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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-14-2016 Historic Preservation CommissionIowa City Hist Thursday July 14, 2016 5:30 p.m. oric preservation Commission 'J / C 1 P q %A i.1 60 ., 'INJ�y� .41; 2ili�'� ����u►E� '4 'll I. Gino. Illy, Erma Harvat Hall City Hall .t+4 Thursday, July 14, 2016 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street E mma J. Harvat Hall 5:30 p.m. A) CaU to Order B) Roll Call C) Public discussion of anytbng not on the agenda D) Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 318 S. Lucas Street— Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District (new and repair entrance awnings) 2. 813 Ronalds Street — Brown Street Historic District (garage roof solar panels) E) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff review 1. 728 College Street— College Green Historic District (porch stair reconstruction) 2. 807 S. Summit — Summit Street Historic District (door replacement) 3. 511 Ronalds —Brown Street Historic District (roof replacement) 4. 730 Iowa Avenue — College Hill Conservation District (front step reconstruction) Minor Review — Staff review 1. 617 Dearborn Street— Dearborn Street Conservation District (window replacement) 2. 304 S. Summit Street— Summit Street Historic District (window repair and replacement) 3. 120 Fairchild Street — Iowa City Landmark (window replacement) 4. 501 Oakland Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (stair and railing replacement) F) Amendment for the National Register College Green Historic District G) Update on Potential Landmark Designations H) Consideration of Minutes for June 9, 2016 I) Commission Information and Discussion 1. Correspondence with Mayor regarding house move project 2. Memo to City Manager regarding Manville Heights 3. Preserve Iowa Summit J) Election of Officers K) Adjournment Staff Report July 7, 2016 Historic Review for 318 South Lucas Street District: Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District Classification: Non -Contributing The applicant, Glenda Buenger, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 318 South Lucas Street, a non-contributing property in the Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District. The project is to add an entry awning roof to the front door and rebuild the existing one on the side door. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.7 Mass and Rooflines 4.10 Porches 4.14 Wood Staff Comments This house is a minimal traditional home built in 1928. It has a hipped roof with a steeply -pitched front gable. It was part of the Univercity Partnership program and had the side entry door approved by staff as part of an earlier project. The applicant is proposing to add a wood front entry canopy to the house with asphalt shingles, an open gable and bracket supports. The brackets will support the ends of the canopy and not project beyond the fascia. The overhang and trim detail at the fascia, as well as the pitch of the gable will match that of the main front gable on the house. The side entry canopy will also be rebuilt to match the new entry canopy. The shingles will match the existing shingles and the canopy will be painted to blend with the house. The guidelines recommend matching any existing trim, materials, and profiles for new alterations to existing properties. In Staffs opinion, the new entry canopy will add protection to the front entry, and scale and definition to the front fagade. Matching the existing pitch and trim detail will be an appropriate way to detail the new entry. Staff feels that the bracket ends should not be exposed like the main example image but should be positioned like the lower example image. The exposed bracket ends work with a craftsman -style house but not this more minimaLy detailed house. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 318 S. Lucas as presented in the application. K i1F AM-- 1t APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC REVIEW Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-4C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/historicl2reservationresources For Staff Ilse: Date submitted: Certificate of No mAteri Effectt r^tificate of Appropriateness Major Review lntermediate.$qlze Wirtar Review The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. PROPERTY OWNER/ APPLICANT INFORMATION (Please check primary contact person) _ t ® Property Owner Name: IGIenda Buen er rman:iouengerg(agmail.com I Phone Number:1319-383-5009 Address: 1318 S. Lucas City: JIowa City State: ® Zip Code: 52240 ❑ Contractor/Consultant Phone Number: City: I I State: I � Zip Code: Address:1318 S. Lucas Use of Property: owner -occupied residential Date Constructed (if known): 1920 Hi6TORIc DestGNATiON , _Maps are located at Blink; x ,vv1-. ctuv.ort /l�fsto9c ri rccs) - ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. - - - OR ® This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ Clark Street Conservation District ❑ East College Street Historic District ❑ ❑ College Hill Conservation District Longfellow Historic District ❑ ❑ Dearborn Street ConservationDistrict Northside Historic District ❑ ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann Conservation District Summit Street Historic District ® Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric r T ATION REQUIREMENTS Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ® Alteration (TYPrcally Projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are suf dent.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Product Information ❑ Photographs ❑ Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans EJ Demolition (Pr%ecls entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans Repair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications Project Description: Attach simple wood frame awning to front of house over front entrance. Angle of awning roof to match gle of house roof as closely as possible. Awning will have simple brackets and an open interior housing an try light of appropriate design. Awning will be shingled to match house roof. Remodel existing side entrance awning to match new front awning. Remove triangular -shaped face and ling bottom, replace brackets and flashing, and remount on house to eliminate sagged appearance. Materials to be Used: 2x4s, asphalt shingles, metal flashing I Exterior Appearance Changes: tse see project description above. The original house must have had some kind of protection over the om front door. A simple awning will provide respite from weather when entering or leaving the house make the house look more complete, adding curb appeal. Fixing the awning over the side entrance will wise make the house look cared -for. Example of the awning to be installed supported on bracket unexposed bracket ends like below 0 Staff Report July 7, 2016 Historic Review for 813 Ronalds Street District: Brown Street Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicant, Rob Decker, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 813 Ronalds Street, a contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District. The project is to add solar panel array to both sides of the gable garage roof. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa CrtyHrstodc Presemarron Guidelines for Alterations 4.4 Energy Efficiency 4.7 Mass and Rooflines Staff Comments This house represents one of the several periods of styles in residential architecture that appear in the Near NorthsideJGoosetown area today. A vernacular house built in 1913, it is simply styled with cornice returns on the front gable which reference a temple form. Houses like this, both plain of with details from the Craftsman or Colonial Revival styles popular at the time, were available from ready -cut house catalogs such as those by Gordon -Van Tine in Davenport, Sears, Roebuck, and Co., and the Alladin Company, aw well as local builders. The house is a cross -gable form with a projecting bay under the side gable. The almost full - width front porch has been enclosed The garage is a new construction project approved by the Commission in 2007. It has a large single gable, fiber cement lap siding, and asphalt shingles. The applicant is proposing to install ten 39 inch by 66 inch solar panel modules on each side (east and west) of the garage roof. Solar Disconnect and Utility Meter will be located on the back of the house. The solar panel arrays will be attached through a SnapNRack solar mounting rack system that penetrates the asphalt shingle roof every 6 feet. The rack system holds the array a few inches off the roof at the same angle as the roof. The roof penetration is a flashed system. The guidelines for Energy Efficiency do not specifically address solar panels, but do encourage discussion and research of new innovations and technologies. For roofs, the guidelines recommend against installing solar collectors or other mechanical devices on prominent street elevations. In Staffs opinion, the solar panels will be mounted relatively flush to the garage roof so that they do not impact any neighboring views. The garage is located downhill and is not easily visible from Ronalds Street or the front of the house. The views in the alley will also be minimally impacted because of the low profile of the mounting system. While this rack system does penetrate the garage roof, the garage is new construction and does not contain historic materials that could be impacted during installation. The system appears to be flashed to avoid water infiltration and damage if properly installed. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at Address as presented in the application. ��R � , �� 'r v .��� �,, air,' �� 1. �� �' r A > 1 � := � + J �j k3,t��a1� f r" �� � .: ,. �, �' � -� � � . �� _ �. '� �� �e �� = �� i ,�, �� .,1 �, = , j ��,�; � _ r��� -,�, '- ` ' �_ -� -_ _- - y /F ++-_ � 'ac. � ll LL ys � � I �`Brx - j - .. ttte,r,,,p _-,- �, �, ,�.,, r,�'�,. - ", P .irK" r � � y r ] L ,,tk ( ' ��� . I 11 �, � � a� � �' !�' f, Applfeadm for Historic Review Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 144C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.tegov.orglhistoricp wervahonresources. For Staff Use: Date submitted: ❑ Certificate of No material Effect ❑ Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ Mier review ❑ Intermediate review ❑ Miner review The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See attached document for application deadlines and meeting dates. 0whelr/ Prop' AppellctEat Imforuratlott . {Wta�''dreckPr3merS'dmtSerPetsm) - . ❑ Property Owner Name: b Ec L&1C,. . R O& Email: iLDtG{eGR Q"&K41d(41W66NMt,-(*MPtoneNumb=($101) M-el?jLZ Address:levaAt.05 sr City: laver:+ CA" State: IA �j22YS Zip Code: ❑ Contractor/ Consultant Name: More $ e "kitr Email: __ 41M IP MOkttsolaf. GQM Phone Number: (IrO C61 1205 Address: 236 50CA& PXz K L AWC City..—N. L I60.1-i State: 14 Zip Code: 52-S 1 % Proposed Project Information Address: 413 teorJAV05 Sr , tow^ CrT , 522+is� Use of Property: 5^ A& AR0.Pr--i Date Constructed (if known): .4SA019 Historde Desiguadon "W oil Wiled in ft Historic Preseivet(oniFeodtiouk). ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose locationj: E( Brown Street Historic District ❑ Cis& Street Conservation District ❑ College Greet Historic District ❑ College Rid Conservation District ❑ East College Street Historic District ❑ Dearborn Street Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District 0 ' Goosetown / Horace Mann Conservation District ❑ Nordtside Historic District ❑ Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District ❑ Summit Street Historic Disaict ❑ Woodlawn Historic District Within the district, this Property is classified as: td Contributing 0 Noncontributing 0 Nonhistoric Application Requirements Choose appropriate project type. In Order to am= application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected ❑ Addition (Typiceliy proJecfa entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, eta) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ FlcorPhans ❑ photographs ❑ Product Infomtation ❑ Site Plans ❑ Alteration (Typically projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch rephacemetlticonsnuction, baluster repair, or similar. If the Project is a minor aheration, phomgmphs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Bending Elevations ❑ Photographs ❑ Product bnforrnadon ❑ _Constrncdon of new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Productlnfotmation ❑ SitePlaas ❑ Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ pbotognqft ❑ pmpoml of Future Plaus ❑ Renair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product beformation Other: Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with application. 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In March 2016, following Commission approval, the house was demolished. On May 4, 2016, the historic home at 422 Iowa Avenue, the Houser -Metzger House, was moved to the vacant location at 623 College to preserve it from demolition. An Amendment of the College Green Historic District to include the Houser -Metzger House as a contributing property in the district is being prepared to be sent to the State Historic Preservation Office and then on to the National Park Service for approval: The draft amendment discusses the contribution of the relocated house to the historic district and compares the new location to the old location. Staff finds that the amendment provides an accurate description of the historical architectural contribution of the Houser -Metzger House to the College Green Historic District. Staff recommends that the Commission find that College Green Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places be amended to include the Houser -Metzger House as a contributing structure. NPS Form 10-900 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the Nanbnal Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instruction. 1. Name of Property Historic name: College Green Historic District (district amendment) Other names/site number: 2. Location Street/number: structures facing College Green Park & streets located south & east of park City or town: Iowa City State: Iowa County: Johnson Not For Publication: 71 Vicinity: ❑ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this _ nomination _ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property _ meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: _national _statewide _local Applicable National Register Criteria: A B C D Signature of certifying official/Title: State or Federal agencytbureau or Tribal Government Date In my opinion, the property _ meets _ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Title : Date State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government National Park Service! National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Farm 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register other (explain:) Signature of the Keeper 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: El Public — Local Public — State F] Public — Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) 71 District Site El Structure Object Sections 1-6 page 2 Date of Action Johnson County, Iowa County and State United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing 3'7 9 1 38 Johnson County, Iowa County and State buildings sites structures objects Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 1 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: single dwelling DOMESTIC: institutional dwelling DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC: single dwelling DOMESTIC: institutional dwelling DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Forth 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE VICTORIAN (relocated house) Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: foundation: concrete (relocated house) walls: wood (relocated house) roof: asphalt (relocated house) Johnson County Iowa County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) Summary Paragraph The amendment of the College Green Historic District removes a fire damaged and demolished house as a contributing property in the district and instead includes as a contributing property an individually eligible house from a nearby neighborhood that was moved to the vacated location in order to save it from demolition. The relocated house, historically known as the Houser - Metzger House, was originally built in a neighborhood that had similar characteristics to the College Green District but has been irreparably altered due to modem development. The relocated house shares similar historic architectural character and period of significance with the houses in the College Green District. Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Fonn 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Narrative Description In spring 2016, a house relocation project was developed with the purpose of saving one of three historic homes in Iowa City from demolition. In October 2015, 623 College Street, a contributing property in the College Green Historic District (Survey ID number IOW-017) was struck by lightning. The attic fire, water damage, and subsequent pervasive mold inundation left the home irretrievable. While in a historic district, which protects it, the damage was too severe to be remediated and the house was demolished. According to the 1994 survey, the "house was said to be built by prominent builder/architect and College Hill resident, F. X. Freyder." Built in 1901, it was a free classic variation of a Queen Anne style two-story house. It had a cross -gable roof with flared eaves, gable returns, dentils and a wide fascia. It had a wrapped porch with an interrupted hip roof supported by Tuscan columns. A large diamond window had replaced the original double -hung window in the front gable. The house had a rough cut stone foundation, wood clapboard siding and an asphalt shingle roof. Undamaged exterior details were salvaged prior to the demolition. On Iowa Avenue, in an area unprotected by a historic district, a developer purchased 410 Iowa Avenue, the historic James and Francis Mahoney House (State Inventory No. 52-01953) and 422 Iowa Avenue, the historic Houser -Metzger House (State Inventory No. 52-01954) both Queen Anne style houses, to demolish them in late May 2016 for a new construction project. The house at 410 Iowa Avenue built ca. 1892 had been remodeled with multiple additions extending out the back. The house at 422 Iowa Avenue was almost in original condition. Moving the house from Iowa Avenue that was in the most original condition, 422 Iowa Avenue, to the vacant lot on College Street allowed one of the three historic homes to be saved, provided an appropriate setting for the home, and avoided new construction infill in the historic district. The College Green Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, consists of substantial homes surrounding the open square park. The architectural styles surrounding the park consist mainly of Italianate, Queen Anne, American Foursquare, and Prairie School houses. This district has remained highly intact and losing a house to new construction was a concern to the community and the City Historic Preservation Commission. The Houser -Metzger House at 422 Iowa Avenue has been considered individually eligible for listing on the National Register. The house continues mostly untouched with the exception of a second floor egress door and exterior stair which has been removed in the relocation project. In the original location it was unprotected by District status, had been sold and would be demolished. When it became evident that the original home at 623 College Street was irretrievable, local groups investigated the possibility of moving the Houser -Metzger House to that site. It was the opinion of Preservation Staff and Historian Marlys Svendsen that the house would be compatible with the architectural and historical character of the College Green District. The two-story Queen Anne is a similar style and scale to that of other homes in the district. As the home of a known Iowa City builder, David Houser, it also fits with the District which has several homes designed or built by local architects and builders. (see Continuation sheet Section 7 page 19) Section 7 page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (relocated house) (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ElD. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (relocated house) (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) ❑ A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes B. Removed from its original location 17 C. A birthplace or grave 1l D. A cemetery (� E. A reconstructed building, obiect, or structure ElF. A commemorative property ❑ G. Less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years Section 7 page 6 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Four. NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Areas of Significance (relocated house) (Enter categories from instructions.) Architecture Period of Significance Significant Dates (relocated house) Construction 1893-1895 Significant Person (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.) Cultural Affiliation Architect/Builder (relocated house) Builder: David L. Houser Johnson County, Iowa County and State Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any applicable criteria considerations.) The Houser -Metzger House is a well-preserved example of the Late Victorian Queen Anne Style. It is in an extremely intact condition. It was likely built by David L. Houser, an Iowa City builder who also built the house that previously stood to the east of the property. Sanborn Maps, Property transfer records and other documents show that it was likely built between 1893 and 1895. The new location on College Street is in a neighborhood in proximity to Houser's business. The business was located on a street between the original and new locations for the house. Section 8 page 7 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance.) The Houser -Metzger House is an example of the Late Victorian Queen Anne style. It has an asymmetrical facade with a hipped roof on the main block of the house and projecting gable sections on the east and south sides. The front -gable section has angled walls on both levels and features square -cut shingles in the gable peak. A horizontal window originally had a row of stained glass squares surrounding a clear glass light. The peak has a sunburst pattern in the trim. Scroll -cut brackets and ornamentation set off the bay windows. A low-pitched hipped roof veranda spans the front facade. The ornamented millwork on the veranda includes a pediment above the entrance steps that has a sunburst pattern, scroll -cut brackets, and turned porch posts. The house itself has narrow width lap siding with corner board trim. The large sash in the center panel of the bay is square with four lights. Other windows in the house are 1/1 double -hung. It is likely that this house was built by David L. Houser, an Iowa City builder. In 1892 when David L. Houser purchased Lots 7 and 8 in Block 45 there was an existing 1-story house on Lot 7. Houser's coal and grain business was located a block away on the south side of East Washington Street adjacent to the railroad spur that extended south along the west bank of Ralston Creek. Just seven years later in 1899 Sanborn maps show two new houses in place on Houser's lots. City directories show both David and Gilbert Houser occupied the corner house (non -extant) at 430 East Iowa Avenue in 1899. Gilbert was a professor at the State University of Iowa at the time. The same year, Property Transfer Records show that Gilbert acquired 422 East Iowa Avenue from his father. City directories show Gilbert residing at 422 by 1904 along with his wife Hattie. David Houser was listed as a "retired capitalist" by now still in residence at 430. In 1905 David and Gilbert exchanged ownership of 422 and 430. Both Houser families are listed at 430 in subsequent years with 422 East Iowa apparently leased. Renters from ca. 1908 until 1911 were Samuel Carrell and his wife Rachel. Carrell was the proprietor of the Iowa City Daily Press, forerunner of the Iowa City Press -Citizen, during these years. Between 1912 and 1913, Bridget Sullivan, the widow of Martin Sullivan, and her two daughters, Ella and Alice, resided here. Then, in 1914 following David Houser's death, the property was sold to Jacob J. Metzger. City directories do not list an occupation for Metzger but do show his wife Rose and four daughters - Belle, Della, Etta and Margaret — residing here for a number of years. Jacob's daughters retained ownership until the mid-1980s. The property was transferred to its recent owner, United Action for Youth, Inc. in the 1990s. According to Iowa City historical writer Irving Weber, one of the owners, Reginald Hahn, found an item in a second floor bedroom that claimed the house was built in 1893, (see Continuation Section 8 page 20) Section 8 page 8 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration, Form NIPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.) Iowa City Directories. Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's Office. Tax Assessor's Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. Iowa Site Inventory Sheet #36-1859 for 422 East Iowa Avenue, ca. 1985 Iowa Site Inventory Form #52-01954 for 422 East Iowa Avenue, ca. 2000 Iowa Site Inventory Form #52-01953 for 410 East Iowa Avenue, ca. 2000 Iowa Site Inventory Sheet #IOW-017 for 623 East College Street, ca. 1994 Sanborn maps, 1874,1879,1888,1892,1906,1912,1920,1926,1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. Keyes, Margaret N. Nineteenth Century Home Architecture in Iowa City. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1993. Weber, Irving. Historical Stories about Iowa City, vol. 7. (originally published in the Iowa City Press Citizen.) Iowa City: iowa City Host Noon Lions Club, 1992. Previous documentation on file (NPS): _ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested _ previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register !designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # !recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # Primary location of additional data: _ State Historic Preservation Office _ Other State agency _ Federal agency Local government _ University _ Other Name of repository: Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): Sections 9-end page 9 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Fonn 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property _ Use either the UTM system or latitude/longitude coordinates Latitude/Longitude Coordinates (decimal degrees) Datum if other than WGS84: (enter coordinates to 6 decimal places) 1. Latitude: Longitude: 2. Latitude: Longitude: 3. Latitude: Longitude: 4. Latitude: Longitude: Or UTM References Datum (indicated on USGS map): 17 NAD 1927 or !� NAD 1983 1. Zone: Easting: Northing: 2. Zone: Easting: Northing: 3. Zone: Easting: Northing: 4. Zone: Easting Northing: Sections 9-end page 10 Johnson County, Iowa County and State United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Snecialist organization: City of Iowa Citv street & number: 410 E. Washington Street city or town: Iowa City state: Iowa zip code: 52240 e-mail: Jessica-bristow@iowa-city.org telephone: (319) 356-5243 date: July 6, 2016 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Johnson County, Iowa County and State Maps: A USGS map or equivalent (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Key all photographs to this map. • Additional items: (Check with the SHPO, TPO, or FPO for any additional items.) Sections 9-end page 11 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Farm 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Photographs Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x 1200 pixels (minimum), 3000x2000 preferred, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered and that number must correspond to the photograph number on the photo log. For simplicity, the name of the photographer, photo date, etc. may be listed once on the photograph log and doesn't need to be labeled on every photograph. Photo Log Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #1, Exterior front prior to move, view to north, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map and Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 1 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #2, Exterior front corner prior to move, view to northeast, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 2 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #3, Exterior front comer prior to move, view to northwest, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 3 of 30. Sections 4-end page 12 United States Department ofthe Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction. of camera: #4, Exterior rear comer prior to move, view to southwest, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 4 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #5, Exterior rear corner prior to move, view to southeast and up, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 5 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #6, Exterior rear porch side view prior to move, view to west, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 6 of 30. Name of Property: 410 Iowa Avenue (non -extant as of June 2016) City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 1, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #7, Front view to north, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 7 of 30. Name of Property: 10 South Gilbert Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 1, 2016 Sections 4-end page 13 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 1 D-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #8, Front view to south, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 8 of 30. Name of Property: 528 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Towa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #9, Front view to north, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 9 of 30. Name of Property: 530 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #10, Front view to north, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 10 of 30. Name of Property: 505 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 1, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #11, Front corner view to southeast, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 1 I of 30. Name of Property: 523 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photographs) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: # 12, Front view to south, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 12 of 30. Name of Property: 525 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Sections 9-end page 14 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historc Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-800 OMB No, 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #13, Front view to south, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 13 of 30, Name of Property: 109 Johnson Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #14, Front view to west, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 14 of 30. Name of Property: 113 Johnson Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #15, Front view to west, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 15 of 30. Name of Property: 528 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #16, Side view to west, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 16 of 30. Name of Property: 529 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of -.view indicating direction of camera: #17, front corner view to southwest including neighbors to south, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 17 of 30. Name of Property: 613 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Sections 9-end page 15 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0019 College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #18, front corner view to southeast, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 18 of 30. Name of Property: 617 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: # 19, front view to south, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 19 of 30. Name of Property: 631 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #20, side corner view to southwest, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 20 of 30. Name of Property: 701 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #21, front corner view to southeast, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 21 of 30. Name of Property: 715 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #22, front corner view to southwest, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 22 of 30. Sections 9-end page 16 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Name of Property: 714 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Johnson County, Iowa County and State Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photographs) and number, include description. of view indicating direction of camera: #23, front view to north, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 23 of 30. Name of Property: 706 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #24, front view to north, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 24 of 30. Name of Property: 116 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #25, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 25 of 30. Name of Property: 112 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #26, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 26 of 30. Name of Property: 108 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #27, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 27 of 30. Sections 9-end page 17 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-001 a College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Name of Property: 106 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #28, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 28 of 30. Name of Property: 630 Washington Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #29, front view to north, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 29 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House on new site at 623 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: May 4, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #30, front view to south from park including neighbors, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 30 of 30. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a beneffi in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 100 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC. Sections 9-end page 18 NPS Form 10-900-a College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 w OMB Approval No. 1024.0018 Johnson County Iowa County and State The Houser -Metzger House was considered individually eligible because of the evidence of its Queen Anne Style which has been preserved. In the new location, this style will continue to be preserved and even improved by the removal of the second floor egress door and stair. The site survey discusses the added importance of the association with the builder David Houser. The Iowa Avenue location had several Houser homes in that block. As of summer 2016, all of these homes will be nonextant. Houser's coal and grain business was located along Washington Street in between the original and new locations for the house. Relocating the House will maintain this aspect of Iowa City History in an area near the historic location of his business. Because of the close proximity of the new site to the old, four blocks, and the similar character of the architecture in both locations, we amend the College Green Historic District to include the relocated Houser -Metzger House as a contributing member of the district and individually eligible for listing on the National Register. NPS Form 1MMa College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number R OMB Approval No. 102"018 Johnson County, Iowa County and State In the new location, the Houser -Metzger House will reflect the style and scale of the other contributing houses in the district. A large majority of the contributing houses are 2-story Queen Anne including the original house on the lot at 623 College. Multiple houses with a similar level of architectural ornamentation are found in the district. The Houser -Metzger House was also constructed during the period from 1890 to 1920 when the majority of the houses in the district were constructed. The historic stucco carriage house originally located on the lot at 623 College street has been maintained and will remain with the relocated house. 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Photo 13 J Z Uj O m , Z 0, E WASHINGTON ST ai NPS Form 10-900- College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional documents Paae 24 6M8 Approval No. 1024�0018 Johnson County, Iowa County and State College Green District New Location Map STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA INA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURALAFFMRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282Z02 www.iowahistory,org/h istoricpreserva6on July 2014 Name of Property Houser -Metzger House Site Number. 52-01954 Address: 422 Iowa Avenue Related District Number: _ Cily: Iowa City County Johnson The chimney above the roof line has been removed. An egress door on the second floor has been added with corresponding exterior stair. The added stair is not shown in the plan below. sm 24 Porch Kitchen 5 5 =107-1 12 12 t2 Porch 24 First Floor Bedroom 13 13 U 0 1 Closet it Eiedroom 12 6 N Second Floor JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 35 4 OF 4 College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property , = Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County- Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #1, Exterior front prior to move, view to north, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map and Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 1 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #2, Exterior front corner prior to move, view to northeast, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 2 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #3, Exterior front corner prior to move, view to northwest, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 3 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property 2 = M Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #4, Exterior rear comer prior to move, view to southwest, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 4 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #5, Exterior rear comer prior to move, view to southeast and up, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 5 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: January 6, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #6, Exterior rear porch side view prior to move, view to west, keyed to Exterior photos prior to move map 6 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Properly Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: 410 Iowa Avenue (non - extant as of June 2016) City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 1, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #7, Front view to north, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 7 of 30. Name of Property: 10 South Gilbert Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 1, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #8, Front view to south, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 8 of 30. Name of Property: 528 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #9, Front view to north, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 9 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: 530 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #10, Front view to north, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 10 of 30. Name of Property: 505 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 1, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #11, Front corner view to southeast, keyed to Houser - Metzger House Original Location Map I of 30. Name of Property: 523 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #12, Front view to south, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 12 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: 525 Iowa Avenue City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #13, Front view to south, keyed to Houser -Metzger House Original Location Map 13 of 30. Name of Property: 109 Johnson Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #14, Front view to west, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 14 of 30. Name of Property: 113 Johnson Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #15, Front view to west, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 15 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Properly a Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: 528 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #16, Side view to west, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 16 of 30. Name of Property: 529 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #17, front corner view to southwest including neighbors to South, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 17 of 30. Name of Property: 613 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #18, front corner view to southeast, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 18 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property: 617 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #19, front view to south, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 19 of 30. Name of Property: 631 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #20, side comer view to southwest, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 20 of 30. Name of Property:701 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #21, front comer view to southeast, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 21 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Photographs Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property:715 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #22, front comer view to southwest, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 22 of 30. Name of Property: 714 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #23, front view to north, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 23 of 30. Name of Property:706 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #24, from view to north, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 24 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State Photographs Name of Property:116 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa - Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #25, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 'ia.. 25 of 30. ��mdr Name of Property: 112 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #26, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 26 of 30. Name of Property: 108 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #27, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 27 of 30. College Green Historic District (amendment) Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of Property. 106 Dodge Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #28, front view to east, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 28 of 30. Name of Property: 630 Washington Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: March 2, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #29, front view to north, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 29 of 30. Name of Property: Houser -Metzger House on new site at 623 College Street City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Jessica Bristow Date Photographed: May 4, 2016 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of camera: #30, front view to south from park including neighbors, keyed to College Green District New Location Map 30 of 30. Iowa City Historic Preservation cotyli fission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52244 .Tune 2, 2016 Dear Mayor Tbrogmorton and Council Members, On behalf of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, I send our sincere thanks for the City's considerable assistance with the recent move of the Houser -Metzger House from Iowa Avenue to College Street. From the initial planning to the house's arrival on its new foundation, the project was a long and complex one. Parks and Recreation — Forestry, Public Works - Streets, Police and Parking and Transportation were all invaluable assets to the project. Neighborhood and Development Services Department - Building Inspection Services were also generous with their time and information in response to the many questions the project generated. The Communications Division informed the community of the project. The roles of a variety of City Departments were critical to its success. And it was indeed a success in every aspect. Because of the cooperation of so many entities, this historically significant home was relocated to a compatible location in the College Street Historic District, rather than 45 tons of demolished house being sent to the landfill. I'm so pleased that the crowds of onlookers, on a glorious spring day, got to watch a great partnership of city government, the nonprofit Friends of Historic Preservation, and Goodwin House Moving, MidAmerica Energy, MediaCom, General Tree Service, Whistler Apartments LLC, and United Action for Youth. It truly was a day of building and celebrating community. Sincerely, �0&141k— I a ie Swaim Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Cc: Geoff Fruin CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: June 30, 2016 To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager From: Bob Miklo, Senior Planner Re: Manville Heights Historic District Study Mayor Throgmorton requested information related to past historic preservation discussions for the Manville Heights Neighborhood. The Historic Preservation Commission conducted a study of Manville Heights in 2008/2009 and concluded that large parts of the neighborhood are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and also local historic district designation. The study identified three potential historic districts shown on the attached map. These three portions of Manville Heights are historically significant due to development associated with the establishment of a West Campus for the University of Iowa in the 1920s. Location of professional schools for medical, dental and law students on the West Campus provided a strong anchor for the neighborhood. Creation of a West Side fraternity district west of Riverside Drive on the eve of the Great Depression signaled a shift in student housing patterns affording the Manville Heights Neighborhood some of its most significant large-scale buildings. The neighborhood is also historically significant as having been the home of several notable Iowans, including James Van Allen, professor and head of the University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nile Kinnick, a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 363 Riverside Drive and five men who went on to become university presidents, including three at the University of Iowa (Hancher, Bowen and Boyd). The residences of these notable figures still exist and generally retain their historic design. Local Historic District designation is an overlay zoning district requiring a rezoning action. As such, if owners of 20% of the affected properties object to the rezoning, a super majority vote of City Council (6 of 7) is required. A Historic District Overlay zone provides for the management of exterior changes that require a building permit to ensure that they are compatible with the historic character of the individual buildings and the neighborhood. Demolitions, additions and new construction are reviewed for compliance with historic preservation design guidelines. Staff reviews minor changes, while more significant changes require review and approval of the Historic Preservation Commission. Historic designation also makes a property eligible for certain zoning incentives and State tax credits. In February 2010 the findings of the study were presented at a Manville Heights Neighborhood meeting. There was some neighborhood support for historic district designation, but there was also some vocal opposition. The Historic Preservation Commission concluded that the Commission would only move forward with a district if it was requested to do so by the neighborhood association. Cc. 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HARVAT HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Agran, Esther Baker, Zach Builta, Sharon DeGraw, Cecile Kuenzli, Pam Michaud, Ben Sandell, Ginalie Swaim, Frank Wagner MEMBERS ABSENT: Gosia Clore, Andrew Litton STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow, Bob Miklo OTHERS PRESENT: Chuck Felling, Margaret Felling RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Swaim called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Swaim welcomed Kuenzli, as a representative of the Summit Street Historic District, to the Commission. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS: 829 South 7th Avenue. Bristow said this is a new construction project in the Dearborn Street Conservation District. She said the lot has never had a house on it and has always been empty. Bristow said the neighborhood has some Craftsman -style bungalows, and that is one of the house styles that the guidelines talk about as appropriate for this district. She said it is also the style that matched the applicant's original design. Bristow said staff worked with the applicant to finesse the design in that direction. She said that staff looked at other properties that were also Craftsman bungalows, one in Longfellow and one in Manville Heights, as examples of the style that also had some similarities to the original design. Bristow said the design is for a single -story house with a basement and a front concrete porch with tapered piers in the Craftsman style, which will be elevated enough above grade to require a couple of steps. She said that the windows are all separated in the historic way. Bristow said the house would have double hung windows. She stated that the divided light in the top would have the three different sections, per the Craftsman style. Bristow said it would have a Craftsman -style door. Bristow said the current design utilizes vinyl siding, which there is an exception for with new construction in this district. She said a vinyl shingled siding area is proposed for the gable ends. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 2 of 13 Bristow said the applicant has requested that the Commission consider approving a product called Miratec, a treated exterior composite material trim, to be used pretty much in all the locations where there is trim. She said there is a smooth side to the material. Bristow said that for any of the trim that the guidelines require to be wood, especially when using vinyl siding, the applicant would like to use the Miratec product. Bristow said the roof would have two -foot overhangs on the ends, in the Craftsman style. She said that a roof vent has been added. Bristow said that there was kind of a long side elevation on the initial plan. She said staff worked with the applicant to add a bump out with a window on each side to break up the length and span of that facade. Bristow showed the porch projection. She said the grade changes a little bit so that the applicant needs to get the zero step entry in the back. Bristow showed the small kitchen window, which would be typical in this style of house. Bristow stated that the site plan will have to be slightly modified. She said the original plan had a 15-foot setback, and in this district, all of the houses on this street have twenty -foot setbacks. Bristow said the house will have to be moved back five feet, but she does not think that will make a significant difference in the site plan, as there is 24 feet available to make that up in the back. Bristow said the original site plan was sloping the site and using the sidewalk between the garage and the house to come up with the zero -step entry in the back. She said the proposal is for a two -car garage. Bristow said the garage doors would be two single, separated garage doors, as the guidelines request. She said the single window on the garage and the door match the windows and doors on the house. Bristow said the windows would also be vinyl, and staff has worked with the applicant to come up with a darker color, instead of white. They will be a painted vinyl window. She stated that staff has also worked with the applicant regarding the color of the siding and trim to be more of the earth tones that would be seen on a Craftsman bungalow. Bristow provided the GIS map, showing the neighboring house to the north, which is a bungalow, and the garage that is entered from the street. She showed another house on the other side of the lot, which is more of a Cape Cod -style home, with a garage that is entered from the back. Bristow said that the footprint of the proposed house is not any larger than the other houses in the neighborhood. She said that the house to the north, since it has a sunroom on the back, is a little more broken up than the footprint might lead one to believe. Bristow said the shingles would be laminated shingles, which is an asphalt and fiberglass material. She said they will look just like asphalt shingles, and staff has discussed using a light brown color instead of the very light gray to white. Bristow said the proposal meets all of the requirements for the surface area of the front elevation of the house and in fact has less than half of the maximum for this district. She said the area and this street tend to generally have smaller homes, and this seems to fit within that scale. Bristow said that the gutters are not shown on the drawing, but the house will have typical K- style gutters. She said that the top of the siding on the pier bases on the front columns will have a trim piece across, instead of just the small piece that is shown. Bristow said that otherwise, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 3 of 13 working with the applicant on the color scheme is the only thing that has not been presented at this point. Regarding the columns on the front porch that taper, Swaim asked if they would taper that severely. Bristow said staff was looking at something like this one on another house in the Longfellow District for the idea of the taper. She said it will be a square column. Bristow said the kind of taper is what the designer drew and what staff encouraged. Swaim said she agrees that the taper and the square taper seems correct. She said it just seems quite narrow at the top compared to the base. Wagner agreed that it does look a little small. He said one thing needed at the top where it does taper is a captial, as one sees across the top, that is probably an inch, so the taper is on the same plane as that header going across. Wagner said then there is a cap on top that hangs over about an inch or inch and one-half all the way around that breaks that up a little bit. Kuenzli asked about the number of windows on the back side, saying there are no windows on the back and none on one of the other sides. Bristow showed where there is a window and showed an area where there are closets on the interior and therefore not a space for a window. She showed where there is a bathroom so the applicant would typically not put a window. Kuenzli asked what happened between the top drawing where there are four windows and the bottom window where there are only two windows. Bristow said it is the other side of the house. She showed where there is a living space so there can be extra window and also showed a stair area. Miklo said the original drawings that were submitted showed two windows on the back and only one window on the side. He said that when discussing this with the applicant, staff felt that adding windows to the side, which are more visible to the neighbors and to the street, was appropriate. Miklo stated that the applicant has a limited budget and, in terms of the floor plan, wanted to make sure there was a wall space for a headboard. He said staff suggested a clerestory window in the back, but the applicant did not include that for budgeting reasons. Kuenzli asked what the cost difference is between using vinyl siding and using hardi-plank. Bristow said she did not have that information. Regarding the vinyl siding, Wagner said if one uses vinyl siding, usually one has vinyl corners and a J-channel and F-channel at the top. Referring to the columns, he said that if they are going to put this up, they are still going to have to put a J-channel here (along the corners). Bristow said that is correct. She said the guidelines specify that any of the trim has to be wood or a wood replacement material instead of vinyl. Bristow said she does not know if the applicant is accustomed to putting the vinyl around the corner instead of a trim piece. Bristow said staff worked with the applicant to have more of an historic character. Wagner said that whatever one has, on the face of the house with the five -quarter board around the doors, windows, and corner, that piece across the top, and across the top of the columns, each one -of those things will have to have a J-channel to tuck back high -quality vinyl siding. He said he did not know the difference in cost between vinyl and hardi-plank. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 4 of 13 Agran stated that the applicant is allowed to use vinyl siding here. He said that although this is odd and almost looks like a retrofit job, they are allowed to do it. Agran said the addition of trim is a good thing. He said that because they are allowed to use the vinyl, he sees no issue with it, although it would not be his choice. Miklo said that staff discussed the benefits of cement board siding with the applicant. He said the applicant was unwilling to use the cement board because of the budget. Michaud said staff did well, considering what this started with. She said that the overhangs and the shingles on the face in the front gables make it look good. Miklo said that if the look of the piers is a concern, it is a detail staff can work with the applicant on to find the actual dimensions of the other columns in the neighborhood and replicate that. He said that, as well as the capital piece, could be a condition of approval. Kuenzli said she knows it is allowed, but if this ends up looking like a retrofit, it is highly unlikely that even in 50 years the owner of the house will be able to afford to replace the vinyl with a more suitable siding. She asked if the Commission needed to consider the long-term appearance of the house. Swaim said yes, but this is something that is allowed in conservation districts. She said at some point the Commission could look at look at that particular criterion again for conservation districts. Bristow said the applicant probably gets its siding in very large bulk quantities that it uses from project to project. She said the difference would probably be outright buying cement board siding for the project because of the way they tend to do their buildings. Margaret Felling said she lives next door to this site. She said they really don't have any objections at all to this except that the lot itself, when it rains hard, has flooded a lot there over time. Margaret Felling said the drawings show the bedrooms in the downstairs area, and she would worry about flooding there. She said she does not know what the applicant plans to use for fill in the lot or for drainage. Margaret Felling said it is higher toward the Seventh Avenue side, and the lot tapers back toward the alley. She said her concern mostly is about how the lot will be filled and where will the water that has been such a problem go. Bristow said that when staff visited the site, they noticed that the Fellings' sump pump was working when it hadn't rained for about a week, so obviously there was water there at that point. She said staff immediately told the applicant that it seems like there might be at least a high water table or a water issue, and the applicant would need to figure out how the water would be dealt with, because of the fact that there would be bedrooms in the basement. Bristow said the applicant did not know that in advance but does at least know that now. She said she does not know how the applicant plans to address water on the site, but since Margaret Felling has voiced her concern, she will reinforce that to the applicant. Regarding the grading, Bristow said that originally the house was going to sit at grade. She stated that all of these bungalows really are raised up and have some kind of porch and step. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 5 of 13 Bristow said staff talked to the applicant about the fact that staff really wanted to have the front porch out of the ground. Bristow said it did not matter if the zero step entry is at the back, staff just wanted to make sure the front was out. Bristow said the applicant will have to re -grade the property so that it is higher in the back and lower in the front - the exact opposite of the way it is now. She added that the water is going to tend to come toward the street side from now on. Bristow said she does not know if the alley itself is going to end up at a point that is lower or higher than the grade, but she thinks that the goal is to just use the material on site to come up with the change in the grade. Margaret Felling said that the people who live across the alley have a back yard that is quite a bit lower than the height of the alley. She said that if it goes to the street that is one thing, but if it spills over to other people's back yard, that's another. Bristow said she can make the applicant aware of that. She said she thinks the applicant's goal is to not necessarily add anything to raise the site. Bristow said the lot is lower than the house on the south side's lot. She said she thinks the applicant will try to make most of the water come toward the front instead of the back. Bristow said the change in grade will not be large - about two steps. She said that there are currently about two steps of change just going in the opposite direction. Chuck Felling said he has concerns and asked about the grade level entrance to the back. He said that both entrances to his home are at least three or four steps up from ground level. Chuck Felling said he is concerned about the water problem and mentioned this to the Habitat people when they first purchased the lot. Chuck Felling said he is also concerned about the access windows to the basement and if there is some kind of fencing around them to keep people from stepping into that area. Bristow responded that the City Code requires that new construction have zero step entry in one of the entries. She said the applicant cannot raise the house out of the ground as far as the Fallings' house would be, or they would have to excessively ramp their sidewalk to get to a zero step entry at one of the locations. Bristow said that the basement egress windows will have window wells. She said the guidelines require that they are constructed with the same material as the foundation walls, so it will be poured concrete. Bristow said that at this point, there isn't anything in the guidelines about screening them or putting a guard over them. She said if there is a walkway or sidewalk from the front to the back, they can put something over the window well, but it has to be something that the Fire Department allows for any occupants to be able to lift to get out in case of a fire. Bristow said staff has worked with some other properties to come up with something to use in that case. She said at this point there isn't a plan to put some kind of guard over those entries. Chuck Felling said the family that is going to be moving in has several small children, so he wondered about that. Bristow said the City Code has guidelines about how high the window well can be without actually having a ladder, so it will be made safe for the occupants to get out in an emergency. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 6 of 13 Sandell said it seems like the site would lean toward a two-story house, rather than the basement living condition. He asked if that was ever considered during the design process or if it would not fit into context of the neighborhood. Bristow replied that the applicant came to the City ready to build, not knowing that the property is in a district. She said the design was fairly set at that point. Bristow said she does not know if it was a matter of needing a basement anyway and being less expensive to just put all the bedrooms in the basement instead of building a second story. Sandell asked why a basement would be needed anyway. Bristow replied that she does not know if the applicant would typically put a basement or a slab under a house like this. Miklo stated that he believes Habitat for Humanity has a standard model. He said that many times there is not a basement at all, but the house is on a slab. Miklo said that, depending on the size of the family, the design may be based on the bedrooms or the basement may be designed for bedrooms. He said he would guess that the applicant did not consider a two-story house but wanted to build its standard model, and staff let the applicant know that would not work in this district. Sandell said he has the same concerns as the residents, in that if the basement, where everyone is living, is flooded, where is everyone going to go. Miklo stated that Bristow raised that concern with the applicant at the first meeting. Sandell said that staff can raise that concern, but the applicant may still build a house that would have this issue. Miklo said that in terms of the preservation guidelines, that is not within the Commission's purview. Sandell asked if there is anything that would require the applicant to put in a French drain system and all of that ahead of time to alleviate any concerns. Bristow said she does not know what the Building Code specifies. Sandell said that although it is not a preservation issue, it is certainly a health and safety issue. Miklo said that staff can certainly reiterate to the applicant that it is a concern raised by the Commission. Michaud said that mold is also a concern, and Kuenzli said that radon is also an issue. Miklo said the applicant would have to have it mitigated. Bristow said she believes that the mechanical room in the basement includes a radon pit. Sandell said he thinks the assumption is correct that this is the standard design, and the applicant wanted to build from that. He said that one could just as easily find a kind of pre - designed house that may suit this site better without a whole lot of extra costs and design. Sandell said maybe staff could suggest this again to the developer. Kuenzli asked if this house would be the same height as the adjacent houses. She said that one would not want a two-story house here if it would stick way up above the houses next to it. Miklo said he thinks it will be slightly lower. Chuck Felling said that most of the houses in the neighborhood do have an upstairs. He said there are houses in the neighborhood that have bedrooms on the second floor, so there is no problem with height. Swaim said that, even though there is not a preservation angle, there is enough concern by the neighbors on behalf of the new owners and the Commission, to have a conversation specifically HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 7 of 13 about drainage so that everyone is totally aware of this and what options there might be to remedy that. Michaud said that if there is a two -car garage to allow for storage, perhaps the applicant could get by with a slab instead of a basement and save money on excavation that way to put in a second floor. Swaim said that there is a plan before the Commission right now so that a motion will be required. MOTION: Agran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 829 South Seventh Avenue, as presented in the staff report, pending staff approval of the final porch column design. Baker seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0 (Clore, and Litton absent). REPORTS ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF: Intermediate Review 225 North Lucas Street. Bristow said this property is in the Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District. She said the house has what looks like a front porch that is probably actually a deck that was later closed in. Bristow said the siding is T111 siding that went all the way to the ground and began to rot. Bristow said the owners propose to cut the siding up to the deck floor, cover the area where the deck structure is, paint some of the extra structure black so it wouldn't show, create kind of fake masonry piers in the corners, install skirting below it and a water table -type trim. She said the intent was to make it look more like a porch, with the idea that at some point in the future, the owners might continue to make it look more like a porch as money allows. Certificate of No Material Effect - Chair and Staff Review 707 Rundell Street. Bristow said this house in the Longfellow District has stucco piers on the porch columns. She said the footings needed to be replaced on both of them. Bristow said one of the stucco piers is deteriorating, so it will probably need to be reconstructed. She said the contractor has done other porch pier reconstructions in stucco and does an excellent job. Bristow said that this project may come before the Commission for other items, including the stair design. Miklo pointed out how severe the taper is on the bottom of the pie 917 Bowery Street. Bristow said this is the Price -Swisher House. She said the owner has applied for tax credits on the house. Bristow said the house was reroofed and has new gutters. She said the stone foundation is deteriorating and is being stabilized and re-tuckpointed. Bristow said that much of the trim is HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 8 of 13 being repaired and replaced. She said it is kind of a Gothic revival house, but it doesn't really have Gothic revival details. Bristow said it has an interesting detail that the owners are working to replicate as they can. Bristow said staff has been working with the owners to continue the work as far as they can. She said that the house needs to have shutters repaired and replaced, siding repaired, and other porch materials repaired. Bristow said this is just the first step. Minor Review - Preapproved Item - Staff Review 932-936 Dearborn Street. Bristow said this is a duplex in the Dearborn Street Conservation District. She said the building has fallen into great disrepair. Bristow said it will have all new vinyl windows and all new vinyl siding. Miklo said that is allowed, because this is a non -historic property. 518 North Van Buren. Bristow said there are a few different projects on this house that have probably already occurred. She stated that the stair and deck to the second floor, which provides egress to an apartment, is being rebuilt. Bristow said it will meet the guidelines as far as being painted or stained, and where all of the railing now goes parallel to the run of the stairs, there will be the typical railing design that meets the guidelines. Bristow said there will be spindles between a top and bottom rail and intermediate newel posts. 914 South Dubuque Street. Bristow said this is the Tate Arms, a local historic landmark. She said the building has been worked on in various ways recently. Bristow stated that the porch roof has been reconstructed, and the soffits have new bead board material in them. Bristow said that the front door is a masonry opening. She said that this is a brick building that was stuccoed over a long time ago. Bristow said there is a recessed masonry opening that had just a single, steel door in it without any windows at all. Bristow said staff worked with the owner to create a window surround that would be more fitting with the architectural character. She said that some of the interior infill prevents the sidelights and transom from actually being vision glazing that one could see through. Bristow said staff has worked with the owner to put in spandrel glass, which is a black glass. She said it is not painted on but is permanently black that cannot be seen through. Bristow said that lets the windows exist and look like windows from the outside, but there is a wall behind them. Bristow said the door will have a window in it. She showed where there is another door in the back of the porch that will have the same door but no sidelights or transom. Bristow said that on the side wall under the porch there is a window infill that is not original but is sized down from the original opening. She said there is a wall behind this window as well. Bristow said staff worked with the owners to come up with spandrel glass, and the owners did not really do what was discussed originally. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 9 of 13 Bristow said now the owners are going to take the infill out completely and put two double hung windows side by side in that opening with the space in between them. She said they will put spandrel glass in the windows, so the windows will be sealed shut permanently, as will the back door, as there is a wall behind it. Bristow stated that from the outside, this will have more of its historic character than it currently does, while the interior has been remodeled. Kuenzli asked if the spandrel windows would not admit any light. Bristow said they would not. She said there is a wall hehind the windows, so they are closed off anyway. DISCUSSION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN PRIORITIES AND ANNUAL WORK PROGRAM: Mikio said that last year, the Commission identified a number of landmarks that would be a priority to designate over the year. He said that for various reasons, that project was delayed, and then the house move came along, and staff was not able to put any time into it. Mikio said that at this point, staff would suggest picking up from there and making that the priority for this year as well. Miklo said there were several meetings of a subcommittee formed to identify such properties. He stated that they were based on, for the most part, going through the survey areas outside the historic and conservation districts and identifying National Register eligible properties. Miklo discussed the properties: one on Dubuque Street where the Commission may want to designate a small historic district that would include some properties to the west of this one or a conservation district. He said he believes it will be difficult to get this one building as a landmark, so the Commission might want to give a little more consideration to it. Miklo discussed and showed several properties that are all clearly eligible projects based on architectural and history. He showed a property on Old Dubuque Road that he would suggest be taken off the list, simply because it is in an area that is not threatened. Miklo said that given the amount of work involved in getting properties designated, it may be better to leave this property off and focus on the other properties. Mikio showed several properties around the Fox Head. He said that one of them is already a landmark, so there is already precedent in that area. Miklo showed several properties in Goosetown. He suggested that these might be a lower priority also, given that these properties really are not threatened and have some zoning protections that make them less likely to be removed. Mikio said staff will need some help in meeting with property owners. He said that staff suggests meeting with each individual property owner ahead of time to let him or her know what the proposal is and the benefits of having the property designated a landmark. Miklo said it can be explained how the regulatory consequences work and how they are not necessarily so onerous. Swaim said the subcommittee may want to have a catch-up meeting to review the list and see where things are. She said the subcommittee is beginning to compile information and a brief narrative on each property, which could be sent to the property owner. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 10 of 13 Swaim said the subcommittee consisted of Baker, Sandell, and herself and two people no longer on the Commission. DeGraw volunteered to serve on the subcommittee. Swaim said she would set up a meeting and notify everyone. Agran asked about the property on Cedar Street. He said the house is in sort of its original context in a really rare way. He asked if, when the house is protected, if the owner is amenable to that, does that mean that the whole property is protected. Miklo said it does apply to the whole property. He said that any construction on the property, if it is a landmark, would require review by the Commission. Miklo said there are some incentives in the ordinance so that if someone has a large parcel like this, zoning would allow the clustering of development away from the house in a smaller area and may allow a small apartment building versus single-family houses in the area as a way of clustering development. Miklo said a good example of that applying would be the Collister Farmstead on Gilbert Street. He said there is a brick house just across from Napoleon Park. Miklo said the Commission reviewed the new house on that property that was in the style of a barn that was destroyed by a tornado. Swaim said she will e-mail the subcommittee members and Alicia Trimble to find a time to meet in the next couple of weeks. Michaud said that one of the houses is across from the Hill Top, and the owners are thinking of selling. She said it would be great to see it repurposed. Agran said the house has an historic person associated with it. Miklo said it may be more significant because of its architecture and elaborate detailing. He said it is zoned single-family. Miklo said the zoning code does provide some incentives, and some uses that would not otherwise be allowed in residential zone could possibly occur with this property if it is a landmark, for example an inn similar to a bed and breakfast could occur here. He said that, as opposed to a bed and breakfast, the owner of an inn does not have to live on the property. Miklo said there are a few other commercial -like uses that could go in, if a property is a landmark. He said that is the point of meeting with the owners, to discuss some incentives to doing this. CLG GRANT APPLICATION: Swaim said the Commission received a letter from Friends of Historic Preservation regarding its belief that the survey of the downtown needs to be updated. Mlk!o said CLG stands for Certified Local Government. He said that the Commission is eligible for federal and state grants to carry out preservation work. Miklo said that in the past, the Preservation Plan was funded by a CLG grant. He said that the surveys of several of the neighborhoods were funded by CLG grants as were the National Register nominations of several of the historic districts. Miklo said that Friends of Historic Preservation has submitted a request that the Commission apply for a grant this year to update the downtown survey. He said the survey was originally HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 11 of 13 done in 2000-2001, and it did determine that a large portion of downtown is eligible for a National Register district. Miklo stated that designation was not pursued at the time. He said there was not a real interest on the part of property owners. Miklo said the goal of the application would be to review that survey and update it, with the idea of pursuing an historic district, conservation district, or possible landmark status to provide some protection to the historic resources downtown. Swaim asked about the deadline for the grant. Miklo said he believes the deadline is in September. Swaim said she thinks this is an important thing to get done. She stated that a lot has changed downtown in 15 years. Michaud said there are a lot of teardowns in Manville Heights now. Swaim said there is a survey for Manville Heights. Miklo said that survey was done in 2009-2010. He said he does not think that a conservation district would be a possibility there, based on the code. Miklo stated that if an area is eligible for a National Register district or for an historic district, then one cannot do a conservation district. He said the State wanted it that way in that it did not want communities to cop out and do the softer version of a district versus an historic district if an area qualified. Miklo said the larger areas of Manville Heights do qualify for an historic district. He said that, similar to downtown, the Commission's position was that if a number of property owners of the neighborhood wanted to pursue district status, the Commission would work with them to do that. Miklo said that did not occur. He said that because of recent teardowns and infill development, there is some interest in pursuing an historic district on the part of some neighbors, but there is also quite a bit of opposition. Miklo said staff has offered to meet with interested residents and property owners to dispel misinformation. He said the ball is in their court. Miklo said the Commission could initiate an historic district itself, but that is much more difficult and politically more difficult to achieve if there is not some interest on the part of the neighborhood. Miklo said there were a number of neighborhood meetings throughout the neighborhood that were very well attended back in 2010 after the survey was finished. He said the most recent contact was from people talking to staff or Commission members. Miklo said staff relayed information to them, and they are having their own internal discussion. Michaud said that there has been a teardown of a 1,700-square foot bungalow, and the new owners are proposing to build a 7,400-square foot house that seems to be on a commercial scale. Miklo said the Building Official, after seeing the plans, raised alarm bells about the size, design, and configuration of the house. He said the house meets all building and zoning codes, so the City has to approve it, unless it is in a conservation or historic district where there is some design review. Miklo said that is not the case here. He said staff has explained that to the neighboring property owners. Miklo said the neighbors have also talked to others, and he thinks they are getting some mixed messages as to what being in an historic district entails. Swaim said the movement needs to come from the neighborhood to the Commission. She said that it is important to get the word out that the Commission is happy to meet with neighbors and explain what a district is, what the opportunities are, what the regulations are, etc. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 9, 2016 Page 12 of 13 Michaud asked about the new property, if it is going to be some type of sports camp, how many parking spaces would be required. Miklo stated that, like all single-family homes, it would be required to have one off-street parking space. He added that the Building Official, before issuing a building permit, required an affidavit saying this would be used for a single-family home. Kuenzli asked if anything would change if the area was designated an historic district at this point. Miklo replied that the building permit has already been issued, so it would be too late to have any design review over this property. Male said this may be the opportunity to get a groundswell from the neighborhood to enact that sort of push to designate an historic district. Swaim asked if there is a neighborhood association in Manville Heights. Miklo said he believes there is, but he did not believe it meets very often. Swaim said it would be the responsibility of the neighborhood to organize a meeting and get the word out to everyone. Regarding the CLG grant, Miklo stated that the Commission would be the applicant. MOTION: Sandell moved to submit the CLG grant for the survey of downtown. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0 (Clore and Litton absent). CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR MAY 12 2016: MOTION: Baker moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's May 12, 2016 meeting, as written. DeGraw seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9- 0 (Clore and Litton absent). COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Swaim commended Friends of Historic Preservation for its Parade of Historic Homes held on May 29. Miklo said the City would pay the expenses of one or two Commission members to attend the Preservation Summit in Davenport in September. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 p.m Minutes submitted by Anne Schulte Z O V) N O V Z O Q ui U) W w a CU rx 0 w x G Ir U w W V N z G N z W F- 4 x x x x x X x X x N 1 X X x x X p x x X X ox x x x olxx x x x� I M x x I x I i l X x x x i I N X X I I I I X X X X x N e N x f x I I x x X X X T o x i p I i x x x x x x x l x l i x x w x x .N— x w 'o I x I I x W 'o X w w •- p X X I X ( I X X X X X o x I o i I x x x x o I X I x I x I I o X x X o ! X x I l o i x x x x w 1 co m m co co �a � � �rn�VV N N i Q W a U W 2q 2 4 J z o a o m m a LU !_- uj o ZU' H W N U coU Q p LL Z B? 3q' N J I p Of Q J I Q 1 Z = 1 Z YWW Q I cY W C1 a m U U LU Y J rn y W } Y