Collins as Solar Charlie. His firm installed solar collection systems on many Fort Collins homes, but its real success came in the large number of houses (over 200) in the foothills and prairie that are located far off the electrical grid that now receive their energy through the sun. Charlie Bacorn retired in 2014 and, after operating the business for 30 years, recently sold Solar Services. Construction History Larimer County Assessor records list 1900 as this duplex dwelling’s year of construction. Other sources indicate that date is accurate within approximately one year. On August 25, 1898, the property was conveyed by Franklin C. Avery to the Corbin and Black Lumber Company for $125.00, a price which suggests that the dwelling had not been built as of that date. On January 2, 1902, the Fort Collins Weekly Courier published an article titled “Fort Collins’ Splendid Building Record,” which chronicled building construction during 1901. The following item in the article pertains to this property: “Rev. Geo. P. Avery 134-136 N. Sherwood. Frame cottage remodeled; 12 rooms; cost $700. James Mellinger, contractor.” The property’s address of 134-136 N. Sherwood Street, appears in the (first available) 1902 Fort Collins city directory, corroborating the dwelling’s existence by that time. The dwelling is depicted on the March 1906 Sanborn Insurance map which is the first Sanborn map to show the 100 block of North Sherwood Street. Sanborn Insurance maps indicate that the main gabled section of the garage/shed was built in the years between 1925 and 1943. A building permit issued on October 31, 1950 reveals that the shed-roofed extension to that building’s north elevation was erected at that time. Other building permits on file for the property indicate that the house roof was re-shingled in 1936 and 1952, and that the garage/shed roof was re-shingled in 1952. Sanborn insurance maps also seem to indicate that historically the back porch was not enclosed; it was, however, enclosed when Charlie Bacorn purchased the property in 1988. Mr. Bacorn extensively remodeled the rear enclosed porch subsequent to that date. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: c.1899 Architect/Builder: James Mellinger, Contractor Building Materials: Wood frame; stone foundation Architectural Style: Vernacular Double Pen dwelling Description: This property is located on the east side of the 100 block of North Sherwood Street. It is the third property south of Laporte Avenue and the ninth property north of Mountain Avenue. The property comprises an 8740 square foot lot which measures 46 feet N-S (across) by 190 feet E-W (deep). There are two buildings on the property, a 1½-story wood frame duplex dwelling and a 1-story wood frame garage/shed. The dwelling is set back approximately forty feet from the street, where there is a wide strip of land, with two oak trees, between the curb and front sidewalk. The front and back yards are heavily vegetated with mature, minimally-maintained, plants and fruit trees. The centerpiece in the front yard is a decades old trumpet vine which grows Revised 08-2014 Page 7 from a wooded trunk centered in front of the dwelling. From its trunk, the vine grows upward and outward spreading over and around a support structure of milled lumber. Beneath the overhanging vine and its support structure, there is a small brick patio with a wooden bench. Fruit trees in the backyard includes a golden delicious apple tree near the dwelling’s southeast corner, as well as several plum and cherry trees. Other plantings in the backyard include grape vines along the south fence, lilacs along the east (rear) fence, currants, blackberries, blueberries, rhubarb, bachelor buttons, and roses. Taking up nearly the entire width of the property, the duplex dwelling, overall, measures 40½ feet N-S (across) by 33½ feet E-W (deep). Included in these dimensions are the original 1½-story side-gabled (saltbox) dwelling, which measures 40½ feet N-S by 28½ feet E-W, and an enclosed shed-roofed rear porch addition, which measures 24 feet N-S by 5 feet E-W. The dwelling rests on a stone foundation, covered with concrete parging where it is exposed above grade. There is no basement other than a small cellar beneath the eastern (rear) part of the dwelling. The façade wall, facing toward Sherwood Street on the west elevation, is clad with painted white horizontal drop siding with painted brown wood trim boards. The south, north, and east elevation walls are clad with painted white horizontal lapped siding, also with painted brown wood trim boards. The main 1½-story dwelling is covered by a saltbox roof, covered with grey asphalt composition shingles on the shorter west-facing slope, and with metal roofing material on the longer east- facing slope. The roof eaves are boxed with painted white and brown wood trim. Two large gabled dormers overlook the façade on the west elevation, each with a 3/1 (ribbon style) double-hung sash window, with painted brown wood frames and surrounds, and with non-historic exterior metal storm windows. The façade is symmetrically arranged with two entry porches and four double- hung sash windows. The two porches are each approached by two heavy sandstone steps. The two porches each measure approximately 10 feet N-S by 5 feet E-W, and feature concrete bases, recycled material flooring, and hipped roofs supported by painted brown square wood posts. The porch ceilings are painted white bead board. Stained natural brown wood-paneled doors, each with one upper sash light, and each covered by a white metal storm door, enter the dwelling from the two porches. The north porch is flanked on each side by a 4/1 (ribbon-style) double-hung sash window. The south porch is flanked on each side by a 1/1 double-hung sash window. Windows on the north and south elevations are symmetrically arranged. The north elevation contains two 2/2 double-hung sash first story windows, and a set of paired 2/2 double-hung sash windows in the upper gable end. The south elevation contains two 1/1 double-hung sash first story windows, and a set of paired 4/4 double-hung sash windows in the upper gable ends. Windows on the west (façade), north, and south elevations all feature painted white or brown wood frames, painted brown wood surrounds with simple pediments, and non-historic exterior storm windows. The enclosed rear porch addition on the east elevation is supported by a low stone or concrete foundation, faced with red brick above grade. Its exterior walls are clad with painted white horizontal lapped wood siding, with painted brown corner boards. The addition is covered by a shed roof with metal roofing material. Three painted white wooden doors enter the addition’s east elevation. Two of these doors enter the rear of the dwelling’s main level, while the third door at the north end leads to a set of wooden stairs which descend to the cellar. The east wall of the addition also contains a small 12-light glass block window and a set of small, paired, single-light fixed- pane windows. The garage/shed is located near the north property line and approximately 28 feet west of the alley. This building, overall, measures 26 feet N-S by 24 feet E-W, and included in these dimensions are a main gabled section, with shed-roofed extensions to the north and west elevations. The walls rest on poured concrete perimeter foundation walls or piers, while the interior floor is dirt or gravel. The exterior walls are made of painted brown horizontal drop siding with corner boards. The gable and shed roof forms are covered with metal roofing material laid Revised 08-2014 Page 8 over 1x wood decking and 2x wood rafters. The east elevation, facing the alley, contains two sets of painted brown wooden garage doors, side-hinged with metal strap hinges. A narrow vertical wood plank door, side-hinged with metal strap hinges, enters the south end of the gabled section from the backyard. The south elevation of the main gabled section contains a 4-light window with a painted white wood frame and painted brown wood surround. A similar window penetrates the south wall of the western shed-roofed extension. REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION (attach a separate sheet if needed) City of Fort Collins building permits, City of Fort Collins, Historic Preservation Department, Fort Collins, Colorado and online at Fort Collins History Connection, http://history.fcgov.com/. Fort Collins City Directories, 1902-1985, various publishers. Located at the City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Department, Fort Collins, Colorado and the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Local History Archive, Fort Collins, Colorado. “Fort Collins” Splendid Building Record.” Fort Collins Weekly Courier, January 2, 1902 Larimer County Assessor Records for 134-136 North Sherwood. http://www.larimer.org/assessor/query/search.cfm. Larimer County Clerk and Recorder’s Records for 134-136 North Sherwood. Located at the Larimer County Courthouse, 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, Colorado McAlester, Virginia Savage. A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America’s Domestic Architecture. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, March 1906, September 1909, December 1917, December 1925, and October 1943, available at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Local History Archive, Fort Collins, Colorado, and online at the Denver Public Library, http://denverlibrary.org/content/sanborn-maps Warranty Deed, May 20, 1988, Reception Number 88025068, Larimer County Assessor’s records. Watrous, Ansel. History of Larimer County, Colorado, 1911. Fort Collins: Courier Publishing & Printing Company, 1911. ATTACHMENT 3 LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 8, 2014 STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Fort Collins Landmark Designation of the Avery Duplex at 134-136 North Sherwood Street, Fort Collins, Colorado STAFF CONTACT: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner APPLICANT: Charles Bacorn, Owner; Kevin Murray and Carl McWilliams, Contract Purchasers BACKGROUND: Staff is pleased to present for your consideration the Avery Duplex located at 134- 136 North Sherwood Street. The property has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Preservation Standard C. This duplex dwelling is architecturally significant because it is among Fort Collins’ very best examples of a vernacular Double Pen dwelling, featuring a symmetrical plan with twin entry porches. The dwelling accrues additional significance because it was constructed as a duplex, and is one of only a handful of historic duplexes existing in the city’s Eastside and Westside neighborhoods. Among those that do exist, this one displays a high standard of integrity. The dwelling is also architecturally notable for its architectural details, including horizontal drop siding on the façade, narrow double-hung sash windows, twin dormers, heavy long rectangular single slab sandstone porch steps, and twin hipped-roof entry porches with bead board ceilings. A rental throughout most of its history, the duplex dwelling has provided housing for numerous working class individuals and families through the years. Staff Analysis: Staff finds that the Avery Duplex 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 Avery Duplex 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 4 THE AVERY DUPLEX, 134-136 NORTH SHERWOOD STREET Western Elevation Western and Southern Elevations ATTACHMENT 5 Front Entry, Western Elevation Eastern Elevation Garage, Eastern Elevation Garage, Western Elevation ATTACHMENT 6 - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 160, 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE AVERY DUPLEX COTTAGE 134-136 NORTH SHERWOOD 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 historic landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated October 8, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the Avery Duplex Cottage located at 134- 136 North Sherwood Street in Fort Collins, and more particularly described in Section 2, below (the “Property”) is eligible for individual Landmark designation for its high degree of exterior integrity and for its significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Standard C, Design/Construction, as a significant locally rare example of a vernacular Double Pen dwelling, featuring a symmetrical plan with twin entry porches; and for its significance under Landmark Standard C, Design/Construction, as an original side-by-side duplex, one of only a handful of such historic duplexes existing in the city’s Eastside and Westside neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the Commission has further determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in City Code Section 14-5 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 owners of the Property have 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 located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: - 2 - The South 23 feet of Lot 11 and the North 23 feet of Lot 12, Block 51 City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code. Section 3. That the criteria in City Code Section 14-48 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 City Code Chapter 14, Article III. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of November, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of November, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of November, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk