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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021-03-09 packetNOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND TENTATIVE AGENDA` City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission Tuesday, March 9, 2021 — 6:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting-WebEx https://ieffersoncity.webex.com/jeffersoncity_/j.php?MTID=mc81187184524c2de8a84fl e2eal l a92f Join by Phone -+14043971516 US Toll Access Code -187 0510213 Password -1234 TENTATIVE AGENDA 1. Introductions and Roll Call 2. Procedural Matters • Determination of quorum • Call for cases • Receive and review requests for continuance • Receive requests for reordering the agenda • Format of hearing • List of exhibits 3. Adoption of Agenda (as printed or reordered) 4. Approval of February 9, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes 5. Communications Received 6. New Business a. Landmark Awards i. Perry Scott Rader House- 504-506 E. Capitol ii. Tanner House- 630 Broadway 7. Other Business a. Historic Preservation Code Update 8. Dates to Remember a. Next Regular Meeting Date, April 13, 2021 9. Adj ournment Individuals should contact the ADA Coordinator at (573) 634-6570 to request accommodations or alternative formats as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please allow three business days to process the request. Please call 573-634-6410 for information regarding agenda items City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission Minutes Regular Meeting — Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Virtual WebEx Meeting Commission Members Present Donna Deetz, Chairperson Alan Wheat, Vice Chairperson Tiffany Patterson Gail Jones Brad Schaefer Michael Berendzen Gregory Bemboom Mary Schantz Commission Members Absent Steven Hoffman Council Liaison Present Laura Ward Staff Present Rachel Senzee, Neighborhood Services Supervisor Karlie Reinkemeyer, Neighborhood Services Specialist Dustin Birch, Associate City Counselor Guests Present Frank Underwood Call to Order Ms. Deetz called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Attendance Record 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 Attendance Record 0 of 1 Adoption of Agenda Mr. Wheat moved and Ms. Jones seconded to adopt the agenda as reordered. The motion passed unanimously. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes Mr. Berendzen moved and Ms. Patterson seconded to approve the minutes from the December 8, 2020 Regular Meeting as written. The motion passed unanimously. Communication Received Ms. Senzee stated that the City received two National Register nominations from the State Historic Preservation Office. The nominations were for Simonsen High School, 501 E. Miller St., and Orchard Acres/Sugarbaker Property, 2113 W. Main St. Ms. Senzee explained that since the City of Jefferson is a Certified Local Government it is appropriate for the Historic Preservation Commission to comment on whether or not to approve the nominations. Ms. Senzee explained that the Historic Preservation Commission had the option to fill out the report form which would confirm that the commission agreed that Simonsen High School met the criteria of significance and that the property retains its integrity and historic character from its period of significance. Mr. Berendzen moved and Mr. Wheat seconded to confirm that Simonsen High Schools meets the criteria of significance for the National Register. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Patterson motioned and Ms. Jones seconded to amend the original motion in order to include that the property retains efficient integrity to convey its significance. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Deetz explained the motion to amend the original motion regarding the integrity and meets the criteria of significance. The motion to amend passed unanimously. Ms. Deetz moved and Mr. Wheat seconded to recommend that the property is significant, retains integrity, and is eligible for the National Register. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Senzee explained that the Historic Preservation Commission had the option to fill out the report form which would confirm that the commission agreed that Orchard Acres/Sugarbaker Property met the criteria of significance by being associated with the lives of persons significant in our past and by embodying the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. Ms., Senzee stated that the preparer of the application explained that Jefferson City does not have a lot of colonial revival properties. Ms. Schantz moved and Mr. Wheat seconded that the commission recommends that the property is significant, retains integrity, and is eligible for the National Register. The motion passed unanimously. Demolition Clearance Public Hearing (Over 100 Years Old)- 410 Union Street Ms. Senzee read the format of the public hearing and order of testimony. Ms. Senzee gave an overview of the staff report and explained that the property is owned by the Jefferson City School District. The demo request is to demolish a single-family residence at 410 Union Street. The residence was constructed in 1909. Ms. Senzee explained that the structure does not hold sufficient historical significance. Ms. Senzee stated that staff recommends to approve the demolition of 410 Union Street. Mr. Frank Underwood gave testimony explaining that the Jefferson City School District will be developing sport fields in the area. Mr. Berendzen motioned and Ms. Jones seconded to approve the demolition clearance application for 410 Union Street. The motion passed unanimously. Demolition Clearance Public Hearing (Over 100 Years Old)- 308 Case Avenue Ms. Senzee gave an overview of the staff report and explained that the request is to demolish a single-family residence at 308 Case Avenue. The structure was built in 1920. The property is owned by Capital Region Medical Center. Ms. Senzee explained that the property does not hold sufficient historical significance. Ms. Senzee explained that staff recommends approval of the demolition clearance application of 308 Case Avenue. Mr. Berendzen moved and Ms. Jones seconded to approve the demolition clearance application for 308 Case Avenue. The motion passed unanimously. Demolition Review (50-99 Years Old- 413 Case Avenue Ms. Senzee gave an overview of the staff report and explained the purpose of the request is to demolish a single-family residence located at 413 Case Avenue. The structure was built between 1929-1931 and is owned by the Jefferson City School District. Ms. Senzee explained that the property does not hold historical significance. Ms. Senzee stated that staff recommends approval of the demolition review application for 413 Case Avenue. Mr. Berendzen moved and Ms. Jones seconded to approve the demolition review application for 413 Case Avenue. The motion passed unanimously. New Business A. Section 106 Review- 627 Georgia Street Ms. Senzee explained that the 627 Georgia Street is potentially receiving Community Development Block Grant funds to put in a new heating and cooling system. Ms. Senzee stated that a Section 106 Review is necessary because of the use of federal funds. Mr. Berendzen motioned and Ms. Patterson seconded that adequate documentation has been provided and there will be no historic properties affected by the current project and is approved by this commission. The motion passed unanimously. Other Business A. Landmark Awards Ms. Senzee stated that the City is accepting Landmark Award applications until February 281 2021. The Historic Preservation Commission would vote on applications in March and the City Council will pass the applications in April. Dates to Remember A. Next Regular Meeting Date, March 9, 2021. Adjournment Mr. Berendzen moved and Mr. Wheat seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:37 p.m. The motion passed unanimously. LANDMARK AWARDS Perry Scott Rader House 504/506 E. Capitol Avenue The Perry Scott Rader House is an example of the Italianate Side Hall architectural style. The house was built as a single-family home on a lot once owned by Dr. William Bolton, a prominent local doctor. The builders of the home and exact date of construction are unknown. However, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps show the home existed in 1898. The original address of the home was 510 E. Main Street. At some time in its history, the house was divided into a first floor and second floor apartment, and the current addresses are 504 and 506 E. Capitol Avenue. Between 1898 and 1908, a porch was added to the northeast fagade of the house, and eventually, the porch was fully enclosed. In 2005, the property was listed as a contributing resource within the National Register of Historic Places -Capitol Avenue Historic District. The house serves as a private residence, and renovations are currently in progress. F_ Perry Scott Rader Several notable Missourians have owned and lived in the home. According to the Abstract of Title, John Thompson Clarke and his wife, Sarah "Sadie" Bolton, owned (and possibly built the house) the property from 1897 to 1901. Census records from 1900 show Frank Littleton Pitts rented the home while he held the office of Missouri State Treasurer. Lawyer and St. Louis Globe Correspondent, Joseph Harry Edwards and his wife, Mary Carter, purchased the home from the Clarkes and lived there until 1905. Perry Scott Rader and his wife, Julia Benetta Younger, owned the home from 1905 to 1935. Perry Scott Rader was Reporter of the Missouri Supreme Court and author of several history books about Missouri. One of which, Civil Government and History of Missouri, was used as a textbook in Missouri schools in the early 1900s. From 1949 to 1984, Henry William HIS and his wife Cleo Moon, owned the home. Henry Ells served as Jefferson City Clerk from 1929 to 1961. In 1986, former Missouri Department of Corrections Director, Thomas Whitecotton and his wife, Dee, purchased the home after living next door at Ivy Terrace for 20 years. The current owner of the Perry Scott Rader House is the Whitecotton's granddaughter, Meredith Rooney Cox. City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission Application for Nomination Landmark Designation Award We invite you to nominate your building/structure to be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission and designated as a local Landmark. See attached page for information about this award. This form must be completed by the owner of the property nominated and returned no later than February 28 annually. Please fill out the below information in complete detail. Please submit a current photo(s) of the property being nominated. If applicable, older photos may also be submitted. Return the application to: City of Jefferson, Landmark Designation Award, c/o Rachel Senzee, 320 E. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or email to rsenzeeCa@ieffcitymo.org. If you have questions please call 573-634-6410. Contact Information: Owner: Meredith Cox Address: 2866 N Centerwood Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72703 Contact Person: Meredith Cox Phone No. 479-236-2866 Email Address: cox_meredith@yahoo.com Will the owner display the plaque on the building? 0 Yes ❑ No (if no please explain) Property Information: Historic Name (if known) Perry Scott Rader House Year Built Pre 1898 History & Significance, include details such as builder, unique facts of previous owners Attach additional pages if necessary: Please see additional information. I am the owner of this property and am aware of this application for Landmark Award and agree to accept the award if nominated by the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission: �� Owner's Signature Date Individuals should contact the ADA Coordinator at (573)634-6570 to request accommodations or alternative formats as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please allow three business days to process the request. City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission Application for Nomination Landmark Designation Award What is the Landmark Designation Award? The Landmark Award is an honorary designation and is made by the City of Jefferson's Historic Preservation Commission which recognizes a property's historical significance and contribution to the community. Each year since 1994, the Commission recognizes several buildings or properties as Landmark Award properties. Properties that have received the Landmark Award represent the full range of Jefferson City's heritage and architectural style. The properties include governmental properties, educational institutions, residences, retail stores, manufacturing properties, houses of worship, and freestanding monuments. Some have been restored to their original use. Others have been restored and put to new uses. Some are part of the State's park system. Others have not been restored or preserved. Whatever their condition or use, the Commission truly appreciates the willingness of the individual property owners to allow their properties to be recognized for the historic and architectural contribution they make to our community. Applications submitted by the property owner are reviewed at the Historic Preservation Commission's March regular meeting where the review process begins and evaluated by the following criteria: • The historic, architectural or cultural significance of the property, as those terms are defined under the City's preservation ordinance • The type of property involved, including its historic use and its present use • The location of the property, including the overall historical context of the area and the property's contribution to the area and surrounding properties • The historic architectural integrity of the property, including whether efforts have been made to preserve or restore the property • Whether the property is endangered Final selections of the awardees are then designated by the City Council, each by separate ordinance. In May of each year during the City's Preservation Week activities, the awards are presented to the owners along with a Designated Landmark plaque for permanent display on the building or property. After a landmark or historic district is designated by ordinance, each application for building permit within the area so designated referred to the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission for review at a regularly scheduled meeting. This process is only intended as an opportunity for the Historic Preservation Commission to advise property owners with means and methods of historic preservation. Individuals should contact the ADA Coordinator at (573)634-6570 to request accommodations or alternative formats as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please allow three business days to process the request. City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission Application for Nomination Landmark Designation Award We invite you to nominate your building/structure to be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission and designated as a local Landmark. See attached page for information about this award. This form must be completed by the owner of the property nominated and returned no later than February 29 annually. Please fill out the below information in complete detail. Please submit a current photo(s) of the property being nominated. if applicable, older photos may also be submitted. Return the application to: City of Jefferson, Landmark Designation Award, c/o Rachel Senzee, 320 E. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or email to rsenzee@ieffcitymo.ot&. If you have questions please call 573-634-6410. Contact Information.- Owner: nformation: Owner: iAi AA J 57s - 387.3 Contact Person: Iv`�� t )A � Phone No. Email Address: WifCk--It6 ( I &D gYYtc i I. C, L-, Will the owner display the plaque on the building? U�es ❑ No (if no please explain) Property Information: 1 , { Historic Name (if known) , Q V) h 2� sl k�U s2 Year Built S ct `Y— History & Significance, include details such as builder, unique facts of previous owners Attach additional pages if necessary: Se e— 0. t-�acLo— d I am the owner of this property and am aware of this application for Landmark Award and agree to accept the award if nominated by the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission: ,- Y'- '-5 Zen, Owner's Signature Date individuals should contact the ADA Coordinator at (573)634-6570 to request accommodations or alternative formats as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please allow three business days to process the request. Herman and Carolina Tanner House 630 Broadway The Tanner family has historically been one of the most important and best known families in Jefferson City's Munichburg. Brothers Jacob and Charles Tanner, immigrants in the 1850s from Jefferson City's partner city Munchberg in Bavaria, Germany, purchased and rebuilt Glover's Mill on the Moreau River in 1856 and operated it until it was destroyed by flood in 1858. The bridge over the Moreau River near that mill site was opened in 1868 (twice replaced) and -has ever since been known as Tanner Bridge, which in turn gave its name to Tanner Bridge Road, one of the arteries leading south from Jefferson City. The Tanner brothers moved to Jefferson City and built a brick, general merchandise store in 1858 on the corner of Dunklin and Jefferson Streets, which led to the establishment of that intersection as the business center of Munichburg. Jacob bought out his brother Charles who later built a foundry and machine shop to the south. Jacob's son, Herman Tanner, continued and enlarged the prosperous store to a position as the leading general store in Munichburg. Herman, married with children, moved from the Tanner residence attached to the store and built an imposing residence befitting his economic standing two blocks away, 630 Broadway. The Schwarzott block, the west side of the 600 block of Broadway, was subdivided and opened for development in 1887. Herman Franklin Tanner and wife Carolina (Lena)(nee Schubert) selected the lot at the south end of the block (630 Broadway), which they bought from Henry and Cillicia Schwarzott. They built their residence in 1894 and occupied in 1895 (a pregnancy and birth intervened). In the following years six more substantial brick residences, following HermanTanner's lead, filled in the lots on the rest of the block. The corner lot of the block went first because it was the most visible, therefore preferable, site for the residence of a prominent person. In 1912 the Jefferson City Post wrote that when the block is filled in it "will be the handsomest residence street in the city." Southsiders called the intersection of two of the Southside's major streets the "Tanner corner." Herman and wife Caroline, speaking both English and German, raised six children in the house. Herman died in 1930 and Caroline in 1951, age 91. Daughter Edith (aka Eda), never married, continued to live in the house until her death in 1966. Youngest daughter Edna married Larry Sullivan and the couple, who had no children, also lived in the house. Edna, widowed, died in 1978 and shortly after the property passed out of the Tanner family. Speculation was that the vacant house would be subdivided into apartments, but happily it was spared that fate by Dean Allen who acquired the property. In 1990 Mrs. Allen sold it to current owners Stan and Melva Fast. The Fasts admired the house for its age and beauty and began addressing water damage and other issues of neglect from the past century, including rebuilding all four chimneys as they were originally. They removed paint to restore the original woodwork to its natural beauty and updated the kitchen and bathrooms. The original configuration of rooms and stairway remained intact. The building, both interior and exterior, is now in excellent condition. According to Jeanette DeWyl Kassebaum, niece of Herman Tanner, A.W. Elsner was the architect who built the Tanner house in 1894, John V. Eveler did the stonework, and Jack Slate and Fred Buehrle, Jr. did the brick work. The outer walls of the house are twelve inches thick. Jane Beetem, in her 2002 nomination for placement on the National Register of Historic Places (as part of the Broadway-Dunklin Historic District), describes the house as "a 2 -story brick Queen Anne -influenced house with irregular plan and a 2 -bay fagade facing Broadway. This house is one of the more prominent homes in the neighborhood, due to its well-detailed architecture and highly visible location." The multi-colored, tile-floored front entrance is recessed behind an arch of rounded bricks. On the south side of the entrance is a large square window topped by a half-round stained glass window featuring the Tanners' ancestral Bavarian blue, and the ensemble is framed by rounded bricks. Its stone sill is supported by concrete brackets. Above it on the upper level is a double window with stone sill and lintel. Above the recessed entrance is a highly distinctive tall, single window also framed with rounded bricks, which opens onto a beautiful, symmetrical-designed, wrought-iron balcony, a signature of German-influence. The roof cornice on both street sides has decorative brackets highlighted by a Victorian-era multicolor paint scheme. The south side, facing Dunklin, has three windows on each floor, all with louvered shutters and all with stone sills and lintels that match the front fagade. The one-story brick portion of the back of the house, extends a few feet beyond to the south and adds interest to the simplicity of the house's otherwise rectangular plan. The north side, facing the adjacent house on Broadway, has around stained glass window close to the recessed front entry, which colorfully lights up the foyer at the base of the stairway inside the house. The house's back side has a rebuilt, one-story wooden porch with posts~ and-ra4img. The house sits on a foundation of cut stone. Arrangement of the high-ceiling rooms inside the house follows 1890 styles. A foyer opens to a hall that leads to the back of the house. To the left of the foyer and hall, when entering, are two parlors connected by an original pocket-door. The front parlor is the larger. Behind the second parlor are the dining room and kitchen. Original stairs in the foyer with the original railing and wooden post with ball newel lead to three second floor bedrooms. On the back side of the property is an outbuilding (it could have been a residential "alley house"), along an unnamed, ten-foot wide public right-of-way created when the Schwarzott property was subdivided into lots in order to provide access to the rear of the Broadway Street properties before cars. A distinctive, concrete "bunker" garage opens from Dunklin Street, so that only its front, street-level entrance is visible from the exterior. It was created by excavation into pliable loess when the 300 block of Dunklin Street was put through and lowered in 1925. Beetem further stated in 2002, "The house has been rehabilitated over a period of years and is in excellent condition... The house and outbuildings have retained their form, size, massing, fenestration pattern, materials, craftsmanship, and setting ... Rehabilitation efforts over the last several years have resulted in the house's current excellent condition." The Tanner House is worthy of Landmark designation because: 1. The Tanner House is prominent architecturally not only in Munichburg but also in Jefferson City for its Queen Anne style with architectural details, such as recessed entrance, iron balcony, stained glass windows, rounded brick windows, and detailed and painted cornices. Its construction in 1894 was a stimulus for the development of the rest of the historic 600 block of Broadway and likely other houses nearby. 2. It has been wonderfully preserved by its occupants, both the Tanners and the Fasts, the present owners. Its exterior is virtually the same as when built 127 years ago, and the interior has been restored as much as feasible, and upgraded for contemporary living. 3. It is highly visible, on a major, stoplight intersection in Munichburg and Jefferson City. 4. The Tanner House is the only remaining structure to bear visible witness to the Tanner family, one of the most important early entrepreneurs to develop Munichburg. (The Tanner machine shop is no longer recognized by that name.) The other named item remaining in the landscape is Tanner Bridge Road. 5. The Tanner name provides a historic, visible connection to Jefferson City's partner city MUnchberg, Germany. pr P Ott v. -� 4�fc s='iii_'_. s e� CISY r i i +' 7 Now, M � � is — a s s� Fid. R� �1