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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5. Demolition Permits/Locally Designated Structures & Sites #:'-j CITY OF SHAKOPEE Memorandum TO: Mayor and City Council Mark McNeill, City Administrator FROM: Mark Noble, Planner II SUBJECT: Demolition Permits/Locally Designated Structures & Sites DATE: December 11, 2006 DISCUSSION The Historic Preservation Advisory Commission has requested a workshop with the City Council to discuss the demolition permit process, and the ability for the Commission to have some input into the issuance of these permits. Specifically, they would like to be involved in the process when it pertains to structures that are proposed for demolition that also may comply with the approved guidelines for structures that could be considered for local or national designation to the National Register of Historic Places. Factors such as the age of the structure, the rarity of the building type, and whether it fits the definition of a unique or unusual structure, as well as whether it is connected with a prominent person and or associated with a historic site. Items that the Commission would be evaluating in the review of these demolition permits are as follows: 1. Work with developers to incorporate existing historic structures into the proposed development. 2. Determine whether the structure could be rehabilitated or renovated. 3. Determine whether it could be moved to a different site. 4. Determine whether there are significant artifacts and materials that could be salvaged. 5. Document the structure for historical reference. The Commission has spent a considerable amount of time in the past several months conducting research of the residential and commercial structures found in the 1 st Avenue Corridor, extending from Rahrs to Marschall Road. In their research, they have discovered a number of structures that have some historical significance, whether in the style of architecture, person(s) who may have resided at the site, and the location of the structure and the significance of those properties and families in that immediate area that have had some significance in the shaping of the city. Based on that research, there may be several structures/sites that could be deemed worthy of being recognized as locally or nationally designated to the National Register of Historic Places. The Commission's goal for those structures that have been determined to be significant are that they be recognized, and that in the case where there may be a request in the future for demolition of that structure, that those structures be analyzed by staff, with the assistance of the Commission, based on the five (5) steps noted above, prior to issuance of a permit, should that be the end result. As identified in numerous documents put out by the city, the City is proud of its historic downtown area and other historic properties, and encourages property owners to maintain and invest in their properties to preserve our past history. The Mission statement of the City of Shakopee is to provide the opportunity to live, work and play in a community with a proud past, promising future, and small-town atmosphere within a metropolitan setting. This is consistent with the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission's vision, and their belief that promoting the preservation of Shakopee' s historical past relates to several of the City's identified goals and strategies. There are numerous examples from other communities of similar processes that the City of Shakopee could use as models, ranging from very informal processes such as staff review of certain procedures, to the formation of advisory commissions that provide recommendations to the City Council. I have included several articles from communities that have recognized the importance/significance in recognizing historic structures from their communities. ACTION REQUESTED Offer a motion directing the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and staff to research and develop a process that would include having the Commission review demolition permits of certain structures and/or sites in Shakopee that are historically significant, consistent with the five (5) steps identified above and/or other steps identified by the Council, and to report back to the City Council for their consideration. g:\cc\2006\12-11 \HP AC work session. doc Telegraph Herald - Dubuque, IA Home -i- News -4 Top News -+ Article l8J E-mail to a Friend 18I E-mail Us Monday, November 27, 2006 << Previous Next >> , Post a Comment Historic house moves to new home in Galena 1850s building is relocated to make way for Midwest Regional Medical Center bV EMILY KLEIN GALENA, III. - A house that has stood at its location for more than a century is now in the middle of a construction zone for the new Midwest Regional Medical Center. But the building soon will become the new home of Renaissance Restoration Inc., of Galena. Before the company could move into the 18505 home, the structure had to be lifted and relocated to the southwest corner of the property to make room for the hospital. TH Photo by Jessica Reilly Galena-Stauss Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hill said Workers move a house Friday in order to make the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency directed way for the future site of the Midwest Regional hospital officials to move the house nearby and Medical Center along U.S. 20 West in Galena, preserve it if possible. III. Though it is not on the National Register of Historic Places yet, it is eligible, and Terry Cole, president of Renaissance Restoration, is working to get the house on the register. Renaissance Restoration has agreed to purchase the house from Midwest Regional Medical Center for $1 and plans to divide the new site of the house from the hospital property. "We're just happy that we found someone who is interested in restoring it and will put it to good use," Hill said. Advertisement Known as the Hartwig Farm and located along U.S. 20 West in Galena, the assessed value of the farm in 1857, when it was 88.5 acres, was $3,800. A local historian reports that H.W. Miller was the first owner of the property. He was a prominent merchant on Galena's Main Street and ran Sinsinawa Mills Flour Store. When it was built, the four-bedroom house had six fireplaces. Aside from heat, the fireplaces and mantles served as a status symbol. "The more money they had, the more fireplaces they . had," Cole said. The new building will give Renaissance Restoration almost three times the space it has at its location on Spring Street in Galena. Cole is a general contractor who specializes in historic properties, especially those on the historic register. He does business in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. One of the business' many well-known projects was the restoration of the Old Capitol's dome in Iowa City after a 2001 fire caused more than $5 million in damage. Before the Galena house could be moved, Cole said precautionary measures were taken to keep it from crumbling. Brick on three of the corners of the house were stabilized because it was in poor condition, and two original plaster ceiling medallions were secured to ensure theywould not come loose. The hospital paid for the relocation of the house and for foundation work. Cole will be financially responsible for renovation of the building, which involves retaining and restoring most of the interior walls, flooring and plaster. He also will restore the masonry and windows. Cole plans to investigate samples of the original paint from the house in hopes of replicating it. New electrical, plumbing and heating also will be installed. Copyright 2006 Telegraph Herald. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. << Previous Next ::>::> Advertisement SUBSCRIBE TO THE III Comments Note: These comments are by readers of the TH and are not necessarily the opinions of the TH. The TH does not review every post. Please read our Privacy Policy. Inappropriate, profane or racist comments violate our Terms of Service and may result in termination of a user's access privileges. Copyright @ 2006 Woodward Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IstarTribune.com I MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTAI Last update: October 18, 2006 - 10:24 PM Hopkins recognizing homes of historical interest Donna Halvorsen, Star Tribune A historical group in Hopkins is installing plaques on older homes as a way of conveying that it is a suburb with deep roots. The Hopkins Historic Homes Project, an offshoot of the Hopkins Historical Society, is recognizing old houses that have historic value and are filled with stories that their owners and previous residents can tell. The project will recognize four houses and their owners at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hopkins Activity Center at 33 14th Av. N. Hopkins is a city of 18,000 about 13 miles west of Minneapolis. "Single-family homes were being destroyed one by one by one," said Matt Waters, who's on the project's board. "We finally decided that really these houses were what made Hopkins." For example, many of the 65 houses built in 1900 were constructed by employers who couldn't find employees willing to take the train to Hopkins from Minneapolis, Waters said. More than 20 houses have been identified so far, and the city has hundreds more that could qualify. "We think one of the reasons people move to Hopkins and stay in Hopkins is the ability to have a small-town environment where people work on projects like we're working on here, trying to instill community pride," Waters said. Sunday these houses and owners will be recognized: · 206 11th Av. N., owned by James and Kathryn Catalano. It was built in 1927 by Arthur Zdrazil, a carpenter, and his wife, Elizabeth. · 222 8th Av. N., owned by Ed Good, whose father, Robert Good, a carpenter, and his wife, Mae Taylor Good, built the house about 1920-21. · 24412th Av. N., owned by Tim and Leslie Masterson. It was builtin 1901 by Charles and Nancie McClure Blomquist. Their son, Clinton, was born in the house in 1903 and lived there until his death in 1996. He was a founder of the Hopkins Historical Society in 1972 and was the city's building inspector. · 700 8th Av, S., owned by Karel Hoogenraad, is the first home recognized in south Hopkins. Built around 1900, it started out as a barn on the farm of Jacob Bristle, a truck farmer, and his wife, Carolina Holste Bristle. It was moved and remodeled. Donna Halvorsen. 612-673-1709 · dhalvorsen@startribune.com @2006 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. IstarTribune.co,m i MlliNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL, MINNESOTAI Last update: May 23, 2006 - 1 :34 PM Home, sweet historic home Wayzata will force Mary Ellen Gee and allJuture owners of her lakefront house to preserve it forever. That's fine with her. Ben Steverman, Star Tribune Plenty of people have offered to buy Mary Ellen Gee's house from her, but she knows they really aren't interested in the home at all. Developers would love to grab Gee's views of Lake Minnetonka by tearing down her Wayzata home, which her father built 78 years ago, and putting up a much larger mansion. Now Gee can reasonably hope that will never happen. She recently signed an agreement with the city, the first of its kind in Wayzata, that allows the city to make sure Gee and all future owners preserve the house. The so-called historic preservation easement means any future owner who wants to make significant changes to Gee's house, at 936 E. Shady Lane, will need city approval. And they won't get approval unless their proposed changes respect the house's history. A city study identified Gee's house, built in 1928 and 1929, as a "well-preserved example of a suburban lakefront cottage." Calling the house "well preserved" is putting it mildly. Gee said her grandparents -- the house's first residents, who died in the early 1930s -- would feel at home if they came back for a visit. To Gee, her house is full of memories. The layout of the house, the furniture and even the rugs and bedspreads have remained the same for many decades. The Gees are the only family ever to live in the house. "My mother said she never wanted to live anywhere else," Gee said. And Gee, her only child, who has lived alone in the house since 1982, seems to agree. "I expect to be carried out in a box," she said. The city study said the house is also historically significant because it stands on a site onGe oGGupied by a 104-room lakefront hotel, the Arlington House, built in 1880. James J. Hill, the S1. Paul railroad mogul, forced the hotel to close two years later, so it wouldn't compete with the Lafayette Hotel, which he also owned. In 1890, the Arlington House burned down. In 1910, Gee's grandparents bought a cottage on the site, which is on a steep hill with impressive views of Wayzata Bay. Gee's father razed that cottage and built the house for his parents -- in a unique, "eclectic" architectural style - on the property in 1928 and 1929. He lived there with his parents until their deaths, and then married Gee's mother in 1934. Gee's agreement with the city of Wayzata is the first of its kind, but city officials think other property owners might be interested in easements of their own, said David Frischmon, a former city official who is now a consultant working with the city's Heritage Preservation Board. Irene Stemmer, chairwoman of the Heritage Preservation Board, said the city is trying.to educate residents about Wayzata's history and the variety of ways to preserve old buildings. Wayzata celebrated its 150th birthday in 2004. Historic preservation easements are a stronger tool for preserving property than other methods, according to Britta Bloomberg of the Minnesota Historical Society. Stemmer agrees. "It has a lot of teeth in it," she said of the easement. If property owners don't maintain their historic properties, the city can make repairs and bill the owners afterward. Easements are being used more and more in Minnesota, Bloomberg said, and often the easements are owned and enforced by nonprofit organizations or the state government. Bloomberg said she didn't know of any other city in Minnesota that, like Wayzata, uses easements as a preservation tool. Frischmon said the idea came from another kind of easement -- the conservation easements that are used more and more to require preservation of natural areas, including the Big Woods in Wayzata. By giving up her right to develop her lakefront property further, Gee is aware the property's value might be taking a hit. But, since she. never plans. to sell the house, she doesn't seem to give that much thought. In fact, Frischmon and Bloomberg said, it's not always clear how a preservation easement will affect a home's value. Some buyers will pay a premium for a historic house. "The ... thing that's nice is that lots of other people recognize how special the house is," Gee said. Ben Steverman . 612-673-7168 @2006 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. Telegraph Herald - Dubuque, IA Home -t News -i- Top News -4 Article l8J E-mail to a Friend [8J E-mail Us Wednesday, May 10, 2006 << Previous Next >> I} Post a Comment 4 homes get 2nd chance, much higher price tags Architect moves houses out of the path of Finley Hospital development by M.D. KITTLE Maybe Bethany Golombeski should consider moving Advertisement mountains for her next near miracle. Some might say the Dubuque architect accomplished the impossible in diverting four homes from the landfill and transforming them Into upscale dwellings for a worn neighborhood. Golombeski, project manager and owner of Dunleith Ventures Ltd. agreed on short notice to move four houses in the path of a health-care complex near Grandview and University avenues. Developers last year removed 17 homes to make room for The Finley Hospital's Kehl Diabetes Center, including the Babka WeJlness Center. A Hartig drugstore and Internet cafe also are planned for the location. A campaign dubbed the "Responsible Redevelopment Initiative," aimed at environmentally friendly reuse of old buildings, helped relocate seven of the houses and deconstruct the other 10 properties for architectural salvage. The owners of the homes, Hartig, Finley and DB&T, gave away the homes to keep them out of Dubuque's landfill. Golombeski's husband, Bob Johnson, and his architectural salvaging firm, Restoration Warehouse, spearheaded the initiative. After one investor Advertisement opted not to take four of the.seven houses slated to /C. ..... ". . U.... ." . mo~e, Johnson asked his wife if she would pick up the '. EEl' . . p proJect. I,.(IJrll $lOUR Golombeski agreed, but didn't have much time. .. . .' "I had a couple weeks to find lots for them and get city HOMETOWN NE(,,(/$ approval and get the plans drawn up," she said. . With the backing of the city, the architect moved three of SUlJ.SCRIBE 1',0 THE the houses to the West 11th Street historic district and another to Farley, Iowa. Golombeski said hauling the :11I.. ....... .... .... oversized loads was "surprisingly easy." l\,_e Still there wasn't enough time to put foundations in before the move. So, the houses were stacked on 4-inch- by-4-foot supports that looked a lot like Lincoln Logs, jacked up as high as 12 feet. Golombeski has spent the past seven months turning the old ranCh-style homes into three- floor, higher-end single-family residences. The architect placed three ofthe homes on vacant or underutilized lots on Arlington and Walnut streets. She's admittedly taking a chance building homes that cost $180,000 to $250,000 in a historic neighborhood with its share of blight. Golombeski claims the reuse effort is a "philanthropic venture" that won't net her any profit. She's doing it because she loves her neighborhood. "I feel there is such a richness to it; there's not all the same socioeconomic background across the board," the architect said. "I hope to spark people's interest in maintaining what we have and not letting it deteriorate." The homes come with a tax benefit, thanks to their position in a historic district. The Arlington properties offer an annual tax break of about $1,000 for 10 years, Golombeski said, and the property on Walnut would earn about $2,000 per year in tax relief. Gwen Kosel, Realtor for the revitalized homes, isn't concerned about the higher real estate price points in a neighborhood with significantly lower property values. "I think people are going to see the value," she said of the properties. "We've got to take our communities back" from blighted property owners. Kosel, of Dubuque-based Prudential Partners Realty, said the Walnut Street property will hit the market later this month, with the others to follow this summer. Dick Hartig, chief executive officer of Dubuque-based Hartig Drug, is thrilled with the redevelopment initiative. While it slowed down development of the health-care complex, Hartig said it was well worth the delay. ''It was the right thing to do for the right reasons," he said. "Environmentally it was off the charts and from an economic standpoint, it puts all of those houses back on the tax rolls and that is good for the community." Copyright 2006 Telegraph Herald. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ....' .~ . ", :,..., '. Advertisement ,'.l ...... ..'....,...... . ...t.....,.. ....,. Comments . .<;" . , ~.',:. .,. ,,",' Note: These comments are by readers of the TH and are not necessarily the opinions of the TH. The TH does not review every post. Please read our Privacy Policy. n ... .' . ,<".".".. . ,",>. . ~.. . ,'''.',:,'' ',.t., _..."', ,..~ ,.,. Copyright @ 2006 Woodward Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. .. "# 'I Short Term Goals 1. Meet With City Council to update progress Sponsored By; 2. Enhance training materials for commissioners 3. Utilize "Downtown Shakopee Design Guidelines" as training The Shakopee 4. Completed "General Criteria" and data collection forms to survey properties 150th Committee 5. Complete "Detailed Criteria" for establishing "historic" properties 6. Establish 1857 as creation date in order to declare I 2007 as sesquicentennial (15()th &iiiifversary) I I I Historic Downtown . 134 Main St -_........__.""_........-_,__<~~:~ Historic Homes . 525 First Ave E . 711 Bluff St. . Located behind garage building . Original outhouse for brick yard workers 1 . . 519 First Ave E. . 537 First Ave E. I I . 403 Second Ave E. . 411 Second Ave E. . 132 Main St. . 131 Main St. 2 . . 728 Bluff St. I I I I . 419 Second Ave E. . 731 Bluff St. . 717 Bluff St. . Shroeder brick yard area 3 I ' I I I I . 805 Bluff St. . Shroeder brick yard area Historic Sites Historic Public Works . Shroeder brick yard . Erected In 1940 by Chicago lime kiln Bridge & Iron Works Co. . 250,000 Gallon capacity . Original cost $22,000.00 . It took 115 tons of steel plates to build . It _nas 130 Ft. Jail . One of the first of its kind ri=1940D<In>IioaIklQ'~'.' 4 ~ I . " Historic Churches . St. Marks Catholic Church I I I Historic Artifacts . 1941 Chevrolet ;;., ~.." m }" "i . "-II. ' ~' ,.. '11 ~. ~:L,." .,,"" It ~ ~~~~~,;p~;,;}- r" _ *t~ ~J'U (jfj j""~'t1,;)>".....il""~ '04 < < :ac _ <0;:"5$" ~ ~ "r~-'q ~~,( }, ",,,mth,,"'I~'i'O't%~%""'\i$"'" f" I ~J~~~~~~~~~ 5