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Landmarks
Board
Meeting
December 1, 2021
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Agenda1.Call to Order
2.Approval of minutes from the November 3 and November 19 meetings
3.Public Participation for Non-Public Hearing Items
4.Discussion of Landmark Alteration, Demolition Applications issued and pending
•Statistical Report for November
5.Public Hearings:
A.1300 Canyon Blvd. –Landmark Designation
B.2130 22nd St. –Landmark Designation
C.2420 10th St. –Landmark Alteration Certificate Application
6.Matters from the Landmarks Board, Planning Department, and City Attorney
•Board discussion on annual letter to the City Council
7.Debrief Meeting / Calendar Check
8.Adjournment
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Link to dynamic map
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Statistical
Report
9Historic Preservation Applications Approved by Case Type (LAC) in November
Statistical
Report
10Historic Preservation Applications Approved by Case Type (Demo) in Nov.
Statistical
Report
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2019: 336 applications closed (336 by Nov. 29, 2019)
2020: 352 applications closed (330 by Nov. 29, 2020)
2021 to date: 333 applications closed
Historic Preservation Applications Reviewed and Closed by Year (to date)
Statistical
Report
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10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
2019 2020 2021
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November 2019: 32 applications
November 2020: 25 applications
November 2021: 33 applications
Historic Preservation Applications Received 2019 and 2020 vs. 2021
Statistical
Report
27 27
34
39
35
40
28
35
27
36
29
23
19
22
43
23
34
25
33
29
27
21
33
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
2015-2019 Average 2021
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5-year average for Sept.: 27 applications
5-year average for Oct.: 36 applications
5-year average for Nov.: 29 applications
Historic Preservation Applications Received Monthly
Statistical
Report
27 27
34
39
35
40
28
35
27
36
29
23
42
30 30
19
36
26
41
33
27
16
25
29
19
22
43
23
34
25
33
29
27
21
33
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Jan Feb March April May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
2015-2019 Average 2020 2021
14Historic Preservation Applications Received Monthly
5-year average for Sept.: 27 applications
5-year average for Oct.: 36 applications
5-year average for Nov.: 29 applications
Agenda
Item 5A
Public hearing and consideration of the proposal to
designate the property at 1300 Canyon Blvd. as an
individual historic landmark, pursuant to Section 9-11 -5
of the Boulder Revised Code 1981, and under the
procedures prescribed by chapter 1-3, “Quasi-Judicial
Hearings,” B.R.C. 1981.
Owner: City of Boulder
Applicant: Historic Boulder, Inc.
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Quasi-
Judicial
Public
Hearing
Procedure
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1.All speaking are sworn in
2.Board members note any ex parte contacts
3.Staff presentation; Board may ask questions of staff
4.Applicant presentation; Board may ask questions of applicant
5.Public hearing opened for public comment; the Board may ask
questions
6.Applicant response
7.Public hearing closed; Board discussion
8.A motion requires an affirmative vote of at least 3 members to
pass. Motions must state findings, conclusions, and
recommendation
9.A record of the hearing is kept by staff
Criteria for
Review
9-11 -5 (c)
B.R.C. 1981
Section 9-11 -5(c), B.R.C. 1981, Landmarks Board “shall determine
whether designation conforms with the purposes and standards in
Sections 9-11 -1, Legislative Intent, and 9-11 -2, City Council May
Designate Landmarks and Historic Districts.”
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ProcessAPRIL 7, 2015
APPLICATION
SUBMITTED
AUG. 5, 2015
LB INITIATION HEARING
DEC. 1, 2021
LANDMARKS BOARD
DESIGNATION HEARING
CITY COUNCIL 1ST AND
2ND READING
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Landmarks
Board
Options•Recommend designation to the City Council
City Council Public Hearing Within 100 days
(before March 11, 2022)
•Recommend Denial
Decision subject to 45-day call up period by the
City Council (Jan. 15, 2022)
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Property
Location
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Property
Description
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Property
Description
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Property
Description
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Property
Description
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Property
History
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Property
History
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Property
History
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Property
History
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Wagener’s private residence, 7060 Roaring Fork Trail, c.
1965-1985
Left: photo of Kittredge Complex, c. 1970. Right: Darley Commons, undated (since
demolished)
Property
History
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Left-right: Arvada, Fort Collins (c.1970), Greeley, Lakewood
(c.1962), Gunbarrel (2012), Longmont (2012). Photos
courtesy of the Wagener Collection at the Boulder
Carnegie Library for Public History, and Google Earth,
2015.
Property
History
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Interior view of Midland Federal Savings and Loans
building, 1300 Canyon, c. 1970
Criteria for Review
9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2 B.R.C. 1981
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1.Date of Construction: 1969
2.Association with Persons or Events: Modern
movement
3.Development of the Community: Midland Savings
& Loan
4.Recognition by Authorities: Len Segal and Michael
Paglia
Historic
Significance
Planning & Development Services | Landmark Designation
Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1965,
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1.Recognized Period or Style: Rustic Modern
2.Architect or Builder of Prominence: Hobart
Wagener
3.Artistic Merit: High standard of construction and
craft
4.Example of the Uncommon: Mid-Century Bank
5.Indigenous Qualities: Appearance of natural stone
walls
Architectural
Significance
Planning & Development Services | Landmark Designation
Architectural Rendering, 1965,
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1.Site characteristics: Commercial Building
2.Compatibility with Site: Downtown, Central Park
3.Geographic Importance: Visual landmark
4.Environmental Appropriateness: Integrated into
site
5.Area Integrity: Civic Area
Environmental
Significance
Planning & Development Services | Landmark Designation
Mt. Lutheran Calvary Church, 1965,
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Recommended
Landmark
Boundary and
Name
Name: Midland Savings and Loan -Atrium Building
Boundary: Follows the property lines
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Proposed
Plaque
Language
Midland Savings and Loan –Atrium Building
1969
Designed by noted architect Hobart Wagener, this building
embodies the characteristics of the Rustic Modern style,
including its pyramidal hipped roof, use of stone, integration
of indoors and outdoors and little ornamentation. Midland
Savings and Loans operated here until the early 1980s.
Designated a City of Boulder Landmark in 2022
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Recommended
Motion
The Landmarks Board recommends to the City Council
that it designate the property at 1300 Canyon Blvd. as a
local historic landmark, to be known as the Midland
Savings and Loan –Atrium Building,finding that it meets
the standards for individual landmark designation in
Sections 9-11-1 and 9-11-2, B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff
memorandum dated Dec. 1, 2021, as the findings of the
board.
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FindingsThe Landmarks Board finds, based upon the application and evidence presented, that the proposed designation application is consistent with the purposes and standards of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, in that:
1.The designation of the property will protect, enhance and perpetuate a property and buildings reminiscent of a past era and important in local and state history and preserves a significant example of architecture from the past.
2.The designation will maintain an appropriate setting and environment and will enhance property values, stabilize the neighborhood, promote tourist trade and interest and foster knowledge of the city’s living heritage.
3.The designation draws a reasonable balance between private property rights and the public interest in preserving the city’s cultural, historic and architectural heritage by ensuring that demolition of buildings important to that heritage will be carefully weighed with other alternatives.
4.The property proposed for designation has historic, architectural or aesthetic interest or value.
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Applicant
Presentation
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Pioneers of Modernism in Boulder
Hobart Wagener
(Midland Savings Bank)
Glen Huntington
James Hunter
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1st generation Modernist:Glen Huntington (1890 –1959)
2nd generation Modernist:James Hunter (1908 –1983)
2nd Generation Modernist:James Hunter with Hobart Wagener
3rd generation Modernist:Hobart Wagener (1921-2005)
Architecture contributions of the firm of Hobart Wagener: Schools
Architecture contributions of the firm of Hobart Wagener: Corporate headquarters -Ball Aerospace
Architecture contributions of the firm of Hobart Wagener: Churches
Architecture contributions of the firm of Hobart Wagener: University of Colorado buildings
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Historic design precedents:ancient Egypt and Mexico 53
Pyramid designs by Wagener:Home in Gunbarrel 54
Pyramid designs by Wagener:Commerce 55
Historic precedents:ancient Rome –the Pantheon 56
Design Symbolism –Banks and currency 57
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Impact of Savings &Loans in Boulder:“It’s a Wonderful Life”
In the 1950’s Boulder’s population grew by 12,000 people, from 25,000 to
37,000 and during the 1960s it grew by a whopping 29,000 to reach 66,000.
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Government Annex :A K A the Atrium Building 64
Potential adaptive re-use 65
Potential adaptive re-use 66
Potential adaptive re-use 67
Modern Architecture has shaped Boulder’s Spirit of Innovation.
Let’s work together to preserve the innovative legacy and landmark the Midland Savings /Atrium building.
Agenda
Item 5B
Public hearing and consideration of the proposal to
designate the property at 2130 22nd St. as an individual
historic landmark, pursuant to Section 9-11-5 of the Boulder
Revised Code 1981, and under the procedures prescribed by
chapter 1-3, "Quasi-Judicial Hearings," B.R.C. 1981.
Owner/Applicant: Rune Jensen and Leah Tsao
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Quasi-
Judicial
Public
Hearing
Procedure
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1.All speaking are sworn in
2.Board members note any ex parte contacts
3.Staff presentation; Board may ask questions of staff
4.Applicant presentation; Board may ask questions of applicant
5.Public hearing opened for public comment; the Board may ask
questions
6.Applicant response
7.Public hearing closed; Board discussion
8.A motion requires an affirmative vote of at least 3 members to
pass. Motions must state findings and conclusions
9.A record of the hearing is kept by staff
Criteria for
Review
9-11 -5 (c)
B.R.C. 1981
Section 9-11 -5(c), B.R.C. 1981, Landmarks Board “shall
determine whether designation conforms with the
purposes and standards in Sections 9-11 -1, Legislative
Intent, and 9-11 -2, City Council May Designate Landmarks
and Historic Districts.”
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ProcessMARCH 12, 2021
DEMOLITION
REVIEW
SUBMITTED
MARCH 24, 2021
LDRC REFERRED
APPLICATION TO
LANDMARKS
BOARD
AUGUST 2, 2021
LANDMARK
DESIGNATION
APPLICATION
SUBMITTED
DEC. 1, 2021
LANDMARKS
BOARD
DESIGNATION
HEARING
CITY COUNCIL 1ST
AND 2ND READING
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Landmarks
Board
Options•Recommend designation to the City Council
City Council Public Hearing Within 100 days
(before March 11, 2022)
•Recommend Denial
Decision subject to 45-day call up period by the
City Council (Jan. 15, 2022)
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Property
Location
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Property
Description
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West Elevation (façade), 2021.
Property
Description
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Southwest corner, 2021.
Property
Description
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Northwest corner, 2021.
Property
Description
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South elevation, 2021.
Property
Description
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East (rear) elevation, August 2021.
Property
Description
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Looking north, 2130 22nd St., 2021.
Property
Description
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Historic Building Inventory Form photograph, 1988.
Property
Description
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps in 1900, 1922, and 1931.
Landmark
Alteration
Certificate
(LAC)
Review
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Approved plans for addition (west façade) (HIS2021-00204).
Landmark
Alteration
Certificate
(LAC)
Review
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Approved plans for addition (north) (HIS2021-00204).
Landmark
Alteration
Certificate
(LAC)
Review
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Approved plans for addition (south) (HIS2021-00204).
Criteria for Review
9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2 B.R.C. 1981
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