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Home My WebLink About11-10-2016 Historic Preservation CommissionIOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, November 10, 2016 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma J. Harvat Hall 4:30 p.m. A) Call to Order B) Roll Call C) Commission and Public Site Visit to 724 Ronalds Street (4:40) Contact Jessica Bristow at (319)356-5243 24 hours before the meeting if you require special transportation ------ 5:30 Reconvene at City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Emma J. Harvat Hall ------ D) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda E) Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 821 N. Gilbert Street —Brown Street Historic District (door replaced with window) 2. 1130 Seymour Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (addition and renovation) 3. 429 Ronalds Street— Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District (new outbuilding) F) Consideration of change in Contribution Status for 724 Ronalds Street G) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff review 1. 715 Linn Street — Northside Historic District (roof shingle and gutter replacement) 2. 741 Dearborn Street— Dearborn Street Conservation District (front step replacement) 3. 212 S. Johnson Street —College Green Historic District (roof shingle replacement) 4. 1147 Maple Street — Longfellow Historic District (roof shingle replacement) Minor Review — Staff review 415 N. Governor Street — Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District (porch railing replacement) F) Consideration of Minutes for October 13, 2016 G) Commission Information and Discussion 1. Preservation Summit 2016, recap and information 2. 34' Annual Historic Preservation Awards set for Thursday, January 19, 5:30 PM at the Iowa City Public Library in meeting room A H) Adjournment Staff Report October 27, 2016 Historic Review for 821 North Gilbert District: Brown Street Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicant, Shaw Williams, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 821 North Gilbert Street, a Contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District. The project consists of removing the northern most door on the front porch and replacing it will a window. Apulicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Fistoric Preservation Guidelines PorAlterations 4.3 Doors 4.11 Siding 4.13 Windows Staff Comments This house is an American Four Square with a hipped roof and gable attic dormers on three sides. The house was moved to the site in 1980. The front dormer has an unbroken pediment and two small fixed -sash windows. The siding and trim appear to be original. In 1995, the Commission approved the design of the current porch columns and railing. At that time, a pediment in the porch roof had already been removed. The applicant is proposing to remove the second, non -original front door and replace it with a small high fixed window. The trim on the window will match other trim on the house and replacement siding will match existing siding. The proposed window is a Marvin wood window. The guidelines recommend that alterations are done in a manner that is appropriate to the style, and age of the building, as well as its neighborhood context. The historic character and integrity of older buildings should be maintained by repairing historic components to the extent feasible. New windows should match the type, size, and trim and have the overall appearance of historic windows. The location should be consistent with the window pattern of the historic building. In Staff's opinion, the proposed alteration is an appropriate plan to return this house from its status as a duplex to that of a single family home and improve the historic character of the front facade. The door that will be removed is not original and should be removed to improve the historic character of the home. While it is unknown whether or not the house had a window in this location, some houses with a similar configuration do have one and it is usually a fixed window with a high sill. The window would be located so that about G inches of siding would be between the window trim and the corner board on the house. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 821 N. Gilbert as presented in the application with the following condition: The window product information is approved by staff to ensure it matches existing windows on the house. mot.• . tip• ; �'._ —9�� WIT�.:. .al. 416, I It •ati .fir � e '. sr� �. yJ k v; i 'rl c— 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 ForStaff I )ate submit '12 lie Certificate of No material Effect Certificate of Appropriateness ) o. Review ■' Minar Review I 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/ APPucANT INFORMATION f1'lease cheek-,-;Trar_v roniaei person) 0 Property Owner Name: Mei-Ling Shaw Williams Email: mshawwilliams@gmail.com Phone Number: 3193252400 Address: 821 North Gilbert St City: Iowa City State: IA Zip Code: 52225 ❑ Contractor/Consultant Name: Mike Richards Email: richard.repairs@yahoo.com Phone Number: 3196216205 Address: church st City: iowa city is 52245 tY State: Zip Code: PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION Address: 821 North Gilbert St Use of Property: home Date Constructed (if known): 1901? HISTORIC DESIGNATION (Maps are located at the following link: www kggv org/histgliQr rvabc ❑ 'I'his Property is a local historic landmark. OR ® This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ® Brown St. Historic District ❑ NTorthside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District ❑ East College St. Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: 2 Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric APPUCAVON 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 (Typically 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 sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations 0 Product Information ® Photographs Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans 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.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans Revair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information Other Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications APPUCATION REQIUIREMEN M Project Description: Removal of non -original second front -door. Returning to single-family home from duplex. Removing right-hand door and replacing with a small, high, fixed window with wood casing and trim to match the rest of the windows. The remainder of the space will be filled with wood siding. Materials to be Used: Wood interior/exterior Marvin window awning style fixed with sil, jambs, exterior trim. Exterior Appearance Changes: Instead of two doors side -by -side there will be one front door with a small fixed window to the right. The remaining space filled with wood siding. �h ,&Arc �do Bibb f"r. JIB . A I 718 N. Gilbert 410 Grant Street Examples of door and window configurations for 821 N. Gilbert 418 N. Gilbert 331 N. Gilbert Staff Report October 3, 2016 Historic Review for 1130 Seymour Avenue District: Longfellow Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicant, the Iowa City Community School District, is requesting approval for a proposed addition and alteration project at Longfellow Elementary School at 1130 Seymour Avenue, a contributing property in the Longfellow Historic District. The project consists of replacing the non -historic existing windows on the school and constructing a new addition to the west and north of the existing buuding. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.13 Windows 5.0 Guidc&esforAdditfons 5.1 Expansion of Building Footprint Staff Comments History This two story brick school building was constructed in 1917 from plans drawn by the architect G.L. Lockhart. The design is representative of the Neoclassical style favored for many public buildings of the period. This was one of three elementary schools in Iowa City by Lockhart, the others being Henry Sabin and Horace Mann. Both Sabin and Mann were located in older established neighborhoods, while Longfellow exemplifies the growth that was taking place in this new suburban area of Iowa City. The platting of the Rundell Addition in 1908 and the arrival of the streetcar fine in 1910 drew new residents to this area. A new school was necessary to meet the needs of the expanding neighborhood. The building faces east, rather than south towards Seymour, which may have been done to provide visual focus for future residential development. The gymnasium and lunchroom additions on the rear of the building were built post -WWII. Proposal The applicant is proposing to replace existing replacement windows with new aluminum clad wood double - hung and picture windows to match original construction. Currently the drawings show 6-over-4 pane windows. A 1950s era photo shows that the original windows may have been 9-over-1 pane double -hung windows. The architect is evaluating the situation. The applicant is also proposing major alterations such as air conditioning, lighting, and interior finish upgrades, an elevator addition on the back and a larger addition on the west and north that surrounds the 1947 gymnasium addition. The guidelines are limited in recommendations applicable to this project. For an addition, historic materials and features should be preserved. A new addition should be designed so that it does not diminish the character of the historic structure and the distinction between them should be clear. Using a palette of similar materials and matching key horizontal lines is also suggested. For more specific guidance on a project of this scale staff, has consulted with the National Park Service's Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings, which is attached with appropriate elements marked. The Preservation Brief recommends placing a new addition in a location where the least amount of historic material and character defining features will be lost, usually on a secondary side or rear elevation. One appropriate measure to take in order to not overwhelm the historic building is to keep the addition smaller than the original building. The Preservation Brief recommends a "hyphen or connector" between the old and new portions of the building to provide a physical link while visually separating them. Additions should be as inconspicuous as possible from the public view and always subordinate to the historic building. Analysis In Staff's opinion, this new addition is a welcome project in the continued use and rehabilitation of the historic Longfellow School building. Replacing overly simplified modern replacement windows with new windows that return to some of the historic architectural detail found in the original windows will greatly improve the appearance of the historic facades. While staff hopes to mimic the historic window patterning more faithfully than the initial proposal before a historic photo was available, the proposed window product is acceptable. The more simplified modem design of the addition distinguishes between old and new portions of the building yet retains many of the horizontal elements such as brick banding and banks of ganged windows found in the original building. Vertical elements between the windows on the south fa4iade of the new addition mimic the large brick pilasters found on the historic building. The new addition is located behind the west, historic, front fa§ade of the building. It only touches the historic building at the southwest comer. This portion of the building is a story shorter than the original building so that it does not overwhelm it. The addition becomes more simple and modem and larger in scale as it moves around the exterior of the building. Staff finds this transition in size appropriate for the addition as it is not visible behind the historic west facade. One concern that staff had through review was the original attachment of the addition to the main building at the southwest corner. Since site constraints dictated that the addition projected further south than the south facade of the historic building, no visual brake or "hyphen" existed between the old and new building where they connected here. The architect has since incorporated into the plan a slight step back or "hyphen" at this connection so that this break can be more apparent and the corner of the historic building can remain intact. The "hyphen" has not yet been worked into the elevation drawings. While the hyphen is relatively small, plan constraints may limit this. Staff finds that this element could be more successful if it was developed into a slightly larger area, and/or a material transition so that the break had an impact that more closely resembled examples presented in the preservation brief. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 1130 Seymour Avenue as presented in the application with the following conditions: • The "hyphen" is more fully developed as a visual break between old and new portions and approved by Staff and Chair. • Staff is consulted during design development if details that could impact the appearance of the new addition as visible from the south or west arise to ensure some adherence to principles found in Preservation Brief 14. Final approval of elevation drawings by Staff and Chair prior to issuance of building pemvt mom mum JI M= or SS ` -raies bill aaaaac . ■■■!■■ =apt■ rail r: _ _ � IF •atia Ilk b 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.orglhistoricpreservarionresources. For Staff Use: Date submitted: AQ-/ / % / ❑ Certificate of No material Effect 19 Certificate of Appropriateness 9 Major review ❑ Intermediate review ❑ Minor 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. ❑ Property Owner Name: VanHemert.2 Email: 0 or > Lc uumber:(319) 688-1020 Address: 1155 S Riverside Drive City: Iowa City State: IA Zip Code: 52246 es.com _ Phone Number: (319) 3 3 8 - 9 311 Address: 325 E Washington Street, Ste 400 City: Iowa City State: IA Zip Code: 52240 "! Address: 1130 Seymour Ave. Use of Property: School Date Constructed (if known): 1917, 1947 addition ZOOM!0 OZ slx ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR ❑ This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location) ❑ Brown Street Historic District ❑ Clark Street Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ East College Street Historic District ❑ Dearborn Street Conservation District ® Longfellow Historic District ❑ Goosetown / Horace Mann Conservation District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ Govemor-Lucas Street Conservation District ❑ Summit Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District Within the district, this Property is classified as: 29 Contributing - 13 Noncontributing 13 Nonhistoric L' i 4II 9oglitlCHie[l 8 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 (Typically 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 sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Construction of new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ F1oorPlans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ 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.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ❑ Reoair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Other: Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with application. Prr1gOSCt1'PhoeC#`i . Project Description: Longfellow School will be extensively renovated including new windows, interior partitions, air conditioning, lighting, and finishes. An elevator will be added to the building for access to all levels. A major addition will be constructed on the west, surrounding the 1947 gymnasium aaaition. Materials to be Used: New windows will be aluminum clad wood double -hung and picture windows to match the original construction. The new addition will be clad in masonry to match the original building. Exterior Appearance Changes: It is the intention that the existing building will be returned to its original appearance. The addition will utilize closely matching materials and window openings, but in a distinctly different style, thus allowing the original historic structure to remain intact. hispres/epp_for histmcreview.doc 6/4/14 z JAI ` LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION AND ADDITION SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1130 SeVi:tour AV(', Iowa City,. 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Many illustrations are new and in color; Captions are simplified and some complex charts are omitted. To order hard copies of the Briefs, see Printed PublicatiansR. PRESERVATION BRIEFS 14 New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Anne E. Grimmer and Kay D. Weeks Guidance on Plow Additions �'17�itS `.: •G.T(iL1:yiLY:t�4i�SR1LI r ... f i i v A new exterior addition to a historic building should be considered in a rehabilitation project only after determining that requirements for the new or adaptive Detail of new addition shown In Figure 4. Photo: ® Maxwell MacKenzie. use cannot be successfully met by altering non- significant interior spaces. If the new use cannot be accommodated in this way, then an exterior addition may be an acceptable alternative. Rehabilitation as a treatment "is defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values." The topic of new additions, including rooftop additions, to historic buildings comes up frequently, especially as it relates to rehabilitation projects. It is often discussed and it is the subject of concern, consternation, considerable disagreement and confusion. Can, in certain instances, a historic building be enlarged for a new use without destroying its historic character? And, just what is significant about each particular historic building that should be preserved? Finally, what kind of new construction is appropriate to the historic building? https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserveibriefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 2 of 22 ]1a jJ 3 FYLtI V Figure 1. The addition to the right with Its connecting hyphen Is compatible with the collegiate Gothic -style library. The addition is set back from the front of the library and uses the same materials and a simpllged design that references, but does not copy, the historic building. Photo: David Wakely Photography. The vast amount of literature on the subject of additions to historic buildings reflects widespread interest as well as divergence of opinion. New additions have been discussed by historians within a social and political framework; by architects and architectural historians in terms of construction technology and style; and by urban planners as successful or unsuccessful contextual design. However, within the historic preservation and rehabilitation programs of the National Park Service, the focus on new additions is to ensure that they preserve the character of historic buildings. Most historic districts or neighborhoods are listed in the National Register of Historic Places for their significance within a particular time frame. This period of significance of historic districts as well as Individually -listed properties may sometimes lead to a misunderstanding that inclusion in the National Register may prohibit any physical change outside of a certain historical period —particularly in the form of exterior additions. National Register listing does not mean that a building or district is frozen in time and that no change can be made without compromising the historical significance. It does mean, however, that a new addition to a historic building should preserve its historic character. Guidance on New Additions To meet Standard 1 of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, which states that "a property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment," it must be determined whether a historic building can accommodate a new addition. Before expanding the building's footprint, consideration should first be given to incorporating changes —such as code upgrades or spatial needs for a https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 3 of 22 new use —within secondary areas of the historic building. However, this is not always possible and, after such an evaluation, the conclusion may be that an addition is required, particularly if it is needed to avoid modifications to character -defining interior spaces. An addition should be designed to be compatible with the historic character of the building and, thus, meet the Standards for Rehabilitation. Standards 9 and 10 apply specifically to new additions: (9) "New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment." (10) "New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired." The subject of new additions is important because a new addition to a historic building has the potential to change its historic character as well as to damage and destroy significant historic materials and features. A new addition also has the potential to confuse the public and to make it difficult or impossible to differentiate the old from the new or to recognize what part of the historic building is genuinely historic. The intent of this Preservation Brief is to provide guidance to owners, architects and developers on how to design a compatible new addition, including a rooftop addition, to a historic building. A new addition Figure 3. The new section an the right Is appropriately scaled and reflects the design of the historic Art Deco -style hotel. The apparent separation created by the recessed connector also enables the addition to be viewed as an individual building. Figure 3. The red and butt -colored parking addition with a rooftop playground is compatible with the early-20th century school as well as with the neighborhood in which It also serves as infill in the urban setting. to a historic building should preserve the building's historic character. To accomplish this and meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, a new addition should: • Preserve significant historic materials, features and form; Be compatible; and Be differentiated from the historic building. Every historic building is different and each rehabilitation project is unique. Therefore, the guidance offered here is not specific, but general, so that it can be applied to a wide variety of building types and situations. To assist in interpreting this guidance, illustrations of a variety of new additions are provided. Good examples, as well as some that do not meet the Standards, are included to further help explain and clarify what Is a compatible new addition that preserves the character of the historic building. Preserve Significant Historic Materials, Features and Form Attaching a new exterior addition usually involves some degree of material loss to an external wall of a historic building, but it should be minimized. Damaging or destroying significant materials and https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 4 of 22 Figure 4. This glass and brick structure is a harmonious addition setback and connected to the rear of the Colonial Revival -style brick house. Cunningham/Quill Architects. Photos: ® Maxwell MacKenzie. craftsmanship should be avoided, as much as possible. Generally speaking, preservation of historic buildings inherently implies minimal change to primary or "public" elevations and, of course, interior features as well. Exterior features that distinguish one historic building or a row of buildings and which can be seen from a public right of way, such as a street or sidewalk, are most likely to be the most significant. These can include many different elements, such as: window patterns, window hoods or shutters; porticoes, entrances and doorways; roof shapes, cornices and decorative moldings; or commercial storefronts with their special detailing, signs and glazing patterns. Beyond a single building, entire blocks of urban or residential structures are often closely related architecturally by their materials, detailing, form and alignment. Because significant materials and features should be preserved, not damaged or hidden, the first place to considerplacing y a new addition is in a location where the -s amount of "historic eria an character -defining Teafures will be to In most cases;'this-mrbe on a seQQadary_ side or rear elevation. One way to reduce overall material loss when constructing a new addition is simply to keep the addition smaller in proportion o the size of the historic building. Limiting the size and number of openings between old and new by utilizing existing doors or enlarging windows also helps to minimize loss. An often successful way to accomplish this is to link the addition to the historic building by means of a hyphen or connector. A connector provides a physical link while visually separating the old and new, and the connecting passageway penetrates and r y oyes on a sma portion of the historic wall. A ndw—addition that will abut the historic building along an entire elevation or wrap around a side and rear elevation, will likely integrate the historic and the new interiors, and thus result in a high degree of loss of form and exterior walls, as well as significant alteration of interior spaces and features, and will not meet the Standards. Compatible but Differentiated Design In accordance with the Standards, a new addition must preserve the building's historic character and, in order to do that, it must be differentiated, but compatible, with the historic building. A new addition must retain the essential form and integrity of the historic property. Keeping the addition s Ilea L,, . limiting the removal of historic materials by linking the addition with a hyphen, and locating the new addition at the rear or on an inconspicuous side elevation of a historic building are techniques https://www.nps.gov/tps/bow-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htrn 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation ConcernsPage 5 of 22 discussed previously that can help to accomplish this. Rather than differentiating between old and new, it might seem more in keeping with the historic character simply to repeat the historic form, material, features and detailing in a new addition. However, when the new work is highly replicative and indistinguishable from the old in appearance, it may no longer be possible to identify the "real" historic building. Conversely, the treatment of the addition should not be so different that it becomes the primary focus. The difference may be subtle, but it must be clear. A new addition to a historic building should protect those visual qualities that make the building eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Park Service policy concerning new additions to historic buildings, which was adopted in 1967, is not unique. It is an outgrowth and continuation of a general philosophical approach to change first expressed by John Ruskin in England in the 1850s, formalized by William Morris in the founding of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877, expanded by the Society in 1924 and, finally, reiterated in the 1964 Venice Charter —a document that continues to be followed by the national committees of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The 1967 Administrative Policies for Historical Areas of the National Park System direct that "...a modern addition should be readily distinguishable from the older work; however, the new work should be harmonious with the old in scale, proportion, materials, and color. Such additions should be as inconspicuous as _ possibJg,.fmm the.oubIiGY46W,._ s a logical evolution from these Policies specifically for National Park Service - owned historic structures, the 1977 Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, which may be applied to all historic buildings listed in, or eligible for listing in the National Register, also state that "the new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the Figure 5. This addition (top left) Is constructed of matching brick and attached by a recessed connector (top right) to the 1914 apartment building (bottom left). The design Is compatible and the addition is smaller and subordinate to the historic building (bottom right). https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preservelbriefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 6 of 22 historic integrity of the property and its environment." Preserve Historic Character The goal, of course, is a new addition that preserves the building's historic character. The historic character of each building may be different, but the methodology of establishing it remains the same. Knowing the uses and functions a building has served over time will assist in making what is essentially a physical evaluation. But, while written and pictorial documentation can provide a framework for establishing the building's history, to a large extent the historic character is embodied in the physical aspects of the historic building itself —shape, materials, features, craftsmanship, window arrangements, colors, setting and interiors. Thus, it is important to identify the historic character before making decisions about the extent —or limitations —of change that can be made. A new addition should always be r subordinate to the historic building; it should not compete in size, scale or �} design with the historic building. An 1. addition that bears no relationship to the proportions and massing of the historic building —in other words, one that overpowers the historic form and changes the scale —will usually compromise the historic character as well. The appropriate size for a new addition varies from building to building; it could never be stated in a square or cubic footage ratio, but the historic building's existing proportions, site and setting can help set some general parameters for enlargement. Although even a small addition that is poorly designed can have an adverse impact, to some extent, there is a predictable relationship between the size of the historic resource and what is an appropriate size for a compatible new addition. Generally, constructing the new addition on a secondary side or rear elevation —in addition to material preservation —will also preserve the historic character. Not only will the addition be less visible, but because a secondary elevation is usually simpler and less distinctive, the addition will have less of a physical and visual Figure 6. Anew addition (top) Is connected to the garage which separates it from the main block of the c. 1910 former florist shop (bottom). The addition Is traditional in style, yet sufficiently restrained in design to distinguish it from the historic building. Figure ]. A vacant side lot was the only place a new stair tower could be built when this 1903 theater was rehabilitated as a performing arts center. Constructed with matching materials, the stair tower Is set back with a recessed connector and, despite Its prominent location, It Is clearly subordinate and differentiated from the historic theater. Figure S. The rehabilitation of this large, early -loth century warehouse (top) into affordable trusts' Ions included the addition of a compatible glass and brick elevator/stair tower at the back (bottom). https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 7 of 22 impact on the historic building. Such placement will help to preserve the building's historic form and relationship to its site and setting. Historic landscape features, including distinctive grade variations, also need to be respected. Any new landscape features, including plants and trees, should be kept at a scale and density that will not interfere with understanding of the historic resource itself. A traditionally landscaped property should not be covered with large paved areas for parking which would drastically change the character of the site. Despite the fact that in most cases it is recommended that the new addition be attached to a secondary elevation, sometimes this is not possible. There simply may not be a secondary elevation —some important freestanding buildings have significant materials and features on all sides. A structure or group of structures together with its setting (for example, a college campus) may be of such significance that any new addition would not only damage materials, but alter the buildings' relationship to each other and the setting. An addition attached to a highly - visible elevation of a historic building can radically alter the historic form or obscure features such as a decorative cornice or window ornamentation. Similarly, an addition that fills in a planned void on a highly -visible elevation (such as a U-shaped plan or a feature such as a porch) will also alter the historic form and, as a result, change the historic character. Under these circumstances, an addition would have too much of a negative impact on the historic building and it would not meet the Standards. Such situations may best be handled by constructing a separate building in a location where it will not adversely affect the historic structure and its setting. In other instances, particularly in urban areas, there may be no other place but adjacent to the primary fagade to locate an addition needed for the new use. It may be possible to design a lateral addition attached on the side that is compatible with the historic building, even though it is a highly -visible new Figure 9. A simple, brick stair tower replaced two non -historic additions at the rear of this 1879 school builtling when It was rehabilitated as a women's and children's shelter. The addition Is setback and it Is not visible from the front of the school. Figure 10. The small size and the use of matching materials ensures that the new addition on the left Is compatible with the historic Romanesque Revival -style building. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 8 of 22 element. Certain types of historic structures, such as government buildings, metropolitan museums, churches or libraries, may be so massive in size that a relatively large-scale addition may not compromise the historic character, provided, of course, the addition is smaller than the historic building. Occasionally, the visible size of an addition can be reduced by placing some of the spaces or support systems in a part of the structure that is underground. large new addition _ a sometimes a ffce-ssfg�i ey''—lead as asa paste volume, rather than as an tension of the historic structure, although the scale, massing and pr wns o e a l ion sti need to be compatible with the historic building. However, similar expansion of smaller buildings would be dramatically out of scale. In summary, where any new addition is proposed, correctly assessing the relationship between actual size and relative scale will be a key to preserving the character of the historic building. Figure 11. The addition to this early-20th century Gothic Revival -style church provides space for offices, a great hall for gatherings and an accessible entrance (top). The stucco finish, metal roof, narrow gables and the Gothic -arched entrance complement the architecture of the historic church. Placing the addition in back where the ground slopes away ensures that It Is subordinate and minimizes its Impact on the church (bottom). Design Guidance: Compatible New Additions to Historic Buildings There is no formula or prescription for designing a new addition that meets the Standards. A new addition to a historic building that meets the Standards can be any architectural style —traditional, contemporary or a simplified version of the historic building. However, there must be a balance between differentiation and compatibility in order to maintain the historic character and the identity of the building being enlarged. New additions that too closely resemble the historic building or are in extreme contrast to it fall short of this balance. Inherent in all of the guidance is the concept that an addition needs to be subordinate to the historic building. A new addition must preserve significant historic materials, features and form, and it must be compatible but differentiated from the historic building. To achieve this, it is necessary to carefully consider the placement or location of the new addition, and its size, scale and massing when planning a new addition. To preserve a property's historic character, a new addition must be visually distinguishWe from the historic bui ing. Ti his does not mean that the addition and t e F g should be glaringly different in terms of design, materials and other visual https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htrn 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns Page 9 of 22 qualities. Instead, the new addition should take its design cues from, but not copy, the historic building. A variety of design techniques can be effective ways to differentiate the new construction from the old, while respecting the architectural qualities and vocabulary of the historic building, including the following: Incorporate a simple, recessed, small-scale hyphen to -physically separate the old and the new volumes or set the I addition back from th_epA7lLplanefs) of the historic building. r • Avoid designs that unify the two volumes into a single architectural whole. The new addition may include simplified architectural features that reflect, but do not duplicate, similar features on the historic building. This approach will not impair the existing building's historic character as long as the new structure is subordinate in size and clearly differentiated and distinguishable so that the identity of the historic structure is not lost in a new and larger composition. The historic building must be clearly Identifiable and its physical integrity must not be compromised by the new addition. • Use building materials in the same color range or value as those of the historic building. The materials need not be the same as those on the historic building, but they should be harmonious; they should not be so different that they stand out or distract from the historic building. (Even clear glass Figure 12, This 1954 synagogue (top) is accessed through a monumental entrance to the right. The new education wing (bottom) added to it features the same vertical elements and color and, even though It is quite large, its smaller scale and height ensure that It Is secondary to the historic resource. can be as prominent as a less transparent material. Generally, glass may be most appropriate for small-scale additions, such as an entrance on a secondary elevation or a connector between an addition and the historic building.) Base the size, rhythm and alignment of the new addition's window and door openings on those of the historic building. Respect the architectural expression of the historic building type. For example, an addition to an institutional building should maintain the architectural character associated with this building type rather than using details and elements typical of residential or other building types. These techniques are merely examples of ways to differentiate a new addition from the historic building while ensuring that the addition is compatible with it. Other ways of differentiating a new addition from the historic building may be used as long as they maintain the primacy of the historic building. Working within these basic principles still allows for a broad range of architectural expression that can range from stylistic similarity to contemporary distinction. The recommended design approach for an addition is one that neither copies the historic building exactly nor stands in stark contrast to it. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htin 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 10 of 22 -0.' IV 71ia1 PPD`fXB09fi 9P... AIM Figure 13. A glass and metal structure was constructed in the courtyard as a restaurant when this 1839 building was Converted to a hotel. Although such an addition might not be appropriate in a more public location, It Is compatible here in the courtyard of this historic building, Figure 14. This glass addition was erected at the back of an 1895 former brewery during rehabllltatlon to provide another entrance. The addition is compatible with the plain character of this secondary elevation. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preservelbriefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 13 of 22 Figure 18. The a panslon of a one- and one-half story historic bungalow (left) with a large two-story rear addition (right) has greatly altered and obscured Its distinctive shape and form. Figure 19. The upper two Floors of this early-20th century office building were part of the original design, but were not built. During rehabilitation, the two stories were finally constructed. This treatment does not meet the Standards because the addition has given the building an appearance It never had historically. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserveibriefs/14-exterior-additions.httn 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 11 of 22 Revising an Incompatible Design for a New Addition to an Historic Building to Meet the Standards A 34 Figure 15 (above). The rehabilitation of a c. 1930 high school auditorium for a clinic and offices proposed two additions: a one-story entrance and reception area on this elevation (a); and a four-story elevator and stair tower on another side (b). The gabled entrance (c) first proposed was not compatible with the flak -roofed auditorium and the design of the proposed stair tower (d) was also Incompatible and overwhelmed the historic building. The designs were revised (e-f) resulting in new additions that meet the Standards (g-h). Incompatible New Additions to Historic Buildings https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 12 of 22 NEW ADDITION Figure 16. The proposal to add three row houses to the rear ell of this early-19th century residential property doubles its size and does not meet the Standards. Figure 17. The small addition on the left Is starkly different and It Is not compatible with the eclectic, late-19th century house. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preservelbriefs/14-exterior-additions.ht n 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 14 of 22 Figure 20. The height, as well as the design, of these two-story rooftop additions overwhelms the two-story and the one-story, low-rise historic buildings. New Additions in Densely -Built Environments In built-up urban areas, locating a new addition on a less visible side or rear elevation may not be possible simply because there is no available space. In this instance, there may be alternative ways to help preserve the historic character. One approach when connecting a new addition to a historic building on a primary elevation is to use a hyphen to separate them. A subtle variation in material, detailing and color may also provide the degree of differentiation necessary to avoid changing the essential proportions and character of the historic building. A densely -built neighborhood such as a downtown commercial core offers a particular opportunity to design an addition that will have a minimal impact on the historic building. Often the site for such an addition is a vacant lot where another building formerly stood. Treating the addition as a separate or infill building may be the best approach when designing an addition that will have the least impact on the historic building and the district. In these instances there may be no need for a direct visual link to the historic building. Height and setback from the street should generally be consistent with those of the historic building and other surrounding buildings in the district. Thus, in most urban commercial areas the addition should not be set back from the fagade of the historic building. A tight urban setting may sometimes even accommodate a larger addition if the primary elevation is designed to give the appearance of being several buildings by breaking up the facade into elements that are consistent with the scale of the historic building and adjacent buildings. Figure 21, Both wings of this historic L-shaped building (above, left), which fronts on two city streets, adjoined vacant lots. A two-story addition was constructed on one lot (above, middle) and a six -story addition was built on the other (above, right). Like the historic building, which has two different facades, the compatible new additions are also different and appear to be separate structures rather than part of the historic building. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 15 of 22 NEW ADDITION :. Figure 22. The proposed new addition is compatible with the historic buildings that remain on the block. Its design with multiple storefronts helps break up the mass. Rooftop Additions The guidance provided on designing a compatible new addition to a historic building applies equally to new rooftop additions. A rooftop addition should preserve the character of a historic building by preserving historic materials, features and form; and it should be compatible but differentiated from the historic building. However, there are several other design principles that apply specifically to rooftop additions. Generally, a rooftop addition should not be more than one story in height to minimize its visibility and its impact on the proportion and profile of the historic building. A rooftop addition should almost always be set back at least one full bay from the primary elevation of the building, as well as from the other elevations if the building is free-standing or highly visible. It is difficult, if not impossible, to minimize the impact of adding an entire new floor to relatively low buildings, such as small-scale residential or commercial structures, even if the new addition is set back from the plane of the facade. Constructing another floor on top of a small, one, two or three-story building is seldom appropriate for buildings of this size as it would measurably alter the building's proportions and profile, and negatively impact its historic character. On the other hand, a rooftop addition on an eight -story building, for example, in a historic district consisting primarily of tall buildings might not affect the historic character because the new construction may blend in with the surrounding buildings and be only minimally visible within the district. A rooftop addition in a densely -built urban area is more likely to be compatible on a building that is adjacent to similarly -sized or taller buildings. A number of methods may be used to help evaluate the effect of a proposed rooftop addition on a historic building and district, including pedestrian sight lines, three-dimensional schematics and computer -generated design. However, drawings generally do not provide a true "picture" of the appearance and visibility of a proposed rooftop addition. For this reason, it is often necessary to construct a rough, temporary, full-size or skeletal mock up of a portion of the proposed addition, which can then be photographed and evaluated from critical vantage points on surrounding streets. Figure 23, Colored Flags marking the location of a proposed penthouse addition (a) were placed on the roof to help evaluate the impact and visibility of an addition planned for this historic furniture store (b). based on this evaluation, the addition was constructed as proposed. It Is minimally visible and compatible with the 1912 structure (c). The tall parapet wall conceals the addition from the street below (d). https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 16 of 22 Figure M. How to Evaluate a Proposed Rooftop Addition. (A) A sight -line study only factors In views from directly across the street, which can be very restrladve and does not Illustrate the full effect of an addition from other public rights of way. (E) A mock up is essential to evaluate the impact of a proposed rooftop addition on the historic building. (C) A mock up can be enhanced by a computer -generated rendering to evaluate the impact of a proposed rooftop addition on the historic building. Figure 25. It was possible to add a compatible, three-story, penthouse addition to the roof of this five -story, historic bank building because the addition is set far back, It Is surrounded by taller buildings and a deep parapet conceals almost all of the addition from below. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 18 of 22 i.- Figure 27a. The compatible addition is set back and does not compete with the historic building. Photo: Chadd Gossmann, Aurora Photography, LLC. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htrn 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 17 of 22 I Figure 26. (A) A rooftop addition would have negatively Impacted the character of the primary facade of this mid-19th century, four-story structure and the low- rise historic district. (B) A third floor was successfully added on the two-story rear portion of the same building with little impact to the building or the district because it blends In with the height of the adjacent building. Designing a New Exterior Addition to a Historic Building 'I his guidance should be applied to help in designing a compatible new addition that that will meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation: • A new addition should be simple and unobtrusive in design, and should be distinguished from the historic building —a recessed connector can help to differentiate the new from the old. • A new addition should not be highly visible from the public right of way; a rear or other secondary elevation is usually the best location for a new addition. • The construction materials and the color of the new addition should be harmonious with the historic building materials. • The new addition shculd be smaller than the historic building - it should be subordinate in both size and design to the historic building. The same guidance should be applied when designing a compatible rooftop addition, plus the following: • A rooftop addition is generally not appropriate for a one, two or three-story building —and often is not appropriate for taller buildings. • A rooftop addition should be minimally visible. • Generally, a rooftop addition must be set back at least one full bay from the primary elevation of the building, as well as from the other elevations if the building Is freestanding or highly visible. Generally, a rooftop addition should not be more than one story in height. Generally, a rooftop addition is more likely to be compatible on a building that is adjacent to similarly sized or taller buildings. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 19 of 22 _ e1 r Figure 27b. Although the new brick stair/elevator tower (27a) Is not visible from the front (27b), It Is on a prominent side elevation of this 1890 stone bank. The compatible addition is set back and does not compete with the historic building. Photos: Chadd Gossmann, Aurora Photography, LLC. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preservelbriefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 20 of 22 Figure 29. A small addition (left) was constructed when this 1880s train station was converted for office use. The paired ciders with transoms and arched windows on the compatible addition rated, but do not replicate, the historic building (right). Summary and References Figure 29. This simple glass and brick entrance (left) added to a secondary elevation of a 1920sschool building (right) is compatible with the original structure. Because a new exterior addition to a historic building can damage or destroy significant materials and can change the building's character, an addition should be considered only after it has been determined that the new use cannot be met by altering non -significant, or secondary, interior spaces. If the new use cannot be met in this way, then an attached addition may be an acceptable alternative if carefully planned and designed. A new addition to a historic building should be constructed in a manner that preserves significant materials, features and form, and preserves the building's historic character. Finally, an addition should be differentiated from the historic building so that the new work is compatible with —and does not detract from —the historic building, and cannot itself be confused as historic. Figure 30. The small addition an the right of this late-19th century commercial structure Is clearly secondary and compatible In size, materials and design with the historic building. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preservelbriefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 21 of 22 ds Figure 31. An elevator/stair tower was added at the back of this Richardson ian Romanesque -style theater when it was rehabilitated, Rough -cut stone and simple cut-out openings ensure that the addition Is compatible and subordinate to the historic building. Photo: Chuck Liddy, AIA. Acknowledgements Anne E. Grimmer, Senior Architectural Historian, Technical Preservation Services Branch, National Park Service, revised Preservation Brief 14, written by Kay D. Weeks and first published in 1986. The revised Brief features all new illustrations and contains expanded and updated design guidance on the subject of new additions that has been developed by the Technical Preservation Services Branch since the original publication of the Brief. Several individuals generously contributed their time and expertise to review the revision of this Preservation Brief, including: Sharon C. Park, FAIR, Chief, Architectural History and Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution; Elizabeth Tune and Karen Brandt, Department of Historic Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia; and Phillip Wisley and David Ferro, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State. The Technical Preservation Services professional staff, in particular Michael J. Auer, ]o Ellen Hensley, Gary Sachau and Rebecca Shiffer, also provided important guidance In the development of this publication. All illustrations are from National Park Service files unless otherwise credited. This publication has been prepared pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and make available information concerning historic properties. The Technical Preservation Services Branch, National Park Service, prepares standards, guidelines and other educational materials on responsible historic preservation treatments for a broad public audience. Comments about this publication should be addressed to: Charles E. Fisher, Technical Preservation Publications Program Manager, Technical Preservation Services- 2255, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. This publication is not copyrighted and can be reproduced without penalty. Normal procedures for credit to the author and the National Park Service are appreciated. August 2010 Reading List Byard, Paul Spencer. The Architecture of Alew Additions: Design and Regulation. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 3.998. Day, Steven, AIA. "Modernism Meets History: New Additions to Historic Structures." Preservation Seattle i Ilisloric Seattle's online monthly preservation magazine.] May 2003. www. historicseattle.org/pmservationseattle/publicpolicy/defaultmay2. htm. Incentives/ A Guide to the Federal Historic Preservation lax Incentives Program for Income Producing Properties. "Avoiding Incompatible Treatments: New Additions & Rooftop Additions." Technical Preservation Services Branch, National Park Service. Online at www.nps.gov/tps/. Interpreting the Standards Bulletins (TIS). Technical Preservation Services Branch, National Park Service. Online at www.nps.gov/tps/. https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Con... Page 22 of 22 New Additions to Historic Buildings. Technical Preservation Services Branch, National Park Service. Online at www.nps.gov/tps/. O'Connell, Kim A. "Making Connections." Traditional Building. March/April 2004. (Vol. 17, No. 2), pp. 12 15. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, preservation Assistance Division, rev. 1.990. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. (Authors: W. Brown Morton, 1I1, Gary L. Hume, Kay D. Weeks, and H. Ward Jandl. Project Directors: Anne E. Grimmer and Kay D. Weeks.) Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Jntericr, National Park Service, Preservation Assistance Division, 1992. Online at www.nps.gov/tps/. Semes, Steven W. "Differentiated and Compatible: The Secretary's Standards revisited." Traditional Building. February 2009. (Vol. 22, No. 1), pp. 20 23. Semes, Steven W. The Future of the Vast: A Conservation ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation. (In association with The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America.) New York, IVY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2009. r .r EXPERIENCE YOUR ANERICe https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/14-exterior-additions.htm 10/26/2016 Staff Report November 3, 2016 Historic Review for 429 Ronalds Street District: Goosetown/ Horace Mann Conservation District Classification: Contributing The applicant, Jay Simon, is requesting approval for a proposed window and door alteration project at 429 Ronalds Street, a Contributing property in the Goosetown/ Horace Mann Conservation District. .ppiicable Reguiations and Guideiines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidehhes for Alterations 4.13 Windows Staff Comments This large, rum -of -the -century vernacular house shows transitional styling from the late 19w century Queen Anne which is visible in the side bay with canted or cut -away ground floor windows and a steep hipped roof over the main mass. Aluminum siding may conceal decorative features commonly found on Queen Anne style houses. The home has a concrete block foundation, asphalt shingle roof, and replacement siding walls. In 2015 this Commission approved an application to build a full -width front porch that was evident from Sanborn maps. This project is now complete. The Commission also approved the removal of a side door and addition of a window for a kitchen remodel. This project is still in process. The applicant is now proposing to construct a storage shed with a 2^d-story playhouse in the back yard. The first floor of the storage shed would be 12 feet by 12 feet. The roof shingles would match the asphalt shingles on the house. The playhouse portion would have a small exterior deck and ladder access. While the storage shed is already built, the Commission should not take that into consideration while reviewing the project. If the project did not have the 2nd-story playhouse, the storage shed would have been within the allowed 144 square feet so that it would have required neither a building permit nor historic review. As proposed/constructed, review is required. The guidelines for outbuildings recommend placing them to the rear of the primary building, constructing them in a style to reflect the primary building, and using trim and siding details that reflect the details of historic barns and garages. Staff finds that this addition is appropriately scaled and placed for this property. While the smaller 2nd-story appears unusual when compared to most barn and outbuilding designs in the Northside neighborhoods, it restricts neighboring views less than a full 2nd-story would restrict them. The hipped roof appears appropriate and the simple railing appears more tree -house -like and whimsical than the typical railing recommended by the guidelines would appear. The proposed siding is T1-11 painted white to match the house. Staff finds that this siding is not appropriate on this structure. It could be used as a base for the application of battens to create a more appropriate board and batten -style siding and wouid be more appropriate painted dark to appear less obtrusive. The proposed window is a vinyl window which the guidelines allow as an exception that the Commission can make for outbuildings in Conservation Districts but the white color will be overly visible on an appropriately finished building. Recommended Modon Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 429 Ronalds Street as presented in the application with the following conditions: • The siding material is modified to appear as board and batten siding and painted a darker color. The vinyl window is changed to a dark color so that it does not stand out against the siding and roof. 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 Citv Historic Preservation Handbook, which is Neighborhood and Development Services or online at: www.icgov.org/liPhandbook For Staff Use: �j q Date submitted: ❑ Certificate of No material Effect ❑ Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ Major review available in the ❑ Intermediate review ❑ Minor review office at City Hall The HPC does not review applications for compliance comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by building permit. with building and zoning codes. Work must the building division prior to the issuance of a 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. Owner/Applicant Information lase chak pnmary comect person) 8 Property Owner Name: Jay Simon Email: isimonl212@gmail.com Phone Number: Address: 429 Ronalds St City: Iowa City ❑ Contractor / Consultant Name: Email: Address: City: State: IA Phone Number: ( State: Proposed Project Information Address: 429 Ronalds St, Iowa City, IA 52245 UseofProperty: Single-family, owner -occupied ) 515-559-4481 Zip Code: 52245 Zip Code: Date Constructed (if known): 1910 Historic Designation (Maps are looatcd m the Hutom Preservatm Handbook) ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR N This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown Street Historic District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ East College Street Historic District ❑ Longfellow Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ Summit Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District Within the district, this Property is classified as: ❑ Contributing N Noncontributing ❑ Clark Street Conservation District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ Dearborn Street Conservation District IS Goosetown / Horace Mann Conservation District ❑ Govemor-Lucas Street Conservation District 11 Nonhistoric Application 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 (Typically 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 sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information 8 Construction of new building. ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ® Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ 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.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ❑ Repair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with application. Proposed Project Details Project Description: Construction of a new shed with a 2nd-level playhouse. The shed's dimensions are 12'x12' with a 1' roof overhang and it is roughly 17' in height. The upstairs playhouse has a balcony that extends another 2' beyond the roof overhang. Materials to be Used: Pine and treated pine frame with plywood siding. Roofed with architectural shingles to match the house. Exterior Appearance Changes: hispmApp_&r hiswricreview.doc 614/14 EMU J li Hein 14 F IA% �cr�s Q'Ook 14'-0" ►rfirfli ---__IYI�I:i1EM111111 x\a. SN*A 6 12' 0" w E Q Cl �r 2.T-0" S^y'�i1 ',` t1 x •h'� µ �S'i r . +s,. 1��`ti � _' • f rJ r� •1 �Y Yy.,. ,..3 �� 1�f� ~' �■ +�•'+�'! �.r•R :��'•] Sy "�,.-.i a y � • 3 ••F � J ` I r . ty `tc ..-,>� e 3fi: T rx ...F'�Rk y'n1F k.l �f .�� .�� •�� ..ti •' W r�r "¢ C S Y Y 'f �� Y'S`T J -•� s�� t jA tag.. ?P%l �ii.• 1.�. '6. •4�?+•..--.�i..`'. '- _".�., ..n . f�..a..- - �i:•" r, J'�4`�.�'. '-� .1 [k'`y�.'.a,., . a t .L. "�. •'fir is '�j '. ` F r �'� ,✓.l.�.r• i- i t n r '-„�•� W a� 4r •4• �� r - - .. •r a. x c� y��'} •y-f S'_ .•y:+��'L :. -rv�� i,i.. •+' f- •i meµ+, r. s rr^ : ■ff��EE . _ _ yf� n*•r. � .:.i+fir I wim IF r `.®� CITY OF IOWA CITY � 4 bat MEMORANDUM Date: November 3, 2016 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow- Historic Preservation Specialist Re: Consideration of change in contribution status for 724 Ronalds Street The house at 724 Ronalds Street is currently a Contributing structure in the Brown Street Historic District. City Staff is requesting that the Commission review the property and consider a change in the contribution status from "Contributing" to "Non-contributing." The outbuilding is already considered Non-contributing. Currently the property is bank -owned and several opportunities exist if it is determined in the future that the primary structure can be demolished: 1. New single family structure 2. The lot is split and two new market -rate structures are built 3. The lot is split and two new affordable homes are built with specific subsidies to be determined At this date, the Historic Preservation Commission is not charged with determining whether or not the existing house can be demolished. That determination would be made with a future application following the guidelines so that the Commission reviews the new structure(s) as part of the same application. Based on a cursory review, staff does not consider the structure to be unsound. If this remains the case, the house could only be considered for demolition if its status is changed to "Non-contributing." While the structure appears sound, little to no historic material is in evidence. At an undetermined date, the foundation was replaced. A small addition was added to each of the side gable ends. An enclosed front porch that does not meet the guidelines was also added. A site visit is included as part of the November 10 HPC meeting so that a quorum of the Commission may see the structure for their own evaluation. Several documents are included to assist in evaluating the structure. The site inventory form 52- 96-036, reviewed by Jan Nash in 1997 claims that the property is "borderline "non-contributing. An unnumbered Iowa Site Inventory form from 1988 by Barry Beagle describes a porch and windows that are non -extant and claims that the house is not -eligible. The 1868 Bird's Eye View drawing of Iowa City seems to show the property as a small side gabled cottage. The 1933 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map shows that the rear addition could be considered historic because it appears to have been built prior to 1933. It is not possible to clearly determine the original footprint from the Sanborn Maps. A 1977 Northside Neighborhood Study includes the property but it is described as an Italianate cottage that is not evident in its current appearance. Marlys Svendsen includes the structure as contributing in her 2004 boundary increase form to the National Register of Historic Places for the Brown Street Historic District. She describes the house as a side -gabled single -story structure dated to about 1870. This documentation also includes a discussion, on page 18 and 19, of the designation of contributing and non- contributing structures. Staff finds that the foundation change, window and siding alterations, and additions including the porch on the main fagade are major modifications that meet the definition of non-contributing in Marlys Svendsen's discussion. The Historic Preservation guidelines allow for the Commission to vote to change the classification of a property under the following conditions: November 3, 2016 Page 2 1. Additional information is discovered that documents it has greater cultural significance than originally determined. 2. It is determined that the original research and inspection did not conclusively or accurately document the architectural or historic fabric of the property. 3. A property has been substantially altered since it was originally classified. 4. A property has reached the fifty-year threshold for determining historical significance. Staff finds that this property has been described in a variety of different ways so it is possible to consider that the original research did not conclusively document the architectural or historic fabric of the property. More irrefutably, the project has been substantially altered since it was originally classified. This discussion is part of the public agenda for the November 10, 2016 Historic Preservation Commission meeting. It will be necessary for a quorum of the Commission to visit the property as stated in the agenda. The public will also be invited to visit the property. No more than two Commissioners may ride in any vehicle. Commissioners should refrain from discussing the property inside the house or en route to and from the property. Commissioners may discuss the property in the lawn of the house if the discussion is recorded for the minute -taker, all Commissioners are present, and everyone can hear the discussion. Staff recommends waiting to discuss the property at the formal meeting once everyone reconvenes. IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM CFN 259-1357 11/26/90 rJ'xatioa and Functional Information 1. Historic Name(s) Survey ID Number 52-96-036 Database ID Number R & C Number 2. Common Name(s) 3. Street Address 724 E. Ronalds St. 4. City Towa City Vicinity ( ] 5. County Johnson 6. Subdivision oT 7. Block(s) 12 8. Lot(s) 9. Legal Description: (if rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of p8acrintion Code 10. Historic Function(s) Single family dwelling 01A01 11. Current Function(s), Sinale family dwellino 01A01 12. Owner Rent H. Gr.eaa Phone # Address 724 Ronalds St City/State Iowa City, IA ZIP 52245 BHP Sources: Cty. Resource [] HABS [] Photo [] NR [] Tax Act [] Grants [] DOE [] R&C [] (Plat Nap) ^ I (Sketch Map) N M MUM E 111111M MINOR ; WH M :IIII 11111 =110 111! Source: I.C. Planning & Community Development71997 INTEGRITY NOTES: Replacement siding, a lot of modifications have beer made to this.house.' iyftries n N EVALUATION SHEET Address: 724 E. Ronalds St., Iowa City, IA Architectural Significance and Associated Context(s): Oria. Town Pla1 Applicable National Register Criteria: [x] A [X] B [x] C [ ] D National Register Eligibility: Individual: _ Yes x No .District: _ Contributing Non -Contributing Reviewed by / Date: Jan Nash' / 3/14k97 This little house is borderline mnoncontributingm because it is likely very old and may be a "folk house,° because of its placement so close to the sidewalk, and because it's one of the few houses in the present survey area still having an entire Original Town lot. Serious alterations, however,.have both removed original fabric. -(windows, original siding), and added wings and extensions making it impossible to predict how the building looked originally. 724 IZ"a145 Yid eii�� _-..al�,�.3. s4:� 're�e_.{�Yi�awts-4ey S�-r Mi�haA.l Goss •„[5„� bds; �psq=li rnp-vc}t, [ a, ►ar b 5 6.4c•. M V.'r.4-Un.!... V.N"_ �r ! Continuation Sheet_[_] ... Applicable National Register Criteria: [ ] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] D National Register Eligibility: Individual: _ Yes _ No District: _ Contributing Non -Contributing Reviewed by / Date: Jan Nash / 3/14/97 Lot 7 on which this house is built was originally deeded to Don Alonzo Dewey in 1850. Dewey apparently was a land speculator who also bought all of block 11 to the east (1850) and the north half of block 13 to the south (1843, 1850). He still owned lot 7 on 'which this house was built when land entries were recreated.after the courthouse fire of the 1860s. In 1866,- D.A. Dewey and M.B. Dewey transferred lot 7 to. James Kettle. In 1870, Jag. [James] Shalla transferred lot 7 to Jas. Kriz. The land appears to have stayed in the Kriz family through the 1940s. In 1946, a number of individuals were giving quit claim deeds, indicating no interest in lot 7, to Frank and Bohumil Kriz. The city directory in 1928 has listing for 724 Ronalds as follows: the resident is Catherine (widow of James), and boarders (children?) are Bohumil Kriz, a painter; and Frank Kriz, also a painter with J.H. Hunzinger & Co.). Continuation Sheet ( ] Prepared by Randy Carpenter Date Jan. 1997 Address 931 Maiden Lane, rows City. iA 5224o Telephone 319/354-6277 Affiliation Tallorass Historians Property Characteristic Form - R88iDENTIAL 'PN 259-1402 Survey ID Number 52-96-036 11/27/90 Database ID Number Street Address: 724 E. Ronalds St. City Iowa City County Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of Location Integrity: Original Site (OS) Moved (MV) Moved to Original Site (MO) OS Endangered?: N or Y If yes, why? Ground Plan. a. Building Shape(s) Irreauiar b. Width 30 by Depth 52 in feet Architectural Style/Stylistic Influences Rey Stylistic Attributes Code Materials: Founds Walls' Roof Number of Stories 1 Roof Shape Sable Builder(s) Unknown Architect(s) Unknown Original Construction Date Modification/Addition Date: This may be a very old house with serious alterations and removal of much of the original fabric. Continuation Sheet [ ] Significant Interior Components: Unknown. Continuation Sheet [ ] Surveyor Comments: Continuation Sheet f _1 Sources: Field inspection 8/27/96. City Assessor records. Sanborn Map Co. fire insurance maps, 1920 and 1933 (updated to 1944) Johnson County Land Transfer Records. Abstract of Original Deeds (located at the Johnson County Recorder's Office). See also bibliography in project report. Needs Further Study/Anomaly [ ] Continuation Sheet [ ] Surveyor Marie NeLhauer Date August 7. 1996 ic•rrc Site Inventcri Olhte or -•none P.esenation Iowa Sime Autonul Deoanment Eaar 121h a Grant, Awnue 0" Man*9. tows 50319 Identification 1. Site man — 2. VIRagaToemrCity. 3. street Address Site VQmoer— Oistnct Name Map Reference a. Legal Location lwN: tpwwr w elera taeCN Wee-[N -rye -awn Y, -anon N w wrnm S. UTM Locatbn: zone 6. Ownenat Flame _ 7. Otrner(a) Address _ Acreage — boat asara-. ?tint i5100, izim B. ule:vrl9enr Single family dwelling Onlima, Single family dwelling Description 9. Date of Construction- 1866 •rchttecvgudder D.A. Dewey 10. Building Type: smgfe-famllydwelling industrial other institutional t] multiple -lamely dwelling ❑ educational ❑religious commercial public ❑ agricultural 11. Estesicf wads: I1 clapboard ❑ stone C brick ❑ board and batten ❑ shingles ❑ srucco 71 other 72. Structural System: �` wood frame with interlock' joints 1st; wood frame with light members iballoan framer _1 masonry load -bearing walls iron Inure steel frame with curtain wails ❑ reinforced concrete � other 13. Condition: ❑ excellent C1 good C2 fair 12 deteriorated Is. Integrity: r- original site ❑ me ed.. if so. when! Notes an alterations. additions (with dates and architect. if knownj and any other notable features of building and use: Site was originally on or near a brick yard 15. Related Outbuildings and Prop". Q barn ` other farm structures ❑ carriage house Xjgarage ❑ priw other 16. Is the building endangered? ®no yes—.f so. why? 17. Suseoundinp of tha building: 1] open land ❑ woodland ❑ scattered outbuildingsdensely butit• ^ _ industrial El residential ❑ other tit -up u commercial 19. Photo tuner Cunaa. ?illl4 !111' 11111111 If; MIMI Hill all=_ - � 01111 11111 NlwWll IIII aIC• uP Wii1N11 fill) ; allll !IIII: IIIIIUUWI'°IIIII' --I E111= Kl= C-11101111111 fill Ull e11ii i1111: III' :IIIL. Uill 511WI HIM 1 111 :e, IHII ® Mli .Wl=- IIIII Jib: 31115 llllll IIII: , lgnl C=ce rinmcate sources of mtormauon for all statememst 20. Archllectural sigmilnMe C a. Key structurerindividuaily may qualify for the National Register Q b. Contributing structure QU'c. Not effgibleintrusim There are over six windows and a simple Italianate style porch on this small cottage. Not eligible alone - is important as part of a cluster of buildings. 21. Historical Sigrwdcmce Themets) C a. Kev strucurvindividually maY quality for the National Register b. Contributing structure C. Not eligibienntrusion 22. Sources tfor pnmary and sacondary sources. give complete facts of publication: author. title. place of publication. date. etc.): NSNPS Prepared Address, t 29 Telephone t3IV) Jbb- For Office of HistoriQ Preservation Use Only Office information Sources on this Proparm C Counry Resource File Windshield Survev Nauonal Register ❑ Grants -In -Aid: _ Q Determination of filigibility Subject Traces A. b. C. d. Review and Compliance Project: Q Other Other ❑ Other ]. Photo images e. 724 Ronalds Street 131rd's Eye View of Iowa Cky,1868 Bbdaev:),?m*M ware C7'Y&-,ry0;k 9tfl8_ 1933 Sanborn Fire Insurance map S �s 1 7 e ® ® e a pis ¢ ,ennAcos Teo NTH i-P RONALDS North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study: HISTORIC STRUCTURES INVENTORY'" "^ P'L^L TO 1tA Department of Community Development, City of Iowa City Institute of Urban & Regional Research, University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa - October, 19.77 North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study Historic Structure Inventory address: 724 E. Ronalds present use: single family residence present owner: Delores Rogers block: 12 lot no. 859 owner occupied: no date of construction: c. 1860-1870 building type and material: 1 story wood frame architectural style: Italianate cottage condition: deteriorated importance to neighborhood: important as part of a cluster of buildings notable features of building and site: There are six over six windows and a simple Italianate style porch on this small cottage. original owner: original use: historic significance: sources; z R m A ?t. o- NIPS Form 10-M OMB No.10024-0016 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Ttbbmibbrw bmwwywbgwYhg YYwmbYbnbrblMpwpgY,WvwYYwHn. Yvbtlwwwub Nwb Cm�YYp IM xYYwimpnwmmmeFmwaxNwYbnromlrm�wne�n•tld•rewwn�W.cmipY...mxm w Ywv�mpnpnPnbwnm mNYWln.lweb wM TMbb WM.)OYi6 CennwbJ. NW HN'MM nONbtlY.' Fw RvwbR.nlYiEltlual YwYw'vlbn.vtlxbhmtl enc MtlwYlbnp, wAwwllwbWMv wOwOmM1YwYs6wvl w�91YCiYYnw P w e�tlAtllnY w pF8Fmn 10-8ppp. Yw.lAO'wlw.watlpwmf. erwlyuW.b �vwpxs historic name Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) other names/site number 2. Location. street & number 500-800 Blocks of East Ronalds Street NIA U not for publication city or town Iowa City N/A Lj vicinity state Iowa code IA county Johnson code 111 zip code 52242 the desq)nated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, 1 hereby certify that this t x j nomination t_) request for erminedon of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the cedural end professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property Lxj meets U does hot meet the National Register eria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally [ j statewide [ x) locally. (j_) see continualion sheet for additional comments). onwiau r aie pate receren agency In my opinion, the property LI meets LI does not meet the National Register criteria. (j_j See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying of6cial/Title pate State or Federel agency and bureau i f 1 determined eligible for the. National Register. Lj See continuation sheet. LI determined not eligible for the National Register. L] removed from the National Register. Lj other, (explain:) S Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Johnson County, IA County and state v. 5 Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) PQ private U building(s) Contributing-Noncoptributing U public -local Pg district 74 18 buildings U public -State U site U public -Federal U structure sites U object structures objects 74 18 Total Name of related multiple property listing Enter "WA' if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) . Y. r - PA •.r" r� DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures DOMESTICAUtiole Dwellings (Enter categories from instructions) LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne MID-10' CENTURY/Greek Revival LATE-1 e & Early 2dh CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Prairie School Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 81 (see o 18 for corrected number count) '(Enter categories from instniotions) DOMESTIC/Single Dwellings DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures DOMESTIC/Multiple Dwellings (Enter categories from instructions) foundation STONE/Limestone walls WOODMeatherboard WOOD/Shingle roof ASPHALT other see continuation sheet Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Johnson County IA County and Stale irk'Y in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property National Register listing.) [)q A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. U B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. XL] 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. LJ D Property has yielded; or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark Y in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: LI A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. LJ B removed from )ts original location. U C a birthplace or grave. L J D a cemetery. LJ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. U F a commemorative property. LJ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Period of Significance •1847-1954 Significant Dates N/A Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Cultural Affiliation N/A ArchitectfBuilder Unknown (Cite the books, articles, and other source used in preparing this form on one or more con lnuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: Lj preliminary determination of individual listing X[_j State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested Lj Other State agency Li previously listed in the National Register LJ Federal agency U previously determined eligible by the National [?g Local government Register U designated a National Historic Landmark L] University Lj Other U recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: LJ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property - of Property UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 f 1151 [612121611101 [41611141916101 Zone Easting Northing 3 f1l 51 f612131013101 [41611131816101 Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) nameMe Marlys A Svendsen Svendsen Tyler Inc 2 L1L5] [6612131013101 Zone Easting 4 11U5 166]2121611101 L1 See continuation sheet Johnson Countd.IA Countyand State f41611141916101 Northing [41611131814101 organization for Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission date January, 2004 street & number N3834 Deep Lake Road telephone 715/469-3300 city or town Sarong • state WI zip code 54870 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the complete form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property s location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) request of SHPO or name Various - see continuation sheets street & number telephone city or town state zip code, Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Hist listing or determine eligibility for Iisfing; to fist properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is require the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (I &U.S.C- 470 at seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting: burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 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 Chief, Administrarrve Services Division, National Park Servios, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. Unwed States Deparhnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 5 & 7 Page 1 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property 5. Classification: Related Multiple Property Listing (continued) "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa" MPS (as amended 2000) 7. Description: Architectural Classification (continued) LATE 19' & 2& CENTURY REVIVALS/Colonial Revival Johnson County. IA County and State LATE 1 e AND EARLY 20T" CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Bungalow/Craftsman OTHER Description: Materials (continued) foundation: CONCRETE walls: STUCCO SYNTHETICS/Vinyl METAUAluminum roof: METALITin United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page Broom Street Historic District (boundary Increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State 1. Narrative Description: The boundary of the Brown Street Historic District is being amended to include a section of Ronalds Street hereafter referred to as the "Ronalds Street extension" located southeast of the original district boundary. This new area included in the Brown Street Historic District extends for four blocks along East Ronalds Street from North van Buren Street on the east to North Governor Street on the west. The Ronalds Street extenslod..adjoins the former Brown Street Historic District along the alley between Brown and Ronalds streets — the northern boundary of the new area. The southern edge of the new area generally follows the alleys to the south of Ronalds Street The Ronalds Street extension also includes properties facing the intersecting streets of North Johnson Street, North Dodge Street, and North Lucas Street between the alleys north and south of Ronalds Street. All of the Ronalds Street extension is contained within the Original Town Plat of the city of Iowa City laid out in 1839 when the town was established as the capital city of Iowa Territory. Like Brown Street, Ronalds Street was laid out with a standard 80-foot width with alleys measuring 20 feet and intersecting streets also measuring 80 feet. Adjacent blocks measured 320 feet by 320 feet with eight large lots in each block containing 80 feet of street frontage and a depth of 150 feet Development of the North Side residential blocks through the years included instances of subdividing lots into smaller building parcels with a handful of full size or combined lots retained for large residences. All of the streets in the Ronalds Street extension are paved in asphalt Dodge and Governor streets serve as south and northbound one -ways, respectively, while other streets in the Ronalds Street extension function as local two-way streets. All streets in the Ronalds Street extension except Governor and Dodge streets carry two-way traffic with parking on alternating sides of the streets on a daily basis. The terrain of the Ronalds Street extension is generally level with a slight upward slope from south to north and a similar modest slope from west to east between Lucas and Governor streets at the east end of the Ronalds Street extension. Several lots contain modest slopes with stone retaining walls built for leveling purposes. Houses throughout the Ronalds Street extension are sited level with the street or on slight upgrades. The neighborhood has a dense covering of deciduous trees. Their age suggests that considerable planting took place before World War II. Street plantings include maple, oak, ash, hackberry, American elm, and a few catalpas with conifers generally reserved for settings within private lots. Dutch elm disease decimated most of the elm trees by the 1970s. Today streets in the Ronalds Street extension are lined by a mixture of 60 to 80 year old trees measuring 40 to 75 feet in height' There are no natural water features within the Ronalds Street extension and no city parks or playgrounds. The nearest city parks are Happy Hollow Park located a block north of the Ronalds Street extension between Lucas and Governor Streets within the original Brown Street Historic District and North Market Park located one and a half blocks south along Johnson Street. The historic building stock in the Ronalds Street extension includes single-family dwellings that generally date from the 1850s through the 1930s and secondary structures erected from the late 19th century through the 1940s. Approximately 46 percent of the buildings originally constructed as single-family houses (primary buildings) are architecturally or historically significant individually or key contributing structures. Another 46 percent quality as contributing structures wthin the Ronalds Street extension but are not individually significant. A total of 4 primary buildings are non-contributing due to their date of construction or significant alterations. The Ronalds Street extension also contains 33 secondary buildings originally constructed as garages or barns. Of these, 58 percent are considered contributing and the remaining 42 percent have been determined non-contributing due to alterations or.date of construction. The Ronalds Street extension exhibits a variety of late 19th and early 20th century historic architectural styles including excellent examples of the Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman style houses. Most houses in the Ronalds Street extension are examples of vernacular house forms commonly found in Iowa City during that period. The vernacularforms that appear most frequently in the Ronalds Street extension include the Side -Gabled Roof (both one - 'Email interview with Terry Robinson, Park & Recreation Department, City of Iowa City re: species and size of neighborhood trees December 2003. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 3 Brawn Sheet Historic Diat�t (bondary increase) Johnson County Name of Properly County and State story and two-story or l-house forms), the Front Gable Roof, the Gabled Front and Wing, the American Four -Square, the Bungalow or Bungalow Cottage, and the Gambrel Roof Cottage. The residential blocks in the Ronalds Street extension are distinguished by a.mix of densely spaced houses of all sizes constructed over a period of seven to eight decades. In most cases, the earliest houses were oriented towards Ronalds Street with infill houses built on rear., subdivided parcels facing the side streets in later years. A reflection of the organic development of the neighborhood is seen in the varied setback of buildings along the length of Ronalds Street. Building parcels are deep except for most corner lots where rear portions have been divided to provide housing sites facing onto the intersecting streets. Exceptions include three of the corner lots at intersection of Lucas and Ronalds streets where rear sections are retained with the primary dwellings facing Ronalds Street. The pattern of building and the density of the Ronalds Street neighborhood are a result of the organic manner in which the area was developed and is discussed in greater detail in Section 8 below. Depictions of buildings in the 1888 Bird's Eye View of Iowa City and Sanborn maps from various dates reveal the construction of earlier buildings on some lots and their replacement by larger, more substantial buildings as the decades passed. In several cases, frame dwellings were moved to nearby lots to make room for larger buildings. The practice of moving buildings was a long-standing tradition in Iowa City identified in the study of the Original Town Plat neighborhood? More than 10 percent of the primary buildings in the North Side neighborhood under study were moved to their current sites during the period 1904 — ca. 1935. The Ronalds Street extension's one, two and two -and -half -story houses are constructed of frame, brick, stone, and stucco with frame being the most popular. Wood cladding includes narrow and medium width clapboard or decorative shingles. Masonry materials include dressed and ashlar stone; rusticated concrete block (foundations), and locally manufactured brick. The earliest houses in the Ronalds Street extension were vernacular brick and stone houses with simple Greek Revival designs featuring side -gable forms, flat arches, and fiat -arched transoms above their entrances. These were followed by simplified Queen Anne Style houses built 16 popular vernacular forms such as the Front -Gable and Gabled Front and Wing. They featured asymmetrical fagades, decorative trim, and varied shingle detailing in house, porch, and dormer -gables. Froth 1900 through World War I, residents favored construction of American Four -Square houses to the virtual exclusion of all other forms. These houses were the first to introduce Craftsman Style, Colonial Revival, and Prairie School Style features. The 1920s and early 1930s saw the Craftsman Style continue its popularity but with the Front -Gable Roof nearly always the choice for house plan. These Craftsman houses typically used knee -braced brackets and exposed rafter tails along their eaves for simple ornamentation and nearly always used vertical upper light sash in windows. The styles and vernacular forms popular in the Ronalds Street extension are discussed in greater detail in the amendment to the "Iowa City Historic Resources MPS" for the historic context "Architectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase In, 1845 —1945" approved by the National Park Service in 2000. Some of the better examples of the residential architectural styles and vernacular house forms in the Ronalds Street extension are listed below. A complete list of contributing_ and non-contributing resources appears on pages 19-20. Residential Architectural Styles Greek Revival. • Barnes House, 614 N. Johnson St. (Photo #1; ca.1847)' Maria Welch House, 630 N. Van Buren St. (Photo #2, ca.1860) Queen Anne: Frank & Mary Lechty House, 719 E. Ronalds St. (Photo #3, ca.1896) Selkirk-Palik House, 628 N. Lucas St. (Photo #4, ca. 1900) Frank & Frances Nesvacil House, 611 N. Johnson St. (ca. 1905) —Architectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845—1945," Amendment to the "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS," National Register of Historic Places, 2000, pp. 4950. United States Department of the interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 4 Brown Stresi Historic District (boundary increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State Colonial Revivat Emil & Albia Miller House, 814 E. Ronalds (Photo #5, ca. 1909) Craftsman: Peter & Florence Prizler House, 715 N. Dodge St, (Photo #6, ca. 1927) Tobin Rental House, 621 N. Johnson St. (Photo#7, ca. 1925) Em[l Rongner House, 628 N. Johnson St. (ca.1925) Thomas & Agnes Carroll House, 608 E. Ronalds St. (ca. 1928) Robert & Mabel Burger House, 620 E. Ronalds St. (ca.1925) Ulmer & Arrielia Ries House, 620 N. Van Buren St. (ca. 1923) Prairie School. Eugene & Myrtle Hubbard House, 616 N. Johnson (ca..1925) Vernacular House Forms Front -Gable: Charles & Mary Grissei House, 631 N. Dodge St. (ca. 1890) Herman Bonorden House, 530 E. Ronalds St. (Photo #8, ca. 1878) Anton & Vlasta Soucek House, 813 E. Ronalds St. (ca. 1913) John Kadlec House, 830 E. Ronalds St. (Photo #15, ca. 1913) Gabled Front & Wing. Frank & Clara Rummelhart House, 510 E. Ronalds St. (ca. 1902) Lux House, 019 E. Ronalds St. (Photo #9, ca. 1899) Joseph & Josephine Katzenmeyer House, 622 N. Van Buren St. (Photo #10, ca. 1905) American Four -Square: [Note: most examples have Colonial Revival, Craftsman, or Prairie School attributes] Frank & Agnes Spevacek House, 714 N. Johnson St (ca..1915) Wilfred & Mary Cole House, 715 N. Johnson St. (Photo #11, ca. 1927) Joseph & Agnes Grimm House, 524 E. Ronalds St. (ca. 1908) Leo & Mae Grimm House, 604 E. Ronalds St. (Photo #12, ca. 1913) George & Edith Hanley House, 618 E. Ronalds St. (ca.1923) Carl & Rose Gaulocher House, 804 E. Ronalds St (Photo #13, ca. 1908) Grace & Henry Urban House, 702 N. Van Buren St (Photo 014, ca. 1918) Margaret Canon House, 714 N. Van Buren St. (ca. 1919) George & Sadie Pudil House, 716 N. Van Buren St. (ca. 1917) The condition of houses in the Ronalds Street extension ranges from fair to excellent. A substantial number of residences continue as single-family homes with.subdivision into duplexes or apartments more common in the blocks at the west end of the Ronalds Street extension closer to the University of Iowa east campus. The most likely alteration to houses in the Roneids Street extension is the addition of synthetic siding including asbestns shingle siding dating from the 1940s and aluminum siding or vinyl siding added beginning in the 1960s. _ Approximately 22 percent of the primary buildings in the Ronalds Street extension have this alteration. Other changes include the removal, alteration, or enclosure of porches with screening or fixed walls, the modification or addition of entrances, and the construction of rear wings and attached garages The wave of North Side, apartment building construction that took place from the late 1960s through the 1970s saw only one building constructed in the Ronalds Street extension in 1972. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District fboundary increase) Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance: General: Page 5 Johnson County County and State The area included in the Ronalds Street extension of the amended Brown Street Historic District is locallysignificant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion Aft derives significance. under the category "Community Planning and Development" Residential development in the Ronalds Street extension is associated with an important era of population growth and intense residential development in Iowa City's North Side at the and of the,12P century end the -beginning of the 20th century. As with the original Brown Street Historic District, population growth was encouraged by expansion of the State University of Iowa, SUI hospitals, and several local manufacturing concerns immediately before and after 1900. These trends were reflected in the residential growth of the Ronalds Street extension as well, Additional significance under Criterion A derives from the fact that the Ronalds Street extension represented a cross section of middle and upper income households with prominent business and professional leaders living next door to working class families. Unlike other sections of the North Side located further west, Ronalds Street became one of the sections of the North Side to play host to socially mobile Bohemian -American families, a group that grow as a result of continued immigration from Bohemia as well as settlement patterns in Johnson . Under Criterion C the Ronalds Street extension is significant,as a collection of representative examples of residential architectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1850s through the 1930s. Together the buildings in the Ronalds Street extension area add to the story of architectural design and vernacular building practices told in the balance of the Brown Street Htstoria District The Ronalds Street extension displays variations of eight different American architectural styles and vernacular house forms. No properties within the Ronalds Street extension are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although a number of individual properties along Ronalds Street are associated With .important.local business and political leaders, no significance is asserted under Criterion B. No reconnaissance or intensive level archeological surveys were conducted for properties within the Ronalds Street extension. As a result, no significance is claimed,under Criterion D. The period of significance for the Brown Street Historic District previously was 1851 to,1929. Withthe addition of resources within the new section of Ronalds Street, the revised period of significance for the expanded district will be 1847 to 1954. The first date marks the construction of the earliest contributing resource in the expanded District. and the last date marks the 50-year cut-off for National Register eligibility. North Side Historical Survey Recommendations: The amended Bruwn Street i-iistoric District that includes the Ronalds Street extension is one of four fixisling or proposed historic districts located in a section of Iowa City known as the"North Side." This area is located in the northern tiers of blocks in the Original Town Plat and contains approximately 50 city blocks. Historic preservation surveys of portions of the North Side were first'completed in 1977 and again in 1981 by City of Iowa City planning Interns... In 1982 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for two contiguous North Side historic districts — one commercial properties and one residential properties —were prepared and submifted.to the local historic,preservation commission and the SHPO. Both districts were eventually approved at the state level but final submittal to the National Park Service was withheld pending adoption of a local historic preservation ordinance. The no were eventually redrafted in 1984 but due to contentious local debate at the time, they were not resubmitted to the SHPO: Following completion of.a comprehensive historic preservation plan by the City of Iowa City in 1992, a more complete historical and:architechiral survey was begun in multiple phases in. the North Side. Sections of the North Side were included, in ,each of the following studies: Dubuque/Unn Street Corridor Survey by Molly Naumann (1996) Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase 0 Survey by Jan Nash, Tallgrass Historians L.C. (1997) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State • Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase II) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc.'(1999) • Goosetown Neighborhood (Phase III) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000) • Iowa City Central Business District Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000) Once these survey efforts were underway, two NRHP nominations were prepared using the. multiple property documentation (MPD) and historic district format. To data, the Brown Street Historic District nomination and the original Town Plat Phase 11 MPD have been listed on NRHR In 2000 a reexamination of the various North Side surveys was completed and recommendations for future NRHP nomination work were made by Marlys Svendsen to guide the efforts of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission and the City of Iowa City. In addition to the already listed Brown Street Historic District (listed 1994), Svendsen recommended•that nominations be considered for several other North Side areas that contained sufficient integrity, architectural significance, and/or historical associations thafheiped to represent this important Iowa City neighborhood. The North Side was developed over 18 decades beginning in the 1840s. Historic resources •survive from throughout this period and are scattered over the entire geographic area. Several generations of development and redevelopment took place throughout ail sections of the North Side in subsequent years. As a result, each of the potential North Side historic district areas has a similar period of historical significance extending from the late 1840s or early 1850s through ca. 1950. Architecturally speaking, all of the potential districts recommended contain good representative examples of the architectural styles and vernacular house forms that became popular during this period. For comparison purposes, each district is briefly described below: Jefferson Street Historic District — This four -block section of Jefferson Street contains an important collection of Iowa City churches, residences, and institutional buildings associated with the State University of.lowa Medical School and the University Hospital. The disc id's buildings are historically significant under the themes of education, religion, and community planning as well as architecturally significant for the good examples of late 19N and early 2& century institutional and residential building styles. Gilbert -Linn Street Historic District —This well-preserved group of large-scale, single-family residences extends along the north -south routes of two important North Side streets - the brick -paved course of Linn Street and the north -south route of the Old Military Road known today as North Gilbert Street. The district is architecturally significant for (fie representative collection of architectural styles and vernacular house forms dating from the 8.,. t8SOs to 1920s. The district also contains a good set of examples ofthe work of one of Iowa City's most important turn ofee century architects, O.H. Carpenter. Historically, the district demonstrates the importance of development factors such as street paving and proximity to empioymeM'generstors in stimulating residential growth in existing neighborhoods. Brown Street Historic District and Ronalds Street Extension — The original Brown Street Historic District was listed in the NRHP in 1994. it qualified for listing under Criteria and A and C for its association with Iowa Cilys neighborhood settlement patterns; the development of a major transportation corridor and its related sub -themes; its effiiiatibn with this growth of the State University of Iowa ir the' decades,immediately.folinwing 1900; and its collection of representative examples of architectural forms and styles from the period extending from the 1850s througti�the 1920s: The original'd'istrid extended along seven blocks of Brown Street and several blocks of the adjoining private drive, Bella Vista Place. A proposed amendment to,the Brown Street Historic District includes a fotlr4ock stretch of Ronalds Street that was not intensively surveyed until several years after the Brown Street Historic Drstridwasl'tsted in the NRHP. The Ronalds Street extension contains similar building stock in terms of form, scale material, and`archfiectural style: tts historical development occurred during a similar period as the Brown Sheet Historic District and viasprompted by similar factors. These fads make the Ronalds Street extension appropriate fiorarnending to the'eTdsiing Broinin Street HistoricDistrid. • North Clinton Stieett•listoric Street- `This potential district contains well-preservad, .large scale residences assoaatedtrYith Somme flflowa City's most prominent business and professfonalJeaders from the late 10 and early 20v centuries. In addition the houses are well executed andwell-preserved examples of the architectural styles popular during this era. At the turn of the 21e century, the area adjoins the State Lniversity of Iowa Campus. Aftei World War I, several of the houses served as examples of adaptive use as fraternity houses and rooming houses. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 7 Johnson County County and State A number of the occupants of residences in the district had strong links to the State University of Iowa as faculty members and administrators. In addition to -these four historic districts, Svendsen recommended two thematic nominations for resources under separate historic contexts. They include a well-preserved, but scattered, collection of University of Iowa fraternity houses and a . group of resources connected to the historical development of the Bohemian -American community. Based on the recommendations made in 2000, the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission obtained a Certified Local Government grant in 2003 to nominate three of the identified North Side historic district areas to the NRHP. In addition to the amendment to the Brown Street Historic District that increases its boundary with the addition of the Ronalds Street Extension included in this nomination, they include the Jefferson Street Historic District and the Gilbert -Linn Street Historic District. The: Historical and Architectural Development of Ronalds Street: 3 Iowa City was laid out as the new capital city for Iowa Territory in the summer of 1839. Its location 50 miles west of the Mississippi River and its population centers anticipated the state's westward expansion. The Ronalds Street extension is located along an east -west stretch of Ronalds Street, which is located along the northernedge of the Original Town Plat adjoining East Brown Street: This plat, which appears on the following page with the Ronalds Street extension to the Brown Street Historic District outlined, included 100 blocks with eight lots per block, 31 out lot blocks, two public squares, three market squares, two public parks, and several reserves set aside by the territorial legislators for churches and a school. Two of the half -blocks containing church reserve lots were located along the north side of East Church Street abutting -the Ronalds Street extension. In a separate private properly transfer, Block 32 was acquired by the Bishop of the Dubuque Catholic Diocese in 1854 for the purpose of constructing a German-speaking Catholic church ° Neither the church reserve nor Block 32 was used for their intended purpose, the construction of churches. In the case of Block 32, a plan in the 1870s to build a convent for the Sisters of St. Francis was also abandoned. One of the open space features in the Original Town Plat was located near the Ronalds Street extension — North Market Square — at the intersection of Johnson and Fairchild streets. North Market Square appears to have played a role in atiracting Bohemian -American Institutions to this section of the North Side and as a result, had an important impact on the Ronalds Street extension. This role is discussed in greater detail below. ' During Iowa City's early years, Ronalds Street suffered several misnomers at the hands of rnapmakers and city directory compilers. These included "Reynolds Street" and "Donald Street" witilthe correct street name not consistently used until the end of the I century. This fact may be an indication of the streets relative unimportance early on. One of the earliest views of Ronalds Street is in the 1868 Bird's Eye View of lowe City that appears below with Ronalds Street misiabeled "Donald Street" The bird's eye view shows the presence of small dwellings scattered along Ronalds Street from Van Buren Street to Lucas Street in the Ronalds Street extension. Several blocks remained vacant serving as pastures or wood lots; they are devoid of buildings. The three oldest dwellings in the Ronalds Street extension — the Barnes House, the Welch House, and the Derrneny House - are highlighted on a section of the bird's eye view map that appears below on page 9. The Barnes House at 614 K Johnson Street (contributing, Photo #1) was constructed in ca.1841 and is an example of a vernacular house form described by architectural historian Jan Nash in her study of folk housing in the northernmost blocks of the Original Town Plat as the•"Hall-and-Parlor" form. This one-story example is typified by end gables, a central 3Porbons of this section are taken from 'Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS' fisted in the NRHP in 1994 and an amendment to this MPS nominafion,'Architaftral and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 — 1845; listed in 2000. Additional material was taken from a second amendment to the MPS prepared in 1997 tried "Historic Folk Housing Of Iowa City, Iowa, 1839 - ca. 1910'. that has not been submitted to the National Register of Historic Places for fisting. The first two documents were authored by Marlys Svendsen and the third by Jan Olive Nash. °Property Abstract for South Half of Lot 5 in Block 32 belonging to kevin and Helen Burford, examined October 2003. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 8 Brown Street Historic District (houndary increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State chimney, and a floor plan that is two rooms wide and one room deep. It is constructed of coursed rubble stone with dressed stone lintels for openings. The stone used here may have been quarried less than a mile away at an important quarry that was located along the Iowa River at the west ends of Ronalds and Church streets. It was labeled on the 1839 Original Town Plat,map (see below) as simply "quarry" and designated as the "public quarry" on an 1854 map 5 Other quarries were located upstream along the river and what is now North Dubuque Street. There are at least a dozen houses of similar stone construction scattered throughout Iowa City including three North Side houses previously listed on the National, Register - the Jacob Wentz House built in ca. 1850 at 219 N. Gilbert Street, the Henry C. Nicking House built in 1854 at 410 E. Market Street, and the Schindhelm-Drew$ House constructed in ca. 1855 at 410 North Lucas Street. Nash's study of folk housipg describes the Maria Welch House at 630 N. Van Buren Street (contributing, Photo #2) as a "Side -Gable, Double -pen" type. itis constructed of brick and has a side -gable form with a floor plan that is two rooms deep and presents its long side to the street. The house has previously been dated as early as 1858 and as late as 1875, but its appearance on the 1868 bird's eye view map suggests that it was in place sometime prior to the map's publication. Welch owned nearly the entire block at one time selling off individual lots during the pre and post -Civil War period. Nash attributes additional significance for the house to its innovative use of cavity brick wall construction for the front fagade. She also points out that the solid brick end walls are reminiscent of rowhouse residences in Boston and Philadelphia. Ronalds Street Extension on Map of Iowa City, 1839 N (from the State Historical Society of Iowa — Iowa City) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 9 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State " from .01rd's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson County, iowa, 18686 Dodge Street, (from the State Historical Society of Iowa — Iowa City) N Governor Military Road street Ronalds Street, - mislabered "Donald„ Welch Howe Van Buren Street. Denneny House' Barnes House North Market, should be harf4Aock east The use of masonry materials for this pair of early houses in the Ronalds Street extension likely reflects the availability of competent masonry workers during the town's early years. The continued presence of skilled stone masons and cutters after completion of the stone capitol (a total of 85 in 1856) encouraged a continuation of stone construction. A commensurate number of skilled brick makers and bricklayers (a total of 80 in 1856) combined With good sources of local clay to encourage -the continued construction of brick dwellings, churches, and commercial buildings. One of these early brick yards was located a block north of the Ronalds Street extension within the original Brown Street Historic District between Lucas and Govemor streets. The third folk house identified by Nash along Ronalds Street was the Lawrence Denneny House at 613 Ronelds Street (contributing). Built in ca. 1860 in the Gable Front and Wing, form, this frame building is more typical of the early'housing stock in the Ronalds Street extension, The original occupants of the house are unknown but by the early 1890s it was occupied by members of the Denneny family including Lawrence who was retired and Homer who worked for the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad. Population figures for Iowa Cihr as a whole and the Third Ward, which included East Ronalds Street, demonstrate periods of growth and decline in the North Side. A population table appears on page 11. Prior to 1870 Iowa City's population was recorded as a single, c".1de number. Population stood at 1,250 in 1850 when the first residents were building homes in the North Side and by 1860 when the three houses just. mentioned were likely in place, it had grown to 5,214. This quadrupling of population occurred despite the removal of the state capital to Des Moines. Positive factors outweighing this event were the establishment of the State University of Iowa in Iowa City and the arrival of trackage for the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad in the mid-1850s. Declines in population growth during the early 1860s reflected losses due to displacement caused by the Civil War. By 1870 census figures show Iowa Cfiy's population had recovered. This was the first year census records were recorded for the Third Ward, a section of the ctly thatextended from North Linn Street on the west to east of Reno Street on the east and from Washington Street on the south to Brown Street on the north. In that - year,the city's overall population stood at 5,914 with 2,295 individuals residing in the Third Ward. The high figure for the 'Approximate boundaries of Ronalds Street extension outlined by dotted line- United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State Third Ward likely reflects the large influx of Bohemian immigrants during the previous decade in conjunction with efforts of many young men to avoid military service in the Austro-Prussian War. Five years later in 1875 the city's population rose to 6,371 while numbers in the Third Ward declined slightly to 2,026. Population figures in the Third Ward continued to decline in succeeding decades with population dropping to 1,842 In 1885 and 1,475 in 1895. These figures contrast with changes in overall population figures in the city that showed increases in both 1885 and 1895 - 6,748 and 7,526 respectively. `The decline In Third Ward population during the 18704 through the mid-189W parallels a drop in surviving houses from the same years in the Ronalds Street extension. Only three survive from -the 1870s, none from the 1880s, and one from the early 1890s. The most substantial of these was the Herman Bonorden House at 530 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo # 8). This large Front -Gable frame house was constructed in 1878 for Bonorden while he was serving as a trustee for the Third Ward on the City Council. Bonorden, a lawyer, was one of several elected officials to reside along E. Ronalds Street before and after the turn of the 2& century. During the 1890s the Third Ward remained the most "foreigin" of any ward in Iowa City with 1215 residents (82% of the Third Ward's total residents) claiming foreign -born parents in 1895. Most of these were Bohemian immigrants or children of immigrants who resided in the northeast section of the Original Town Plat and in several additions located to the east in a neighborhood that was known as "Goosetown " The cultural center for Goosetown's Bohemian-Amercan residents eventually became centered around North Market Square, which was located at the intersection of N. Johnson and E. Fairchild streets just a block south of the Ronalds Street extension. The 3 d Ward School (non -extant) attended by Bohemian -American students was located opposite the southwest corner of the square. The Cesko-Slovanska Podporujici Spolku (Czecho-Slovak Protective Society) Hall (NRHP) was built at 524 N. Johnson Street in 1899-1901. Two churches with ethnic affiliations were located south of the North Market Square. Zion Evangelical German Lutheran Church built its first building (non -extant) at Johnson and Bloomington streets in 1861 and St. Wenceslaus Bohemian Catholic Church was constructer) at 630 E. Davenport Street in 1893. These cultural and social institutions near North Market Square tended to draw second and third generation German - Americans and Bohemian -Americans to the blocks west and north of the original Goosetown neighborhood. As a result, this group accounted for a number of the new houses built in the Ronalds Street extension from the 1890s through World War I. In 1900 citywide population stood at 7,987 reflecting a modest increase from a decade earlier. By 1910 when ward population figures are available once again, they show 1,599 people residing in the Third Ward and 10,091 in the city as a whole. Five years later in 1615 the ward's population rebounded to 1,914 while citywide figures totaled 12,033. The number of residents In the Third Ward fluctuated following World War I with 1,721 in 1020 and 1,870 in 1940. This Is the last year that records are kept without including students at the State University of Iowa. Citywide population figures trended upwardthroughout this period with 11267 in 1920, 15,340 in 1930, and 17,182in 1940. Several factors likely led to this population increase within the ward. One was related to the growth of enroilment at the State University of Iowa during this period: In 1900 student enrollment stood at nearly 1,500 and by the end of the 1920s grew to more than 8,500. This period of University growth gave rise to parallel expansion, in the central business district and nearby residential neighborhoods such as those in the North Side. it is more fully described'in the historic contexts "Town and Gown Era (1890-1940)" and "Untvers'ity of Iowa (1855-1940)" inthe "Historic Resources ofiowa City, Iowa" MPS. Growth of SUl spurred residential development of several sorts in the Ronalds Street extension. Student housing had traditionally been accommodated in rented rooms in private homes, rooming houses, boarding houses, sorority houses, and fraternity houses within a few blocks of the east campus oT the University. Sections of the North 'Side such as the west end of the Ronalds Street extension gradually played host to more junior faculty, SUI employees, and resident -graduate students as enrollment experienced a nearly six -fold increase by 1930. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown SireLt Historic DWrict (boundary increase Name of Property Page 11 Johnson County County and State A more significant change in housing in the Ronalds Street extension was the construction of new single-family dwellings on vacant lots or in place of earlier, smaller houses. Construction dates of surviving building stock show more than 40 houses erected between 1895 and 1930. Corner lots were frequently divided with "smaller houses moved to the rear of a lot facing a side street anda more spacious house erected at the intersection. in other cases, small-scale real estate development efforts by neighborhood residents such as the Vacek family and the Nesvacil family resulted in new dwellings being erected for use as rental housing. Frank and Joseph Vacek built and either resided in or rented houses at 815 E. Ronalds Street, 823 E. Ronalds Street, and 629 N. Governor Street Frank and Frances Neavacil did the same for houses at 611 N. Johnson Street and 617 E. Ronalds Street. Other rental houses were built by members of the Tobin family, Lux family, and Cerny family. These houses frequently provided short term housing for married graduate students, faculty members, and SUI administrative support staff for SUI's growing physical plant. The result was a mixed neighborhood in terms of rental houses and owner -occupied houses. Social make-up was further mixed by the presence of households headed by SUI employees, downtown workers, shop owners,, and professionals in every block. The first table below shows the numbers of surviving houses by decade based on research conducted during earlier surveys. Population figures in the second table for Iowa City and the Third Ward are taken from U.S. and Iowa State Census figures. Houses BWit bv Decade Decade. Number of Houses Pre-1860 1 1860-1869 2 1870-1879 3 1880-1889 0 1890-1899 `7 1900-1909 13 1910-1919 16 1920-1929 14 1930-1939 1 1940-1949 0 1950-2000 2 TOTAL 59 Po ulation for Iowa City & Third Ward Year Iowa City Third Ward 1850 1,250 1854 2,570 1860 5 214 1863 4,417 1865 5,417 1867 6,418 1869 6,583 1872 5,914 2,295 1873 6,454 2,026 1875 6,371 2,026 1880 7123 1885 6 748 1,842 1890 7,016 .1,765 1895 7 526 1,475 1900 7.987 - 1905 8 497 laic f0091 i599 1915 12033 1,914 1920 11 267 1 721 1930 15.340 1940 1 17182 1870 1950 27 212 2101 1960 33 443 1970 46 650 1980 50,508 1990 59 735 2000 62 220 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 12 Johnson Count County and State Information from biographical histories, city directories, obituaries, and other sources provides a sampling of the Ronalds Street residents, their occupations or professions, and business affiliatiohs. Students are generally not represented in these figures because they were not the heads of households and, therefore, not listed in city directories. Nor were they usually responsible for construction of a house or its long-term occupation. Because this list generally represents the earliest resident associated with a property, it does not demonstrate the growing importance of employers such as the University of Iowa in later years. North Dodge Street 630 N. Dodge, Joseph Brum, cashier, Rock Island RR, ca. 1909 631 N. Dodge, Charles Grissel, teamster, ca. 1890 707 N. Dodge, Frank Mott, English professor, SUI, ca. 1926 715 N. Dodge, Peter Prizler, truck driver, Lenoch & Cilek Hardware Store, ca. 1927 North Johnson Street 611 N. Johnson, Frank Nesvacil, railway mail clerk, ca. 1905 616 N. Johnson, Eugene Hubbard, instructor, SUI Dental College, ca. 1925 628 N. Johnson, Emil Rongner, tailor and dry cleaner, ca. 1920 714 N. Johnson, Frank Spevacek, musician, ca. 1915 715 N. Johnson, Wilfred Cole, bookkeeper, Lenoch & Cilek Hardware Store, ca. 1927 North Lucas Street 628 N. Lucas, Selkirk-Palik House, Frank Selkirk, laundry worker, ca. 1900 713 N. Lucas, Frank Abbott, lather, ca. 1914 East Ronalds Street 510 E. Ronalds, Frank Rummelhart, grocer, ca. 1902 511 E. Ronalds, Edward John Schuppert, tinner for Schuppert & Koudelka, ca. 1912 515 E. Ronalds, John Schuppert, co-owner of Schuppert & Koudelka, 1930 516 E. Ronalds, James Mott, works Reichardt's, confectionery & fruits1904 518 E. Ronalds, Ludwig Bettag, clerk, Breece Bros., soft drinks, ca. 1909 524 E. Ronalds, Joseph Grimm, bookkeeper, Johnson Co. Savings Bank, ca, 1908 530 E. Ronalds, Herman Bonorden, lawyer, ca.1878 604 E. Ronalds, Leo Grimm, letter carrier, ca. 1913 613 E. Ronalds, Lawrence Denneny, engineer, Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Rwy., ca. 1860 617 E. Ronalds, Frank Nesvacil, laborer, ca. 1918 620 E. Ronalds, Robert Burger,. carpenter, ca.1925 704 E. Ronalds, Edward Sulek, lawyer, ca.1910 712 E. Ronalds, Ferd Goss, brick manufacturer, ca. 1908 713E. Ronalds, Ida Kasper, widow, retired farmer, ca.1896 719 E. Ronalds, Frank Lechty, laborer, SUI, ca.1896 724 E. Ronalds, James Kdz, teamster and Joseph Kriz, merchant tailor 729 E. Ronalds, Joseph Bock, tinner, Maresh Brothers, ca. 1895 804 E. Ronalds, Carl & Rose Gaulocher, co-owner, Gaulocher Brick Yard, ca. 1908 809 E. Ronalds, Joseph Krofta, meat cutter, Messner & Koza Meat Market, ca. 1915 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 13 _ Johnson County County and State 813 E. Ronalds, Anton Soucek, linotypist, Athens Press, c6.1913 814 E. Ronalds, Emil Miller, co-owner, Emil Brothers Monuments, ca. 1909 820 E. Ronalds, Lee Windrem, baker, ca.1912 823-E. Ronalds, Frank Vacek (Wacek), laborer & teamster, ca. 1895 830 E. Ronalds, John Kedlec, Johnson County Recorder, ca. 1913 North Van Buren Street 620 N. Van Buren, Ulmer Ries, clerk, Ries Iowa Book Store 622 N. Van Buren, Joseph Katzenmeyer, printer, Economy Advertising Co., ca. 1905 630 N. Van Buren, Maria Welch, real estate owner, ca.1860 702 N. Van Buren, Drs. Grace & Henry Urban, osteopathic physicians, ca. 1918 714 N. Van Buren, Margaret: Canon, child .welfare nurse, SUI, ca.1919 716 N. Van Buren, George Pudil,jankor, SUI Men's Gymnasium, ca. 1917 Architectural Background and Significance Like other section of Iowa City's North Side, the houses constructed in the Ronalds Street extension of the Brown Street Historic District drew inspiration from architectural styles and vernacular building forms that swept the country from the mid- 19th century through the early-20"' century. Styles that influenced the designs of building in the konalds Street extension include the Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie School. As design trends in Iowa City had no hard and fast beginning and ending dates, it was common to find two or more styles incorporated into the same house'. TheGreekRevival was the first formal architectural style introduced to Iowa City when architect John Francis Rague designed Iowa's Territorial Capitol (NHL) in 1839. Construction was completed on the capitol by 1842 and dozens of private residences and commercial blocks in the Greek Revival Style were rendered in stone, brick and clapboard finishes during the next26 years in Iowa City. Houses such as the Barnes House at 614 N. Johnson Street (contributing,. Photo #'I) and the Welch House at 630 N. Van Buren Street (contributing, Photo #2) employed simple Greek Revival elements such as flat stone window lintels and entrance transoms in their Side -Gable forms. As noted above, historical and architectural survey work completed in the Ronalds Street extension area has identified few surviving houses constructed during the three decades following the Civil War. This maybe a result of a modest amount of building that took place during this time due to slow population growth. A more likely contributing factor is the wave of redevelopment in the neighborhood that took place after the turn of the 20th century that resulted in the replacement of earlierhouses with newer ones. As a result, there is a dearth of houses built in styles popular during the post -Civil War period — ttallanate, Gothic Revivai, Second Empire, and easy Queen Anne style houses — in the Ronalds Street extension. In their place are late Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman style houses built in a,wide range of vernacular forms. The late Queen Anne.Style dwellings built along Ronalds Street were exam pies of the Gabled Front and Wing form with asymmetrical fagedes and various combinations of roof shapes, wall dormers, and attic dormers. Defining features included ornamental bargeboe ds, decorative millwork, and fashionable verandas and porches. Examples of the less exuberant forms of the Queen Anne Style typical of the Ronalds Street nethborhood include the. Frank and Mary Lechty House at 719 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo #3) built in ca.1806, the Selkirk Palik House at 628 N. Lucas Street (contributing, Photo #4) constructed in ca.1900, and the Frank and Frances Nesvacil House at 611 N. Johnson Street (contributing) built in: ca. 1905. A variation of the late Queen Anne Style in the Ronalds Street extension incorporates more formal Neo-Classical omamentation in fagades and porches. The result is a Colonial Revival Style design such as the house built in 1905 by Emil and Albia Miller located at 814 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo #5). The most common architectural style adopted by homebuilders in the Ronalds Street extension was the Craftsman Style United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number . 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 14 Johnson Count County and State This style grew out of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America and was strongly promoted by native Wisconsin architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine The Craftsman published between 1903 and 1916. The Craftsman Style was predisposed towards utilitarian forms and designs and experienced popularity in the Ronalds Street area as a result. The Craftsman Style developed a multiplicity of forms adaptable to both prominent mid -block lots and smaller sub- divided lots fronting on side streets. Approximately 20 Craftsman Style houses were built in the Ronalds Street extension during the years before and after World War I. The most clearly Craftsman Style houses in the Ronalds Street extension were built in the Front -Gable form. Constructed in one, one -and -half, and two-story sizes, the Front -Gable house form was distinguished by a moderate pitched gable end oriented towards the street. In some examples the asymmetrically placed entrance porch would have a contiguous gable roof but in most cases, a broad gable roofed porch would span the front. Clapboard siding and square -cut shingles would frequently alternate between floors and exposed rafter'tails, purlins, and knee -brace brackets would line eaves. Windows would appear in pairs and groups of three with vertical light configurations in the upper sash of double -hung windows in most cases. Sbt well-preserved examples survive in the Ronalds Street extension of the Craftsman Style Front -Gable form. All were built during the decade of the 1920s. The Ulmer and Amelia Ries House at 620 N. Van Buren St. (contributing) was built in ca. 1923. It is a very small one-story stucco -clad cottage with a contiguous gable for its offset entrance porch. Its windows contain a geometric pattern rather than the traditional vertical light configuration. A larger house more typical of the Craftsman Front -Gable houses found in the Ronalds Street extension is the Peter and Florence Prizler House at 715 N. Dodge St. (contributing, Photo #6). Built in ca. 1927 it incorporates most of the standard features of Craftsman Style houses in the Ronalds Street extension including exposed rafter tails, knee brace brackets for the side entrance, contrasting narrow clapboards and square -cut shingles for the siding, and vertical light configurations in the upper sash of double -hung windows. A third example with proportions similar to the Prizler House, is the house at 621 N. Johnson St (contributing, Photo #7). Constructed in ca. 1925 by the Tobin family for rental purposes, it combines the extremely narrow 22-foot wide footprint of the Ries House with the full two-story height of the Prizler House. Its upper story shingles are laid in alternating narrow and wide bands giving the house a horizontal feeling and an illusion of greater width than similar sized houses in the Ronalds Street extension. Other Craftsman Front -Gable Houses in the Ronalds Street extension include the Emil Rongner House at 628 N. Johnson St (contributing, ca. 1925), the Thomas and Agnes Carroll House at 608 E. Ronalds St. (contributing, ca. 1928), and the Robert and Mabel Burger House at 620 E. Ronalds St.(oomributing, ca. 1925). The Craftsman Style influenced the look of another important vernacular house form found in the Ronalds Street extension — the American Four -Square. Nearly 20 such houses survive in the Ronalds Street extension having been built between ca.1905 and ca.1930. Common characteristics of this form include a two-story, three -bay front facade; a hipped roof of various pitch; hipped or gable roof'dormer(s) on one or more fagades; porches across the entire front facade or offset entrance porticos; asymmetricaily plated entrance doors.(common); cottage windows on the first floor (common); doubie- hung'windows or groups of windows on upper floors and secondary fagades with either 1/1, 4/1, 5/1 or6/1 configurations; and belt courses separating first and second floors. Four -Squares are distributed relatively evenly throughout the Ronalds Street extension. The earliest Four -Squares in the Ronalds Street extension are more likely to incorporate Colonial Revival Style features such as classical ornamentation, porch columns, entrances; window trim, and balustrades. The Craftsman Style appeared in Four -Squares, built after World War I. The style's influence was evident in the popular vertical light configuration in the upper sash of double -hung windows, the use of alternating siding types on each level, and interior finishes that favored Arts and Crafts motifs. None of the houses in the Ronalds Street extension have been identified as the work of individual architects though it is possible that continued research on local architects might uncover a few commissions. Alternatively, homebuilders frequently turned to pattern books and design catalogues available from local lumber companies such as the William Musser Lumber Company, the Iowa Lumber Company and its successor the Ditmars & Ayers Company, or to local planin( mills such as J.M. Sheets and Company. in such cases a single house plan with variations in ornamentation or floor plan United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Johnson County Name of Property County and State may have been used for multiple houses. One suchplan was for a modified Gabled front and Wing design with a central hipped block. This design was used for three nearly identical houses in the Ronalds Street extension. They include the Lux House, a rental house built in ca.1899 at 619 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo #9); the Joseph and Josephine'Katzenmeyer House built in ca. 1905 at 622 N. Van Buren Street (contributing, Photo #10); and the Edward and Stella Sulek House built in ca. 1910 at 704 E. Ronalds Street (contributing). The porches of the two most intact houses vary. The Lux House has a closed balustrade and paneled square columns for porch supports while the Katzenmeyer House has slender curved columns and turned spindles for its balustrade. The two also have reverse floor plans. Another example of the Gabled Front and Wing house form is the Frank and Clara Rummelhart House at 510 E. Ronalds Street (contributing) built in ca. 1902. Like the three Queen Anne Style houses discussed on page 13 —the Lechty House, the Selkirk-Palik House, and Nesvacil House —the size and location porch was a major design element. After the turn of the 20th century, residents may have turned tomanufacturers of pre-cut or "kit houses" such as those offered by a number of Midwest manufacturers. Kit houses included materials for the entire house with numbered parts and instruction booklets as well as shingles, paint, and nails. Among the companies offering homes in the Midwest were three Bay City, Michigan manufacturers the Aladdin.Company began in 1906 and offered 450 models between 1910 and 1940; Lewis Homes/Liberty Homes; and Sterling Homes/international Mill and Timber. Three Chicago firms included Sears Roebuck and Company, Montgomery Ward Company, and Harris Brothers. The best known of these was Sears, the nation's premier merchandiser at the turn of the 2& century. The company began offering house plans in 1895 and by 1908 had begun operations of a "Modem Homes* division that supplied building plans, materials, and kit houses that were shipped by rail around the United States. The first catalogue was limited to several dozen plans for medlumsize houses but by 1916 the first Sears kit -houses with numbered parts were available. Incomplete records make the total output of kit homes difficult to estimate; however, it is likely that by World War 11, Sears had sold more than 100,000 homes nationally. Soon after Aladdin and Sears began manufacturing homes, an Iowa company joined their ranks. Located just 60 miles east of Iowa City in Davenport, Iowa, the Gordon -Van Tine Company advertised nationally selling construction materials to builders beginning in 1906. By 1910 the company offered house plans and was among the first companies in the country to offer fully pre-cut houses. The company's catalogues allowed the homebuyer to select from among dozens of floor' plans, finishes, design features, and equipment choices. The Gordon -Van Tine Company likely knew of the brisk market for residential construction in Iowa City during this period. One example of a Gordon -Van Tine Co. house has been tentatively identified within the Ronalds Street extension — the John Kadlec House at 830 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo #15). The house was built in ca.1913 for Kadlec who occupied the elected post of Johnson County Recorder at the time. The Gordon -Van Tine Plan No. 702 that appears on the following page matches that of the two-story frame house at the comer of Governor and Ronalds streets. It was built with a steeply pitched, intersecting gable roof plan, and a flat roofed porch spanning the front. Double -hung 1 /1 windows were paired on the second floor. The most popular house form in the Ronalds Street extension —the American Four -Square —was also among the most popular designs offered by the Gordon -Van Tine Company. The company's 1923 catalogue included 18 separate plans in the Four -Square house form to capture the interest of homebuilders with such descriptive phrases as "An Impressive Colonial Home," "A Big 6 Room House at a Low Price,""A Big Square Home — Four Bed Rooms," "Substantial Two -Story Home," "An Every Popular Home of fine Proportions," "Impressive Home -A Space and Money Saver," "A Substantial Seven Room House,' and "A Square House with Big Comfortable Rooms'? '117 House Designs of me. Twenties, Gordon -Van Tme Co., (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. and Philadelphia: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia), 1992. (reprint of Gordon -Van Tine Homes, originally published by the Gordon -Van Tine Co., Davenport, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 16 Johnson County County and State The American Four -Squares built in the Ronaids Street extension were typical of plans sold by the Gordon -Van Tine Company. They featured four rooms on the first floor usually including a large entrance hall with stairs to the second floor, a "cased opening" (one featuring pillars, shelving or other trim) between the living room and dining room, and a Spacious kitchen. The upper level contained a bathroom and either three or four bedrooms. Examples in the 1923 catalogue'were sized for a range of budgets with the smallest examples containing less than 700 Square feet per floor; moderate examples sized from 800 to 900 square feet, and one large house.containing 11100 square feet per floor. Gordon Van Tine Home No. 70e Iowa, 1923), pp. 37, 52, 66, 81, $2, 86, 87, and 99. 8117 House Designs of the Twenties, p. 88. United States Department of the Interior National Park. Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 17 Brown Street Historic District fboundary increase) Johnson County _ Name of Property County and State American Four -Squares built in the Ronalds Street extension ranged from narrow -front plans (22 to 24 feet wide) suitable for small mid -block lots to plans that were both wide and deep (26 to 31 feet wide) for full lot comer sites. Two nearby examples show how the same house form could be easily sized to fit lots with dramatically different dimensions. The Eugene and Myrtle Hubbard House at 816 N. Johnson Street (contributing) has a width of just 22 feet. Built in ca.1925, it Is an example of how design elements such as an extremely low-pitched hipped roof, the omission of an attic dormer, and the inclusion of a raised story -board between contrasting Gadding on the first and second floors can give a house a wider, and therefore larger, appearance. These features also added a Prairie School Style feel to the house. The Hubbard House closely resembles the 22-foot wide "Gordon -Van Tine Home No., 5W9 and the "The Cornell," a Sears, Roebuck and Company house plan shown below -that was specifically advertised for narrow lots. A haWblock to the north, a more typically sized Four -Square with a 26-foot wide front fagade was built by'Le.o and Mae Grimm at 604 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo #12) in ca. ,1913. The large comer lot on which it sits gives the Grimm House an even more substantial presence. In this particular plan, the wider front fagede is largely, taken up by additional windows (pairs on the upper level and a triple window on the lower level): Other comer lot.Four-Squarestnclude the William and Augusta Theobold House at 730 E. Ronalds Street (contributing) built in ca. 1910, the Carl and Rose Gaulocher House at 804 E. Ronalds Street (contributing, Photo,#13) built,in ca. 1908 and the Henry and Grace Urban House at 702 N. Van Buren Street (contributing, Photo #14) built in ca. 1918. Sears, Roebuck and Company House Plan, "The Comell" 10 °ibid, p. 92. loratherine Cole Stevenson and H. Ward Jand, Houses by Mait A Guide to Houses from Seers, Roebuck and Company (Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press), 1986, p. 292. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Contributing and Non -Contributing Resources:, Page 18 Johnson County County and State The Ronalds Street extension to the Brown Street Historic District contains a total of 92 buildings with 74 contributing primary and secondary buildings. Of these, 32 are key or individually significant (28 primary and 4 secondary). The balance of the Ronalds Street extension includes 4 non-contributing primary building and 14 non-contributing secondary buildings. No buildings in the extension area were previously listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original Brown Street Historic District nomination identified 90 contributing buildings, one contributing structure (Brown Street itself) and 9 non-contribuung'buildings. This number count was in error, however, because it included only primary buildings and no garages or barns. As a part of amending the Brown Street Historic District to include the Ronalds Street extension, a revised evaluation of the buildings in the original district was completed using the extended period of significance for the Ronalds Street extension and a full count of primary and secondary buildings. This count indicates that there are 127 contributing primary and secondary buildings within the original boundary, 1 contributing structure, within the original boundary, and 26 noncontributing buildings within. the original boundary. The revised and combined number counts for the Brown Street Historic District with.the boundary increased to include the Ronalds Street extension are as follows: a total of 246 resources with 1 contributing structure (Brown Street) and 245 buildings (primary and secondary) including 201 contributing buildings and 44 non-contributing buildings. Tables listing the contributing and non-contributing resources in the new Ronalds Street extension and the original Brown Street Historic District appear on pages 19-23. Integrity requirements used to determine contributing and non-contributing designation for both primary and secondary buildings in the Ronalds Street extension were developed using National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Register Registration Form. Individual building evaluations were consistent with local standards further refined as a part of surveys and multiple property documentation forms completed in 1992-1994, 1997, and 1999-2000 listed below: "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS," prepared 1992, listed NRHP 1994 Amendment to "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" for "Architectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase 11), 1845—1945," prepared 1999, listed NRHP 2000 Amendment to "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" for "Historic Folk Housing of Iowa City, Iowa," prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1997 (not submitted to the National Park Service) By definition, historic districts are collections of buildings that when considered as a group rather than individually posses: a sense of time and.place. They may have a shared building type, style, form, or material. They have a common period of significance that may extend over a few years or decades. They consist of contiguous properties or multi -block aroas with relatively. few Intrusions Integrity for individual buildings as well as the setting as a whole should be high. The Ronalds Street extension meets these requirements. buildings were evaluated and ranked according to one of three designations: 1) key contributing, 2) contributing or 3) non contributing. For single or multi -family buildings (including rooming houses and apartment buildings) to be designated as "key contributing; they are substantially unaltered and retain their original appearance in shape, proportion, and roofline. Principal fagades remain intact and largely unchanged. If synthetic siding has been installed it is considered acceptable I the width matches that of the original surfaces and few architectural features are compromised by its installation. Origins porches are intact, windows remain unchanged except for the installation of metal storm windows, and primary entrances remain consistent with the original design. rSingle-family or multi -family buildings designated as "contributing" retain their original form and massing. Examples of United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Properly Page 19 Johnson county County and State acceptable alterations are as follows. Porches may be enclosed but the original columns remain visible or the enclosure easily reversible with little or no damage to the massing and proportions of the original porch. More permanentIporch enclosures that are more than 50 years old are also considered acceptable. The majority of windows remains unchanged but if they are altered, the sizes of window openings conform to those of original openings. Any wings or additions made to a house are subordinate to the original structure and do not cover significant architectural detailing. Acceptable synthetic sidings include asbestos shingles, asphalt brick, aluminum, and vinyl. For secondary structures associated with residential.buildings such as garages or barns, designation as "key contributing" requires the retention of original size, shape, proportion, and roofline. Original windows, siding, passage doors, an&vehicle bay openings doors are also retained. Replacement of the vehicle bay door with a contemporary door is not acceptable for key status. "Contributing" secondary structures include garages and barns that are at least 50 years old but may have been altered through the addition of synthetic siding compatible to the original finish or replacement of garage doors. Location of vehicle and passage doors as well as windows is contributing secondary structures is consistent with the original building design. Residential buildings, both primary and secondary, designated as "non-contributing" include all resources built outside of the period of significance —1847 to 1954. Buildings altered to such a degree that the original structure is no longer readily identifiable are considered non-contributing. Examples of s' niticant charmils Incluae rna'or changes in roofline, om a porch enclosures of a non -reverse a na re, and major additions or modifications o pnmary fapades Inconsistentwith the nrnmrtinn rhvr m A e r. f fh mnMM. nM The final issue of building integrity involves moved buildings. National Register standards generally preclude moved buildings from being considered either key contributing or contributing. The assumption is that a move detracts from a building's significance by destroying its original setting and context. On the other hand, moves made during the period of significance are treated as historic alterations if the settings and context are similarto original locations. The moving of buildings in North Side neighborhoods in loWa City in the decades prior to World War11 has been documented as a common residential development practice. Building alterations considered acceptable for moved buildings include changes in foundation materials, changes in porches built after a move, some entrance modifications, and some changes in building orientation. Moves were considered detrimental if they resulted in the loss of significant architectural elements. A complete list of buildings in the Ronalds Street extension appears below. Buildings are separated into primary (single- family house or multi -family building) and secondary (bam or garage). If no box Is checked under the secondary building columns for a particular address, no garage or bam is currently present Ronalds Street Extension — Contributing and Non -Contributing Resources C LEI United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District tbon.ndary increase) Name of Property pler ,John & Emma ca. bin rental house ca. ter, Adelbert 8 ce. *Platzer, nor Emil ca. evacek, Frank & ca. tieste, WMred a Mary ce. Page 20 Johnson County County and State 510 E Ronalds Rummelhart, Frank & ca.I W2 Key C Front &Wing Clara Side -Gabled, One Stoi sf I IF nenalds�-Ichuooert. Edward John ca. C & Opal SchuoperL John ca. 19091. C 524 E. Ronalds Gdmm, Joseph &Agnes ce. i972 ^`r Apt. Building 527 E. Rorrelds Unrremed Apt. Building 1972 NC Fide -Gabled, Two SIC 529 E. Ronalds . Unnamed house ce. 1870 C NC Front -Gabled 530 E. Ronalds Bonorden, Herman ca. 1018 Ill ..--- e,ro C C 813 E. Rorrelds penneny,l.awrence ce. 1860 C 617 1 E. Ronalds I Nesvacil, Frank 6, ce. 1918 C Frances 616 1 E. Ronalds I Hanley, George & tolm ca. 1923 & Wing Two a 829 E. Ronalds Unnameo nouse m92 --- . 630 - - 1924 E. Ronalds Unnamed house ca- lum NC NC Ranch Queen Anne 704 E. Ronalds Sulek, Edward & Stella ca.1Ulu C NC. No Style 712 E. Ronalds Sibemagle-Goss House 1866/ca. NC 1915 NC Gabled Front& 713 E. Ronalds Kasper. Ida Co. 1896 C W Qucerr Anne 714 E. Ronalds Cemy rental house ca.1915 C See 712 .. Front Gabled Gabled Front 8 719 E. Ronalds Lechty, Frank & Mary ca.1896 -Key Key W Queen Anne IN - NC Side -Gabled, One E 724 E. Ronads Kriz, James & Catherine ca.1870 C Gabled Frail &Wit 729 E. Ronalds Bock Joseph & Anna ca.1910 C C Am. Four -Squared 730 E. Ronalds TheobeM, Willem & ca. 1895 C - Colonial Revival Au usta United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number S Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Properly Page 21 .Johnson County County and State a S71t :rs.Ut�r 1 1rx7 n+s . ° . k.n rsr� :Tf►8 iH. i ,. a .: eerit�buf ` Gonip4lillin Novi rdnr9 AMRM—OULAO FORM BON E. RonaI a GBulocher, Cad & Rose ca. 1900 Key Key - Am. Four -Square/ 809 E. Ronalds Krofla, Joseph &Anna ca, ivio C NC Colonial Revival 813 E. Rona Soucek, Anton & Vlasta ca, 1913 Key Front Gabled 814 E. Ronalds Miller, Emill I a. c1909 Key See 804 Front Gabled 815 E. Ronalds Vacek rental house C - Colonial Revival 820 E. Ronalds Windrem, Lee 8 Mayme ca. t 912 C Key NC NC Front Gabled 623 E. RonaIds a-ck {Wacek), Frank & ca. 1895 C - .. Am. Four -Square j oseph NC Gabled Front & Wing 824 E. Ronalds Shimon, Mary ce. 1 223 C NC Am. Four-Sgrsre/Piaine 830 E. Ronalds Kadlec, John ca. 1913 C Front -Gabled 4 f 620 N. Van Rim, Ulmer & Amelia ca. 1923 Key C Craftsman Buren 622 N. Van Kalzenmeyer, Joseph 8 ce. 1905 Key C dueen Anne Buren Josephine 830 N. Van Welch, Made ca. 1860 Key Slde-Gabled, One 702 Buren N. Van Urban, Grace &Henry p. 1918 Key - Sto /Greek Rev. Buren Am. Four -Square 714 N. Van Canon, Margaret ca.191g Key C Am, Foursquare Buren 716 N. Van Pudil, George & Sadie oe. 1 117 Key Am. Four -Square Buren Brown Street Historic District before Ronalds Street Extension — Contributing and Non -Contributing. Resource Status 216 E. Brown 1916 C C 222 E. Brown 1900 C 228 E. Brown 1906 C 304 E. Brown 1909' C N 311 E. Brown 1893 CC 314 E. Brown 1892 C - N 315 E. Brown 1896 C R18 E. Brown 1905 C N 323 E. Brown 1890 C N 325 E. Brown 1896 C C 328 E. Brown 1892 C C 329 E. Brown 1851 C 401 E- Brown 1916 C N 404 E. Brown 1918 C 407 E. Brown 1917 C C 409 E. Brown 1903 C C 414418 E. Brown 1866 C N 415 E. Brown 1899 C 417 E. Brown ca. 1896 C C 422 E. Brown 1916 C 427 E. Brow 1921 C 430 E. Brown 1913 C 431 E. Brown 1920 C C United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 22 Johnson County County and State 502 E. Brown 1899. C 508 E. Brown 1882 . G 509 E. Brown ca. 1895 C - N 510 E. Brown 1938 C 514 - E. Brown 1920 C G 519 E. Brown 1890 C N 520 E. Brown ca. 1905 C C. 523 E. Brown 1902 C C 528 E. Brown ea. 1807 C C 529 E. Brown 1893-. C C 530 E. Brown 1901 1 C N 603 E. Brown 1910 1 C 609 E. Brown 1921 C 617 E. Brown 1915 C N 618 E. Brown 1922 C C 619 __ E. Brown 1914 C C 621 E. Brown 1922 C 629 E. Brown 1922 C C 632 E. Brown 1912 C 707 E. Brown 1949 C 713 E. Brown ca. 1912 C C 714 E. Brown 1922 C C 717 E. Brown ca. 1912 C C 721 E. Brown 1910 C C 727 E. Brown 1900 •C E. Brown 1979 NC - E.'Brown 1983 - NC E. Brown 1922 C N E. Brown ca.1925 C E73151 E. Brown ca. 1916 C C (garage) N. E. Brown 1916 N. Linn 1924 C N 725 N. Unn 1891 C .. N. Linn 1898 CN. Linn 1891 C 0814 N. Linn 1899 G N N. Linn . 19M N. Linn 1922 C 815 N. Linn 1915 C _ 817 N. Linn 1882 - C - 818 N. Unn 1916 C 819 N. Linn 1922 C - N (shared w1821 E. Brown 821 N. Linn 1912 _ C - 1 Bella Vista Dr. ca.1920 C 2 Bella Mate Dr. - 1923 - C 4 Bella Vsta Dr.. ca. 1921 _ - C 5 Bella Vista Dr. 1924 C 6 Bella Vista Dr. 1912 C 8 Bella Vista Dr. 1922 C N 10 Bella Vista Dr. 1910 C - C United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number S Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Summary: Page 23 Johnson County County and State aff... ... 12 Bella Vista Dr. - loll C C - >... �ca.1900 715 N. Gibert . , C C 718 N. Gilbert t891 C 817 N. Gilbert 1934, C - 821 N. Gllbatt 1901 C 824. N..Glltiert 1924 - C - - 825. - N.GAbed ca.190D - C' 828 N. GiRmt 1885imoved ca.1922 NC .. C 720 N. Van Buren 1913 C 721 N. Van Buren 1922 C C 728 N. Van Buren 1904 •. C N 730 N. Van Buren 1904 - C C 800 N. Van Buren 1889 C N (garage) C barn 718 N. Johnson 19M C 719 N.Johnson 1962 NC 810 N.J 1918 C 815 N.Johnson 1918 C N 821 N.Johnson 1958 11 NC 825 N.Johnson 1925 C 833 N.Johnson 190 C C 834 N.Johnson 1854 C N 900 N.Johnson 1915 C 707 N. Dodge ca. 1900 C� 720 N. Dodae 193D C 724 N. Dodoe 1929 C - 727 N. Dodge 1923 C 802 N. Dodge 1875 C ,. 722 N. Lucas 1865 C M 727 . N.Lucas 1875 C 200 to am Blocks E. Brown Street C (Structure) In summary, the Ronalds Street extension is locally significant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A it derives significance from its association with an important era of population growth and intense residential development in Iowa We North Side residential areas at the and of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20v' century. Iowa Citians built private residences for their growing families while small-scale developers constructed housing to meet the demand of a brisk rental market during these decades. Ronalds Street's organic development followed this pattern of residential development. Additional significance under Criterion A derives from the fact that the Ronalds Street extension represented a cross section of middle and upper income households with business and professional leaders living next door to middle income and working class families. Individuals who resided in this neighborhood highlight several important themes in the city's United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 24 Johnson County County and State history in the decades before and after the turn of the 20P century. Primary among these were the growing prosperity and social mobility of Iowa City's Bohemian -American community and the growth, in importance of the State University of Iowa. The construction of new houses, the brisk rental of existing houses, and the infili construction pattern that produced an extremely dense residential district testify to the neighborhood's significance. Under Criterion C the Ronalds Street extension is significant as a representative collection of the residential architectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1850s through the 1930s. From modest Bohemian cottages to pattern book houses and elaborate multi -story mansions, Ronalds Street reflected the architectural character and best residential building practices of the period. The combination of visual qualities and historical associations gives the Ronalds Street extension its distinct neighborhood identity and significance. 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Irving Webees Iowa City— Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1990. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 10 Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property 10. Geographical Data Verbal Boundary Description: Page 28 Johnson County County and State The amended section of the Ronalds Street Extension of the Brown Street Historic District within the City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa: Beginning in Block 33 of the Original Town Plat at the intersection of east -side of North Van Buren Street and the south side of the alley; thence south along the east side of North Van Buren Streetto the north side of the alley in Block 34; thence east approximately 260 feet to the rear property line of the house adjacent to the south side of the alley fatting North Johnson Street (611 North Johnson Street); thence south along said line approximately 55 feet thence west across North Johnson Street along the south property line of the house located on the north 55 feet of Lot 5 of Block 31 (614 North Johnson Street) to the west line of Lot 7; thence north to the north edge of the alley in Block 31; thenceeast to the west properly line of the house in the south half of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 10 (621 North Governor Street); thence north along the west property line to the north property line of said house; thence east to the west side of North Governor Street; thence north along the west side of North Governor Street to the south side of the alley in Block 12 thence west along the south side of the alley through Block 12, Block 32, and Block 33 to the point of beginning. Boundary Justification: The extended boundary of the Brown Street Historic District has been increased to include a four block section of Ronalds Street that containsresidential buildings of similar scale and materials with a common period of development to that of the original Brown Street Historic District. The north edge of the Ronalds Street extension is adjacent to the original Brown Street Historic District. The east boundary of the Ronalds Street extension is formed by a T-intersection along North Govemor Street. Oakland Cemetery extends along the east side of Governor Street beyond the District. The areas to the south and west of the Ronalds Street extension consist of similar residential areas in terms of building type, material, scale, and age but -without the high level of physical integrity found within the Ronalds Street extension and are therefore excluded. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Photoaraohs Page 29 Brown Street Historic District (roundary incMM) Johnson County Name of Property County and State Photoaranh Key for Brown Street Historic District - Rolialds Street Extension: (See Photo Map, page 31) Shelley McCafferty and Jessica Hlubek, photographers 1. Baines House, 614 N. Johnson Street, looking east 2. Maria Welch House, 630 N. Van Buren Street, looking.east 3. Frank & Mary Lechty House, 719 E. Ronalds Street, looking south 4. Selkirk-Palik House, 628 N. Lucas Street, looking south southeast 5. Emil & Aiwa Miller House, 814 E. Ronalds Street, looking north 6. Peter & Florence Przler House, 715 N. Dodge Street, lookfhg.northwest 7. Tobin Rental House, 621 N. Johnson Street, looking southwest 8. Herman Bonorden House, 530 E. Ronalds Street, looking north 9. Lux House, 619 E. Ronalds Street, looking south 10. Joseph & Josephine Katzenmeyer House, 622 N. Van Buren Street, looking east' 11. Wilfred & Mary Cole House, 715 N. Johnson Street, looking west 12. Leo & Mae Grimm House, 604 E. Ronalds Street, looking north 13. Carl & Rose Gaulocher House, 804 E. Ronalds Street, looking north 14. Grace & Henry Urban House, 702 E. Ronalds Street, looking northeast 15. John Kedlec House, 830 E. Ronalds Street, looking northwest United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Property Owners Brown Street Historic' District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 30, Johnson County County and State Proper.ty'O,wnem within the Brown Street Historic District Ronalds Street Extension # STREET` TITLEtlOLG�1; LGER ' . Cl7`7 $TA'f� ZI 6 � C cT 630 N. Dodge Joan E Burke & Adam Burke 280912th Ave. #203 Rock Island IL 61201 631 N. Dodge David L. Tingwald 631 N. Dodge. St. Iowa City IA 52245 707 N. Dodge Craig A. Kletzdng & Jeanette S. Welch 707 N. oodge St. lows City IA =45 715 N. Dodge Jennifer L. Glanville 715 N.-Dodge St. IwveCity IA 52245 629 N. Governor John T. Nothneg]e III 629 N. Governor St. Iowa City IA 52245 611 N. Johnson Doris M. Houset 35801lsta Park Or. lava Co IA 52246 614, N. Johnson Roger R. & Beerbel R. Anderson 1310 Cedar St. laws City IA =45 615 N. Johnson Eugene F. & Erin K. Fisher 3485 G Richard Cir. SW Iowa City IA 52240 617 N. Johnson Debra L. Kendall 2505 Blufrwood Ln. - Iowa City IA 52245 619 N. Johnson Mark Alan Ho]tkamp Box 3254 Iowa City IoCity IA SM44 621 N. Johnson Timothy Walker 621 N. Johnson St. ]aura City IA 52245 624 N. Johnson John H. & Joy L. Kerr 624 N. Johnson St. Iowa City IA 52245 628 N. Johnson Loren E. & Terri R. Deetz 628 N. Johnson St Iowa City IA M45 714 N. Johnson Jacquiiine M. B. Briggs & Eric Gidal 714 N. Johnson St. Iowa City IA 52245 715 N. Johnson Ira John III & Elizabeth A. Rapson 715 N. Johnson St Iowa City IA 52245 - 628 N. Lucas John W_ Palk 628 N. Lucas St. Iowa City - IA 52245 713 N. Lucas Jeffrey S. & Card A. Edberg 2041 Rochester Ct. Iowa City IA 52245 510 E. Ronalds Todd A. Dvorak & Margaret C. Klawiter 510 Ronalds St. Iowa City ]A 52245 511 E. Ronalds Christopher E. & Amy L.'Kahle' 511 Ronalds St. lava City IA 52245 515 E. Ronalds Jay Nelson 611 Orchard St Iowa City IA 52246 516 E. Ronalds James J. Dooley 516 Ronalds St. Iowa City ]A =45 518 E. Ronalds Mary E. S&Wackson 15 Wakefield Ct. Iowa City [A 52245 524 E. Ronalds Karl & Elizabeth Kehler 524 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 52245 527 E. Ronalds James E. & Victoria L. Shuzynsld Olson 2446 2BMh St. Tiffin ]A 52340 529 E. Ronalds James Reed Finney 5 NE 139th Ave. Portland OR 97230 630 E. Ronalds Laura Gotkowitz & Michel Gobat 530 Ronalds St, lava City ]A 52245 604 E. Ronalds Kevin S. & Helen S. Burford 604 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 52245 608 E. Ronalds Steven C. Bernhardt 27 Glendale CL Iowa City IA 52245 610 E. Ronalds Patricia A. Farrah & Winifred L. Fanard 1050 Woodk m Ave. lava City IA 52245 613 E. Ronalds Donna O'Brien 613 Ronalds St. Iowa City M 52245 617 E. Ronalds Margaret F. Bauserman 617 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 1 52245 618 E. Ronalds Linda A. McGuire & Anne G. Burnside 618 Ronalds St. Iowa City M 52245 619 E. Ronalds Ronald F. & Lydia Spegnolo at at 12232 S. 70th Ave. Palos Heights IL 60463 620 E. Ronalds Ryan A. & Jessica E. Maas 620 Ronalds St. lava City IA 52245 629 E. Ronalds Cory L. Raitt 629 Ronalds SL Iowa City IA 52245 630 E. Ronalds John D. & Mary M. Dougherty 718 Oakland Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 704 E. Ronalds Richard W. Finley 704 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 52245 712 E. Ronalds Ryan C. Braun 712 Ronalds St. lows City IA 52245 713 E. Ronalds Thomas M. & Pam Miller 112 33rd Ave. SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404 714 E. Ronalds James A. Cramer & Elizabeth Miller 714 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 52245 719 E. Ronalds Richard M. & Barbara J. Feeney 2725 Linden Rd. Iowa City IA 52245 724 E. Ronalds Kent H. Gregg 1208 S. Gilbert Ct. - b%w City IA 52245 729 E. Ronalds Johanna Schoen & Elizabeth D. Heineman 729 Ronalds St. lava City IA =45 730 E. Ronalds Martha M. R"ibble Milani 730 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 52245 804 E. Ronalds Jack A. (dapper & Elizabeth F. Ford W4 Ronalds St Iowa City IA 52245 United States Department of the interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Property Owners Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 31 Johnson County County and State 7 CIS.. " STATE`.IPGQpE : SIOCJF1ABS 8D8. E. Roriakts. James R. 8 Carty M.'Netdicky- 809 Ronakis St. Iowa City 52245 ...: .: 813 E. Ronalds Wllma D. Kinney 813 Ronalds SL Iowa Cty iA 52245 814 E. Ronalds Patti A. Marolf 223011th Ave. Marion IA 52302 815 E. Ronalds Lyneda A. Masana 530 Oakwood Dr. Hamilton OH 45013 820 E. Ronalds Steve Anderson 8 Julie Myers 82t1 Raralds St. Iowa City IA 52245 823 824 E. Rorie lds E. Ronalds Lucas R. DaWsson Edwin P. 8 Dorothy Dlouhy Bzi Ronakls St. 824 Rorrelds St. Iwua City Iowa City IA W - 52245 52245 830 E. Ronalds Edc M. 8 Dalalme C. Williamson 830 Rorxdds St. Iowa City IA 52245 620 N. Van Buren Joyce A. Daniels 622 N. Van Braes SL Iowa City IA 52240 622 N. Van Buren Joyce A. Daniels 622 N. Van Buren St, Iowa City to 52240 830 702 T 716 N. Van Buren N. Van Bur4n . N. Van Buren N. Van Buren.. .. Wayne S. RRuth E. Osborn Craig A. 8 Cynthia L. Abraham Julie C. 8 Chris W. Schmidt Michael T. 8 Kelley A. McLaughlin MN. Van Burim St - 2180Hwy 6 NW 4710 Sierra Vista Rd. 814 Pine Rkfge Rd. Iowa City Oxford Alamosa Coralville IA IA CO IA 52245 52322 $1101 52241 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Maps Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property 32 Johnson County County and State Map Showing Location of Brown Street Historic District — Ronalds Street Extension (Transportation Map, Iowa Department of Transportation, 2002) N W RAPIDS TO CPDAk RAPIDS 319-335-0633 call .71Y^;33A-�l71 IOWA► CITY CORALVILLE SCALE OF MULES IT%w -p_ 01M 1'2 1 OR United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number ManS Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 33 Johnson County County and State Sketch Map of Brown Street Historic District with boundary increase - Ronalds Street extension in unshaded area N 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Maas Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 34 Johnson County County and State Sketch Map of Ronalds Street Extension to Brown Street Historic District N RON ALDS MANN w 0 I Ronalds Street Extension I United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number McDS Brown Street Historic District (boundary increase) Name of Property Page 35 Johnson County County and State Photo Map of Ronalds Street Extension to Brown Street Historic District N AL DS �F MINES=, MINUTES PRELIMINARY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OCTOBER 13, 2016 EMMA J. HARVAT HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Agran, Esther Baker, Kevin Boyd, Zach Builta, Cecile Kuenzli, Andrew Litton, Pam Michaud, Ginalie Swaim MEMBERS ABSENT: Gosia Clore, Sharon DeGraw, Frank Wagner STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow, Bob Miklo OTHERS PRESENT: Julie Myers, Alicia Trimble 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. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: 820 Ronalds Street. Bristow said this house is in the Brown Street Historic District. She said it is in an area where there is quite a wide alley, with garages and barns all along the alley. Bristow said the house is primarily a foursquare, with some details that are reminiscent of some of the earlier Victorian houses, such as a gable and a bay on the west side that is held up by brackets. She said that the projecting piece is probably an addition that was put on after 1933, because it is not on the 1933 Sanborn map. Bristow said the house also has an addition that was enlarged in the back, and the front porch was filled in at one point in time. Bristow said that on the alley there is an existing small garage. She said that the we had, at one point, approved removing the garage door, filling it in with a wall, adding a passage door, and changing out some of the windows. Bristow showed that in a photo one can see a little bit of the peak of the neighbor's garage. She said that right now the applicant proposes to add a garage in the location between the neighbor's garage and her own garage. Bristow stated that staff has been working with the owner for a while and had been looking at some of the old barn -style garages as seen in the North Side and in the College Green Neighborhood. She showed photographs of garages and referred to a two-story rectangular garage. Bristow said the goal here is to have a one and one- half car garage with a studio and also add solar panels on the roof. Bristow said the site is in the northeast corner of the property. She said the size of the garage is smaller than the neighbor's garage and is clearly subordinate to the size of the house, which is compliant with one of the guidelines. Bristow showed the alley view and the west elevation. She said the owner would like to add double hung windows to the garage, and the windows would be a little bit larger than the typical HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 2 of 10 simple windows discussed in the guidelines. Bristow said staff felt this would be an appropriate modification to the guidelines to get a more light into that upper space. She said the garage door pictured has a paneled look with a vertical board type of pattern to the panels. Bristow said the owner is looking at using a garage door that is smooth in those areas but had not decided at this point. She said the windows in the garage door would be two long windows with simulated divided lights with four openings. Bristow stated that all of the trim would match the trim that is on the house, because that is appropriate with the double hung windows. She added that on the south side, the panels would be attached to a standing seam roof, which is a very appropriate way to add solar panels to a roof, because they do not need to penetrate the roof covering. Bristow said this prevents leaking issues. She said a similar material is proposed for the awning that would go over the passage door on the south side. Bristow said there are a few more windows on the east elevation than on the west. She said the building plans are in the packets. Bristow said the material would be similar to the Dutch lap siding on the original garage. She said the solar panels themselves would be framed in a gray -like color. Bristow said the recommended motion was to approve the certificate of appropriateness, provided that the final window and door product information would be reviewed by staff and chair. She said the motion also discusses colors and said staff was looking along the lines of the garage and barn -like colors. Bristow said the standing seam roof product is a little bit different than the smooth standing seam that would normally be approved. She said staff finds that the material would not be appropriate on a historic structure. Bristow said there has been discussion about how the agricultural roof products can actually diminish the architectural character of a historic house, according to the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. She said this involves a garage or barn, so it is not as crucial that it is smooth in between the seams. Bristow said that here there are not the small ridges or small seam spacing that one would have in some of the agricultural roofs. She said the architect had suggested this material so that there would not be oil canning in the roof. Bristow said the Commission would need to decide if the material should be approved. Swaim asked what is meant by oil canning. Bristow said that basically when it is installed, there can be some dimpling or some bending of the flat area. Kuenzli said that since this is in the city, the barn color was mentioned as red with a green roof. She said that would not tie into the house at all. Bristow said that in the alley, there are a couple of older, barn -type structures. She said that one of them on the west end of the alley is actually an old barn, and it is red. Miklo said that, historically, it was not uncommon for the garage or outbuilding to be of a different material and a different design when compared to the house. Miklo said the guidelines suggest two ways to go. He said that there could be a simpler design, like a barn, or one that matches the house. Miklo said that on Summit Street, most of the old barns that are there probably were barn red or darker colors historically. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 3 of 10 Agran said he was surprised to see that there would be discussion about the color. He said he agrees that the colors were different 100 years ago, when they were different ancillary structures. Agran said the neighborhood no longer looks like it did 100 years ago. He said that even though the architecture of the building is really permanent, paint colors tend to not be. He said that even though the Commission encourages something in a certain direction, it does not make it a requirement. Miklo said if this was going to be a smooth clapboard siding, then the colors that match the house would be appropriate. He said that because the choice was to design the building to be more like a barn rather than trying to match the house staff encourage the owner to consider this when choosing colors. Kuenzli asked if the owner would have the option of later painting it the same color as the house. Miklo replied that the owner can paint it any color she wants to, as painting does not require a permit. He said staff is just encouraging that the initial paint color be an appropriate color for the architecture of the building. Bristow said the color selection was just something staff wanted to discuss with the owner. She said that earlier in the day she talked to the owner about making the building match the house. Bristow said that a lot of it stemmed from the idea of the roof itself having a factory finish. She said it would not be appropriate to necessarily have a bright blue standing seam roof on this building, but would be appropriate to have something that would carry through with the character as well as the rustic character of the alley. Agran said he just wanted a clarification of the recommended motion and that the color suggestion was not something that was binding. Swaim said she thinks encouragement is fine but would welcome other colors that would perhaps harmonize with the house. Michaud asked if it would be another primary residence because this will having living space,. Miklo said it would not. He said it would be an accessory apartment, and as long as the property is owner -occupied, one may have an accessory apartment on the property in certain zones. Miklo said it would be allowed here, because the property is zoned RS-8. Michaud said she had inquired about building a carriage house on her property and was told she could not. Miklo said that is because her property is zoned differently. He said he could talk to her about her property outside of the meeting. Myers thanked the Commission for looking at the project. She said she is not wed to a particular color at all and has not even proposed a color, because the project has not progressed that far. Myers said that staff was helping her with ideas that might fit with a historic barn. She said that she will eventually address the color. Myers said she and her husband had thought about painting the barn the same yellow color as the house, perhaps with a gray roof to harmonize with the solar panels to make them disappear. She said they also like the idea of barn red. Myers said they are looking for an overall scheme. She stated that it is nice to have options and flexibility. MOTION: Litton moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 820 Ronalds Street as presented in the application with the following conditions: 1) window and door product information to be approved by staff and chair, and 2) siding and roof color encouraged to mimic the colors of historic barns such as red or brown siding and red or green roofing. Baker seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 8-0 (Clore, DeGraw, and Wagner absent). HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 4 of 10 REPORTS ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF: Certificate of No Material Effect - Chair and Staff Review. 422 Brown Street. Bristow said this was included, because in the course of last month the application changed from something that would come before the Commission to something that would receive a certificate of no material effect. She said it involves the replacement of the roof shingles and the repair of the internal gutters and replacement of the downspouts. 705 Grant Street. Bristow stated that this project involves a shingle replacement on a property in the Longfellow District. She said that architectural shingles will be used. Minor Review - Staff Review. 610 Ronalds Street. Bristow said that at this point, the project is to put a small at -grade deck off of the back. She showed a back view and pointed out where it will be inset the eight inches that decks are set in from the sidewall so that they are not entirely visible. Bristow said it will be flush with the other side of that gable end, just because it is so close to the door. She said there will probably be a railing. Bristow said the deck is meant to help transition the grade for wheelchair access in the future. 625 Clark Street. Bristow said this is a non-contributing house in the Clark Street Conservation District. She said that on the south side, there is a greenhouse type window and a through -wall air conditioner. Bristow said the owners just installed central air and will therefore be replacing both the windows. She stated that the greenhouse window will mimic the double hung window next to it, and the through -wall air conditioner will be replaced with a small awning -type window. Bristow said that both windows are on the side of the house. 618 Brown Street Bristow said that the three casement windows in the front over the door have been damaged a little bit by animals. She said they will be replaced with a pebble -textured glass on the inner pane of the glass, because there is a bathroom here. INTERMEDIATE REVIEW - CHAIR AND STAFF REVIEW. 741 South 7th Avenue Bristow said that she and Swaim reviewed this small house on the corner of 7th and Sheridan. Bristow said the owners are putting a skylight in the middle of the back of the garage. She said that it is very small and in an appropriate location. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 5 of 10 CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2016: MOTION: Baker moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's September 8, 2016 meeting, as written. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 8-0 (Clore. DeGraw. and Wagner absent). COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Annual Historic Preservation Awards Committee. Bristow said the date for the awards presentation has not yet been set, but the date will probably be sometime in late January. She stated that staff has been compiling potential award properties for the Commission to review, and Commission members have also made suggestions. Bristow said that a small committee will be needed to whittle down the properties to potential award winners to be presented to the Commission. Bristow said that in the past there have been three subcommittee members and asked for volunteers. Swaim, Boyd, and Kuenzli volunteered to serve on the subcommittee. Bristow said that the first meeting would probably be at some point in November. Marybeth Slonneger, History of Downtown Iowa City, Thursday, November 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Supreme Court Chamber, Old Capitol Museum. Swaim said that Marybeth Slonneger will be presenting this lecture as titled. Swaim said that Slonneger has saved several houses in the Goose Town area and really knows Iowa City well. Swaim said that Slonneger recently authored a book about downtown Iowa City called Finials Preservation Summit 2016, Recap and Information. Swaim said that those attending the preservation summit included: DeGraw, Trimble, Miklo, Bristow, and herself. Swaim said that Bristow and Trimble did a presentation on moving the Houser -Metzger house. Swaim said she attended a session called "Know Your Building" with two parts. She said it was designed to show one how to write a National Register nomination, either for a nomination or for a tax credit. Swaim said that attendees were asked to look at a three-story building from the 1880s and consider writing a physical description of the building. She said that it was a visual training of the eye. Swaim said that when one tries to inventory all of the components, one begins to see how an historic building works, because everything truly works together. She stated that it is all of the same time and of the same style and vocabulary. Swaim said she also attended a session on "Successful Strategies for Commissions." She said there was discussion of the importance of building bridges and finding common ground. Swaim said the importance of facts and relevance was stressed, because many people are not going to buy into the argument that preservationists normally make. She said one therefore needs to present facts and numbers and why preservation is important to other constituencies. Swaim said that LeMars is doing a program called Youth on Main Street. She said it involves teenagers applying for the program, with a recommendation letter from a teacher, and the Commission chooses five or six applicants to organize an event or contribution to the downtown that has to do with history. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 6 of 10 Swaim said she also attended a window repair workshop. She said the presenter, David Wadsworth, walked the attendees through the procedure, step by step. Swaim said there is a lot of expertise being developed and recorded on processes of how things used to be done and why it worked. Swaim discussed the difference between old growth trees and new trees being grown on plantations and the greater denseness and greater number of rings of the old trees. She said that cherishing the old wood and doing as much salvaging as possible is really so much smarter than buying 25-year-old tree plantation wood. Bristow said that she and Trimble attended a discussion of nuisance properties and specifically discussed the Peterson Harned Von Maur House. She said that it is in an historic district but fell into complete disrepair because of neglect. Bristow said that the City of Davenport had an issue with how to take over the property and maintain it so that it stayed viable. She said that Davenport did not seem to have the fallback position that Iowa City has, which is prevention of demolition through neglect. Bristow showed the exterior of the building and other photographs. She said that in the 1980s the house was pristinely cared for and presented like a museum, before it fell into this complete disrepair. Bristow said the City of Davenport did reclaim the house and took bids for people to purchase the house and work on rehabilitating it. Bristow said that she and Trimble and Swaim went on a home tour of this neighborhood, which is called the Gold Coast or Hamburg District. Bristow said it is an interesting neighborhood. She showed photographs of houses in the area and discussed work being done on the homes and the history of some of the homes. Bristow said she attended a talk on Gordon Van Tyne Catalog homes. She said the presenter had information about Iowa City homes, and she has contacted him since the program. Bristow said she attended some talks on tax credits and also how to do a rehabilitation project. Miklo said he went on a tour of the same Hamburg Neighborhood and got a different perspective of historic preservation from what we experience in Iowa City. Miklo said that in Iowa City, there is a great demand for real estate and space, and that can be a threat to the city's buildings when demand for redevelopment outweighs historic value. He stated that in Davenport, there is a lack of demand, which also threatens buildings. Miklo said, for example, that in this neighborhood, there is a struggle to attract residents who have enough funds to keep these properties up or to bring them back after they have had some neglect. Miklo showed a property that tells the history of the city. He referred to a four -unit building that was constructed in World War I. Miklo said that because of the Rock Island Arsenal and industry that arose from World War I, there was a great demand for housing, and the response was to build these types of properties. He said that from the street it looks like several single- family houses, but from the back one can see it is a rather large building. Miklo said it is a really good example of multi -family that fits into a neighborhood. Miklo showed pictures of a contemporary nearby house that did not fit well within the historic context of the neighborhood. He said it was constructed before the City of Davenport adopted a Historic Preservation Overlay zone and therefore was not subject to design reveiw. He showed HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 7 of 10 a garage in that same neighborhood that matches the house and then another garage to show that they now have a handle on how to review projects in historic districts. Miklo stated that there are some real positives in this neighborhood, even though it is struggling. He said that it is up on a bluff and has wonderful views of downtown, the Mississippi River, and the Centennial Bridge. Miklo said that the tour guide had said that one of the reasons there has been some neglect is that in the 1960s, there was a proposal to bring a freeway through this neighborhood to connect Interstate 80 to the Centennial Bridge. He said that caused people to leave the neighborhood and real estate values to become depressed. Miklo said that because of the National Historic Preservation Act, that highway project was scuttled. Miklo said another thing he learned at the summit is that there is a lot of residential development occurring in the old downtown historic buildings. He said the Mayor of Davenport indicated that the greatest number of new, residential units are being created in the downtown area. Miklo discussed the Peterson Harned Von Maur House to which Bristow had referred. He said that the house was so far gone that if the house was in Iowa City, it probably would have been torn down by now. Miklo said that there is enough of a commitment to this neighborhood by the City and by the neighbors to these houses that the property is being rehabilitated. Miklo said it is quite a piece of architecture, and the hope is to complete the rehabilitation in the next two years. Miklo stated that he learned from the conference that Iowa City has some challenges in terms of historic preservation, but they are totally different than what they have in Davenport. Grant Application: Miklo stated that the National Park Service has a grant specific to properties associated with African -American civil rights. He said staff is applying for a grant for the Tate Arms on South Dubuque Street and the Iowa Federation Home on Iowa Avenue. Miklo said the goal is to possibly have the two properties listed on the National Register, to create an interpretative plaque or marker to be put on the front of each to tell the story of the two houses, and to produce some pamphlets and some web -based materials to get the history out on these two properties. Miklo said that The University of Iowa was integrated early on, and the first African -American students graduated in the 1870s. He said that when the University started building dormitories in the early 1900s, African -Americans were not allowed to live in those dormitories by unwritten rule. Miklo said it was up to the African -American community to find housing for students. Miklo said the house on Iowa Avenue was an existing building. He said the Iowa Federation, an organization of African -American women's clubs with several programs, including orphanages and students and education, was approached by female students in the 1920s with the information that the women were having trouble attending The University of Iowa because there was no place for them to live. Miklo said the Iowa Federation then purchased the house on Iowa Avenue and ran it as a dormitory up until the 1950s. Miklo said that the key to this is that even though the University was open to African -American students, there was still discrimination that prevented them from achieving higher education, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 8 of 10 and this was their community's response to that. He said it is important to mark this history. Miklo added that Friends of Historic Preservation has committed some funding for this program to match the grant. Miklo said the Tate Arms was a similar structure but was a family -operated rooming house that was for African -American male students in the 1940s through 1963. He said that before the Tates ran the house, it was operated as a rooming house by another gentleman, but not necessarily exclusively for students. Miklo said that the Tate Arms is a local landmark. He said the neighboring property was able to achieve such a large size, because development rights were transferred from the Tate Arms to the neighboring property in exchange for a commitment to preserve the Tate Arms. Miklo said it is an example of using zoning tools to preserve historic properties. Fisk Reception. Swaim invited Commission members to attend the Fisk Reception. She asked members to post the posters she provided regarding the reception in various places. Agran stated that he was hired by the Downtown District to co -manage a program called Co - Sign, which is a replication of a Cincinnati program that worked to get artists, designers fabricators, and local businesses together to improve signage. He said that the grant funding for that was the ability to replicate that program in a number of different cities, and Iowa City was selected as one of those cities. Agran said this is supposed to be something that also happens in concert with the preservation community. He said that although Iowa City's downtown is not protected, a lot of cities have downtown areas that are protected. Agran said that one of the things the program encourages is to have signage that is more in keeping with the architecture of the buildings, including signage that doesn't cover up important elements of the buildings, etc. Houser -Metzger House. Bristow said that John Loomis is currently working on the property. Bristow said that Loomis is installing the basement windows and has installed stairs through the cellar door entry. Bristow said that Loomis will be covering that entry next week. Bristow said the egress windows will be going in shortly, and the HVAC people have been hired to put ductwork back in the basement. She said the gas line will be installed sometime in the next week and one-half. Bristow said that some workshops are coming up. She said that she and her daughter have been working on some of the light interior demo. Bristow said that Bea Day Plumbers has been hired to do some of the plumbing work. She added that Chambers Electric has worked to get electricity on the second floor and on the outside. Bristow said that there will be no more exterior landscaping work until the spring. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION October 13, 2016 Page 9 of 10 Trimble said that an exterior painting workshop will be held on October 22. She said Friends of Historic Preservation applied to the Johnson County Foundation to fund these workshops, but because they are not funded in their entirety, they are having to charge for the workshops. Trimble said there is a window workshop on January 28, an interior painting workshop on February 11, and a passive floor restoration class on February 25. She said that all of the information is available on the website. Kuenzli asked if the workshops are for people to work on the house or to learn how to work on their own houses. Trimble said they are hands-on workshops, so attendees will be working on the house but will learn information to help them do work on their own houses. Swaim asked about passive floor restoration. Trimble responded that it involves restoring one's historic floor without aggressively sanding it by using a drum sander. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:23 p.m. Minutes submitted by Anne Schulte HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD 2016-2017 NAME TERM EXP, 11112 12110 1/14 2/11 2/25 3112 4114 6112 619 7114 8111 918 10113 AGRAN, THOMAS 3/29/17 X X O/E O/E X X O/E X X O/E O/E X X BAKER, ESTHER 3/29/18 O/E X X X X X X X X X X X X BOYD, KEVIN 3/29/17 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- X X BUILTA, ZACH 3/29/19 --- --- --- --- --- --- X X X X X X X CLORE, GOSIA 3/29/17 X X O/E X O/E X X X O/E X X X DEGRAW, SHARON 3/29/19 --- --- --- --- --- --- X X X X O/E X KUENZLI, CECILE 3/29/19 --- --- --- --- --- --- O/E O/E X X X X X LITTON, ANDREW 3/29/17 X X X X X X X O/E O/E X O/E X X MICHAUD, PAM 3/29/18 O/E X X X X X X X X X O/E X X SANDELL, BEN 3/29/17 X O/E X X X X X X X X --- --- SWAIM, GINALIE 3/29/18 O/E X X X X X X X X X X X WAGNER, FRANK 3/29/18 O/E X X X X X X X X X X X KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a Member