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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/04/2016 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2016, DESIGNATAgenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 4, 2016 City Council STAFF Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 114, 2016, Designating the H. W. Schroeder Property Located at 419 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. The purpose of this item is to designate the H. W. Schroeder property located at 419 Mathews Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, the Carol Johnson Trust and the John McGowan Trust, are initiating this request. The 1901 Queen Anne-style residence is eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to its historic integrity and significance to Fort Collins under Designation Standard B, Persons/Groups, and Standard C, Design/Construction. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The H. W. Schroeder Property is an excellent example of a Queen Anne-style residence. Constructed in 1901, the residence exhibits many character-defining architectural features, including the wrap around porch, pediment with sunburst-imbricated shingles, asymmetrical facade, and projecting gable ends. The detached garage is noncontributing due to its age. Undated alterations to the residence undertaken are subordinate with compatible design and do not adversely impact the building’s overall integrity. The H. W. Schroeder Property is located on the west side of the 400 block of Mathews Street, which has retained its overall historic character and pattern of development. The property is already listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Laurel School National Register Historic District. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS Recognition of this property as a Fort Collins Landmark enables its owners to qualify for local financial incentive programs available only to Landmark designated properties. Based upon research conducted by Clarion Associates, the property will likely see an increase in value following designation. Clarion Associates attributed this increase to the fact that current and future owners qualify for financial incentives; the appeal of owning a recognized historic landmark; and the assurance of predictability that design review offers. Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 2 BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) recommends that City Council designate the H.W. Schroeder property as a Fort Collins landmark. At a public hearing held on September 14, 2016, the Landmark Preservation Commission adopted a motion on a vote of 6-0 to recommend that City Council designate the H. W. Schroeder Property as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Standards B and C, and its exterior integrity based upon all seven aspects of integrity. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location map (PDF) 2. Landmark Designation application, with photos (PDF) 3. Staff report to Landmark Preservation Commission (PDF) 4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution 3, 2016 (PDF) Remington St E Mulberry St E Magnolia St E Myrtle St Mathews St 419 Mathews Street © Location Map 1 inch = 145 feet ATTACHMENT 1 Revised 08-2014 Page 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 419 Mathews Street Legal Description: Lot 4, Block 134, City of Fort Collins Property Name (historic and/or common): The H. W. Schroeder Property OWNER INFORMATION: Name: John P. McGowan Trust and Carol M. Johnson Trust Phone: 703-475-0064; 703-242-2323 Email: rockdog405@yahoo.com Address: 419 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 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: Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner Address: City of Fort Collins, Historic Preservation Department, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522 Phone: 828-499-1235 Email: cbumgarner@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: None. DATE: 08/23/2016 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 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 contains a historic residence and a noncontributing, modern garage. 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.) The H. W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street is significant under Fort Collins Landmark Designation Significance Standard B, for its association with Herman W. Schroeder, a prominent builder and leader in the community who lived there for almost twenty years; and Standard C, for its identifiable design, construction, and Queen Anne style. The property retains a strong preponderance of exterior integrity under Standards A through G. The H.W. Schroder Property is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Laurel School National Register Historic District. Integrity of setting is defined as "the physical environment of a historic property." While it has changed over time, the historically residential neighborhood on the west side of the 400 block of Mathews Street still retains numerous late 19th century and early 20th century houses. The character of these houses and the neighborhood has been retained. Integrity of location is defined as "the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred." The dwelling is in the location, on this property, where it was originally constructed. 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 original form, massing, scale, and proportion are wholly discernible. An enclosed rear addition detracts minimally from the dwelling’s overall integrity of design. 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 construction materials 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." The home retains a high level of workmanship, seen in the Queen Anne-style details of the residence including, but not limited to, the brick belt course, shingled gable ends, a wraparound porch, and dentils on both the porch and gable ends. The fact that the dwelling continues to exist and has served as a residence for more than 100 years is evidence of 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 twentieth-century. Integrity of association is defined as "the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property." The property has a strong association with H. W. Schroeder’s life in Fort Collins. Revised 08-2014 Page 5 HISTORICAL INFORMATION Herman W. Schroeder was born April 2, 1855 near Doty Island, Wisconsin. At a young age, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron F. Watrous, of Charlestown, (Calumet County) Wisconsin, became his foster parents. He learned the carpentry and joinery trades and moved to Fort Collins in April of 1878.0F 1 In 1880, the census data indicates Schroeder resided at 365 Oak Street as a boarder in William and Clara Gilbertson’s boarding house. This was next door to Ansel and Florelle Watrous, distant relatives of Aaron Watrous.1F 2 Herman W. Schroeder and Emma Bennett married on July 20, 1881.2F 3 In 1897, he was appointed alderman for the Fort Collins fourth ward. An alderman was an elected member of the town council comparable to today’s Fort Collins’ City Council. The Fort Collins Courier noted that this was “a good appointment.”3F 4 The following year the newspaper reported that he and several other aldermen were “all good substantial citizens who have the interests of the city at heart.”4F 5 Schroeder’s construction work included substantial projects such as the 1899 Remington School annex. The newspaper described the addition as a “neat and substantial frame structure.”5F 6 Furthermore, the reporter praised Schroeder as a fast and efficient contractor.6F 7 Prior to the Remington school annex, Schroeder worked on multiple structures for both public and private use. A sample of the buildings he worked on includes Old Main on the Colorado Agricultural College campus (1878), a large brick barn for Abner Loomis (1885), and repairs on both the Grout barn and City Hall (1897). Additionally, he worked on residences throughout the city such as John Beers’s home on Mathews Street and an addition to E. J. Bennett’s residence on Oak Street.7F 8 The Schroeders found themselves in the same social circle as many of the prominent people in early Fort Collins history. In 1899, the newspaper reported about a party Mrs. F. C. Avery gave, where Mrs. Schroeder was in attendance. Mrs. Avery “gave an exceedingly pleasant ‘at home,’ on Wednesday afternoon. The guests were entertained in various ways and enjoyed a delightful season.”8F 9 Several prominent people from the community attended, such as Aylesworth, Ammons, and Anderson.9F 10 A few years later in 1901, the newspaper mentioned that Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stover entertained friends, which included the Schroeders.10F 11 Additionally, the Schroeders maintained connections to Wisconsin. In August of 1899, they hosted “Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hume of Chilton, Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. Hiram 1 Watrous, History of Larimer County, Colorado, 1911 (The Old Army Press), 418; Affidavit no. 199254, June 18, 1919. 2 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDV-QLH : 14 July 2016), Hermon Schroeder in household of William Gilbertson, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States. 3 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 8, 1906. 4 Fort Collins Courier, October 21, 1897. 5 Fort Collins Courier, March 17, 1898. 6 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 31, 1899. 7 Ibid. 8 Fort Collins Express-Courier, December 28, 1932, 8; Fort Collins Courier, December 31, 1885, 1; Fort Collins Courier, January Revised 08-2014 Page 6 Pierce, and Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Watrous of this city, at a delightfully appointed tea.”11F 12 While their Wisconsin friends visited, they also had “a merry party, mostly ‘badgers,’” and spent the day in the Poudre canyon “fishing, shooting, taking snapshots with a Kodak and enjoying themselves in a variety of ways.”12F 13 This party consisted of Mrs. and Mrs. William A. Hume of Chilton, Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Pierce, Mr. Ansel Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder, Beulah Schroeder, and Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Watrous.13F 14 Schroeder’s foster parents in Wisconsin were distantly related to Ansel Watrous, the newspaper editor and historian, which may have helped him make successful connections in Fort Collins. Throughout the years, Schroeder made trips back to Wisconsin and friends from Wisconsin traveled to Fort Collins to visit.14F 15 Schroeder retained a close bond with the people of Calumet County, Wisconsin. He left Fort Collins for a month to go back to his hometown of Gravesville, Wisconsin in September of 1908, which the newspaper reported.15F 16 They even produced a follow up story a few weeks later, which they received from the Wisconsin Times in Chilton, the Calumet County seat. It spoke of Herman’s departure from Wisconsin some thirty odd years before upon completion of learning the carpenter trade. They wrote “in this time he has been more than successful as a contractor and now is one of the leading citizens of Fort Collins.”16F 17 The newspaper reported that he returned back to Gravesville the following year to attend the funeral of his foster mother.17F 18 In the same article, the newspaper reported that Schroeder called the Wisconsin Times office to inform them “that the colony of Calumet County people residing at Fort Collins is doing well.”18F 19 Colony movements assisted in development of the area that became Fort Collins. In an attempt to reduce risks associated with moving westward, communities of like-minded people moved together to begin new settlements, which created these colonies.19F 20 While not a colony in the formal sense, those from Calumet County seemed to depend on each other once they came into the area and networked. Prior to the completion of 419 Mathews the Schroeders lived in two other homes on Mathews Street that Herman Schroeder built. First, Herman, Emma, Herman Jr., and Beulah Schroeder lived and owned a home at 129 Mathews Street. Herman Jr. was away at school and the patriarch continued his trade as a carpenter.20F 21 The newspaper sporadically covered the building of another home, which would be 415 Mathews. On March 23, 1899, “good progress is being made on ex-alderman Herman Schroeder’s new house. It will soon be ready for the plasterers.”21F 22 On August 3, the Schroeders were days 12 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 31, 1899. 13 Ibid. 14 Ibid. 15 For example, the Fort Collins Weekly Courier reported that “On Wednesday evening Mrs. H. W. Schroeder entertained Mrs. W. V. McMullen of Brillion, Wisconsin, Miss Demice Vincent of Hayton, Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Watrous at a delightfully appointed six o’clock dinner,” in their August 9, 1900 edition. 16 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, September 16, 1908. Revised 08-2014 Page 7 away from moving into their new brick residence.22F 23 They continued to live at 415 Mathews until their new home was built in 1901. Schroeder continued working as a builder and worked on many of the homes in Fort Collins. This was a time of huge prosperity and growth. Schroeder, as a prominent builder, contributed to the construction boom in the early-twentieth century. The average yearly construction expenditures in the city rose from $477,760 in 1904 to over $1,000,000 in 1907.23F 24 In 1901, in addition to several other homes in the area, Schroeder built a home for his family at 419 Mathews Street. It was a six room, brick cottage that cost $1,500.24F 25 In April of 1902, he added a porch onto his home, which the newspaper reported as “handsome.”25F 26 The Schroeders continued to live at 419 Mathews until 1919 while he continued to work as a contractor and carpenter.26F 27 During his residence at 419 Mathews, Schroeder worked on multiple properties, which include additional, fine homes on Mathews Street and the old hospital at 301 East Magnolia.27F 28 After occupying the house for almost twenty years, Schroeder and his family bought and moved into the adjacent lot, 415 Mathews, in July 1919, shortly after the previous neighbor, Duke Whistleman, died of typhoid.28F 29 The Schroeders sold 419 Mathews to John and Annie Greenwalt.29F 30 John and Annie Greenwalt continued to live at 419 Mathews through 1940.30F 31 In 1942, Alexander and Marie E. Wilhelm bought the home from John Greenwalt Jr, who acted as the executor of the estate of John Greenwalt.31F 32 The 1948 city directory lists Henry Wiedeman as the next person to live in the home. Henry and his wife Sarah lived in the home until 1966.32F 33 The home was vacant from 1968 until 1970 when Ronald Miller moved into the home.33F 34 In 1975, Mary Kay Miller sold the home to Kirk E and Mary Kay Herzman.34F 35 In 1977, the Herzmans sold the property to George Scavo and T-J Investments.35F 36 23 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 3, 1899. 24 Fort Collins History Connection, “Sugar beets, Streetcar Suburbs, and the City Beautiful, 1900-1919.” 25 1902 Fort Collins City Directory, 105. 26 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, April 9, 1902. 27 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4C-V7P : 29 October 2015), Herman Schroder, Fort Collins Ward 4, Larimer, Colorado, United States. 28 Fort Collins Express-Courier, December 28, 1932, 8; Fort Collins Weekly Courier, January 2, 1902; Fort Collins Weekly Courier, January 4, 1905. 29 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, October 11, 1918; Fort Collins Courier, July 10, 1919. Revised 08-2014 Page 8 In 1994, Scavo gave his notice of withdrawal from the investment, leaving full ownership to TJG Investments.36F 37 When TJG Investments dissolved in 2002, the properties became legal ownership of Thomas N. Dougherty and James Scavo.37F 38 Thomas N. Dougherty sold Jan Hogeboom the property in 2004.38F 39 One May 9, 2011, owners Judson P. Sherwood and Jan C. Hogeboom obtained a building permit to construct a new garage behind the home.39F 40 The construction of the new, detached 22 x 22 outbuilding was completed and inspected for conformance with the applicable codes of the City of Fort Collins on May 21, 2013.40F 41 Judson Sherwood and Jan Hogeboom sold the property to John P McGowan and Carol M Johnson on July 2, 2013.41F 42 The date of the rear addition is unknown; however it is subordinate to the historic home. 37 Notice, Instrument # 19940021573, March 10, 1994, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=306053&rn=3&pi=0&ref=search. 38 Notice, Instrument # 20020074055, July 11, 2002, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=1003371&rn=13&pi=0&ref=search. 39 Warranty Deed, Instrument # 20040045563, May 12, 2004, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=1406002&rn=5&pi=0&ref=search. 40 Permit B1101954, http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?cmd=convert&vid=2&docid=1766458&dt=AFFIDAVITS. 41 Letter of Completion, Permit Number B1101954, http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?cmd=convert&vid=2&docid=2097472&dt=CO%2FLOC. 42 Warranty Deed, Instrument # 20130052167, July 9, 2013, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=5765673&rn=86&pi=5&ref=search. Revised 08-2014 Page 9 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: 1901 Architect/Builder: H. W. Schroeder Building Materials: Brick, sandstone Architectural Style: Queen Anne Description: The H. W. Schroeder Property includes the Queen Anne style residence and a garage (non-contributing). The lot is in the middle of the 400 Mathews block with street parking and alley access to the garage. The 1 1/2-story, brick residence has a shingled, steeply pitched hip roof and an irregular footprint. There are projecting gables on the east, north, and south elevations. The most distinctive feature is a curved, wraparound porch around the southeast corner of the residence held up by Tuscan columns. There is a rear, addition covered with HardiePlank lap siding, built at an unknown date, but this is the only notable modification to the home. All of the brick sections of the home have a low belt course that aligns with several of the sills of the windows. The east elevation of the residence faces Mathews Street. The porch access on this side is under a formal portico beneath a pedimented gable, which contains a relief sunburst design bordered by dentils. The east elevation also has a large gable with returning eaves. The gable end is embellished with imbricated fish-scale shingles and dentils. It also contains a 4 over 4 light window. This window is framed by ornate surrounds that include a projecting stepped molding lintel above a dentil strip. Below the gable end on the east elevation are two windows. One is a small, stained glass window and to the right of it is a 1 over 1 light window. Both of these windows have sandstone lintels and sills. There are two front entrances to the home from Mathews Street. One is to the right (facing south) after coming onto the porch from the east elevation. The wooden four panel and 1 light door has a sandstone lintel. The porch has two 1 over 1 windows with sandstone lintels and sills; one on the east elevation has stained glass in the upper portion, one on the south elevation. Facing the east at the most western edge of the porch is another door. This door has a single light and stained glass transom above it. This door also has a sandstone lintel. Both doors have modern screen doors. The north elevation is partially obscured because of a wooden fence. There are three 1 over 1 windows with sandstone lintels and sills on the north elevation. There is another gable end on the north elevation with imbricated and fish scale shingles. This window, a three vertical light window, is framed by ornate surrounds that include a projecting stepped molding lintel above a dentil strip. On the west elevation is an addition that is a lower height, hip-roofed wing. This addition is finished with HardiePlank lap siding and has two entrances on the west elevation: framed by two 1 over 1 light windows are a set of double, swing out doors and a two vertical wood panel door with a single light. There is another one over one window facing south. This window and the pair of windows around the double, swing out doors are the same type of windows. These elements are all on the most western piece of the addition. The other section of the addition projects to the south. Beside the two vertical wood panel door with a single light on this door is a single pane window that faces south. Revised 08-2014 Page 10 The south elevation has no doors, but has several windows. On the wraparound porch on the southeast corner of the residence there is a single one over one window on the south elevation with a stone lintel and sill. Directly west of the porch is a bay projection with a pedimented gable. The gable end has imbricated and fish scale shingles with a window. This window, a three vertical light window, is framed by ornate surrounds that include a projecting stepped molding lintel above a dentil strip. The bay projection has two one over one windows with sandstone lintels and sills. West of the bay projection is a small one over one window with a curved lintel built into the brick and a sandstone sill. On the rear addition on the south elevation are two windows, one single pane window and another one over one window. In the rear of the lot is a noncontributing, rectangular, pyramidal roofed outbuilding constructed in 2013. It has a single, paneled door. Southeast elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 11 East elevation Northeast elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 12 North elevation, including rear addition West elevation, including rear addition Revised 08-2014 Page 13 South elevation, including rear addition Revised 08-2014 Page 14 South elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 15 South elevation Noncontributing garage—Southeast elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 16 Noncontributing garage—South elevation Noncontributing garage—Northeast elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 17 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION (attach a separate sheet if needed) Affidavit no. 199254, June 18, 1919. Permit B1101954, http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?cmd=convert&vid=2&docid=1766458&dt=AFFIDAVITS. Fort Collins City Directory, 1902-1970, accessed through Fort Collins History Connection, an online collaboration of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and the Poudre River Public Library District. Fort Collins History Connection, “Fort Collins History and Architecture,” accessed via history.poudrelibraries.org. Fort Collins Weekly Courier and Fort Collins Courier, from 1897 to 1919, accessed via coloradohistoricnewspapers.org. Letter of Completion, Permit Number B1101954, http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?cmd=convert&vid=2&docid=2097472&dt=CO%2FLOC. Notice, Instrument # 19940021573, March 10, 1994, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=306053&rn=3&pi=0&ref=search. Notice, Instrument # 20020074055, July 11, 2002, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=1003371&rn=13&pi=0&ref=search. United States Federal Census, 1880-1940. Watrous, History of Larimer County, Colorado. Warranty Deed no. 523040, September 21, 1942. Warranty Deed, January 3, 1975, Book 1630, page 284. Warranty Deed, August 11, 1977, Book 1790, page 168. Warranty Deed, Instrument # 20040045563, May 12, 2004, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=1406002&rn=5&pi=0&ref=search. Warranty Deed, Instrument # 20130052167, July 9, 2013, http://www.larimer.org/clerk/search/showdetails.aspx?id=5765673&rn=86&pi=5&ref=search. Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 1 STAFF REPORT September 14, 2016 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME 419 MATHEWS - APPLICATION FOR FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DESIGNATION STAFF Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This item is to consider the request for a recommendation to City Council regarding landmark designation for The H. W. Schroeder Property, a 1901 Queen Anne-style residence and newer detached garage at 419 Mathews Street. APPLICANT: Carol Johnson Trust and John McGowan Trust 419 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 OWNER: Carol Johnson Trust and John McGowan Trust 419 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 RECOMMENDATION: As all seven aspects of integrity are intact and the history of the property supports designation under Standards B and C, staff finds that The H. W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street qualifies as a Fort Collins Landmar EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND The H. W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street consists of a Queen Anne-style residence with a detached, non-contributing garage. The Queen Anne style of architecture was immensely popular between 1880 and 1910. Constructed in 1901, the home exhibits several character-defining features of the Queen Anne style such as asymmetry, shaped shingled gable ends, a steeply pitched roof, contrasting materials, and projecting gables. H. W. Schroeder was a well-known builder in early-twentieth century Fort Collins. He built his home at 419 Mathews and several other residences in the neighborhood, including 425, 527, and 633 Mathews. Furthermore, he worked on several other residential and public buildings such as the Remington School annex, the Grout barn, and the old hospital at 301 East Magnolia. Schroeder was also appointed as an alderman in 1897. Schroeder and his family lived at 419 Mathews from 1901 to 1919. The H.W. Schroeder Property is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Laurel School National Register Historic District. The current owners of this property have submitted an application requesting consideration for Fort Collins local landmark designation. COMMISSION ACTION Chapter 14, Article II of the Municipal Code, “Designation Procedures,” requires that the Commission shall determine if The H.W. Schroeder Property meets the criteria of a Fort Collins landmark. Properties eligible for designation must possess both significance and exterior integrity. In making a determination of eligibility, the context of the area surrounding the property shall be considered. ATTACHMENT 3 Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 2 According to Sec. 14-22(a), “If all owners of the property to be designated consent in writing to such designation, the Commission, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present, may adopt a resolution recommending to the City Council the designation of the landmark or landmark district. . .” Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the history, architecture, archeology, engineering or culture of our community, State or Nation. Significance is achieved through meeting one (1) or more of four (4) standards recognized by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service. These standards define how properties are significant for their association with events or persons, in design or construction, or for their information potential. Section 14-5(2) contains the standards for determining significance: a. Events. Properties may be determined to be significant if they are associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the community, State or Nation. A property can be associated with either (or both) of 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. b. Persons/Groups. Properties may be determined to be significant if they are 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. c. Design/Construction. Properties may be determined to be significant if they embody the identifiable characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; represent the work of a craftsman or architect whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and quality; possess high artistic values or design concepts; or are part of a recognizable and distinguishable group of properties. This standard applies to such disciplines as formal and vernacular architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and artwork, by either an individual or a group. A property can be significant not only for the way it was originally constructed or crafted, but also for the way it was adapted at a later period, or for the way it illustrates changing tastes, attitudes, and/or uses over a period of time. Examples are residential buildings which represent the socioeconomic classes within a community, but which frequently are vernacular in nature and do not have high artistic values. d. Information potential. Properties may be determined to be significant if they have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Exterior integrity 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 established by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. All seven (7) 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. Section 14-5(4) contains the standards for determining exterior integrity: a. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred. b. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a property. c. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. Whereas location refers to the specific place where a property was built or an event occurred, setting refers to the character of the place. It involves how, not just where, the property is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. d. Materials are the physical elements that form a historic property. Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 3 e. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure or site. f. Feeling is a property's expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period of time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the property's historic character. g. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property. A property 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. Context: Section14-1 provides the definition of context: “Context shall mean the totality of interrelated conditions in which a site, structure, object or district exists. The context of an area is the sum of the existing buildings and spaces, and the pattern of physical development in the area. It can also be a measurement of the scarcity or profusion of a particular resource type.” STAFF EVALUATION Applications must contain a description of the property proposed to be designated; detailed information on the reasons why the property should be designated; and reasons why the boundary should be determined as described in the application. Staff has reviewed the application, and finds that all required elements are present in the application. Staff finds that The H. W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street qualifies for Fort Collins Landmark designation under Designation Standard B because of its association with Herman W. Schroeder. Herman W. Schroeder was an influential resident in early Fort Collins history, constructing and repairing public and private buildings throughout the city. In addition to his work on the development of Fort Collins’s built environment, Schroeder was also politically and socially active. Staff also finds that The H. W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street qualifies for Fort Collins Landmark designation under Designation Standard C as an excellent example of a Queen Anne-style residence. The rear addition, undated, is subordinate and minor to the historic home. The rear addition is compatible and does not diminish the property’s high degree of integrity. It continues to meet all seven aspects of integrity: materials, association, design, feeling, location, workmanship, and setting. As the seven aspects of integrity are intact and the history of the property supports designation under Standards B and C, staff finds that The H. W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street qualifies as a Fort Collins Landmark. SAMPLE MOTIONS If the Commission finds that The H. W. Schroeder Property meets one or more of the criteria for Fort Collins landmark designation, the Commission shall adopt the following motion: That the Landmark Preservation Commission pass a resolution recommending that City Council designate the H.W. Schroeder Property at 419 Mathews Street as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Standard B for its association with builder H. W. Schroeder and Standard C as an excellent example of a Queen Anne-style residence and its exterior integrity based on all seven aspects of integrity. If the Commission does not find that The H. W. Schroeder Property meets the criteria for landmark designation, it shall adopt a motion noting which designation standard(s) it does not qualify under, in accordance with Municipal Code Section 14-21, and state its reasoning. Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 4 ATTACHMENTS 1. Staff Presentation - 419 Mathews Landmark Designation (PDF) 2. 419 Mathews_Designation Form (PDF) Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.2740 970.224.6134- fax fcgov.com Planning, Development & Transportation Services RESOLUTION 03, 2016 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDING LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE THE H. W. SCHROEDER PROPERTY, 419 MATHEWS STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, it is a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of sites, structures, objects, and districts of historical, architectural, or geographic significance, located within the city, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic standing of this city cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historical, architectural and geographical heritage of the city and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural assets; and WHEREAS, the H. W. Schroeder Property, located at 419 Mathews Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for its high degree of exterior integrity and for its significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Standard B, Persons/Groups, as the home of local, prominent builder H. W. Schroeder, and Standard C, Design/Construction, as an excellent example of a Queen Anne-style residence; and WHEREAS, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in Section l4-5 of the code and is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark; and WHEREAS, the owners of the Property have consented to such landmark designation. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins as follows: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by the Landmark Preservation Commission as findings of fact. ATTACHMENT 4 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2016 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE H. W. SCHROEDER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 419 MATHEWS STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARKPURSUANT 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 September 14, 2016, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the H. W. Schroeder Property located at 419 Mathews Street in Fort Collins as more specifically described below (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for its high degree of exterior integrity, and for its significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Standard B (Persons/Groups) and Standard C (Design/Construction) as contained in Section 14-5(2)(c) of the City Code; 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; and WHEREAS, designation of the Property as a landmark is necessary for the prosperity, civic pride, and welfare of the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: -2- LOT 4, BLOCK 134, FORT COLLINS be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code. Section 3. That alterations, additions and other changes to the buildings and structures located upon the Property will be reviewed for compliance with City Code Chapter 14, Article III, as currently enacted or hereafter amended. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of October, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of October, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of October, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk 30 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLM-K23 : 14 December 2015), H W Shroeder, Fort Collins Ward 4, Larimer, Colorado, United States. 31 "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X748-W83 : 8 December 2015), Herman W Schroeder, 1930; "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR6N-ZDT : accessed 23 August 2016), Herman Schroeder in household of Emma Schroeder, Ward D, Fort Collins, Fort Collins City, Larimer, Colorado, United States. 32 Warranty Deed no. 523040, September 21, 1942. 33 1950 Fort Collins City Directory, 290; 1952 Fort Collins City Directory, 294; 1954 Fort Collins City Directory, 253; 1956 Fort Collins City Directory, 260; 1957 Fort Collins City Directory, 327; 1959 Fort Collins City Directory, 415; 1960 Fort Collins City Directory, 391; 1962 Fort Collins City Directory, 373; 1963 Fort Collins City Directory, 456; 1964 Fort Collins City Directory, 511; 1966 Fort Collins City Directory, 644. 34 1968 Fort Collins City Directory, 269; 1969 Fort Collins City Directory, 390; 1970 Fort Collins City Directory, 436. 35 Warranty Deed, January 3, 1975, Book 1630, page 284. 36 Warranty Deed, August 11, 1977, Book 1790, page 168. 17 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, September 30, 1908. 18 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 25, 1909. 19 Ibid. 20 Fort Collins History Connection, “Establishing the City: Old Town and new Town. 1866-1877.” 21 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMD-17B : 25 January 2015), Herm W Schroeder, Precinct 8-12 Fort Collins, Timnath Fort Collins city Ward 1-4, Larimer, Colorado, United States. 22 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, March 23, 1899. 3, 1895, 5; Fort Collins Weekly Courier, January 5, 1899, 5. 9 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, December 7, 1899. 10 Ibid. 11 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, November 21, 1901.