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04-13-2017 Historic Preservation Commission
Iowa City Historic preservation Commission rJ / 4 1 11 n ll Thursday April 13, 2017 5:30 p.m. Emma Harvat Hall City Hall A ®� _ DMO Y982 a IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, April 13, 2017 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma J. Harvat Hall 5:30 p.m. A) Call to Order B) Roll Call C) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda D) National Register Nomination- Johnson County Savings Bank,102 S. Clinton (Midwest One Bank) E) Certificate of Appropriateness 800 Brown Street, Happy Hollow Park — Brown Street Historic District (demolition of restroom/shelter building and construction of new shelter and new restroom) F) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff review 1. 523 Grant Street — Longfellow Historic District (garage siding replacement) 2. 228 Summit Street Apt. 4-D — Local Landmark (roof vent for stove and dryer) Minor Review —Staff review 1. 610 Jefferson Street —Local Landmark (new rear deck) 2. 719 Ronalds Street— Brown Street Historic District (Site stair railing) 3. 332 Ellis- Historic Fraternity (general exterior rehabilitation) F) Consideration of Minutes for March 9, 2017 G) Commission Information and Discussion 1. Preservation Summit— Fort Dodge, IA —June 8-10, 2017 2. Copy of 2017 Annual Work Plan Report H) Adjournment .� Iowa Clity ,_ '� <_yx ��- � .. c �-l18[t}l['it: IC ClhSi:Y"Vi7tiitn (�ulT➢1.x'113S1VI1 City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA 52240 Memorandum Date: April 3, 2016 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow —Historic Preservation Staff Re: 102 S. Clinton, Johnson County Savings Bank nomination to the National Register of Historic Places The Johnson County Savings Bank at 102 S. Clinton (Midwest One Bank) has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The State Nominations Review Committee will consider the property during their June 2017 meeting. As a participant in the Certified Local Government Program, the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission is required to review the nomination and comment on the attached form. The Nomination finds that the property is eligible for listing on the National Register in one Criterion category: Criterion C: Design/ Construction. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction The survey form discusses the local significance of the bank building as Iowa City's fast "high-rise commercial building and its first modem office building" utilizing a fire -proof structure and an elevator for convenient access to the upper floors. The Classical Revival building was designed by noted Iowa architectural firm, Proudfoot, Bird, and Rawson with P.W. Durham, a specialist architect, designing the lobby interior. Because of its size, structural engineer, Frank R. Hubbard of Des Moines was also employed. The original owner, Johnson County Savings Bank was also one of Iowa City's most important banking institutions. The nomination carefully describes the evolution of the bank exterior including the original first floor openings and historic changes that occurred. The two-story building to the south and the three-story building to the east are included in the nomination as historical additions to the building. The upper two floors of the building to the east, which predates the bank, were incorporated into the original bank design and have been utilized since the bank tower was constructed. The building to the south was built as an addition in 1984. Recent rehabilitation of the interior and exterior received a Iistoric Preservation award for 2014 and brought areas such as the lobby closer to their original design. Staff finds that the survey provides a thorough discussion of the architectural character of the building including the evolution of exterior changes and interior remodeling and rehabilitation. The application of Criterion C is justified by the well-preserved architectural integrity of the building. Staff recommends that the Commission find that the Johnson County Savings Bank building should be listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 18A). Complete each item by marking N" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "NIX for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the Instrurtinna. Place additional entries and narrative items an continuation sheers (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Johnson County Savinas Bank other names/site number Iowa State Bank & Trust Co. Building 2. Location street & number 102 South Clinton Street. FN/A] not for publication city or town Iowa City NL_/A] vicinity state Iowa code IA county Johnson code 103 zip code 52240-4065 3. State/Federal Aaencv Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this I x ] nomination L] request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property Lx1 meets L] does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant L] nationally L] statewide W locally. (LI see continuation sheet for additional comments). Signature of certifying offidalffitle Date State Historical Society of Iowa State or Federal agency and bureau in my opinion, the property U meets L] does not meet comments.) Signature of certifying officialfritie Date State or Federal agency and bureau L] entered in the National Rapist L] See continuation sheet. [ ] determined eligible for the National Register. L] See continuation sheet. L] determined not eligible for the National Register. L] removed from the National Register. L] other, (explain:) Johnson County Saviaes Bank Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State 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.) Lx] private [x] building(s) Contributing Noncontributing L] public -local [ ] district 1 0 buildings L] public -State L] site L] public -Federal L] structure sites U object structures Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple properly listing.) 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Commerce/Trade/business/office buildino Commerce/Trade/financial institution 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) objects Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Commerce/Trade/business/office building CommerceRrade/financial institution Materials (Enter categories from instructions) Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival foundation Concrete walls Brick Terra Cotta roof Synthetic/Plastic other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Johnson County Savings Bank Name of Property 8. Statement of Slanificance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying tire property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) U A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. F 1 B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. V1 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. F 1 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: L] A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. [ 1 B removed from its original location. F 1 C a birthplace or grave. L] D a cemetery. " a reconstructed building, object, or structure. L] F a commemorative properly. U G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Architecture Period of Significance 1913-1921 Significant Dates 1913. 1921 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A Cultural Affiliation Johnson County, Iowa County and State Architect/Builder Durham, P. W. James Rawson and Company 9. Maior Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: L] preliminary determination of individual listing [x] State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested L] Other State agency L] previously listed in the National Register L] Federal agency L] previously determined eligible by the National [xj Local government Register L] University L] designated a National Historic Landmark [x] Other F 1 recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # Property Owner U recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Johnson County Savings Bank Name of Property 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property less than one acre UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1j1151 1612121611101 [41611131210101 2 1 5 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 3 [1151 f111111f1111111 4[1151f111111[1111111 L] See continuation sheet 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.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title James E. Jacobsen organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consulting Firm date ADril 5. 2017 Johnson County, Iowa County and State street & number 4411 Ingersoll Avenue telephone 515-274-3625 city or town Des Moines state IA zip code 50312-2415 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) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name Attn. Matthew Fettkether, 2nd Vice President, Facilities Management Midwestone Bank street & number PO Box 1700 telephone 319-356-5919 city or town Iowa City state IA zip code 52244-1700 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This Information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 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 forth to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NP8 Fam 10-9004 OMB AAp l NO, 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 5 Johnson County Savinas Bank Johnson County. Iowa Materials, Continued: Walls: Stone 7. Narrative Description: Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and is most noted as the home of the University of Iowa. The county is south of center in the southeast quadrant of the state. The downtown is located on a high terrace to the east of the Iowa River and the university largely separates town and gown from that river. The subject building is located diagonally southeast from the university's original quadrangle, a block -sized commons upon which the first statehouse is centered. Clinton Street, the principal downtown street relative to the Pentacrest (university commons), fronts the subject building to the northwest and Washington Street runs north of the building. The building is located on the northwest comer of its block. The block is bisected by an east/west running alley and the north side of that alley forms the south boundary of this property. The historic and largely current downtown consists of a dozen blocks arranged in four tiers of three blocks each. The subject building is roughly centered on the west edge of the downtown. The majority of historic commercial buildings are two blocks in height. Exceptions to this are the subject building, the Jefferson Hotel, located on the north east corner of the same block, and newer hotel construction to the southeast. In recent years substantial combination housing and first floor level retail construction has lined the downtown to the south and east and in some cases intruded into its periphery. A two -block mall, located immediately west of the subject building, was built in the early 1970s when urban renewal eradicated whole blocks and parts of others on the mall site and through the south half of the downtown. The main subject building is prominent due to its scale and location, being as noted set opposite the. substantial greenery of the university Pentacrest. This six -story high edifice is newly rehabilitated inside and out in a manner that exemplifies the best aspirations of the historic rehabilitation tax credit programs on the state and federal levels. The building's Classical Revival design employs the classical tri-partite scheme of base, shaft and column. The base is a tall Bedford Indiana limestone veneered segment with its own cornice; the shaft consists of four stories with brick facing and full fenestration, and the capital combines the sixth floor as a brick and stone trimmed base for a resplendent restored bold cornice. The design presents twin facades of equal massing and identical ornamentation. This nomination, being counted as one building, includes the six -story comer tower building, a 1984 two-story addition to the south and a three-story commercial building to the east (the former 107 East Washington Street) that was incorporated into the core building design. Both of these subordinate components will be treated and termed additions, and both have matching stone -faced fast floor level extensions (1963 to the east, 1984 to the south) of the original core bank stone veneer. NPS F.m 10-9004 ("a) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 6 Johnson County Savings Bank • # 9 1913 r OMB APPMMI No. 10240018 •6'V 7fli1913 t ' E -1 :>>, 2 1'9.13 TWI-1 STORIES zr« Figure 1: Nomination components and boundary (perimeter black (Neumann Monson Architects as built plan, 2015, annotated) The 1913 Six -Story Bank Buildin¢: Structural System: Johnson County, Iowa The building uses a steel frame structural system with brick and stone masonry and brick curtain walls. The floors and roof are concrete slab and joist construction with the joists being formed by hollow clay tile form fill. The building has a full basement that extends under the sidewalk to the north and west. The Base: The first section, the base, is faced on both facades with cut limestone with a belt course of modillions set above the window openings. The frontages are divided into half -bays save for a full bay south -end storefront. The NPS Fg 10-9004 OMBAppo ft. 10240018 (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 7 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa exterior is fully scored with quoins, the whole being set beneath a bracketed cornice. Original entrance locations, two to the west and two to the north, are demarked by the presence of modillions with lioes heads that frame each opening. Each half bay window unit also has a bracketed bench -like sill set beneath it. Windows are single light sash with tri-partite transoms. The latter are infilled with prism glass. l b C� II _l r I I rs'�r 71 _ c _ lyp4 F 4 4'^1'Y'1.. 9 tl 4 v 4.iwa ".y.. .y. 1.—^fi'� � � �--.'—i '�• 1 `Ir ..a e j to L!iNs znnvwr 111"N taTMW.. f &*A*r3Kr# - .r:.c::' W ,JTore FRON'i' _. Figure 2: West first floor elevation details_ knuth storefront at the right) (original plans, courtesy Brooks Borg & Skiles Architecture Engineering LLP, Des Moines, Iowa) The Shaft: The middle section --the shaft --extends from the second through the fifth floors with paired windows in each opening except for the comer bays. The window openings have terra cotta sills but no visible lintel. Fire escapes, original to the design and first construction, are located at the southwest and northeast corners of the building. The window sets consist of paired 1/1 lights. Both facades are fully fenestrated. The wall planes are plainly laid up with no affectations. The face brick is laid in Flemish bond, the brick being of a mottled cream -brown color range. A darker brick was used on the east prominent sidewall, and a common reddish brick was used on the back walls. The east wall is fully fenestrated as is the south wall above the fourth floor level. The original windows on these frontages are infilled with wire glass and save for outer half bay openings are also paired sets with 2/2 lights. NPS Form 10-900- OMB APq .l No. 102"018 (8-N) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 8 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa The south wall is covered with an added party wall up to the base of the third story. It matches the facade brick in color and was added when the two-story building to the south was removed. I : t *� L x tT- 114 k rr k- 1t 'i 6 it F rLJ� Figures 3-4: North facade, original plans (left), and west facade (right) (Courtesy Brooks Borg & Skiles Architecture Engineering LLP, Des Moines, Iowa; Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City) The Capital: The third facade section --the entablature --consists of the sixth floor and the cornice/parapet construction. The window configuration is the same as found on the shaft level save that the terra cotta sills and lintels are part of continuous stone belt courses that define the sixth floor level. This level is defined by stone quoining flanking the window openings with a shallow stone belt course aligning to the window heads. All of the ornament on this level is of terracotta. The restored bracketed cornice has a boldly projecting profile. The elevator penthouse is festooned with an array of antennae but these components are now substantially less visible from below by virtue of the restored cornice. NPS Fom 10-900a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 9 Johnson County Savines Bank OMBAAPMW No. 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa (Courtesy Brooks Borg & Skiles Architecture Engineering LLP, Des Moines, Iowa) The 1913 Six -Story Bank Building Interior Description: The Basement: The open basement area is a small fraction of the total space, having the stairs and elevator along its east side and twin bank vaults that are tucked under the west sidewalk to the west. The rest of this level consists of office areas and mechanicals. The basement extends for one structural bay under the public sidewalks to the west and north and these areas remain in use. First Floor: This level has been re -opened as a result of the rehabilitation work and the original high-ceilinged lobby has been restored. The lobby proper accounts for sixty percent of the floor space and is completely open save for two glassed east end office areas. A teller counter runs along and inside of the north wall. Three monumental columns are centered across the lobby on its east/west axis. The ceiling is divided by boxed beams, those oriented east/west being structural ones. Columns have white marble bases with gilded ornamental shields and egg and dart moldings at their capitals. Original file floors are exposed and restored and a former bank vault door has been positioned alongside the passageway that leads north from the entrance to the lobby. The remainder of the floor plan contains that entrance vestibule, a reception arcs, the enclosed elevator and stairway access room and some rear offices in the southeast corner. A discovered skylight has been restored above the reception area. Similarly a found original transom light is located on the west stairway landing between the first and second floors. NPS Form 10-Soaa (8-M) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 10 Johnson County Savinas Bank Id 1 I I .. E �'. r ttj "_ Figure 6: Original fast floor plan, (right) current plan (Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, 1911) Figure 7: Current fast floor plan (Neumann Monson Architects, 2015, simplified 2017) OMB Approval No. 10244018 Johnson County, Iowa NPs F=10-OOa OMBAP7o No. 102400t6 ("6) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 11 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County, Iowa Figure 6 illustrates the original basic floor layout with two leased storefronts being visible to the east (top) and south (right). The former is the three-story portion of the original design. As Figure 7 shows, the storefront levels were subsequently incorporated into the bank lobby and teller area proper. Second through Sixth Floors: Figure 8: Original second floor plan (Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, 1911) Figures 8-10 illustrate the original and current basic floor layouts with their intersecting north -south and east - west running halls, main stair location and their inclusion of the three-story east building on these two levels. Figure 8, showing the third floor actually shows a continuation of the standard office layout within the other part of the building. In each case, the north -south hallway continued eastward to egress those office areas. The elevator is located towards the east side of the south end of the south hall. The open stairwell occupies the comer of the hallway L. The east halls lead directly into the second and third floor levels of the adjacent three-story building to the east. Ceilings are plastered and trim work is stained and varnished. The hall trim work is extensive, consisting of door and flanking barrow light framing with a chair rail linkage at shoulder level. Floors are terrazzo with inset tile ornament and cast baseboards. Lighting consists of a centered LED light system that runs overhead throughout the halls. The original hall layout survives apart from the south hall on the sixth floor, which has been somewhat opened up. All fire escape access rooms are open office or work spaces, allowing emergency access. There is a single core staircase and an open wrap -around stair system. The stairway consists of metal balustrades with wood handrails. Stairs are also terrazzo with metal risers. A west stairway links the lower two floors and basement. NPS Form to-9ooa (8-0S) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 12 Johnson County Savings Bank I I pa :.i'' 6 tR4.I i I' 1�1 �.....l ItC Sf? / W � �u1 O nr II(( l nu OMBAPpo"I No. 1024-0016 Johnson County. Iowa tea. .508. .qOg• i .gM1I, I ,9UE, a 1. a ji., ,oraovgaoi.elra^{Rnwponi I � CLi TiTOH STREET. .' •AkCMITCCYs '' z. -�- ...}- u 1 �-"-s � „1, e • 4'" 9 ='h 6'" FLOOR PLAf55 -•z;:m=asn:::;=n-' .. •-.—'.'._-- _.._ -JOMNI ON -COUNTY -JA'-ANG:)-DANK • •rnwC+-`c.'�:'� y' • 9 OWA CITY • II=. 9, 10: (left) Original third floor plan (Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, 1911); (right) Original upper level floor plan (Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, 1911) The upper floors have nearly identical floor plans and these levels have an "L" shaped overall footprint. Two halls converge in the corner of the L where the stairs are located. Alterations: Major alterations involve the incorporation of the south storefront into the banking interior (late 1960's), the alteration of other first floor level entrances (beginning as early as 1921), the removal of the cornice and the facade extension east to cover the storefront of 107 E. Washington Street (1963), window replacement (1984), and finally the construction of the 1984 south addition. Surviving building permits post-date 1992 so they are less useful in addressing any of these points. NPS Forth 10-90Oa (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 13 Johnson County Savines Bank Figure 11: Lc OMBAPAo No. 1024-0018 ca.1912, looking northeast (Courtesy Neumann Monson Architects) Figure Johnson County, Iowa 11er counters, Same perspective as Figure 11, extended to the southeast, 1912 (Hibbs, 2010, p. 65) The original design located dual comer entrances on the northwest corner of the plan. A second west entry was located just north of the south storefront. There was one other north entrance, that being an employee entrance in the easternmost half -bay. Citing a need for more service cages, another was added to the west end of the service counter and the comer entrances were infilled in 1921 at a cost of $7,000 (Iowa City Press Citizen, January 1, 1921). NPS Form 1M000 OMBApproml No. 10240018 ("6) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 14 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa The opening of the new Iowa State Bank and Trust in October 1934 caused the remodeling of the bank lobby, adding glass teller cages that were ornamented with Art Deco style tile. Five shades of green served as the new lobby color pallet on ceilings and walls. Three additional teller's windows were added in early 1941, increasing the total to eight cages. Buff Italian marble, glass and bronze grills were used to match the existing windows. Three customer's rooms were added below the east balcony, finished with a bleached mahogany and double glass partitions were added on the balcony to reduce lobby machine noise in the bookkeeping department that was located there. Two medium-sized Iron Fireman furnace stokers were installed to automate the building's heating plant (Iowa City Press Citizen, March 18, August 28, 1941). A 1948 interior remodeling doubled the bank lobby space by expanding into the former leased south end storefront area. A U-shaped lobby was created with the elevator ending up in the middle of the overall plan. Four new service windows were placed south of the elevator, being arranged in a saw tooth fashion. The rear section of the former store area received the saving and bookkeeping departments and the storefront itself was infilled with windows that "harmonized" with the other facade openings. The work cost $18,000. The architect was J. Bradley Rust and the contractor was the Burger Construction Company. Fluorescent lights replaced all of the bank lighting and air conditioning was added to the entire building (Iowa City Press Citizen, April 17, December 4 1948). Figure 13: Remodeled lobby view, north area, looking northeast (note mezzanine over vault) (Courtesy Neumann Monson Architects) A year later, in 1949, a piece of the terra cotta cornice fell to the sidewalk and both facades of the building were covered with six -stories of scaffolding as the cornice was removed and replaced with brick (Iowa City Press Citizen, October 25, 1969, "Twenty Years Ago Today). NPS Form 10-0004 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 15 Johnson County Savings Bank OMBAp ml No. 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa Figure 14: The classical column shorn of its capital, looking southeast (Iowa City Press Citizen, August 27, 1955) I Figure 15: 1950s view towards east end mezzanine above the vault, teller desks, the stairway is located in the east addition (Courtesy Neumann Monson Architects) An $80,000 overall remodeling took place between July and October 1963 and the bank lobby was completely remodeled (Iowa City Press Citizen, January 9, 1964). NPS Fo m 10-800a (8d8) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 16 Johnson County Savines Bank W-; OMB Ap ml No. 1024-0018 Johnson County. Iowa Figures 16-17: Bank lobby interior, looking southeast, right-hand view shifts perspective west and shows the west stairway 1963 (Courtesy Neumann Monson Architects) Fi Eli J, ( sure 18: Bank lobby interior, looking northeast, 19 (Courtesy Neumann Monson Architects) 63 Window replacement was accomplished in 1984, retaining only the wire glass windows on the south and east rear walls. All of the north first floor level transom windows had been covered over and were found to be intact during the restoration as was that located above the south entry on the west front. That transom doubles as a light source for the west stairway that links the two lower floors and basement. All other windows were replaced in the recent rehabilitation and match the originals in each location. The lobby was once again remodeled at this time. NPS Form 1O.9004 (8-8fi) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 17 Johnson County Savings Bank Figure 19: The 1970 appeal (Courtesy Neumann Monson Architects) OMBAPpo No. 1O24-0018 Johnson County, Iowa east, 1970 (Windsor, p. 36) NPB Faaa 10-900a OMB Approval No. 10240018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 18 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa The 1983-1984 $3 million 1984 addition replicated the fast floor stone veneer across a dark glass two-story addition to the south and across 107 E. Washington to the east. The same half -bay window pattern was also replicated in both of these areas. The rehabilitation physically removed an added beam and created a deep recess between the original building and the new addition, creating a distinct visual separation in terms of massing and materials. Similarly a window in the west frontage of 107 E. Washington Street was paneled shut so as to visually separate the two buildings (Plans dated September 1983; Cedar Rapids Gazette, December 30, 1984). The rehabilitation replicated the lost cornice and foliate modillions, cleaned and repaired the entire building exterior and transformed the former storefront opening into the only bank entrance with a deeply recessed glassed vestibule. A connecting steel canopy that also linked the core building and addition was also removed. The other former west entrance had previously been infilled as another matching window with bench -like sill. The new cornice largely visually obscured the rooftop penthouse and antennae. The latter are scheduled for removal once their lease expires within the next year. The following comparative images showing before and after matching views of key exterior aspects of the rehabilitation work illustrate the striking improvements that were achieved. Figures 21-22: North facade, looking southwest, 2014 (left), 2016 (right) (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City) NPS Pon 1"0" (8d8) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 19 Johnson County Savings Bank OMB Approve/ No. 10240018 Figures 23-24: North and west facades, looking southeast, 2014 (left), 2016 (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City) i = .-_fir x'� �`_, � • ' (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City) Johnson County. Iowa NPS Form 10-900e (a-M) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 20 Johnson County Savings Bank OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City) Johnson County, Iowa Figures 29-30: West facade storefront and addition, looking southeast, 2014 (left), 2016 (right) (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, right, and Jacobsen, 2016, right ) NPS Form 104S00a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 21 Johnson County Savines Bank OMBAPPMv No. 1024W16 Johnson County, Iowa Figures 31-32: main lobby, looldng northeast, 2014 (left), 2016 (right) (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, right, and Jacobsen, 2016, righ ; Figures 33-34: second floor hall intersection, looking northeast, 2014 (left), 2016 (right) (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, right) NPS Fo0n 10-800a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 22 Johnson County Savings Bank F_ (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, right) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Io wa City, right, and Jacobsen) As Figure 38 indicates the west wall of the south hall was opened up across what had been four small office areas. The door and window framing and trim was reused to restore lost historic fabric on the north wall of the east - west hall on the second floor. The hall footprint on the sixth floor was echoed by the retention of the east wall, the south end office opening, the column line and a line of demarcation where the removed wall had stood. The other NP8 Form 1OA004 OMB AvPmv No. 1024-0O18 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 23 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa substantial change on most floors was that of providing separate bathrooms on each level along the south wall of each east -west hall. All piping, particularly vertical piping in the open stairway, was removed. Visible sprinkler systems (1984) and all hall lighting and other systems intrusions were relocated within ceiling cloud units. Figures 39-40: Sixth floor east hall, looking east, additional bathrooms along south wall, floors two to six, 2014 (left), 2016 (right) (photos courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, left; Jacobsen, 2016, right) Integrity Evaluation: The building overall retains a high degree of historical integrity and meets the seven measures of same sufficiently to be eligible for individual nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The location measure is met given that the building has not been moved and occupies its historical parcel. The integrity of setting is well met by the survival of the historical commercial streetscape that survives to the north and east, as well as the proximity of the University of Iowa core campus, immediately to the northwest. The latter presence underscores the symbolic presence and visual dominance of the subject building, being located on a key commercial downtown corner. The integrity of materials is met by virtue of the preservation of the core structure, cladding materials and interior structural system, elevator, stairway, trim work and terrazzo floors. Integrity of workmanship is particularly well expressed in the building exterior, particularly its stone first floor level veneer, the ornamentation, and upper level stairway, trim work, and intact floors. NPS Forth 101100e (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 24 Johnson County Savinas Bank OMB APPmal No. 1O24AO18 Johnson County. Iowa Integrity of feeling is particularly strong given that a nearly all of the interior public spaces survive or have been restored. The basement vaults underscore the function of the bank. The intact halls and their doors and barrow lights interpret the broad range of building tenants, as does the former store facade. Finally integrity of association is strongly retained. Any person directly associated historically with this building would have no difficulty finding and recognizing it. 1984 South Addition: The two-story 1984 south addition has a full basement with 7,831 square feet per floor level. Its footprint is 80 feet in width and 100 feet in depth. The structural support system is that of a steel framework with curtain walls. It was designed to support four additional floors. The addition postdates the period of significance and consequently contains no historic fabric. There is one main connective link on all three levels with upper level connecting doors in the northeast corner of the addition. The facade combines cast in place concrete, an Indiana limestone veneer and a dark glass/aluminum frame curtain wall. The south wall is veneered with a tan colored face brick. The east wall is not exposed to view. The 1984 construction substituted steel beams and columns along the west 26 feet for the original south 1913 construction. The resulting gap was largely infilled using a non-structural stud wall in 2015. The building sprinkler system is intertwined between the two halves of the building as the original building sprinkler system was installed concurrently with the construction of the 1984 addition. The electrical system and HVAC systems are almost entirely separate between the two buildings. The 1984 building is heated and cooled via a ducted VAV system. A public alleyway runs along the south wall. I .. t� ���}}},,,�< .s 1; P I �.T Figures 41-43: Basement, fast and second floor plans with points of main bank building linkage being located by the angled arrows (Newmann Monson Architects as -built plans 2015, annotated) The East Three -Story Addition: This three story brick commercial block adjoins the bank building on the east and actually pre -dates the subject building, being the easternmost bay of that largely demolished corner building. This addition was incorporated on its upper two floor levels as a part of the new bank design and its historical integrity and associated historical significance date from the completion of the bank tower. Thus it can best be categorized as a pre-existing addition within the building proper. The east footings of the latter intrude beneath the west wall of this component and all or most of that wall had to be rebuilt or otherwise supported when that excavation and construction work was NPS Form IM000 OMB Appo WNo. 1024-0018 ("e) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 25 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County. Iowa done. The historical integrity is rooted in the two hall entrances that are centered in that west wall as well as the absence of any other stair linkage apart from the bank proper stairs and elevator. In later years the fast floor level was substantially opened up as an extension of the bank lobby and the historical and functional relationship with the bank was further enhanced. The component was re -fronted in a Classical Revival style as part of the 1913 bank construction work. The upper two floors are veneered with a reddish toned face brick. The facade brick wall plane is unadorned apart from its window detailing. The facade is fully fenestrated with three 1/1 lights on each floor, these being vertically aligned and fairly evenly spaced. The second floor openings have stone sills and flat arches with keystones. The third floor ceiling height is higher reflecting a hall that was on that level. The windows here have stone sills and a combination of flat and semi -circular brick arches. The lower flat arches have inset spring stones that are set beneath a steel plate. The arches above the plates have matching keystone inserts with the floor below, and the arch openings are infilled with triple brick sets that are alternated in their orientations. There is no east wall fenestration save for the third floor (three openings) due to an adjoining building. The east wall is stuccoed. The rear third story south is fenestrated with three windows. There are no surviving interior historical components from the basement level to the top floor apart from encapsulated wooden floors. Stairs in the northeast comer link basement to the first floor. The basement plan includes two office areas and a bank workroom intrudes into the northwest corner. On the first floor the bank teller area of the bank intrudes very slightly along the west wall and there are two rear office areas. On the second floor there are three offices and a centered west hall link with the bank proper. The third floor has the same link and is open in plan. The present "storefront' is a 1963 replication of the stone veneer that originally covered the first floor of the of the bank building. What were originally two windows in that stone veneer are now a door and a stucco paneled window void that includes an ATM machine at its base. The 2015 rehabilitation work replaced the windows and removed some interior partitions on the upper floors. The building has a fair level of historical integrity that is vested in its upper facade, fenestration pattern, its structural shell and roof/attic system. NPS Farm 10-900a (9-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 26 Johnson County Savings Bank Architects, Continued: Hubbard, Frank R. Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson Rust, J. Bradley Builders, Continued: Burger Construction Company 8. Statement of Significance: OMBApp mlNo. 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa This building is individually eligible on the local level for National Register of Historic Places listing on the basis of Criteria C, architecture. The building is a well preserved example of an early high-rise office building designed by the noted Iowa architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson. It is an early example of that firm's high-rise commercial building designs and one of just two of those plans that combine an office building and a bank. The period of significance is 1913-21, and the significant dates are 1913 and 1921. These dates are the year of completion and the first year during which exterior changes (the closing off of the corner bank lobby entrances) occurred. The building is architecturally significant as Iowa City's first "skyscraper" and its first modem office building. This building first broke the traditional three-story vertical standard for commercial buildings. It represented a key commercial response to the evolution of the adjacent University of Iowa as a modern institution with new and modern major buildings. It symbolized, by virtue of its propinquity to the central Pentacrest, the "town and gown" relationship. The fact that the same architects and builder were responsible for many of the main university buildings adds continuity of experience to the local context of designing and constructing major buildings. Finally, the building symbolically and functionally represents the emergence of Washington Street as the key downtown business arterial. That street was the location of the city's two largest banks, city government, the federal post office and both of the high-rise and many of the contemporaneous newer business blocks. Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson designed few high-rise buildings during this period so this building is one of a very few examples of "skyscraper" design and it is the best preserved of the two known examples, the other building being the First National Bank building located in Boone, Iowa. The latter building is taller (eight stories) and post- dates this one (1916), but the two buildings are basically identical in design and massing, certainly so in terms of the structural system and the high -ceiling bank lobby. The Boone building had a considerably smaller footprint and it would appear that even the tallest Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson buildings were comparably small in their overall massing. The building design work mandated the use of a structural engineer, Frank R. Hubbard, of Des Moines and it is interesting to note that the bank lobby interior work warranted the employment of another specialist architect who was known for that line of work, P. W. Durham. The rehabilitation of the bank building lobby space revealed and restored a substantial portion of the original lobby design and components. NPS Form 10A00a (BAG) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 27 Johnson County Savines Bank OMB Approve! Ab. 1024-0018 Johnson County. Iowa Figures 44-45: Recent (left) and construction photo, 1916 (right), First National Bank, Boone (State Historical Society of Iowa inventory files) The Johnson County Savings Bank: The subject Johnson County Savings Bank was organized August 24, 1872 with a stock capitalization of $125,000. Ex -governor Samuel Kirkwood served as its first president, from its start-up until 1877. He was succeeded by Thomas C. Carson (1877-1905), William A. Fry (1905-11) and then Walker M. Davis, who would oversee the construction of the subject bank building. Its initial charter expired in 1893 and it distributed a $25,000 surplus when it reorganized and gained a new charter at that time (Aumer, Vol. I, pp. 453-54, 665; Weitzel; Iowa City Press Citizen, April 4, 1940; June 12, 1941). By early 1911 there were two dominant banks having deposits in excess of a million dollars each. These were the First National and the Johnson County Savings banks. The local press made much of the fact that one of its own had, by this time broken the vaunted two million dollar deposits level, and this was the latter institution. The Citizen crowed that "Many of the Des Moines banks do not make a better showing." These banks would both improve their existing building or build new buildings, the First National being the first to do so in 1911. The Commercial Savings Bank, located a block south of the subject bank remodeled its three-story building as well. The Johnson County Savings Bank was the last of the three to respond but it would finally do so in grand style (Iowa City Citizen, February 10, 17, April 11, July 28, 1911; Iowa City Daily Press, April 8, 1913). The Johnson County Savings Bank was by far the leading city bank as of 1911. The exact "trigger" that initiated a bank scramble to initiate an apparent horse race to out do the other in gaining new or improved banking houses was likely the simple fact that the largest banks had outgrown their respective small quarters. There were two options that played themselves out. The first, taken by the First National, was to build a bank that was monumental NM Farm 10-000� OMB App .l No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 28 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County. Iowa (and Neo-Classical in style) and one that was comparable to the great many banks that were built during this pre-war time period. The second option was to build a combination bank and office building, incorporating two emerging trends into one. The other two new bank buildings opted for larger buildings and it was the subject building that did so in a very big way. The subject building was both the city's first 'high-rise" commercial building and its fast modern office building, which is to say a building that was predominantly infilled with professional offices along with the usual first floor retail or other commercial operations. Up to this point the standard height for commercial buildings in this county seat level downtown was three -stories. As the 1913 Iowa City Daily Press hoped, this six -story edifice would be the first of many. As it turned out, just two taller buildings would grace Iowa City's downtown until recent years. Fire destroyed the pre -Civil War Metropolitan Block on October 10, 1912, even as the subject building was being built. The available comer building site was on the east end of the very same block, the southwest corner of Washington and S. Dubuque streets. The Jefferson Hotel, a second "skyscraper" would arise from the ashes in 1913- 14. Of equal height, it would gain two more floors during the mid-1920s, finally becoming the city's tallest building, a feat that was only recently surpassed. Figure 46: The October 1912 fire, view southeast (Mansheim, p. I54) Its construction, along with the construction of the Paul -Helen Block (1910-11), the re -fronting to Washington Street of the new First National Bank, and the construction of the subject building combined to make Washington Street the premier downtown street in Iowa City. The building of the new Post Office (1904) and the presence of the city hall, were early indicators that this would finally become the key downtown street. This emergence is a key sub -context of the broader evolution of the downtown, as is the initiation of the building of taller commercial buildings. Yet another point of interest is the spatial dispersion of professional offices in the downtown. The Iowa City downtown is somewhat unusual in its scale and layout. The downtown consists of a large number of solidly built-up commercial blocks that fronted the original University of Iowa campus to the east and south. The county courthouse and railroad connections are located considerably south of the downtown proper. Courthouses naturally attract legal offices as does honey to bees and presumably the majority of these migrated southwards towards the courthouse. Other professional offices, which is to say medical offices, likely scattered across the downtown until the completion of the subject building. Having the advantages of some 60 office suites and the downtown's first elevator (presumed given NP8 Fonn 10-900a OMB Apft v N . 1024-0018 (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 29 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County. Iowa the height of the building) the new bank building would have emptied many a shabby upper level hovel across the downtown (as did the Iowa City State Bank building a block to the south). The intended tenant for the subject building was likely medical offices given the provision of sinks in each suite and the open plan that allowed for expansion or contraction on the part of tenants. The Republican added a twist of interest to this subject when it hoped, in late April 1913 that "This building will have a tendency to pull state agencies to Iowa City, particularly when railroad connections to the south are bettered" (Iowa City Daily Iowan, October 11, 1912; Iowa City Citizen, May 4, 1910; Iowa City Republican, April 29, 1913). showing the visual impact of the city's two tallest buildings (Hibbs, 2010, p. 59) A final consideration for this building is that of its symbolic placement and design. Of all the downtown banks this one occupied the premier location, adjacent to the university Pentacrest, and as noted on the downtown's emerging key street. With its double fagade the architects had a rare opportunity to exploit this locational advantage. It is no surprise that they originally placed the bank entrance on the northwest comer of the plan, fronting to the Pentacrest. The central campus had been almost completely rebuilt during the preceding years and the architects of that work, were the same ones who designed the subject building. It is proposed that this was a very unusual situation of architectural "critical mass" wherein previous design work potentially influenced later work. The resulting contrast between the institutional buildings, all conservatively designed in the Neo-classical style, and the subject building design that combined that style with Chicago stylistic influences is worthy of focused investigation. The architects, while accepted as the leading designers in this state during this time period are also considered to have been conservative and traditional in much of their work. It is suggested that this design effort stretched the upward limits of this conservative habit. The result is a special attention to the stonework detailing, the selection of an expensive and highly textured pressed brick for the exterior, the use of a variant of the Flemish bond in the brickwork and the exquisite design of the upper most floor and eaves line (the "capital). It is suggested that this building should be compared to other "high-rise" designs by the same architects. The structural support system should also be compared (this building uses a steel skeleton coated with concrete, reinforced concrete footings, and tile floors). This building also speaks to the emergence of a true fireproof design. Two designer considerations are worthy of note. The Des Moines architects had design assistance from two quarters. The Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson plans lack sheets for the actual bank interior. The explanation was simply that they weren't its designers. The clients hand-picked P. W. Durham to design the bank interior, wishing to avoid NPS Foon 1MOOa OMBAp ml No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 30 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa what they deemed were excesses of ornamentation in the completed and competing First National Bank interior, Durham was the architect for the Wollaeger Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee and he prepared the lobby design. The Wollaeger Manufacturing Company was founded and incorporated in 1887 and was a nationally known producer of bank, church and commercial interiors and fixtures. By 1896 it was the sole source for federal building interiors east of the Rocky Mountains. The architects, being needful of structural assistance in the design of so tall a building, also worked with a structural engineer Frank R. Hubbard (1872-1940+) of Des Moines. Hubbard was a University of Iowa graduate in civil engineering (1896, 1906) and by 1908 was with the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Works and working under his own firm as of 1921, as he remained as late as 1940 (Iowa City Daily Press, May 2, 1913; Milwaukee: A Half Century's Progress..., p. 112; The Iowa Alumnus, Vol. 9, p. 79; The Transit, Vol. 13, 1908, p. 133; 1940 Federal Census, Des Moines). Subject Building Design and Construction History: The Johnson County Savings Bank was doing well. As of early 1909 it reported "a prosperous year" having added $10,000 to its surplus of $125,000 during 1908. For the first time its surplus equaled its capitalization. A five percent semi-annual dividend was delivered to its investors. The Oxford Mirror noted the planned expansion and termed the bank "the leading financial institution in Iowa City. A year later the Daily Press announced in January 1910 that "Prosperity is [the] bank's slogan" and noted that its continued growth "...thereby reflects the general prosperity of the city and county." The bank added a "tidy sum" to its surplus and once again issued its regular dividend" (Iowa City Citizen, January 6, March 12, 1909; Iowa City Daily Press, January 5, 1910; Oxford Mirror, March 25, 1909). Two months later, in early April 1909, the bank was ready to expand and it acquired ownership of the building at 104 S. Clinton Street from Charles Weber.) The Citizen announced that: The growth of business of the bank has made an enlargement of its rooms imperative. Not wishing to give up the splendid location, the institution succeeded in purchasing this adjacent building which will permit of a healthful expansion without necessitating a removal. Nothing immediately transpired and it wasn't until May 1910 Jewelers Keith and McChesney, ensconced in 107 E. Washington Street and 104 South Clinton, found new quarters and the bank stood to benefit from an additional 400 square feet on its first floor (Iowa City Citizen, May 4, 1910). hi January 1911 the bank gained a new president. Walter M. Davis, a local attorney, an aide to the governor and a long time resident and booster (but not a banker) was elected to succeed William Fry, who had retired. Davis was chosen for his connections and his influence. The Citizen observed "As head of the bank he should prove a most valuable man and should bring to the institution growth and confidence in its standing." What is for certain is that the planned building improvements now emanated from the new leadership. This was the same time that the First National Bank had embarked upon its improvements. Within a month the bank reached $2,000,000 in deposits and 1 County transfer books indicate that the initial bank property, acquired in 1875 was a 30 feet by 60 feet rectangle that comprised the northwest corner of Lot 4. The Weber purchase in 1909 added the 20 feet by 50 feet tract immediately south as well as the property to the east, the northeast corner of the lot, save for the east 4.5 feet by 50 feet). NPB Form 10-800a OMB AppwW No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 31 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County. Iowa the Citizen reported "The Johnson County Savings Bank is one of the largest and most substantial banks in this section of the state." In mid -April it published the following notice: Notice to Contractors: Plans and specifications for remodeling the Johnson County Savings Bank may be seen at the bank building. All those wishing to make bids on the work will please call at the bank. The bank was to expend $35,000 on the planned remodeling. The bank planned to unite the two storefronts and to install modern bank fixtures. The architects for the work, including some second floor office improvements, were Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson. In late April the H. IC Morton Store, located across the street to the west, was sent packing to provide space for the displaced bank during the work. The bank moved in on May 1 and intended to remain there about two months (Iowa City Citizen, January 5, February 17, March 13, 16, 31, April 11, 24, June 15, July 28, 1911; Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, April 4, 1911; Iowa City Daily Press, September 6, 1911). J OHNSON COUNTY SAVINGS BAD. New Temporary pusters f Aaw the Street 'Nest from Old Stand Thy Old Manor, ShDe Sime Quarters w.iaw—tea%Abeb .,.wam vmwb" ur.A..ra.ewa. tit umtlnssrtan aa.Ws eh.:. •— -+Lr.� wraa..t re idc rnwepr. Lee. �td.d a.d Nr..++.1..w are*..W dw s. ei.mowr.. reaa..1 ve9 �.n{►. Fiore 49: Temnorary quarters- 1911 (Iowa City Citizen, May 3, 1911) A 12-ton bank vault was removed from the building and placed across the street near the temporary quarters. The public was assured that no money but only ledgers and the like would be stored there. The bank pondered whether to cover the vault with a protective shed. Then the plans abruptly changed and area papers reported the new scheme: Bank Will Build The Johnson County Savings Bank has decided to raze its old quarters wholly, and [to] erect on the site a modern bank and office and store building of stone and pressed brick. It will cost about $50,000 and will be three stories high." Nn Forth 10.80Oa OMBAppmml Ab. 1024-0018 (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 32 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa This new concept was floated with the need to test public interest in leasing so many professional offices or a mix of uses. As late as April 1912 the University -based Triangle Club was considering the proposed building (and other sites) for its club rooms. A lodge hall was also under consideration and both the Masons and Odd Fellows had been contacted to determine their interest. The same architects, Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson prepared a three-story plan that embodied all of the key features of the final design (corner entry, stone -faced first story, pressed brick exterior, and a secondary Clinton Street entry). The building was to be designed and built with sufficient support for an additional three floors. In its six story mode the new building would be something all new to Iowa City. When it was first announced that the bank had "awarded plans" for the erection of a six -story high bank and office building it was noted that this would be the first office building of that city (Muscatine Daily Journal, May 19, 1911; Spencer Herald, August 2, 1911; Estherville Vindicator and Republican, August 9, 1911; Iowa City Citizen, May 12, 20, 1911; (Iowa City Daily Press, April 6, 1912). The probable central cause for a change in plan was the belated discovery that the existing building was so deteriorated that it posed the threat of imminent collapse. Sufficient demolition work had been accomplished by the latter part of May that this could be determined. As a failsafe, protective partitions were constructed along its east and south sides to protect adjacent buildings if the pile collapsed. A month later, the north wall of Weber building to the south was similarly condemned and ordered taken down. The entire building presumably followed thereafter (Iowa City Citizen, May 23, June 13, 1911).2 Still more land was needed for the new building and the Sueppel building, to the south was acquired at the end of May 1911. This allowed sufficient room to build a 70 feet by 77 feet building. Residents took this as a sure indicator that the six -story plan had been decided upon. The Citizen noted that if this was fact, the new bank building "will be giving Iowa City a magnificent improvement... and one that will be a monument to the bank for half a century to come" (Iowa City Citizen, May 29, 1911)? No additional word to the public was released through late July. It was learned that the architects had been contracted to prepare a six -story alternate plan "in place of the splendidly severe drawings heretofore shown to the bank people." It was however stated that the larger building would be "substantial and elegant but not necessarily ornate." It is a rare occurrence that developing plans are made more rather than less ornate (Iowa City Daily Press, July 25, 1911). Work on demolishing the building had apparently stopped during the interim given that the final removal work was only underway as of late August 1911.4 The Daily Press noted: 2 Demolition at this time caused injuries to Miss Mollie Donaldson, who was a passerby. By late June blood poisoning emerged as a threat and her recovery was threatened (Iowa City Citizen, June 26, 1911). 3 Curiously the actual land transfer of the additional ground to the south was December 27, 1911 (Johnson County Transfer Books). 4 C. N. Ennis had the contract for all of the work and made the probably regretted claim that he would have the three story part of the building finished by September 1! Ennis as it turned out did not get the final construction contract and apparently was simply the demolition contractor and perhaps did the initial excavation work (Iowa City Citizen, May 20, 1911; Iowa City Daily Press, May 2, 1913). NPS Poem 10-900® OMB APXmW No. 1024-WIB (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number li Page 33 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County. Iowa Great throngs watched the destruction of the Johnson County Savings Bank walls, by a force of workmen last evening. The southeast wall crashed down with a report that could be heard two blocks away. A freak wind storm struck early that month and ripped the roof off of the Weber building and flattened a large bank billboard to the ground (Iowa City Daily Press, August 9, 23, 1911). The city engineer granted the right for the contractor to begin excavation work in early September. In mid - November reinforcement steel was delivered for the foundation work, as this account describes: A carload of steel has recently arrived by way of Cedar Rapids for the new Johnson County Savings bank building. It looks as if the building will truly be fireproof and solid. Plans are a bit nebulous yet, but it is believed six stories will be erected ultimately, on this remarkable foundation. Not only was an office building a new concept to the citizenry but so was that of a truly fire -proof one. Such a novelty required much more time to construct and its foundation work reflected the first phase of that fact. The engineer's estimation was that the ground would have to be able to support two tons of weight to the square foot and the public was educated in just how this capacity was to be tested and they most certainly witnessed the procedure. Two holes were excavated beneath the basement floor level. Foot square planks rested in the bottoms of each hole and a tripod -like system of beams and planks was superimposed atop each point. Bricks were then piled atop this framework, one hole being tested at two tons and the other at three tons. The heavier test level failed. Apparently this was sufficient load -bearing testing (Iowa City Daily Press, September 14, 1911). It wasn't until the latter part of December 1911 that the bank directors confirmed that they would finally build the full six story building. The Bricklayer and Plasterer announced the awarding of the $120,000 contract in its January 1912 issue. The awarding of contracts was ill -reported. James Rawson and Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, served as the general contractor.5 Alderman G. W. Schmidt of the Iowa City Iron Works supplied the building with its boilers and this contract was only awarded in late March 1912 (Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, December 23, 1911; Iowa City Daily Press, March 20, 1912; May 2, 1913; Bricklayer and Plasterer, Volume 15 January 1912, p. 18). The upper building exterior is veneered with a richly textured pressed brick with a color range that runs from cream to a dark brown. These were not the type of bricks commonly used in Iowa, if the following account is to be credited: The Johnson County Savings bank officials have selected a beautiful type of pressed brick for their new block. Experts in Chicago and New York say the material will be duplicate of the brick used in some of the multi million dollar structures of New York. 5 Rawson was a major regional contractor. As of August 1902 it was reported that he had sufficient contracts to employ his company for a full year. He specialized in fireproof construction and his 1902 work included two university buildings in Iowa City, valued at $140,000. His firm had remodeled the First National Bank in Iowa City in 1911 and at least one major University of Iowa building. The firm had a separate Iowa City based incorporation that dissolved in the fall of 1913 just after this building was finished (Janesville [Wisconsin] Daily Gazette, August 8, 1902; Hotchkiss, 1898, p. 199; The Western Contractor, Vol. 25, October 8, 1913, p. 8). NPS Form 10.900a OMBAApmmi No. 102"018 ("6) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 34 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County, Iowa The building was in an undetermined state of progress as the end of winter neared. Given the fact that heating system contracts were only then being awarded, there was no building to enclose for interior work! The Daily Press reported: The Johnson County Savings bank will push work on its building as soon as the weather permits. As already noted, the heating contract goes to Alderman M. Hurley, and the plumbing to Connell Bros. The structural steel framework was rapidly completed and by late April the first facing brick was being laid along the Washington Street front. By mid -June there was apparently no further need for the use of external scaffolding, and the wood ("used only once") was auctioned off (Iowa City Daily Press, February 3, 28, April 26, June 11, 1912). The construction record falls silent for the rest of 1912. The first week of January 1913 saw attorney Claude M. Miller occupying his office suite effective January 10, so the upper level offices were complete by that time. The bank's quarters took considerably more time to be finished as this account describes: The banking room is richly fitted, and has an unusually commodious lobby. The work of finishing this room has been in progress for months. Tenants of the offices took up their quarters early in January, but an added four months were necessary to complete the interior of the banking apartments. Recalling the original cost estimates of $45-50,000, the actual cost was a jaw -dropping $125,000 (which likely makes this one of the architects' larger high-rise designs). The bank had spent two years rather than two months in its temporary quarters. The Press reported that the bank occupied its new quarters on April 30, 1913 (Iowa City Daily Press, January 3, April 30, 1913; Iowa City Republican, April 29, 1913). The new bank celebrated its new building with newly printed money, ordering "great sums for public dissemination." The Press crowed "Iowa City will take on the appearance of a mint about May 1 after the bank shall have done a few hours in its superb new home." Yes, they were talking specie, not greenbacks. Along the same vein, the bankers had to drill into a "long disused vault" (the location of this vault is not specified) and were delighted to witness a virtual flood of gold pieces pouring out of the drill hole. Turns out that the bank had produced souvenir coin "medals" for its opening 40 years previously and it was that trove that was chanced upon (Iowa City Daily Press, April 15, May 12, 1913). NPa Form 10-9004 (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number a Page 35 Johnson County Savinas Bank OMB APPM1 No. 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa Figure 50: Postcard view of the new bank, looking southeast, 1912 (Hibbs, 2010, p. 55)6 (note that the twin corner fire escapes are in place) 'mra civ. N[ r � >rqE JS I ry qq -` Figure 51: Another postcard view, looking southeast, ca. 1912 (Iowa State Bank & Trust Company) e If this postcard date is accurate then the building was originally supplied with an external fire escape, still in place. NPS Form 10-900a (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 36 Johnson County Savings Bank OMB APp .l No. 1024-0018 Johnson County. Iowa Johnson County Savings Bank. At the corner of Clinton and Washington street, on the site of its home for many years, the Johnson County Savings Bank has practically completed a 6-story stone structure, the first building of that height in Iowa City. It is a beautiful and utilitarian block, that will last for ages, one may say. It is a tribute to the aliveness of its owners. The Johnson County Bank expects to occupy its quarters in a few weeks, and the block is already tenanted by a large number of professional people. The handsome suites of offices, throughout its six stories, are nearly all occupied already, and with the constant elevator service, the offices are found most convenient. The structure is one, which is admired by every resident of the city, as well as every visitor. It will always hold the rank as Iowa City's first skyscraper, even though many others may be erected in the years to come. Iowa City ❑adv Press, April 8. 1913 Fimire 52 View looking east along Washington Street. ca. 1915 (Kent Photo Collection, University of Iowa) N% Form 10B00a ("e) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 37 Johnson County Savings Bank You end Y1nv irknds are CmdisSiy Invued i To Attend the - . Formal Opening .. of the Johm%m County Savings Eznh 7 huraday, May the Fart ri ji.F?.M uw.s.:.+y. hri M.MNlod WrillNk OMBAPpoW No. 1024O016 Johnson County. Iowa Figure 53: Grand opening announcement (Iowa City Daily Press, April 30, 1913) Five thousand visitors toured the new building during its grand opening the evening of May 1. Flowers were abundant and an orchestra provided music. The Daily Press proved a very helpful source in identifying the building contractors and the secondary bank designer. In doing so it hinted at the idea that the architects were in this instance able to place this commission within the broader context of their previous University of Iowa design work. The Press noted The architects were Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson of Des Moines, who designed most of the university of Iowa buildings, and the contractor, who erected the building was Jas. Rawson & Co. of Iowa City, who built many of S. U. I's classic structures. The architects of the bank proper and the furnishers of the equipment thereof were the Woll[a]eger Mfg. Co. of Milwaukee, whose architect, P. W. Durham, designed the artistic interior. The building description continued, from the same source: The [banking] room is 40 by 60 feet in dimensions. It is not florid, but tasteful in the extreme: exaggeration of colors and effects was eschewed, and quiet effective dignity and attractiveness as to architecture and adornment was the watchword of the owners and builders. The the floors; the Travertine gray marble with black Belgian marble base; the solid mahogany woodwork; the bronze grill and rail ---all are illustrative of the above estheticism. To each of the tellers is allotted a steel cage. Each department has a telephone system intercommunicating with its fellow departments. Other Features Many. To the south from the main lobby open [sic] a telephone booth, a waiting room for ladies, fully - equipped; a man's waiting room and a room for matrons. To the east lies the safety deposit room, containing booths. The main vault is a gigantic structure, three stories in height —the third story vault opening from the mezzanine floor or balcony, in the upper part of the banking quarters. NPS Form 10A00a OMBAWoml No. 1024-0018 (a-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 38 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County, Iowa The main vault is sub -divided thrice. There are a book vault and a cash vault, arm_ lined, and containing separate steel money chests for each teller, thus avoiding confusion as to the intakings of the various tellers. The third division is a safety deposit vault, with 430 boxes or tiny safes, for patrons, each with an individual key, and a general automatic time lock, for the whole compartment. In the basement one finds the directors' room, accessible from the inside stairway. The room is finished in mahogany. Many Tenants in Building. The 6 story, fire -proof structure is practically filled with tenants, from basement to roof. Nearly 50 professional and business men and women have offices therein already. Falk & Grimm's clothing store occupies the southern section of the first floor —the entire remainder being the bank's own house, above described. A Twentieth Century caf6 is to be conducted in the basement and it will open ere long. A veritable "Metropolitan Tower veranda encircles the roof of the building and there from visitors may secure a panoramic bird's eye of the country for miles and miles around. A Massive Building. The block is a massive one. It occupies the corner of Clinton and Washington streets, where the [bank] institution was born 40 years ago, March 1, 1872. Thus the dedicators last night practically celebrated a fortieth birthday... The bank offered the new slogan "the bank for all the people" (Iowa City Republican, January 7, 1913; Iowa City Daily Press, May 2, 1913). Figure 54: Snow less winter scene, ca. 1925, looking south along South Clinton Street (Kent Photo Collection, University of Iowa) Buildina Tenant and Use History, 1913-31: NPS Farm 10-900a OMB APp ml No. 1024-W18 (a-") United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 39 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa The new bank had a dozen suites on five upper floors. The largest tenant firms linked two or three office spaces and some occupied most of a floor. Medical offices would commonly share a common reception space between them. The building had three key employees, a watchman, custodian and an "elevatorian." The elevator was key to the building operation and on a single Saturday in December 1914 logged 8.5 miles of distancc traveled (Iowa City Citizen, December 8, 1914; June 16, 1916). Figure 55: View, ca.1925, looking southeast (Slonneger) The early tenants naturally included attorneys, physicians, county agricultural agents, the occasional minister, probation officer, accountants, realtors, female osteopathic physicians, insurance companies, a 1925 state census manager, and an abstract company. a .IoFneon rvomyaev} &ui41h� Brme4 How MwW rime Have You Said OiH; For a Goa Home Cooked Meal All We Ask is Fa You To Give Us i Figure 56: The basement cafe, with seating under the glass skylights in the sidewalk above (Iowa City Press, September 17, 1914) NPS Fom 10-900-a (8418) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 40 Johnson County Savings Bank For the Yong Inan's fancy e-- -11-10r andAwtsE SCyoEfhes $Soam dotw ' Sa.k Sane inlawy sergo% chevots „a ...,..�...«,. Ceseimefes w,d Worauds• wah 6i 2.11191 m h desk in tluir lines to make a yoeug MOW led at iris best. 8tw Setyr SAeeiatSac# awe made of the highCst .. quakily Aealxalian we ThE vvr in eery #or;. rd the mllais guarannr d p aga,nst£ldiag. F ry young man. in town shou14 nee this �. play of tipstng clothe*r—the 1=* LPG• t•c• itXti Im w, d.y�na neon 1h= Thq aio drz .rJeSwwl.,We—lfY1.Mb7 CT OTHtS $17 You will he better dressed and several dolfaer better off. ' ea•m k,¢lt; 6eiue .eo, tocnetrl fren�da7mka lhik m[k. F`ALK & GRIMM For the movenimwe of ihn9eatmaAg the fermnl Opening of the new inn COomty Sava,gt Bank. Wilding,wr two will hdepen Than. evenings 7 tg 980 o lock. No goad11#M bewid Figure 57: Falk and Grimm, men's OMB Aegorel No. 1024-0018 Johnson County. Iowa (Iowa City Press, April 30, 1913) Falk and Grimm Men's Clothiers and then Grimm's Men's Store were the sole south storefront tenants in the new bank building, 1912 through June 1947. They were finally displaced when the bank expanded into 106 S. Gilbert at the south end of the building. East addition storefront tenants during this period were Smith & Swartzlender Coffee Room (1919), Quality Coffee Room (1919-22), Quality Quick Lunch or Quality Cafe (1924-25) the R&R Shoe Store (1938-41) and Giftland (1946-47) (Iowa City Press Citizen, March 13, 1912; July 31, 1931, Iowa City Citizen, April 30, 1913; June 15, 1947; city directories). Significant tenant firms included the Red Cross which was present as early as mid-1919 just after the First World War, remaining until mid-1921. Housed in Room 218 it ran a home service section that aided in tracking missing soldiers, a club room serviced soldiers who were at the nearby state hospital, helped access vocational training and helped applicants with war risk insurance (Iowa City Citizen, June 21, July 1, August 6, 1919; May 12, 1921).7 The Standard Publication Company was a national firm that produced but one work, the Circle of Knowledge, a 1,000-page encyclopedia. The company occupied much of the sixth floor beginning in late September 1916 and its vice president, J. E. Stronkes, lived in Iowa City and worked in the building. By 1921 the Iowa City office was the training and administrative hub for 400 salesmen who covered the west half of the country. By 1921 the disused r The local Red Cross chapter was organized in mid -April 1917 and was housed in the Commercial Club and then City Hall during the course of the war (Iowa City Citizen, April 3, 17, May 4, 17, 1917). NPS Form 10-900a OMB AMmmi No. 1024A01S ("6) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 41 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County, Iowa basement cafe was used as the sales force training venue (Iowa City Citizen, September 30, 1916; Iowa City Press Citizen, August 1, 1919; August 27, 1921). i Figure 58: ca.1930 view looking southeast (this was after the corner entrances were changed) (Kent Photo Collection, University of Iowa) Auto dealers were destabilized by the war and had to reassemble their dealers and sales territories postwar. The J. A. O'Leary Automobile Company did just this, occupying Rooms 214-15 in early 1919 while their new building was being built (Iowa City Citizen, January 31, 1919). There were at least two upstairs retail outlets, both of which enjoined customers to "take the elevator." Anna Klein took a six -week course at the New York City of Beauty College an opened the Klein Beauty Culture on the Sixth Floor in September 1914. Her suite was colored in blues, whites, gold and nickel and she was still a tenant, being open just two evenings a week as late as the end of 1925. Ann Stach had a women's dress shop in Room 214 which she opened in January 1925 and was still going strong as of July 1926. Her goods were "exclusive but not expensive" (Iowa City Citizen, September 30, 1914; January 26, December 22, 1925; July 26, 1926). Other substantial tenants were the Iowa Gas and Electric Company (1922-24), the law firm of Dutcher, Conrad and Hambrecht (later Dutcher and McLain (1913-1924+), the Great Northern Life Insurance Company (1927), Long's Loan and Investment Company (1926-27), the Ball Abstract Company (1921-26), and the National Life Insurance Company (1917). NPS Farts 10-800a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 42 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa In January 1921 the Press newspaper sponsored Jack Williams the "Original Human Fly" in his scaling the exteriors of both the bank building and the Jefferson Hotel. His fete was a "startling sensation." Williams was nationally known climbing the Washington Monument and a 63-story Woolworth Building in New York City (then the world's tallest building) in 1918 (Iowa City Press Citizen, January 19, July 31, 1920; http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20100321/News/3210333). Iowa City Loses All of Its Banks, 1931-32: The Johnson County Savings Bank was in good shape as of the end of 1924, climbing out of the down years of the middle 1920's. Total deposits were $3.4 million and it remained the county's largest financial institution. Then came the Great Depression and on one fall football Saturday morning this bank and the Citizen's Savings and Loan locked their doors to protect their investors, having suffered heavy withdrawals over the previous three months. Two other local banks, the First National and the Iowa City Savings Bank put 60-day savings withdrawal requirements in place in response. The Farmer's Loan and Trust Company failed the first week of January 1932 and its assets and property were quickly moved to the former Johnson County Savings Bank so as to physically separate it from the still solvent First National, with which it shared quarters. The Iowa City Savings Bank unsuccessfully attempted to get its depositors to agree to take certificates of deposit promising long-term interest incentives to keep their money on deposit. The effort failed and that bank closed the very next day taking the First National down with it. This left the city with five failed banks. A Cedar Rapids bank immediately opened a branch bank and it's success was parlayed into the reorganization of a new bank, the First Capital State Bank. The title evoked Iowa City's role as an early state capital so as to instill public confidence (Iowa City Press Citizen, December 31, 1924; October 3 1931; January 4, 19, 20, March 24, 1932). It would appear that the failed Johnson County Savings Bank was confident of reopening and its "reorganization committee" was still in operation as of late January 1932. Indeed premium payments were being rapidly and substantially paid out, with $250,000 being the fast payments made in mid -February 1932 and by year's end that amount totaled $704,000, said to be the largest such bank payments in the state (Iowa City Press Citizen, January 21, 1932: Dubuque Telegraph Herald and Times Journal, February 17, 1932; Burlington Hawk -Eye, December 26, 1932). Nearly three years would pass before a new bank occupied the old stand. Ben S. Summerbill (1886-1968) was a South Dakota rancher and lumberman who was working with the federal reconstruction office in Des Moines during the bank crisis. In some manner and within a very short period of time, he put together a new bank titled the Iowa State Bank and Trust. He would oversee it as president until 1954 and then until 1964 as board chairman and the next two generations of his family would continue in leadership roles. The new bank was quickly declared a county fund depository (one of three, you can't be too careful) (Hibbs, p. 55; Iowa City Press Citizen, October 15, 1934; iagenweb.org/boards/obituaries/indes.cgi?read=54434; Johnson County Democrat and Oxford Leader, October 4, 1934). NPS Fom 10&00a (8-0S) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMBApporel No. 10240018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 43 Johnson County Savines Bank in the mnmroftlinggatIOWA �@YtYw18mYL-i i 6OSA..F,. i av OOmTO�� �� •WaSan'YTMY.Ia}•_YNSffi W1x9W Wf1.014 Yfy.4�Y-Wi Io�va�e�Ti�tCe. Figure 59: "Iowa City's newest bank" and university spirit, 1938 (Iowa City Press Citizen, October 7, 1938) Figure 60: mid- 1940s Johnson County. Iowa downtown view, looking northwest (arrow locates building) (Hibbs, 2010, p. 88) NPS Farm 10-900e OMB AWOVal No. 1024-0018 (9-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 44 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County. Iowa In Figure 60, the Jefferson Hotel dominates the downtown, left of center with the subject building being immediately to its upper left. The hotel, equal in height to the subject building, at six stories and these being the tallest buildings in the county, added two more floors in 1922. The university campus flanks the downtown to the west and north (Iowa City Press Citizen, January 6, 1922). Figure 61: Vie (Kent Photo Collection, University of Iowa) Building Tenant and Use History. 1932-67: treet, ca. 1945 The office building use continued even as the Johnson County Savings Bank failed and was liquidated, the only presumed change being the loss of some undetermined number and range of tenants to the vicissitudes of the Great Depression. The banking level was used to deal with the assets and property of the failed Farmer's State Bank. The successor bank, the Iowa State Bank and Trust opened in mid -October 1934 and over the next six years its basement was the dividend distribution point for the Citizen's Savings and Trust, the Farmers State Bank and the Iowa City Savings Bank. These three banks had, as of late 1938, paid dividends ranging from 38 to 53 percent of their original holdings. The final percentage of repayment for the Johnson County Saving Bank is not found (Iowa City Press Citizen, November 1, 1938; May 15, 1939, December 28, 1940). Building tenants during these years tended towards the smaller scale, which is to say realtors, attorneys and medical professionals. Substantial or governmental tenants included the Federal Discount Corporation (Room 313, 1938); the Iowa Land Company (1934-46) which occupied basement space and was the new bank's exclusive brokerage by 1946; the Rural Rehabilitation Office (1939) and the Farm Security Administration Program (1939). The Kennedy Beauty Shop (1928-41) was in the basement and was one of the first city businesses to be air conditioned. It became Frederic's Tru-Curl Permanent Wave Beauty Shop in 1941. There was also the Brunton NPS Form 10400a OMB A 848 PP'ovel No. 10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 45 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa Beauty Shop (Room 201, 1939). Donald and Dorothy Borchart, the fast couple to simultaneously graduate from the University of Iowa Law School in 1937, set up their joint practice here in 1948. Newspaper advertisements for any of these non -bank listings cease in the latter 1960s implying that the bank was either occupying the whole building or that the upper floors were vacant in whole or in large part. The bank continued to term itself the "new bank" in town as late as 1939. The wartime service of the building is not well determined but the bank was marketing defense bonds as of mid-1941 and the building housed the local Veteran's Administration Contact Office in Room 206 from late 1946 as late as early 1952. A basement room served as meeting space for the Bundles For Britain Campaign in early 1941. In a striking Armistice Day fete in 1946 buglers surmounted the roofs of the city's two tallest buildings and sounded taps simultaneously at the proper time (Iowa City Press Citizen, February 11, 1939; February 8, May 10, 1941; December 2, 1946; February 28, 1952). While the small city could boast two exceptionally high buildings, as late as mid-1948 the local fire department's equipment could reach only the fourth floors of the bank and hotel buildings. The local skyscrapers finally convinced the city to acquire aerial fire truck equipment (Iowa City Press Citizen, June 26k 1946 July 1, 1948). Figure 62: Looking northeast ca. 1970 (http://iowacitypast.tumblr.com/post/106330186050/best-improvement-in-a-historic-property-for-2014) Figure 62 shows the cornice replaced and shows a few antennae atop the elevator penthouse. The original windows remain in place on the upper floors. Bank modernization in mid-1955 led to a proposal to establish a walk-up service window on the north side of the bank. This bank and the First National proposed to permanently lease sufficient parking spaces to make this service available but it would appear that the idea stalled. The solution was a nearby drive-in bank downtown and a suburban mall drive in that was built in 1969. Again the Iowa State Savings Bank and the First National Bank were minoring each other's service improvements (Iowa City Press Citizen, June 7, 1955; April 12, 1968, January 31, September 12, 1969). NPS Form 10-800a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (MB) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 46 Johnson County Savines Bank Johnson County. Iowa In 1969 the bank was locally awarded a "Project Green" award for "good planning and maintenance of [an] architectural award (Iowa City Press Citizen, November 13, 1969). NP6 Fw 10AOOa OMBAPPMMI NO. 1024-0018 (8 86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 47 Johnson County Savinas Bank Johnson County, Iowa 9. Maior Bibliographic References: Arbogast, David. "Iowa Site Inventory Form, Iowa State Bank." Iowa City: David Arbogast, August 2001 Aurner, Charles Ray. Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa. Cedar Rapids: Western Historical Press, 1912 Hibbs, Bob. Iowa City Postcard History Series. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing Company, 2010 1 Iowa City: A Sense of Place. Iowa City: Press Citizen, 2001 Hotchkiss, George. W. Lumber and Forest Industry of the Northwest. Chicago: George W. Hotchkiss, 1898 Iowa City Chamber of Commerce. "Iowa City, Iowa." Iowa City: Windsor Publications, 1970 (cited as Windsor) Johnson County Assessor Long, Barbara Bevin. 'Architectural Legacy ofProudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS. " Des Moines: (November 23, 1988) Mansheim, Gerald. Iowa City: An Illustrated History. Norfolk, Virginia: The Donning Company, 1989 Milwaukee: A Half Century's Progress: 1846-1896: A Review of the Cream City's Wonderful Growth and Development From Incomoration Until the Present Time: A Souvenir of her Golden Anniversary. Milwaukee: Consolidated Illustrating Company, 1896 Newspapers as cited in the text Sanborn Maps Slonneger, Marybeth. Finials: A View of Downtown Iowa City. Iowa City: Hand Press, 2015 Svendsen, Marlys A. "Iowa Site Inventory Form, Iowa State Bank and Trust Co. Building." Sarona, Wisconsin: Svendsen Tyler Inc., September 2000 Swanson, Channing. Iowa Site Inventory Form, Iowa State Bank & Trust Co. Building. Des Moines: Neumann Monson Architects, January 2001 Internet Sources: Weitzel, Tim. The History of Architectural Styles of Downtown Iowa City. https://timweitzel.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/the-history-of-architectural-styles-of-downtown-iowa-city/ [2016] (Accessed November 19, 2016) Internet Sources, Continued: NPS Fonn 1b800a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8d8) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 48 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County, Iowa University of Iowa Library Archive, Frederick Wallace Kent Photographic Collection, 1915-20: htto://www.flickr.com/i)hotos/uiowa, accessed July 20, 2012 Iowa Genealogical Web: iagenweb.org/boards/obituaries/indes.cgi?read=54434 (accessed November 20, 2016) Medford Oregon Mail Tribune: http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20100321/News/3210333 (accessed November 20, 2016) Architects' Plans: Proudfoot Bird & Rawson, Architects. Plans for the Johnson County Savings Bank, Iowa City, Iowa. Des Moines: Proudfoot Bird & Rawson, 1912 (Courtesy Brooks Borg & Skiles Architecture Engineering LLP) NPS Form 10-500� (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 49 Johnson County Savines Bank 10. Geoeranhical Data: Verbal Boundary Description: OMB Appmft No, 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa BEG AT NW COR LOT 4BLK 81; E 77.5'; S 50';E 4 -; S 3; E11.5; S 6.5; E 4.5'; S 90.5' to north side of alley; W ioo; N 15o0' TO BEG (See Figure 1) Boundary Justification: This nomination includes a pre-existing building (107 E. Washington Street) that was incorporated into the new bank building and a southside 1984 two-story addition. It also includes basement level extensions beneath the public sidewalks on the north and west sides of the 1913 bank building. Map NPS Form 10-BOOa (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 50 Johnson County Savings Bank OMB APMVal No. 1024-0018 agar+: _ • — - - - - _ Figi(re 64: Building Iaiion 1 Inhmnn Cniuity Assessor Mai% 2li16; Johnson County, Iowa NPS Fa 1"00a OMBAp wl No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Photoaraahs Page 51 Johnson County Savings Bank Johnson County. Iowa Photographs Name of Photographer: James E. Jacobsen Date of Photographs: November 15, 2016 Location of Original Negatives: Property owner Description of views Frame: Direction: Descrintion: 1 Southwest East walls, north facade 2 Southwest East walls, north facade 3 Southwest Storefront detail, north facade 4 Southeast North and west facades 5 East West facade 6 Northeast West facade and south wall 7 East West facade, link to south addition 8 Northeast West facade and south wall 8a Southeast 1984 addition, west facade 9 Northeast Lobby interior, north area 10 Northwest Lobby interior, north area 11 North Lobby interior, looking from reception area towards north part of lobby 12 Northeast West stairs looking from landing to fast floor elevator (entry is to the right) 13 South South hall, second floor 14 East East hall, second floor 15 South South hall, third floor 16 East East hall, third floor 17 South South hall, fourth floor 18 East East hall, fourth floor 19 South South hall, fifth floor 20 East East hall, fifth floor 21 N/A View down main stairs from sixth floor 22 Southeast East hall and stairs, sixth floor 23 Northeast South hall (opened up, stairs and east hall), sixth floor 24 Northwest Basement -vaults 25 East Fourth floor, south conference room 26 West Sixth floor, south conference room 27 Northeast Three-story east component, second floor 28 South Three-story east component, third floor NPS Form 1"00a (8-88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Photooraphs Page 52 Johnson County Savings Bank 40 A—3 2 g7 FOR Notth _ y 4 ee7 ...:. 67: Photos basement (Jacobsen, 2017) OMBAppm al No. 1024-0018 Johnson County, Iowa NPS Farm 10-900a OMB AAMo W No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Photographs Page 53 Johnson County Savinas Bank Johnson County, Iowa Figures 68-69: Photos First, second floors Figure 70-71: Photos Fifth, sixth floors (Jacobsen, 2017) a !W.iL A 4 'fro I al -,MEMO kJ a ri. I .. I. t •Tp3. 1 t l I l r I e... I 'sill �' �� I r II• Is it �� ICI I G III P. 0 J u- --I- Fl ow"� �f 1 4 w W�it'v �• . y....law MEN { �'4 1 Staff Report April 5, 2017 Historic Review for 800 Brown Street, Hap= Hollow Park District Brown Street Historic District Classification: Non-contributing The applicant, City of Iowa City, Parks and Recreation, is requesting approval for a proposed demolition and reconstruction project at 800 Brown Street, a non-contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District. The project consists of the demolition of the non -historic restroom/shelter/storage structure and the construction of a new shelter and a new restroom/storage building. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.7 Mass and Roofiines 4.8 Masonry 4.11 Siding 4.14 Wood 6.0 Guidelines for New Construction 6.1 New Primary Structures 7.0 Guidelines for Demolition 7.1 Demolition of Whole Structures or Significant Features Staff Conuvents Historic Character The historic use of the site of Happy Hollow Park was a brick yard. Clay extraction added to a natural depression on the site to form the basin of the park. Bricks from this yard were used in the construction of several houses in the district, including the c. 1854 house at 834 North Johnson Street (Prospect Hill), the c. 1850-1865 Berryhill House at 414 Brown Street, the c.1865 house at 722 North Lucas and the pair of c. 1910- 1912 houses at 713 and 717 Brown Street. In 1886 Christian Gaulocher acquired the existing brickworks and operated his business, Gaulocher and Son Brick Manufacturers from the house at 722 N. Lucas. After at least one other brick making business, the city acquired the 3.3 acres in 1945. Proposal The applicant is proposing to demolish the non -historic building on the site, containing a restroom, storage building and shelter area. Two separate structures will be constructed in its place. The restroorn with storage behind will be constructed of an elevated base with stone veneer, lapped cement siding with half -timber -style trim and a standing -seam metal front -gable roof. The building has a Craftsman influence in its simple exposed framing. The applicant has provided an "Option B" which includes a covered entry supported on paired columns. The shelter structure continues with a similar materiality but is kept open as a traditional park shelter. Stone -veneer bases support columns and exposed rafters holding a standing seam metal roof. Sidewalks will be added in the park and the parking layout will be clarified. Guidelines The guidelines recommend removing non -historic buildings and structures that detract from the historic character of the district Such buildings should be replaced with buildings that are more compatible. Northside Neighborhood guidelines state that new structures must reflect the historic styles of the neighborhood which include Italianate, Queen Anne, American Foursquare, and Craftsman among others. Once an architectural style is selected, specifications in section 12.0 should be followed. Section 12.3 Craftsman describes the style as simple rectangular with a low pitch roof and wide overhangs. Open soffits have exposed rafter tails. Siding material often changes between the first and second floors (or in a gable and a wide band board marks the change. A wide band board is located at the top of the foundation wall. Square columns are typical. Siding use should be consistent with the style. Fiber cement siding with a smooth finish is an acceptable substitute for wood siding. Review In Staffs opinion, removing the non -historic, utilitarian, existing structures will improve the character of the park. Since they are not historic it is possible to remove them without consideration of their structural integrity. Adding new structures will maintain or improve the ease of use and diversity of activities in the park. By locating the new structures in the area of the existing structures, the open area of the park remains the visual focus for the neighborhood. Of the possible architectural styles for the Northside Neighborhood, staff finds that the Craftsman style is most appropriate for small structures of this type. The exposed structure details are easily translated to a small building such as the restroom and are also appropriate for the park setting. The shelter building combines the basic park shelter with the craftsman influence of the restroom building. The application was submitted with an "Option A" without columns and an "Option B" with columns and an extended front cave. In this small structure, "Option A" without columns is preferable but staff finds both options acceptable. Staff finds that while half-timbered detailing is not traditionally paired with lap siding in a Craftsman -style structure, in this case it provides some architectural detailing that the original buildings did not communicate. The trim details could be considered a modern interpretation of Craftsman detailing. On the other hand, because one of the hallmarks of Craftsman detailing is a change in siding above the band board, an option of reducing the locations of the vertical trim might be more consistent with the style. Staff would find either option acceptable. The standing seam metal roof is an appropriate material for a roof on a small structure. The raised base on the restroom and the piers on the shelter provide a necessarily maintenance -free base for public structures and the stone veneer is an appropriate element of the architectural character. Cement board siding is also an acceptable material. Staff find the project to be a welcome upgrade to the character of Happy Hollow Park. Allowing options for the exterior detailing is appropriate in a small building in a non-contributing property. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 800 Brown Street, Happy Hollow Park, as presented in the application including either Option A or Option B. Application for Historic Review V Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 144C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org%historicpreservationresources. For Staff Use: Date submitted: ❑ Certificate of No material Effect b Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ 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/Applicant Information (Please oheck prmuv comact p0190a) ❑ Property Owner Name: City of Iowa City. Contact: Kumi Moms Email: Kumi-morris _ iowa-city.nrg Phone Number: (319 ) 356-5092 Address: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center. 220 S. Gilbert St. City: Iowa City State: IA Zip Code: _52240 ® Contractor / Consultant Name: HBK Engineering LLC. Vanessa Fixmer-Oraiz Email: voraizfgb_ bken ingl eering.com Phone Number: ( 319) 33R-7557 Address: 509 S. Gilbert Street City: Iowa City State: IA Zip Code: 52240 Proposed Project Information Address: 800 Brown Street Use of Property: Park with shelter, bathroom, basketball court, baseball field, playground and restroom Date Constructed:1945 Historic Designation (Maps at located m the Hixmrtc Ptesenatum Handbook) ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR ® This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location) IS] 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 ❑ Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District ❑ Summit Street Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District Within the district, this Property is classified as: 0 Contributing IM Noncontributing 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 ® Construction of new building © Building Elevations ® Floor Plans 12 Photographs U 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 El Proposal of Future Plans ❑ Reoair or restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ® Other: It should be noted that the current structure is not contributing. Please contact the Preservation Planner at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with Proposed Project Details Project Description: The Citv of Iowa Citv has contracted HBK Engineering to replace the park shelter and single -stall restroom facility at the Ha Hollow Park location. Central elements of the design process have included historic elements of the site, such as its location in the Brown Street Historic District and its previous use as a brickyard. HBK has worked closely with City staff, local contractors and architects at RDG Planning and Design to retain the historic quality of the site and reflect the historic nature of the neighborhood as much as possible. Materials to be Used: Our design elements include a stone veneer base and can cement board siding wooden beams and a metal roof A concrete slab will have to be re -poured however, staff looked into re -using the current concrete base but it was not able to be salvaged. Exterior Appearance Changes: The restroom is detached from the shelter structure. The exterior design elements reflect the characteristics of the historic neighborhood and included: a gabled roof, stone veneer base, lap -sided cement board, a Craftsman -style facade. Due to budgetary concerns we have included two options: Option A includes the basic historic elements and we are including an Option B that includes a portico as a bid alternate The shelter reflects the same elements of the restroom structure to create uniformity throughout the site. 6ispms/app_fmhmtoric im.doc 6/4/14 PVT" A P 'Tan Ma .41, wo - --j.5t � - 4,� '. W .00 \� \� � \ � m\ L T a -- rIL r yyW� r r ♦. rt IyI r n �-�" � ■ � � � r—yam -- �1• 1 �' 4 '• 1 t_ ST Y 1 1} .rr.-•._� -1 r..r�r .. r~ ��� • � � �+� ��, 'I � III I i' �. I by 7rii• f i� F eft Sl �' J fVIA F, `� ;, �?•`_ . tip ir'�f�y� Vie..- F.• � .sr . iiiiiiii2imlli Existing Site for Happy Hollow Park a: 7BIsketball� i � Afnygrnund i toy i r r i i. 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(Jq U U wo t�� r PRESERVE IOiJVI'A► SUMMIT Mining the Past I June 8-10 2 uAft" 17 Preserve Iowa Summit 2017 Tentative schedule and subject to change. WBdrimaday, June Y Rm-summit Gathering, 0Ide Bostdn's Restaurant; 6,D0-9:0013rn resa.➢M alrk taco arer�re m Pa+rha[r What Makes a Good Growing an Ethlcfar Tum-of-Me-century Preserabm wima Oneafthe Most -kuvang (w (andRewewoble) Preservation. A Look at Cham in a Mlllermral Ihgl-TeM Twig. An Important Oeasmns inmrvarnn. Onc NrstorlcTm Ordit Ebbrtsm Newton and World: Historic JohnixileclawtoM#b- Yw YlbI1Make.—flerrg iR.nvurrewmdur Apphcaa M, Jasper Courtly Rehabilitation of Def-mm SrrR*W the Right CoatinnoWfor Lammiumm Angela Shearer(mvRed) Enn Chambeis. tarry Oowntawn Storefronts Adam Skdsbe, CoReen Your Job IsrMm.>^' Huno Scotney Fenton, Virg",,, Emma Miller Tei ry Phillips, Laura r•rts� r J fli i_i i.•r. Michelle Sacco, Kate Shmdelar Hoover, Josh Moe, AIA I'nn- 1. Rutledge I'°;+rr Tourefa Gypsum Mine. Geology andArchitecture Omte (ticket required) Please note that this tour mil departpromptlyat Z.ar«. Friday, June 9 8:00-5:00 Registration (Grace Lutheran Fellowship Hall) 8:30-10:00 CodeRequlRmelbfor Great Pmbr CYealhrg ArchrtecBnd& Scow movers WOW TOWofthe Women '&I Ntftow rowwri 3 Sbte Nominations Flowers EimWsg Bmhturps Great Pones MstoncnlSorveys: What NortheastIbWas ArmdeondApartment sshAr UM I Sommttee Meeting; ye,ka Vasdlewc Liesel Voges Am TW Who Uses NatimAmerrcan Rock Buddg 'ham"�nrrrPm-s 0n r Irefteshments at 830. Theme Art Legacv7 (tidal required) I meeting begins at 9 00 Molly Myers Naumann Russell Beldner 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-noon Nistorrc Tax OeNKand PreservInglowos LbmousWhtentltyaso From mown to Tourofthe Rac/wrg the lbtcem Post Farnmumlres of color Rey to Pmsenation Unknonn:Unmmlrcd Bawasheg I Angela Shearer prwrted) Terry Stevens Cynthia Sweet Surrolsolcwo (trdetrequired) Lars Noldnep Brennan IowaarMWadd Warll EmptyBWdngs: What Dolan, Megan Stroh Pmsowng What to DO WRb Than Remains Deb Brown Jerry Yocum, Marvin Chickening, Mrchanl Imcl-Thrams Noon -1:30 Lunch on your own ac reserve a box lunch 1:30-3:00 The PheservabonhCs Artm Daph:Nlstoryof The Go" The Bad oral Iowa'sFrender Fps: TowrifFwtDudgls Tooklax• Toots and GmvestaneCarving The UglirANstfWof Kathy Gourlev PubkcSculpture Tedruquas Used In Jonathan Appall Facades (tidetrequired) Preserving DurBudt Pete Franks, AIA TheArchaeakiecif Einam mW Fort Dodge Ryan Prochaska Bill Whittaker 3:00-3:30 Break 3:30-5:00 Preservation Ed.coaon TheNodowayCemetery Starred Glass Dimn55te Tomofthe MsorrcFort m knva: The lhewfmn loos ReslomBpr and Mark Anderson Dadgesemp}dgh LSUS College ofDefign Trish Okamoto. Chase PmtectimCia smg School Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, McAndrews, Isabel System TheKwrbotl VEWStte (Dcertrequrred) Drape Al Shrhabr Solwan, Tatum WatMns Ron Bovard (A.D. 1290-1250), Iowa's Newest Nabond hi sfam;Lnndmork Lynn Alm 6:30-8:30 Dinrerand screening of the documentary The from Raisers(ticket required) Saturday, June 10 8:3 RRegistration Registration and coffee 9:D0 6mveytmm REPWWorkshop IowoAgricultuml liatory Wmlrshap (separate registration required) Jonathan Appell Welcome The Iowa Prairie Barbara Mooney 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-11:30 Selling the Fatuity Form: Memory, lass, and the Pasung of a Century Form Robert Welch Too Far Gone? Robert Nelson, Jane Nelson noon-1:30 Box Lunch (included in mgstration) Lunch (ticket requred) /awa's Rural Faod Tmditkm Darcy Dougherty Maulsby 1:30-5:00 GravestmreRepair Workshop(conarwed) InterprebngAgnm@oradHistory Oakland Cemetery Walk (ticket required) Jonathan Appell Candy Streed, Laura ERers 100-3=00 Concluding remarks Workshop ends at approximately 3 00 r CITY OF IOWA CITY llrA E M A N D U M Date: April 6, 2017 To: City Council Geoff Fruin, City Manager From: Ginalis Swaim, Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Specialist Re: Historic Preservation Commission Annual Planning Session Report and Work Plan for Calendar Year 2017 Attached please find the Historic Preservation Commission's Annual Planning Session Report from its planning session held on March 9, 2017 The report outlines the Commission's work plan and priority issues for the 2017 calendar year. IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Annual Planning Session Report Priority Issues for 2017 The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission held its annual planning session on Thursday March, 9 2017, as part of its regular monthly meeting, at 5:30 p.m. in Emma Harvat Hall. At this time, the Commission discussed and prioritized its activities and projects for the 2017 calendar year. Each year the Commission holds a planning session to review its progress in implementing the goals and objectives of the Historic Preservation Plan, and to set objectives for the upcoming year. This report details the results of that planning session, and is intended to serve as a guide for the Commission's activities for the upcoming calendar year. Priority Issues for 2017 Key Projects: The Commission felt it was important to focus its efforts on current active projects for the upcoming year. These key projects include elements of many of the Goals outlined in Iowa City's Historic Preservation Plan. Local Landmark Designations: Originally added to the work plan during the 2015 calendar year, the Commission determined that the proactive effort to identify and nominate potential landmark properties is a critical project for continuation. Properties have been identified and researched by staff and a Commission Sub -committee. The next step, which will also utilize Commissioners, is meeting with individual property owners to discuss the designation process. Civil Rights Grant Implementation: In late 2016, the City was successful in a grant request for the National Register Nomination, signage, and educational materials for the Tate Arms and Iowa Federation Home on Iowa Avenue. The Commission will work with individuals in both the Preservation and African American communities to draft educational materials for those properties. The Office of the State Archeologist will prepare the National Register Nomination. HRDP Cabin Grant Implementation: In June 2016, the City was successful in a grant request to rehabilitate the roof structures of the City Park Cabins. Staff will continue to work with the Parks and Recreation Department as they implement the grant. Historic Preservation Fund rollout: Staff and the Commission are preparing to rollout the new Historic Preservation Fund. Informational brochure, application, and review process are currently in development Other Current Issues: Downtown District Survey Implementation: At the request of City Council, an updated downtown survey will be completed in the current year. The Commission will work with a qualified historian to review and update the survey to identify properties and or areas of downtown that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Upon receipt of the results and recommendations generated from this survey, the Commission will have to re-evaluate its work plan to see how downtown preservation initiatives should be prioritized. Digital Library: The City has valuable resources and information on historic properties in several different formats. Currently the ability for the public to access this information is dependent upon the format of the information. Digitizing hardcopy information and combining it in with existing digital information in a searchable online database would make this information about city history more available for property owners and researchers. Other Issues for Future Consideration beyond 2017: Education/Outreach: This includes efforts to organize special events and assist in the planning for the annual awards program in January. Many of the maps, brochures and other publications produced by the Commission in the past are in need of an update for web -based distribution. Design Guideline Update: The current Historic Preservation Handbook, adopted in September 2010 and revised from the original adoption in June 2000, will need to be revised to include the current updated maps of all districts, revised lists of local and National Register landmarks, and updated guidelines. While it does not appear that major changes will be necessary, the update will ensure consistency. Additional Survey and Evaluation Work: Additional survey areas for the Commission to consider in future years include Kirkwood Avenue and the Lucas Farms Neighborhood. Other Items: • Continue annual reminder letter to Historic and Conservation District and Landmark property owners. • Continue to update the Iowa City Historic Preservation Facebook Page. Continue to work with other Iowa City and Johnson County preservation organizations. • Manville Heights residents asked the Commission to hold an informational meeting about the possibility of a Historic District Designation in the neighborhood. April 2017