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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-13-2018 Historic Preservation CommissionIowa City Historic Presemtion Commission Thursday December 13, 20 J 8'� G �''ci ►Ji, � �� �� 5:30 p.m. ?� M II I r r . Emma Harvat Fall City Hall Il' L �r IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, December 13, 2018 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma 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 Local Landmark Designation — Dr. H.H. and Sylvilla Jacobsen House,1818 North Dubuque Street E) Public Hearing Local Landmark Designation- Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House, 416 Reno Street F) National Register Nomination- Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House, 416 Reno Street G) Certificate of Appropriateness — Consent Agenda ' 1120 Sheridan Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (window alteration) H) Downtown District Survey Recommendations I) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect —Chair and Staff review 1. 802 North Dodge Street — Brown Street Historic District (porch roof reshingle) 2. 1044 Woodlawn Avenue — Woodlawn Historic District (new metal roof) Minor Review —Staff review 1. 819 Iowa Avenue — College Hill Conservation District (second -story rear deck handrail replacement) 2. 1033 Woodlawn Avenue - Woodlawn Historic District (new handrail at rear entry) 3. 416 S. Governor Street — Governor- Lucas Street Conservation District (new windows and overhead door for garage) Intermediate Review —Chair and Staff review 1. 725 Linn Street —Brown Street Historic District (minor changes to a prior COA) 2. 429 Ronalds Street — Goosetownf Horace Mann Conservation District (driveway) J) Consideration of Minutes for November 8, 2018 I) Commission Information and Discussion 1. 2018 Historic Preservation Awards 2. 225 and 229 N. Gilbert Street —City Request for Information L) Adjournment If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Jessica Bristow, Urban Planning, at 319-356-5243 or at jessica-btistow@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. r -#- CITY OF IOWA CITY N#�Il�'� � MEMORANDUM Date: December 3, 2018 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: 1818 N. Dubuque Street — Dr. H.H. and Sylvilla Jacobsen House Applicant Joe Dan Coulter has requested that the property at 1818 N. Dubuque Street be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work. As part of the federally funded Iowa City Gateway -Dubuque Street Elevation Project, the property at 1818 N Dubuque Street was the subject of an Architectural and Historic Intensive Level Survey. The enclosed 2012 Iowa Site Inventory Form and letter from the Iowa Department of Transportation to State Historic Preservation Office Historian, Ralph Christian, discuss the history of the property and provide a statement of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Arts and Crafts influenced stone cottage built in 1929 was found to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places under Criterion C, Design/Construction, and is locally significant. Both the interior and exterior of the house and garage have retained a high level of historic integrity. The Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., e., or f. for local designation listed below: 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 house at 1818 N. Dubuque Street is located on a low bluff overlooking North Dubuque Street and a portion of the Iowa River to the southwest. The land was purchased from Maude H. Ball (the original developer of Ball's Addition), or from her husband George's Estate. As a remaining representative of the picturesque development of Iowa City's northern expansion along the Dubuque Street and the river, this house meets criterion A for local landmark designation. The exterior walls clad in stone gathered locally, the glazed tile roof, and garage nestled in the hill are all important elements of the original architecture that has been retained. December 6, 2018 Page 2 Even with the raising of Dubuque Street, the house and garage have retained their picturesque setting and hidden location, screened by trees and foliage from the road below. The house has been maintained by both the original and current owner so that it meets criterion B. The house was constructed in a "Craftsman" style of the Arts and Crafts movement in architecture. Hallmarks of this style are local, natural materials, the appearance of hand-crafted construction, and architectural elements of European or English cottages such as stone arches, half-timbering, and stone walls. The house exhibits the original details of the style in which it was created and has had very few changes. For this reason, it also meets criterion E for local landmark designation. Based on the information provided in the Site Inventory Form and from the owner, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, and a and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. :- : Move to approve the designation of 1818 N. Dubuque Street (Dr. H.H. and Sylvilla Jacobsen House) as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b and e. Site Inventory Form Slate Inventory No. 5245067 Ei Now ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no) _ (;rawMI:9r Zoos) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ELIGIBLE 0 Contributes to a pote, Mal district with ;et unknown boundaries National Register Status:(any that Epoly) ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL, [I DOE 9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance (R&C) Numbers" '>r ❑Non -Extant (enteryenr)� 1. NAm_ nt%f Properly historic name Jacobson. Dr W H and Svlvilla House other nameslsits number 2. Location street$. number 1818 N. Duauous St. city or town Iowa Cif _. ❑ vicinity, county Johnson LegalDescrlptom (if Rural)TownshipName Township No. Range No. Sion Quarter of Quarter p (�if� Urban) State/Federal Sail's Astditrorr Mcd;(s) Lots) 98 fhru 22 .3. State/Federal ACenev CwtNinatio rskin trri* ew -4mmi Category of Property (Chwk only one Sox) 0 building(s) ❑ district ❑ site ❑ structure ❑ object Number of Resources h tfNon-BvibleProperty Enter number of. buildings _ sites _ structures olthin Property_ NEUgiblePiopetiVenter number of nLiiby_tng Noncortdbutino ri _ _ buildings _ sites _ structures _ objects _ objects _ Total _ Total Name of reisted project report or multiple property study (Enter';` A* ifthe property Is rat pan of a muiapie property examireruaq Isle taerorrcafachiteurur,a Data Bald Namtar pubuoue Shark Rd Bridc�hitar�lral/Histadc�l Intes�aive Studv 52-108 G. Function or Use — - Historic Functions (Enter cattegoues f m ast;w&ns) Current Functions (Enter eal%Wfts imm nstmetio w) ♦'�1 efu... sit= 1. 1 le :. . _ 0005 JDOMESTtC�/sgcondary structurelgaa 00051D(HIAESTIC/sMgndary staictureloer�ge 7. Description Arch(tecturallClasalfiedion(Enter caftw1esfr mIratr euons)=Matedale (Enter eatagorlesfmmkrotrmtlons) 07E02 LATE 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN foundation JQ CONCRETE MP-)&HENTS/Craftsman . walls (visible material) 04 STON9 Applicable Natlonal Register CdWe (Walk `x' representing yar opncn ofetyidiayasar applying relevant Natonal wegiater afte t) ❑ Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significarn events_ ❑ Yes 9 No ❑ More Research Recommended 8 Property Is associated with the lives of significant parsons. ® Yes ❑ No ❑ more Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. 0 Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields slUtiftent Iniomation In archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 1818 N. Dubugue St. Site Mumber 52-05007 City Iowa City District Number Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property. ❑ B Removed from Its original location. ❑ G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past ❑ C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. ❑ D A cemetery Areas of SignI icanos (Enter categories from instructions) 02 ARCHITECTURE Significant Person (Complete N National moister Criterion a Is marked above) SEE I;TSL; try Significant Dates Construction dare 1929 ❑ check if Brea or estimated date Of ter asters, kmkxWg renovation ArchitectlBuilder Architect &alder Zaka�•.,•• Ea mg ._._._, Wrongzone Easdng Norffarg 4 M Form 7ropansd By name/title Jan Olive Full organization Tallerass Historians L C date 4/12 street& number 2450 S. Riverside Dr. telephone 319-35"722 i1 1. Alap: showing the property's location in a tor.4city or 104"111p. 2, Site Wan. stowing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public mad(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. It the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: Roll/slide sheet # _ Frame/slot # — Date Taken _ Roll/sloe sheet # _ Frametset It _ Date Taken — Rolllsiide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken _. ❑ See oontinuatlon sheet or attached photo &B slide catalog sheet for list of photo mil or slide entries. ® Ptotostillustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Fannsfead d District (List or structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or nonwnbibusrg status) 2. 8anr: a. A sketch of the frameltruss configuration in the form of drawing a lyploal middle bent of the loam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along, one side. Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) use Only Below This Line ur with above survey opinlon on National Register e#giblltty: Y®s This is a locally designated properly or part of a locally do&tinted c Comments. Evaklafed by (nama/tit*: Date. JUL 2 5 2012 Iowa Deparimant of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa site Number 53-=67 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet 7. Narrative: This fine house and associated 2-car automobile garage is situated on an extremely challenging, If picturesque, lot. The dwelling Is boated on the edge of a low bluff overlooking N. Dubuque St. and the lows River beyond to the southwest. Its separate garage is built into the steep embankment, more or less directly under the house. A concrete staircase leads from the garage up to the residence and a hand -surfaced drive loads up the hill to the south. During the summer months, trees obscure much of the view of the house. This foliage, plus the elevated position, gives privacy to the house's residents despite the heavy flour of traffic on Dubuque St. below. The house is 2 to 236 stories tall and has a basically rectangular footprint. The tong sides face east and west, with gable ends to the north and south. The ridge line or long axis of the house, therefore, is roughly parallel to the street in front. The north end of the house is stepped down to a story -and -half in height. Cross gables of varying sizes project from the fa;ade (west elevation) — a small centrally positioned cross -gable bay denotes the entrance, while a larger cross-gabia bay to the south end encloses larger room space. Thera are two smaller gabled roof dormers on either side of the entrance cross -gable. Two large single -story wings vv#h gable roofs project from the rear (east elevation) of the house. The exterior wails of the house are clad In glacial cobblestones gathered from somewhere north of town. A bright green, glazed clay fife roof covers the entire structure and cross gables, and forms a pent roof at the south end vmfl. Gable peaks have a half-timber detail. Windows are of various sizes, but all have divided lights. Casement windows have their original "Palle Roliscreens" intact. Sills and headers both appear to be composed of or clad in stone also. Fenestration headers are flat except for the front door, which has a rounded opening at the top. The rounded stone header of the front doorway is repeated below in a niche detail on the face of the garage, to the north side of the garage doors. The garage structure is excavated into the bluff so that only the substantial -looking stone wall fagade Is visible. This done wall is pierced by two single -stall openings covered by paneled overhead garage doors. These doors appear to be repiscements. The property owner was interviewed by the present project archaeologists in October 2011 who also observed the interior of the home. Interim architectural details Include: black walnut woodwork, hand - wrought stair rail, round -arched doors, and hammered metal chandeliers. The owner also has some original furniture, the plans for tite house (no architect named), and correspondence with the original owners, Dr. H.H. and Sylvilla Jacobsen. Herman H. Jacobsen was a local dentist. This lot is part of the land owned in the 1920s by Maude H. (or M.) Ball and her husband, George W. Ball. The couple bought 20 acres in 1916 from the Englert family, land that came with the1857 residence in which they lived (see 52-05068). They then bought an adjacent 22 acres from Elizabeth Grisseil. Accosting to local historian Irving Weber, Bell's Addition was platted from this 42-acre parcel. George W. Ball, who died at age 42 on January 3,1924, from complications of an automobile vs. streetcar accident, was an attorney, a World War I veteran bearing the rank of Colonel (and a later title of Brigadier General), and president of the local water company. He also served on many city commissions and commercial dub committees. In 1922 and 1923, Bail was among the most vocal supporters for paving the stretch of N. Dubuque St, in front of his house. This was a stretch of the Red Ball highway route north of the part: bridge (Park Road was then called Koontz Avenue). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Site Number 52-05067 State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number ContinLIRtion Sheet Name of Property Andress y _.. After her husband's death, Maude continued to develop land in northern Iowa City, and was likely the spouse that filed the plat for Ball's Addition (Iowa City Press -Citizen, 4129/1925). She frequently petitioned the city council for land development reasons, such as extending the city's water mains north of Kimball Road and vacating a dangerous road in her addition in favor of a "level... new one" (Iowa City Press -Citizen, 8/811925 and 7/16/1925, respectively). Maude Young Ball, a graduate of the university and alumnus of the Pi Beta Pi sorority, apparently easily transitioned from the traditional roles for the wife of a prominent business and civic leader to a successful developer and businessperson in her own right. Sometime prior to 1929, local dentist, Dr. Herman H. Jacobsen and his wife, Sylvilla, purchased the land for their cobblestone Craftsman house from Maude Ball (or George Ball's estate if it was held in his name). The year before the house and garage were built, the Jacobsens lived up the hill to the south at 717 Brown St. (Smith's Directory of Iowa City, 1928). Jacobsen was a graduate of the University of Iowa and had his office in the Paul Helen building downtown (Iowa Dental Bulletin, vol. 9, no. 4, Oct. 1923). The Daily Iowan, on 7/27/1929, ran an article about the construction of the house under the heading "Dr. Jacobsen Home Overlooks River; Will Be of Warwick Maxtor Type." 8 Statement of Significance The cobblestone house and garage were constructed within the Arts & Craft architectural movement, and generally in the "Craftsman" style, a substyle popularized in the United States by architects such as California's Greene & Greene firm. in addition to utilizing native materials (here regionally collected field stones and native black walnut lumber), the Jacobsen house displays these local materials in a manner that suggests "hand built" by "ancient" methods and individual craftsmen. This is seen in the exterior's faux -timbering in the gables and in the interior with the hammered metal chandeliers and hand -wrought stair rail. These details are hallmarks of the Arts & Craft Movement. The property's stylistic details, including its many gables, rounded front door, and stone walls, also owe much to the the revival styles popular after World War I, styles which suggest old English and French (or Continental) rural vernacular buildings. The house and its important associated garage are locally significant and eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. 9 Maior Bibliographical References Field inspection/photograph, October 2011. Iowa City Assessor online property records. Interview Notes, Leah Rogers, of Joe Coulter, owner, 10/20/2011; telephone call, Jan Olive Full to Joe Coulter, 4/21/2012. Newspapers and journals as cited above and also see accompanying report. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Histodcal Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Site Number 52-05067 Related District Number Jawbeen. Dr. H.H. and Sylyfils, House Johnson Name of Property County 10, Additional Documents (City map and Sketch map) A 1 >4-0k My City IN t E iE Bjaysville Ln. Photo looking nodh9gort by Peter S16mil for Toftms HMWans LC, October 2011 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 520067 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet COM PATIO IZM S STW EP b II PAI Vb STP Iat SMEP I" m . IMM Source: All images from the luAls City Assessor website, 4/2012012. JUL 18 2012 �lowa Department of 7qQ portat on 00 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 515-239-] 035 FAX 515-239-1726 July P, 2012 Ref. No HDP-3715(652)- -71-52 Johnson County Local Ralph Christian Review & Compliance Community Program Bureau State Historical Society of Iowa 600 East Locust St. R&C# Des Moines, IA 50319 Dear Ralph: RE: Iowa City Gateway- Dubuque Street Elevation Project- City of Iowa City Architectural / Historic Intensive Level Survey (Revised) Enclosed for your review and comment is the Architectural / Historic Intensive Level Survey project corridor map for the above -mentioned federally funded project. The project proposes the elevation of North Dubuque Street and the reconstruction of the Park Road Bridge, along with other improvements to mitigate traffic impacts from future Iowa River flooding. The project corridor / area of impact for this proposed project measures approximately 4600 ft. along N. Dubuque Street and 2300 ft. along E. Park Road. The corridor with for this project is approximate 75 ft, (Which includes the current road / center -line) A total area of 51 acres was investigated for this project. This architectural / historic intensive survey for this project included an extensive archival search, along with a pedestrian survey of the project corridor. Site visits and property documentation where conducted for each property, along with digital photographic documentation. This architectural / historic survey examined 37 individual properties with the proposed project corridor. Of these properties, two historic districts were evaluated (and found eligible) and five structures / properties were investigated and found eligible. These districts and properties are as follows. The Hutchinson -Kuhl House (Property 52-02513) This house, located at 7 Park Road, represents a stone dwelling, locally significant under Criterion A as one of the oldest standing houses in Iowa City. This structure is also considered locally eligible under Criterion C as historic adaptation to the original structure. This property,.however, will not be impacted by this project. The Englert-Ball-Pownall house (Property 52-05068) This house, located 1501 Ridge Road, represents a. rare -surviving wood -frame residence from the 1850's reflecting the Creek Revival influence.. This house acted once as a stagecoach stop and hostelry along the old road north of Iowa City. The Dr. H.H. & Sylviiia Jacobsen House (Property 52-05067) This house, located at 18 18 N. Dubuque Street, represents a cobblestone home and garage constructed within the style of the Arts and Craft Movement, and generally in the "Craftsman" substyle. This house and its associated garage are locally significant and eligible under the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. The Lagoon Shelter House (Property 52-05079) This structure, located at West Back of the Iowa River, in the vicinity of Hancher Auditorium is a WPA building is an excellent example of rustic architecture and unusual for its location on the university's campus. The building is eligible under Criterion A and C. It was also determined previously as a contributing resources to the "University of Iowa River Valley Historic District". This property, however, will not be impacted by the proposed project. The Hancher Pedestrian Bridge (Property 52-05078) This pedestrian bridge, over the Iowa River in the vicinity of Hancber Auditorium was previously determined to have exceptional significance to the U of Iowa's River Valley Historic District. This property, however, will not be impacted by the proposed project. Two potential historic districts were examined by this investigation: "Frat Row" Potential Historic District: This potential district includes eight buildings in the 700 and 800 blocks of N. Dubuque Street, and one building in the 1000 block All of these buildings, are considered contributing resources to the potential historic district and most are also considered potentially individually eligible. • Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity — 702 N. Dubuque St. 5201533 • o Sigma Chi Fraternity — 703 N. Dubuque St. — 5201534 • o Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity — 716 N. Dubuque St. — 5201537 • o Kappa Sigma House 720 N. Dubuque St. — 5201538 • o Delta Tau Delta Fraternity — 730740750 N. Dubuque St. — $201539 • o Phi Delta Theta Fraternity — 729 N. Dubuque St. — 5201540 • o Beta Theta PI Fraternity (2 oalocation) — 804 N. Dubuque St. — 5201541 ,a • o Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (3 location) — 816 N. Dubuque St. — 5201542 o Kappa Sigma Fraternity 1032 N. Dubuque St. — 5205074 Kno0wood Lane Mideentury Modern Potential Historic District: Two of the five houses in this small midtwentieth century suburban developmcnt are within the survey area (1 Knollwood Lane — 5205063 and 2 Knollwood Lane — 5205062). Collectively, the five houses contribute to a potential Knollwood Lane Midcentury Modern Historic District. A more detailed survey of the district would be necessary to confirm the details of the three houses outside the study area, but there is excellent potential for a historic district based on the historical and architectural significance of these homes as they reflect rridcentury contemporary design and suburban landscaping created by a specific group of mature professionals who associated for that specific purpose. A review of the proposed project area and corridor plans shows that the Brown Street Historic District, ' Frat Row" Potential Historic District, the Dr. H.H. & Sylviiia Jacobsen House, and the Englert-Ball-Pownall House will have various impacts to their property grounds. Once finalized design plans are received showing what these impacts are, a letter of concurrence stating a finding of effect will be forwarded to your office for review. If you concur with the findings of this Architectural / Historical Intensive Level Survey, please sign the concurrence line below and return this letter. If you have any questions regarding this project or this report, please feel free to contact me. MJFD Enclosure cc: Dee Newell- OLE I NEPA Kent Ellis- District 6 Local Systems Engineer Sincerely V4 W./" Matthew I.F. Donovan, RPA Office of Location and Environment Matt, Donovan@dot.iowa.gov Concur ' ._ L 4", ,t" SHPO Historian Date 11. R y t <�i l LIM; 776. 71T I 10M Ell JJ j all ti 1 1, q Nil dR F�L M i Y 6 il.Ol -oil y1rvG c Ab yN 6'I�WIN Iowa City Historic Preservation Cornmissioti City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA 52240 Memorandum Date: December 3, 2018 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: 416 Reno Street — Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House — Local Landmark Designation The applicant, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in conjunction with property owner Carl Klaus, has requested that the property at 415 Reno Street be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work. In addition, the house is being Nominated for Listing in the National Register for Historic Places. As described in the attached National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, the Albert J. and Alice E. Borts house was built in 1898 in the Queen Anne Style exhibiting free classic detailing along with patterned masonry found in one of the earliest Queen Anne substyles. The Boris family included David Borts, prominent Iowa City mason and Albert's father. Documentation shows that David Boris built the house. In addition, the Borts family influence on Nineteenth Century brick architecture in Iowa City and in this near northeast neighborhood is extensive. The Borts house is Nominated for Listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C, Design/Construction. The house exhibits a high level of historic architectural integrity. The Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., a., or f. for local designation listed below: 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 worst of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; Iowa City tom— .liCiStoric Pi"cesPVI"4'cafion CtoC[lmS.siu)) ` City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. The house at 416 Reno Street is located on the eastern edge of the Goosetown Neighborhood in Iowa City and is part a neighborhood with high historic integrity. With its high individual integrity and as a somewhat rare example of Iowa City masonry construction in the Queen Anne Style, this house meets criteria A and B for local landmark designation. The house is significant and individually eligible for the National Register for its architecture and therefore meets local designation criterion E. In addition, at the local level the house can be considered associated with the lives of the Borts family who were involved extensively in the development of the neighborhood surrounding the house and through David Borts in the construction of other significant buildings in Iowa City. Locally, the house also meets criterion D in this association with the Borts family. Based on the information provided in the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, d, and a and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of 416 Reno Street (Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House) as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b, d, and e. NIPS Farm 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 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 National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the Natrona! Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property teeing documented, enter "N/A" for .,not applicable.' For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional codification comments, entries, and narrative hones on continuation sheets If needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House other namestsite number Klaus, Carl H. and Kate F. House Name of Multiple Property Listing N/A (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property gating) street & number 416 Reno Street not for publication city or town Iowa City vicinity state Iowa county 103 zip code 52245 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination_ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: _ national _ statewide X local Applicable National Register Criteria: _ A _ B X C _ D Signature of certifying ogklaV?itle: Deputy State Historic- Preservation Officer Date State Historical Society of Iowa State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Gwernment In my opinion, the property _ meets _ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agencyfburew or Tribal Government I hereby certify that this property is: _ entered in the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _ other (explain:) _ determined eligible for the Nations] Register _ removed from the National Register Sections 1 —4 page 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Fort NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J., and Alice E., House Johnson County, Iowa Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) x private public - Local public - State public - Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) x building(s) district site structure object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing Number of contributing resources previously listed In the National Register: N/A 5. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/secondary structure 7 Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE VICTORIAN/Clueen Anne foundation: STONE/Limestone walls: BRICK roof: ASPHALT other. buildings site structure object Total Section 7 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service i National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 1"00 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State summary raragrepn (Brieay describe the current, general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) SUAMARY PARAGRAPH The two-story brick Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House (Borts House), built in 1898 in the Queen Anne style (free classic and patterned masonry substyles), is located in northeastern Iowa City, in Johnson County, Iowa, on portions of lots 7 and 8 of Frederick Irish's 1862 extension of William Wood's 1855 addition to the original town. The lot is slightly elevated on a rise above the sidewalk and Reno Street, a rise that gently continues to slope upward from the house to the end of the long narrow parcel on the east. An asphalt driveway cuts deeply through the earthen bank in front and leads to a graveled parking area behind and off the north side of the house. There is no garage, but a modem open-air gazebo sits beyond the gravel, and a slightly sunken concrete and stone patio is adjacent to the house's east rear wall. Two large garden areas are found in the backyard. Out front, along Reno Street, a windrow of century -old Norway spruce shades this west -facing house. Additional deciduous and evergreen bushes fill the comers of the property's front yard, making good photographic views somewhat difficult. To the south along Reno Street are nineteenth-century frame residences; to the immediate north are two Civil War -era brick houses and beyond those a small neighborhood park. Across the street are smaller, nineteenth century wood -frame houses. Borts House was built with two types of red brick, one common, one decorative, and a blue -gray limestone stone foundation. Its wood trim is classical in form and found on all four elevations. The building's historic integrity is very good. Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributlrg resources If applicable.) GENERALLY (shared features) Borts House (Fig. 1) has solid red -brick walls finished with wood trim painted a creamy yellow. Its foundation is of a bluish -gray limestone, cut in rusticated or chipped -face blocks. The blocks are laid in a regular pattern and bonded with decorative beaded pointing. The large blocks seen on the exterior change to smaller, rubblestone blocks to form the interior basement walls. The brick walls have an American or common bond pattern with thin joints of gray mortar except in the small single -story rear addition, which has running brick stretchers and slightly wider, gray mortar joints. Windows are tall and primarily one -over -one, double - hung sashes throughout and probably original. A shorter pair on the north wall are replacements to allow for a kitchen counter inside. Sills are painted wood; headers are either of soldier bricks or formed as a part of a beltcourse. The overall building form is shaped like a T, with the long upright running westleast (front to back), and the cross bar forming slightly protruding bays on the north and south sides. These side bays have open - pediment gable roofs, while the main roof is a steep pyramid pierced by another smaller front gable. All roof ftweI WestfrontfacingsouthrastdllcunvntphorosbyJan Olive FIJI, May 2018. Section 7 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024.0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State surfaces are clad with dark red asphalt shingles. Atop the main roof, just behind the peak, is a brick crown chimney. WEST FRONT ELEVATION (facade) The west front features a full width porch with a flat roof, and smooth Tuscan columns sitting on newer yellow limestone piers. The interstitial space between the stone piers is filled with a skirting of traditional (90° joints) wood lattice panels. The porch columns support a wide architrave (the first flat surface above the column capital in classical forms). Most of it is obscured by the rain gutter, but above the architrave is a molded comice. Above the porch roof, trim on the main roof and side gables is similar. There are pediment returns on the front attic gable where these classical references are most exposed and apparent. Wide and steep wooden porch steps lead directly to the front door. A balustrade of turned balusters and newel posts with ball finials edge the porch and stairs. Next to the front door is a large window with a painted wood sill. The segmental -arch headers over these two openings are of rusticated soldier bricks, but their color is significantly darker than the brick walls. A belt course of these rusticated dark bricks is found at the header level of these openings. This feature is also found and more obvious on the south and north elevations as well. The east rear lacks this detail. Fenestration on the second story echoes the first in position and size. Above the door is a single second -story window about the width of the front door; above the wide porch window is an equally wide second -story window. At the gable, a band of the dark rusticated bricks runs between the cornice returns, perhaps to suggest a classical tympanum (or the triangular space created by a gable's two slopes plus its base). In the peak of the attic gable is a smaller window with a rounded header of the darker bricks. SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION (Figure 2) Rounding the comer from the west front, one encounters a side door in the protruding cross -gable bay, reached by similar steps and balustrade as on the front porch. This door leads into the dining room. The shed roof over the side door is tied into the building wall on one side and supported on the other side by a wooden truss bracket reminiscent of the Stick style (one of several modest details suggesting this style). Fenestration on this south side is vertically balanced but asymmetrically located. Windows have painted sills here too. The fast -floor headers are formed as a part of the running beltcourse of rusticated dark bricks. The first floor also features a squared bay with a flat roof that further juts out from the two-story cross - gable bay (behind the evergreen bushes on the right in Figure 2). This small window bay is too shallow to have side windows, but there are paired windows on its wide south side. There also is a large basement window with a segmental -arched header, ample in size because of the slightly raised foundation. The Figure a West front and soudi side, facing northeast May 2018 same classical details of pediment returns, architrave, and cornice molding are found on this side as well. Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State EAST REAR ELEVATION The wall of this elevation (Figs. 3-5) extends down from the sloped common roofline of the cross gables. The wall lacks the beltcourse seen on other walls and the ground -floor window header is segmental -arched and formed by two courses of common bricks. The roof here sports a large wood -frame gable (added in 1975) with pediment returns and clad in fishscale shingles. The attic study inside is lit by a three-part, Palladian inspired, window. The ground floor features a c. 1910, 6' by 7' brick addition (probably veneered) on the north corner and an open shed -roofed porch supported by a turned upright post on one end and tied into the addition on the other. The addition contains a small bathroom and was likely added when the outdoor privy was abandoned (date and location unknown). On the second floor above the porch is a small wood -frame screened sitting porch with a shed roof also. This sitting porch only extends across part of the rear wall and has dimensions of 6' by 10'. The sitting porch has half -walls made of vertical boards, divided decoratively by applied narrow trim pieces that cross at the center. This stickwork treatment is another modest suggestive of the Shingle style. The ground floor entrance door leading into the kitchen is centered on the porch, there is a single window to the left (south) of the porch, and smaller double windows on the small brick addition. The second floor sitting porch is accessed through the northeast corner bedroom. There is no indication the sitting porch is anything but original, but if it is not, it is a very early addition to the house. In the back yard just east of the patio, the classically -inspired gazebo —the noncontributing structure in this nomination —was constructed in 1988. The gazebo is 10' by 15' and sits on a concrete pad. Smooth columns support a pyramidal roof. Lattice screens are located between the columns on each side. The columns were salvaged from the wrap -around porch of a nearby house being demolished. They are of dense solid hardwood. Figure 3 Kinv ofthe south side and the east rear wails. Note the patio and the basement storm door near the south corner ofthis east elevation, both from the 1970s (see Alhawdons seetimt). Afgv 2018 Section 7 page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Figure 4 Another view of the east rear wall, with the open- air modern gazebo at the right edge in the photograph. May 2018 Figure 5 The classically- 'inspired go,_ebo was constructed in 1988. May 2018 NORTH SIDE ELEVATION The gentle slope of the lot from east down to the west (left to right in Fig. 6), and the resulting decreasing exposure of the stone foundation, is easiest seen on this side. The north wall has the other large open -gable projecting bay. Unlike the south side bay however, this one has double windows. A single second -floor window is toward the front comer (or at least slightly west of the elevation's center axis), and the gable peak window is identical to the south and west sides. The prominent dark brick beltcourse seen on the fagade and south side is present here also, as is the beltcourse that stretches between the gable's pediment returns. Figure 6 The north side looking south. Note the ground level trouble window is a reduced replacement See Figure 7 for a detail view of the lunclum of the house and the small addition. May 2018 Section 7 page 6 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service I National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.1024-0018 Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Figure 7 The northeast corner of the house is seen here, with the small east side brick addttim to the left The dark vertical that separates the addlikin from the house is a tar -like sealant Aefoundanson appears to be a dWereratstane or masonry type than the body of the house. Me bricks haw a smoother moref r ished surface over the earlier red clay bricks of the main house. The latter bricks showpress marks. This small addittan, c. 1910 houses an interior badtroam and has only a crawlspace underneath. May 2018 LANDSCAPE (backyard) The concrete and stone patio and retaining walls (1971) are shown in Figure 8, with the gazebo and large garden area beyond. Near the farthest property line to the east is another smaller garden area. It is thought a privy, cistern, and unknown number of outbuildings were once in the yard. The cistern was where the patio is now (filled in), and a small outbuilding formerly occupied the gazebo site. No archaeology has been undertaken or is currently contemplated at this private residence. Figure i4te-.v ofthe May 2018 northeast United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-001 B Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State INTERIOR FEATURES At the ground floor level, one passes through the front entrance into the living room with the staircase to the second floor on the left. (The basement stairs are accessed through a door under this staircase and lead to three basement rooms, one of which is the laundry room.) An open double doorway at the southeast comer of the living room leads into the dining room with its southside projecting bay. A smaller pass doorway next to the staircase leads from the living room directly into the kitchen with its small bathroom off the northeast comer of the house. Upstairs on the second floor, the gateleg staircase empties onto a small irregular central hallway with the three bedrooms, a larger bathroom, and the stairway door to the attic radiating off from it. The east sitting porch is reached by going through the northeast corner bedroom. Refer to the floor plans on pages 35- 36. Woodwork throughout appears to be yellow pine and fir, except the newer oak floor in the attic study. Floorboards are narrow on the first floor and wider on the second. Trim includes cornice molding across the tops of windows and doorways, molded door casings that terminate in tall base blocks, wide molded baseboards, and comer guards on the walls to protect the plaster. Door knobs, face plates, and hinges are quite ornate with raised decorative patterns that include acanthus leaves, a feather -like motif, and beaded borders. The gateleg staircase is paneled on the first floor and has thin balusters and robust but simple newels. All of this original woodwork and hardware were likely ordered from a millwork catalogue such as the M.A. Disbrow Co., which had warehouses or shops in both nearby Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Lyons, Iowa on the Mississippi. Multiple coats of paint on all the moldings and trim were removed in the 1970s. A bulky, square masonry mass separates the front parlor or living room from the dining room on the ground floor and originally may have been an open fireplace. This stacked masonry feature is in more or less the center of the house and found on all floors, from basement to the narrower chimney stack exposed in the attic that extends through the roof to form the crown chimney. Evidence of round stovepipe openings can be seen on this mass suggesting the house was heated originally by coal stoves. At some point, a boiler and radiators replaced this heating system. Shortly after they moved to this house in 1970, the owners removed a non-loadbearing wall that separated the front parlor/living room from the staircase to the second floor, eliminating the narrow hallway it created in the process. They also renovated the kitchen and bathrooms, and added the rear attic dormer on the east roof slope. Other than these specified changes, the interior and its floor plan are largely original (refer to sketch floor plans on pages 35-36). KFWQMTMIG'C� The Borts house is in an old and historic neighborhood near the eastern edge of "Goosetown" an enclave of Bohemian immigrants and Bohemian -Americans with settlements that extend from northern Iowa City north through small towns like Solon and Ely, to the southern area of Cedar Rapids, some 25 miles to the north. In 1994, a group of local Iowa City citizens worked with the state's Department of Natural Resources to document the heritage trees in Goosetown. The following is the description, written for a walking tour pamphlet, issued as a part of the project: Section 7 page 8 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service! National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State In shoot 1855, Bahamians, ancestors of today'a C4echs and Stovall¢, as well as some Germeria, began aettliag what was to been= Goosetawn, a semiautonomous, spnead,out ctfi* villain within the city limits, just cast across Dodge from St. Wenceslaus Church. Farmers, artisans, and shopkeepers, early Goosetawroere adarerl the land of native trees for planting orcharrts. windbreaks, grape arb ns, vegetable gardens, and flower beds to aurrpound their clustered cottage homes Daily, their children drove the pease out from their backyard poultry coops to gram in what is now forth Market Square Park, then a patch of prairie : Seasonally, Goosntowncrs headed vast to the frish Estate farms to buy orchatd fruits, eggs, butter, and milk, and to forage the woods for mushrooms, hickory nuts, handouts, walnuts, black cherries, wild phmts, gooseberries, raspberrbes, kindling, wildflowers, and curative roots. ftwe 9 From "A Tree Walk in Goosetown" (1994), available online from the Iowa City Public Library. Heritage trees along Reno Street, including those found in the front yard of the Borts House at 416 Reno (Item 12), are described as follows. The Norway spruce windbreak row is extant and impressive in its height and girth. The spindle trees were not observed in May 2018. 12 416 Ratio Street: Two European spindle trees (Gaanymas eurnpasas), c. 198ft. This slow -growing hardwood was braught over from Europe by early settlers to use in making needed implements like spladles. These two were found growing will in a ditch in southeastjohnson County. ttdfndbreak of Norway spruce ilrk w abw4 c. 1895 410 Remo Street: Retrain der of century -old windbreak Despite the Goosetown location, the families that figure prominently in the Borts House's background were transplants from Ohio and farther east. They were not members of the ethnic enclave, but Yankees who arrived shortly before the Bohemians when this area was more rural. Two Reno Street houses just north of the Borts House are Civil War -era brick gable end dwellings that are vernacular but influenced by the Greek Revival style. The current city -owned neighborhood park once was the site of a third similar wood -frame Civil War -era house. The extant brick residences are set well back from Reno Street, with large front yards and they also once had agricultural outbuildings behind (see Section 8 Figs. 26-27). Section 7 page 9 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service J National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 10-80D OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Borts House, then, sits within a historic neighborhood and a documented heritage botanical landscape. These three brick homes in a row are prominent outliers, though, in an old residential part of Iowa City largely dominated by snug, wood -frame Bohemian Goosetown cottages from the mid- to late -nineteenth century. The historic integrity of eastern Goosetown, and Reno Street in particular, is striking. There is some replacement of the original thin gray mortar with newer white mortar. This is most evident on the east rear and north side elevations. The surface area affected by these mortar repairs is roughly estimated to be about 15% of the total surface area of all sides. The small ground -floor brick addition at the north corner of the east rear wall is a very early addition, perhaps within a decade or two of the original construction. The north side wall has had a large window opening bricked up to shorten it and the windows replaced by smaller paired double-hungs. This was done in the 1970s. Unfortunately, the brick used to fill in under the new windows is a poor match for the original and made more prominent by the white mortar used. Thankfully, this alteration is not visible to the public except those who come up the driveway. The limestone piers supporting the front porch appear to be replacements for the originals and the storm door on the rear elevation is newer. Perhaps the most significant alteration to the exterior is the addition of a new frame dormer on the east rear roof slope of the house, constructed as a part of the conversion of the attic space into a study. This is well done and not visible from the street. Interior alterations include the renovation of the kitchen and bathrooms, removal of the non -load bearing wall, and conversion of the attic into a finished study or office, a project that also added the rear wooden dormer. All these changes were completed in the 1970s. ARCHAEOLOGY It is thought a privy, cistern, and unknown number of outbuildings were once in the yard. No archaeology has been undertaken or is currently contemplated at this private residence. At the far east end of the present lot line, probably on another's property was a large and elaborate horse bam according to the long-time owner of the subject house. It was torn down many years ago. INTEGRITY Boris House has very good historic integrity. Comments on specific integrity aspects are as follows: (1) location: the building is in its original location; (2) design: the exterior is largely unchanged except for the northside window replacement and the rear roof wood -frame gable addition. The interior largely maintains its original floor plan with one wall removed and minor changes to the basement and attic staircases; (3) setting: the immediate surrounding residential neighborhood is remarkably intact; (4) materials: the great majority of the exterior materials are original or are near to the original construction date of 1898; Section 7 page 10 United States Department of the interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State (5) workmanship: the workmanship employed in the building is best reflected in the skills needed to lay the brick and stone walls, including the decorative brick beltcourses; (6) feeling: the overall plan, vertical massing, molding and details, and aesthetics of the building suggests the Queen Anne style in the free classic and patterned masonry substyles; (7) association: the building's residential function directly relates to its architectural significance. Section 7 page 11 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 7 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State B Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for (Enter categories from instructions.) National Register listing.) ARCHITECTURE ❑ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: A Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. B removed from its original location. C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years. Period of Significance 1898 Significant Dates 1898 Significant Person (Complete only If Criterion B is marked above.) Cultural Affiliation (if applicable) Architect/Builder Borts, David L. United States Department of the IMedor National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Bolts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Statement of Significance Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any applicable criteria considerations). Constructed in 1898, the Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House (Botts House) is locally significant under Criterion C as a Queen Anne residence with decorative details suggesting both the free classic and patterned masonry subtypes of the style. The variety of masonry materials used in the building, from common red brick, to rusticated dark -red brick, to the bluish -gray stone of the foundation, is unusual for a Queen Anne in this eastern Iowa town and reflects the design choices of a master builder. The home was constructed by David Borts, Albert's father and a noted nineteenth century builder in Iowa City. A skilled mason and contractor who completed his buildings largely in red brick and limestone, his many projects included residences, at least one church, and numerous large university buildings on the campus of the State University of Iowa (now University of Iowa).' Unfortunately, the body of this builder's work in Iowa City has diminished over the years as his larger masonry buildings have been demolished. Campus buildings in particular were replaced in the twentieth century by light -gray Beaux Arts buildings as the university's design program changed. The period of significance is the year in which the building was constructed. Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance.) (Iowa SHPO Additional Instructions: For properties not nominated under Criterion D, Include a statement about whether any archaeological remains within or beyond the footprint of the property were assessed as part of this nomination under the subheading Archaeological Assessment.) QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES &ITS ANTECEDENTS The Queen Anne style has its origins in England and emerged in the 1860s as younger architects began to reject Gothic architecture, both "muscular Gothic in particular, and the idea that everything should be Gothic in general." Z These younger English architects, Philip Webb and Richard Norman Shaw perhaps best known among them, traveled in a wider circle of designers like William Morris and Pre-Raphaelite artists like Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The young architects looked at their own English vernacular architecture, the cottages of the countryside and the older neighborhoods of London, and began to revive the "tile -hanging, weather -boarding, and half-timbering" elements of "homelier brick architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries."' After years of "scouring the Continent with their sketch books [studying Classical and Renaissance buildings], they realized there was a whole forgotten world at their doorsteps waiting to be rediscovered.s4 i There is no thorough inventory of David Borts' work. Edna Alice Borts, identified her grandfather as the builder of her family home. Ms. Borts was Albert and Alice's daughter, born in 19DO and nearly 103 when she died in 2003. In between she had a long professional career as a nurse. Edna Alice Borts to Kate and Carl Klaus, c. 1970; "Obituary of Edna Borts,' accessed at tvttps://gayandciha.oDmttribute/detailsl561/Edna-Borts/obituary.htmi on 6(6/2018. 2 Mark Girouard, Sweetness and Light: The 'Queen Anne' Movement 1860-1900 (Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press,1977; reprinted Yale University Press, 1984), 12. Reprint used. S Ibid. 4Ibid., 12-13. Sections 8 —11 page 13 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Plaoes Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State According to one British architectural historian, "the early and mid - seventeenth century had supplied [these architects] with gables, whether straight or Flemish, brick pilasters, brick pediments, ribbed chimney -stacks, and prominent plaster covers; from the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries came sash windows, and wrought -iron railings; the architects had mixed them all together, made the roofs and chimney -stacks especially prominent, been asymmetric when they felt like it, pairedd or elongated their sash windows, and thrown in the occasional sunflower to add an aesthetic flavoring.�' Decorative —some would say busy —brickwork was common, including walls that alternated courses of dark bricks and light stone to achieve horizontal stripes (Fig. 10). Figure 10 Old Soothand Yard, Westminster, London, UK, by Rklard Norman Shaw, 1887-90. Credit: Pinterest on 513012018 By the mid-18'70s, the public had adopted Richard Norman Shaw's use of the term "Queen Anne" for the exuberant office buildings, country homes, churches, and London terrace houses designed by this group of architects.' One especially influential terrace house, designed by J.J. Stevenson, exemplifies the eclectic and wildly ornate creations that came to be called Queen Anne in England (Fig. 11). Speculative British builders soon adapted the style to urban townhouses and the style became popular and nearly ubiquitous in some developing neighborhoods and garden suburbs (Fig. 12). Figure 11 Red House, London, by J.J. Stevenson, 1871-73. Credit: Girouard, Plate 30, page 40. s Ibid., 38. s Shaw s terminology supposedly referenced the Renaissance style of architecture popular during the English Queen Anne's reign (1702-1714). However, this Is a misnomer since the nineteenth-century style as it emerged is closer to the medieval forms of 300 years earlier, during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. University of the West of England, "Domestic Architecture 1700-1960,' accessed at fet.uwe.ac.uk on 5/30/2018; also, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, accessed at www.phme.state.pa.us on 5/3012018. Sections 8 —11 page 14 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Botts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Figure 12 Circa 1890 semi-detached builder townhouses. Note the contrasting masonry; tall window boys, and multiyxme sash windows. Credit: University of the West of England on 513012018 What prompted the Queen Anne's spread to the United States is open for discussion. Architectural historians generally credit H.H. Richardson's 1874 Watts -Sherman house in Newport, Rhode Island as the very first American Queen Arne example, but Great Britain's Queen Anne exhibition buildings constructed for the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition likely caused it to spread beyond the Newport summer "cottages" of Richardson's wealthy clients.i Pattern books and the country's first architectural magazine, The American Architect and Building News, further popularized it and made the style accessible to builders and architectural plan publishers like George F. Barber. s Social historians argue that the Queen Anne form accommodated a growing middle class and the developing culture of consumption of the last third of the nineteenth century.' The Queen Anne home, they theorized, represented an "artistic" expression of domestic life acceptable and encouraged as part of the new concept of a "women's sphere r10 The style remained popular in this country throughout the 1880s into the first decade of the twentieth century. It was the "dominant style of domestic building" nationwide until 1900, thereafter dwindling in new construction starts as simpler lines and less decoration became popular. t t Executed primarily in wood -frame, except in the urban Northeast where Norman Shaw's preference for masonry remained strong, Queen Anne houses may be categorized into four principal subtypes of form and four principal subtypes of decoration.12 By frequency of form, over half the Queen Anne houses (including Borts House) have a steep hipped roof, with cross gables. This roof form is "among the most distinctive Queen Anne characteristics and occurs in examples ranging from modest cottages to high -style landmarks."' 3 Lesser numbers of form variants were built with cross -gables 7 Mary Mix Foley, The American House (New York: Harper 8 Row, 1980), 176; Virginia McAlester and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986), 268; John C. Poppeliers, etal, What Style is it? A Guide to American Architecture (Washington, DC: Preservation Press, 1983), 69. 6 McAlester and McAlester, 268. B Clifford Edward Clark, Jr., The American Family Home, 1800-1960 (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1986), 104. 10 Clark, Jr.,1 D4; Gwendolyn Wright, Building the Dream. A Social History of Housing in America (Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1981), chapter 6. 11 McAlester and McAlester, 266. 12 According to the typology argued in McAlester and McAlester's Field Guide to American Houses at 263-264. 13 Ibid., 263. Sections 8-11 page IS United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State without the hipped central roof and simple front -facing gables (20% each); the remaining 10% were attached townhouses or row houses. Decorative detailing subtypes fall into both quantitative and chronological orders, with the leader in both being the "spindlework" subtype of the 1880s. About 50% of Queen Annes fall into this category. Earlier and rarer are the "half-timbered" and "patterned masonry" subtypes of the 1870s (about 5% each), followed lastly in time by the "free classic" subtype of the 1890s with about 35%.14 The half-timbered and patterned masonry American subtypes, as the earliest and rarest, are "most closely related to th[e] work of Shaw and his colleagues in England."" The Borts House in Iowa City exhibits details of both the free classic and patterned masonry subtypes. The free classic details may simply be a function of its later construction period, however the patterned masonry details — the bands of rusticated dark red brick that contrast with the pale red brick walls and the unusual blue -gray stone foundation — may well reflect the Borts family background as masonry professionals. While Albert Borts spent his long career as a mail carrier, in his young adult years Albert worked for his father, David Borts, the successful building contractor known for his many large brick university and commercial buildings in town. QUEEN ANNE HOUSES IN IOWA CITY If Borts House is characterized as a hipped roof subtype with free classic and patterned masonry details, where does it fit within the local context of the popular Queen Anne style in Iowa City? The town's population grew by a healthy 14% during the 1890s, the decade in which Borts House was constructed. Iowa City saw even more robust growth of 26% between 1900 and 1910. In other words, Borts House was constructed during a period of significant town growth. 16 This growth corresponds directly to the years Queen Anne residences were most popular nationwide. Therefore, a large number of Iowa City's Queen Anne houses were most likely built in town between 1890 and 1910. While no study exists of all Iowa City Queen Anne residences, there are several sources that may give a less speculative, more quantitative answer to the question of how Borts House fits the local context. These data sources are far from perfect but can suggest the overall trend and the strength of the Queen Anne's presence in this town. The earliest resource, Edwin Charles Ellis's M.A. thesis from 1947, titled "Certain Stylistic Trends in Architecture in Iowa City," offers some good, clear black -and -white photographs of local houses (many nonextant) but is organized in a haphazard way and largely simply describes features without much analysis. Also, many of the photos show houses too distant from the camera to be of use or just capture architectural details instead of the entire building. This leaves the Ellis thesis of minimal value for the purpose of analyzing local Queen Anne buildings. Margaret Keyes' book, Nineteenth Century Home Architecture oflowa City,17 contains over 100 images of local houses, a handful of which are Queen Anne, although the author uses an alternative name for the style (Neo-Jacobean). Laurence Lafore's 1975 book on Iowa City architecture, American Classic,78 is not limited to domestic architecture and contains streetscape views as well as single- t4 Ibid., 264, 268. 15 Ibid., 268. 16 Iowa Data Center, U.S. Decennial Census. Retrieved on 5/23/2018 through links at https://en.vAkipedia.org/wikViowa—City#cite—note- DecennialCensus-18. 17 University of Iowa Press, 1966; reissued and expanded, 1993. Both editions used. Dr. Keyes' original research for this book is at the State Historical Society of Iowa — Iowa City. 1e Iowa State Historical Department/Division of the State Historical Society [of Iowa], 1975. Sections 8 —11 page 16 United States Department of the interior National Park Service i National Register of Historic Pieces Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024.0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State building "portraits." Keyes and Lafore's publications add several wood -frame and brick examples to a much larger database kept by the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office. i s 19:1 Df121III 1 C331�S The state's database contains 4,302 Iowa City buildings, 102 of which are classified as Queen Anne, and date between 1875 and 1908.Of these, 85% fall between 1890 and 1908.20 Addresses of these buildings were checked against the city assessor's online photos and construction dates. There were 76 verified Queen Ares. The rest were incapable of verification because they were either nonextant, incorrectly identified as Queen Armes, or had incomplete addresses. Of tine 76, only 5 were brick; the other 71 houses — or 93%— were wood - frame buildings. The Keyes and Wore studies added 10 more frame houses, and 1 additional brick house to the state's group. Combined, these three sources total 87 Queen Are residences recorded in town, with only 6 or 7% brick and 93% wood -frame. This nomination's author lives in Iowa City and knows its architecture well. There are actually many more vernacular Queen Anne houses in town, however the conclusion drawn from the available sampling— that the vast majority are of wood -frame construction —does appear correct. The Borts House, then, is a Queen Anne -styled house with the most common form, but the least common construction material and decoration, both nationwide and locally. THE COWARABLES: THE OTHER BRICK QUEEN ANNES The earliest of Iowa City's brick Queen Ares is found on the north side of town, at 800 N. Van Buren St. Historically known as the Vogt House (and informally as the Kurt Voregut house for its famous renter who taught at the university's writers workshop), the house (Fig. 13) was listed in the National Register in 1978. Built in 1882 or 1889, depending on the source, tine brick and stone house is an amalgam of gables, rooflets, and dormers, with an overall hipped roof. A fanciful porch wraps across the fagade and around to the west side. At the turn Figure 13 Yagd House, 1882 or 1889, Jacob Hop:, builder: Photo fium the lavm My r..nwsor, c. 2000 of the porch is a circular sitting area topped with a steep, conical roof clad in standing -seam metal. Spindlework and lattice panels further decorate the porch, which is entered through an arch in front of the train door. is The information entered Into this database anives in the form of inventory forms submitted for a variety of reasons, by authors with training that ranges from none to highly eirperienced. The database is extensive, but the site forms are not corrected by the SHPO professionals before being entered into the database. Therefore, one must use the database with caution and understand its limitations. 21 Borts House was misidentified in 2000 as a Foursquare and therefore is not included In the database as a Queen Anne. Sections 8 —11 page 17 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Pieces Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Second in construction, at 1893, is the cross -gable brick and stone house at 1029 N. Dodge (Fig. 14), also in the northern part of the city. This house lacks a hipped roof but does include an unusual gambrel roof with a high break point. Its decorative details include both applied trim from the spindlework substyle, and free classic details as seen in the oculus gable window, the round -arched windows with their prominent keystones, and the porticos and smooth columns of the double -sided front porch. This building was evaluated in 2000 as a part of a road improvement project and determined eligible for the National Register under Criterion C 21 Also constructed in 1893, the brick Queen Anne at 530 S. Clinton (Figs. 15-16) just south of downtown, has long been zoned for apartments and is in the middle of a residential neighborhood under transition. Redevelopment in the form of high-rise apartments is taking place uncomfortably near this corner building. This house has the familiar hipped roof and cross gables, and ornate brick and stone work. Figure 14 Built the same year as a nearby church in 1893. Photo from the Iowa City Assessor, 2018 Figure 15-76 530 S. Clinton as it was in 1947 (left), and today (right). Changes include removal of theporch, a large new norduide dormer not visible here, and attic windows that have been replaced. Photo sources: left Keyes, 105; right, Google on 61612018 The fourth brick Queen Anne (Fig. 17) sits in the Summit Street Historic District in the historic east -central part of the city. It also has two construction dates, 1890 according to the local assessor, and 1900 according to the state's architectural database. The building's cleaner lines and lack of decoration suggest this house was built 21 Rebecca Conard, "Iowa City North Dodge Street: Intensive Level Historical and Architectural Survey and Evaluation" (Iowa City: Tallgrass Historians LC, 2000), 26. Sections 8 —11 Page 18 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Foffn NIPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State following and not before the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, an important event that helped popularize the Colonial Revival style for domestic architecture and accelerate the decline of the fussier Queen Anne in the Midwest and beyond. The building has a hipped roof and cross gables with another front -facing gable projecting from the fagade. The two-story window bay telescoping from the northside gable is a holdover from earlier Queen Anne years, while the pent roofs of the gable peaks and the squared columns and simple balusters of the front porch reflect the growing desire for a simplified aesthetic. Figure 17 770 S. Summit was listed in the Summit Street Historic District (NRHP, 1973) as contributing for its architecture. Photo: Iowa City Assessor, 2018 The fifth brick Queen Anne, at 1003 E. Washington (Fig. 18), a couple blocks north of the Summit Street Historic District, has a similar profile and footprint as the Summit Street house, a hipped roof with front and west gables, and it too shows the simplified free classic details seen in the squared porch columns. Its gable peaks are frame also, but they lack pent roofs. Additionally, it has only a west side projecting bay with the eastside distinguished only by a large hipped roof dormer. The assessor's date of 1900 appears more accurate than the state's database date of 1895, though either could be correct. The house is a rental conversion and has some exterior alterations. The attic windows are newer and the gables appear to be clad in a replacement siding. It has been evaluated as not eligible for the National Register. Figure 781003 E Washington is within a neighborhood thatprovides many renal apartments for university students. Source: Coogle ou 61412018 The final brick Queen Anne (Figs. 19-20) is located at 114 N. Gilbert in the near northside of the city in a neighborhood that boasts some of the city's oldest buildings, as well as newer apartment buildings and commercial buildings from the early- to mid-200' century. Built in 1900 (not the assessor's obviously incorrect Sections 8-11 page 19 United Stag Department of the Interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State date of 1850), this Queen Anne has been evaluated and is listed in the state's database as eligible for the National Register under Criterion C for its architectural significance. �.,=per "�.;1 "•'`r}°,�' Figures 19-10 114 N. Gilbert. Clearly a free classic variation of the Queen Anne style, this house is now a student rental and has some minor alterations, especially to side windows. References to classical architecture include dentils andpediment rearms in the gables, the round -arched gable window, and the front porch's smooth columns. May 2018 Boris House's footprint, roof form, fenestration arrangement, and decorative detailing most closely resembles the fifth Queen Anne above in Figures 19-20. However, the details of the decorations are different. While 114 N. Gilbert's classical elements are stronger, Sorts House has the additional decorative masonry, including the rusticated dark red horizontal bands and its unusual foundation limestone. The Borts House limestone is bluish -gray and may have been selected for its color rather than its weathering capability (which is poor). The common foundation stone seen in Iowa City's nineteenth century homes is a pale -yellow limestone taken from different strata (layer) of local quarries. Ryan J. Clark, a geologist from the Iowa Geological Survey (housed on the university's campus) recently inspected the Borts House foundation stone. Based on his familiarity with local quarries and Samuel Calvin's 1897 Geology of Johnson County, Clark believes the stone came from "the old [Euclid] Sanders Quarry, located along Dubuque Street immediately south of the Mayflower dorm" along the east bank of the Iowa River (Fig. 21-22).21 This is in the northwest corner of Iowa City and a few blocks west of the Borts building site in 1898.23 At the time of Calvin's report, published just a year prior to construction of Borts House, the lower 16' of this quarry would have been "fresh" rock in Clark's opinion, showing abundant fossils and not altered or concealed by the weathering process, a description that matches the Borts House stone. Sanders' quarry was the nearest location for this bluish -gray colored stone. Further, though perhaps not quite a "smoking gun," Calvin's report also states, "This quarry has been worked for some years by Mr. Gilbert Irish."24 Gilbert Irish was the son of 22 Ryan J. Clark, email to author, 6/6/2018 and site visit 6/512018. 23 The source of the two types of bricks for Borts House is less clear, but because of its northside proximity to the building site, the common bricks likely came from Christian Gaulocher & Son's brickyard at the comer of Dodge and Brown streets, a site now dedicated as the city's Happy Hollow park. The brickmaker commenced operations at that location in 1865 (Charles Ray Aurner, Leading Events in Johnson County Iowa History, vol. 2 [Cedar Rapids: Western Historical Press, 1913], 133-135). The rusticated dark -red bricks look Intriguingly similar to the bricks used in the local Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad depot, which opened in 1898, same year Borts House was built (perhaps leftovers purchased by builder Borts from the railroad company?). 14 Calvin, 66. Sections 8-11 page 20 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albeit J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Frederick Irish and in whose family home and acreage David Borts lived at the time (see pages 24-25). Therefore, the Borts House foundation stone may have been a choice based more on convenience and familiarity with "Gil' Irish, rather than the color. Either alternative seems plausible. In any event, the colorful stone is distinctive. There would have been several routes to haul the stone to Reno Street, but all of them required the horse team to climb the hill up and out of the Iowa River valley. tM S. tNdeolTauA eeextl►aYR�.niteM. r�rt»xflroset'.:y. '�tarc,K +.M..:l nt tce lhxor«aiuneaw n•• lW61"W"as" wrtnf wow Figure 21 This image of the Euclid Sander quarry on Dubuque Street is taker from Calvin, 65. Figure 22 Dubuque Street and the quarry as it appears today. Dubuque Street is undergoing reconstruction in this photo, a project necessitated by severe flooding in 2008. Source: Google on 6,7,2018 BORTS FAMILY HISTORY Because the overwhelming majority of vernacular Queen Anne residences in Iowa City are constructed of wood frame materials, Borts House (Figs. 23-24), as well as the other four houses with intact historic integrity, Sections 8 —11 page 21 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service I National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State represent an unusual local choice of materials in which to execute this very popular and widespread late - nineteenth and early -twentieth century architectural style. The family's background in masonry may have had something to do with it. Figure 23-24 Boris House and detail ofupperfapade. May 2018 When Albert and Alice Borts built their brick house in northeast Iowa City in 1898—still the semi -rural fringe of town —they seemingly were simply continuing a long family tradition that favored masonry construction. Starting as a youth of 16 and for the next 12 years, Albert worked as a brick layer for his father, David Borts. Albert's younger brother, Charles, also became a brick layer and stayed with the craft throughout his adult life.25 At age 28, however, Albert married Alice Evelyn Smith from Cincinnati, Ohio, and embarked on a decades -long career as a mail carrier for the federal government, a job that lasted until his retirement in 1930.26 The brothers' parents, Mary Kimball27 Borts and David Borts lived in this northeast area of town, moving in 1888 into a big house with a large acreage just east of the end of Davenport Street, known as the Irish - Hamilton -Kimball house. This property remained in the Borts family for the next 56 years though there is some indication the couple also lived for a few years in the painted brick house at 502 Reno and the red brick at 432 Reno 28 25 Federal census, 1930. At various times, Charles rented both Civil War -era houses next door to his brother and sister-in-law's. See Figures 26-27 below. Iowa Site Inventory form for 502 Reno (SHPO record 52-02523), reciting what looks like city directory entries. zs Iowa City Press -Citizen, 211011937. 27 Mary's maiden name is taken from Charles Ray Aumer, Leading Events in Johnson county History, vol. 2 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Western Historical Press, 1913), 101. This was written after Mary's death in 1898 but while David was still alive (he died in IM). She is also listed as Mary Kimball Boris in "U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.wm). Unfortunately, both Boris and Kimball have been misspelling in various ways in the historical record. These are the most common spellings; however, the variations make drawing some conclusions tenuous. 11 Irving Weber, Irving Weber's Iowa City, "Chronology," vol. 7 (1992): 218; Iowa Site Inventory form for 502 Reno (SHPO records); Iowa City Press -Citizen, 4/2511922. Sections 8-11 page 22 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service I National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State David Borts, a Pennsylvania transplant, arrived in Iowa City in 1855 making him one of the early settlers in the growing community, though not nearly as early as his wife. Mary Kimball, also from Pennsylvania, grew up in town having arrived in 1839 at age four.29 A skilled mason, David Borts became a highly successful contractor responsible for many of the larger red brick university buildings. One of his earliest known projects was the 1864 red -brick Italianate residence on a farm just south of Iowa City (the house was enlarged in the 1880s by Jacob Hotz as its owner became more prosperous). Known as the McCollister farmstead, the house was listed in the National Register in 1976, along with its barn, which was torn down within the last decade. An example of Borts' work still standing on campus is Calvin Hall, also known as the Old Science building (Fig, 25). Constructed in 1885 of red brick and limestone near the center of campus, in 1905 Calvin Hall was moved 105 feet across the street with "1000 screw jacks and an army of horses" all the while still holding classes in it 30 Another known campus building by David Borts, a man hyperbolically claimed to have "built more buildings in Iowa City than any other man,s31 is the university's Hall of Chemistry and Pharmacy constructed in 1895. This brick building was as large if not larger than Calvin Hall. It stood nearby on a comer lot closer to the shops of downtown Iowa City until 1977 when it was demolished.32 The nonextant English Lutheran Church (1894) at the cornea of Market and Dubuque 1_" 'fir streets was another brick and stone building by Fig" 25 Calvin Hatt,1885, Dmdd Harft buUder. Cruldz: Univandry of Borts, who was a member of the church. This /owu c. 2000 building was significantly damaged by a fire in 1962 and subsequently replaced by the congregation, which also changed the name to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.33 While no concrete evidence linking them has surfaced, the two mid -nineteenth century brick houses just north of Albert and Alice's also may have been constructed by David Borts. The likelihood exists if for no other reason than the presumed slim number of trained masons in the young town. There are also property records that indicate Mary Borts, David's wife, owned land in this immediate area, however the land transfer records have not been searched to see if she owned these precise lots. These nearly identical buildings are two stories tall, have gable ends, and Greek Revival styling (Figs. 26-27; see also Fig. 28 for a similar earlier house nearby, Frederick Irish's second home). 11 [Compilation of] Proceedings of the Johnson County Old Settlers Association, 1866-1916, "Proceedings of the Johnson County Old Setters Association From 1866 to 1899,' 58. 30 University of Iowa, "Calvin Hall/Campus Maps and Tours,' accessed at https://maps.uiowa.edu/calh on 614/2018. 31 Aurner (1913), 100, sz Iowa City Press-Cilizen, 3/21/1987. 33 Aurner (1913). 101; Iowa City Press -Citizen, 5/2311980. Sections 8 —11 page 23 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Name of Property County and State +' & Ul Caaq 4,. 11•enc^et��r 7(w.�+ The connections of the Borts family with various properties in this northeast section of town contain some nagging coincidences primarily related to misspelled surnames (see footnote 27); however, it is clear that Mary Kimball Borts and David Borts acquired a large parcel of land with a substantial house off the east end of Davenport Street in 1888.34 The house had been built in 1860 by William Hamilton who wrapped it around a sa Weber (1992), 218. Sections 8 —11 page 24 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service t National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State settlement cabin constructed by Frederick Irish 1839. Five years later, Hamilton sold the house and land to Dr. George E. Kimball35 who developed it into the "Rose Hill Nursery."36 The IrjshlHamiltonlKimball land was held in Mary Borts' name, and she had already acquired, in 1886, the lots along Reno Street on which Albert and Alice Borts' brick house would be built later, making her one of the important landowners in this comer of the town.37 While the tangle of Borts and Irish and Kimball family names on property records is confusing and not to be fiiliy unraveled here, it is clear these families had much to do with the development of the northeast sector of town, as well as Iowa City generally. David Borts' inventory of brick and stone buildings such as 416 Reno Street remains a testament to this builder's legacy in Iowa City. 9. Major Bibliographical References 35 Iowa City Press -Citizen, 5(5I1930. 30 Keyes, 26-27. Nurseryman Kimball had a daughter also named Mary, bom in Iowa City in 1859. This Is a full generation after Mary Kimball Borts' birth, and two years after Mary Kimball married David Borts. While it seems unlikely, historic records lead to the conclusion (and confusion) that there were two Mary Kimballs in Iowa City living in almost the same location at the same time. ar Abstract of Title for 416 Reno Street, entries 21 at seq. Sections 8 —11 page 25 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.) Aurner, Charles Ray. Leading Events in Johnson County Iowa History. Vol. 1. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Western Historical Press, 1912. . Leading Events in Johnson County Iowa History. Biographical Vol. 2. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Western Historical Press, 1913. Borts, Edna Alice, interview with Carl and Kate Klaus, c. 1970. [Edna was Albert and Alice's daughter and David Borts' granddaughter. Never married, she died at 102 in 2003.1 Calvin, Samuel. Iowa Geological Survey Annual Report. Vol. VII. 1897. Clark, Jr., Clifford Edward. The American Family Home, 1800-1960. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1986. Clark, Ryan J., P.G., Geologist. Iowa Geological Survey, Iowa City, IA. [Examined foundation stone and matched it to known historic local quarries, May 2018.] Conard, Rebecca. "Iowa City North Dodge Street: Intensive Level Historical and Architectural Survey and Evaluation." Iowa City: Tallgrass Historians LC, 2000. The Davenport Daily Times, 4/26/1922. DeWitt, Jack. "Vogt House." National Register of Historic Places registration form, 1978. Ellis, Edwin Charles "Certain Stylistic Trends in Architecture in Iowa City." M.A. thesis, University of Iowa, 1947. Foley, Mary Mix. The American House. New York: Harper & Row, 1980. Girouard, Mark. Sweetness and Light: The 'Queen Anne' Movement 1860-1900.Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1977; reprinted Yale University Press, 1984. Reprint used. Gowans, Alan. The Comfortable House, North American Suburban Architecture, 1890-1930. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1986. Iowa City directories, various years. Iowa City, IA Assessor office. Iowa City Press -Citizen, 4/25/1922; 5/511930; 2/10/1937; 6/23/1980. Iowa Data Center, U.S. Decennial Census. Retrieved on 5/23/2018 through links at hftps://en.wikipedia.org/wikVIowa_City,_Iowa#cite_note-DecennialCensus-18 Johnson County, IA Recorder office. Keyes, Margaret N. Nineteenth Century Home Architecture. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1966. Reprinted 1993. Both editions used. Klaus, Carl H. Collection. (Includes the property abstract and a survey form from a 1980s northside Iowa City survey). Lafore, Laurence. American Classic. Iowa City: Iowa State Historical Department/Division of the State Historical Society [of Iowa], 1975. McAlester, Virginia, and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Maps: Bird's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson Co. Iowa, 1868. Huebinger Survey and Map Publishing Co., Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1900. Sanborn Map Co., fire insurance map of Iowa City, 1933 updated to 1970. Thompson & Everts, Combination Atlas Map of Johnson County, Iowa, 1870. Plats of Additions to Iowa City, Johnson County Recorder's Office: William H. Woods and (wife) Roma Woods, 'Woods Addition to Iowa City," 1855; [Frederick M.] "Irish's Extension of Woods Addition to Iowa City," 1862. [Filed by Gill. Irish on behalf of his father who was then blind.] Poppeliers, John C., etal. What Style is it? A Guide to American Architecture. Washington, DC: Preservation Press, 1983. Proceedings of the Johnson County Old Settlers Association (Compilation), 1866-1916. Collection of the State Historical Society of Iowa -Iowa City. Sections 8 —11 page 26 Unite Staff Department of the Interior National Park Service i National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-M OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State Svendsen, Marlys A. "Goosetown Neighborhood Phase III Survey." Site Inventory Form #52-02520, 2000. U.S. federal census, 1850-1920; cemetery records, marriage records, for Borts family members. Accessed at Ancestry.00m, various dates In May 2018. Weber, Irving. Articles first appearing in the Iowa City Press -Citizen and then reprinted in Inning Weber's Iowa City, volume and pages as noted: "Clues," Vol. 1 (1976): 106. "Chronology 2, Biographies (Shorter), 25 Pioneers," Vol. 2 (1979): 265. "Chronology," Vol. 7 (1992): 218. Wright, Gwendolyn. Building the Dream. A Social History of Housing in America. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1981. Previous documentation on file (NPS); _ preliminary determination of Individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested _ previously listed in the National Register _ previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # X State Historic Preservation Office Other State Agency Federal Agency X Local Government University Other Name of repository: Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): 52-02620 Sections 8 —11 page 27 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State t Geographical Data Acreageof Property less than 1 acre (Do not Include previously listed resource acreage; enter "Less than one" if the acreage Is .99 or less) Latitude/Longitude Coordinates Datum if other than W GS84: (enter coordinates to 6 decimal places) Latitude Latitude -91.518090 Longitude Longitude 3 Latitude 4 Latitude Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the prop".) Longitude Longitude The north 30 feet of lot 7 and the south 60 feet of lot 8 in Irish's Extension to Woods' Addition to Iowa City. Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected.) This is the parcel historically associated with the Albert J. and Alice E. Borts house at 416 Reno Street, Iowa City, Iowa. 11 Form Prepared By namettitle Jan Olive Full, PhD date June 2018 organization Tallgrass-Full LLC telephone 319.331.3454 street & number n1a email iofafic@gmail.com state IA zip code 52240 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: • GIS Location Map (Google Earth or BING) • Local Location Map • Site Plan • Floor Plans (As Applicable) Sections 8 -11 page 28 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service! National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Name of Property County and State • Photo Location Map (Include for histotc districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Key all photographs to this map and insert immediately after the photo log and before the list of figures). First Floor be* h Plan Town �� Second Floor d Plan 6— w LWwn con"rom bedroom UP rave ww r �i '1YJ beffirom from roam e open porch porch Sections 8 -11 page 29 Unite! States Department of the Interior National Park Service! National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson Name of Property County anc Iowa Photographs: Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 3000x2000 pixels, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered and that number must correspond to the photograph number on the photo log. For simplicity, the name of the photographer, photo date, etc. may be listed once on the photograph log and doesn't need to be label on every photograph. Photo Log Name of Property: Borts, Albert J. and Alice E., House City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: IA Photographer: Jan Olive Full Date Photographed: May 2018 Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view Indicating direction of camera: Photo 1 of 11: West facade and north side, looking southeast Photo 2 of 11: West fagade and south side, looking northeast Photo 3 of 11: South side and east rear, looking northwest Photo 4 of 11: East rear with south comer of gazebo showing, looking west Photo 5 of 11: East rear and north side, looking southwest Photo 6 of 11: North side, looking south Photo 7 of 11: Backyard landscape view, with gazebo, looking northeast Photo 8 of 10: Interior staircase to second floor, from living room, looking north Photo 9 of 11: Interior double doorway, looking east from living room into dining room Photo 10 of 11: Interior second floor northeast bedroom door, looking from bedroom toward central hall to the southeast Photo 11 of 11: Landscape along Reno Street, looking southeast. Houses seen, left to right, are 502 Reno, 432 Reno, 416 Reno (Borts House.) The tall, thick windrow is to the right. Sections 8 -11 page 30 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Albert J. and Alice E., House Johnson, Iowa Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information Is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for feting 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.460 at seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form Is estimated to average log hairs per response including time for reviewing Instructions, gathering and maintaining date, and completing and reviewing the form. 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The State Nominations Review Committee will consider the property during their February 8, 2019 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 Commission should determine whether the nominated property meets the National Register of Historic Places criteria for significance and integrity. The Nomination is attached in the agenda packet as part of the memorandum for the public hearing for local landmark designation. The Nomination finds that the property is eligible for listing on the National Register in one Criterion category: Criterion C: Design/Construction. A property that exhibits the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. The house at 416 Reno Street, built in 1898, is a two-story brick Queen Anne with free classic and patterned masonry detailing. The house is located on the eastern edge of the Goosetown Neighborhood in Iowa City and is part a neighborhood with high historic integrity. The house also has a high degree of individual integrity and is a somewhat rare example of Iowa City masonry construction in the Queen Anne Style. The nomination describes the architecture of the house in detail including elements of both sub - styles of the larger Queen Anne Style. Changes to the exterior of the house including the historic addition of a bathroom and the 1970s addition of the rear gable are described and assessed as to their contribution to the integrity of the house. In addition, the nomination describes the contribution of the Sorts family to the architecture of Iowa City and the development of this eastern edge of Goosetown. The discussion of the Sorts family, and the the Irish and Kimball families, is tied to the development of this area and others in Iowa City. Despite their importance, this Nomination does not claim eligibility under Criterion B, Person. Part of the reason is stated in the Nomination, in that "the tangle of Sorts and Irish and Kimball family names on property records is confusing and not to be fully unraveled here." In addition, for a National Register Nomination this Criterion is generally restricted to those properties that illustrate a person's important achievements. While David Sorts is an extremely important local mason and this house is an Iowa City Historic Preseyvatim) Co"I kic►ission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 illustration of his work, it is not an illustration of his important achievements. Rather, it is significant for its architecture. Staff finds that the nomination provides a discussion of the architectural character of the house and its integrity. As an example of the Queen Anne residential style in masonry construction, the Borts house is locally significant for its design and construction. Staff recommends that the Commission find that the Borts House should be listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. Recommended Motion Move to Recommend that the Albert J. and Alice E. Borts House at 416 Reno Street is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places in Criterion Category C at the local level and meets the criteria for both significance and integrity. CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION EVALUATION REPORT FORM As a participant in the Certified Local Government Program (CLG), the Historic Preservation Commission is required to review and comment on proposed National Register nominations of properties within its jurisdiction. The State is required to provide the CL.G with a 60-day period for the review prior to a State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) meeting. This form must be received by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) five days in advance of the State Nomination Review Committee (SNRC) meeting. (Please print clearly) Historic Property Name: Address: 6f1(n Rsvt a SiTPe Certified Local Government Name: Date of public meeting for nomination review: Applicable Criteria: (Please Check the Appropriate Box) ❑ Criterion A (Historical Events) ❑ Criterion C (Architecture) ❑ Criterion B (Important Person) ❑ Criterion D (Archaeological) Please check the following bog that is appropriate to the nomination (Please print clearly). ❑ The Commission recommends that the property should be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ❑ The Commission recommends that the property should not be listed in the National Register for the following reasons: ❑ The Commission chooses not to make a recommendation on this nomination for the following reasons: ❑ The Commission would like to make the following recommendations regarding the nomination: (use additional sheets if necessary): I Official Sip -natures Required Below 1 Historic Review Board Chair or Representative Print Name: _ Approved Not Approved Signature: Chief Elected Official Print Name: Approved 0 Not Approved Signature: Professional Evaluation Print Name: Approved ❑ Not Approved 7 Staff Report December 6, 2018 Historic Review for 1120 Sheridan Avenue District: Longfellow Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicant, Cheryl Miller, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 1120 Sheridan Avenue, a contributing property in the Longfellow Historic District. The project consists of the replacement of a non -historic window on the east side of the house with a pair of double -hung windows with more appropriate proportions. In addition, the applicant is replacing the back door on the house but this does not require review. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa Ci rMstorlcPreservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.13 Windows Staff Comments This single -story, side -gabled bungalow with projecting front gable was built ca 1920. Originally, the front gable spanned a half -width open porch. In 1992, the open porch was enclosed and the front portion was expanded, likely changing the roofline of the porch area. The house is clad in wood shingle siding and has six - over -one double hung windows with wide flat trim and crown molding. The eave has an open soffit and exposed rafter tails. The siding is detailed with a toothed course at three different levels. The garage is a simple single -car garage constructed of the same materials as the house and located on the alley. In 2014 a minor review approved the replacement of the non -historic stairway and landing at the back of the house. The secondary entrance was moved to the back at an unknown date. Originally it was on the alley side of the house and had a bracketed entry canopy. Earlier in 2018, the Commission approved the installation of solar panels on the roof of the garage. The applicant is proposing to remove the non -historic window on the north end of the east (alley side) elevation. This window is a replacement that is likely in or near the original alley entry and has a raised sill so that it is above kitchen cabinets. The applicant is proposing to replace this single window with a pair of metal - clad double -hung windows separated by a stud pocket. The window opening will be slightly increased for more interior light and to accommodate the new windows with more historically appropriate proportions. The window trim will match that of other windows on the house. The guidelines for Windows 4.13 recommends adding new windows that match the type, size, sash width, trim, use of divided lights, and overall appearance of the historic windows. New windows should be added in a location that is consistent with the window pattern of the historic building. The use of metal -clad solid wood windows is acceptable. In Staffs opinion, this existing window is not original. While the window location fits the patterning of the other windows on the house, the proportion of this window is too wide and squat for historic proportions. The applicant has the goal of improving both the exterior appearance of the window and the amount of light in the kitchen. Staff finds that this proposed change will meet the requitements of the guidelines and meet the applicant's goals. 'While the door does not need review, it would be appropriate if review was necessary. Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 1120 Sheridan Avenue as presented in the application. 4 3 �� M`it s' 7n. {s,�aa""b� �, R• r:a � �',� 1 gra wng Ok ,i �• µ� L zs t ^a MIN iuiW 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.imoy.org/historicpL4Lservationresources For Staff Use. Date submitted: Ell 11 Iftm ■ Certificate of . material El Czrtifimte of AppropriaWness F: Major Review ■Intermediate • - view 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 buildine Dermit. 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 Property Owner Name: N&TAWMIKI Contractor/Consultant City: State: Zip Coder PROPOSED PRojEcr ImFoRMATION Address:1 Ran A r-,n Use of Property:[ Dr -I JA h n mio Date Constructed (if known): t �� HisaTORic DESIGNATION (Maps are located at the following link: _ ww-icvov -org / historicpreservation_rN•:ow-cr- ) This Property is a local historic landmark - OR This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown SL Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hffi 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 ❑ mlierson St Historic District ❑ Clark A Canseml ion Conservation District ©' Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas SL Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: 0 Contributing 0 Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric AppucArm REQUIREMEWS 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 ' gypsy prole entsihng an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Alteration gypicsuy prole entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening aherations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. if the project is a minor alteration, photographs and ddraw'ings to describe the scope of the ect an sufficient) ❑ Building Elevations 0 Product Information Photographs Construction of anew building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Demolition poje entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding. or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc) ❑ photography ❑ 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 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications AppucATION REQUIREMENTS Project Description ?eplrkpe +ke.. reeky' en+ry door^ CCur sfee w h N«{ot�tec lty ap�raprta+c Slmpsdn Epp harbor t ray same s,ze a� double j�U.n mane Rel,laee• Klaehn V )a Ke n u�J��01or�s,ei5eu�hpfe lvi Kot,lr55 you piz�Jtcle a tri K.lai . •. t`,l vi 1 eD n (�/C� GO Wf [glut Utu n v f __ _ . - _ _ . tx A e l s V)OCd t,mint, t- GaA Exterior Appearance Changes: W1V' ao lk) WI& -h 1 r1c1re�Sr� _-i l`► m 'Doc ( - To To Submit Application: Download form, Fill it out and email it to Jessica-br6tow@iowa-criy.org or mail to Historic Preservation, City of Iowa City, 410 E. 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IA. 52240 Memorandum Date: December 5, 2018 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Downtown District Survey Recommendations to City Council Introduction: In 2017 and 2018, the City of Iowa City worked with Alexa McDowell of AKAY Consulting to update the 2001 Survey and Evaluation of the Iowa City Central Business District. The resulting Survey and Evaluation Update: Iowa City Central Business District, was released to the public in October and a public presentation was given on October 22, 2018 followed by a presentation to City Council at a work session on October 23, 2018. This report and additional materials have been posted on the City's website at this location: https:l/www.icgov.orglprojecVdowntown-historic-survey. During the work session, Council directed the Commission to review the recommendations included in the report portion of the Survey [Attachment 1] and to provide information on the process for implementing each one and recommendations on proceeding. The recommendations are discussed here in the order they were presented in the report. Consultant Survey Recommendation: National Register District Preparation of a Nomination of the Iowa City Central Business District with the boundaries to include the resources of the urban renewal period is strongly recommended [Attachment 2] Process: A National Register Nomination of the Central Business District would include several stages: • Public Information and Education: While National Register Listing does not impose any regulation or requirement on a property or business owner, a large percentage of property owners must support the Nomination for it to be approved by the National Park Service. Staff recommends obtaining support for the National Register Nomination prior to proceeding with the Nomination. Staff and the HPC Chair attended a meeting convened by the Iowa City Downtown District on Wednesday, November 28. Several downtown properties owners attended the meeting, as the focus of the meeting pertained to the downtown Survey and the recommendations related to pursuing a National Register District and a Local Historic District. Although there were several concerns expressed regarding the creation of a Local Historic District, the property owners in attendance were comfortable with moving forward with a National Register Nomination. For a more detailed summary of the meeting please see Attachment 3. Pursuing a National Register Listed District will require additional outreach with property owners. At minimum, staff would recommend notifying every property owner by mail, continued ( Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission ` City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 coordination with the Iowa City Downtown District, and hosting at least one public open house or meeting on the Nomination. Obtaining an Opinion of Eligibility from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPOI: If the City were to apply for a State or Federal grant for the nomination process, a formal opinion on the eligibility of the district from SHPO would be required. There have been some concerns voiced by local preservationists about the viability of a District Nomination that includes urban renewal because of its notoriety earned by destroying historic buildings and its relatively recent implementation. Obtaining a formal opinion of eligibility from SHPO on a District that includes the pedestrian mall, something that could be done but is required if a grant is sought for the project, would alleviate these concerns. While MAY consulting did provide an alternative district boundary excluding the urban renewal/pedestrian mall area, staff recommends pursuing that boundary only if SHPO does not find the larger district eligible. The larger district provides the greatest benefit to the greatest number of property owners and more -completely reflects the history and unique historic character of our community. Any properties outside either chosen district that are individually eligible for the National Register could be Nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places if those individual property owners were interested in proceeding with a Nomination. Hiring a Consultant for the Nomination Process: It is likely that the National Register Nomination for a Historic District (not any individual properties outside a district) will cost an estimated $12,000415,000 (even more if the chosen consultant is not familiar with the area, its history and the proposed boundary and justification). Because the Nomination is a formal process that concludes with the National Park Service (NPS), a qualified consultant must meet NPS professional standards. MAY Consulting, who completed the recent Survey and Evaluation Update and has a complete understanding of the proposed district boundaries could be contracted to prepare the Nomination and represent the project through the process. Alternatively, the City could issue a request for quotes from qualified consultants in the Mid - West. As mentioned, it is possible to apply for a grant for the nomination process. While there is no guarantee that a grant will be awarded, staff has been successful in seven of the last eight grant applications. A grant from the Historical Resource Development Program could provide 2/3 of the project cost or—$8,000-$10,000. Grant applications are due April 2019. Nomination and Approval: A National Register Nomination for a Historic District is a lengthy process that includes formal deadlines. Once a consultant is hired, additional research and documentation would occur. The Draft Nomination Form would:be completed, reviewed by staff and a sub -committee of the Commission, and revised prior to being submitted to SHPO by one of their review deadlines. Following this submittal, the Nomination is presented, reviewed, and revised prior to being potentially approved by the National Park Service at least 10 months after first draft submittal. If the process began Spring 2019, it would not be complete until at least the second half of 2020. Benefits and Concerns: Listing Iowa City's Central Business District in the National Register would be a benefit to any owners of Contributing Historic Properties in the District in that, without any regulation or restriction on their property, they would be eligible for the following: State and Federal historic tax credits, property tax is X ��Illi��'"'+;.� t I,�:T _mil':• ,"�,�„ �a���l Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 exemption on increased value after rehabilitation, and potential grants. Owners could use their listing to market their property or as a draw for tourism. Similarly, the acknowledgement that comes from a listing in the National Register could be used by the community for increased cultural heritage tourism and community education. Because of the lack of regulation or requirements of property owners, there are few concerns with this process. Educating owners and the community on the differences between National Register and Local District designations and processes would go a long way toward addressing any concerns that exist amongst them. Obtaining a formal opinion of eligibility from SHPO would also alleviate any concerns on the potential boundary. This process would require staff time in the following areas: • Educating the public and hosting meeting(s) • Seeking and hiring a consultant • Applying for a grant (optional) • Managing the Nomination project and the grant, if awarded • Serving as a resource for fellow staff and the public about the District. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Local Overlay District Designation of a local overlay district that follows the boundaries of the National Register district and provides the protections available by local ordinance is recommended Process: The process for local historic district designation would begin with extensive public outreach and education. Major topics of discussion would be district boundaries, benefits of designation, other incentives, design review process and associated guidelines, and regulations. Boundary discussions would likely begin with the proposed National Register Nomination boundaries which would be adjusted through the process until a suitable local boundary was determined. The development of any additional incentives (discussed under a separate recommendation below) would need to be completed in advance of the process. A design review process involving a design review committee following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation or a set of separate commercial guidelines would need to be developed. Development of commercial guidelines could be a lengthy process and would require contracting with an experienced consultant. Education on how the Secretary of the Interior's Standards are used for design review could create a scenario where they are used temporarily while commercial design guidelines are developed, similar to the way they were used for residential design review prior to the development of our residential guidelines. A proposed local district follows the rezoning process. For historic district overlay rezonings, the rezoning is reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the State Historic Preservation Office. Ultimately, the rezoning overlay is reviewed and adopted by the City Council. Benefits and Concerns: The designation of a local downtown historic district would benefit the community by preserving our cultural heritage and the unique character of our downtown. While our downtown has an eclectic mix of buildings from a variety of eras, that only remains a fact if the bulk of the existing historic structures are maintained. Once they are gone they cannot be replaced and the downtown becomes increasingly new and less diverse. Despite that, the many concerns of the public and property and business owners 3 Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 show that completing many of the additional recommendations prior to beginning this process may help alleviate some of these concerns. A local historic district would be challenging to implement and regulate under current staffing. The creation of a local historic district would require extensive community outreach and coordination with the Iowa City Downtown District. In addition, it would require development of design guidelines, which would require managing a consultant contract, reviewing and providing feedback on proposed guidelines, and vetting the draft guidelines publicly. Once adopted, staffs review of historic district applications for exterior modifications could increase significantly depending on the size of the district. In addition, commercial properties will likely undergo more frequent changes than residential properties. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Individual Local Landmarks Immediate designation of CJI (Individually Eligible) resources as local landmarks and Immediate consideration of C/K (key contributing) resources for landmark designation Process: Much like the local district process, the local landmark process begins with owner education and outreach. AKAY Consulting found 11 properties individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and therefore eligible for local landmark designation. An additional 21 properties were determined to be key contributing properties, possibly not individually eligible for listing in the National Register unless further research is completed but likely eligible for local landmark designation. Each property would need to be evaluated and outreach and education would occur with the owner of each property. The rezoning application would be filed for each eligible property which would then proceed through the rezoning process. Benefits and Concerns: Individually landmarking all or some of the eligible properties would provide incentives for property owners (e.g., state tax credits, zoning incentives, and eligibility for the City's Historic Preservation Fund) and would preserve many individual properties for the future, but would not preserve the neighborhood context for all. While this approach could preserve the most important elements in the downtown area, pursuing this large number of local landmarks in its entirety could .be seen as a second choice if a local district is not possible. Therefore, unless a local historic district is never pursued or is not successful, it is unlikely that the community would pursue all of these individual landmarks. Each property would need to be considered individually which would stretch Commission resources and require additional staff time. If, however, individual property owners were interested in pursuing local landmark designation, the process could allow them to be eligible for State tax credit benefits more quickly than waiting for the completion of a National Register District Nomination. The Commission could evaluate individual requests for local landmark designation from property owners at any time. Similarly, for any eligible properties that would be outside potential district boundaries, local landmark designation may be appropriate to pursue at any time and should be pursued when a local district is pursued if not before. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Staffing Provision of a full-time City Staff person with dedicated responsibility for overseeing the downtown historic resources is recommended. Said staff should possess knowledge of local design review as it relates to downtown resources and a thorough understanding of financial incentives for historic preservation, (i.e., historic tax credit programs) 4 u� 1— HistoricIowa City •n Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, lowa City. lk 52240 Discussion: Pursuing any of the recommendations from the Survey and Evaluation update: Iowa City Central Business District without an increase in staff time would place a burden on existing projects and the ability to provide positive customer service to those already in Local Landmarks, Historic Districts, and Conservation Districts. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Online. Resources Establishment of a collection of topical digital resources accessible from the City website Discussion: The City has valuable resources and information on historic properties in several different formats and locations. Currently the ability for the public to access this information is dependent upon the format of the information and staff time to assist in accessing 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. Over the past few years, the Commission has included a goal to create a digital library in their annual planning report Recent staff discussions have also included attempting to combine this digital library with GIS property information. In order to proceed in either or both directions, staff would need to begin to investigate the benefits and concerns in these and other approaches to disseminating information through a searchable format. While it is possible to apply for an HRDP grant to implement the creation and population of an online resource, the first step would be to select a format and coordinate with other city staff for a plan for development. Maintaining this resource would also be an on -going task but could possibly be completed by interns or through periodic staff Involvement. Working with a sub -committee of the Commission to determine types of information and resources to include could be an initial step in a long-term project. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Iowa City Downtown District Continued partnership with the Iowa City Downtown District to actively engage business owners in the historic rehabilitation of buildings with an understanding that current business trends may sometimes require adaptation of buildings to meet those challenges Discussion: The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) was formed from the downtown business association in 2015. They have worked with the City in the past on projects such as the 2016 Storefront and Signage Guidelines. Increasing the open communication between the ICDD and the Historic Preservation Commission could benefit both entities whether a National Register or local Downtown District is pursued or not. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Development Policy Immediate development of a clearly delineated policy aimed at addressing the pressure for Increased density and contemporary design within the proposed historic district. Discussion: Additional development policies should be explored 'rt a local historic district is not pursued. Some alternatives to a local historic district include form -based regulations or the creation of a design review Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 overlay. More research would need to be conducted for any of these alternatives. Furthermore, the creation of new zoning regulations would require extensive community outreach, coordination with the Iowa City Downtown District, and hiring a planning consultant with experience working in historic communities. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Financial Incentives The City should pursue and promote other financial incentives for owners of historic properties that seek historic rehabilitation including, but not limited to, tax exemption from Johnson County. Discussion: Preservation Communities across the United States provide a variety of incentives to promote the protection of historic properties. Financial incentives currently include the following: • State and Federal Tax Credits and a property tax exemption based on increased value following historic rehabilitation. • Iowa City also currently has a Historic Preservation Fund to help homeowners in our, primarily residential, historic and conservation districts and local landmarks with costs for repairs and rehabilitation. Grants and/or loans are available for projects that meet the Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines, the Secretary of Interior Standards, and generally involve the restoration or repair of original materials. The maximum matching grant/loan amount is $5,000 per project and the total annual fund amount is $40,000. • The City's Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Policies could provide economic development incentives to properties owners looking to rehabilitate historic properties. [Attachment 4] • Lastly, the City's Economic Development Division is re -opening a limited financial assistance program called "Building Change". This is a loan and grant program that would help to revitalize older buildings in the downtown and northside community. Eligible activities are focused on fagade renovations; entryway modifications, elevators or other accessibility improvements; and renovations of underutilized spaced, such as unused upper levels. Grants will be awarded for up to 50% of the project cost, up to $50,000. The minimum project cost is $50,000. Loans will be awarded at an interest rate of 2% for a 5-year term for up to 50% of the project cost. The loan maximum is $30,000 and the minimum project cost is $10,000. Additional financial incentives could be beneficial for the discussion of a local downtown district. With the wide range of possible incentives already in use in other communities, research into the details, processes and viability of these incentives would be necessary prior to a recommendation for the development of new financial incentives. Consultant Survey Recommendation: Non -Financial Incentives The City should actively promote non -financial incentives to property owners who wish to undertake the historic rehabilitation of buildings. Discussion: In the Survey report, this recommendation included a discussion of the International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Depending on the invasiveness of the construction work, the IEBC is available to developers reusing historic buildings so that the amount of destructive work needed to bring a historic property into code compliance is reduced. In Iowa City the IEBC is underutilized by developers. Building officials could promote its use more extensively. The ability to use this code could be included Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 automatically in correspondence with developers working with historic properties. Additionally, the current zoning code that allows the Board of Adjustment to waive parking for designated historic properties and additional zoning benefits could be promoted with educational materials. Other non -financial incentives could be developed to promote the use of historic buildings over demolition and redevelopments. Building reuse is a key component of common sustainability initiatives. In this way, sustainability and historic preservation often work hand -in -hand to retain historic materials and reduce landfill waste. Regulating demolition of historic properties so that they are deconstructed and their materials are available for reuse is one tactic that several communities are utilizing to reduce landfill waste. Many other elements of historic architecture are also elements of sustainable design such as the shading deep porches and overhanging eaves provide on residential properties. Highlighting these elements of sustainability in the Historic Preservation Handbook (guidelines) would help educate the public and designers on these dual interests. Working with the Sustainabllity Coordinator could bring to light additional sustainable preservation practices that other communities utilize. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends moving forward with the National Register nomination immediately. This will require some additional public outreach, acquiring a formal opinion on the district boundaries from SHPO, and hiring a consultant to begin the Nomination process. Staff further recommends pursuing a local historic district after the completion of the National Register Historic District. This effort will require coordination with the Iowa City Downtown District, downtown property owners, and other stakeholders. Staff also recommends creating a steering committee that consists of preservationists, property owners, and business owners. The development of a local historic district will also require hiring a qualified consultant to develop local commercial guidelines and the exploration of financial and non -financial incentives. Lastly, this process will also include the exploration of local landmark designation of key properties outside of the local historic district boundary. Recommended Motion: Move that the Ilistodic Preservation Commission recommend that the Cky Cuuncii direct Sian to immediately pursue a National Register nomination, which will include public outreach, a formal opinion from SHPO, and hiring a consultant to begin the National Register Nomination process. a Survey and Evaluation Update Attachment 1 Iowa City Central Business District 4.2.c. Historic Preservation Overlay Zones Iowa City's zoning ordinance provides special protection for properties that qualify either as a local historic district or a historic landmark under the designation "historic preservation overlay" zone (OHP). All areas identified as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places individually or as a historic district qualify for local designation and protection. It is recommended that, through time, the Historic Preservation Commission seek designation of all properties identified as National Register eligible in the amendment to the Multiple Property Documentation Form, "Architectural and Historical Resources of Iowa City Central Business District (1855 - 1984)." Highest priority should be given to designating individually eligible properties with particular attention to any identified as threatened. Further, resources designated as key contributing in the potential historic district should be designated as local landmarks 4.3 Recommendations The Iowa City CBD has seen many changes over the course of its 170-year history. The magnitude of those changes is evident by reviewing the extensive collection of historic images held by the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City, the Iowa City Public Library, and the University of Iowa Special Collections. Evolution of a downtown is far from unusual - it's to be expected. It is in the examination of what has been lost that we can begin to value the importance of protecting what remains. Preparation of a nomination of the Iowa City Central Business District with the boundaries to include the resources of the urban renewal period is strongly recommended. Designation of a local overlay district that follows the boundaries of the National Register district and provides the protections available by local ordinance is recommended. • Immediate designation of C/I (individually eligible) resources as local landmarks. • Immediate consideration of C/K (key contributing) resources for landmark designation. • Provision of a full-time City staff person with dedicated responsibility for overseeing the downtown historic resources is recommended. Said staff should possess knowledge of local design review as it relates to downtown resources and a thorough understanding of financial incentives for historic preservation, (i.e., historic tax credit programs). • Establishment of a collection of topical digital resources accessible from the City website. October, 2018 42 Survey and Evaluation Update Iowa City Central Business District • Continued partnership with the Iowa City Downtown District to actively engage business owners in the historic rehabilitation of buildings with an understanding that current business trends may sometimes require adaptation of buildings to meet those challenges. Immediate development of a clearly delineated policy aimed at addressing the pressure for increased density and contemporary design within the proposed historic district. Development of that policy should seek out successful models for responding to development pressures, particularly related to the impact of height, massing, and materials of new construction as well as the growing trend for adding stories (housing or terraces) to existing historic buildings. The process should consider existing policy and/or planning tools (e.g., form -based zoning, TIF, local landmark ordinance, etc.) to determine how to create a comprehensive approach to the protection of the downtown historic resources while promoting economic viability and downtown vitality. • The City should pursue and promote other fmancial incentives for owners of historic properties that seek historic rehabilitation including, but not limited to, tax exemption from Johnson County. • The City should actively promote non -financial incentives to property owners who wish to undertake the historic rehabilitation of buildings. One means of promoting historic rehabilitation of downtown buildings relates to the International Existing Building Code (IEBC), which is "intended to provide requirements for repair and alternative approaches for alterations and additions to existing buildings." As such, it is commonly used in historic rehabilitation projects where retention of historic features may be in conflict with standard building codes. While the City currently defers to the IEBC in some cases, it remains underused. The City should proactively promote the use of the IEBC in historic rehabilitation, including information regarding the IEBC in communications with potential developers and individual property owners. Further, the City should promote the flexibility that exists in the current zoning code that allows the Board of Adjustment to waive parking for buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, either as part of a district or individually. The waiver is also available for buildings designated as local landmarks regardless of their National Register status. Promotion of historic rehabilitation as an environmentally friendly approach to development is another important way of considering and supporting historic preservation. 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ATTACHMENT 3 Summary of Iowa City Downtown District Meeting Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Attendees: Nancy Bird, Director, ICDD; Kevin Boyd, HPC Chair; Anne Russett, Senior Planner, City of Iowa City; Several downtown property owners Purpose of meeting: Discuss the recommendations outlined in the Downtown Survey, specifically a National Register Nomination and a Local Historic District Brief Summary of Comments: • After an explanation of the National Register of Historic Places District was provided, there was not any concern expressed about moving forward. There are several concerns about moving forward with a Local Historic District. The three main questions/concems are: 1. Will the rules affect development potential and the ability to redevelop upward? 2. Will the rules affect the ability to allow changes to storefronts over time? 3. What will the timing of the review and approval process be? The HPC currently meets monthly, commercial property owners may expect a quicker turnaround. More than anything, the group discussed concerns related to property taxes and the cost of maintaining older buildings. The group discussed financial incentives, such as property tax freezes, TIF, grants, etc. • One regulatory incentive was mentioned: parking reductions. • The group discussed convening a committee consisting of Historic Preservation Commission members, downtown property owners, and City staff. TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 1 Page 1 t 1 ' Attachment 4 A2� • if 6 CnY OF 1OWA Crry UNESCO CITY OF UTERATURE Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Policies City of Iowa City's Strategic Plan Alignment with the City's Strategic Plan will provide the first indicator about whether a project may be eligible for TIF. To the extent that a project helps achieve the City's Strategic Plan objectives and is located within an established Urban Renewal Area (Exhibit A), it may be eligible to be considered for TIF. 2016 — 2017 City of Iowa City Strategic Plan The Strategic Plan intends to foster a more inclusive, just and sustainable Iowa City a) Promote a strong and resilient local economy b) Encourage a vibrant and walkable urban core c) Foster healthy neighborhoods throughout the City d) Maintain a solid financial foundation e) Enhance community engagement and intergovernmental relations f) Promote environmental sustainability g) Advance social justice and racial equity In addition, the City will continue to seek projects that diversify existing uses in the given urban renewal area. Such projects may include Class A office, hotel, entertainment, and residential uses, provided market studies and financial analysis support such investment. Sustainability New office and mixed -use building projects receiving TIF in any urban renewal area shall be certified Silver or better under the LEED for New Construction Rating System current at the time of design development. New Residential projects shall be certified Silver underthe National Green Building Standard or the LEED Green Building Rating System appropriate to the building type. Further, for LEED projects, at least 8 points shall be awarded for the LEED-NC Optimize Energy Performance credit to ensure that TIF projects help meet the City's carbon emission reduction goals. Phis requirement does not apply to renovation projects. Downtown building heights and character Applications for TIF support for downtown projects must indicate how the proposed project will help fulfill the overall vision of the downtown portion of the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Plan, "to preserve and enhance the historic buildings and character of Downtown, while encouraging appropriate infill redevelopment with a mix of building uses." (p. 18, Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan.) Except under extraordinary circumstances, applicants seeking TIF should ensure that their projects fall within the Desired Height ranges shown on the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan's building heights diagram shown on p. 106 of the Plan (Exhibits C and D of this document). The height considerations shall only apply to area inside the border of Iowa Avenue, Gilbert, Burlington and Clinton Streets. Deviations from the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Plan's guidelines shown on p. 56 and the Desired Building Height map (p. 106 of the Plan and Exhibit C, following) may be considered if the TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 ( Page 2 applicant demonstrates that 1) the proposed building and uses will help fulfill the overall vision of the Plan by facilitating — architecturally, materially, and/or financially —the preservation and enhancement of adjacent or nearby historic structures, If applicable, and 2) that the proposed building will provide exceptional public benefits. Exceptional public benefits are ones that go well beyond what is required by other sections of this policy, and which advance the City s vision of fostering a more inclusive, just, and sustainable city. These public benefits may include: 1. innovative building design which produces affordable housing for long-term residents and/or affordable retail space for locally -owned businesses; 2. attractive public space that is available and easily accessible to all city residents; 3. good job opportunities for low-income youth; 4. carbon -neutrality, or achievement of LEED Gold or higher certification; and 5. public display of paintings, photographs, sculpture, poems, and othervisual and literary art, maps, or historical artifacts that express how diverse groups have contributed to (and are contributing to) the unique character and identity of contemporary Iowa City community and culture. This list is not intended to constrain the developer's ingenuity in proposing public benefits that clearly help foster an inclusive, just, and sustainable city. For a proposed project which would be located on a street with a substantial number of buildings eligible for historic landmark designation, the tallest portion of the project must be stepped back from its street frontages far enough to produce "no significant impact" on the existing historic character of the street fronts when seen from the public right-of-way. The provisions of this section will apply until a Downtown Form -Based Code or urban design plan is adopted. Historic preservation Properties in the downtown area are designated one of four ways. Those that are: a) on the National Register of Historic Places, b) individually eligible (for the National Register of Historic Places)/key properties, c) contributing properties (those that add to the historical integrity or architectural qualities to make a local and/or national historic district significant), and d) non-contributing properties. New construction requiring the demolition of structures on the National Register of Historic Places, or those identified as individually eligible forthe National Register of Historic Places or those identified as key properties are not eligible for tax increment financing. Further, all rehabilitation to these structures shall be done in such a manner as to preserve or restore any historic structure to productive use. The guidelines for determining if rehabilitation does preserve or restore the structure shall be those set forth in the 1990 revised edition of the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. All additions to buildings on the National Register of on the National Register of Historic Places or those that are individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or are key properties shall be developed in such a manner as to be architecturally compatible with existing development. (Amendment #9, 2001 City -University Project 1 Urban Renewal Plan.) TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 1 Page 3 Properties designated contributing maybe eligible for tax increment financing and any redevelopment of contributing properties should preserve and enhance the historic character of the block Historic preservation projects may be eligible for TIF funding via district -wide TIF, to incentivize historic renovation projects that may not add enough taxable value to rely solely on the subject property's increment. Affordable housing TIF projects in any urban renewal area with a residential component as part of the project must provide a minimum of 15% of the units as affordable to tenants at or below 60% AMI (area median income). If those housing units are for sale, units will be targeted to households at or below 110%AMI. The City may require a lower AMI for rental units. Developers may be eligible to negotiate a fee -in -lieu of providing on site affordable housing, or to provide affordable housing elsewhere in the community, subject to the City's sole discretion. In part, in exchange for the Increased density created for the Riverfront Crossings (RFC) zone, any project with housing in the district, regardless of whether It Is a TIF project, must include 10% affordable housing. TIF policy in the RFC zone is that any financial gap due to affordable housing created by zoning requirements (10%) is the responsibility of the developer and that affordable housing above the required 10% in RFC could be TIF eligible, if the financial analysis determines a gap. Economic Justice The City will not contract with or provide any economic development incentives to any person or entity who has participated in wage theft by violation of the Iowa Wage Payment Collection law, the Iowa Minimum Wage Act, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or any comparable state statute or local ordinance, which governs the payment of wages. Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a violation of the FLSA and is included in the definition of wage theft. Development Agreements for TIF projects shall include in the contract for the construction of the Minimum Improvements, between the Developer and the General Contractor, the following written provisions, proof of which must be provided to City prior to the start of construction: a) Agreement by the General Contractor to comply with all state, federal and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to the requirements of Iowa Code Chapter 91C (Contractor Registration with the Iowa Division of Labor), Iowa Code Chapter 91A (Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law), Iowa Code Chapter 91D (Minimum Wage), the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Internal Revenue Code. b) Agreement by the General Contractor to provide to the Developer and the City no later than the filing of an application for issuance of a building permit, the names and addresses of each subcontractor and the dollar value of the work the subcontractor Is expected to perform. c) Demonstration by the General Contractor that it has the capacity to meet all performance, and labor and material payment, bonding requirements relative to the Minimum Improvements. d) Providing to the City a certificate by the General Contractor's insurer that it has in force all insurance coverage required with respect to construction of the Minimum Improvements. TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 1 Page 4 e) Demonstration by the General Contractorthat it has required all subcontractors to agree, in writing, that the subcontractor will comply with all state, federal and local laws and administrative rules and regulations, including, but not limited to the requirements of Iowa Code Chapter 91C (Contractor Registration with the Iowa Division of Labor), Iowa Code Chapter 91A (Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law), Iowa Code Chapter 91D (Minimum Wage), the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Internal Revenue Code. Quality jobs When a TIF project is based on the creation or retention of jobs, certain wage thresholds must be met to help ensure the City's financial participation only serves to increase the average area wage. This policy does not require that every job associated with a TIF project, such as those that might be created by the addition of a new retailer in a building, or the construction jobs required to build a TIF project, meet these standards. Rather, as a policy to incentivize the addition of high paying jobs to the local economy, a Jobs -based TIF incentive would be structured using the thresholds of the State of Iowa High Quality Jobs Program. Other Public Interests Recognizing that some non-profit activity and/or investment in public infrastructure may influence additional private economic development activity, TIF may be an appropriate tool to further investment in Iowa City's cultural and/or natural assets. Understanding that TIF is made possible by the increased value in real property, and that most cultural organizations and public lands are generally tax exempt, a TIF project would only be possible by using Increment from the district. Examples include: a) Arts and cultural activities or facilities b) Historic preservation c) Public improvements that serve as a catalyst for the economic development of the urban renewal area Underwriting and Application The following policies are designed to provide a consistent and transparent process for the review and analysis of all applications for TIF assistance. a) Complete application submission. b) But for" standard: Each project must demonstrate sufficient need forthe City's financial assistance, such that without it, the project would not occur. Every other financial piece of the project must be in place prior to the consideration of TIF. TIF assistance will be used as gap financing as determined through gap analysis. c) Method of TIF financing: The City reserves the right to determine the method of TIF financing that is in the best interests of the taxpayer. As such, the City strongly prefers the use of TIF rebates over the shortest term possible. d) Developer equity: Developer Equity must be equal to or greater than City funding. TIF assistance shall not exceed the amount of equity provided by the Developer. Equity is defined as cash, unleveraged value in land, or prepaid costs attributable to the project. e) Project based TIF: TIF for private developments must generate TIF increment sufficient to be self- supporting. Only in exceptional cases, will the City consider using district -wide increment. TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 1 Page 5 Exhibit A Urban Renewal Areas Enabling Tax Increment Financing a L� a PI u " {L 0 � �rvn TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 1 Page 6 Exhibit B City -University Project 1 Urban Renewal Area City -University Project 1 Urban Renewal Area 1' 8 AsAmauJed i Win i lil af.r Urban reneml area bounda n, %1/.2012 Amended Area ��i. TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 ( Page 7 Exhibit C Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan Building Heights diagram :)wilding heig 1-11 4,z / - heights 1 Level 2.3 Levels - "Levels _ 7-15 Levels ExistingWatervrays Study Area Boundary r--L_r�, V 90W Boo, SSW, TIF policies I approved Nov. 21, 2017 1 Page 8 Exhibit D Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan Building Heights diagram height" 1 Level 2-3 Levels _ 4-6 Levels — 7-15LAWS OWL December 6, 2018 Fellow Commissioners, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 As we navigate how to address the recommendations from AKAY Consulting in the Evaluation Update: Iowa City Central Business District, I'd like to suggest an approach that I wanted us to consider in advance of the December 13 meeting. I propose we create a working group that includes members of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Downtown District to address some of the recommendations. In listening to the council work session on the results of the Downtown Survey, I am left with two key take-aways from the Council. First, move forward and work through these recommendations and the second, to include more voices. The working group brings more voices to the table and allows us to address the recommendations. We've started a conversation about additional tools that the City might be able to provide to the stewards of these historic assets. We began with a discussion of transfer of development rights. But that is just one potential tool. There are others. The City of Cedar Rapids recently passed a property tax break for some historic properties. Cities across the country have come up with creative ideas to pair preservation with some additional tools to continue to utilize these historic structures in modem ways. We need to better understand what tools help meet the needs for our community. With the help of the Downtown District, I met with several Downtown property owners at the end of November to begin these discussions. While the meeting couldn't address everything, it began a productive conversation and I think it should continue in a more structured way through this working group. Our historic districts in Iowa City are largely residential. Those neighborhoods are largely used as they were when they were built — as neighborhoods. Our commission is set up to represent those neighborhoods — many of us represent our specific districts. But historic buildings in commercial districts seem to me to have different needs and potential different approaches to preservation. I think adding voices helps us better understand those needs. I think the working group could be small — perhaps 6 members, 3 from the commission and 3 from the Downtown District that would represent different interests and come up some unifying ways of moving forward. Looking forward to our discussion Thursday evening. Thanks, Kevin Boyd Chair, Historic Preservation Commission The City of Iowa City recently purchased two single-family homes located in the Northside Marketplace with the intention of preserving the two structures. 225 and 229 N. Gilbert Street are located on the southwest comer of Gilbert and Bloomington as shown on the map below. The City has initiated the process of collecting the needed information to consider designations of the properties as local historic landmarks. While this process is taking place, the City is soliciting statements of interest for the possible future uses of these properties. Specifically, the City is seeking information from individuals, businesses or non-profit organizations that may wish to operate retail, office, or community arts and culture uses in one or both of the properties. While the City's strong preference is to sell the properties, it is open to ideas that would require the City to retain long-term ownership. Upon receiving statements of interest, the City will determine if any ideas will be pursued further or if the use for the properties should remain residential in nature. This process does not create any binding obligations for either the City of Iowa City or individual respondents. Property Information 225 and 229 N Gilbert are located in the Northside Marketplace district. The properties are surrounded by retail, medical, office and auto repair uses. The properties are currently zoned CB-2, which permits a variety of commercial uses. Both properties have been used as December5, 2018 Page 3 residential dwellings and thus would require some level of code compliance improvement before being permitted to be used for a non-residential use. 225 N. Gilbert The residential home was built in 1903 and sits on a lot that is 55 feet by 80 feet. The building has 1,306 SF and is a one story Pyramidal or Hipped Roof house. The home has three bedrooms and one bath with a driveway to provide off street parking. The home has a large unfinished attic that could provide additional occupied space. The home recently served as a rental home. The City purchased 225 N. Gilbert for $185,000. 229 N Gilbert The home was built In 1898 and occupies a lot that is 50 feet by 80 feet. The building has 2,010 SF and is a well preserved two-story example of the Queen Anne style. The home has four bedrooms and bath on the second floor and a toilet room on the main level. The home has off street parking served by a drive way at the rear of the property. The home's prior use was to house sisters at Mercy Hospital. The City purchased 229 N. Gilbert for $250,000. City staff will be available to show the homes at the following times (staff will start the showings at 229 N. Gilbert): Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 8:30 to 9:30 AM. Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. If these dates are not feasible, appointments can be made for individual showings. Submittal Requirements Individuals or organizations wishing to submit a letter of interest must include the following in their submittal: 1. Cover letter expressing interest in one or both pro�rties and providing the name and contact information of the individual or principal representative of an organization making the submittal 2. Background and related qualifications of the individual or organization making the submittal 3. Relevant experience on similar projects or business / non-profit endeavors 4. Description of interest in one or both of the properties. In addition to a description of the proposed use, this section shall include whether the individual or organization Is interested in one specific property, both properties, or either of the two properties. 5. Statement of available financial resources to achieve the vision. This shall include a statement on the individual or organization's ability to purchase the property from the City, make any needed renovations for the proposed use and maintain the property in a historically sensitive matter in the future. Any anticipated need for City financial assistance should be described in this section. 6. Proposed project schedule including anticipated dates for purchase/lease, renovations and occupancy. December 5, 2018 Page 4 Respondents must submit one hard copy and one electronic copy on a flash drive in a sealed envelope marked as follows: City of Iowa City 225 and 229 North Gilbert Statement of Interest [Submittal Team Name] Submittals should be dropped off or mailed to the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10". A team of City staff will review the submittals, schedule any needed meetings to gather additional information and summarize the information for City Council consideration at a to be determined date in early 2019. Additional Questions Questions regarding this Request for Information can be directed to the Citys Neighborhood and Development Services Department employee, Lucy Joseph at (319) 356.6128 or lucv_ 0oseoh(&iowa-city.om. MINUTES PRELIMINARY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION EMMA J. HARVAT HALL November 8, 2018 MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Agran, Zach Builta, Gosia Clore, Sharon DeGraw, G. T. Karr, Cecile Kuenzli, Quentin Pitzen MEMBERS ABSENT: Kevin Boyd, Helen Burford, Lee Shope STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow, Anne Russett RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chairperson Builta called the meeting to order at 5.30 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS — CONSENT AGENDA. 608 Grant Street — Longfellow District. This project consists of basement window removal and stair reconstruction. MOTION: Karr moved to approve the certificate of appropriateness for the project at 608 Grant Street as presented in the application. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 7-0. (Boyd, Burford, and Shope absent). REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff Review. 506 North Linn Street — Northside Historic District. This house was recently purchased by a new owner. He is going to go through and repair siding, replace any parts that are damaged, and repair trim. 402 North Dodge Street — Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District. This owner has been repairing her windows over time and she has a few more that she will repair. Bristow displayed where the windows would be repaired, including one on the back of the small addition and one on the north side of the house. 925 South 71" Avenue — Dearborn Street Conservation District. This house has some siding in the gable end that will be replaced because it has deteriorated under the window. The rest will all be painted to match the new siding. 722 North Lucas Street — Brown Street Historic District. This house is having some soffit and fascia replaced. Bristow noted they are replacing them with tongue and groove soffit as it would have been originally. Minor Review — Staff Review. 709 Oakland Avenue — Longfellow Historic District. The front door is being replaced. 416 South Governor Street — Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District. This porch will have new piers, skirting, stairs with closed risers and an appropriate handrail. 1025 East Washington Street — College Hill Conservation District Bristow reported the owner is putting handrails on the concrete steps outside. They are using the simplest black metal. She displayed a photo showing a new pipe railing that will be painted. They were able to remove the stairs between the sidewalk and the street. 656 South Governor Street — Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District. This is new construction in the Governor -Lucas Street Conservation District. The approval for the new house included vinyl lap siding and cement board shingle siding in the gables. When it was built, the builder used cheap vinyl siding and used vinyl shingles in the gables. The siding has been blowing off the house in the 15 years since then. Now the owners are residing it with a better -quality vinyl. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 11 2018 MOTION: Agran moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's October 11, 2018 meeting. DeGraw seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 7-0 (Boyd, Burford, Shope absent). COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Downtown Public Meeting and City Council Work Session Update: Bristow provided members the same handout given to the public during the public meeting for reference in case people ask questions, particularly the difference between a local and national register historic district. She said that was a big question and one of the things that will be asked quite a bit through this process. Following the public meeting on October 22no, the consultant, Alexa McDowell, made the same presentation to City Council in a work session. City Council requested that HPC review the recommendations Alexa made in her report and make a recommendation to Council on how to proceed. Because of time, HPC did not have this on the agenda this month, but will discuss it next month. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Packet from Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting: Russett reported back to the Commission regarding TDR questions and concerns raised at their October meeting. Russett reviewed comments from the Commission meeting in October. One concern was only allowing future local historic landmarks to be eligible as sending sites for the Transfer of Development Rights Ordinance. If this eligibility did not apply to districts, the Commission was concerned it would dis-incentivize the creation of districts. The City Council landmarked several properties over the summer. The Commission felt those properties should also be eligible as sending sites.—. Russett said the ordinance was revised to include the properties landmarked in summer 2018. In addition, contributing properties within future local historic districts would be eligible as sending sites. Another concern expressed was the potential for increasing height in neighborhoods and the impact it would have on adjacent communities or single-family neighborhoods. Staff had originally proposed a cap on the receiving site at 40 feet above the maximum height in the receiving site district. Staff revised the receiving site maximum. Now, if the receiving site was adjacent to an existing single-family home, it could only be two stories above that existing single-family home. Russett noted if the ordinance is approved, all requests will go through the staff design review committee and ultimately City Council. The Planning and Zoning Commission met on October 18' and they recommended to move this forward to City Council. The public hearing and first consideration of the ordinance before City Council will be on November 201h Kuenzli said that after reading how other cities arrived at their transfer formulas, she believed the proposed way of calculating formulas in Iowa City was exceedingly generous. She thought the height would still be too high, using the diminishment of the former Unitarian Church as an example. Kuenzli asked who was on the design review committee and if there was a requirement to be an architect, an artist, or if it was just designated by the City Manager. Russett is currently on the committee along with Development Services Coordinator, Danielle Sitzman, and Senior Building Official, Tim Hennes. Kuenzli referenced Table 3 from their packet, which provided examples of transfer formulas and how they were calculated in other cities. She cited the paragraph following the chart, which said "Compared with these other local jurisdictions, the City's current transfer formula in Riverfront Crossings is very generous. Unlike the examples above, the formula in Riverfront Crossings does not take into consideration the existing development on the sending site." Kuenzli said they seem to be looking at the square footage of everything and, consequently, at the Tate site they ended up with 27,000 square feet that they can apply somewhere else, which is a tremendous amount to transfer to a new site. She wondered if the proposal would create developments so dense and so high that no one would want to live here. Russett said for the City-wide ordinance they are not proposing to use the Riverfront Crossings formula. She said the proposal would be very similar to Table 3 and the examples from other local jurisdictions where it is a difference between what is currently on the site versus what is allowed in the zoning code. Kuenzli noticed some of these other cities limit the use of the TDRs strictly to downtown areas, not to residential areas. Russett recalled there was one local jurisdiction that did not — West Hollywood, CA only allows it in commercial. Kuenzli continued, when used effectively in other places they do not offer alternative incentives for transfer bonuses, whereas we are offering those, plus generous calculations to encourage developers to take advantage of these. She wondered why we have to offer so much when other places successfully have offered less. Russett said this was discussed with the City Council and will likely be discussed further on November 20" Kuenzli discussed a parking concern. She did not believe building more structures, and higher structures with more density, while not providing parking, would make Iowa City a better place to live. Referencing page 8, Kuenzli noted the successful projects have administrative oversight. She wanted to know who was responsible for watching over to ensure things are done the way they should be done, and then evaluating their effect. She asked what it meant when it said approved administratively. Russett said it would be approved by staff. She explained that part of an effective program is having black and white standards that need to be met and that could be checked off by staff, so it would provide some degree of certainty, not only to the developer, but to the person who is landmarking their property. Knowing that they could sell those transfer rights and that they could be used, and that they would not have to go through a process where there is not as much certainty on whether it would be approved or not. Karr asked Russett to clarify her comments about future historic districts being eligible and the thought process, and why we retroactively took some of the individual properties from 2018 but didn't go back any further. He wondered what to tell someone who was upset from 2017 or 2016. Russett said she looked back at landmarks approved last year. She said there was only one and it was the Unitarian Church. She felt comfortable limiting it to 2018 since there were several and they were around the same time period as we've been discussing this, and they were also in the same group of rezoning applications as 410-412 North Clinton. Karr asked what the rationale would be for somebody living on Summit Street if the downtown district gets the local historic designation. He wondered if the exclusions were based on volume of the earlier historic districts. Russett believed it was the volume. She also noted the development potential that's lost. It's very different in a CB-10 zone like you have in the downtown versus an RS-8 or a single-family residential zone like there is on Summit. Kuenzli asked how this would apply to the Johnson Street/South Van Buren area because there is limited space. It's already zoned high density. How would transfer development rights be applied without making it more dense and higher? Russett thought if someone wanted to use that area as a receiving site, it would be through redevelopment. It would not be through the existing structure. It would be complete redevelopment of one of those multifamily buildings. She thought the places this might be utilized more, are those parcels of land that are currently vacant or underutilized. Kuenzli said the Mayor suggested those areas for redevelopment, but only with the creation of an urban plan for the area. Russett agreed. The Council also recommended to include areas zoned multifamily, and that area is zoned multifamily. That may be a discussion that comes up on the 20". They may prefer to remove that area as a receiving site. DeGraw proposed introducing language that would consider the height of the existing neighborhood structures. If the existing structures were all one story, limit it to only one story higher rather than automatically two, and say two if it's appropriate. Kuenzli agreed. Russett said she would pass that recommendation along to Council. Builta asked if there was a digital, interactive version of the map. Russett noted the map was being updated. She said she would send the PDF to the full Commission and would send the shapefile to Builta. If public hearings were to be held, Builta suggested maps be provided that made the changes clear to people living in neighborhoods that may be affected. He pointed out it would be good public relations and asked if there was any outreach to property owners if their neighborhood would be affected. Russett said as part of a rezoning there would be, and a public hearing would be noticed. If changes were being made to a receiving site, Builta wanted to know if the neighbor would be proactively notified of Council discussion and given an opportunity for public input. Kuenzli noted the importance of public education in the success of these things and, if the concept is hard to follow, that is even more reason to reach out and let them know in advance, before something comes up. Builta suggested looking at any historic structures added in 2018 to determine how many floors and square feet would come from those, as well as the average number of historic sites added per year. He thought a visual showing this would make it more palatable for everyone. Russett said an analysis was in progress looking at the five landmarks that were designated in 2018, looking at the list of potential landmarks, and looking at the proposed boundary for the downtown as a potential local landmark. The analysis is looking at what's on the ground now and what's allowed by zoning — how many more feet could be transferred, how many more units could be transferred, and that information will be in the City Council packet. Historic Preservation Awards: Potential award winners were reviewed. MOTION: Agran moved to approve the nominated properties for the awards. Clore seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 7-0. (Boyd, Burford, and Shope absent. Properties Purchased: Bristow advised the Commission that the City bought two properties across from Mercy Hospital next to the Haunted Book Shop and wanted to investigate whether they were local landmark eligible Staff is in process of hiring a qualified historian to research the properties. Podcasts: Bristow said Channel 4 is going to start a series of Podcasts and the first one they want to do is on historic preservation. The Sanxav-Gilmore house: Bristow said an emergency grant was obtained to hire an architect and structural engineer to investigate how the house would have to be prepped for moving, how it could be moved, how it would need to be mothballed afterward. Currently this is in process. there is not yet a designated site where it will be moved. Staffing: Bristow noted that for the last year staff has temporarily enjoyed an extra 10 hours a week. When the Planning Department became short staffed, the Senior Planner had to devote all of their time to typical planning projects instead of assisting with the Historic Preservation work load. Preservation staff was given the extra time because of this which also allowed for an improvement in customer service and the ability to take on special projects. Once the department became fully staffed, the temporary hours were dropped assuming that the new Senior Planner would cover the overload of duties the current half-time position cannot cover. 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