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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-31-2017 Historic Preservation Commission0 Iowa CityHistoric Preserution Comsslon 'J / E ! P 1! 11 Monday July 31, 2017 5:30 p.m. UVr 4�1���1 =- �v Emma Harvat Hall City Hall r- ry " uTa6viv `-R � •� G� a IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Monday, July 31, 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) Public Hearing — Discuss Landmark designation for 10 South Gilbert Street (former Unitarian- Universalist Church) E) Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 503 Melrose Avenue — Local and National Register Listed Historic Landmark (front basement window removal) 2. 1016 East College Street —East College Street Historic District (dormer addition) F) Consideration of Minutes for June 15, 2017 G) Adjournment r ®_ CITY OF IOWA CITY �1 ft MEMORANDUM Date: July 27, 2017 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Local Landmark Designation for 10 South Gilbert Street- Former Unitarian - Universalist Church Applicant Jesse Allen, with Aspen Ventures, has requested that the property at 10 South Gilbert Street, the former Unitarian -Universalist Church be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as a Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will make the larger property (Aspen Ventures has an agreement to purchase the adjacent City -owned property) property eligible for certain zoning incentives. The enclosed re -zoning application, Iowa Site Inventory Form, email from Ginalie Swaim to City Council, and additional photos provide evidence and a discussion of the building's architecture and history. The building was constructed in 1907 as the Unitarian -Universalist Church, their third building in Iowa City. Following Unitarian -Universalist beliefs, the building resembles a large residence rather than a church and does not include typical ecclesiastical exterior elements such as a steeple. Built in the popular Tudor- Revival style, the building has retained a high-level of historic integrity. A circa 1954 addition to the south of the original building was removed in 2016. This exposed the south wall to public view. As specified in Section 14-38 & C of the zoning code, to qualify for designation as a Landmark, the subject property must meet approval criteria a. and b. and at least one of approval criteria c., d., e., or f.: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. 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 may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. The Unitarian -Universalist Church meets criterion a. in its significance to Iowa City's architectural history. This church is the third location for the congregation in Iowa City and the second church built on this lot. The original plan may have been an adaption of a plan from the book Plans for Churches by Edwin J. Lewis Jr. and published in 1902 by the American Unitarian Association. At this time, church architecture favored a Gothic revival style based on the English July 27, 2017 Page 2 Gothic Perpendicular style with elements from the English Arts and Crafts, resulting in a style similar to Tudor -revival. Originally located on the periphery of downtown and surrounded by residential buildings, the Church appeared more like a large home in style than typical churches. Under criterion a. it is also significant on a national level through its association with Eleanor Gordon and her pioneering impact on Unitarian ministry and Unitarian church architecture. While Gordon was the Iowa City Unitarian Minister prior to the construction of the church, she was instrumental in the acquisition of the property and the residential aesthetic direction the building took in the Tudor -revival Style. According to Professor Cynthia Grant Tucker, Gordon agreed that there should be "homely touches" and spaces "arranged in the interest of family togetherness and comfort" (see.email to Council from Ginalie Swaim). Elements important to Gordon were made manifest in the Church. The Church meets criterion b. in its original location and the integrity of the design. The original brick lower -level and stucco and half-timbered gable ends retain their original material. While glass and storm windows have been changed in some locations, many of the windows retain their original character. An entry addition, circa 1986, was sympathetically designed. With the circa 1954 southern addition removed, the church retains its historic architectural character. It is possible that additional research may show that the Church meets criterion d. because of the relationship to Eleanor Gordon (mentioned above) and Benjamin and Bertha Shambaugh. Gordon pioneered new ideas on Unitarian ministry and church architecture in the West and Midwest. Benjamin and Bertha Shambaugh were members and archivists for the Church when this building was built. Benjamin was the first Superintendent of the State Historical Society and the founder of the University of Iowa's Department of Political Science. Bertha was the head of the High School Biology Department and preeminent researcher and photographer of the Amana Colonies. The Unitarian -Universalist Church also meets criterion e. in that it embodies the distinctive characteristics of Tudor -Revival architecture from the beginning of the 20'" Century. The off - center T-shaped plan, or front -facing gable with side wing is a typical plan in the Tudor -Revival style. The brick construction with segmental arched lintels over the windows and doors, limestone capped buttresses, leaded glass with diamond -shaped panes, and stucco with vertical half-timbering in the gables are all elements of the style. The English Arts and Crafts influence can be seen most clearly in the triangular dormers which are an adaptation of the eyebrow dormer. The building retains other significant details such as the projecting band course in the brick at the level of the stone sills, dentil details at the band board under the gables, and the parapeted gable on the east end. Based on the information provided in the application, Site Inventory Form, and material provided by Ginalie Swaim, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, and a and therefore qualifies as a Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of 10 South Gilbert Street (former Unitarian -Universalist Church) as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on criteria a, b, and e. for local designation.. :Fnitor€an Universallst Church of Iowa: 10 S. Gilbert Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Legal Description: IOWA CITY (ORIGINAL TOWN) N 110' LOT 4 BLK 44 >' a..e Pro -,arty %ora °ioa: N&G: x"1 -'T Appl'acanc's stria .rent fo. Rego �iag: As a significant piece of Iowa City history, and a prime example of one of the few remaining Tudor Revival style buildings left in the city, designation of the Unitarian Church building at 10 South Gilbert Street to an historic landmark seems highly appropriate. Built in 1907, the church served the congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City from 1907 to 2015 when the congregation made plans to relocate to a larger building in Coralvilie. The architectural drawings for the building were adapted from the book, Plans for Churches, by Boston architect Edwin J. Lewis Jr. The plans in the book were made to be adaptable to different congregation sizes and the book was published by the American Unitarian Association in 1902 and served as a model for numerous churches across the country at that time. In an article written by Susan Eberly for the church's Historical Records Committee, she notes that "the Iowa City Congregation opted for a larger footprint; It's also clear that it employed more luxurious building materials than what was tali for the basic plan" and while many aspects of the building follow the plans from Lewis Jr, Eberly notes that "the false buttresses are rare, and the small roof windows are, as far as I know, unique to the Iowa City church. The Tudor Revival style employed by the architecture is characterized by the era when it was built, and mainly exterior architectural features. Tudor Revival style was popular during the early 201h century, and specifically fhe 1920's and 1930's In American residential architecture. Architectural elements most strongly linked to this style are half-timbering of beams on wall surfaces, typically infilled with painted stucco, narrow multi -pane windows, and multi -gabled roof structures. Decorative chimneys were also common. Tudor revival buildings very commonly Incorporate masonry or masonry -veneered construction, stucco, half-timbered wood, and ornamental stonework. The Iowa City congregation set out to build a church that felt more like a house than a place of worship. This was to fall in line with Unitarian tradition of not expressing ecclesiastical symbolism, but also to blend in to the residential neighborhood which It sat. This was very much in line with the architectural style, predominately used for homes rather than places of worship or other public functions. The building anchors itself along Gilbert as one of the last non-residential buildings on the East side of downtown that has both local historical significance and architectural significance. Aside from it's unique aesthetics, the building has seen many important Iowan's come through it's door, including Benjamin and Bertha Shambaugh, both members at the time the church was built and archivists for the Church. Benjamin's significance was built through his Involvement with the Iowa State Historical Society as the first Superintendent of the organization, as well as the founder of the University of Iowa's Department of Political Science. Bertha Shambaugh also made her mark in the Iowa City area, not only with her involvement in the church, but as the head of the Iowa City High School's biology department, and later as the preeminent researcher and photographer of the Amana Colonies, a little known culture at the time. Preservation of this local history is contingent upon rezoning this property to an Historic Landmark. The continued appreciation of the story and local character of the building are extremely important to Iowa City's story. Rezoning to CB-5 Historic Landmark, will ensure this history is preserved for future generations to come. As part of the Development Agreement with the City of Iowa City and the Developer of the property, this property is required to be rezoned to Historic Landmark status In order to receive any building permits for the adjacent property. The adjacent development has made an agreement to preserve the church, and failure to rezone would make the adjacent development legally impossible putting the church in jeopardy of being demolished for future development. cs �� S Site Inventory Form state Inventory No. 52-01739 ❑ New ® Supplemental State Historical society of Iowa 0 Part of a district with known botmilanes (enter inventory no.) (ns errW t, 1909) Relationship: © Contributing © Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to apotential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Staais:(any that apply) 0 Listed !] De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE 9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number Non -Extant (enter year) 1. Name of Property historic name Unitarian-Uniuersal(st Church other names/sttle number 2. Location street t. number 10 South Gilbert &treat city ortown Iowa CR vicinity, county Johnson Legal Description: (if RuraQTmwnship Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision O alnal Town Bloe4fs) 44 Lot(s) N 11U (_ot 4 (Mck only ono box) site 1 buildings T structure _ sites object _ structures _ objects _. Total I _ = sites " structures ottects Total t'lanre of related project report or multiple property study (Enter IWA' it the property is not part of a muklpls properly sxaminat an), TWO hPstodcal Atcideciaral DeP Brio ltd #&W IrnriC tyBusiness. Qist(ict Studv 6. Function or Use istonc Functions (Enter categorks from instructions) Current Functions (Entry categoties trorn instnuAiona) (Eger categor%s from Instructions) i a . - ill _ Narrative SEE CONTINUATION foundationr CONCRETE 03 BRICK & 06 STUCCO other plicable National Register Criteria (Mark X representing yma opinion of ee@roesy enter apprymg rew"m manna mep� ereert8f Yes C@ Wo O More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. Yes 0 No ❑ more Research Recommended B Property Is associated with the fives of significant persons. Yes No [] More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. Yes ® No More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 14 South Gilbert Stroet We Number 52,01739 City Iowa Giiv District Number Criteria Considerations IM A Owned by a religious Institution or usod ❑ m� E A reconstructed builder object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A comenwrauve property. 8 Removed from its original location. Q G Less than 50 years of age or addeved significance within the pest C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Ewer categories from btstru ) Significant Person (complete If National Registur criterion B is marked above) Narrative Statement of 171M, rMirA1-71lr%�=rLE37l organization Svendsen Tyler. Inc. street &: number N3834 Deal) take Road elt # or town Sarona SEE Significant Dates construction date 1907 ® check Ifdrea or estimated date 00tordstss submit the foUving items rrilh MUST BE 1. Map: showing the property's location in a tovr;.',-!1,y or township. 2 Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site In relation to public road(s). 3. Photographs: represontative black and w rlte photos. tithe photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Sockty is to be curator of tho negatives or color slides, a photolcdatog sheet needs to be included with the nagativos/stides and the k having needs to be provided below on this particular Invert alto: Rol{lstide sheet 0 s64 FramClstd # vnq Data Taken Rollfslide sheet # Frametsiot # Date Taken RoiVsiide Sheet # Framelslat # Date Taken QSea continuation sheet or attached photo & skdr catalog sheet for list of photo roll or ride entries. PhotosfBluslratioms without negatives are also in flits site inventery tile. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOINING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & Dls&kt: (List ct sbuctures and buNdie-^ Morn or estimated year built, and contributing or noncaaribidhg stakes) 2. Barn: a. A sketch of the framettruss configuretion in the form of drawing a typical muddle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. `iveonuur Limp aautra umir r upuuurr uri rvesuWan MoV490r vuyrraarr. t,„r TeJ. p OW C.s MWW fw� W..r, C# MIS I$ a NacaNy tie � sled property dr parfi9f a toot#tl}! de,.;.. . 'E.,valttatecY:by.(namelfNteJ: trm{t Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa site Number 52-01739 Iowa Site inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Parse 1 Of Address City T. Narrative Description This 1 Sfi-story bric?: building was constructed in 1907 replacing an eadier 1-story brick building originally constructed as the United Presbyterian Church sometime prior to 1883 at this site. The current building was constructed on this comer lot with dwellings to the south and east. In ca.1954 a 3-story office and classroom wing was added on the south side of the church. This building is designed In the Tudor Revival Style more c4osely resembling the scale and form of a large residence than a church. The original building had an irregular T-shaped plan with an intersecting gable root and a raised basement. The long side parallels lovre Avenue with a pair of contiguous gabled entrance porfim facing the avenue at the west and of the north facade. The original enhance doors were at the top of a series of steps. Title arrangement has been replaced with a grade level entrance through the same opening. The lower level is constructed of a dark brown colored brick and the gable peaks are Gad In stucco with vertical half timbering. Triangular domher windows puncture the long roof slopes in order to introduce additional light into the sanctuary. Window openings are set on stone elks with flat wood finials or segmental brick arches. The openings Include groups of narrow, fixed sash including triple windows set between the brick and stone buttresses. The south facade Is connected to a 3-story brick and reinforced concrete wing by a 1-story enclosed walkway that forms a small courtyard between the addition and the original church block. The wing has a low-pitched gable roof with the gable end facing Gilbert Street. The original portion of the Unitarian Church complex measures W (north and south) and 80' (east and west). In keeping with modem Unitarian-Universallst beliefs, the bum has not strong ecclesiastical symbolism incorporated in the design and no steeple to readily identify this building as a church. Once surrounded by dwellings, the building is nazv surrounded by parking lots.. B. Statement of Slonfficance This building is a welt -preserved example of the adaptation of the Tudor Revival st o for a residential scale church building. Its simple, non -ecclesiastical appearance reflects the beliefs of its members. Though the office wing detracts from the building's original scale, the building remains sufficiently intact to to individually e, Ible for' the National Register under Criteria C. it wound also be eligible as a contributing structure to a historic di or conservation district. The Unkaadan-Universalist Church is located along two Avenue four blocks east of Old Capitol, a National Historic Landmark, and the Pentacresl, a National Register historic district. As originally laid oul, Iowa Avenue provided a wide corridor extending to the east from Ca dol Square and the Iowa Territorial Capitol. Its 't20' width made dorm Avenue the widest thoroughfare in the Original Tovm Plat. In later years after Capitol Square became part of the campus of the State University of lava, the campus vets extended along the north side of Iowa Avenue. This was the third building occupied by the Unitarian -Universal st Society In Iowa City. The first was a small txktr building facing Dubuque Street at the southeast comer of Fast Idea Avenue. This site had been one of four quarter -block church reserves set aside in the Originai Town Plat. The Universalist Church organized in 1841 erected this building and occupied it until fire claimed the building In 1 tit18. The congregation built a now larger church at the northeast comer of Iowa Avenue and North C 1rrdon Street. in 1875 the Universaldsts agreed to make their building available to the American Unitarian Association so long as regular services were sustained. in 11108 the State University of Iowa acquired the Universalist -Unitarian Church building renaming it *Unity HaLm Property Transfer Records show the lot containing the current church being acquired by the FIM Unitarian Society of Iowa City In 1907 through a sheriffs deed. The building on the site at that time had originally been built to house the United Presbyterian congregation but had been vacated by 1888, it had subsequently been used as a warehouse, paintshop and a galvanized iron tank factory. in 1907 Rev. R. S. Loring of Bost on was employed to head the Unitarians in Iowa City. Construction of their new church building began soon after acquiring the lot. The Unitarian -Universalist Society of Iowa City took ownership from the First Unitarian Society In 1968. Iowa Dapapmeni of Cukural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Bite Number 452-01.13 Iowa Site. Inventory Form Relates Dlstrscx Number Continuation Sheet 9. MalorBibJloaraahloRaferenra}s Iowa City olty directories. "arty Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's t?Nke. Tax Assessors Records, City of Iowa City Summary .Shoot 10 South Gilbert; Urban RevitaUzailon Ad Mudy Area Survey, 1981. Sanbom maps, 1874, 1879,1888, 1892,1899,1908,1912,1920,1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. Au ner, CBaries Ray. '-`---.- Cowty, k ww HW&y, Vol 2. Cedar Rapids: Wastem Historical Prow,1012.14 _ Plat Map. A_ 9 v I ` {.N V M —7— Julie Voparil Late Handouts Distributed From: Ginaliie Swaim <ginalieswaim@me.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 1:45 PM To: Council Subject: Why the Unitarian Church is Historically Significant (Date) City Council: I apologize for this very late correspondence. I just realized that I would not be able to address the council because it is a work session. Thank you for your careful consideration of the Allen project and the future of the Unitarian Universalist Church. I greatly appreciate the extra time and effort that city staff and Mr. Allen have poured into revising this project into Plans B, C, and D. And I applaud everyone for prioritizing the preservation of the church building, which the Historic Preservation Commission has urged since March 2015. The Unitarian Universalist church building is historically significant, on a local and national level, because of its association with Eleanor Gordon, one of about twenty female Unitarian ministers between 1880 and 1930 who pioneered new Ideas in Unitarian ministry and church architecture in the West and Midwest. According to Professor Cynthia Grant Tucker, the Iowa City church was one of several churches associated with this "clerical sisterhood," who "viewed their sacred space from a woman's perspective," and rejected imposing and inspiring Gothic church architecture more often seen in the Fast. I'Pflb Eleanor Gordon was the Iowa City Unitarian minister from IM to 1900, befure the new church was built. But in her later position as Iowa's Unitarian Association field director, she helped acquire the property at the corner of Iowa and Gilbert, helped place in the pulpit someone whose believe in a simpler church architecture echoed hers, and closely supervised the building of the church in 1907- 1908. According to Tucker, Gordon was "hardly prepared to let just any sort of building be put up" on the lot. For the Iowa City church, Tucker tells us, Gordon and the new minister agreed that "there should not be a steeple, and homely touches —dark open beams against white walls, fireplaces upstairs and down, and landed window panes with amber glass —should take the place of ecclesiastical ornament. They also agreed that the church, which required a seating capacity of some three hundred, should be built as economically as possible.... [And] that, even where there was a man in the pulpit, the church was a place where women worked, too. There would have to be space for a'good sized kitchen' and ample areas for socializing, guild rooms, parlors, and fireplaces, all arranged in the interest of family togetherness and comfort." This simple building, which has been part of a busy downtown streetscape for more than a ceutury, manifests an exciting and important chapter in the history of women, architecture, and religion. Itshould continue to be part of our community and I ask that your vote tonight ensures that. Sincerely, Ginalie Swaim Chair, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission 10 South Gilbert Street Former Unitarian -Universalist Church North Facade West Facade 10 South Gilbert Street Former Unitarian -Universalist Church Northwest Comer Facade South Facade �� 5 � ' ~ � IIII■, 4 7 -^Sr ruse+'�'a^'� '� i �� 7 i � I l _ - -.._- _ _ __ _ _�. I , _ I ���� ; j �, i / _ Ff 10 South Gilbert Street Former Unitarian -Universalist Church Interior basement stage area Staff Report July 25, 2017 Historic Review for 503 Melrose Avenue District: Melrose Avenue National Historic District Classification: Local and National Register listed Landmark The applicant, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 503 Melrose Avenue, a Local Landmark property. The project consists of removing the basement windows on the front facade. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.5 Foundations 4.13 Windows Staff Comments This house, the A. W. Pratt House, was built 1885 as a two-story brick Italianate house with a large hipped main roof and projecting cross gables. A large addition was built to the west side prior to 1907 and other additions include the porch which replaced an earlier porch, a one-story addition on the east and a two-story addition on the back. The house was listed on the National Register in 1983 and is also discussed in Margaret Keyes' book, Nineteenth Century Home Arrhitecturr of Iowa City. Since 1996, the Commission has reviewed several projects for this house. An exterior stairway was added behind the house; the front bay window was replaced; the porch was altered and then rebuilt to match the original; a new monument sign was installed; and, skylights were added to the east addition. The applicant is proposing to remove the two windows in the basement of the two-story west addition and replace them with matching brick recessed slightly to show the original location of the windows. The windows are located in a partially -excavated area of the basement that adjoins the full basement but has a raised dirt floor. The current grading situation, where the sidewalk is higher than most of the front yard, causes some water leaks into the basement through these windows. The guidelines recommend retaining historic windows and window openings. If an opening is to be enclosed on a brick structure, it should be recessed to express the original opening and lintels and sills should be maintained. In Staffs opinion, the basement windows that are proposed to be removed are not significant. While they are located on the front of the house, they are below the first floor level and generally not visible or noticeable from the street. These windows also have a flat lintel where the basement windows on the original portion of the house have segmental arched lintels. The applicant has located matching brick on site that should be enough to fill the window openings. Recessing the brick slightly in the opening also follows the guidelines. In order to stop water infiltration in this location that cannot be remedied through grading alone, staff finds it acceptable to replace the windows with brick. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 503 Melrose Avenue as presented in the application. m to, law J.0 n ! � law,.:. �1i'n• �Z�. �• APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC REVIEW Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-4C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/historicpreservationresources For Staff Use: Date submitted 17 017�1 ❑ Certificate of No material Effect ❑ 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 last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. PROPERTY OWNER/ APPLICANT INFORMATION (Please check primary contact person) © Property Owner Name: lCorporation of the Presiding Bishop Email: brandondc ldschurch.or Phone Number: 319-330-4251 Address: 12730 Bradford Drive City: Ilowa City State: ® Zip Codel 52240 ❑ Contractor/Consultant Name: Email: 1 Phone Number: Address: City: I State:0 Zip Code:O _4 PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION Address: 1503 Melrose Avenue IOWA CITY IA 52246 Use of Property: lInstitute of Religion Date Constructed (if known): 11890 HISTORIC DESICsNATION (Maps are located at the following link:wwwvvJcsnv�or�jhi tc�ricptese=� ationr snuFcum) ® This Property is a local historic landmark. OR This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District College Green Historic District ❑ Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District ❑ East College St. Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ 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 ❑ Product Information m Photographs ❑ Construction of anew building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans Repair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information Other Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-52243 for materials which need to be included with applications APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Project Description: mt amounts of water are rmming through two windows in the crawl space. Currently the windows up and behind large plants. We would remove the boards covering the windows and replace with brick and mortar recessed about 1/2". Materials to be Used: Matching brick and mortar. There are already some matching bricks behind the house I found while walking the property. Exterior Appearance Changes: windows. Inrntinn of winrinws fnr raviemm n windows in Spring windows in July Staff Report July 27, 2017 Historic Review for 1016 College Street District, East College Street Historic District Classification: Key Contributing The applicant, Thomas and bfaresi Berry-Stoelze, is requesting approval for a proposed addition project at 1016 College Street, a Key Contributing property in the East College Street Historic District. The project consists of a new dormer addition to the northwest corner of the house. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa CirrHistoricPreservation GuidellrrnesforAlterations 4.7 Mass and Rooflines 4.13 Windows 9..0 Guidabnes for A d&dons 5.1 Expansion of Building Footprint Staff Comments Jan Nash's 1994 description of this house for the Site Inventory Form says, "This stylish Queen Anne cottage is extremely well detailed inside and out, as befits its original resident, builder/architect/mill company owner F.X. Freyder. Its one -and -a -half story pyramid -shaped roof is almost hidden behind a large front gable and single and double hipped -roof gables on the east and west sides. This complicated roof line is made even more interesting by the slight flair to the eave ... Two chimneys pierce the roofline, a crown chimney to the rear and a tall central stack ... The house has a variety of window sizes and shapes, some with leaded glass panels. A pent [enclosed] roof on the front gable creates a classical tympanum [triangular decorative wall surface over a door in Classical architecture], in the center of which is a Palladian window. The central panel of the Palladian window is oversized and has a prominent raised keystone decoration. A wide veranda porch covers the ground floor on the south front and east side, supported by robust square columns and scroll - shaped brackets which by contrast make the elegant balustrade look delicate. Narrow wood clapboards, mitered at the corners, completes the very textured and decorated surface of this house. To the rear, is a carriage house nearly as big as the house itself." Since the 1994 survey, the house has had two alterations that came before the Commission. In 2003, the Commission approved a rear kitchen alteration which added a single -story to the rear, northwest corner of the house and an entrance extension to the north. In 2006, the Carriage house was altered with a rearrangement of the overhead door and some windows. The applicant is proposing a rear, 2nd floor bathroom addition. Because of the extremely complicated roof - line on this house and its importance to the District and Iowa City, the design of the addition went through many iterations over the past 3 '/a months. We employed 3D modeling to get a better understanding of the roof and spatial relationships. Originally to be designed as a second -story over a laundry room on the northwest (rear) corner of the house, the application version included a shed roof. Since that would be a new roof type and altered the large west dormer, we developed an alternative with another gable attaching to the north -facing gable on the house. This was problematic and the roofline could not be resolved. The proposed addition has a reduced scope so that it has reduced to a dormer addition to the north -facing gable. The new dormer will have siding, trim and roofline to match the existing house. New windows will match the original. If possible the applicant will use the same windows used in the kitchen and entry addition from 2003. The applicant also proposes a custom window with a sloped sill to fit in the side of the new dormer addition looking out to the back yard. The guidelines recommend designing an addition so that it does not diminish the character of the historic structure. A new addition should match key horizontal lines on the existing building such as eave height and utindow head height to provide continuity between the addition and the historic structure. Building additions should be at the rear if possible. Additions should be constructed so that they are consistent with the massing and roofline of the historic building. This requires that the wall areas and corners, as well as the roof pitches and spans are all consistent with the existing building and have a proportion similar to that of the existing building. Windows should be a similar type, proportion and divided light pattern as those in the original structure. New dormers should be of a size, scale, and proportion that is consistent with the architectural style. The face of the dormer should be primarily composed of window area. New dormers added to an existing roof may not significantly alter the character of the historic building. Dormers should not be closer than 3 feet to an existing gable end or hip. In Staff's opinion, the proposed addition fits with the style of the existing dormers and the overall feel of the architecture. The reduced scope allows the applicant to meet their goal of a bathroom addition while not significantly altering the character of the historic building. The window configuration on the face of the dormer will meet the guidelines and match similar conditions on the large dormer nearby. While the new dormer is located away from any existing gables, it is near the intersection of the main hip and that dormer. Staff fords this acceptable because it is the most appropriate way to add head clearance to an already existing space to meet the applicants' needs. The house also has precedent for dormers located near roof valleys. A cricket will be added to the roof to direct water away from the side of the dormer. The most unusual aspect of the proposed dormer is the custom window. Because the dormer faces the neighboring apartment building, the applicant wants to have this window included for a view toward their back yard. With the custom window facing the rear of the property and is only visible from the within the back yard, staff fords the inclusion of this window acceptable. The window will otherwise match the other new windows. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 1016 College Street as presented in the staff report. �r y11 MaWl, Will APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC REv1EW Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-4C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/historicpreservationresources r w . • : .. • . Cli1���1iTr� Certificate of No material Effect C/Certificate of Appropriateness r~I M*,r Review ■ Intermediate Review ■ Nfinor Review The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. PROPERTY OWNER/ APPLICANT INFORMATION . (Please check primary contact person) ❑ Property Owner Name: IThomas and Maresi Be-Stoelzle Email: Phone Number:—�� Address: 1016 E. Colle e City: Ilowa City State: ® Zip Code:�� ® Contractor/Consultant Name: Mark Buell and/or Frank Wagner Email: clbmarkv il.com Phone Number: 319 339-4885 Address: City: I State: F------1 Zip Coder PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION Address: 11016 E. College Use of Property: Iresidential Date Constructed (if known): HISTORIC DESIGNATION (Maps are located at the following link: www,,Lcgov QTg/bigtoricpre ationresourcees ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR ® This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District m East College St. Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: m Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric APPucAT1oNl 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, W] Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building EIevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Photographs Alteration (rypically 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 ❑ Product Information ❑ Photographs ❑ Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans Repair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications AppucxnoN REQUIREMEM M Project Description: Dormer addition Materials to be Used: Exterior Appearance Changes: SUBMIT — ---I 9 r gal * .We! AM ' _ - ' view of north facade view of west facade Final iteration of dormer addition MINUTES PRELIMINARY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION JUNE 15, 2017 HELLING CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Agran, Esther Baker, Kevin Boyd, Zach Builta, Gosia Clore, Sharon DeGraw, Cecile Kuenzli, Andrew Litton, Pam Michaud, Ginalie Swaim MEMBERS ABSENT: Frank Wagner STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow OTHERS PRESENT: G. T. Karr, William Downing RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Swaim called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: Swaim said that this was Litton's last Commission meeting, and she thanked him for his service. She added that the new Commission member will be G. T. Karr. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: 430 Brown Street. Bristow said this property is on the comer of Van Buren and Brown Streets in the Brown Street Historic District. She showed photographs of the house, which is a Dutch colonial with a gambrel roof and gables on the side. Bristow said the house has full dormers, which is very typical for this type of house. Bristow said there is an addition from the 1960s or 1970s on the back. She said this Commission approved replacing the windows on the addition to matched the rest of the house. Bristow said that the current application is to remove the existing garage and replace it with a two -car garage. She said the current garage is not large enough for modern vehicles. Bristow said the door has been altered and would not have that huge piece of trim. She added that the garage has had some termite damage. Bristow said it currently sits on the property line both to the north and the west. Bristow said that the site slopes down drastically to the street and throughout the back yard as well. She showed where the garage would need to be located, given the need to separate the owners' cars and parking from the guests' spots. Bristow said that because of the slope, the current location is the only option. She said there is not the option of retaining this garage and building another garage near it. Bristow said there is currently a gravel driveway. Bristow said that the new site plan does move the garage in from the property line because of setback requirements. She showed where the new two -car garage will be located. Bristow said there is a small retaining wall now, but there would be a new retaining wall that would be a little HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 15, 2017 Page 2 of 6 bit larger to encapsulate more of the slope in the flat area needed for the garage. Bristow said there would therefore be a retaining wall with stairs up to it. She said there would be a new concrete driveway with the same width of curb cut. Bristow said there would be two separate, single -car garage doors. Bristow showed the elevation. She said it really fits within the idea of a simple garage. Bristow said it has a simple gable facing easttwest. She said the door is split into two doors so that it is not one big double -car garage door. Bristow stated that the carriage -style doors are appropriate, and the lap siding would match the house, as would the shingles. She added that a gambrel roof would not be appropriate on a garage like this, as it would be too ornamental. Bristow said that the doors and window trim would basically match the house but be simpler. She said it would blend with the house pretty well. Bristow showed an image of the garage door. Bristow said, given the fact that there is a garage that will not fit modern vehicles and the new garage needs to be in basically the same location, this meets the requirements for an exception to take down this garage. She said it has also seen some alterations and some damage. Bristow said the new garage meets the guidelines, so staff recommends approving this application. Boyd said the Commission has seen some applications over time in which the homeowner does part of the work but does not necessarily finish it. He asked what the implications are of demolishing something that is original but just doesn't fit the site. Boyd asked if there is any guarantee that the proposed replacement will be built and how that might work. Bristow said the Commission has more leverage for properties that require rental permits than for owner -occupied properties. She said that guidelines do not allow something like this to be taken down unless it is going to be replaced. Bristow said that requirement would be there. She said that if it is an owner -occupied property, the only way the Commission could probably do anything about that is if the owner came for a building permit for anything, or if it is a rental property, the owner has to meet all the requirements of anything that has been regulated to him to get a rental permit. Agran said there was a similar situation a couple of years ago in which the owners asked to demolish an historic outbuilding. He said the application was rejected; the owners wanted to demolish the building but did not have a plan to build. Agran said he is curious about whether there is a different standard for demolition if one has a plan to replace the building rather than just demolish it. Bristow said that is true. She said that part of the reason the Commission would allow this to come down is because that space would be needed for a new garage. Bristow stated that if that garage could be put somewhere else without just putting a new garage right in front of it, which wouldn't make sense, then she could see the potential to not take down this garage. Bristow said she feels that is clear in the guidelines. MOTION: Builta moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 430 Brown Street as presented in the application. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10-0 (Warner absent). HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 15, 2017 Page 3 of 6 REPORTS ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF: Certificate of No Material Effect - Chair and Staff Review. 1145 East College Street. Bristow said this involves the last comer property on College Street before it meets with Muscatine. She said the owners are replacing the porch roof membrane. 225 East Fairchild Street. Bristow said this house is a key property in the Northside Historic District. She said that shingles will be replaced on both the house and the carriage house garage behind it. 447 South Summit Street. Bristow said this house is in the middle of its Summit Street block. She said it will also have roof shingles replaced. Bristow said that all of these are going to be architectural asphalt shingles. 519 Brown Street. Bristow said this is an interesting case and presents a good reason for why the Commission needs to review what is contributing and non-contributing in the districts. She said that this house is in the guidelines as non-contributing. Bristow said that at one point, the roofline was substantially changed to something that made it non-contributing. She said that more recently the roofline was altered to be more historic, and at this point, she does not see anything that is non-contributing. Bristow said this would be a good example of a house that has moved from non-contributing to contributing. Bristow stated that the owners are going to recoat the roof and reshingle the porch roof. 1322 Muscatine Avenue. Bristow said this house is the very last Moffitt cottage, and work on the house was stopped in process so that the contractor could apply for historic review. She said it is being reshingled in cedar shakes. Minor Review - Staff Review 603 Grant Street Bristow said this house has a studio and a little garage. She said there were ramping decks that went from the house to the other two buildings on the property. Bristow said the owners are taking out all of the ramps to make a simpler, rectangular deck. She said that it will extend past the side of the addition but not past the side of the house, in order to reach the door to the studio, and will have stairs down to the yard. 946 Iowa Avenue. Bristow said this house was hit by a car recently. She said the concrete block pier was knocked off and will need to be rebuilt. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 15, 2017 Page 4 of 6 Bristow said that this house was fixed after the tornado, but the only window to survive the tornado will now need to be replaced. She said it will be replaced with the original configuration but will be of the same brand as the other windows. Bristow said the house has wood siding, and the replacement will be a wood material. 721 Iowa Avenue. Bristow said this house is in the College Hill Conservation District and was moved here by Max Yocum in the 1970s, who accidently rotated it 180 degrees on the foundation so it faces the creek. She said that what is now the front (street facing) step and railing will be replaced and will meet the guidelines. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR MAY 11 2017: MOTION: Baker moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's May 11, 2017 meeting, as written. Clore seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10- 0 (Wanner absent). COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Iowa Federation Home 942 Iowa Avenue, in the March 2017 Iowa Alumni Magazine. Swaim referred to the article about the house included in the civil rights grant, which is progressing. Historic Preservation Fund Proaram Bristow said that staff has decided to do a soft rollout of the new historic preservation fund program. She said that any projects that would be eligible for this will need to come through the City anyway. Bristow said staff will see what comes through and what needs assistance. Bristow stated that the hope is to support at least eight projects per year, because of the fact that the budget is $40,000 with a $5,000 matching grant. She said that whether the money is a grant or a !oan will depend on income and occupancy. Bristow said that for a rental, it would just be a loan. She said that property owners will have to put in an application to have their projects approved. Bristow said she is going to try to come up with a scoring rubric for the future. Bristow said the application process opens up on July 1. She said this could possibly be a staff and chair approval process. Bristow said the owner has to have everything on the project approved and get at least two contractor estimates. She said the funds cannot pay for volunteer labor. Bristow said this was proposed to the City Council by Geoff Fruin. She said it is modeled after a program in Normal, Illinois, and she has received a lot of good information from Normal. Swaim thanked the City Manager and City Council for coming up with this program. She said it will make a big difference in the community. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 15, 2017 Page 5 of 6 Swaim thanked Litton for serving two terms on the Commission. She added that it is a big time commitment. Swaim said that Agran, Boyd, and Clore were reappointed to the Commission. She said that there is a limit now of two three-year terms. 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