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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD16351BILL NO. 2023-011 SPONSORED BY Councilmember Mealy ORDINANCE NO. 110357 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, DESIGNATING 1310 MORELAND AVENUE AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8-42 of the City Code, the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission (CJHPC) is required to evaluate properties within the City for potential designation as historic landmarks; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8-44 of the City Code, a property is eligible for landmark designation if the CJHPC determines that it meets any of the following criteria: 1. Its character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the community, county, state or nation. 2. Its location as a site of significant local, county state or national event. 3. Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development of the community, county, state or nation. 4. Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials. 5. Its identification as a work of a master builder, designer, architect, or landscape architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the community, county, state or nation. 6. Its embodiment of elements of design, detailing, materials, or craftsmanship that render it architecturally significant. 7. Its embodiment of design elements that make it structurally or architecturally innovative. 8. Its unique location or singular physical characteristics that make it an established or familiar visual feature. 9. Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure, including, but not limited to, farmhouses, gas stations or other commercials with a high level of integrity or architectural significance. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8-45 of the City Code, Luke and Gretchen Vislay, owner of 1310 Moreland Avenue, applied for designation as a local historic landmark; and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission found that 1310 Moreland Avenue meets Criterion 1-4 and 6-8 of Section 8-44 of the City Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8-42 of the City Code, the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission has recommended this property for designation as a historic landmark. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The property at 1310 Moreland Avenue is hereby designated as a historic landmark. Section 2. The City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to cause the appropriate plaque to be provided to the owners of sites designated as Landmarks. Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. Passed: Ju 5, O23 Presiding 0 ATTEST: Approved: g'12-5 Mayor i water APPROVED AS TO FORM: Acting City Attorney Staff Report Property Address 1310 Moreland Avenue Local Historic District Located just outside of Moreau Dr. Historic District Proposed Project Landmark Designation Award Application date February 15, 2023 Project Description: The house at 1310 Moreland Avenue was built in 1927 on lots owned by some of Jefferson City’s original developers of the area, Dr. Louis Ott and George Wagner. Ott and Wagner partnered to buy the Lincoln farm and this property was platted in 1916 to develo p the Fairmount Place Subdivision which included Moreland and Elmerine Avenues. The house itself is mission inspired stucco with a side-gabled roof and stepped parapets, which is an unusual feature for a home in the Jefferson City Area. The home is not a wood structure but was instead built on a foundation with 11” thick cement walls. Outside, a bridge over a dry creek bed compliments the back of the property along with a playhouse which repeats the design theme of the home. This playhouse was home to stories of Betty Goshorn Weldon, who, as a child, played there with her friends. Ms. Weldon, who occupied the house from 1947-1956 inherited the News Tribune when her father passed in 1953. She also became the paper’s publisher. She adopted her fathers dream of bringing a television station to this area in 1955. She became one of the first women to own and operate a television station, which she named KRCG after her father Robert C. Goshorn. The K designates any area west of the Mississippi. Ms. Weldon was also the founder of Callaway Hills Stables, which is one of the most successful privately-owned American Saddlebred breeding operations in the world. This property meets 1-4, 6,7,8 of the criteria for nomination for a Landmark Designation. Staff recommends approval of the Landmark Designation Application for 1310 Moreland Avenue. , . ' -.. 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 Pres ervation 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 2_? annually. Please fill out the below information in comp l ete detail. Pleas e 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@jeffcitymo .org . If you have questions please call 573-634-6410. Contact Information: Own e r: ____;,=..;Lu_=-=4-----'I~{;;....:...=..K f!Jd..<....::.t:::.:L....!.....<J~:........::c/J;..:.....::....!; J )c.::.=.~7f=-------­ Address: /3;0 /!o'rf /afl(} 1/v-f . ::fifl?r.Sm &.1y= !J/0 b S'"J O/ ContactPerson: {jre fc !Lpr-> PhoneNo. ~73 -f:,)CJ-.J/Db Emai l Address: f/1 In a // m )(@ ~Ct ,/. ~ Will the owner displa y the plaque on the building? ~es 0 No (if no pl ease exp lain) Property Information: Hi storic Name (if known) /J [/}'t..,L /chown I YearBuilt /9oL.7 Hi story & Significance, include details such as builder, unique facts of previous owners Attach additional pages if necessary: I am the owner of this property and am aware of this application for Landmark Award and agree to accept the a a d if nominated by the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission: .t -15'<:>2 3 Date Indi vidual s s hould contact the ADA Co ordinato r a t (5 73 )63 4-6570 to reques t accommodations or alternative fo rm ats a s required under the Americans wi th Disabiliti es Ac t. Please al low three bu siness days to process the requ est. ! APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION LANDMARK DESIGNATION AWARD 1310 MORELAND AVENUE The house at 1310 Moreland Avenue was built in 1927 on lots owned by some of Jefferson City's original developers of this area, Louis and Hilda Ott and George and Ada Wagner. The lots were In the area now known as the Moreau Drive Historic District. The house itself is mission inspired stucco with side-gabled roof and stepped parapets, an unusual feature for a home in the Jefferson City area. Vet the interior of the home is quite traditional with beautiful woodwork trim, French doors throughout, a telephone nook, archways, glass doorknobs, and working fireplace. It has a projected entrance with the doors being original to the home. Sidelights accent the sides of the exterior and interior door frames. The arched outside door frame Is again repeated inside the foyer and on the interior entrance leading Into the front living space which is surrounded by leaded glass. The home is not a wood structure but was instead built on a foundation and has 11" thick cement walls. Floors are metal screen covered with cement. Its present use remains the same as its historic use as a family home. Its cement construction gives one the impression that it was built to withstand severe weather especially tornadoes, but that is merely a guess from the current owners I Outside a bridge over a dry creek bed compliments the back of the property along with a playhouse which repeats the design of the home. The playhouse has been restored after many years of neglect. Playmates from years ago share their stories about the little playhouse in which Betty Goshorn Weldon would invite her friends to come and spend an afternoon. The Goshorns', owners of the Jefferson City News Tribune, occupied the house from 1947 to 1956. Betty Goshorn Weldon inherited the Tribune when her father died in 1953 and became the paper's publisher. She adopted her father's dream regarding bringing a television station to the area and succeeded in doing so. She aptly named the station KRCG after her father, ,Robert~-§oshorn, using the initials of his name. She became one of the first women to own and operate a television station. After the Goshorns, the home had 5 more owners, one of whom was Sidna P. Dalton. Sidna was a lawyer and served as Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney from 1927-28 and 1931-34, Justice of the MO State Supreme Court from 1950-65, and was Chief Justice of the MO Supreme Court from 1956 to 1958. He was also the brother of MO Governor John Dalton. The Daltons lived in the home from 1959 to 1966. It has been occupied since 2002 by Luke and Gretchen Vislay who have worked tirelessly to lovingly restore and enhance as many original features in the home as possible in addition to updating it to current standards with appropriate electrical, lighting, plumbing, and heating and cooling.