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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/21/2020 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 092, 2020, DESIGNATAgenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 21, 2020 City Council STAFF Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2020, Designating the Brawner-McArthur Property, 228 Whedbee 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 Section 1(f) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064. The purpose of this item is to designate the Brawner-McArthur Property located at 228 Whedbee Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The property is eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to its significance to Fort Collins under Designation Standard 3, Design/Construction and their historic integrity. The property is owned by Housing Catalyst, which is seeking Landmark designation to resolve federal compliance requirements with the State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation under the National Historic Preservation Act. Landmarking will facilitate the intended sale of the properties out of the Housing Catalyst inventory. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The property at 228 Whedbee Street is eligible as a Fort Collins Landmark due to the unique example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box dwelling in the historic area east of downtown Fort Collins. The property is also currently a contributing resource in the Laurel School Historic District. The Hipped-Roof Box, along with its design cousin, the Pyramidal Cottage, was a simple house type commonly built in the late-1800s and early 1900s for working and lower-middle class families. They typically included very little, if any, stylistic embellishment, usually defined by their distinctive, unbroken hipped roof, usually wood lap or drop siding, and minimal eave overhangs. In some cases, porches were added which had turned wood porch posts, and rear or side additions are common in areas that gentrified after initial construction. The Brawner-McArthur Property is a unique example of this in the east downtown area of Fort Collins, being close to the historic trolley lines on Whedbee Street and Mountain Avenue, where housing styles were typically more refined and owned by wealthier Fort Collins residents. This building includes modifications from the early-twentieth century to convert it to a multi-family rental dwelling, a rarer adaptation in this portion of the City. The house has been altered since 1909, namely by the installation and replacement of wood lapboard siding in c.1949, as well as the addition of the south-facing porch between 1943 and 1948. It retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance as a strong example of a modified Hipped Roof Box residence in east downtown Fort Collins. Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 2 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. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its June 17, 2020, meeting, the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) adopted a motion on a vote of 8- 0 to recommend that City Council designate the Brawner-McArthur Property as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with City Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Standard 3, Design/Construction and its exterior integrity based upon all seven aspects of integrity. PUBLIC OUTREACH Public outreach was limited to interaction with the property owner (Housing Catalyst) and presentation/approval at a regular meeting of the LPC. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. Nomination Form (PDF) 3. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 6 (PDF) 4. Photos (PDF) WHEDBEE ST SMITH ST E OLIVE ST E OAK ST RIVERSIDE AVE 228 Whedbee St. Area Location Map Printed: June 03, 2020 Legend 228 Whedbee St. Laurel School Historic District 0 6 12 18 24 Meters CITY©Scale250 OF FORT COLLINS 1:1, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP PRODUCTS These map products and all underlying data are developed for use by the City of Fort Collins for its internal purposes only, and were not designed or intended for general use by members of the public. The City makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness, and in particular, accuracy in labeling or displaying dimensions, contours, property boundaries, or placement of location of any map features thereon. THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR WARRANTY FOR FITNESS OF USE FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THESE MAP PRODUCTS OR THE UNDERLYING DATA. 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"Unlikely to be Designated" indicates properties that, upon field research, do not appear to have significance. However, in-depth research could overturn that field assessment in a limited number of cases. ATTACHMENT 1 Historic Preservation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.4250 preservation@fcgov.com fcgov.com/historicpreservation 1 Fort Collins Landmark Designation LOCATION INFORMATION Address: 228 Whedbee Street Legal Description: S ½ of Lot 8, Block 162, Fort Collins (1873) Property Name (historic and/or common): Brawner-McArthur Property OWNER INFORMATION Name: Preston Nakayama, Project Manager Company/Organization (if applicable): Housing Authority of the City of Fort Collins Phone: 970-416-2910 Email: pnakayama@housingcatalyst.com Mailing Address: 1715 W. Mountain Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521 CLASSIFICATION Category Ownership Status Present Use Existing Designation Building Public Occupied Commercial Nat’l Register Structure Private Unoccupied Educational State Register Site Religious Object Residential District Entertainment Government Other FORM PREPARED BY Nomination form adapted from Colorado OAHP form completed by Stephanie Slaughter and Megan Daniels, SWCA Environmental Consultants, December 10, 2019. The form’s text and information has been reproduced here with minor edits for clarity and accuracy. Name and Title: Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Address: 281 N. College Ave., Development Review Center Phone: 970-416-4250 Email: jbertolini@fcgov.com Relationship to Owner: N/A DATE: May 26, 2020 ATTACHMENT 2 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 (hereinafter the “Property”) consists of the legally defined parcel (9712-23-908), clearly delineated by an urban lot bounded on the north side by a wood privacy fence and the edges of the street and alley. The lot includes the historic house and its surrounding grounds. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE and INTEGRITY Properties are eligible for designation if they possess both significance and 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 set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(a): Standard 1: 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: a) A specific event marking an important moment in Fort Collins prehistory or history; and/or b) A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a recognizable contribution to the development of the community, State or Nation. Click here to enter text. Standard 2: 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. Click here to enter text. Standard 3: 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. The property at 228 Whedbee Street is eligible as a City of Fort Collins Landmark as a unique example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box dwelling in the historic area east of downtown Fort Collins. The property is also currently a contributing resource in the Laurel School Historic District. The Hipped-Roof Box, along with its design cousin, the Pyramidal Cottage, was a simple house type commonly built in the late-1800s and 3 early 1900s for working and lower-middle class families. They typically included very little, if any, stylistic embellishment, usually defined by their distinctive, unbroken hipped roof, usually wood lap or drop siding, and minimal eave overhangs. In some cases, porches were added which had turned wood porch posts, and rear or side additions are common in areas that gentrified after initial construction. The Brawner-McArthur Property is a unique example of this in the east downtown area of Fort Collins, being close to downtown and the historic trolley lines on Whedbee Street and Mountain Avenue, where housing styles were typically more refined and owned by wealthier Fort Collins residents. This building includes modifications from the early-twentieth century to convert it to a multi-family rental dwelling, another more rare adaptation in this portion of the city. The house has been altered since 1909, namely by the installation and replacement of wood lapboard siding in c.1949, as well as the addition of the south-facing porch between 1943 and 1948. It retains sufficient integrity to convey its significance as a strong example of a modified Hipped Roof Box residence in east downtown Fort Collins. Standard 4: Information Potential This property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Click here to enter text. Period of Significance is the discrete chronological period (or periods) during which a historic property gained its significance. Additions or alterations to a property that have significance in their own right can warrant the extension of a Period of Significance. Period(s) of Significance: c.1894, c.1909 Integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to convey its significance. The integrity of a resource is based on the degree to which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities set forth in Fort Collins Municipal Code Section 14-22(b): 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 1: Location is the place where the resource was constructed or the place where the historic or prehistoric event occurred. The property has not been moved since its original construction. Standard 2: Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure and style of a resource. The property retains the character-defining elements of design for a Hipped Roof Box, including the dominant hipped roof, unadorned wood lapsiding, simple front porch with turned wood porch posts, and simple wood window openings. Its c.1909 gable-end addition on the south elevation similarly retains strong integrity of design, including Classically-styled eaves with eave returns, and decorative fish-scale and square shingling in the gable end. The rear porch, a common adaptation for working and middle class homes, also remains largely intact. The primary detraction from integrity of design appears to be the south porch and installation of a second, south-facing entrance. Records suggest Alma McArthur made this adaptation during her time living at the home and renting a portion of it to various tenants. The adaptation is not present in 1943 4 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for the area, but does appear in a 1948 County Assessor photograph, indicating construction at some point in the intervening five years. Standard 3: Setting is the physical environment of a resource. Setting refers to the character of the place; it involves how, not just where, the resource is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. The property retains strong integrity of setting, as a modest home in a largely residential neighborhood that developed between the 1880s and 1930s. While minor alterations have occurred to the streetscape over time, the surrounding setting generally evokes that of an early-twentieth century residential neighborhood. Standard 4: Materials are the physical elements that form a resource. The property retains good overall integrity of materials, retaining wood lapboard siding, other wood details such as the turned porch posts, decorative eaves and shingles, and concrete foundation. Doors and windows were replaced with vinyl window units, metal storm doors, and wood panel main doors, likely for the first time in 1979 and replaced in- kind since. The siding on most elevations except the façade (west) appear to have been replaced or covered in 1949 but retains the wood lapboard material and configuration. Standard 5: 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. The property retains strong integrity of workmanship to a typical Hipped Roof Box construction, retaining most of its original structure and materials that were assembled on the site. It is indicative of early twentieth century buildings that were assembled by experienced builders using mostly standardized building materials such as dimensional lumber, poured concrete footings, and standardized wood window openings. Standard 6: Feeling is a resource’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the resource's historic or prehistoric character. In combination, the property’s various features convey a strong integrity of feeling, reflecting the general aesthetic of a working-class home built on the edges of Fort Collins’ residential downtown in the late-1890s. Standard 7: Association is the direct link between an important event or person and a historic or prehistoric resource. A resource 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. As a property significant as an example of a modified Hipped Roof Box working class home constructed in the 1890s and modified in the 1900s, the property possesses strong integrity of association, with a clear visual connection between the original construction of this residential house type and its current features. 5 HISTORICAL INFORMATION Downtown East: Early Fort Collins Development The Brawner-McArthur Property is located within the Laurel School Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and within the originally platted town of Fort Collins (1873). The historic district is defined by the similarity of architecture as well as providing an example of the planned development and growth of the city east of downtown between the 1870s and 1930s. The Brawner- McArthur Property was constructed in the midst of the most significant building boom for this section of Fort Collins, between 1890 and 1920. Most of the buildings constructed in the 1873 plat’s east section were strong to modest examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Craftsman-style residences, with some Classic Cottages and Hipped Roof Boxes intermixed as well. In general, higher style examples of architecture constructed for wealthier Fort Collins residents are concentrated to the north and west, especially along Oak, Remington, and Mathews Street, with more modest middle and working-class homes mostly spread to the south and east in the rest of the district. The Hipped Roof Box in Fort Collins The Hipped Roof Box was a modest housing type from the late-1800s and early-1900s constructed primarily for working-class residents throughout the United States. Most examples are generally defined by having only a hipped roof, minimal eaves, and simple wood window openings, with walls usually clad in wood lap or drop-board, although masonry examples do exist in lesser quantities. Where front porches were built or added later, they are extremely modest, usually being a simple shed or hipped roof with squared or turned wood posts. In general, the house type is defined by its lack of ornamentation. The use of the Hipped Roof Box type by Fort Collins builders in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries reflects national trends regarding home construction at the time. While it is not known at this time how many Hipped Roof Boxes exist in Fort Collins, there are currently forty-one (41) designated historic properties in Fort Collins currently identified as Hipped Roof Boxes, including this property.0F 1 Thirty (30), including this one, are contributing properties to the Laurel School Historic District, one (1) is a contributing property in the Whitcomb Street Landmark District, and another nine (9) are City Landmarks. Of those, two (2) specifically recognize the working class architecture of the Hipped-Roof Box type. Fort Collins Landmarks - Hipped-Roof Box Residences Address # Street Name Historic Name Landmark Date Landmarked for Architecture 505 Smith St. Montgomery House & Garage February 18, 2003 Yes 412 Wood St. Juan and Mary Barraza Property October 7, 2014 Yes The Hipped Roof Box remains an important reflection of Fort Collins’ history as an agricultural community. These modest dwellings were an attainable option for working class families that either 1 It should be noted that several properties have been Landmarked using the Hipped-Roof Box classification that, upon review, are more appropriately classified differently based on current accepted terminology in Colorado. The actual number of designated Hipped Roof Box properties in Fort Collins is likely much lower than 41. Most commonly, smaller residences best classified as Queen Anne or Edwardian Cottages have been classified as Hipped- Roof Boxes on historic survey materials or Landmark nomination forms. 6 labored on farms, or in the support industries in town such as agricultural manufacturers, mercantiles, etc. That is evidenced here by the various residents of the Brawner-McArthur House, including Eugene L. Brawner, a local builder and brickmason, Guy Wheaton, a local Wells Fargo & Co. and later American Express agent, as well as a manager at Riverside Ice and Storage, Charles Taylor, a Great Western Sugar Co. employee, and Alma McArthur, a local bookkeeper for various companies in town. Residents of the Brawner-McArthur House 228 Whedbee Street is located at the corner of Whedbee Street and East Olive Street. The house has been called the E.L. Brawner house in previous recordings because Eugene L. Brawner, a locally well- known bricklayer, lived in the house between 1902 and 1906, the early period of the house. Brawner came to Colorado from Illinois in 1888, married Mary B. Hastings in 1889, and moved to Fort Collins in 1894. Brawner gained a reputation as a skilled brick contractor and is credited with building several large public buildings and business blocks in Fort Collins and elsewhere in northern Colorado. A search of the title records, however, indicate that the owner of the property in 1902 was Frank Miller, who sold it to Merit G. Conley late in 1902. A search of the title records did not yield when Conley sold the property, but by 1906, Margaret Davenport held the title. Internet searches for sources on these individuals was generally unsuccessful. There are numerous Frank Millers in the Fort Collins area in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries. In any case, Frank Miller never lived at 228 Whedbee and the house has no clear association with him. Similarly, no information was available for Merit G. Conley, or Edward or Margaret Davenport. In 1906, Guy G. Wheaton bought the property and moved into the house with his wife, Lura. Guy Gifford Wheaton was born in 1869 in Indiana. He moved to Nebraska in the 1880s, where he met and married Lura Atchison in 1889. The couple moved to Fort Collins between 1900 and 1906, then moved to Greeley by 1920. The couple had three children, all daughters. Guy Wheaton died in 1940, and Lura died in 1955. In 1906, Guy Wheaton was the local agent for Wells Fargo and Company. After at least two job changes (assistant manager at Riverside Ice and Storage Company in 1909 and an agent for the American Express Company in 1913), Wheaton moved from 228 Whedbee and rented the house first to Charles Taylor, an employee at G.W. Sugar Company, and his wife, Orpha, in 1917, and then to Mark McArthur in 1919. McArthur moved into the house with his family, including his wife Agnes, son David and his wife, Faith, and two daughters, Alma and Harriet. The city directory for 1919 lists only Alma’s occupation, which was a bookkeeper at H.G. Diercks, an automobile radiator repair and metal working shop. The previous recording for 5LR463.17 describes Mark, the family patriarch, as a retired farmer, and David was employed in the clothes cleaning and pressing business. In January 1919, Wheaton sold the property to James E. and Mary E. Walker. The Walkers never lived at 228 Whedbee and continued to rent to the McArthurs until 1921, when Alma McArthur bought the property. Mark McArthur, the family patriarch, was born in 1852 in Baltimore, Canada. In 1877, Mark married Agnes Baptist; they moved to Minnesota in 1893 and they were living in Colorado in 1900. By 1910, the family had moved to Fort Collins. Although Mark was described as a retired farmer in his obituary, the 1900 and 1910 census lists his occupation as teamster. Agnes, the family matriarch, was born in 1854 in Ontario, Canada, and died in 1941. The couple had four children; Harriet was the oldest, born in 1887 and died in 1938. Harriet never married, and city directories do not list her occupation. Alma was the second oldest, born in 1890 and died in 1960. She also never married and worked as a bookkeeper her entire life. By 1925, David and his family had moved out of the house. Alma, her parents, and her sister continued to live in the house through the 1920s. The property used to include a detached garage built around 1925 7 and located at the east end of the lot near the alley. A property appraisal card from 1949 indicates the 404-square-foot garage was also used as a residence. In 1927, Alma apparently rented the garage to Ollie Oxias, a widow who worked as a nurse. The 1927 city directory indicates she lived in the “rear,” suggesting the garage. Ollie lived at the property until at least 1931, after which Alma rented to Russel and Joyce Long, and later to Paul Kane. Russel worked in the meter department at the City Light and Power Department. Paul Kane (Kayne) was a renter from 1954 to 1957 and held down a variety of jobs including bookkeeping, painter, and custodian. Alma remained in the house until her death in 1960, and Faith moved into the house. A search of the title records did not yield when Alma’s executor sold the property, but the tax appraisal cards indicate it was bought by Leta E. Blake, who owned the house and rented it to different families through the 1960s and early 1970s, then to students through the 1970s. Some of the renters included Jacob Petrie, his wife Betty, and their six children; Donald G. Watson, a salesman for Royal Crown, his wife Carolyn, and their two children; and students Reginald Bennett, Randy Earley, and David Wolaver. Blake owned the house until the Fort Collins Housing Authority acquired the property in 1978. 8 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION Construction Date: c.1894 Architect/Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Click here to enter text. Architectural Style: Hipped-Roof Box Description: The Brawner house stands at the northeast corner of Whedbee and East Olive Streets on a deep, narrow lot. The house is a one-story single-family dwelling that is L-shaped in plan. The foundation is a concrete slab on grade. The exterior is clad in wood clapboard siding with corner and frieze boards delineating each elevation. The roof form is a hip with cross gable and boxed, slightly overhanging eaves. The roof is covered with composite shingles. The windows are vinyl replacements installed in the original wood sill, casing, and lintel. Open porches are located at the east, west, and south elevations. The principal elevation (west) faces west toward Whedbee Street and is comprised of three bays. The entrance is located in the center bay and single one-over-one sash windows are located to either side; the south window is larger than the north. A partial width porch is offset to the south sheltering the entrance and window. The porch roof is a low-pitch hip with boxed eaves overhanging on an architrave supported on turned spindle posts. The porch rail is enclosed with clapboard siding between the posts. The porch floor is poured concrete. The south elevation faces East Olive Street and is composed of the hip roof mass and the front-facing cross gable. A partial width porch is located in the ell of the two masses sheltering a second entrance and a single one-over-one sash window. The porch roof is a low-pitch hip with boxed eaves overhanging on an architrave supported on turned spindle posts. The porch rail is enclosed with clapboard siding between the posts. The porch floor is poured concrete. A one-over-one sash window is west of the porch. The cross gable features eave returns and fish-scale patterned shingles with a square single-pane fixed-sash window centered below. The east elevation faces the rear yard. A full width porch shelters a third entrance set to the south end of the elevation and one window is offset to the north. The porch roof is a closed shed roof at the south end and hip at its north end where the porch is enclosed below. The porch is supported on 4 x 4 posts with enclosed, clapboard-clad porch railings. The 1894 Willits map of the city of Fort Collins shows the house present at the corner of Whedbee and East Olive Streets and appears to have a porch on the rear. A later Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from 1906 also shows the house. The porch facing Whedbee Street is present, but neither the southern nor eastern porches are present. In addition, the room on the southeast corner is absent. In addition, a small shed is depicted at the edge of the lot next to East Olive Street. The next Sanborn Map from 1909 shows the house in its current configuration with the exception of the southern porch. Similar to 1906, the house is divided in two rooms, with the smaller room at the east end; however, by 1909, the room had been expanded to its current footprint. There is a small porch on the east elevation, but the southern porch is still absent. The small shed adjacent to Olive Street is also gone. The 1918 Sanborn Map shows the house with the same footprint. Building permit records provide the following information about modifications: • March 14, 1938 – chicken house • March 15, 1938 – repair coal shed, rebuild chicken house, cement foundation • May 18, 1940 – reshingle garage and repair roof • February 6, 1946 – reshingling • Undated (c.1943-1948) – construction of south-facing porch • November 24, 1949 – siding on house 9 • March 11, 1979 - Remodel • January 3, 1980 – Rehabilitation/Alteration (interior removal of partition walls and plaster) • 2016 – garage demolished due to deterioration • December 11, 2019 – re-roof in-kind (asphalt shingle) 10 REFERENCE LIST or SOURCES of INFORMATION City of Fort Collins Building Permits 2020 Building Permits, 1920 – 1949. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bp/search/searchterm/228+Whedbee. Accessed January 17, 2020. City of Fort Collins Public Records 2020 Building Services/Zoning Permits, 1964 – 2019. Available at: http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?scope=doctype&dn=Neighborhood+%26+Building+Services%2Fzonin g&dt=PERMITS&vid=2&q=228+Whedbee&cmd=search. Accessed January 17, 2020. Find-a-Grave 1930 Mark McArthur, died April 3, 1930, buried Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1938 Harriet McArthur, died September 10, 1938, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1940 Guy Gifford Wheaton, died February 17, 1940, buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1941 Agnes McArthur, died August 30, 1941, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1955 Lura Wheaton, died October 13, 1955, buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. 1960 Alma McArthur, died May 22, 1960, buried at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com. Accessed February 6, 2020. Fort Collins City Directories, Listings for 228 Whedbee Street, 1902-1977. Available at: https://history.fcgov.com/collections/buildings. Accessed December 11, 2019. Kane, James S. 1979 5LR463, Laurel School Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. On file at the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Denver. Jason Marmor 1998 5LR463.17 Historic Building Inventory Form. On file at the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Denver. Larimer County Tax Assessor, Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, County Assessor’s Website and Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019. Larimer County, Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Title Records (Lot 8, Block 162, Old Town Neighborhood) Warranty Deed, Frank Miller to Merit G. Conley, November 20, 1902, Book 173, page 51. 11 Warranty Deed, Margaret J. Davenport et al. to Guy G. and Lura Wheaton, August 1, 1906, Book 221, page 243. Warranty Deed, Guy G. Wheaton to James E. and Mary E. Walker, January 6, 1919, Book 382, age 255. Warranty Deed, James Walker to Alma McArthur, April 1, 1921, Book 427, page 120. Warranty Deed, Leta F. Blake to Gerald L. Brumit and Martin E. Falk, July 21, 1978, Book 1875, page 128. Warranty Deed, Gerald L. Brumit and Martin E. Falk to Fort Collins Housing Authority, November 1, 1978, Book 1903, page 311. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1906 Insurance Maps of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Sheet 13. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74304~126311:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. 1909 Insurance Maps of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Sheet 13. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74658~126329:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. U.S. Bureau of the Census 1900 Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. T623, 1,854 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1910 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. T624, 1,178 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. 1920 Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. T625, 2,076 Rolls. National Archives, Washington D.C. Willits, W.C. 1894 Map of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hm/id/817. Accessed January 17, 2020. 12 MAPS and PHOTOGRAPHS 13 14 W.C. Willits 1894 Map of Fort Collins, 228 Whedbee circled in red; note the presence of a house. Available at: https://fchc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hm/id/817. Accessed January 17, 2020. 15 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Fort Collins, Colorado, Sheet 13; 228 Whedbee circled in red. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74304~126311:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. 16 1909 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Fort Collins, Colorado, Sheet 13; 228 Whedbee circled in red. Available at: https://cudl.colorado.edu/luna/servlet/detail/UCBOULDERCB1~21~21~74658~126329:Insurance- maps-of-Fort-Collins,-Lar?sort=city%2Cdate%2Csheet. Accessed December 19, 2019. 17 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevation; Facing east-northeast; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1958, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1948. 228 Whedbee Street, south elevation of garage; Facing north; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1948, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1948. 18 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevations; Facing northeast; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1969, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1969. 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevations; Facing northeast; Photograph from Real Estate Appraisal Cards and Photographs, Parcel 97123-23-908, 1980, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archives, 1948-2019; Taken 1980. 19 228 Whedbee Street, south and east elevations of detached garage; Facing northwest; Photograph from Fort Collins Planning Department, Fort Collins, Colorado; Taken 1997. 228 Whedbee Street, west elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 20 228 Whedbee Street, south and west elevations; Facing north-northeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, south elevation; Facing north; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 21 228 Whedbee Street, south and east elevations; Facing northwest; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, east elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 22 228 Whedbee Street, oblique view of north elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, oblique view of north elevation; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 23 228 Whedbee Street, detail of cross gable eave returns and fish-scale patterned shingles on south elevation; Facing north; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, detail of south elevation porch; Facing northeast; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 24 228 Whedbee Street, detail of porch on west elevation; Facing east; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. 228 Whedbee Street, view of rear yard from southeast corner of house; Facing west; Photographed by S. Slaughter; Taken on 12/10/2019. RESOLUTION 6, 2020 OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDING LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE BRAWNER-MCARTHUR PROPERTY AT 228 WHEDBEE STREET 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 historic, architectural, archeological, 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 historic, architectural, archeological and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or defacement of such cultural assets; and WHEREAS, the property in the following described parcel S ½ of Lot 8, Block 162, Fort Collins (1873), located at 228 Whedbee Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for the Brawner-McArthur Property’s significance to Fort Collins under Standard of Significance 3, Design/Construction, contained in City Code Section 14-22(a); and high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, as described in City Code Section 14-22(b). WHEREAS, the Landmark Preservation Commission has determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in Section l4-22 of the code and is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property has 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: 1. That the designation of this property will advance the City of Fort Collins’ Policies and Purposes for Landmark Preservation; and 2. That the property is significant under Standard 3, Design/Construction, as a significant example of a modified Hipped-Roof Box in Fort Collins; and ATTACHMENT 3 1 Application for Fort Collins Landmark Designation – 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner City Council, July 21, 2020 ATTACHMENT 4 • Construction: • Brawner-McArthur Residence, c.1894 • Addition, c.1909 • Garage, c.1925 (demolished 2016) • Standards of Significance: • 3 (Design/Construction) • Hipped-Roof Box 2 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property 1909 Sanborn Map 3 228 Whedbee Street – Brawner-McArthur Property South elevation showing c.1909 gable-end addition and c.1949 south porch. West façade of 228 Whedbee Street. -1- ORDINANCE NO. 092, 2020 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE BRAWNER-MCARTHUR PROPERTY, 228 WHEDBEE STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 14-1, the City Council has established a public policy encouraging the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of historic landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by resolution adopted on June 17, 2020, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) determined that the Brawner-McArthur Property, 228 Whedbee Street, in Fort Collins, as more specifically described in the legal description below (the “Property”), is eligible for landmark designation pursuant to City Code Chapter 14, Article II, for the Property’s high degree of all seven standards of integrity under City Code Section 14-22(b)(1-7), and for the Property’s significance to Fort Collins under Standard of Significance 3, Design/Construction, contained in City Code Section 14-22(a)(1) and 14- 22(a)(3); and WHEREAS, the Commission further determined that designation of the Property will advance the policies and purposes set forth in City Code Sections 14-1 and 14-2 in a manner and extent sufficient to justify designation; and WHEREAS, the Commission recommends that the City Council designate the Property as a Fort Collins landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property has consented to such landmark designation and desires to protect the Property; 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 follow such recommendation and designate the Property as a landmark in accordance with the Commission’s determinations referenced above; 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. -2- Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: S ½ OF LOT 8, BLOCK 162, FORT COLLINS (1873) ALSO HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS 228 WHEDBEE STREET, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO is hereby designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with City Code Chapter 14. 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 IV, as currently enacted or hereafter amended. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of July, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th of August, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th of August, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk