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Item 7C - Update Memo DATE: June 1, 2016 TO: Landmarks Board FROM: James Hewat, Marcy Cameron SUBJECT: Update Memo Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month City Council read a Declaration of May as Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month on May 3. On May 9, the owners of recent landmarks and notable recent historic preservation projects were recognized at the annual Heritage Roundtable Awards Ceremony at Chautauqua. The Landmarks Board recognized the restoration and additions to 1815 Mapleton, 615 Spruce, 1029 Broadway (Evans Scholars House) and the Boulder Jaycees Depot. The event was attended by about 90 people. Landmarks Board Lecture Series – Ode to a Persian Garden and Bike Tour The board hosted a lecture, “Ode to a Persian Garden” by William Bechoffer on April 13 at the Boulder Library Canyon Theater. Approximately 30 people attended. On Friday, May 13, Marcy Cameron led a bicycle tour through the Highland Lawn and Mapleton Hill historic districts. It was attended by about 35 people. Landmarks Board members, James Hewat, and Oscar Segue- Andrade, an intern with GO-Boulder, contributed to the success of the tour. Certified Local Government Grant – Historic Resource Survey Plan Ron Sladek of Tatatanka Historic Associates Inc. has been hard at work assessing Boulder’s current survey records and writing a Draft Survey Plan. On April 19, a working group and Landmarks Board subcommittee convened to provide feedback on the current records and resource types and research themes that should be prioritized in the furture. On May 11, the Survey Plan information was presented at the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Open House to gather feedback. The next working group meeting will be held on May 24. Update at meeting. Civic Area Glen Huntington Band Shell/Atrium Building The Civic Area webpage has been updated to provide current information on the historic resources in the Civic Area. The Band Shell Update (May 2016) provides an update to the Band Shell. On May 17, the Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a community volunteer event to paint the band shell seats. Other scheduled events for the Civic Area can be found under “Activation (Events + Site Improvements + Safety)” on the main Civic Area webpage. Certified Local Government Grant – NAPC Conference The city has received a CLG grant for two board members and a staff member to attend the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum in Mobile, AL from July 27-31, 2016. Session information will be posted April 1st, 2016 on the NAPC website: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1772691 University Hill Commercial District – National Register Nomination On Dec. 8, the City Council reviewed the University Hill Reinvestment Strategy Update (click for memo). As part of the strategy, the city is pursing National Register designation for the commercial district. Update at meeting. Comprehensive Planning and Sustainability Calendar - See attached. 1102 Pearl Street, 05.17.2016 Pre-Application Comments Historic District Considerations: The property is located at a key intersection at the west end of the Pearl Street Mall in the Downtown Historic District. Demolition of the existing building and subsequent new construction requires review by the Landmarks Board in a public hearing per 9-11-12 of the Boulder Revised Code. Southeast corner of 11th and Pearl Streets 1896 The 1883 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map indicates that a saloon was located in the one and one-half story frame building at the southeast corner of Pearl and 11th Street (then addressed as 348 Pearl Street) probably run by Louis Garbarino, with rooms for rent in the rear. By 1895 a butcher’s shop, the People’s Market, owned and operated by Eli P. Metcalf & Joseph Hocking, was located in the west side of the building. By 1901, Metcalf had retired, and Hocking was sole proprietor of People’s Market. The east portion of the building remained as a saloon until at least 1906, by which time the market had been converted into a restaurant. 1100 Pearl was vacant following Hocking’s death until sometime around 1916, when Belshe C. Garbarino opened an automobile garage. A brick building with stepped parapet was constructed 1927, the year in which it appears in a series of photographs. The west side was occupied by Garbarino’s Auto and the east side by the Colorado Fruit Company. Garabino’s Auto 11th and Pearl Streets, 1928 Garbabino operated the garage until about 1930, when the Ardourel brothers, Joseph C. and J. F., took over the until the early 1940’s. For the next 18 years the site was home to a wide variety of auto shops, garages, and automotive dealerships, none of which lasted for more than five years. Building permit records provide evidence that the building was damaged in a fire sometime shortly before 1957. This damage probably accounted for removal of the stepped brick parapet and replacement with the current concrete block parapet when it reopened as Arnold Brother’s Sports Car center in 1959. Arnold’s Sports Car Center, 11th and Pearl Streets, 1959 In 1960, owner Christopher G. Garbarino applied to remodel the garage into Walt & Hanks Tavern which opened in 1961. It appears the corner was enclosed and the storefront was blocked-in and stuccoed. Brick pillars from the 1920s construction are still visible on the west side of the building. 1102 Pearl Street would continue as Walt and Hanks until 1976, when, following another remodel, the building became the home of Old Chicago Restaurant. Few changes appear to have occurred to the building since that time. Because the building is located in the Downtown Historic District and demolition and new construction is being contemplated, review by the Landmarks Board in a public hearing is required. While the existing building appears to be have been altered to the point that it has lost its integrity and it may be considered non-contributing to the historic district, assessing proposed demolition and new construction would be subject to review through the Landmark Alteration Certificate process. Because of its scope and prominent location on the mall, we strongly recommend that the applicant meet with staff to discuss the proposal at the conceptual level (location, height, mass, scale, etc.) and that design development proceed prior to submittal for review by the Landmarks Board and or Planning Board. Staff also encourages the applicant to consider a two-story building which takes design cues from the brick Garbarino Auto Building. The simple brick form, handsome stepped parapet, and transparency of the storefront of that building may translate well to retail/restaurant uses in a building that references history of the site in mass and scale, as well as simplicity of design and proportion. Staff does not recommend a tower element or chamfered corner as shown in the pre-application renderings and considers the overall mass and scale of the design to be inconsistent with the character of historic buildings in the streetscape.