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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-2019 Historic Preservation CommissionIowa City Historic preservation Commission t 1 Y till Thursday August 8, 2019 n� 5:30 p.m. C) (J Emma Harvat Hall City Hall '. ^.'t — 7 �c• C T r--.. IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, August 8, 2019 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) Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 513 Grant Street- Longfellow Historic District (second floor rear addition) 2. 718 E Washington Street — College Hill Conservation District (window replacement for egress, additional window replacement) 3. 10 S. Gilbert Street —Local Landmark (generator installation and screening) E) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect —Chair and Staff review 1. 714 Ronalds Street— Brown Street Historic District (porch repair) 2. 528 East College Street — College Green Historic District (porch repair) 3. 507 North Linn Street — Northside Historic District (siding and soffit repair) 4. 613 Ronalds Street — Brown Street Historic District (metal roof replacement) Minor Review —Staff review 1. 309 Fairchild Street — Northside Historic District (porch stair and site stair replacement) 2. 809 Bloomington Street — Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District (porch floor and stair replacement) 3. 424 East Jefferson Street —Jefferson Street Historic District (porch step and site stair railing replacement) 4. 502 Grant Street — Longfellow Historic District (rear step replacement) 5. 603 East College Street — College Green Historic District (porch railing and skirting replacement) 6. 821 North Johnson Street — Brown Street Historic District (metal railing replacement) 7. 318 Church Street — Northside Historic District (tear sliding door changed to French door) Intermediate Review —Chair and Staff review 1. 829 Kirkwood Avenue —Local Landmark (porch repair and roof shingle replacement) 2. 423 Ronalds Street — Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District (fence installation) 3. 220 and 226 South Johnson Street —College Green Historic District (retaining wall replacement) F) Consideration of Minutes for June 13, 2019 G) Commission Information and Discussion 1. Commissioner Retirement- Lee Shope (Woodlawn) 2. Election of Officers 3. Annual awards ceremony H) 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-bristow&owa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Staff Resort August 1, 2019 Historic Review for 513 Grant Street District: Longfellow Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicant, Brian Ekdale, is requesting approval for a proposed addition project at 513 Grant St, a contributing property in the Longfellow Historic District. The project consists of building a second -floor addition over an existing first -floor addition. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines for Alterations 4.2 Chimneys 4.3 Doors 4.4 Energy Efficiency 4.6 Gutters and Downspouts 4.7 Mass and Rooflines 4.11 Siding 4.13 Windows 4.14 Wood 5.0 Guidelines for Additions 5.1 Expansion of Building Footprint Staff Comments This two-story house was built c. 1920 with a Foursquare Design. It has a pyramidal hip roof with broad hipped dormers and wide eaves. The house exterior is covered with narrow clapboard. Other stylistic attributes include Craftsman five -over -one double -hung windows and a heavy broad porch. The porch, extending across the fagade, has porch posts that are square and rest on masonry piers. The existing addition is a one-story structure built in 1973 on the west side of the house. The applicant is proposing to build a second -floor addition over the existing first -floor addition while also modifying the existing addition so that it better fits with the historic architecture. For the existing addition, the siding will be removed and replaced with wood siding with a lap to match the historic house. The rear, or west, window will be replaced with a pair of French Doors to let in more light and provide exterior access. Only one section will be operable. On the south side, the pair of windows will be replaced with two individual windows spaced similar to the window patterning on the house. The window and door openings will have trim to match the historic portion of the house. The radon system will also be moved inside so that it projects through the roof, reducing its impact. The new addition will continue the foot print of the existing addition up for a full second floor. The windows will generally match the window patterning on the house and relate to those in the addition as described above. The siding and trim will also match that on the house. The roof is currently still in the design process. Ideally, the addition would be constructed much like the flat -roofed two-story addition that is found on many Foursquares with a sleeping porch on the 2^d floor. Because of the configuration of the existing addition, a flat roof may not be the best method to tie in a new roof to the existing roof Since the addition is not centered, it may not work well to mimic the existing hip roof on the house either. Currently, staff is continuing to work with the applicant to review the roof design options for the best solution to tie into the existing house. If the addition ends up with a flat roof, it will not mimic the roof currently on the addition which has a wide fascia and narrow overhang. Instead, it will mimic the flat roof of the original first floor norch on the NW corner which was enclosed after 1933. The guidelines for new additions recommend that additions are designed so that they do not diminish the character of the existing building by being placed at the rear of the property, distinguished from the original by offsetting the walls or connecting with a breezeway, and using a palette of materials similar to that on the house. Key horizontal lines such as eave height, watertable, and window head height should be matched. Doors and windows should match those on the house in style, size, patterning and trim. Additions should be constructed with massing and roofline consistent with the historic building so that wall areas and corners, roof pitches and spans all have a proportion similar to the existing building. Roof overhangs and eaves should also match. It is disallowed by the guidelines to leave large expanses of wall surface uninterrupted by windows or doors. In Staff's opinion, the renovation of the existing first floor addition so that it reflects the historic character of the home will help reduce the impact of the addition. Moving the radon system inside will be a positive change. It could also be moved to the back of the addition and painted to match the wall to be considered appropriate. Replacing the windows on the addition to match the size, pattern, and type of the windows on the original house as well as changing the siding and trim to match are all appropriate changes for the existing addition. Replacing the rear pair of windows with a pair of French Doors is an appropriate change to access the back yard and let in more light. The current addition unfortunately is not set back from the side of the original house so that it meets the goals of the guidelines. By extending further south, the addition is seen from the street and creates a condition that makes it more difficult to tie in a roof on a 2nd floor addition. Staff worked with the applicant to determine whether or not it was appropriate to constraint the second floor to a smaller footprint than the first but it appeared to cause more problems, especially structurally, than it solved. Therefore, staff does find that the proposed footprint for the 2nd floor addition is appropriate. Similarly, because of the interior configuration of the addition, staff finds it appropriate to mimic the window patterning on the house instead of the sleeping porch model which would require more 2nd floor windows. The addition will have only one window on the north side but this is set back significantly from the north wall of the original house so that it cannot be seen from the street and will have little impact on the character of the home. Window product material has been recently submitted but not reviewed by staff. While staff finds the addition appropriate, the final configuration of the roof has not been determined. Staff has requested a model or drawing to further investigate the tie-in condition and will continue to work with the applicant to solve this issue prior to final approval. Staff finds that either a flat roof with an cave condition that mimics the small enclosed rear porch or a hip roof similar to the main roof may be the best solution. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 513 Grant Street as presented in the application and staff report with the following conditions: • Window and door product material is approved by staff Final roof condition is approved by staff and Chair. �: � 'AP MIR 7' 4i "1, r'^ Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 144C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at www.icgov.org/hisiQp:oreservationresources For Staff The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. b{J Property Owner Name: jBrian Ekdale Phone Number: 815-751-8283 Address: 513 Grant Street City: jIowa, City State: ® Zip Code: 52240 ❑ Contractor/Consultant Phone Number: City: Iowa City State: ® Zip Code: 52245 Address: Use of Pr ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. Date Constructed (if known): 1920 OR m This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District ❑ East College St Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District m Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: ® Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric n7� APPLICxATION 1 i, 7iR '1�1 NX3 Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ® Building Elevations ® Floor Plans ® Photographs ® Product Information ® Site Plans ❑ Alteration (-r ply projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Product Information ❑ Photographs ❑ Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ❑ ReVair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Other Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications Project Description: would like to build a flat roofed, second -floor addition over existing first -floor addition. Also, we will replace the windows, dow trim, and siding on the existing first -floor addition to match the original home, and we will move the radon mitigation em inside the exterior wall of the addition so that it is hidden from view. These changes will bring the existing structure into ipliance without changing the existing footprint of the house. Materials to be Used: Windows, window trim, and siding to match existing home. Traditionally styled entry door and wood screen door. 2 W" x 11 7/8" I -Joists for flooring and roofing. 2" x 6" studs for exterior walls. (see attached for more information) Exterior Appearance Changes: windows, window trim, and siding will match the style of the original home (the existing first -floor addition will be brought compliance, and the new second -floor addition will be built in keeping with the preservation commission's guidelines). The hem wall of addition is set in 10 1/2' from the original home, so the new entry door will not be visible from the street. To Submit Application: Download form, Fill it out and email it to jeskm-bristow@iowa-city.org or mail to Historic Preservation, City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 -.- I W f11111111►1►►II f. t, / 1 I r� YK1,2TO x.71. FI I I eIICY 0 P-10 ti "Mor. ��. m a, vi VI I'M Cm_ 1 WINDS®R wooms at DOORS A V*.4v Y. Mllw Ce"q GILCREST JEWETT LUMBER CO 1I00 SE ALICES RD PC BOX 1000 WAUKEE IA 50263-1000' Phone: 515-987-3600 Fax: 1-515-987-7184 Customer Quote Short Form Quote Not Ordert ustomer Information: Deliveiw lone: Fax: Phone: Information: Fax: Price Book 201 S CRE" . 7/262019 gjcoraivllletl@ gsvestot ece.net STfAS Pow D 1643265 None 7262019 9:17 AM C[33T'O 1q' : = p ^, HISTORICAL CASH ,lee # Room I1V OTM11- u ' Overall Frame. Price Qty Extagdit 100 None Assigned 36 1/8" X 61 1/4" 35.375" X 60.75" 8 I Pinnacle Clad White Double Hung 3026-1 Complete Unit LoE 366 IG 4-9/16 Jamb Ext (2604 Powder)(Setup (Standard))(Glass Stop Profile: Ogee)(Callout:)(Pine Species)(None Int. FinishXGrey SpacerXBeige Jambliner)(Champagne Haiiiware)(No Brickmould)(Flexible g I Q Nail FinX7/8" Standard WDL w/Inner Bar)(Putty WDL Interior Profile)(Colonial Pattern fl 5 W 1 H/No Grilles Bottom Sash)(White Screen - Not Appl iedX8etterVueXPnergy Star: Meets in NC, SC, S Zones)(R-PG35-H) Performance Data:(U-Value: 0.3)(SHGC: 0.18)(VT: 0.41) (CR: 59) Units viewed from exterior. -Overall Re'. - 6verall Brame Price Qty E;tendt 200 None Assigned I� at 8 It 4 � M1O. MtA r Units viewed from exterior. 36 1/8" X 61 114" 35.375" X 60.75" Pinnacle Wood Prime Double Hung 3026-1 Complete Unit LoE 366 IG 4-9/16 Jamb Ext (Setup (Standard))(Glass Stop Profile: Ogee)(Callout:)(Pine Species)(None Int. FinishxGrey Spacer)(Beige Jambliner)(Champagne Hardware)(No Brickmould)(No Sill Nosing)(7/8" Standard WDL w/Inner Bar)(Putty WDL Interior Profile)(Colonial Pattern 5W1HIND Grilles Bottom Sash)(White Screen - Not AppliedXBetterVue)(Energy Star: Meets in NC, SC, S Zones)(R-PG35-H) Performance Data:(U-Value: 0,28)(SHGC: 0.18)(VT: 0.42XCR: 60) Windsor Windows and Doors Quote #: 1643265 Page 1 of r IE i " 742 Staff Report August 1, 2019 Historic Review for 718 East Washington Street District: College Hill Conservation District Classification: Contributing The applicant, Dale Goeke, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 718 East Washington Street, a contributing property in the College Hill Conservation District. The project consists of window replacement for egress and other replacement windows. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City MistoricPresetvadon GuidelinesforAlteradans 4.13 Windows Stafi<Comments This house was built circa 1936 with a bungalow house form and a slight Craftsman feeling. Being built past the popularity period of bungalow houses, it is considered transitional in style. Other notable features of the house include a dormer with multi -light upper window sash, a brick veneer that was applied in 1945, integrated front porch, and a gable roof. The applicant is proposing replacement of the second -floor windows in the two gables (one on each side of the house, with egress windows for the two bedrooms he is locating in the former attic space. The new windows will be casement windows with muntin bars to simulate three -over -one double hung windows. They will be approximate the color of the other windows on the house. In addition, the applicant is also proposing to replace the five ganged windows in the front dormer with five new windows instead of repairing them and installing storm windows. It should be noted that the applicant does plan to repair the first -floor windows on the house and install new storm windows as needed. The guidelines recommend preserving historic attic windows and generally preserving historic windows by repairing sashes and frames. Alternatively, the guidelines recommend retaining historic window frames and replacing badly deteriorated sashes with new sashes that match the historic ones. If windows are documented to be beyond repair, the guidelines recommend replacing them with new ones that match the type, size, sash width, trim, and use of divided lights of the historic windows. Divided lights may be true or simulated. When an egress window is required by code in a bedroom, the replacement window should match the size, trim and overall appearance of the original window. In Staffs opinion, the replacement of the second -floor windows in each side gable with casement windows styled to match the original windows is appropriate. Staff recommends approval of this portion of the application. In Staffs opinion, the original front dormer windows do not have storm windows (only the screens remain) and are missing interior stops but are not beyond repair. Some deterioration of paint and glazing putty as well as wood in need of reconditioning is evident but the windows could be repaired. Located in a previously unfinished attic, the dormer windows never had interior trim. Staff recommends that the applicant repair the windows, install interior stops and storm windows. Without sufficient deterioration to warrant replacement, staff recommends that this portion of the application is not approved. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the egress window portion of the project at 718 E Washington Street as presented in the application. - -rr—�A& iur atrerations to the historic Landmarks or Properties located in a historic district or conservation district Pursuant to Iowa City Code Section I4-3& Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found m the Iowa City H iisboric Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov QM lustp-d!;P eservationresources For Staff Use: Date Mzbud.t6ed: ❑ Certi&mte.ofIVomateiWEffect El Certificate of Appropriateness ❑ M4orReview ❑ lntermediate Review The HPC does not review a i— ❑ A%futor Review comply with all appropriate applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must a building perms codes and be reviewed by fire banding division prior to the issuance of Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second. Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the officO of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three we prior to the meeting See lastpage of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. F�ROP$R7"1t OiIiYNER�-APPTlCANT.tI�tPipl�tTOl�C '- (Please dw-k. pr�trtaiy confactperson) Property Owner Name. City: State: ®Zip Code:� Contractor/Consuhant Name- 7 City-W -- State-'MED Zap Code: 3ZZ� _ r P}iO-- OS II pt�p.TEG3 INF'ORMA�' ON Address: - r Use of Property {-.e S Wq e n ce Date Constnt . ... - clad (if known) :HIs i`oRic DEsl�Ivariorr (Maps are located at the follovv� link. vavviv.icoov ` — �g hts rrr,rese �rat[cmres) .. ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. - OR This Property is withtn a hismrlc or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Nor#IuideHistoriCDistrict ❑ College Green Historic District ❑ Summit St historic 19 CD&P HM Conservation District ❑ East College St Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Dbbkt ❑ Dearborn St Conservation District ❑ Jefferson St. St. Hilttuk District MstoncDistrict ❑ Gotuetow V Horace Mann ❑ ClarkSt Conservation Conservation DMict ❑ LQgftHow Historic- District District ❑ Governor - Lucas St Conservation Within the district, this Property is Classified as: District XConft tm8 ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric \�D F S .4.PPi-ICATIOTI REQ:[7i1�Airici�rt-c Choose ter". appropriate project type. 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Applications without necessary materials may, be rejected, Addition (Typically Projects enW1,ug n addition to the building footprint such as a ElBuiildingElevations ❑Floor room, Porch• deck etc.) Plans ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑Photographs Alteration (Typically Projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement s li Its, alterations, deck or porch replacement/co nytrug a" baltt � � Widow opening ding EievatiPhotographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sushoilar,fficient.) the Project is a minor ❑ Bull Product Information ❑ Photographs ❑ Coition of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Producthtformation ❑Photographs ❑ Site Plans ❑ DeIl'tOlition (Projects enWIfiIg the demolition of a PrhnarY as porch, chimney, decorative trtm, baluster, etctructure or outbuilding, or oily portion of a bu>Zdatg, such ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ldy j�� Repair or Restnrat on ofanodstingshuctu'KC that not char /T its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Other Please contact the preservation Specialist at356-a-M for materials which need to be induded with applications 4PPLICAT10I�1•iEC3[llRlf~MEN [ S 1'rect Description 4`YI %Y\ 4-1 K{pItG¢. tL#,ee- leVO4 WI-K4g "-'r, 5 f�tt sY► [}�8 vv�n, h h���r��-s w •�h L Virn, tVfh.A&kq 4 dus�n�et�6lJiY>� M N- irnNoi,— w vh d zw q f n fey-" r Materials to be Used S-e e p ro at a. 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NFRC - U-Factor:0.31SHGC:0.26Vr:0.43AL:50.3CR:55 Rating: R-50 Top Glass:Cardinal LOWE 272 - DSB / Clear - DSB,Stmngth:Annealed Glass Bottom Glass:Cardinal LOWE 272 - DSB / Clear - DSB,Strength:Annealed Glass Unit:S-Double Hung No Plough Exact Size: 17 7/8 X 59,N0T Eeress. NFRC - U-Factor:0.31SHGC:0.26Vr:0.43AL:50.3CR:55 Rating: R-50 Top Glass:Cardinal LOWE 272 - DSB / Clear - DSB,Stmngth:Annealed Glass Bottom Glass:Cardinal LOWE 272 - DSB / Clear - DSB,Stmngth:Annealed Glass Overall Rating: DP -SO Total Weight 186lbs. Printed On: 7/30/201911:40 AM Page 2 of 4 L proposed location for egress window in side gable additional egress location on opposite side of house but more difficult to photograph interior of dormer windows Staff Report Historic Review for 10 S. Gilbert Street Classification: Local Historic Landmark August 1, 2019 The applicant, John Yapp with Augusta Place, LLC, is requesting approval for a proposed generator installation and masking project at 10 S. Gilbert Street, the former Unitarian -Universalist Church, a Local Historic Landmark. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa CityHistodcPreservadon GWdcAneatorAlteradons 4.12 Site and Landscaping Staff Conzments This property, the former Unitarian -Universalist Church, was built in 1907 in the popular Tudor -Revival style and resembles a large residence rather than a church in accordance with Unitarian -Universalist beliefs. Retaining a high level of historic integrity, the property was rezoned a Local Historic Landmark in September 2017. The landmarked property is described as the North 110 feet Lot 4, Block 44, Original Town Iowa City. Previously, the applicant acquired approval to construct an accessible entry addition on the east end of the south side of the church where an addition wing had been removed. A small portion of the development project, Augusta Place, is located on the southern edge of the landmark property boundary. The Commission reviewed and approved cladding materials for this portion of the development as well as the design of the intervening space between development and landmark building. Working without approval, the applicant has added a generator to the landmarked property to be used for the future residential building located at 20 S. Gilbert Street, further known as Augusta Place. The gas line for the generator extends from Iowa Avenue, through the church building to the generator and is enclosed with a rated enclosure through the church. The applicant proposes to mask the generator with evergreen shrubs and a mural painted onto the generator box. The east and west sides of the generator would be screened by the evergreen shrubs. The mural that would be painted onto the generator would be complementary to the Church and would be done by a local muralist As a part of both the review of the cladding for the portion of Augusta Place located within the landmark designation and for the new stair tower and elevator addition for the church, the Commission reviewed site plans for this area. At no point during the process was a generator or other equipment presented or reviewed. The generator is required as back-up power for the fire pump and elevator in Augusta Place. It is sized for that power load. A generator is not required for the Church building. The guidelines are limited in recommendations applicable to this project. In addition, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (which are attached) do not address the issue of how to incorporate large mechanical equipment, unrelated to the historic building, on a historic site. It is not considered appropriate to utilize a location on a landmark property for equipment, parking, or other elements of new construction that are not part of the function and use of the historic, landmark property. In the research for this project, staff found that this type of equipment on a landmark property is not allowed. It jeopardizes the historic integrity of the building and site and impacts the success of current and future tax credit projects. On a site like this, which is visible from two directions, even locating the equipment behind the church impacts the historic character of the church. Routing the gas line through the church further impacts the church and destroys historic material. The National Park Service issues specific guidance on common issues in Preservation Briefs. If the church had needed to have a change to the mechanical system or even its own generator, Preservation Brief 24, "Heating, Ventilating, and Colling Historic Building: Problems and Recommended Approaches," would have provided guidance. One page from this Brief, HVAC Do's and Don'ts is attached here for reference. Several of the "Don'ts" are highlighted. If the Church building had needed a generator, it would be sized appropriately only for the load required and would have been verified by staff that it was not larger than required. It would have also been located so that it was not visible, likely east of the new addition. It is staff's understanding that the owner considers the entire half -block area as one property. While that may be the case for property ownership, the landmark zoning designation has a clearly defined border that is described above. It is also staff's understanding that the gas line for the generator must come from Iowa Avenue. Staff feels that if the owner felt the gas line could be located through the church, it could also be located through Augusta Place. It is also staffs understanding that the generator is requited for Augusta Place, and that alternative locations, outside of the landmark exist for the generator to be relocated. Generators can be located on top of stair towers, in open spaces, in mechanical pits with open covers, and inside partially enclosed structure with appropriate ventilation, as well as other potential location. Preservation of any open space on the landmark property is within the purview of this Commission. Installation of equipment also requires a mechanical permit and then historic review. While it is unfortunate that this work was completed without review, the Commission should evaluate it as a proposal. Staff finds that locating the generator for Augusta Place within the landmark designated property is inappropriate and that screening will not sufficiently reduce its impact to the historic church. Additionally, the location of the gas line through the church is also inappropriate and should be removed with the walls patched carefully with the appropriate materials, making sure to prevent further damage and to reduce the visual and structural impact of this work. Recommended Motion (hfotions must be made in the affirmative and then voted down if the application is being denied.) Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 10 S. Gilbert as presented in the application. ■ �y� Zz � 9 d � � \�. �\-\� :� r �c � j / -� � �}x �\ � \ �\ �\��§ ?�. �� j �� � � \� � � ¥ � j -��! � » . ■ & . «<« ,� § - � � - �� � �� j - \/�/�`���` - ��� � > �_ �,� � �[� a>2 w:\�\ �$ r � � � \ - --j . - �� � » ' �� K���§ � _ - ��z�\ »\\° T %�\\� __� _ .2r�� z: - � -.-- - «��` � ` � � ��-� - . .\v � 7 , � ___ � �� yw - �� �,-:���-�� _-?�/�« - Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or S LTse properties located in a historic district or conservation district fiats sxxlitbed pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-3B. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and 1Voaoat meat regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Mv Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall Imo* or online at: www is v org/historicpresetvatiorL ,roes The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. L.J rroperty cnvner Name:1hugusta Place, LLC Address: 2 15 N Linn St. PO Box 3474 City owa City m Contractor/Consultant Phone Phone Number: City: 90wa City State: zip Address: Use of Pr jXj ims rroperty is a local historic landmark. Code:® Date Constructed (if knownl: OR ❑ This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown StHistoric District Green Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ College ❑ Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District ❑ East College St Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District act ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation Within the district, this Property is Classified as: District ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric \0 Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. ❑ Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Alteration Crypically projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/rnnstruclion, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Product Information ❑ Photographs ❑ Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ proposal of Future Plans ❑ Repair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information mOther Generatormasking Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 3565243 for materiels which need to be included with applications Project Description: e project is to use evergreen shrubs to screen, and hire a muralist to paint the generator on the former Church property with a anal. The generator, which serves the Augusta Place building, was placed behind the Church property as it is the only private enclosed area on the site. If the Church building has a use which requires a back-up generator, the generator can serve the hurch building as well. Our goal is to have the generator serve as a canvas for a mural which complements the Church. ugusta Place, LLC owns the entire half -block north of City Hall. For zoning purposes, the half block including the forcer urch building are considered a' mce. This was confirmed by the Senior Building Inspector. The Iowa City Zoning Code states" tract shall be considered a sinple lot in the application of the requirements of this title." (14-9A). iviaterms to be Used: vergreen ehrbe will be planted to screen the generator from Gilbert Street, and from the new entrance ro the Church ro the seek e south side of the ganeraror will face a new pedestrian courtyard ro be conetnuKed in betwear the thumb building and the new wnhouses ro the south If the Commission concurs with the concept of painting a mural on the the generator, we would work th Jessica Bristow ro design a mural complementary ro the Church Neumann Monson architects has been in roach with a local muralist about this projeck .u..uaw, nppcarance %_nanges: generator will be screened from the east and west with evergreen shrbs. In lieu of a plain generator'box,' it is propc ted with a mural to complement the Church, such as a scene of what the area looked hike from the era the climb was ,hutted in 1908. Sample images of painted utility boxes are attached for reference. should be noted that the generator is located where the former office addition to the church was located, which was not nsidered historic, and was approved for demolition by HPC. The City is taking ownership of the feat floor parking deck. Am OUVAMr "pucauon: Download form, Fill it out and email it to jessica-bristowtifiiowacity.org or mail to Historic Preservation, City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 11 2 LEVEL O_ NEUMANN MONSON ARCHITECTS 15'm 1IM17 F1.00RPlANS PR-101 ism Example from Fort Collins, CO as, = s Example from Bayonne, NJ Example from Sydney, Australia Example from Downey, CA Property Information D 0.0075 0.015 0.0: mi Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook L� 10.0 The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation I The Secretory of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (Standards) were originally written to determine the appropriateness of proposed project work on properties that were listed on the National ® Register of Historic Places, The Standards are accompanied by instructions concerning methods, materials, historical character, and other considerations that relate to the historical significance of the particular property and its surroundings. The Standards have been widely accepted by state,'county, and city governments. The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission uses the Standards to determine the appropriateness of exterior changes to historic landmarks and properties located in historic and conservation districts. The. Iowa City Guidelines are based on and comply with the Standards, and, were written to provide more specific guidance for owners, contractors and consultants in Iowa City as well as the Historic Preservation Commission. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (1990) are listed below. . 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed In a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. 3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time. place. and use. Chanoac that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken. 4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved. 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that e characterize a property shall be preserved. 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature; the new feature shall match the old in design, color', texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. 7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. 8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. if such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compati4le with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. 0 s 59 Portion of Preservation Brief 24 RVAC Do's and Don'ts Do's: • Use shutters, operable windows, porches, curtains, awnings, shade trees and other historically appro- priate non -mechanical features of historic buildings to reduce the heating and cooling loads. Consider adding sensitively designed storm windows to existing historic windows. • Retain or upgrade existing mechanical systems whenever possible: for example, reuse radiator systems with new boilers, upgrade ventilation within the building, install proper thermostats or humidistats. • Improve energy efficiency of existing buildings by installing insulation in attics and basements. Add insulation and vapor barriers to exterior walls only when it can be done without further damage to the resource. • In major spaces, retain decorative elements of the historic system whenever possible. This includes switchplates, grilles and radiators. Be creative in adapting these features to work within the new or upgraded system. Use space in existing chases, closets or shafts for new distribution systems. Design climate control systems that are compatible with the architecture of the building: hidden sys- tem for formal spaces, more exposed systems possi- ble in industrial or secondary spaces. In formal areas, avoid standard commercial misters and use custom slot registers or other less intrusive grilles. Size the system to work within the physical con- straints of the building. Use multi -zoned smaller units in conjunction with existing vertical shafts, such as stacked closets, or consider locating equip- ment in vaults underground, if possible. • Provide adequate ventilation to the mechanical rooms as well as to the entire building. Selectively install air intake grilles in less visible basement, attic, or rear areas. • Maintain appropriate temperature and humidity levels to meet requirements without accelerating the deterioration of the historic building materials. Set up regular monitoring schedules. • Design the system for maintenance access and for future systems replacement. For highly significant buildings, install safety moni- tors and backup features, such as double pans, moisture detectors, lined chases, and battery packs to avoid or detect leaks and other damage from system failures. • Have a regular maintenance program to extend equipment life and to ensure proper performance. • Train staff to monitor the operation of equipment and to act knowledgeably in emergencies or breakdowns. • Have an emergency plan for both the building and any curatorial collections in case of serious mal- functions or breakdowns. DON'TS • Don't install a new system if you dont need it. • Dort switch to a new type of system (e.g. forced air) unless there is sufficient space for the new sys- tem or an appropriate place to put it. • Don't over -design a new system. Dort add air con- ditioning or climate control if they are not abso- lutely necessary. Don't cut exterior historic building walls to add through -wall heating and air conditioning units. These are visually disfiguring, they destroy historic fabric, and condensation runoff from such units can further damage historic materials. ® Don t damage historic finishes, mask historic fea tures, or alter historic spaces when installing new systems. • Dort drop ceilings or bulkheads across window openings. • Don't remove repairable historic windows or re- place them with inappropriately designed thermal windows. • Don't seal operable windows, unless part of a mu- seum where air pollutants and dust are being Controlled. • Dort place condensers, solar panels, chimney stacks, vents or other eeqquipment on visible poi bons of roofs or at significant locations on the site. • Dont overload the building structure with the weight of new equipment, particularly in the attic. • Dont place stress on historic building materials through the vibrations of the new equipment. Dort allow condensation on windows or within walls to rot or spall adjacent historic building materials. 12 STREET Ll! L_ 1 -A- Iowa City L-1 AM Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 Memorandum Date: August 1, 2019 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Annual Awards Ceremony As we potentially prepare for the 371h Annual Historic Preservation Awards, staff requests that the Commission investigate ways to change the program and preparation of the awards. Due to increased demands on staff time, it will not be possible to continue with the current format and planning process. To this end, staff has investigated how another long -running awards program, the Human Rights Awards, is planned and presented. Enclosed you will find a table comparing several elements of the Historic Preservation Awards with the Human Rights Awards and the Human Rights Youth Awards. Following the table, recent programs from all three awards are also attached for reference. Historic Preservation Human Rights Breakfast Human Rights Youth Awards Awards Type and 1-hour presentation 1-hour breakfast and 45-minute presentation no duration with visuals presentation no visuals visuals Official Sponsor Iowa City HPC, Friends Human Rights Human Rights Commission of HP, and Johnson Commission County HPC Categories 9 potential categories 5 categories (plus 1 1 general category periodic award) Number of Typically, around 18 Five unless periodic About 48 (up to 150 in the awards given award also given past) Location Library- no cost Rented location Rented Englert Refreshments Simple appetizers and Catered, quality I Provided by Englert and drinks (no budget breakfast (food begins i City pays onlyforwhat is allotment) 30 minutes 15 minutes before) I used- food after before Attendees 75-100 typically 148 in 2018 (up to 200 All awardees and family in the past) likely more than 100 Tracking potential None Ticket sales Awardee RSVP card attendance Attendance of Not tracked- all All awardees will attend Awardees not attending in winners presented the same (with friends and program but not and in program- family), get award and announced- sent certificates not picked speak briefly certificate and program in up mailed afterward advance of presentation Cost for Free of Charge $20 ticket Free of Charge attendance Award types Certificates (signage at Acrylic $60 each (1 for Certificates properties) keynote) Keynote Sometimes keynote in Always keynote from None past Iowa- no payment Presentation time 5:30 pm, V Thursday 31 or 41 Wednesday in A Wednesday in May- 7:00 in January October- 7:30 am pm Nomination Beginning in October to Late July through Late Up until mid -April period mid -December September Nominations Staff, Commissioners, Nominations from the Nominations from the Contractors, public (1- 3 public in digital form, public in digital form per year), both digital information on and hardcopy info Nomination, staff sought after selected researches additional for award information Scripts Written by staff and Written by staff- given71week by staff- given out Commissioners- last out 1 week ahead for ahead for practice minute practice Publicity Press -release, social Press -release, social Press -release, social media, flyers, mailing to media, flyers, City media, flyers FHP members Channel4- past paid print ads- now paid digital ads- known keynote may increase ticket sales Schedule HPC Chair, FHP Chair opening < 5 min., Chair opening, awardees president, County keynote for 10-15 min., come up individual or Chair, then then Commissioner group, presented and Commissioners present presents award briefly applauded awards and winner speaks up to 2 minutes. 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Karr, Quentin Pitzen MEMBERS ABSENT: Gosia Clore, Sharon DeGraw, Cecile Kuenzli, Lee Shope STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow OTHERS PRESENT: Tim Weitzel RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: By a vote of 5-1 (Builta, nay) the Commission recommends approval of the local landmark designation for het property at 225 North Gilbert Street. By a vote of 5-1 (Builta, nay) the Commission recommends approval of the local landmark designation for het property at 229 North Gilbert Street. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Boyd called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. PUBLIC HEARING LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Hohenschuh-Hervert House, 225 North Gilbert Street. Bristow said both local landmark applications are City -owned properties. They were properties that had come up during the discussions for moving the Sanxay-Gilmore House. City Council directed the City to purchase the two properties from Mercy Hospital in order to save them from demolition, with the intention of local landmark designation. Bristow said Tim Weitzel was hired as an architectural historian consultant to research the history of the properties beyond the information found on the existing site inventory forms. This was necessary to determine if either property was eligible for landmark designation and exhibited the appropriate historic integrity. Weitzel performed a study of the two properties, further developing the site inventory forms for each one and including a report on the process and eligibility. Based on this report, it was determined they were eligible to bring before the Commission for local landmark designation. Weitzel presented the properties and began by noting Iowa City adopted a local ordinance allowing designation of local districts and landmarks. He said the process to determine eligibility for the local designation is similar to the National Register process, but the local designation allows a higher level of review and regulation than provided for the National program. Since the two are very similar, it has been established that local designations follow the National Register criteria process. This has an added advantage that a future effort toward listing the property for National Register has been evaluated. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 2 of 12 Because the two properties had initially been linked in their historic context, they were called the Clara and Christian Hohenschuh House and the Hohenschuh second house. Because of this, the report followed the format of a multiple property document. Weitzel said he did not find a connection between the two establishing them as of the same context. So, they are being recommended separately as two separate landmarks rather than a historic district. For 225 North Gilbert Street, which was built in 1904 by Charles Mentzer, is called the Hohenschuh-Hervert House. This house retains historic integrity and possesses historic significance in the areas of Criterion Afor association with patterns of events and trends in local history, and Criterion C as an example of a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. Under Criterion A the building derives significance from the associations with second generation immigrant families in the northside neighborhood of Iowa City, as well as the local tradition of architectural salvage and reuse. There are secondary associations with the Spanish flu. Weitzel said he did not really develop those further because it's just one event — Christian's death in the house. Under Criterion C, the building represents two distinct periods of time in construction trends in Iowa City and has historic alterations which are more than 50 years old. This house serves as a well-preserved example of local designer -builder craftsmanship, especially for architectural salvage, remodeling work, and meets Criterion C. Weitzel said the level of skill in the modifications to the building are quite extraordinary. Weitzel said when he looks at the building, the house retains a high degree of historic integrity, as seen from the exterior. In particular, the condition of the weatherboard and the millwork is excellent. The exterior trim and millwork consist of typical cottage treatment of the period in Iowa City with wall units covered in weatherboard, framed in band boards and corner boards with quarter round pieces in the angle between the two corner boards. It was a typical trend. The lower band board is capped with a water table. The upper band board has a bed mold at the top. The window trim is an architrave type and the gable soffits terminate in a decorative piece, something else you also see around town. The brackets are located under the cantilevered portion of the bay -and -gable. A slide of the interior shows a high degree of skill is exhibited in the interior trim work around the doorway. It is architrave type with very tall base blocks. They have a floral motif carved in them. On another interior image, the trim work is carried on through an uncased arched doorway. Weitzel noted an uncased arched doorway is not right for the time period of a 1904 house. It was much later, something you see in cottages following WWI. The trim flows right through that doorway, indicating the fact that the house was altered by somebody who knew what they were doing. Weitzel said the trim work isn't really something you would find in a house of this type; it is much more elaborate, indicating it was salvaged. Another slide showed more of the trim work inside, how it follows around the room and the finials in the corners. While possible it was built with the house, Weitzel's interpretation was that it was not, again, because they somehow managed to find salvage enough to go through that arched doorway, which Mentzer would have been building. The other indications are the lack of a fireplace in this room. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 3 of 12 On Slide 5 Weitzel pointed out a projection into the existing kitchen where a fireplace might have been. This is also known from inference from the basement where there is a foundation for a fireplace. He said these all indicate alterations to the property, but they were done very well, using older material. Bristow said Weitzel's report indicates that he found the property eligible for the National Register. The Commission needs to determine if each property meets Criteria A and B, with Criterion A being significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archeology, and culture, and Criterion B, possessing an integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship. She said for this property it would be related to not only the events that Weitzel outlined in his report, but also the people and the craftsmanship and skill exhibited in the architecture. Bristow said the property needs to meet at least one of Criteria C, D, E, or F. Staff recommends it meets both C and D. Criterion C is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history such as the history of craftsmanship and salvaging, but also the issue with the Spanish flu. Criterion D, associated with the lives of persons significant in our past, the Hohenschuhs who were active in Iowa City society. Boyd opened and closed the public hearing with no comments. Builta thought this application was stretching the idea of historic versus old. He felt it was an old house and wanted to know what made the residents historic. He thought every house at some point had immigrants. He did not believe the remodeling had historic value. Bristow noted the relationships between the immigrant families and how they were intermarrying between the Germans and the Czech and there was this intermingling that was also related to the breweries in that area. It was not only those connections, but also the fact that this was an enclave of a specific group of Czech and German immigrants who were related to the beer trade, related to things like the Foxhead Tavern. She said it's not like the family from the Hohenschuh Mortuary that's on the National Register right now, but they were so well known in society that their comings and goings and daily activities appeared in the paper regularly. While we, looking back at history, might not see them as the most standout people like we would some of the other builders and some of those types of people, at that time they were well known enough to be society figures. Their local fame within our community and the ties to the buildings in that area, along with the fact that this building has an integrity of construction and design that, while it has changed over time, had achieved historic significance. Weitzel's report and site inventory forms fully developed the argument for this significance and presented it in detail. Boyd thought landmarking this building, is appropriate in part because its owner would like us to do so and also because it fit the criteria. Bristow said the City contracted with an independent consultant who had professional qualifications to further investigate and prove that the property met the requirements and was eligible. Bristow said the City requests the designation in order to protect the properties from demolition or inappropriate future remodel retaining the integrity of at least these two houses in this historic neighborhood. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 4 of 12 Karr stated he shared some of the concerns that had been brought up. He was trying to figure out the City's motivation. Boyd said the City was already in negotiations with people to buy these houses as landmarks. Bristow said last fall, before the consultant was hired, the City put out a request for proposals to seek people interested in purchasing and using both houses for commercial properties, not residential. A number of proposals were put in and the City has been in talks with various groups. Since then, the consultant was hired and he has done his work determining their landmark eligibility. When the timing was discussed, the potential owners always knew that the properties would come up for landmark designation if eligible. Bristow said it was always the City's intention to landmark the properties. Boyd said the folks that have interest in them are nonprofits. The idea, from the City's perspective, was to buy them, help make a transition from more heavily commercial districts into neighborhoods by preserving the buildings that were there and think of a different use for them. They had a lot of interest from a lot of different nonprofits. The idea was to help support nonprofits. It wasn't just to purchase them as historic landmarks. There was a bunch of other priorities. Agran thought it was helpful to remember this isn't just being approved solely on one of those criteria. It is meeting multiple criteria. He said if you are searching for our City's story and our City's history, you will find it in a structure that is 120-130 years old. Agran noted a consultant has said that it meets those qualifications and there happen to be other benefits, which are outside the scope of this organization. Is this the most notable house in Iowa City? No, but it is really well preserved. It meets the criteria. Agran did not believe that Iandmarking a property would somehow make it less marketable or relevant. He said those who submitted the RFIs for these properties were interested in having them as historic properties and celebrating them. Builta said he was concerned that the designation was no longer about the historic worth to the community. Boyd said some of the conversation taking place was about the larger context of other things happening with these properties, but the Commission's task was to decide if they meet enough of the criteria to landmark them. Burford said she was willing to talk about the larger scope. She said historic buildings have had difficulty in Iowa City working with zoning to permit the use of a residence for a more creative use. There has been a lot of resistance to that. She thought in this case they are trying to break down that barrier and find a way to demonstrate how an historic structure or a residence can be used creatively. Part of that, fortunately, is that both buildings do demonstrate they have significant enough historic value and integrity to support that concept. Bristow explained Iowa City historic districts encapsulate neighborhoods that includes properties that are individually eligible for landmark status, whether on National Register or locally. Then we have properties that just contribute to the district. We have properties that do not contribute because either they were built in an inconsistent era, depending on the district, or they have been altered significantly. Then we have non -historic buildings. Within our districts there are HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 5 of 12 contributing buildings that we would never locally landmark, even if the owner came to us. We would not say it is eligible because it is just contributing to the district. It contributes to the story of the neighborhood, but it does not have enough significance individually. At the same time, if a property owner outside of a district came to us and wanted to locally landmark their property, we would have to look at it, just like we did with these. If you had a private owner who wanted to locally landmark their property somewhere in town and it was eligible, it would be hard for the Commission to say no to that owner. Pitzen asked what craftsmanship was in the trim and why it was assumed to have been salvaged. He thought it looked like something that could have been bought from a millwork factory. Regarding the craftsmanship, Weitzel said the trim was installed very well. It goes through every closet. It goes through every doorway. There is no fireplace in the main room. In 1904 you would have had a fireplace in this size of house and given the status and wealth of the family. The footing, again, is there for the fireplace so it's been sealed over. It's gone, but there's no break in the trim across the front of that fireplace, so it's been installed later. Weitzel said Frank Hervert worked for a couple different firms that did brand new development. They also specialized in remodeling houses and updating them. He would have had a ready supply of trim work pulled out of old houses that people were updating to make them more modern, which would make it less historic in those cases. But in this case, he salvaged that trim and he's put it in a very skilled way, into his own house. Pitzen said he was a bit conflicted but believed he would say yea Karr said he was still completely on the fence because he could see both sides of this. He understood the criteria to vote on. Boyd asked if he would feel differently if the owner wasn't the City. Karr thought partly yes. He said he loved the idea of a nonprofit and said he would love to have his office in a landmark. He also loved the idea of buffering the north side. He said he would be completely on board and not conflicted at all if it was privately owned and that person said I want it. Agran said he has only lived in Iowa City during a relatively stable time of demolition. Since he has lived here, the houses that house businesses and provide that buffer to downtown, whether it's the workers' cottages, whether it's the three houses that were demolished on Washington Street, whether it's any number of other ones, those places and those buffers that we so closely associate with the identity of Iowa City are very few and far between. He said this is a party that is interested in landmarking. They are selling to parties that are interested in being in a house like this. Agran said when reading the report, it meets the criteria. If the property owner said we really, really do not want to landmark this, and of course sometimes we still do, you must make a stronger case to get that super majority from Council, but that's not the situation here. I think that does set it apart, in addition to the greater context of what we're preserving in terms of the buffers to the neighborhoods in Iowa City. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 6 of 12 MOTION: Burford moved to approve the designation of the Hohenschuh-Hervert House at 225 North Gilbert Street, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria A, B, C, and D. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 5-1 fnav Builtal. IlllmImmImum I►[ell mew_1NA1►1ULTA /_Ia:4Q=11Eel ►/_\r[.L Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House. 229 North Gilbert Street Weitzel this property is not eligible for Criterion C, which is architectural significance, because of the vinyl siding. He said Clara Dostal married Christian Hohenschuh. Christian's brother was William Hohenschuh, associated with the historic mortuary on Linn Street. He was the county coroner. Christian served as deputy coroner for a couple years. Both were well known. They hired Jacob Hotz, who is a builder of many buildings in Iowa City, to build this house. The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House at 229 North Gilbert Street retains historic integrity and possess historic significance under criterion A for association with events related to broad patterns of our local history. He said the photos will illustrate the historic integrity of the building. Weitzel presented and discussed a series of slides. Slide 1: Exterior of the house. As second - generation immigrants, Christian and Clara Hohenschuh were part of the northside neighborhood immigrant community. Christian was a German -American Catholic and Clara's family was Czech -American Catholic. Their daughter also married a member of the northside Czech immigrant community, and he happened to be the nephew of Emma Harvat, who this hall is named for. Their daughter Loretta married an American -born man from Cedar Rapids who was a postal carrier, so there was some assimilation. Christian and Clara were frequently the subject of society columns and other items in the newspaper. Christian worked at the St. James Hotel on Clinton Street where he had a shop with Carrie Wieneke. When his health got bad, he sold his share, but he continued to work there the rest of his life until he was too ill to work. As a result, he was part of the University community. People came there and shopped at his store. He was always in the society columns for something, often his health. They entertained visitors in their homes and appeared to have been well known and well liked. There was one event in the paper where they had a card game and 400 people in their house. Slide 2 showed the interior stairway. Both families appear to have been fairly wealthy. Christian grew up in a merchant's home across the street from his adult home at 229 Gilbert Street. Clara was the daughter of a skilled artisan and merchant in the brewery business. They held other property prior to purchasing the north third of lot 1, block 58, which is the same property the Wentz house is on, so all three of these properties were on lot 1, block 58. They hired the firm of Jacob J. Hotz to construct the house in 1898. Slide 3: Hotz, who was invested in numerous businesses, as well as being an alderman and county clerk, also circulated in the northside German immigrant community. Though he was from New York, he was a second -generation German American. His family had immigrated from Germany before he was born. It is unproven, but likely his influence helped get the house published in a promotional publication featuring Iowa City businesses. The building appeared on one page with several other buildings built by Hotz's company around 1898. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 7 of 12 The next slide showed an illustration in what's called The Commercial Magazine, volume 1, number 1, was for Iowa City, IA. Weitzel was not able to find any other versions of it. This lithograph -filled publication is available at the historical society. Following an early retirement due to Christian's health, the Hohenschuh family left their home for Denver, where Clara's family had retired. Dostal was the owner of the Iowa Brewing Company, which is where Bluebird is now. When they returned, they built a second home adjacent to the first home, as we just discussed, but one that was still on one level for Chris' health apparently. When Christian died of influenza outbreak in 1918, Clara returned to 229 North Gilbert Street and lived there with her daughter. Slide 4: Clara eventually sold the house to Mary, who fairly quickly divested of it to a long-term tenant who was Mary Keating. Mary Keating was a second -generation Irish immigrant, prominent in the history of Veterans' Administration Hospital. Weitzel again pointed out the high level of historic integrity in the interior of this building. At this time, it is not possible to make a recommendation regarding Criterion C because of the vinyl siding on the outside. At the point the vinyl siding is removed, it could be re-evaluated for architecture under Criterion C. Weitzel said he spoke with the State Historic Preservation Office about that assessment and they agreed that the integrity on the inside is superb. The exterior, unfortunately, has vinyl siding and that would generally not warrant Criterion C evaluation, but they do list properties that are criterion A without consideration of the siding on the outside when you have a high level of context and also integrity on the interior. Weitzel said at this time, only Criterion A can be recommended despite being a very good interior of the house. Karr wondered how much siding needed to be removed to determine Criterion C eligibility. Weitzel said only couple pieces. He said the goal would be to establish that the wood is there. Sometimes people work too hard and they take the wood siding off before they put on the vinyl siding. Bristow said Staff was confident the wood siding is still under there. While not included, Staff feels that it meets E, because if you look at even the photograph of it with the vinyl siding and compare it to the published image, there is a high chance that nothing has changed on this house. You can see detailing such as the curve that's in the gable front window that's in the published image that still exists now. Some of those details would be so much easier to square off and simplify and cover with vinyl, so since they still show Staff is confident that E is met here, at least enough for us at the local level. The National Register always has a little bit more stringent qualifications than we would with any property. In this case, the Commission could decide it meets E and Staff would agree with that. The vinyl siding is the only thing that would cause a problem at the National Register level. Pitzen asked if the windows were wrapped with anything. Weitzel said they had been wrapped in aluminum. Karr noted they looked recessed from the picture. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 8 of 12 Builta said this does not meet requirement A at all. He did not believe the people to have historical value, even if they were great people. Boyd opened and closed the public hearing. MOTION: Burford moved to approve the designation of the Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House, 229 North Gilbert Street, as an Iowa Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: Criteria A, B, and C. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 5-1 (nay Builta). CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: 219 South Summit Street— College Hill Conservation District (garage demolition). Bristow explained this is a difficult case because the work has already been completed and the Commission must review it as if it is not yet complete. This is a contributing house in the College Hill Conservation District. Bristow shared an image from 2017, as well as a current picture. She received a great number of calls about the roof on this property because it was recently covered in agricultural metal roofing. Bristow said roofs are not regulated in conservation districts, if they were this type of roof would not be appropriate on an historic property and is the reason why we do regulate roofs in Historic districts. Bristow said that the reason this house is before the Commission is that the garage, originally built with the house, had been demolished, work completed without a permit. She shared Assessor photos from 2009 and 2012 showing the garage in good condition. In 2010 the Housing inspector said the garage and house needed to be painted. This work was completed. Photos from 2017 show portions of the garage that did not exhibit deterioration. The application for the demolition that the owners recently submitted claimed that they sought approval of demolition based on deterioration of the garage. Bristow said that while we do not have photos of the garage immediately prior to the demolition, past photos did not show evidence of deterioration. She said Housing inspectors visit this property as often as they visit any other rental property and had only pointed out a need for painting that one time. Nothing else was ever mentioned about the garage. Bristow noted things that typically would indicate deterioration of a garage, including cracking slabs, settling where the garage becomes out of plumb and water can get in, and deterioration of the door. She noted some waviness of the remaining retaining wall, but it wasn't certain if that happened during demolition or not. She noted there was a curb where the door met the concrete to protect it from moisture. Despite this, if the door had deteriorated, they could have sought approval to replace the door. Bristow said it is not known why they removed the garage. It could have been so they can create an extra parking pad. It was a small garage. They claim it was 9 x 10. If it was 9 x 10 and the Commission denied their application, they could be required to reconstruct it because that HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 9 of 12 doesn't need setbacks. It was actually a 10 x 20 garage so zoning code will not allow this garage to be reconstructed. She said the Commission needs to decide if they would have approved the demolition of this garage. Approval of demolition of a significant outbuilding needs to be based on the fact that it is structurally unsound. If the Commission would approve it, then the vote should be to approve their application and they would be sent a certificate of appropriateness. They would apply for a demolition permit, pay the fee, and we would be done. If the Commission determines they cannot approve this, we send them a denial of certificate of appropriateness, they receive a citation for doing a demolition within an historic district and pay court costs. Since it is a rental property, it is a citation that goes against their record. It might be the only one they have, but that's the extent of what happens here. Staff has not found any sign that this garage has ever been deteriorated beyond needing painting, and that was done the following year. Boyd noted the only thing the Commission should consider is the application for demolition of the garage. The Commission should not take into consideration any possible consequences since it is already down. Burford asked if the owner was aware of the review. Bristow said the owner was told she needed to put in an application for a demolition permit and she was sent a copy of the Staff report. She knew she wasn't supposed to take down the garage. Bristow spoke with the owner this morning. Historic preservation regulations and housing and building permit regulations do not allow lack of knowledge or ignorance as an excuse to not meet requirements. MOTION: Agran moved to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the garage demolition project at 219 South Summit Street as presented in the application. Karr seconded the motion. The motion failed on a vote of 0-6. REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff Review. 409 Grant Street— Longfellow Historic District (retaining wall reconstruction). This property is noncontributing. It is an infill property that needed review because the retaining walls are attached to the house, related to the architecture of the house, and necessary in order to have a garage on the house - historically always there. The contractor hopes to tie them back with pins and plates, but that might not happen or solve the problem, so they sought approval to reconstruct if needed. Minor Review— Staff Review. 1121 Seymour Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (roof shingle replacement). Bristow said this was not a certificate of no material effect solely because they had inappropriate three -tab shingles and they are putting on appropriate architectural shingles. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 10 of 12 412 North Linn Street— Northside Historic District (roof shingle replacement on bay). Bristow explained that for 412 North Linn Street the contractor put in an application to replace the original cedar shingles on the tiny little bump -out. The application was approved even though it will remove some of the only original material still left on this house. Even so, Bristow noted this house could be contributing if it had its porch reconstructed. 718 North Johnson Street— Brown Street Historic District (site stair railing installation). Bristow noted this property is in a little row of very well cared for houses. The owner wanted to put in a handrail to help her personal accessibility at her site stairs. When Staff reviewed the site and the neighboring properties, everybody had a slightly elaborate little black handrail, so Staff did approve her to have a little more craftsman detailing than typical because it fit in with the neighborhood and it is in an historic district. 919 East Washington Street — College Hill Conservation District (site stair and railing replacement). The property management company for this property and the neighboring property, 923 East Washington Street, is replacing the concrete site stairs and the handrails on both with a simple black metal rail. 923 East Washington Street — College Hill Conservation District (site stair and railing replacement). 426 North Gilbert Street— Northside Historic District (garage roof shingle replacement). Bristow said this application is just to replace the shingles on the garage. They are putting on the proper shingles so, once the house needs to be reshingled, it will match the garage. 701 East College Street— College Green Historic District (house and garage roof shingle replacement). This is a key property in the College Green Historic District. This house has been having some work done over the past couple years, including recent painting and picking out a little bit of the detailing about the windows. Now it is reroofed. The garage is being reshingled, as well. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR MAY 9, 2019 MOTION: Karr moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's May 9, 2019 meeting. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR MAY 23, 2019 MOTION: Agran moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's May 23, 2019 meeting. Pitzen seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Retiring Commissioner. Bristow thanked retiring Commissioner, Zach Builta, for his service, noting he was the first University student to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission in recent years. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 11 of 12 Builta said he was happy to have participated. He said it was great to get to know the Commissioners and his community. He noted we all want the best for Iowa City. Clinton Street/Railroad Depot District. Bristow said all the property owners have decided to contest having their district listed on the National Register with the State, so it will be proceeding as a determination of eligibility only. It will go through the State review and the National Park Service review so they can make that determination of eligibility. Boyd and Bristow noted once eligibility is determined, if there were new property owners who purchased from the current property owners, they could go back and seek a National Register listing for that district. Special Meeting. Bristow said there would be no meeting on July 11 th. She wanted to know if Commissioners would be available for a special meeting on July 25th, if needed. At the time of this meeting, no applications had been received needing urgent approval. Officers. Builta reminded the Commission they would need a new vice -chair. Bristow agreed an officer election was needed. She will check the by-laws to see if it must be done at their next meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Builta moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Agran. The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by Judy Jones HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION June 13, 2019 Page 12 of 12 :161C.1X1[do w:7�9:I;W-111 [.7.[K.]►•I►•A1W.-I s]• ATTENDANCE RECORD 2018-2019 TERM 8/9 8/23 9/13 10/11 11/08 12/13 1/10 2/14 3/14 4/11 5/09 5/23 6/13 NAME EXP. 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