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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/05/2017 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 125, 2017, DESIGNATAgenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 5, 2017 City Council STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 125, 2017, Designating the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, 1300 West Mountain Avenue, 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 2017-017. The purpose of this item is to consider the designation of the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, located at 1300 West Mountain Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, Anthony and Heather McNeill, have submitted this application requesting consideration of the property for such designation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard B, Persons/Groups, for its association with three prominent, twentieth-century Fort Collins citizens: Dr. Ira McCarty, Arthur C. Sheely, and Thomas F. Dreher; and under Standard C, Design/Construction, for its architectural significance as an excellent example of a Craftsman-style bungalow and for the outdoor fireplace constructed by Arthur Sheely. Significant historic resources consist of the Craftsman style brick residence, with brick planter boxes and details; the brick two-car garage; the wood-frame storage shed; and the interesting stone outdoor fireplace. Non-significant features include the backyard’s flagstone patio, brick and wood boundary fence, and landscaping. Ira McCarty was a prominent early dentist who was instrumental in the local professionalization of dentistry. He was also known for his association with the McCarty Barber Shop, a local business he started with his brother, Bert McCarty, which endured for more than a century. Arthur Sheely was the proprietor of the Sheely-Andrews Motor Company, and an influential member of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels. Sheely served as the Colorado Republican chairman in the 1940s and 1950s, and co-chaired Dwight Eisenhower’s second presidential campaign in Colorado. In the 1960s, Sheely also served as President of the Colorado State Board of Agriculture. Dreher was owner of the Dreher Pickle Company and served as its treasurer. Under his leadership, the company became a nationally recognized brand. The Dreher brothers also founded the original Jax Surplus business on North College Avenue in 1955. The property contains an excellent example of a Craftsman-style brick bungalow with intact character-defining features, including a low-pitched, multi-gabled roof with an intersecting cross gable, wide overhanging eaves, Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 2 wood shingles and knee braces under the gables, exposed shaped rafter tails, and bands of original 6-over-1 double hung windows. The brick material is of particular note: the primary blonde brick is complemented by red brick with an unusual random tooled finish, used to create contrast. The garage is also constructed of the same blonde and red brick. Other historic resources are the hand-built outdoor stone fireplace constructed by Art Sheely, and a work shed. 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. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its August 16, 2017, Regular Hearing, the Landmark Preservation Commission unanimously approved a motion recommending adoption of an ordinance by Council for landmark designation. PUBLIC OUTREACH The Landmark Preservation Commission held a public hearing on this item at its August 16, 2017, meeting. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. Landmark Nomination Form (PDF) 3. Staff Report (PDF) 4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution 5, 2017 (PDF) Laport e Ave W Mountain Ave N Mckinley Ave Lyons St S Mckinley Ave Sylvan Ct © 1300 West Mountain Avenue 1 inch = 136 feet ATTACHMENT 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION: Address: 1300 West Mountain Avenue Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 2, Swetts, FTC Property Name (historic and/or common): The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property OWNER INFORMATION: Name: Anthony and Heather McNeill Company/Organization (if applicable): N/A Phone: 970-685-9643 Email: climb2@msn.com Owner Mailing Address: 1300 W. Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80531-2304 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: Maren Bzdek, Senior Historic Preservation Planner, City of Fort Collins Address: 281 N. College Avenue, Fort Collins, 80522 Phone: 970-221-6206 Email: mbzdek@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: N/A DATE: July 28, 2017 Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 Revised 08-2014 Page 1 ATTACHMENT 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 historic Craftsman style brick residence, a historic brick two-car garage, a historic outdoor fireplace, a historic wood frame storage shed, a backyard enclosed by a brick and wood boundary fence, and mature trees and landscaping. SIGNIFICANCE and INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess both significance and exterior integrity. 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. 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. 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: 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 2 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard B, for its association with three prominent, twentieth-century Fort Collins citizens: Dr. Ira McCarty, Arthur C. Sheely, and Thomas F. Dreher; and under Standard C, for its architectural significance as an excellent example of a Craftsman-style bungalow and associated residential buildings and structures. The significance of the property under Standard B is strongly supported by the contributions of McCarty, Sheely, and Dreher. McCarty was a prominent early dentist who was instrumental in the local professionalization of dentistry at the beginning of the twentieth century through his leadership in the Fort Collins Dental Society. He was also known for his association with the McCarty Barber Shop, a local business he started with his brother, Bert McCarty, which endured for more than a century. Sheely was the proprietor of the Sheely-Andrews Motor Company, a longstanding Chrysler-Plymouth dealership at 326-333 South College Avenue, and an influential member of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels. Sheely served as the Colorado Republican chairman in the 1940s and 1950s, co-chaired Dwight Eisenhower’s second presidential campaign in Colorado, and was a national Republican committeeman in the 1950s. In the 1960s, Sheely also served as President of the Colorado State Board of Agriculture, which governed the Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). Dreher was an owner, along with his three brothers, of the Dreher Pickle Company and served as its treasurer. Under his leadership from 1933 to 1965, the company expanded and thrived as a business that created a significant market for agricultural cash crops and employed many local residents in its plant operations and distribution network. The Dreher brothers also founded the original Jax Surplus business on North College Avenue as a side enterprise in 1955. The family operated the successful retail establishment until 1988, when they sold it to its current owner. The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is also well supported for significance under Standard C. The 1923 residence is an excellent example of a Craftsman-style brick bungalow with intact character-defining features, including a low-pitched, multi-gabled roof with an intersecting cross gable, wide overhanging eaves, wood shingles and knee braces under the gables, exposed shaped rafter tails, and bands of original 6-over-1 double hung windows. The brick material and its use in the home’s design are of particular note: the primary blonde brick is complemented by red brick with an unusual random tooled finish. The red brick is used to create contrasting brick window sills, caps on the porch and chimneys, and in detailing on the built-in planter boxes and corners of the building. Historic alterations, made by Art Sheely, include an enclosure of the east side of the offset, open front porch, and a rear bedroom addition on the northwest corner of the home. Sheely also constructed the detached garage, constructed of the same blonde and red brick; the utilitarian work shed, with dutch lap wood siding and a corrugated shed roof, and an outdoor stone fireplace, which he hand-built, all historically significant elements of the property. The property retains a strong preponderance of exterior integrity under all seven aspects: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The buildings Revised 08-2014 Page 3 on the property remain in their original location and retain most of their historic exterior materials. While Art Sheely’s alterations to the house’s east and north elevation changed the original building configuration and proportions, those alterations (other than the sunroom skylights) occurred during the period of significance and have developed their own historic significance. The original workmanship is preserved and readily observable in the masonry construction and detailing on the house and garage, the original windows, and additional Craftsman design features such as shaped rafter tails and knee braces. The home sits on a prominent corner parcel. The overall neighborhood character and residential setting of the property is largely intact, with moderate impact from recent infill construction in the immediate neighborhood. Because the majority of physical features— design, materials, workmanship, and setting—are present, the property continues to convey its historic character and thus retains integrity of feeling. The property also retains its association with its history as a residence for several well-known local residents and still conveys that historical relationship as a residential site. HISTORICAL INFORMATION Three well-known residents occupied 1300 West Mountain Avenue in the twentieth century. Larimer County Clerk and Recorder records indicate that Madge McCarty purchased the unimproved Lot 1, Block 2 of the Swetts Addition for $100 from Emma Clammer, wife of local developer Samuel Clammer of the Fort Collins Investment Company, in August of 1922. The following year, Ira McCarty (1876-1954) and Margaret (Madge) McCarty began constructing their brick Craftsman-style bungalow. The Swetts Addition had been annexed in 1910 and was an extension of the residential neighborhood extending west from the business district that the 1907 streetcar line made possible. The line ran along Mountain Avenue from College Avenue all the way to City Park. In addition to the transportation convenience provided by the streetcar, increasing automobile ownership in the era of construction made the new residential plats more accessible for homeowners. The McCarty’s property was one of numerous new residences built during the 1920s that joined the few existing houses along West Mountain Avenue. 1 Ira McCarty was a prominent local dentist and co-proprietor of a barber shop with his brother. By the time that the McCartys constructed their bungalow, Ira had established a professional reputation and practice in Fort Collins over the previous two decades. A native of Carthage, Indiana, McCarty moved to Denver about 1900, and by 1902 he was operating the McCarty Barber Shop at 139 Linden Street with his brother, Bert McCarty. In 1901, he also began dental college in Denver, returned to Indiana in 1902 to continue his training, and completed his degree in 1904 at the Colorado College of Dental Surgery at the University of Denver. 2 That year, Dr. McCarty opened a dentistry office in the Avery Block at Mountain and College, where it continued until 1929. He practiced during an era of advancement and reform in the dental profession that included the spread of standardized operative procedures, teaching methods, and tools. Newspaper advertisements for McCarty’s modern dentistry touted the use of “Somnoform,” a long- lasting anesthetic introduced in France in 1901. He also contributed to the advancement of 1 Warranty Deed for Swetts Lot 1, Block 2, December 3, 1921, Book 440, p. 306; Trust Deed for Swetts Lot 1, Block 2, March 10, 1922, Book 216, p.343; Warranty Deed for Lot 1, Blk 2, Swetts FTC, August 16, 1922, Book 439, p. 315; Larimer County Assessor Property Information for 1300 W. Mountain Avenue. 2Fort Collins Weekly Courier, May 14, 1902, October 8, 1902, May 6, 1903. Revised 08-2014 Page 4 the profession locally through his service as Vice President of the Fort Collins Dental Society, which formed in 1908 to “promote and elevate the science and art of Dentistry and elevate the professional character of dentists,” as well as to build support for dental legislation and board examiners. 3 On July 31, 1906, Dr. McCarty married Margaret (Madge) Wall Wynkoop at the Northern Hotel. She was a widow with a young son who was a resident of Manitou, Colorado, where she worked as a stenographer. The day proceeded with much fanfare, including a serenade from the city band composed of fellow Elks Club members, in a manner befitting “the doctor that is too well known to need an introduction to city people,” as noted in The Weekly Courier. 4 The couple lived initially in the hotel as newlyweds, and then they rented a series of homes before purchasing the property at 1300 W. Mountain in 1922 and building their home in 1923. Boarding and renting homes was common for couples and families until the period following World War I, when homeownership became more accessible and encouraged through various promotional programs, and the McCartys decision to buy 1300 W. Mountain reflected that trend. Their occupancy of 1300 West Mountain ended in 1931, when Ira McCarty moved his dentistry practice to Walden, Colorado. 5 After he retired around 1951, Ira returned to Fort Collins, moved in with his newly widowed brother Bert McCarty at 218 Peterson Street, and resumed work at the barber shop. 6 He died in 1954. Arthur C. Sheely (1898-1973) and Margaret Sheely (1899-1975) purchased 1300 West Mountain from the McCartys in 1931 and lived there until 1946. Sheely was a prominent local businessman from a well-known family on the Front Range. His grandfather and father were in bridge construction, and Sheely ran a Kelly-Springfield auto agency on College Avenue from 1921-1922, which he sold in order to move to Denver and join his father in business. When he returned to Fort Collins he began his rise as a Republican Party leader and started the Sheely-Andrews Motor Company, the local Chrysler-Plymouth dealership at 326-333 South College. The Mountain Avenue residence was well-loved by the Sheely family. One of the daughters, Carol Sheely, suffered from polio as a young girl and was ensconced for nine months in the front bedroom, where the large windows facing the street afforded a view of the pedestrians and streetcars going by and helped her stay connected to the outside world during her recovery. While living in the home, Sheely’s auto dealership grew and he became highly visible in the state’s Republican Party leadership. He served as the Colorado Republican chairman from October 1941 to February 1942, when he was called up for active wartime duty in the Army transport division as a Lieutenant Colonel. His wife and teenage daughters thus occupied the home without him during the war years while he was in Europe. 7 Sheely returned from the war in 1946 to resume his automobile sales business and the family sold the Mountain Avenue property at that time. In his remaining years, Sheely continued his rise to prominence in the Republican Party. He was re-elected as the 3 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 23, 1905; Program for First Annual Dinner of the Fort Collins Dental Society of the State of Colorado, November 2, 1909, Northern Hotel. 4 Fort Collins Weekly Courier, August 1, 1906. 5 Venita Schneider, “Over One Hundred Years in Dentistry in Larimer County, Colorado,” unpublished manuscript in “LC- Health-Health Professionals” vertical file folder, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. 6 Fort Collins City Directory, 1954, 218 Peterson Street. 7 1940 United States Federal Census, City of Fort Collins Ward B, Sheets 19B and 20A, April 15 1940; Personal conversation between McNeills and Carol Sheely Farrell , daughter of Art Sheely, at 1300 W. Mountain, October 16, 2011. Revised 08-2014 Page 5 Colorado Republican Chairman in 1950 and also was co-chairman of Dwight Eisenhower’s second presidential campaign in Colorado in 1952. From 1956 to 1960, he was a national committeeman for the Republican Party. In the late 1960s, Sheely also served as President of the Colorado State Board of Agriculture, which governed the Coloradoan Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). Although Sheely is widely known for his association with the 1955 residence he built at 1608 Sheely Drive in the landmarked postwar subdivision named in his honor, the Sheely family occupied 1300 West Mountain for 15 years at a time when Sheely was rising to prominence in the Republican Party and establishing his successful automobile dealership on College Avenue. As a result, the Mountain Avenue property has a strong association with the historical contributions of this well-known Fort Collins resident. 8 Thomas F. (1921-1989) and Mary (1917-2005) Dreher and family lived in the house from 1952 to 1977. The streetcars stopped running in Fort Collins in June of 1951, so the Drehers were the first occupants to live in the home in a period that was thoroughly dominated by the automobile. Dreher made a significant contribution to the agricultural and industrial history of Northern Colorado as a partner with his three brothers in the Dreher Pickle Company, a prosperous enterprise that created agricultural, manufacturing, and retail jobs for the local economy and distributed pickle and relish products across the nation. The Fort Collins company was founded as a small operation in Denver in 1904 by their father, William Dreher. He moved the business to Fort Collins in 1921, where he sold products out of his home on North Taft Hill Road. As other local farmers began to raise cucumbers, Dreher expanded his business to a six-acre salting station on Riverside Drive. As more suppliers entered the market, there were as many as 3,000 acres of cucumbers being grown in the area. The company responded by adding additional salting stations around Northern Colorado. Each August and September, the company brought field workers from Mexico to the area by bus to pick the cucumbers. The workers lived in temporary labor camps and returned to Mexico after the harvest. The cucumbers were graded and brined at the Fort Collins plant and also shipped to a second plant in Denver. When the senior Dreher died at age 57 in 1933, his four sons—William Jr., Ferdinand, Robert, and Thomas—took over the family business and doubled the production capacity in two years. Products included kosher dills, candied sweet dills, relish, sweet and sour pickles, and sweet and hot cherry peppers, catsup, and sauerkraut, all distributed nationally under the Dreher label as well as the label of other companies. Thomas Dreher served as treasurer of the company until 1965, when the company was sold to new owners. The Dreher brothers also founded the original Jax Surplus store in 1955 as a small military surplus business on the corner of the Dreher pickle farm on North College Avenue. The business operated successfully until 1988, when the Dreher family sold it to the current owner. Mary Dreher was a homemaker and former nutritionist who had taught at Michigan State University. 9 8 Alva A Swain, “Under the Capitol Dome,” Steamboat Pilot, October 2, 1941; “All Eyes on the Western Slope, Steamboat Pilot, December 18, 1941; “I Like Ike Forces Dominate Republican Convention; Elect Chicago Delegates,” Douglas County News, May 1, 1952; “Around Town,” Eagle Valley Enterprise, Volume 60, Number 34, June 25, 1959; “Jean K. Tool Elected State GOP Chairman,” Douglas County News, March 31, 1960—all from the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org accessed August 3, 2017. State Board of Agriculture Photo, Silver Spruce yearbook, Colorado Agricultural College,1968, page 27. Sheely-Andrews Motor Company advertisements, Fort Collins Courier, various dates. 9 Veda Steadman, “The Dreher Pickle Company: A Home Grown Industry,” Fence Post, September 5, 1988, 4-5; William Dreher obituary, Fort Collins Courier, July 30, 1933, p.1, c.4; “Jax’s History,” https://www.jaxmercantile.com/Jaxs-History/, accessed August 3, 2017. Revised 08-2014 Page 6 The Drehers sold the property in 1977 and four owners have occupied the property from that date to the present. In 1984, the streetcar line in front of the house was rebuilt for limited operation of a restored trolley car, which revived some of the original neighborhood character from the early 1920s. The current owners, Heather and Anthony McNeill, have owned the property since 2006 and are bringing it forward for consideration as a local Fort Collins Landmark in 2017. 10 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: 1923 Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Brick Architectural Style: Craftsman Bungalow Description: House: The one-story residence at 1300 West Mountain Avenue in the City Park Neighborhood is a brick Craftsman bungalow in excellent condition. It serves as an interesting local example of the Craftsman style, which emphasized comfort, utility, natural, earth-tone materials, and design supportive of natural daylighting. The home is 1,960 square feet, with a basement of 1,690 square feet of which 674 square feet are finished. The residence sits on a concrete foundation and has a low-pitched, multi-gabled roof with an intersecting cross gable. The roof is clad with composition shingles. The primary building material is blonde brick laid in a running bond pattern with a soldier course at the top. A very unusual, contrasting wire cut red brick forms the base of the building as well as the window sills and provides decorative detailing on the porch. The red brick has a random tooled finish created with rope pressed into a raked face to create impressions that impart a “handmade” appearance. Characteristic original design features include wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafter tails with notches, decorative knee braces beneath the gables, and pairs and triplets of original 6-over-1 double hung windows. The windows are covered with new Clear Vertical Grain (CVG) fir wood storm units that hinge open at the bottom to provide natural ventilation. 11 The basement features three small rectangular windows on the west elevation and one on the south elevation. Two brick chimneys are constructed of blonde brick with a red brick cap. Blonde brick planter boxes with red brick details flank the front steps, which lead to the offset, 8’x17’-foot, deep-inset open front porch. The porch has a closed rail of matching blonde and red brick on the south elevation and an opening on the west side. Five concrete steps lead up from the front walk to the concrete porch floor. The porch originally wrapped around the southeast corner of the home, but in 1940 Sheely applied for a permit to enclose part of the front porch with “no change in house line.” 12 He enclosed the porch with brick and added windows to create a new interior room. While the details of the enclosure are not known, that alteration likely included the 8-by-27 foot sun room on the east elevation that is currently fenestrated with a series of 1-light fixed windows and clad with square-cut cedar shingles. It bumps out from the original façade about 20 inches. In 10 Property transfer history provided by Anthony McNeill, August 3, 2017. 11 Information provided by Anthony McNeill, August 3, 2017. 12 Personal conversation between McNeills and Carol Sheely Farrell, daughter of Art Sheely, at 1300 W. Mountain, October 16, 2011; City of Fort Collins Building Permit Application 6309, Owner AC Sheely, Estimated Cost $300, August 23, 1940. Revised 08-2014 Page 7 1995, owner Craig Schenk made some alterations to the sunroom and likely added the skylights at that time. The room was used as a greenhouse and was heated from a dedicated furnace in the basement, with two large floor grates installed to distribute the heat. 13 In 2006, owners Heather and Anthony McNeill added a storm door to the modern front entry door and replaced the front porch ceiling with CVG fir in the same style as the original. 14 A small, 6-by-7 foot porch on the rear (north) elevation is adjacent to a 7-by-14-foot rear bedroom addition that dates to 1931. 15 The open porch configuration likely reflects modifications performed after the Sheelys owned the home. A 1946 permit pulled by the next owner, Oscar Tittman, was to “remodel the staircase,” and Carol Sheely remembers space for a breakfast nook off the kitchen on the rear that no longer exists. 16 On the northeast corner of the house in the rear, a concrete stairwell with a metal pipe railing leads down to a basement entry door. The McNeills replaced the back door with a modern door, replaced skylights in the enclosed sunroom porch, and replaced and reinsulated the drywall in that room. They also used wood from the original front porch ceiling to construct box beams for the sunroom. At the same time, they conducted interior remodeling in the finished basement and sistered the floor joists. 17 Garage: In 1928, the McCartys built a brick garage on the northeast corner of the lot using the same blonde and red brick used to construct the house. This addition was typical for many residential properties of the era, to provide adequate space for a growing number of automobiles around the city. The Sheelys built the existing garage in 1941 using some of the original salvaged bricks. It is a 22-by-20 foot structure of blonde brick with a red brick base. A garage door on the east elevation allows entry from McKinley Avenue, and there is a wood entrance door with a single-light window that allows access from the yard on the south elevation. The south and west elevations each contain a single, fixed six-light window and the north elevation has two windows in the same style. Each window has a contrasting red brick sill. The garage has a gabled roof with wood shingles as well as decorative wood shingles under the gables on the west and east elevations. 18 Shed: A 9-by-9 foot, wood-frame shed with dutch lap siding and a corrugated shed roof sits on a poured concrete, board-formed foundation on the northwest corner of the lot by the alley. On its east elevation there is a wood door with a single light window. Each of the south and west elevations contain a single, square, four-light wood window. The construction date of the shed is unknown, but the Sheelys may have constructed the shed when they were conducting their initial improvements on the property, including the garage construction. Both the garage and the shed feature identical doors and based on the 13 City of Fort Collins Building Permit 0942978, September 14, 1994; Sunroom detail information provided by Anthony McNeill, August 3, 2017. 14 Information provided by Anthony McNeill, August 3, 2017. 15 Personal conversation between McNeills and Carol Sheely Farrell, daughter of Art Sheely, at 1300 W. Mountain, October 16, 2011; City of Fort Collins Building Permit Application 2990, Owner AC Sheely, Estimated Cost $500, May 28, 1931. 16 Personal conversation between McNeills and Carol Sheely Farrell, daughter of Art Sheely, at 1300 W. Mountain, October 16, 2011; City of Fort Collins Building Permit, August 30, 1946, Oscar Tittman, “Remodel staircase,” $75. 17 Information provided by Anthony and Heather McNeill, August 3, 2017. The McNeills also note that the original back door and hardware as well as one original window, possibly removed when the sunroom was added, are stored in the garage. 18 City of Fort Collins Application for Building Permit 6494, Owner AC Sheely, Description of Proposed Work, “Build two car masonry garage using some salvaged from old garage,” estimated cost $500, March 5, 1941. Revised 08-2014 Page 8 materials and construction methods it is reasonable to presume that the shed dates roughly from the same era of the early 1940s. Site: The house and two outbuildings sit on a level, 10,800 square-foot (60 x 180 feet) corner lot at the northwest corner of West Mountain Avenue and North McKinley Avenue, one block north of the northeastern corner of City Park. The house is setback 24.6 feet from the property line and the parcel is bounded by an alley in the rear. The backyard is enclosed with a wood dog ear fence with brick pillars on the east side facing North McKinley Avenue, another wood dog ear fence on the rear alley side, and a chain-link fence that meets a wooden stockade fence on the west. An outdoor stone fireplace in the back yard, personally constructed by Art Sheely, remains in functional use and is an important character-defining outdoor living area on the site. 19 The fireplace is constructed of rough-cut fieldstones of varying sizes laid over a brick chimney stack that is hidden from view. The structure also includes a mantle and two low flanking walls that form the backdrop for an open hearth area with a flagstone floor. Mature evergreen and deciduous trees surround the residence. The McNeills undertook some landscaping and fencing projects after purchasing the property in 2006. They raised the fence 18 inches, installed flagstone in front of the outdoor fireplace, replaced railroad tie landscaping borders in the rear with sandstone borders, replaced a portion of the chain link fence with cedar panel, installed a back yard sprinkler system, and recommissioning the front yard sprinklers that were installed in the 1980s. They also added grape vines on the west elevation to limit solar gain in the summer and removed two dying trees from the property. 20 Neighborhood Setting: While there has been some recent new construction and additions in the neighborhood, the residential setting retains much of the historic character dating to the 1920s when the majority of lots were developed. Original Craftsman-style residences that dominated house-building in the 1920s remain prevalent in the neighborhood, along with examples of various period revival styles that were also popular in the first decades of the twentieth century. As the neighborhood has aged, large, mature trees on private parcels and in the boulevard median along Mountain Avenue now provide dense shading throughout. 19Personal conversation between McNeills and Carol Sheely Farrell, daughter of Art Sheely, at 1300 W. Mountain, October 16, 2011. 20 Information provided by Anthony and Heather McNeill, August 3, 2017. The McNeills also note that the original back door and hardware as well as one original window, possibly removed when the sunroom was added, are stored in the garage. Revised 08-2014 Page 9 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION Ancestry.com, various records for Ira and Margaret McCarty and Arthur C. Sheely. City of Fort Collins Applications for Building Permits, 1922–1994. Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org accessed August 3, 2017. Fort Collins City Directories, various dates. 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Schneider, Venita. “Over One Hundred Years in Dentistry in Larimer County, Colorado,” unpublished manuscript in “LC-Health-Health Professionals” vertical file folder, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. Steadman, Veda. “The Dreher Pickle Company: A Home Grown Industry,” Fence Post, September 5, 1988, 4-5. United States Federal Census Records for 1920, 1930, and 1940. Revised 08-2014 Page 10 Figure 1: 1948 Figure 2: 1968 Figure 3: 1978 Revised 08-2014 Page 11 Figure 4: 1976 Site Plan Revised 08-2014 Page 12 Figure 5: 1999 Figure 6: 2007 - East Fence and Garage from McKinley Ave. Revised 08-2014 Page 13 Figure 7: 2014 Figure 8: 2017 Revised 08-2014 Page 14 Figure 9: 2017 Facade (south elevation) Figure 10: Rear (north elevation) Revised 08-2014 Page 15 Figure 11: East Elevation – SE Corner and Sunroom Figure 12: East Elevation - NE Corner and Sunroom Revised 08-2014 Page 16 Figure 13: SW Corner/West Elevation Figure 14: Enclosure Detail - Front Porch (1940) Figure 15: Front Porch - Looking SE to Mountain Ave Revised 08-2014 Page 17 Figure 16: Front Porch Looking SW Figure 17: Knee Brace Detail - East Elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 18 Figure 18: Brick Detail Figure 19: East Chimney Detail Figure 20: Planter and Porch Brick Detail Revised 08-2014 Page 19 Figure 21: Porch Wall and Planter Detail Figure 22: Rear Basement Entry Figure 23: Rear Bedroom Addition (1931) Revised 08-2014 Page 20 Figure 24: Rear Bedroom Original Windows and Wood Storms (Installed in 2000s) Figure 25: West Elevation Window Revised 08-2014 Page 21 Figure 26: Outdoor Fireplace Constructed by Art Sheely (c. 1930s-1940s) Figure 27: East Fence Detail Revised 08-2014 Page 22 Figure 28: Garage - South Elevation Figure 29: Garage - SW Corner Revised 08-2014 Page 23 Figure 30: Garage - West Elevation Figure 31: Garage - North Elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 24 Figure 32: Garage - East Elevation Figure 33: Garage - West Window Revised 08-2014 Page 25 Figure 34: Garage - Brick Detail - SW Corner Figure 35: Shed - East Elevation Revised 08-2014 Page 26 Figure 36: Shed - NE Corner Revised 08-2014 Page 27 Figure 37: Shed - West Elevation from Alley Figure 38: Shed - West Window Revised 08-2014 Page 28 Figure 39: Ira McCarty (left) and Bert McCarty c. 1910 Figure 40: Photo Courtesy Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Date Unknown Revised 08-2014 Page 29 Revised 08-2014 Page 30 Figure 41: Dreher Pickle Company, date unknown (Fence Post 1988) Figure 42: From Fence Post article, 1988 Revised 08-2014 Page 31 Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 1 STAFF REPORT August 16, 2017 Landmark Preservation Commission PROJECT NAME LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF MCCARTY/SHEELY/DREHER PROPERTY 1300 W MOUNTAIN AVENUE STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this item is to consider the application for landmark designation for the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, located at 1300 West Mountain Avenue APPLICANT: Anthony and Heather McNeill, Owners OWNER: Same RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of a recommendation to Council for approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard B, Persons/Groups, for its association with three prominent, twentieth-century Fort Collins citizens: Dr. Ira McCarty, Arthur C. Sheely, and Thomas F. Dreher; and under Standard C, Design/Construction, for its architectural significance as an excellent example of a Craftsman-style bungalow and for the outdoor fireplace constructed by Arthur Sheely. Significant historic resources consist of the Craftsman style brick residence, with brick planter boxes and details; the brick two-car garage; the wood-frame storage shed; and the interesting stone outdoor fireplace. Non-significant features include the backyard’s flagstone patio, brick and wood boundary fence, and landscaping. The owners of this property, Anthony and Heather McNeill, have submitted this application requesting consideration of the property for Fort Collins landmark designation. The McNeills wish to ensure the preservation of the property from significant exterior changes. COMMISSION ACTION Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code, Landmark Preservation, provides the process and standards for designation of a property as a Fort Collins Landmark. The Commission shall adopt a motion providing a recommendation to City Council. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and EXTERIOR INTEGRITY The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard B, for its association with three prominent, twentieth-century Fort Collins citizens: Dr. Ira McCarty, Arthur C. Sheely, and ATTACHMENT 3 Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 2 Thomas F. Dreher; and under Standard C, for its architectural significance as an excellent example of a Craftsman-style bungalow. The significance of the property under Standard B is strongly supported by the contributions of McCarty, Sheely, and Dreher. McCarty was a prominent early dentist who was instrumental in the local professionalization of dentistry at the beginning of the twentieth century through his leadership in the Fort Collins Dental Society. He was also known for his association with the McCarty Barber Shop, a local business he started with his brother, Bert McCarty, which endured for more than a century. Sheely was the proprietor of the Sheely-Andrews Motor Company, a longstanding Chrysler-Plymouth dealership at 326-333 South College Avenue, and an influential member of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels. Sheely served as the Colorado Republican chairman in the 1940s and 1950s, co-chaired Dwight Eisenhower’s second presidential campaign in Colorado, and was a national Republican committeeman in the 1950s. In the 1960s, Sheely also served as President of the Colorado State Board of Agriculture, which governed the Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). Dreher was an owner, along with his three brothers, of the Dreher Pickle Company and served as its treasurer. Under his leadership from 1933 to 1965, the company expanded and thrived as a business that created a significant market for agricultural cash crops and employed many local residents in its plant operations and distribution network. The Dreher brothers also founded the original Jax Surplus business on North College Avenue as a side enterprise in 1955. The family operated the successful retail establishment until 1988, when they sold it to its current owner. The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is also well supported for significance under Standard C. The 1923 property is an excellent example of a Craftsman-style brick bungalow with intact character-defining features, including a low-pitched, multi-gabled roof with an intersecting cross gable, wide overhanging eaves, wood shingles and knee braces under the gables, exposed shaped rafter tails, and bands of original 6-over-1 double hung windows. The brick material and its use in the home’s design are of particular note: the primary blonde brick is complemented by red brick with an unusual random tooled finish. The red brick is used to create contrasting brick window sills, caps on the porch and chimneys, and in detailing on the built-in planter boxes and corners of the building. Historic alterations, made by Art Sheely, include an enclosure of the east side of the offset, open front porch, construction of a garage and shed, and a rear bedroom addition on the northwest corner of the home. The home sits on a prominent corner parcel that contains the historic detached garage, constructed of the same blonde and red brick. A historically significant hand-built outdoor stone fireplace is featured beneath the shade of the mature evergreen trees in the back yard. The utilitarian work shed, with dutch lap wood siding and a corrugated shed roof, is also a historically significant resource and completes the suite of residential structures on the site. House: The one-story brick Craftsman bungalow is in excellent condition. It serves as an interesting local example of the Craftsman style, which emphasized comfort, utility, natural, earth-tone materials, and design supportive of natural daylighting. The primary building material is blonde brick laid in a running bond pattern with a soldier course at the top. A very unusual wire-cut red brick is used for contrast and detail. The red brick has a random tooled finish created with rope pressed into a raked face to create impressions that impart a “handmade” appearance. The residence demonstrates a number of original Craftsman design features, include wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafter tails with notches, decorative knee braces beneath the gables, and pairs and triplets of original 6-over-1 double hung windows. The porch originally wrapped around the southeast corner of the home, but in 1940 Sheely applied for a permit to enclose part of the front porch with “no change in house line.” An additional sun room alteration on the east elevation (construction date unknown, possibly part of the 1940 permit) is 8-by-27 feet and fenestrated with a series of 1-light fixed windows and clad with square-cut cedar shingles. It bumps out from the original façade about 20 inches. In 1995, owner Craig Schenk made some alterations to the sunroom and likely added the skylights at that time. A small, 6-by-7 foot porch on the rear (north) elevation is adjacent to a 7-by-14-foot rear bedroom addition that dates to 1931. The open porch configuration likely reflects modifications performed after the Sheelys owned the home. A 1946 permit pulled by the next owner, Oscar Tittman, was to “remodel the staircase,” and Carol Sheely remembers space for a breakfast nook off the kitchen on the rear that no longer exists. On the northeast corner of the house in the rear, a concrete stairwell with a metal pipe railing leads down to a basement entry door. Garage: In 1928, the McCartys built a brick garage on the northeast corner of the lot using the same blonde and red brick used to construct the house. This addition was typical for many residential properties of the era, to provide adequate space for a growing number of automobiles around the city. The Sheelys built the existing Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 3 garage in 1941 using some of the original salvaged bricks. It is a 22-by-20 foot structure of blonde brick with a red brick base. A garage door on the east elevation allows entry from McKinley Avenue, and there is a wood entrance door with a single-light window that allows access from the yard on the south elevation. The south and west elevations each contain a single, fixed six-light window and the north elevation has two windows in the same style. Each window has a contrasting red brick sill. The garage has a gabled roof with wood shingles as well as decorative wood shingles under the gables on the west and east elevations. Outdoor Fireplace: An outdoor stone fireplace in the back yard, personally constructed by Art Sheely, remains in functional use. This fireplace is of large, minimally shaped stones covering an interior brick chimney, with sloped stone wings and a slab lintel. The materials are held together with a concrete-based mortar. Shed: A 9-by-9 foot, wood-frame shed with dutch lap siding and a corrugated shed roof sits on a poured concrete, board-formed foundation on the northwest corner of the lot by the alley. On its east elevation there is a wood door with a single light window. Each of the south and west elevations contain a single, square, four-light wood window. The construction date of the shed is unknown, but the Sheelys may have constructed the shed when they were conducting their initial improvements on the property, including the garage construction. Both the garage and the shed feature identical doors and based on the materials and construction methods it is reasonable to presume that the shed dates roughly from the same era of the early 1940s. Integrity: The property retains a strong preponderance of exterior integrity under all seven aspects: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The buildings on the property remain in their original location and retain most of their historic exterior materials. While Art Sheely’s alterations to the house’s east and north elevation changed the original building configuration and proportions, the alterations, other than the sunroom skylights, substantially occurred during the period of significance and have developed their own historic significance. The original workmanship is preserved and readily observable in the masonry construction and detailing on the house and garage, the original windows, and additional Craftsman design features such as shaped rafter tails and knee braces. The overall neighborhood character and residential setting of the property is largely intact, with moderate impact from recent infill construction in the immediate neighborhood. Because the majority of physical features- design, materials, workmanship, and setting-are present, the property continues to convey its historic character and thus retains integrity of feeling. The property also retains its association with its history as a residence for several well-known local residents and still conveys that historical relationship as a residential site. FINDINGS OF FACT: Staff makes the following findings in regards to the designation of the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property at 1300 West Mountain Avenue as a Fort Collins Landmarks: 1. That designation of this property supports the City of Fort Collins’ adopted policies in 14-2, which state in part “that the protection, enhancement and perpetuation [of significant historic and architectural resources] are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people”; 2. That the property’s significance under Standard B, Person/Group, is strongly supported by the documented contributions, during the property’s period of significance, of Ira McCarty, Art Sheely, and Thomas Dreher; 3. That the property’s significance under Standard C, Design/Construction, is strongly supported by the presence of a complete historic residential complex consisting of the house, garage and shed, whose components exhibit numerous character-defining features of the Craftsman style; 4. That the property’s significance under Standard C, Design/Construction, is further enhanced through the presence of the historic stone outdoor fireplace, built by Arthur Sheely; 5. That the property retains a strong preponderance of integrity in all seven aspects: Location, Design, Materials, Workmanship, Setting, Feeling and Association; 6. That the context in which the property is located remains predominantly residential and has not substantially changed; and 7. That the owners’ stated desire to protect the historic buildings and structures from all but minor alterations will be furthered by the property’s status as a Fort Collins Landmark and the accompanying protections and review mechanisms such designation confers. Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 4 THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE AS A RESULT OF COMMENTS MADE BY THE COMMISSION AT THE AUGUST 9TH WORK SESSION: Executive Summary Specifically noted which resources are historic and which are non-historic; added a statement noting the McNeill’s desire to ensure the preservation of the property from significant exterior changes. Findings of Fact Reworded and split the previous Standard 3 into two Standards, 3 & 4, for clarity. Landmark Designation Form Minor word changes; clarifying the year the house was constructed. Resolution Revised to reflect the changes to the Findings of Fact SAMPLE MOTIONS If the Commission finds that the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property meets one or more of the criteria for Fort Collins landmark designation, and substantially retains overall integrity, the Commission shall adopt a motion such as the following:: That the Landmark Preservation Commission adopt a resolution recommending to City Council the designation of the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, located at 1300 West Mountain Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark based upon the provisions of Municipal Code Chapter 14, and the Findings of Fact contained in the staff report. If the Commission finds that the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property does not meet the criteria for landmark designation or lacks integrity, it shall adopt a motion to this effect, and state its reasoning. ATTACHMENTS 1. Landmark Nomination Form (PDF) 2. Owners Consent (PDF) 3. LPC Resolution (DOC) 4. Staff Presentation (PDF) Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 05, 2017 McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, 1300 West Mountain Avenue Page2 2. That the property's significance under Standard B, Person/Group, is strongly supported by the documented contributions, during the property's period of significance, of Ira McCarty, Art Sheely, and Thomas Dreher; 3. That the property's significance under Standard C, Design/Construction, is strongly supported by the presence of a complete historic residential complex consisting of the house, garage and shed, whose components exhibit numerous character-defining features of the Craftsman style; 4. That the property's significance under Standard C, Design/Construction, is further enhanced through the presence of the historic stone outdoor fireplace, built by Arthur Sheely; 5. That the property retains a strong preponderance of integrity in all seven aspects: Location, Design, Materials, Workmanship, Setting, Feeling and Association; 6. That the context in which the property is located remains predominantly residential and has not substantially changed; and 7. That the owners' stated desire to protect the historic buildings and structures from all but minor alterations will be furthered by the property's status as a Fort Collins Landmark and the accompanying protections and review mechanisms such designation confers; and Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: Lot 1, Block 2, Swetts Addition City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. Section 3. That the criteria contained in Section 14-48 of the City Code will serve as the standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to buildings and structures located upon the above described property will be reviewed for compliance with Chapter 14, Article ID, of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of Fort Collins held this 16th day of August, A.D. 2017. Secretary/Staff - 2 - -1- ORDINANCE NO. 125, 2017 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE MCCARTY/SHEELY/DREHER PROPERTY, 1300 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, 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 August 16, 2017, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property at 1300 West Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins as more specifically described in the legal description 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 (Person/Group) 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 desire to protect the historic buildings and structures from all but minor alterations; and WHEREAS, such landmark designation will preserve the Property’s significance to the community and its exterior integrity; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation of the Commission and desires to follow 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: LOT 1, BLOCK 2, SWETTS ADDITION, FORT COLLINS -2- 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 5th day of September, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of September, A.D. 2017. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Chief Deputy City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of September, A.D. 2017. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk