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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21-2019 Planning and Zoning CommissionPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION March 21, 2019 Formal Meeting — 7:00 PM Emma Harvat Hall Iowa City City Hall 410 E. Washington Street AGENDA: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Public Discussion of Any Item Not on the Agenda 4. Case No. SUB18-00013 Applicant: Allen Homes Inc. Location: Southwest corner of Lower West Branch Road and Taft Avenue. An application for a Preliminary Plat and Sensitive Areas Development Plan for Rollins Pass subdivision, a 12-Lot, 8.02 acres subdivision located at the southwest corner of Lower West Branch Road and Taft Avenue. 5. Case No. VAC18-00001 Applicant: Bryan Svoboda Location: Hutchinson Avenue between 526 and 604 Park Road An application for a vacation of public right-of-way submitted by Bryan Svoboda for approximately 11,000 square feet of Hutchinson Avenue located between 526 and 604 Park Road. 6. Case No. REZ19-1 Applicant: City of Iowa City Location: Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins, off 100 Park Road in City Park. An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for a rezoning of approximately 0.6 acres of property located at 100 Park Road from Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) to Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD). 7. Case No. REZ19-2 Applicant: City of Iowa City Location: Ned Ashton House, 820 Park Road An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for a rezoning of approximately 1.82 acres of property located at 820 Park Road from Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) to Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD). 8. Case No. REZ19-3 Applicant: City of Iowa City Location: Old Post Office. 28 S. Linn Street An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for a rezoning of approximately .37 acres of property located at 28 S. Linn St. from Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) to Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD). 9. Consideration of Meeting Minutes: March 7, 2019 10. Planning & Zoning Information 11.Adjournment If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact Anne Russett, Urban Planning, at 319-356-5251 or anne-russett@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Upcoming Planning & Zoning Commission Meetings Formal: April 4/ April 18 / May 2 / May 16 Informal: Scheduled as needed. To: Planning and Zoning Commission Item: SUB18-00013 Rollins Pass Subdivision GENERAL INFORMATION: STAFF REPORT Prepared by: Ray Heitner, Associate Planner and Jesi Lile, Associate Planner Date: 03/21 /2019 Applicant: Allen Homes Inc PO Box 3474 Iowa City, IA 52244 319-530-8238 allenhomesinc@gmail.com Contact: John Yapp PO Box 3474 Iowa City, IA 52244 319-325-1228 Johnyapp.allenhomes@gmail.com Property Owner: Requested Action: Purpose: Location: Location Map: Rollins Pass Development LLC PO Box 3474 Iowa City, IA 52244 319-530-8238 allenhomesinc@gmail.com Approval of preliminary plat Construction of 11 single family homes and 21 townhomes. At the southwest corner of Lower West Branch Road SE and Taft Ave SE. Fir. Size: Existing Land Use and Zoning: Surrounding Land Use and Zoning Comprehensive Plan: Neighborhood Open Space District: File Date: 45 Day Limitation Period: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: 8.02 acres Undeveloped, RS-8 and RM-12 North: R — County Residential South: R — County Residential RS-8 - Medium Density Single Family Residential East: A— County Agricultural West: RS-5 - Low Density Single Family Residential Northeast District Plan N E3 September 27, 2018 November 12, 2018 — The 45-day limitation period has been waived by the applicant. The applicant, Allen Homes, Inc., has requested a preliminary subdivision for the 8.02-acre project area at the southwest corner of Lower West Branch Road SE and Taft Avenue SE. The requested platting is 2.10 acres zoned to Low Density Multi -Family Residential (RM-12) for townhomes, and 11 individual plats on 4.83 acres zoned to Medium Density Single Family Residential (RS-8). The City annexed the property in 2000 and it is currently undeveloped. On August 21, 2018, City Council passed a Conditional Zoning Agreement to rezone the 3.19 acres of the project area from Interim Development Single Family Residential (ID-RS) to Low Density Multi -Family Residential (RM-12) and 4.83 acres to Medium Density Single Family Residential (RS-8). The Conditional Zoning Agreement requires 1) the developer keep the number and types of units identified in the concept plan to ensure compatibility with the existing neighborhood, 2) the dedication of approximately 12 feet of public right-of-way on Taft Avenue to the city at final platting, 3) a detailed landscaping plan to ensure adequate buffer along Taft Ave, 4) the creation of an outlot along the northwest portion of the property to provide trail connection at the time of platting, and 5) the dedication of right-of-way to provide access to the property to the south at the time of platting. The applicant used the "Good Neighbor Policy" for the rezoning, and a meeting took place on May 31, 2018. Comments were generally positive, with a few concerns about storm water and runoff during construction. The applicant does not plan to hold another Good Neighbor meeting for the preliminary platting process. ANALYSIS: Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan: The future land use map in the Comprehensive Plan designates this area for residential development with 2-8 dwelling units per acre. This would allow for a maximum of 64 dwelling units on this site. The concept plan shows 11 single family homes and 21 townhomes, bringing the total to 32 units, well below the maximum allowed. The Northeast District Plan identifies this area for single family development; however, both the Comprehensive Plan and Northeast District Plan also encourage a mixture of housing types within a neighborhood, especially near major intersections. Since this project would support both single family and multi- family housing and is located at a major intersection, specifically with Taft Ave as a proposed arterial, Staff finds thatthis platting is consistent with both the Comprehensive and Northeast District 3 Plans Subdivision Design: The proposed subdivision would require the addition of a new road, Rollins Lane, that the 11 single family homes would front. Rollins Lane would connect to both Lower West Branch Road and Taft Avenue, giving access to the neighborhood from multiple directions. The concept plan also shows 9 townhomes fronting Rollins Lane with the additional 12 townhomes fronting Lower West Branch Road. There is an alley with a fire truck turn around behind the townhomes, providing vehicle access for residents. Additionally, there is a stub for future connection with Huntington Drive between lots 8 and 9. The preliminary plat shows sidewalks on both sides of Rollins Lane that connect in the north to Lower West Branch Road, and run to Taft Avenue, which has no sidewalks currently. The preliminary plat does not show sidewalks along Taft Avenue; however, the applicant will be required to pay 12.5% of cost for eventual Taft Avenue upgrades. This cost will cover the installation of a sidewalk along the west side of the project site. A trail connection will be provided between Lots 5 and 6, connecting the sidewalk on Rollins Ln. with the existing trail network located in Stonebridge Estates Part Eight, southwest of the subject parcel. The applicant has agreed to install a bridge over Ralston Creek that will allow for this connection. This is consistent with the goal of the Northeast District Plan to provide interconnected sidewalks and trail systems throughout the district. A requirement for the conditional rezoning was a dedication of 12 feet of public right of way along Taft Avenue to be dedicated to the city at final platting. The preliminary plat shows plans to expand the right of way on Taft Avenue from the existing 33 feet to 45 feet, satisfying this requirement. The preliminary plat also shows a 15-foot landscape buffer along Taft Ave but does not yet contain a detailed landscaping plan as required at final platting. The minimum lot size for a lot in an RS-8 zone is 5,000 square feet. The eleven planned lots for single-family housing range in size between approximately 7,500 and 13,500 square feet, satisfying this requirement. Lot widths and lot frontages for each lot also meet minimum requirements. Upon completion of home construction, each single-family lot will have a maximum building coverage area of no greater than 45% of the lot's total area. At 2.10 acres in size, Lot 12 far exceeds the minimum requirement for a Multi -Family lot of 8,175 square feet. Traffic Implications: The project site can be accessed by Lower West Branch Road and Taft Avenue. Recent traffic counts from the Iowa DOT indicate that current traffic counts on Lower West Branch Road range between 180 — 200 vehicles per day. The proposed development will not add a significant amount of traffic to these daily averages. Taft Avenue is currently an unimproved, chip seal roadway, but is planned as a future arterial street. The subdivision ordinance allows for the approval of subdivisions that access existing public streets that do not meet City standards, provided that the subdivider contributes to the future construction cost of bringing the segment of the street that abuts the project site to City standards. Therefore, the subdivider will be subject to the arterial street costs (12.5% of the total construction cost) at the time of final plat. These costs will include the construction of a sidewalk along Taft Avenue. As stated before, a condition of the subdivision area rezoning from June 7, 2018 was that the developer allocate an additional 12 feet of right-of-way along Taft Avenue to make these improvements. Rollins Lane will consist of a 28-foot wide new road that will intersect both Lower West Branch Road and Taft Avenue. There are no planned center or off -set turn lanes planned, and there are no traffic signals being implemented at either intersection. Rollins Lane will also intersect with Huntington Drive, which will stub at the southern property line. Staff does not see the need to rd recommend any additional traffic calming measures Neighborhood Open Space: The subdivision will include two separate outlots. Outlot "A" will be located to the east of Ralston Creek, and will consist of 0.41 acres of private open space. Outlot "B" will be in the southern portion of the development, and will include 0.99 acres of land that will be developed at a later date. There is a public open space requirement of 0.26 acres for this subdivision. The applicant will pay fees in -lieu of providing this requirement. Environmentally Sensitive Areas: Ralston Creek runs along the far western portion of the project site. Due to the presence of this watercourse, staff conducted a Sensitive Areas Review of the subject area. Staff's review found that the stream corridor and stream corridor buffer areas are sized adequately. Despite the location of the creek, the project site is not located within a floodplain. Upon receipt of the preliminary plat, it was discovered by staff that the project site might contain hydric soils, as defined by the USDA soil conservation service soil survey of Johnson County. The applicant submitted a Wetland Delineation Report, prepared by MMS Consultants, Inc., to examine the potential presence of wetlands in the subject area. The report concluded that the subject area does not contain any wetlands. These findings have been approved by the Army Corps of Engineers. Storm Water Management: Pursuant to section 16-3G-5A of the City Code, upon approval of the preliminary plat, the applicant will be required to submit plans, specifications and all calculations for the control of storm water runoff to the Public Works Director. Proposed storm sewer lines and proposed manholes and curb inlets are featured on the preliminary plat. The proposed storm sewer line will originate in the Taft Avenue right-of-way and run west beneath the Rollins Lane right-of-way, across Rollins Lane to a sewer and drainage easement between Lots 6 and 7, where the water will discharge into Ralston Creek. Public Works will evaluate the final stormwater management plan submittal at final plat review. Sanitary Sewer Service: The proposed development is near existing development, and has the capacity to connect to existing city utilities. Proposed sanitary sewer lines and manholes are featured on the preliminary plat. Two separate gravity fed sanitary lines will run beneath the right- of-way along the south side of Rollins Lane from each direction. These two lines will meet between Lots 5 and 6, where they will then join to flowto the southwest through a sanitary sewer easement to be located between Lots 5 and 6, onward to existing city sanitary sewer infrastructure located in Stone Bridge Estates, Part 8. Public Works staff has confirmed that this is the most feasible location for the development's sanitary sewer connection to be made. Furthermore, installation of the sanitary sewer crossing, in conjunction with the preexisting remnants of the stone bridge to the north, could potentially create a flooding hazard for properties upstream. Because of this potential hazard, the City is requiring the developer to create a bypass channel to the north of the existing stone bridge. This channel will allow 100-year flood flows to bypass the existing narrow openings of the railroad bridge structure. Infrastructure Fees: The City requires developers to pay a $456.75 per acre fee for water service. The project site is not located in one of the City's sanitary sewer districts, and therefore, the City collects no sanitary sewer tap on fees. The developer will be responsible for costs associated with the water and sanitary sewer improvements needed to serve the project site. The developer has also agreed to loop the water main north along the west side of Taft Avenue to Lower West Branch Rd. The cost of this infrastructure improvement will be deducted from the developer's 12.5% infrastructure cost obligations. SUMMARY: Staff finds that the proposed preliminary plat and sensitive areas development plan is both in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and compatible with the existing neighborhood. The proposed density of 32 units is well below the allowable density of 64 units for the project site, and the proposed mixture of single and multi -family housing near a major intersection is compatible with guidelines from the Northeast District Plan. The subdivision will provide a highly useful connection to the City's trail network, and contribute to infrastructure upgrades on Taft Avenue. Staff believes that the development will result in minimal impacts to area traffic and to adjacent environmentally sensitive areas. NEXT STEPS: Pending approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission, a resolution for approval of the preliminary plat and sensitive areas development plan will be forwarded onto the City Council for consideration. A final plat is required prior to development. Dedication of right-of- way, a final landscaping plan, and a final stormwater management plan will all be required at the time of final platting. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of SUB18-00013, an application submitted by Allen Homes, Inc for a preliminary plat of Rollins Pass, a 12-lot, 8.02-acre residential subdivision located at the southwest corner of Lower West Branch Road and Taft Avenue. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map 2. Concept Plan Associated with the Conditional Zoning Agreement 3. 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Date: 06-04-18 Designed by: Ifleld Book No= Drfmn bqj Checked by: Project No: IOWA CITY 7596-099 Q 1 of: 1 PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SENSITIVE AREAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN LEGAL DESCRIPTION-TQUAITERYPLAT ORN BEGINNING AT THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 79 NORTH, RANGE 5 WEST, OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, =E T I I l I I I / / / IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA; THENCE S01 22 51 E, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ROLLINS PASS QUARTER SAID SECTION 7, A DISTANCE OF 445.60 FEET, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF STONE CREEK SUBDIVISION, IN ACCORANCE WITH THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 32, AT PAGE 181, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY A _ RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S88'37'09"W, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID STONE CREEK SUBDIVISION, 331.58 FEET, TO THE �� NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE S01'22'51"E, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID STONE CREEK SUBDIVISION, 394.12 FEET, TO THE IOWA CITY IOWA 6i� SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF RECORDED THEREOF, AND A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF AUDITOR'S PARCEL 2009079, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAT IN PLAT BOOK 54, AT PAGE 219 OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE PLAT PREPARED BY: MMS CONSULTANTS INC. 1917 S. GILBERT STREET IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 ' S88'37 09W, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, AND THE EAST LINE OF STONE BRIDGE ESTATES - PART EIGHT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE j PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 58, AT PAGE 247 OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, 49.25 OWNER/SUBDIVIDER: SUBDIVIDER'S ATTORNEY: f� FEET; THENCE N18'32'34"W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 315.27 FEET; THENCE N47'48'00"W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, AND THE EAST LINE ROLLINS PASS DEVELOPMENT, LLC C. JOSEPH HOLLAND OF STONE BRIDGE ESTATES - PART NINE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 59, AT PAGE 400 OF o s zs so THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, 293.89 FEET; THENCE N00'21'54"W, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PO BOX 3484 123 N. 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SIDEWALK S._011 I i I TYPICAL STREET SECTION N.T.S. RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH = 60' 1 2 ROW SLOPE 1 2" 1/2 PAVEMENT 6"INTEGRAL PER FOOT 5'-0" WIDTH CURB 7" P.C.C. 2% STRAIGHT27- -I-n PAVEMENT (CROWN T e$ e _24" i 66 AINABLE BASE I(IDOT GRADATION PAVEMENT WIDTH = 28' B.C.-B.C. - ' 6" LONGITUDINAL 12" Imo— SUMP PUMP SUBDRAIN (PERFORATED) 8' TRAIL SHALL BE 6" P.C.C. OR 5" P.C.C. WITH FIBER MESH REINFORCEMENT. PER FOOT POROUST BACKFILL (GRADATION 29) MAXIMUM 1.5% CROSS SLOPE IN PATH CROSS SECTION. TOP 6" OF BASE SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 95% STANDARD PROCTOR DENSITY. THE TRAIL SYSTEM SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES" ACT (ADA) SENSITIVE AREAS LEGEND HYDRIC SOILS STREAM CORRIDOR (30.00') STREAM CENTERLINE STREAM CORRIDOR BUFFER (15.00') EVERGREEN TREE r Iz (3'-4 HEIGHT AT INSTALLATION) g LARGE EVERGREEN w TREE OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES: WHITE cai� yw PINE, BLACK HILLS (CA) W r10 a SPRUCE, OR NORWAY z In o w SPRUCE g ; I I �w I I a Z 15 15 LANDSCAPE BUFFER CROSS SECTION DETAIL NOT TO SCALE PLAT/PLAN APPROVED by the City of Iowa City City Clerk Date: UTILITY EASEMENTS, AS SHOWN HEREON, MAY OR MAY NOT, INCLUDE SANITARY SEWER LINES, AND/OR STORM SEWER LINES, AND/OR WATER LINES SEE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR DETAILS. STANDARD LEGEND AND NOTES - PROPERTY &/or BOUNDARY LINES — - CONGRESSIONAL SECTION LINES ------------- - RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES -- - - EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES — - CENTER LINES EXISTING CENTER LINES LOT LINES, INTERNAL LOT LINES, PLATTED OR BY DEED — — — — — — — PROPOSED EASEMENT LINES -- -- - EXISTING EASEMENT LINES BENCHMARK (R) - RECORDED DIMENSIONS 22-1 - CURVE SEGMENT NUMBER -EXIST- -PROP- $ 4)= - POWER POLE $ $ - POWER POLE W/DROP # # POWER POLE W/TRANS POWER POLE W/LIGHT $ - GUY POLE {x p - LIGHT POLE OO ® - SANITARY MANHOLE r _ - FIRE HYDRANT s aOo � - WATER VALVE OD ® - DRAINAGE MANHOLE Ila ❑ - CURB INLET X X - FENCE LINE - EXISTING SANITARY SEWER (( - PROPOSED SANITARY SEWER - EXISTING STORM SEWER �< - PROPOSED STORM SEWER W - WATER LINES E - ELECTRICAL LINES T - TELEPHONE LINES G - GAS LINES - - - - - - - - - - - CONTOUR LINES (1' INTERVAL) - PROPOSED GROUND - EXISTING TREE LINE �.r�" ��� - EXISTING DECIDUOUS TREE & SHRUB 'L_t+� - EXISTING EVERGREEN TREES & SHRUBS THE ACTUAL SIZE AND LOCATION OF ALL PROPOSED FACILITIES SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE TO BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED SUBSEQUENT TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS DOCUMENT. NOTE: ALL EASEMENTS ADJACENT TO STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY ARE 15 UTILITY EASEMENTS, WITH SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER & WATER MAIN EASEMENTS WHERE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE EASEMENT WIDTH. ALL EASEMENTS SHALL BE MORE COMPLETELY LABELED AND DESCRIBED DURING COMPLETION OF THE FINAL PLAT. NOTE: OUTLOT "A" IS TO BE RESERVED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. OUTLOT "B" IS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO BE DEEDED TO THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. 8.02 ACRES M M s CIVIL ENGINEERS LAND PLANNERS LAND SURVEYORS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS 1917 S. GILBERT ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA52240 (319)351-8282 www.mmsconsultants.net Date Revision 11-02-18 PER CITY COMMENTS -JDM 11-29-18 CITY REVIEW -JDM 12-21-18 REVISED TRAIL AND SAN SEWER -JDM 01-10-19 REVISED STREAM GRADING PER CITY Ell-MAK 03-08-19 REVISED PER CITY ENGINEER -IDIIA PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SENSITIVE AREAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN ROLLINS PASS IOWA CITY JOHNSON COUNTY IOWA MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. Date: Designed by: RLA Drawn by: JDM Checked by: RLA IOWA CITY 7596-099 09-27-18 Book No: 1 "=50' . No: 1 of: 1 G:\7596\7596-099-\7596-099P.d',:vg, 3/8/2019 2:55:52 PM To: Planning & Zoning Commission Item: VAC18-00001 Hutchinson Avenue between 526 & 604 Park Road GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant/Property Owner: Requested Action: Purpose: Location: Location Map: STAFF REPORT Prepared by: Jesi Lile, Associate Planner Date: March 21, 2019 Bryan Svoboda 526 Park Road Iowa City, IA 52246 319-351-6534 Bryan-svoboda@gmail.com Vacation of Hutchinson Avenue right-of- way To provide a private driveway for 526 Park Road and build a single- family home at 604 Park Road Hutchinson Avenue north of Park Road Size: Existing Land Use and Zoning: Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: File Date: 45-Day Limitation: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Approximately 11,000 square feet Public Road that essentially acts as a private drive; City -owned right-of-way North: Residential; Low Density Single Family Residential (RS-5) South: Residential; Low Density Single Family Residential (RS-5) East: Residential; Low Density Single Family Residential (RS-5) West: Residential; Low Density Single Family Residential (RS-5) March 1, 2019 April 15, 2019 The applicant, Bryan Svoboda, is applying for a vacation of Hutchinson Avenue north of W. Park Road between 526 and 604 Park Road. The area requested for vacation is approximately 11,000 square feet. The applicant owns the properties at 526 and 604 Park Road, and is requesting this vacation to gain ownership of the road for use as a private driveway. Additionally, he wishes to build a single-family home on the currently vacant 604 Park Road property. PARK RD i a Figure 1. Map of the subject area on Park Road Though the original plat of Black's Park Addition shows extensions of Hutchinson Avenue, Magowan Avenue, Ferson Avenue, and Gould Street, none of these streets were ever developed, and the City vacated right-of-ways in Black's Park Addition from the 1940s through the 1980s. The image below compares the original plat of Black's Park Addition from 1916 to today's street layout. Geukl Sttic�'4. s ! $ s a a F w OaM1{ide 5tru4 ® p y k 0 O t o 0I�d re •- I s ®�oo�ea�nnne } fire (G72 1318'31 320 WILLS D r. II 177141 ;-- PARK RP n1' I 161 5. r GOULD ST 528225 r 521 —r1 � n 212:21i1:I::.3045C -1. F-----T--1 I I 1 A { I ." Figure 2. Above: Black's Park Addition as originally platted, Below: Black's Park Addition as developed. The area pertaining to the Hutchinson Avenue vacation is outlined in red. Existing roadways are shown in light gray. In 1973 a 10'x80' vacation of Hutchinson Avenue was granted to the previous property owners of 526 Park Road because they built an addition on their house that was partially in the right-of-way. The property owners of 524 Park Road, the Skaugstads (who are the current owners) owned land to the north of 526 and 604 Park Road, and opposed the vacation on the premise that they may want to develop that land and extend Hutchinson Avenue as an access point. At the time this vacation was granted, it was argued that there was still room for a road if the City ever decided to extend it. 7 Since then, Hutchinson Avenue has continued to act as a private drive for 526 and 604 Park Road and three Special Exceptions have been granted concerning the two properties on each side of Hutchinson Avenue. The first, in 1989, was granted to the previous residence at 604 Park Road to reduce the front yard requirements along Hutchinson Avenue and allow for a garage. The second was granted in 2007 at 526 Park Road for a reduction in the front yard setback requirements on Hutchinson Avenue in order to build a kitchen addition and a covered porch/entryway. During this special exception, a board member asked staff why they did not vacate, and staff replied that the owners of the property to the north were opposed, though the City had no plans to extend Hutchinson Avenue. The third exception was granted in 2015 to reduce the setback on Hutchinson Avenue at the former 604 Park Road residence to build a porch. ANALYSIS: The following factors are to be considered in evaluating a vacation request: a) Impact on pedestrian and vehicular access and circulation; b) Impact on emergency and utility vehicle access and circulation; c) Impact on access of adjacent private properties; d) Desirability of right-of-way for access or circulation needs; e) Location of utilities and other easements or restrictions on the property; f) Any other relevant factors pertaining to the specific requested vacation. a) Vehicular and pedestrian circulation and access to private property: Though Hutchinson Avenue is a public right-of-way, the street has never been constructed and currently functions as a private drive providing access to the properties at 526 and 604 Park Road. The Black's Park Addition, which was platted January 3, 1916 shows an extension of Hutchinson Avenue to provide access to future development to the north of 526 Park Road. Based on conversations with Public Works, Hutchinson Avenue will not be extended due to the severe topography. Additionally, in the case of eventual development, the property to the north could be accessed via Park Road. The proposed vacation will not impact pedestrian circulation. Park Road has sidewalks on the north side, which will be unimpacted. b) Emergency and utility and service access: Emergency service access to this right-of-way will not be diminished by this vacation as the right-of-way does not currently provide access to any parcels or properties that cannot be accessed directly from Park Road. c) Impact on access of adjacent private properties If Hutchinson Avenue is vacated, the property owners at 524 Park Road would not be able to extend the road to access their property north of 526 Park Road in the case of future development. However, based on conversations with Public Works staff, extending Hutchinson Avenue is highly unlikely due to the steep topography. Furthermore, the property owners of 524 Park Road have access to their property from two points directly from Park Road. At present, they access their home off Park Road and the shed located in the north portion of their property via a separate small driveway off Park Road. In the case of eventual development of this property, the access could be improved to al low for access to the rest of their property. PARK RD'; Figure 3. The property owned by the Skougstods at 524 Park Road is outlined in blue. Notice the secondary access point off Park Road. d) Desirability of right of way for access or circulation needs The primary function of Hutchinson Avenue is to provide access to 526 & 604 Park Road. It acts as a driveway for these properties and due to the topography, is very unlikely to be extended and used as an access pointforthe property north ofthesetwo lots. Development north of 526 Park Road is better served directly from Park Road. While the land north of 526 Park Road is platted, currently the property is all one lot under the ownership of 524 Park Road, and they have access to this area via Park Road as shown above. e) Location of utilities and other easements or restrictions on the property Public Works has confirmed that there are no public utilities in this section of the Hutchinson Avenue right-of-way. Staff has inquired with private utility companies as to whether there are utilities located in this section of Hutchinson Avenue, and is waiting on a response. There are also no easements or restrictions on this section of Hutchinson Avenue. f) Any other relevant factors pertaining to the specific requested vacation The applicant currently provides all snow removal service and maintenance to this section of Hutchinson Avenue. If this vacation is approved, he will continue to do so. Additionally, a purchase agreement is under review. The owners of 524 Park Road will still have access to their property off Park Road, and if they choose to develop at some point in the future, would need to re -subdivide their land. SUMMARY: The section of Hutchinson Avenue north of Park Road has been functioning as a private drive for 526 & 604 Park Road for decades. The applicant intends to purchase this land from the City in order to make his residence at 526 Park Road more marketable and to build a single-family home at 604 Park Road. Regardless of the vacation, access to the north of 526 Park Road via an extension of Hutchinson Avenue is highly unlikely due to the steep topography of the area and the cost associated with building this extension vs the benefit of developing five or fewer new houses on these plats. Additionally, the property owners of 524 Park Road have access to the north side of their property via a second curb cut on Park Road, and would have to re -subdivide their land for development if they wished to do so due to vacations of other right-of-way in the original Black's Park Addition subdivision. NEXT STEPS: Upon recommendation of approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the proposed vacation will be reviewed by the City Council. The City Council will consider both the vacation and conveyance of this land. The applicant has made a purchase offer for the vacated right-of-way. Additionally, in order to gain access to 604 Park Road directly off of Park Road and not the Hutchinson Avenue right-of-way, he will need to apply for a Minor Modification and Curb Cut Permit in order to reduce the driveway spacing and for a new curb cut and driveway at 604 Park Road. This process will need to be reviewed by Staff. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the approval of VAC18-00001, a vacation of the Hutchinson Avenue right-of-way north of Park Road in the Black's Park Addition subdivision, Iowa City, IA. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map 2. Subdivision Map 3. Photographs Approved by: Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services 38 -67.1 Ot i I_ OaK`R�d� ® O OO n v O O O O SLAY M A4tR Gov.�d, StYaa'b. O 1 O O O © b s. ,© 8 ® O p e j• .O .© p OO � n d O © © ©e pdp F O © O p O c x - „`, � y ) O O a d o ' Yatat�,C az+333 S, rP s 3 L+• 6 s ' =M¢vnS ¢avt.if�y iKw{=hwve Yna:et tb..¢, 6avvet} ,.w4 svb-d.�v:9:eeve oi, tha lwwA s4,onvn 'e n�.M..\t �\wt, �����p _ \��1e`ur o� ' and. t`net '\¢plan \S �V w`91n\n 0.eenxd,wweF. WitF. mvd %ie ld, noXes oS�so\d NSMvv ey. 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T J f R IF #. rt ti f � 111,111111111111111111 poll J # Yy.�� M` F4 _ 4 1 r 5 i aVil- ti y � J -4 * . , •ti 4 ! x 4 —� •-M t _ IFol • ftu ' t C Y .w r - _* - - + t war®M� CITY OF IOWA CITY CITY OF I O WA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: March 21, 2019 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Ray Heitner, Associate Planner Re: Designation of Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins as a Historic Landmark (REZ19-1) Background: City staff has requested that the Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins, in City Park, be designated as an Iowa City Landmark. The cabins, locally known as the City Park Cabins, were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in September 2013. The property consists of two log structures. The Double Log Cabin, or dogtrot cabin, was built in this location in 1913 by the Old Settler's Association of Johnson County as a replica of early Johnson County trader John Gilbert's trading post. In 1918, the Single Log Cabin, built in 1889 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, was moved to the site. As part of a multi -year project, the City Park Cabins has undergone a complete rehabilitation with much community support and including a Historic Resource Development Program Grant to reroof the cabins with cedar shingles. The City will soon celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the City Park Cabins, along with the 70'h anniversary of City Park Pool. Staff would like the designation to be complete prior to this May 2019 celebration. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met on March 14, 2019 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of the Old Post Office. The Commission determine that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted to recommend approval of the designation of the City Park Cabins, off 100 Park Road in City Park as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The buildings are significant because of the integrity of historic building techniques and materials used to construct the commemorative cabins, their relationship to the commemorative movement in America, and their relationship to the local Old Settler's Association of Johnson County. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan's Historic Preservation Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. The City Park Cabins are located in the Northwest Planning District, one of the planning districts which does not have an adopted district plan. Therefore, staff has reviewed the proposed landmark designation against the goals and policies of the Historic Preservation Plan. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past, of the Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan relates to this proposal. The information provided by the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form confirms that the property is significant to Iowa City's history, architecture, and culture; and it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Iowa City's history. Furthermore, by pursuing local landmark designation of a property that has already been recognized as a National Landmark, the proposed designation satisfies Objective Five of this goal, pursuing local designation of landmarks as appropriate. March 21, 2019 Page 2 The landmark designation of this City -owned property helps to further the goals identified in the Comprehensive Plan to ensure the preservation of historic resources. Furthermore, the landmark designation of a City -owned resource will demonstrate leadership and a commitment by the City to preserve historic resources. Preservation of the Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins would not be in conflict with future redevelopment in the area, but would actively promote the preservation of historic resources and the conservation of environmentally sensitive areas. Furthermore, modifications to the exterior of the cabins will be able to be made with the review and approval of either the Historic Preservation Planner or the Historic Preservation Commission. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ19-1, an application to designate the Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Neighborhood Public (P-1) to P-1 with a Historic District Overlay (P-1/OHD). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Zoning Map 3. Historic Preservation Commission Memo, 03/06/2019 Approved by: ti _J • LA amnlimere Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services CITY PA RKROADS 1 w `-OAKRIDGEAVEWAM -A r }411 - k t:> R PARK RD f An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for the rezoning of approximately 0.6 acres located on Upper City Park Road, off the 100 block of Park Road from Neighborhood Public (P-1) to Neighborhood f Public (P-1) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD). 1 A r � i ti �i 7 .. if .rr®�140 CITY OF IOb'VA CITY ii O C C C C m r; =1 0 r �_.�i.:.® CITY OF IOWA CITY ''' � MEMORANDUM Date: March 6, 2019 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins, off 100 Park Road in City Park City Staff has requested that the Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins, in City Park, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. While the benefits for a city -owned, public property are not as evident, it could be noted that generally landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work for a non -governmental owner, neither of which would be the case here. The cabins, locally known as the City Park Cabins, were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in September 2013. The property consists of two log structures. The Double Log Cabin, or dogtrot cabin, was built in this location in 1913 by the Old Settler's Association of Johnson County as a replica of early Johnson County trader John Gilbert's trading post. In 1918, the Single Log Cabin, built in 1889 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, was moved to the site. The attached National Register of Historic Places Registration Form discusses the history of the cabins and provides a statement of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The commemorative log cabins were found to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places under Criterion A, Significant Events and C, Design/Construction, and are locally significant. As part of a multi -year project, the City Park Cabins has undergone a complete rehabilitation with much community support and including a Historic Resource Development Program Grant to reroof the cabins with cedar shingles. The City will soon celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the City Park Cabins along with the 70"' anniversary of City Park Pool. The Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., e., or f. for local designation listed below: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. March 6, 2019 Page 2 The recent rehabilitation project for the City Park Cabins included a reconstruction of many of the original components using tradition methods, techniques and materials. Prior to this project the Cabins had almost reached the point where they were deteriorated beyond repair. Because of the grant for the roof portion of the project, the rehabilitation was reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Planner. Based on the information provided in the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form and the rehabilitation project review, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, c and a and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of Old Settler's Association of Johnson County Cabins, off 100 Park Road in City Park, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b, c, and e. NPS FOrrn 10-900 OMB No. 1024-001e (Expires 5/37/2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10.900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Cabins other names/site number Citv Park Cabins street & number Upper City Park Road. off 100 block Park Road not for publication city or town Iowa City rv=vicinity state Iowa code IA county Johnson code 103 zip code 52246 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination —request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets _does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: _ national _ statewide X local Signature of certifying officialf itle Date State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property _ meets _ does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: _ entered in the National Register _ determined eligible for the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _ removed from the National Register other (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) private X public - Local public - State public - Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) X building(s) district site structure object (Expires 513112012) Johnson Co., Iowa County and State Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing buildings sites structures objects Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/N' if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) RECREATION & CULTURE: commemorative RECREATION & CULTURE: commemorative monument monument RECREATION & CULTURE: park RECREATION & CULTURE: park RECREATION & CULTURE: monument/marker RECREATION & CULTURE: monument/marker T. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) OTHER: Double Pen Cabin foundation: STONE: Limestone OTHER: Single -Room Cabin walls: WOOD: Log roof: WOOD: Shake other: ASPHALT United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State Narrative Description Summary Paragraph The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins are located in Upper City Park along the north edge of the 100 block of Park Road in Iowa City. The nominated property includes two log structures —the Double Log Cabin or dogtrot log house (contributing) built in 1913 in situ and the second, a Single -Room Log Cabin (contributing) built in 1889 and moved to the park five years later in 1918. The Double Log Cabin was built of hewn oak logs donated by Old Settler members in a design intended to serve as a replica of an early trading post in the area. The Single -Room Log Cabin was originally Wit by the Old Settlers' Association as an exhibit for Johnson County's Semi -Centennial. It stood on two successive Johnson County Fairgrounds sites until its whole -building move to City Park took place in 1918. A third resource included in the nomination is a bronze plaque affixed to a granite boulder (contributing) located southwest of the two cabins. It was installed in 1929 to mark a "Grand Army Tree" planted nearby (survival unknown). No archeological surveys were conducted for the cabin site. Because of its bluff top location that overlooks the Iowa River valley there may be a greater potential for identification of archaeological . As a result, no significance is claimed under Criterion D. though future survey work may find this . Narrative Description Site: The nominated cabin site is roughly 0.6 acres in size and has a pentagon shape measuring approximately 158 feet north and south by 174 feet east and west with an angled notch at the northeast corner measuring 80 feet that follows the hillside's shape. It is located at the northeast comer of a U-shaped park service road within the higher ground of City Park known as "Upper City Park." The one-way service road is accessed from the municipal street designated as "Park Road" that extends along the south edge of the park. Together the upper and lower levels of the park contain 107.3 acres in 2012. City Park was established in 1906 on land located on the north edge of the community at the time and the curving southwestern edge of the Iowa River. The cabins are set back from the park service road within a grove of mature white oak, American linden, white pine, walnut, and green ash trees. A tree survey completed by Iowa City Park and Recreation Department tree specialists in July 2012 identified 19 trees on the site with ages confirmed to range from 20 to 150 years. They have heights of 20 to 80 feet and canopies averaging 50 to 60 feet in width. Immediately south of the cabin site is a picnic shelter built in the 1970s with scattered picnic tables staged nearby. The cabin site is elevated several feet above the service road and 25 to 30 feet above Lower City Park, which is located immediately to the east and north. Pedestrian access from the cabin site to Lower City Park is via a long set of concrete steps outside the nominated property that are set along a wooded hillside northwest of the cabins themselves. According to a historic photo taken after the Double Log Cabin was completed in 1913 and before the 1889 Single -Room Log Cabin was moved to the site in 1918, the cabin site had a more open view shed to the north and east, looking out over the Iowa River valley. Since then, the area comprising the wooded hillside and northeast edge of the cabin site has seen a maturing stand of native deciduous trees and plants partially obscure the view of the river valley during the summer months though the view remains open in winter. The cabin location is atop a tall bluff adjacent to the Iowa River flood plain. According to Marlin Ingalls, staff archaeologist with the Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa, while there are known prehistoric sites within a short distance of the cabins, no evidence of prehistoric materials have been recorded at this location. Expected archaeological elements that would date from the period of the establishment of the cabins at this site or subsequent use, have not been observed during Ingalls' surface surveys of the site. He notes that the surface in the vicinity of the cabins has eroded enough to have exposed and cleaned any artifact thus making them highly visible if present (email interview, 3/22/2013). Double Log Cabin: The first log structure to be established in City Park, locally referred to as the Double Log Cabin, is a variation of a one- story dogtrot form log house built on -site during the summer of 1913. The structure contains two single -pens or rooms, each with outside dimensions of 20 feet 4 inches by 16 feet 4 inches and a 10 foot open space set between them forming the "dogtrot." The two pens are set at slightly different heights due to the slope of the site making the ceiling height of the south pen slightly taller than the north pen. A single side -gable roof extends over the two pens and dogtrot for a combined length of 50 feet 8 inches. These measurements are consistent with those contained in the Old Settlers' Association of John County, Iowa proceedings that described the planning for the project in 1912 and detailing its construction in 1913. It was described as follows: "to be so constructed as to be as nearly as practicable a replica of the old trading post formerly standing at Napoleon, the old county seat of Johnson County." (Old Settlers'Association of Johnson County, 1911-1921, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-ODO OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/3112012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State pp. 4-6). Other historic accounts suggest that the trading post that was intended to serve as a model had been built in 1837 by pioneer Johnson County settler, John Gilbert, and was actually located southeast of Napoleon a distance of about four miles south of Old Capitol in Iowa City. This nonextant trading post was described in various historic sources as originally containing a larger building consisting of two 20 by 20 foot cabins and a similar sized dogtrot between, all under a single roof. Construction of the Double Log Cabin took place in 1913 with chinking completed the following year. More than 85 donated logs from Old Settlers' Association members measured from 16 to 21 feet in length and were hewn or weathered prior to their contribution to the cabin building project. Other logs for the project were purchased. All of the logs were left in roughly round shapes before assembly with simple saddle notching done by the axmen at the ends for even stacking and to give the walls rigidity when assembled. Limestone pedestals were placed at the outer corners and large rocks were placed beneath the sill logs that were set along the 20 foot -sides of each single -pen or room. This original arrangement is retained on the all but the southwest side of the north pen where a poured concrete foundation (undated) is now in place. The upper walls are composed of various sized logs likely reflecting the fact that logs were donated from various sources rather than selected by a builder for a single project. The original floor joist construction was evident for each pen from the exterior. A series of small notches were cut along the top edges of each of the sill logs to receive planned floor joists. This joist installation continues to be visible along all but the southwest side of the north pen. Here the floor joists are anchored in the newer poured concrete base. The dogtrot section originally had a dirt floor in photos and now has a poured concrete floor (undated). Limestone pieces were used to build the substantial fireplace and exposed chimney at the northwest gable end of the structure. A second non -original stone chimney was added to the south pen's roof ridge sometime between 1950 and the 1970s. It does not serve a fireplace or wood stove, nor does it appear in any of the early photos of the buildings. Chinking for the Double Log Cabin has been completed at various times with the original lime mortar installed by members of the Old Settlers' Association in August 1913 and completed during 1914. It appears likely that the most systematic concrete chinking repair work that was completed since then occurred during the mid-1970s and subsequently by Park and Recreation Department employees. The finished pens and dogtrot area were topped by a side -gable roof with a 10:12 pitch. Historic photos show the original side gable roof was clad in rolled asphalt installed in vertical strips. Later roof coverings included asphalt shingles, portions extant, and the current wood shake shingles most likely installed in the mid- 1970s. The use of wood shakes appears to be an attempt to install an "old looking roof' and was not based historical documentation. Access to the interiors of the single -pens is via facing entrance doors that open into the dogtrot section at the north and south ends of opposite pens. These doors have five horizontal panels and may be original elements; their design is more typical of home construction from the early decades of the 20" century than log house building a half -century earlier. Sometime in the late 20'" century presumably when pioneer furnishings were placed in the rooms during education programs held there from 1977 to 1987 and later, the dogtrot section was partially enclosed with half walls, screen panels, and a wood plank door on the southwest side. The western pen has two 6/6 double- hung windows on both the north and south sides, while the eastern pen has three adjoining 6-light fixed sash arranged in a horizontal configuration on the north and south sides. The age of the current windows suggests that all or some were replaced during the mid-1970s repairs completed for the building. Their molding profiles and configurations appear to match historic views. All of the window openings remain extant with the sash currently boarded on the exterior for security purposes. Single -Room Log Cabin: The second log structure is a one-story single -room log cabin moved to the site five years after the Old Settlers' Association completed the new dogtrot log house. The moved building was one of two log buildings originally built in 1889 on the Johnson County Fairgrounds located on the east side of Iowa City near the present campus of City High School in the 1900 block of Morningside Drive. This was the second location for the cabin that was originally built at the fairgrounds when it was located in southeast Iowa City (Sycamore St. and U.S. Highway 6); in 1896 all of the fair buildings were moved to the new fairgrounds on Morningside Drive. It was from here that the cabin's whole -building move to City Park took place in 1918. Both log structures were built under the sponsorship of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County and served as a semi -centennial exhibition to commemorate the organization of the county in 1839 and tell the story of pioneer life five decades earlier to fair visitors. By 1912, both log structures were reported in poor condition. Consideration was initially given by the Old Settlers' Association to moving both buildings to the new site offered by the Iowa City Park Commission in City Park but the option of building a new dogtrot form log house was chosen instead. Construction of the Double Log Cabin was completed in 1913. Five years later in 1918, the condition of one of the 1889 log buildings still left standing at the fairgrounds was deemed sufficiently sound to attempt a move. A local house mover, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State W.C. Mott, was retained to move the 1889 cabin from the fairgrounds to the current site, which is about 30 feet southwest of the 1913 Double Log Cabin. His $102 fee included a minimal amount of repair and log replacement according to historic accounts. The one-story Single -Room Log Cabin Is also constructed of oak logs but in this case, they were hewn and squared before assembly with V-notching at the ends. The logs are generally of a larger size (12 to 14-inches) than those donated for the 1913 Double Log Cabin project. The rectangular plan has outside dimensions of 20 feet 4 inches by 16 feet 4 inches with an extended roof slope forming an overhang along the northeast edge of the side -gable roof. The roof has a pitch of 10:12 on the southwest slope and 5.5:12 on the northeast slope. The overhang rests on horizontal log supports that extend past the corner of the end wall; at a later unknown date knee -brace logs were installed as supplemental supports. Historic photos show that the gable peaks were clad in vertical boards before and after the cabin was relocated to City Park. The present day wood shakes were installed at an unknown date in the late 20t' century. The gable peaks originally were devoid of openings but later had a row of three fixed sash, each with four lights, installed. These openings were modified overtime to contain louvered wood vents in the center opening in each gable end. Some lights in the surviving sash of the south end remain intact but the balance of the openings in the north end are infilled with wood panels in 2012. The single entrance is centered on the northeast side of the structure beneath the overhang and facing the dogtrot log house. The opening has no door. No other windows or entrances were present in the original or current building. Some of the logs and chinking on the southwest comer of the cabin has have begun to deteriorate and fail. Patching and additional bracing has have been added to this comer. As with the dogtrot log house, it appears likely that most chinking repair work occurred during the mid-1970s or was done subsequently by Park and Recreation Department staff. Cabin Interiors: Both of the log cabins have crude interiors with a mix of finishes dating from their original construction through the mid- 1970s. Exposed log walls are retained throughout with original white lime mortar chinking evidenced in most areas. The logs have obtained a dark brown patina befitting their 100 to 130 year age. Deteriorated wall sections and roof boards are most evident in the Single -Room Log Cabin causing exposure to multiple rain leaks. The floors are unfinished fir or cedar boards measuring 4 inches in width. The floors most likely date from the 1918 move for the Single -Room Log Cabin and were part of the original construction of the Double Log Cabin. In both cases, the floor boards are laid in a north and south alignment. The most significant interior feature in the cabins is the rock fireplace in the north pen of the Double Log Cabin. Centered on the northwest gable end wall, the exposed portion of the fireplace includes narrow vertical columns of limestone that end at the metal top piece. The balance of the fireplace chimney is set behind the log wall in the manner adapted for early log structures where fires were a concern. The fireplace has a deep fire box. The original multi -light windows are visible from the interiors of both the north and south pens. Shelving and peg wall hangers were likely added after the mid-1970s for the display of artifacts when the buildings were used for day camps and camping. The Single -Room Log Cabin also features a non -original fireplace built by volunteers in 1976 at the south gable end of the cabin. It was intended to serve as part of a "Pioneer Life in Iowa" exhibit for the Children's Museum program that operated in the cabins from 1977 to 1987. The chimney does not have an exposed side and there is no external chimney stack currently present. In the only view of the cabin in its original location at the fairgrounds in ca. 1900, no chimney is shown. The fireplace is constructed of fieldstone with a wide hearth, a shallow wood mantle, and a wide but shallow firebox. Its design suggests it was a stylized fireplace used as a teaching aid during the decade 1977-1987. The Single -Room Log Cabin has no other major interior features Grand Army of the Republic Tree Boulder., The Grand Army of the Republic Tree Boulder is located west southwest of the two cabins. It consists of a lichen -covered red granite boulder, and its slightly irregular shape measures roughly 2 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. A bronze plaque is affixed to the west -facing, lichen covered surface. The plaque contains a Civil War medal in relief with a dedication, sponsor name and date. The boulder was installed in 1929 as part of a tree planting to commemorate completion of the section of the "Grand Army of the Republic Highway' between Chicago and Omaha that year. The route followed U.S. Highway 6 as it passed through Iowa City. The route of the highway at that time is believed to have gone along North Dubuque Street approximately a quarter mile east of Upper City Park and easily accessible to the municipal park via Park Road. In 2013 the commemorative tree is no longer growing but the plaque and boulder remain in their original location. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5)31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State 8 Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions_) for National Register listing.) SOCIAL HISTORY X ❑ A Property is associated with events that have made a ARCHITECTURE significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. ❑ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ❑ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important In prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: A Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. B removed from its original location. C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years. Period of Significance Qustificationj Period of Significance 1913-ca.1939 Significant Dates 1913 1918 1929 Significant Person (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.) N/A Cultural Affiliation Architect/Builder Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County The period of significance spans the years from the construction of the Double Log Cabin in 1913 and the moving of the Single -Room Log Cabin in1918 through the period that the cabins served as a meeting place for the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County annual meetings and picnics until 1939. In subsequent years, the cabins continued to serve as focal points for local history commemoration, camping programs, and local history education. They were built as a memorial to early settlers in Johnson County and continued their role as a commemorative park feature acknowledging the way of life of Johnson County pioneers from 1913 through ca. 1939 when the Old Settlers' Association informally disbanded and quite holding annual picnics in the park. The Grand Army Tree Boulder was installed in 1929 during the period of significance for the cabins. The cabins and the boulder served their commemorative roles in the modern City Park until present day but these years fall outside of the period of significance associated with the Old Settlers Association. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State Criteria Considerations (explanation, if necessary) The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins are nominated under Criteria Considerations B and F. Under Criterion Consideration B, the Single -Room Log Cabin was relocated from its original site in 1918 to the current location. Details of this move are described in elsewhere in Sections 7 and 8. According to historic photos, the Single -Room Log Cabin substantially retains its physical integrity and the space occupied in Upper City Park provides a similar setting to the fairgrounds site it occupied from 1889-1917. Once moved to Upper City Park, the 1889 Single -Room Log Cabin joined the Double -Log Cabin erected in situ in the park in 1913. Together the two cabins are nominated under Criteria Consideration F as a commemorative property. Once assembled in the Upper City Park site between 1913 and 1918, the cabins became a meeting place for Old Settlers' Association picnics and annual meetings drawing hundreds of members and special guests until the organization disbanded in ca. 1939. During that time and in subsequent years, the log cabins served as a visual reminder and commemorative monument for early pioneer settlers in Johnson County. The cabins prompted tours, speeches and celebrations by members of the Old Settlers' Association and the larger community. Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance and applicable criteria.) The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins are significant under Criteria A and C at the local level. Under Criterion A, the cabins are examples of an early 201h century commemorative effort by a social organization that sought to celebrate and reflect on their common pioneer heritage. The commemoration involved the construction and relocation of replica log buildings in City Park in Iowa City in 1913 and 1918. Until the end of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County in 1939, these cabins were the centerpiece for annual patriotic celebrations and summer picnics for the group. Under Criterion C, the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins are examples of two distinct log house forms typical of the Midwest —the Double Log Cabin or dogtrot log house, which was erected in situ in 1913 in Upper City Park and the Single -Room Log Cabin originally erected in 1889 and moved to Upper City Park in 1918. Together, the two buildings provide examples of log building forms and sizes that were commonly used in Johnson County and Iowa City prior to Iowa statehood but are rare in 2012. The particulars of log building construction including log hewing techniques, notching styles, chinking work, stone chimney building, an expansion technique for log structures known as a dog trot, and other aspects of log building architecture are evidenced in the two building examples nominated. Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance.) Informally organized in 1840 and formally established in 1866, the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County was likely the oldest such pioneer group in Iowa. The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County celebrated their pioneer past in 1889 with the construction of a pair of log cabins at the county fairgrounds, 50 years after Johnson County was organized in 1839. When the buildings fell into disrepair by 1912, a replica Double Log Cabin was erected in City Park and five years later the surviving 1889 Single -Room Log Cabin was relocated to the park. Together their construction and relocation continued a local tradition that celebrated pioneer immigration and fraternity within the larger community. The group's continuing efforts preserve log building traditions, were acknowledged by other historical groups in the state as early models for local commemoration activities. These associations demonstrate significance under Criterion A. Under Criterion C, the cabins are significant as replica examples of the first generation of domestic log structures in Iowa City and Johnson County built during the 1830s and 1840s. Though built as replicas of vernacular architectural forms, the buildings employed the log building skills of the Old Settlers' Association members who completed their construction 50 to 60 years after such pioneer forms were used. The fact that the log buildings continue in place in 2012, nearly a century later, is testimony to their builders' skill. Together, these aspects of historic and architectural significance make the Old Settler's Association Cabin significant at the local level. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/312012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State Developmental historyladditional historic context information (if appropriate) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Organizational and Cabin Building History The first European -Americans came to the vicinity of Iowa City and Johnson County in the mid-1830s. Johnson County was formally organized within Iowa Territory in 1839, and a group of early settlers of Johnson County first met the following year in 1840. The informal gathering occurred on the grounds of Capitol Square in Iowa City — the future site of the Iowa Territorial Capitol or Old Capitol (NHL) during the laying of the cornerstone for Old Capitol. Regular old settler gatherings occurred in subsequent years in various locations. The get-togethers were of both a social and patriotic nature for early settlers who shared a common immigrant experience and pioneer life style as well as shared social relationships and personal friendships. At the end of the Civil War in February 22, 1866 the organization was officially formed as the "Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County" and incorporated. At that time, membership was limited to those who had lived in Johnson County prior to May 1, 1843. In succeeding years, membership was extended to anyone who had lived in the county for at least 20 years. By 1886, the Old Settlers numbered more than 1,000 attendees at their 20'h anniversary, which also marked the 501h anniversary for pioneer settlement in Johnson County. Speaker C.W. Irish was able to identify individuals that day in the crowd who had surveyed the first land in the county, erected the first log buildings, made the first brick and served as the county's first officials. Irish's patriotic statements and historic observations were recorded in newspaper accounts of the day. ("Pioneers Themselves Attended Semi -Centennials of 1886, '89," Iowa City Press -Citizen, July 1, 1939) Three years later in 1889 as part of the anniversary of Johnson County's formation 50 years earlier, the Old Settlers' Association led efforts for the Semi -Centennial celebration's parades, speeches and exhibitions. On September 28, 1889 in advance of the Agricultural Society's county fair the following month, more than 300 Old Settlers attended a picnic and cabin raising at the fairgrounds. The cabin plans had been approved the previous year. The Old Settlers erected two log buildings — one was a replica of pioneer trader John Gilbert's double log cabin. The second was a single room log cabin intended to demonstrate the small scale of a typical cabin built forfamily occupancy. The second cabin was described at the time as "the log cabin of advanced civilization" (Old Settlers' Association Proceedings, 1899, p. 75) because of its hewn rather than natural logs. Their construction involved members of the Old Settlers, and together the log buildings became an exhibition of pioneer life for all who attended the county fair during the Semi -Centennial year and in succeeding years. According to Old Settlers' published accounts, construction of both log buildings was completed in 1889 but chinking and plastering were not finished until the following year at the Old Settlers' reunion. Over the next several decades, Old Settlers' annual reunions continued to pay tribute to the lives of early settlers at the cabin site at the fairgrounds. Original poetry, songs, and patriotic speeches were delivered by prominent members of the community and elected officials. At each picnic "fraternal feelings" were shared by the old settlers on hand. Each reunion recorded the earliest settlers present and their contributions to the pioneer community. ( Old Settlers' Association Proceedings, 1899, August 18, 1892, p. 99) On August 24, 1893 a special oration discussed the role played by pioneer women in Johnson County and included a list of women by township and the years they settled in the county. The following year an account of Johnson County's early legal system and its judges was provided. All of these celebrations were given on the grounds surrounding the cabins built by the Old Settlers' Association. In 1895, the Old Settlers' annual necrological report noted that 46 members had passed away. By 1901, more than 100 members had died in the previous year. Despite the shrinking numbers of the county's earliest settlers, the Old Settlers group continued to attract new members and to hold reunions at the fairgrounds site of the cabins until 1912, At that time, plans for the sale of the fairgrounds were discussed by the group and consideration was given to the idea of moving one or both of the log buildings. The Iowa City Park Commission made it known to the Old Settlers' Association that land in City Park would be available for the relocation of the log cabins and the future site of Old Settlers' meetings. At their annual meeting in 1912, the members voted to move the cabins to City Park by an affirmative margin of 108 to 18. However, as the time for relocation drew near, the Association's proceedings show that opposition developed from the "old settlers who had taken part in the erection of the log cabins." (Old Settlers Association of Johnson County, Reunion Proceedings, 1911- 1921, p. 4). In a follow-up meeting, the Old Settlers' Secretary stated that "investigation showed that the log cabins at the fairgrounds were decayed to such an extent as to necessitate the substitution of many new logs in case of removal" (Old Settlers Association of Johnson County, Reunion Proceedings, 1911-1921, p. 5). The group changed their earlier decision, declaring it was impractical to move the old cabins, and "more satisfactory" to build new cabins. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State On May 31, 1913, the Old Settlers began construction of the first log building in Upper City Park. The first structure was to include two one-story cabins "20 x16 feet with a 10 foot space between and all under one roof." (Old Settlers Association of Johnson County, Reunion Proceedings, 1911-1921, p. 5). This building is referred to in this nomination as the Double Log Cabin or Dogtrot Log House. The first log building was to be constructed "to be as nearly as practicable a replica of the old trading house formerly standing at Napoleon, the old county seat" (Old Settlers Association of Johnson County, Reunion Proceedings, 1911-1921, p. 5). A June 1913 article in the Iowa City Daily Press claimed that the cabin was a "monument" to the pioneers, and that even the "anti -removals" were now pleased with the change from the fairgrounds to the new site. Many Old Settlers donated logs to the cause, and were given the option to have bronze letters placed on the interior side of the log, to show in whose memory it was laid (Iowa City Daily Press, June 2, 1913). They were hauled to the site in January 1913 by Christian Galaucher. According to local historian Irving Weber, the construction of the cabin began with a "notching contest" between two noted axe men, Peter Rohret and Emory Westcott (Weber, "Log Cabins — How's Your history IQ?," Iowa City Press -Citizen, February 23, 1976), though there is no formal documentation of this in the Old Settlers' Association proceedings. The involvement of early Johnson County residents in the log buildings through participation in the cabin raising and donation of materials marked the commemorative quality of the buildings. Construction was completed on the Double Log Cabin on August 30, 1913 with the dedication completed the following year during the Old Settlers' Association annual reunion. At that time Elizabeth Irish gave the dedication speech. She began by noting that "Another year... has come and gone since we... met on the banks of this beautiful Iowa [River], to dedicate these cabins... in this lovely natural park beneath the shade of its beautiful trees and beside the stream..." She was clear about the purpose of the replica double-cabin's construction being "...to commemorate their [early settlers of Johnson County ] virtues, their high ideals, and their pioneer struggles, we have, their descendents builded (sic) these cabins which we today hold ornamenting the landscape before us, and forming a link in the chain of our development which has gone steadily forward..." ("Brave Empire Builders Now in Great Park," Iowa City Daily Press, September 4, 1914). More than 135 Old Settlers had passed since the previous reunion giving rise to a proposal by Irish that a commemorative tablet be prepared identifying the early settlers and placed in the park. This was never done. Five years after the new Double Log Cabin was completed in 1918, the 1889 Single -Room Log Cabin still remained standing on the old fairgrounds site. After the building was given further inspection, the Old Settlers' Association decided that the single -room cabin was in sufficiently sound condition to be moved to Upper City Park where it was placed next to the 1913 Double Log Cabin. As noted previously, Iowa City house mover, W.C. Mott, handled the moving of the Single Room Cabin as a single, intact unit while also completing minor log repairs. The following year in August 1919, the cabin site played host again to the Old Settlers' reunion picnic. This time special invited guests were wounded veterans of World War I from the State University of Iowa Hospital. The Iowa City Daily Citizen reported on August 18, 1919 that there were "plans to royally entertain Uncle Sam's returned heroes" with a splendid patriotic program and "good eats." From the 1930s to the 1960s, the log cabins were given pioneer furnishings and used for class field trips. Students from Henry Sabin School were typical of the hundreds of elementary students who visited the cabins to hear accounts of pioneer life and Iowa City founders ("Third Graders of Henry Sabin School Visit Park Cabins," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, November 2, 1938) during the 1930s. The Old Settlers continued to hold their reunions at the City Park cabins through 1939 according to newspaper reports and oral accounts. By the 1940s Girl Scout camps and cookouts were being held at the cabin site ("Scout Council Holds Cookout Monday at City Park Cabins" and "Scouts Will Give Program Tonight," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, April 20 and June 13, 1946). Articles in the Press Citizen in the 1940s referred to them as the "scout cabins" and historian Irving Weber says that the Girl Scouts used the cabins from the early 40s through the mid-60s (Weber, "Log Cabins — How s Your History IQ?," Iowa City Press Citizen, February 23, 1976). In the mid-1970s as planning for the Bicentennial began in earnest, the Iowa City Park and Recreation Commission undertook plans to stabilize and restore the cabins. The buildings had been vacant and unused for about a decade at the time and were suffering from benign neglect, At the same time, the newly formed Friends of the Children's Museum non- profit approached the Park and Recreation Commission about locating a children's museum in City Park. A plan was eventually negotiated that had the Park and Recreation Commission complete minimal repairs to the cabins and lease them to the Friends of the Children's Museum in 1977 for a period of ten years ("Restored Log Cabin is Door to 1839s Iowa Wilderness," Des Moines Register, June 3, 1977). Friends used the log cabins for a summer -long project called "Pioneer Life in Iowa." The program opened on May 1, 1977 (Iowa City Park and Recreation Commission Minutes, May 12, 1976). Children could see how pioneer families survived with limited resources and be able to "spin the spinning wheel, mash make-believe potatoes with a pair of hand -carved wooden potato mashers, dress up in pioneer clothing, sit on stools constructed of logs split in half and see what it is like to lie on a bed with a mattress stuffed with straw."("Friends of the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMa No. 1024.0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State Children's Museum, Special Project: Pioneer Life in Iowa," ca. 1975-1977). Visitorship grew from 2,500 the first year to 7,500 the second year. The program continued through the Children's Museum until ca. 1984. The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department, according to their internal records, ran their own summer folk arts and nature programming at the cabins from 1985 -1987. The cabins were not opened for the summer season of 1988, due to budget constraints, but were reopened in 1989, at which point their contents were inventoried and purchased by a local antique dealer (Parks and Recreation Department records). Later, the cabins hosted Girl Scout and recreation special events, and the Johnson County Historical Society's Time Machine Summer Camps (Parks and Recreation Department records) during the 1990s. In June of 2000, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported that the City was making plans to renovate the cabins the following year. Various reuse options were under consideration for use of the cabins in conjunction with Park and Recreation Department programming. However, these renovations never took place and elements of the two cabins remain in moderate to poor condition in 2012. Nomination of the buildings to the National Register of Historic Places is considered the first step in a preservation process for the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Log Cabins. Work towards that end is being coordinated by the Iowa City Park and Recreation Department. Commemorative Property Movement Nationally and in Iowa The national movement to commemorate and preserve historic structures began in the 1850s with the efforts of the women of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association to buy, restore, maintain and interpret Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George and Martha Washington located along the Potomac River. A national campaign to save the threatened mansion and outbuildings was undertaken in 1858 and included the involvement of women from all 30 states to raise money and direct efforts to preserve the building. The organization was successful in raising more than $200,000 to acquire the property through a national campaign ,and the Ladies in took possession of the 200-acre property on February 22, 1860 on the eve of the Civil War, Just six years later in January 1866, the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County was formally organized. The organization considered it their patriotic mission to preserve an historic record of the pioneers who made Johnson County their home and educate successive generations about their early hardships and way of life. In succeeding decades, commemorative activities of organizations in Iowa including those of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County paralleled projects undertaken at the national level. After President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 there was an outpouring of grief and eventually interest in Lincoln's log cabin birthplace. By 1894 just five years after the Old Settlers of Johnson County had completed construction of their Semi -Centennial Cabins at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, an effort was underway to establish a memorial to President Lincoln. By 1905 his birthplace log cabin was acquired at public auction and several years later the Lincoln Farm Association was formed to preserve it. A memorial building was erected to house the disassembled building and in 1911 the memorial was opened to the public on a portion of the Lincoln family farm outside of Hodgenville, Kentucky. In 1916 the farm property and memorial building became a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service. Other commemorative log buildings either built or moved on the national level included six historic log structures in an "Old Plantation" display in 1901 at the Buffalo Exposition. Three years later in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis four historic log buildings were brought to the expositions grounds including President Grant's birthplace, an 1803 log cabin removed from Patrick Henry's farm, and a log house lived in by President Lincoln as a child. The commemorative movement that began with interest in the Lincoln log cabin and building associated with other nationally significant historic figures was taking root elsewhere in the country as well before and after 1900. Ina number of locations, the efforts were frequently linked to anniversary dates and celebrated events. In the Midwest, that meant that by the 1880s and 1890s as communities began to celebrate semi -centennials, replica or relocated log cabins were identified for featured exhibits and commemorative tributes. This time period also coincided with efforts through the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate 25 and 30-year anniversaries for the end of the Civil War. In Davenport, Iowa where five campgrounds were established during the war and where post-war interest was high, the Civil War Soldiers' Monument (NRHP-listed) was among the first commemorative monuments to be erected in the state in 1880. Planting of the a tree by the local chapter of the Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Samuel J. Kirkwood Post No. 8 and installation of a memorial plaque on a large rock near the log cabins in 1929 was in keeping with the commemorative tradition of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County log structures in City Park. The cabins built by the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County at the Johnson County Fairgrounds were among the first log structures used to commemorate the first wave of pioneer settlement in the state 50 years after Johnson County was formally organized. Their construction in 1889 came 23 years after the organization itself formed with a stated United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State mission in the preamble to the organization's constitutions as follows —"Whereas: The old settlers are rapidly passing away, we feel it to be our duty to gather and preserve the memories of a settlement that has resulted in a growth and development so great, and feeling that the recollections of the past and the hope of the future link us together as a brotherhood, we do now ordain and establish this Constitution." (Old Settler's Proceedings, 1899, February 22, 1866) Other commemorative activities in Iowa during the late 191" and early 2014 centuries included organization of dozens of old settlers and old soldiers associations. They celebrated with reunions, picnics, orations and parades, always reminding current and younger generation of their past. Examples included the Old Settlers' Association of Linn County first organized in 1891 celebrating annually in communities around the county for at least a decade. The Old Soldiers' and Old Settlers' picnic in Pella in 1903 merged the gathering of the two groups. Similar gatherings included the Old Settlers and American Legion Men of Lenox in 1922, the Old Settlers and Old Soldiers meeting in Glenwood in 1901, and the Black Hawk County Veterans and Old Settlers in 1910 in Waterloo. The most common gathering remained that of old settlers, however, including the Burlington Old Settlers in 1896, the Carroll County Old Settlers in 1901, the Old Settlers picnic in Chester in 1916, the Titonka Old Settlers picnic in 1926, and the Roland Old Settlers gathering in 1938. A handful of other old settlers groups in Iowa like the Johnson County group sought to establish a physical representation or visual link with the past to remind their contemporaries of the hardships and self-sacrifice of earlier generations. One example was the Old Settlers' Association Park and Rhodham Bonnifield House (NRHP listed) established by the Jefferson County Old Settlers' Association on an 11'% acre park in 1907 in Fairfield. The NRHP nomination for the property notes that the goal was to provide a "preserve for natural grasses, plants, and fauna." The park also served as the setting for the relocated Bonnifield House, a log building constructed in 1838 in Section 4 of Round Prairie Township. The property was approved for listing on the NRHP based on Criterion A. Another NRHP-listed log cabin in Iowa was constructed as a private undertaking as part of the building of a wayside park near Gladbrook in Tama County. The Conant's Cabin and Park (NRHP listed) are located along Iowa Highway 96 and were established in 1920. The cabin and outbuildings as well as the park itself were listed on the NRHP in 2000 for their importance under Criteria A and C in the history of parks and the erection of log structures in parks, in this case a wayside park. Other log structures in Iowa that were handled as commemorative properties after the turn of the 20"' century included reconstructions or replicas such as the Livermore Log Cabin in Fort Madison and the Morris Memorial Log Cabin at Birmingham. Still others were moved from their original sites to locations where they could more easily be protected or serve a public education purpose. These included the Alexander Young Log House (NRHP-listed, 1973; moved in 1912 to Washington from rural Washington County) and the Ronze-Morgan Log House (moved in 1929 to Oskaloosa from rural Marion County and later to the Nelson Pioneer Farm. At least one other log cabin considered a noncontributing resource is part of a listed NRHP resource — the Walker Park and Memorial Building in River Junction Iowa. The replica cabin built in 1915 burned in 1959 and was rebuilt as the present noncontributing cabin in the park. By mid-201h century log building relocations also included one in Selma, Van Buren County and one in Corydon, Wayne County. Research completed by Iowa historians Jim Jacobsen and Will Page in the 1980s indicates that on -site preservation of log buildings is rarer in Iowa than the reconstructions and relocations of buildings noted above. Examples include the Mars Hill Church (built in ca.1857 in rural Wapello County), which was listed in the NRHP in 1974. It was severely damaged by arson fire in 2006 but two years later the building was restored . Other log structures suffered major deterioration such as the Michael Hildebrand House in Jefferson County or were completely engulfed by later construction such as the Elmer Sheppard House in Van Buren County thus having lost their integrity as a log structure (Old Settlers' Association Park and Rhodham Bonnifield House NRHP nomination, July 14, 1986). World War II marked the discontinuation of many old settler gatherings, picnics, reunions and picnics around the state as the nation refocused its attention on war news and important international events. The activity of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County was such an example. The last reunion formally held by the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County was its 73rd annual picnic held on September 15, 1939 at the cabin site in City Park. The following year members of the group joined the 1001h anniversary celebration of the laying of the cornerstone for Old Capitol. After World War II, in Iowa City and other Iowa communities, historic celebrations were more often associated with centennials of a county's or town's founding such as that held in Iowa City during the summer of 1939. Iowa's settlement pattern saw dozens of towns reach this anniversary annually in the 1940s and 1950s. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5131/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State The next major wave of commemorative celebrations related to log structures in the United States and in Iowa occurred during the Bicentennial Era. Plans for log cabin reconstruction and restoration occurred throughout the state with efforts to restore and reuse the Old Settlers' cabins in City Park included in local plans. Local historian Irving Weber recounted the cabins' history in a lengthy newspaper article in February 1976 along with the story of the Old Settlers' Association itself. Later that year, the cabins were "restored" to make way for a new children's museum activity program headquartered in them. They remained in use for more than a decade as a result of this reawakening of local history sponsored by the Children's Museum and the Johnson County Historical Society. The integration of local history into museum programming was typical of history programming around the country during the 1970s and 1980s. A total of approximately 200 log building resources are listed in the Iowa Inventory of historic resources in 2012. They include log cabins, churches, barns and outbuildings, park shelters and schools. One of a kind structure included a log jail in Laurel, Marshall County and another was a log ticket booth at the Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds in Des Moines. Log structures date from the 1830s through the 1970s with a large number constructed during the 1930s as a part of local and state park development. Many have been removed from their original locations and the level of integrity varies considerably. Of the 200 documented log buildings and structures, a total of 18 resources are listed on the NRHP individually or as resources within a historic district (see Figure 13: Log Building National Register Listings in Iowa — August 2012, page 28). Grand Army Tree Boulder The third contributing resource within this nomination, the Grand Army Tree Boulder, has commemorative significance unrelated to the log cabins. Its installation, however, was a part of the same commemorative movement that swept the country prior to World War II. In 1929, members of the local Grand Army of the Republic Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood Post No. 8 of Iowa City sponsored the planting of a memorial tree in Upper City Park. Some sources credit the Women's Relief Corps as being responsible for installation of the monument itself but this has not been confirmed. The tree planting location appears to have been chosen for two reasons. First, the cabin site was already well identified with commemorative historic activities sponsored by the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County. Second, the location was close to the route of the national Grand Army of the Republic Highway that had the section of the highway completed between Chicago and Omaha in 1929. To identify the tree and commemorate its planting, a bronze plaque was attached to a granite boulder and placed near the tree. Its dedication stated the following: GRAND ARMY TREE DEDICATED IN MEMORY, AND IN HONOR, OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, AND ALL CIVIL WAR VETERANS. BY SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD POST NO. 8 1929 The Grand Army Tree Boulder was one of several commemorative monuments installed in Iowa City beginning in the 1890s. Though not technically erected as a Civil War monument, the massive Governor Kirkwood Tombstone installed after the death of Iowa's Civil War governor, Samuel J. Kirkwood (1813-1894), acknowledges the Govemor's association with the war. It is located in Oakdale Cemetery and was installed after his death in 1894. The cemetery is located in northeast Iowa City and the burial site and tombstone have a prominent location nearthe Brown Street entrance. The gray granite monument features a large polished sphere as well as a copy of the seal of the State of Iowa and a relief image of Governor Kirkwood. Two years after Governor Kirkwood's death, another monument was erected in Oakdale Cemetery connected to the war. The Living Tree Monument, a limestone sculpture that replicated a tree form was installed in 1896 in the GAR Section of the cemetery. The monument is to the right of the entrance and its inscription suggests a connection with a Memorial Day installation on May 30, 1896. Grand Army of the Republic Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood Corps No.78 of Iowa City sponsored the monument's installation. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/81/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State There are two similar undated Civil War related monuments flanking the steps of the Johnson County Courthouse (NRHP —listed) on South Clinton Street. Both monuments, the Memorial Day Order Monument and the Gettysburg Address Monument, contain over -sized bronze plaques mounted on large multi -stone bases; it is not known if these bases are original or subsequent rebuilt structures. The one to the left of the steps has General John Logan's Memorial Day Order of 1868 and the one on the right has a relief bust of President Abraham Lincoln with the full text of his Gettysburg Address. The courthouse, the second on this site, is located just south of the business district at the corner of Clinton and Court streets. It is not known if the monuments pre or post-date the current building erected between 1899 and 1901. The Camp Pope Boulder and Plaque were installed on the campus of Longfellow School (NRHP-listed) at 1130 Seymour Avenue in the central part of Iowa City, The school site was the former location of Camp Pope, a Civil War training camp that operated from 1861 to 1865. Like the Grand Army Tree Boulder at the cabin site, this monument includes a granite boulder with a bronze plaque briefly describing the historic events of the site. It was sponsored by Samuel J. Kirkwood Camp No. 155 and their Auxiliary No. 9 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. It was installed in 1926. The last "monument" in Iowa City associated with the Civil War, technically has highway bridge rather than a monument associated with it. As noted previously, the coast -to -coast route of U.S. Highway 6 was named the Grand Army of the Republic Highway during the 1920s. Since then, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War as the successor organization to the GAR in Iowa has named 11 bridges on the highway after Iowa Civil War generals. The Corse Bridge that crosses the Iowa River on the south edge of Iowa City has been named after General John Corse, a Burlington , Iowa native. A street sign identifies the bridge name but there is no memorial on or near the bridge. (research for Civil War monuments compiled using the Iowa Civil War Monuments website of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War available at: http://www.iowacivilwarmonuments.com/index.html ) Integrity: The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Cabins retain sufficient integrity from the period of significance identified, 1913 - ca. 1939, to qualify for National Register listing. A summary of the seven aspects or qualities of integrity appears below: • Location: The location for the Double Log Cabin and the Single -Room Log Cabin in City Park included in this nomination remains the same as the dates of significance when the two buildings were built and moved in 1913 and 1918 respectively. The cabin site continues to be within Upper City Park with scattered, mature deciduous trees and lawn surrounding the buildings. Views to and from the buildings are similar to those of the period of significance (1913 — ca. 1939). Details of the site are further discussed in Section 7 and under "Setting" below. Design: Both the Double Log Cabin and the Single -Room Log Cabin retain elements of design from their period of significance. Their designs were conceived and executed by members of the Old Settlers' Association who were experienced with log building construction based on their early immigration to Johnson County. The dogtrot design for the Double Log Cabin was discussed in 1912 meetings of the Old Settlers' Association and was carried out in 1913 as discussed. The only change to this design came in the 1940s to 1970s when a frame half wall, screening above, and a wood plank passage door were added to the northeast and south west sides of the dogtrot section so that the cabin could be used for camping. Screen panels for windows were used during this time period as well but are no longer present. Setting: The setting for the Double Log Cabin and the Single -Room Log Cabin remains substantially the same as 1913 and 1918. In the case of the Double Log Cabin, historic photographs confirm that the area surrounding the cabins held mature deciduous trees with bushes and other smaller native trees along of hillside overlooking the river valley. For the Single -Room Log Cabin, both its 1889 original site at the fairgrounds (historic photograph) and post -move 1918 setting in Upper City Park (historic photograph of Double Log Cabin) were similar to the park setting in 2012. In both instances, the grass covered site is surrounded by deciduous trees. The third resource is the Grand Army Tree boulder, and it remains positioned in the same location southwest of the cabins themselves. It appears that the tree planted in 1929, however, has been removed most likely through natural causes. • Materials: The principal materials originally used for construction of both buildings — hewn oak logs varying in length from 16 to 21 feet— continue in use in 2012 with a few exceptions. Members of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County in 1913 and 1889 contributed the individual logs when the cabins were erected, Records describe several unspecified logs in the 1889 Single -Room Log Cabin in deteriorated condition and United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 10900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State having been replaced at the time of the 1918 move. Members of the Association also participated in construction of both cabins including completion of notching, building, roofing, window installation, door hanging, flooring, and chinking of the logs. Although both buildings have subsequently been repaired and modified, evidence of the original craftsmanship of the Old Settler craftsmen remains visible. Alteration of the original materials has taken place through the years including undated roof replacements (asphalt shingles and wood shake shingles, ca. mid- 1970s), Portland cement chinking, screening for the dogtrot section's formerly open walls, installation of a concrete floor for the dogtrot section, and the addition of a poured concrete foundation for a section of one of the Double Log Cabin's pens. Feeling: The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Cabins retain their sense of place largely due to the presence of the Iowa River and the tree -covered site that has been occupied by the cabins since their location in Upper City Park in 1913 and 1918. The cabins have been visited by thousands of park users through the years while picnicking, listening to patriotic speeches, attending school tours, participating in summer camping, and re- enacting 19P century life-style experiences. The preservation of open spaces surrounding the cabins has continued to provide the sense of place and respect originally considered by the managers of City Park and sought by the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County before they were placed here. Preservation Plan The Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Cabins have been identified by the City of Iowa City as valuable historic resources in their community and worthy of historic preservation for future generations. Beginning in the 1970s, their retention has been supported for educational purposes and short-term repairs were made. The advice of experts in the field of log buildings has been sought and the City obtained preliminary assistance in the form of a TAN grant from the State Historic Historical Department of Iowa. One of the recommendations received was to secure National Register listing for the buildings so that State grants might be able to be sought for their restoration. In 2010 the City of Iowa City's historic preservation planner, Christina Kuecker, completed preliminary documentary for the building. In 2012 the Iowa City Park and Recreation Department authorized preparation of a National Register nomination for the property as a first step toward preserving the buildings and heightening awareness in their history. Summary In summary, the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County Cabins, one constructed in 1913 and one built in 1889 and moved in 1918 to City Park serve to commemorate the lives of the first European -American settlers in Johnson County. As spoken by Elizabeth Irish in her address to the Old Settlers in 1914, the cabins commemorate our early settlers' "brave and noble deeds... their virtues, their high ideals, and their pioneer struggles," and form "a link in the chain of our development" ("Brave Empire Builders," Iowa City Daily Press, September 4, 1914). These cabins are also a visible link to the Johnson County Old Settlers organization, which played an important role in preserving and relating the community's history for nearly 100 years. During these years, many other groups used the cabins to rediscover the Iowa City and Johnson County's pioneer heritage and to retain a tangible link to their collective past. For a list of other log cabins listed on the NRHP in Iowa, see Figure 13, page 28. 9 Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.) Bennett, Berry. Compilation of Iowa Site Inventory Forms for Log Cabins in Iowa with NRHP listing noted, provided to M. Svendsen via email, July 17, 2012. "Brave Empire Builders Now in Great Park," Iowa City Daily Press, Iowa City, Iowa, September 4, 1914. Civil War monument research compiled using the database for Johnson County at the Iowa Civil War Monuments website of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War available at: http://www.iowacivil warmonuments.com/index.html; accessed March 23, /2013. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State "Girl Scout Day Camp Held at the Cabins in the City Park," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, June 13, 1946. "Good Pioneers are Assembled in Park Today," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, September 1, 1921. "Historic Cabins in I.C. to Undergo Restoration," Cedar Rapids Gazette, June 20, 2000 Historic photograph of "Log Cabin City Park," April 9, 1916, PA 118, No. 24; Patterson Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa. Historic photograph of "Old Settlers' Cabins on the fairgrounds, where the annual pic-nics [sic] are held," undated (pre-1912), PA 69. V1. p.109; Patterson Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa. Interviews with Beth Foster Hill, National Register Coordinator, and Ralph Christian, Historian, both with the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office, Des Moines, Iowa, May 2, 2012. Interview with Marlin Ingalls, archaeologist, with the Office of the State Archaeologist of Iowa, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, March 22, 2013. Keyes, Margaret N. Nineteenth Century Home Architecture in Iowa City. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1971. "Log Cabins Are Nearly Finished," Iowa City Daily Press, Iowa City, Iowa, June 2, 1913. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to Amer4ican Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. "Noble Men and Women Who Helped Make Iowa Great and Strong are Holding Annual Reunion This Afternoon / In Their Log Cabins / Johnson County Old Settlers Meet in and Near Structures of Ancient Type, at City Park," Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, September 1, 1921. Old Settlers Association of Johnson County, Reunion Proceedings, 1889, and 1911-1921, State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa. "Old Settlers' Pic-Nic [sic]," The Iowa State Press, Iowa City, Iowa, August 20, 1890, Patterson Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa. "Old Settlers Thursday, the Annual Reunion Here," Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, August 16, 1909. "Pioneers Themselves Attended Semi -Centennials of 1886'89," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, July 1, 1939. Reports of the Annual Reunions of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County, Iowa (Annual Proceedings through 1917 amended). Iowa City, Iowa: Old Settlers' Association of Johnson County, Iowa, 1899. [note: also titled Proceedings of the Old Settlers'Association of Johnson County, Iowa, 1866-1899, 1900-1917; Harvard Library copy has publication date changed to 1897 from 1899]; available online at Google Books available at: http://books.google.com/books?id=F6EUAAAAYAAJ&printse=frontcover&d=old+settlers +iowa&source=bl&ots=xcClVxuOfJ&sig=kdrhKs344gpgQIJPpG1 SholxW Ds&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cy_8T9isJYj arAGRoL2LCQ&ved=OCDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=1889&f=false; accessed 7/10/2012. "Restored Log Cabin is Door to 1839s Iowa Wilderness," Des Moines Register, June 3, 1977. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service I National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NIPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State "Scout Council Holds Cookout Monday at City Park Cabins," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, April 20, 1946. "Scouts Will Give Program Tonight," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, June 13, 1946. "Third Graders of Henry Sabin School Visit Park Cabins," Iowa City Press -Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, November 2, 1938. Weber, Irving B. "Item 14. Fairgrounds," Iowa City Press Citizen, February 28, 1967, p. 8C. Weber, Irving B. "Log Cabins — How's Your History IQ?," Iowa City Press Citizen, February 23, 1976. "Friends of the Children's Museum, Special Project: Pioneer Life in Iowa," Friends of the Children's Museum, ca. 1975-1977. Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: _preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67 has been X State Historic Preservation Office requested) _Other State agency _previously listed in the National Register _Federal agency _previously determined eligible by the National Register _Local government _designated a National Historic Landmark University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # X Other State Historical Society of Iowa Library, _recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Name of repository: Iowa City, IA recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): Not applicable 10 Geographical Data Acreage of Property 0.6 acre (Do not include previously listed resource acreage.) UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 15 621800 4614320 3 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2 4 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property.) Commencing at the Northeast corner of the log cabin known as the'Double Log Cabin', in the park known as 'City Park', in the City of Iowa City, County of Johnson, State of Iowa; thence Easterly 50 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence Northerly 4 feet; thence North 35 degrees West, 80 feet; thence Westerly 128 feet; thence Southerly 157.5 feet; thence Easterly 173.9 feet; thence Northerly 87.9 feet to the Point of Beginning. See Figures 1 and 2: Nominated Site Boundary, pp. 20- 21. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Fwm 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/3112012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected.) The irregular boundary includes a gently sloping to flat parcel of ground in Upper City Park occupied by the two log cabins comprising the site in 1918 after one was built in situ and the other was moved to the property. The site includes a wide buffer of green space surrounding the cabins that is occupied by mature white oak and American linden trees, some of which occupied the site in 1918,. The northeast boundary extends along the tree covered ridge that overlooks Lower City Park and the Iowa River. This ridge edge was part of the view shed present when the cabins were originally sited in 1913 and 1918. The northwestern boundary extends to the edge of a dense tree covered area and drops off sharply towards Lower City Park. A section of the service road for Upper City Park marks the southwest boundary while a line midway between the cabins and a modem park shelter forms the south southeasterly boundary. Alterations to the balance of City Park from its establishment until present day preclude considering the entire park for listing on the National Register in 2012. 11. Form Prepared By name/title Marlys A. Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. organization for City of Iowa City, Park and Recreation Department date 7/31/2012 street & number N3834 Deep Lake Road telephone 7151469-3300 city or town Sarona state WI zip code 54870 e-mail svendsentvlernc centurvtel.net Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: • Maps: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Key all photographs to this map. • Continuation Sheets • Additional items: (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items.) Photographs: Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels at 300 pp! (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs to the sketch map. Name of Property: Old Settlers' Association Cabins City or Vicinity: Iowa City County: Johnson State: Iowa Photographer: Marlys A. Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. for City of Iowa City, Park and Recreation Department Date Photographed: May 2012 Description of Photograph(s) and number: See Photographs 1 through 20 & Photograph Map Key, pages 29-30. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Farm 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/3112012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Johnson Co., Iowa Name of Property County and State Property Owner' Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name City r of Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department attrc Joyce Carroll Program Supervisor street & number 220 South Gilbert Street telephone 319-356-5100 city or town Iowa City state IA zip code 52240 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended It 6 U.S.C.460 at seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept, of the Interior, 1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC NPS Form 10-g00-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins ................. Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State ,4 -me. isti -- ---------- ---- - ----- ----- -- --------- Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Page 19 Figure 1: Map of the Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins — Nominated Site Boundary and measurements (map provided by the City of Iowa City Engineering Department, July 2012) S rq�R S 128' 157.5' 1 f 87.9' i GRAND ARMY — SHELTER TREE ROCK UPPER CITY PARK I ACCESS ROAD i u i CITY PARK CABINS 1. DOUBLE LOG CABIN 2. SINGLE ROOM LOG CABIN, W MF o� NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State --------------- ----------------------------------- Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 20 Figure 2: Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins — Aerial Photograph of Nominated Site Boundary (map provided by the City of Iowa City Engineering Department, July 2012) NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information (Expires 5-31-2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State ------- -- -- - - -------- ----- - Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Page 21 Figure 3: Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins — Tree Survey of Nominated Site (map provided by the City of Iowa City Engineering Department, July 2012) CITY PARK L TREELEGEND A-32" White Oak 8 - 24" White Oak C - 30' White Oak D -16" White Oak E -16" White Oak F-10" White Pine G -13" American Lnden H - 28" American L Inden I - 36" American Linden J - 16" White Oak K-22" White Oak L - 32" White Oak M - 14" While Oak N - 30' White Oak O -10" White Pine P -10' Walnut O - 9" Green Ash R - S" Red Oak S-1&" White Oak F G E H B L1 C A 1 K S o I C M p O �t CABIN 1. DOUBLE LOG CABIN 2, SINGLE ROOM LOG CABIN I J N MIN NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8I2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins -N-------------of----------------------------------------------------- --------- ame Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name o- multiple listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 22 Figure 4: City Park with numbered shelters and other facilities (map provided by the City of Iowa City, Park and Recreation Department, May 2012) f �•�• IF.RIUKU, *�r•� MILL PA" I � Q o rgaPao.�y� ` icoe BoatrW/o 12 Resnrcm �. ly,� �L•J\ Ta �gLI1RY • B Rytl I�{ gl�y.Y xrts 14 CITY PARK as IVne Gib +/. a n « GdI/t O ®t Se4Ll[RI$NrIYFR µLAg1FR 20 (- •`\ Fh6LO5ED WL1FR r LUn" 1 •r Q PUYGrN:4n81 NIrP i 1 1 Ps.Onecx✓r N3 l�SrSMDE C/JIAY L . ♦ DRrKKiRtl wucrax ' ���� UF1'tR,YDWFR P0AIt [\W% (N'dP'XC 6Pp0i •.• lobN Pary FmmYY Cabin Location NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information (Expires 5-31-2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins ----- - - --- - Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State --- ------- - Wirn - e o - f -- multi . . - - - p - I . a -- I - i - sting - ( - if -- a - p - p - li . c . a . b - I - a ) ------------- Page 23 Figure 5: Location map for City Park in northwest Iowa City (map provided by the City of Iowa City, Park and Recreation Department, May 2012) 01� t"111, Approminate Cabin LAB afion NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Page 24 Figure 6: Sketch Floor Plans (not to scale) for Double Log Cabin or Dogtrot Log Cabin (above) and Single Room Log Cabin (below) - plans prepared by Svendsen Tyler, Inc. based on building diagrams in the Iowa Site Inventory Form plan completed by Christina Kuecker, November 2010. - Room Dimensions — Double Log Cabin - Low walls with screening above 19 feet West PM - Room Dimensions — Single -Room Log Cabin - Entrance opening without door 19 feet 14% Net 16 feet NIPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State -----me-o------------------ing ----------------------......... -.--------- Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 25 Figures 7 and 8: Historic photographs of "Log Cabin City Park,' April 9, 1916, and close-up, same photo, looking northeast (Patterson Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa) NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 812002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 26 Figures 9 and 10: Historic photographs of "Replica of Iowa City Trading Post in City Park," (top) prior to relocation of Single -Room Log Cabin in 1918, looking northeast (State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa) and "Replica of Iowa City Trading Post in City Park," (bottom) April 1950, looking east (Weber Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Iowa). NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins - -- -- -N---- -- --- --- -- - am of Property Johnson County, Iowa .-_ ------------------ County and State --Name -- . of . -- multiple --- - - -- -- - listing ---- - if - -- applicable ---------- -- -) -------------------- ( Page 27 Figures 11 and 12: Historic photograph of "Old Settlers' Cabins on the fairgrounds' (top), ca. 1890s, 1889 Single -Room Log Cabin on left, direction unknown; cabin on right, nonextant (Patterson Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa Library) and (below) Iowa City local historian, Irving Weber in front of Double Log Cabin, looking south, June 5, 1991 (courtesy of Douglas S. Russell, photographer). NPS Forth 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 28 Figure 13: Log Building National Register Listings in Iowa — August 2012 Resource Date Built Location County NRHP Listed Abbe Gardner Sharp ca.1856 74 Monument Dr., Dickinson County 1973 Cabin Arnolds Park Philip & Anna Kirchner 1867 Peterson Twp. Clay County 1993 Log House Picnic Shelters two Undated Richland Twp. Delaware County 1991 Park Shelters, 1934 South Fork Twp. Jackson County 1991 Maquoketa Caves State Park three Old Settlers' Association 1838 B St., Fairfield Jefferson County 1986 Park & Rhodham Bonnifield House Henek and Mary 1857 Franklin Twp. Linn County 2000 Horecky Log Cabin Iowa State Fair & 1974 E. 30 St., Des Polk County 1987 Exposition Grounds: Moines Ticket Booth Iowa State Fair & 1973 E. 3V St., Des Polk County 1987 Exposition Grounds: Moines Iowa State Fair & 1967 E. 3e St., Des Polk County 1987 Exposition Grounds: Moines Church Park Shelters, Black 1934 3rd Street, Lake Sac County 1990 Hawk State Park three View Mars Hill Church 1857 Keokuk Twp. Wa ello County 1974 Conant's Cabins 1920 Spring Creek Twp. Tama County 2000 Alexander Young Cabin 1840 W. Madison St., Washington County 1973 Washington Theophile Bruguier Undated Riverside Blvd., Woodbury County 2000 Cabin I Sioux Citv NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No, 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins - ------------ - - -- -- Name of Property Johnson County,_ ______ Iowa County and State - - ------------- - -- -- - - - - - - Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 29 Photograph List: Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc., photographer Dates taken: May 3, 2012 1. Double Log Cabin (left) and Single Room Log Cabin (right) looking southeast 2. Double Log Cabin, looking east 3. Double Log Cabin, gable -end exposed stone chimney, looking south 4. Double Log Cabin, looking south 5. Double Log Cabin, looking west 6. Double Log Cabin, looking north 7. Double Log Cabin, interior, west pen, fireplace, looking northwest 8. Double Log Cabin, interior, west pen, 6-light windows and plank floor detail, looking west 9. Double Log Cabin, interior, west pen, entrance wall and paneled door, looking southeast 10. Double Log Cabin, interior, east pen, opposite entrance wall, looking southeast 11. Double Log Cabin, interior, east pen, 6/6 windows and entrance wall, looking west 12. Double Log Cabin, interior, east pen, entrance wall and panel door, looking northwest 13. Single Room Log Cabin, looking west 14. Single Room Log Cabin, looking north 15. Single Room Log Cabin, looking east 16. Single Room Log Cabin, looking south 17. Single Room Log Cabin, interior, non -original 1976 fireplace, looking southeast 18. Single Room Log Cabin, interior, deteriorated wall with missing logs, looking north 19. Left to right: Double Log Cabin, Single Room Log Cabin, and Grand Army Tree Rock, from service road, looking east 20. Grand Army Tree Plaque on boulder, looking east NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet (Expires 5-31-2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson CCounty, Iowa ounty and State ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 30 SIN Photograph Key Map: Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins \ s QNP 44 DOUBLE LOG CABIN 3y GLE ROOM LOG CABIN 7 2 —►16 $ 9 12 10 ,sy a ,� ~' s _- BOUNDARY 9 �► t zoo ,14 i GRAND ARMY U� SHELTER l TREE ROCK O NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8l2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 31 Photograph 1: Double Log Cabin (left) and Single Room Log Cabin (right) looking southeast Photograph 2: Double Log Cabin, looking east NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8I2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information (Expires 5-31-2012) Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa ounty and State .Ra - - of------- -1--- - .stin - pIi a - - Name of multiple listing (if applicable) Page 32 Photograph 3: Double Log Cabin, gable end exposed chimney, looking south Photograph 4: Double Log Cabin, looking south NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins ------ . - --- - Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State --- -- - ----------------- - - - ----- Name of mult---i-ple - - listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 33 Photograph 5: Double Log Cabin, looking west Photograph 6: Double Log Cabin, looking north NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa ounty and State N ---- m-- - - - - - - ----- - - - i - - - - ae of multiple listing (if applicabI e) Section number Additional Information Page 34 Photograph 7: Double Log Cabin, interior, west pen, fireplace, looking northwest Photograph 8: Double Log Cabin, interior, west pen, 6-light windows and plank floor detail, looking west NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins _... - Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 35 Photograph 9: Double Log Cabin, interior, west pen, entrance wall and paneled door, looking southeast Photograph 10: Double Log Cabin, interior, east pen, opposite entrance wall, looking southeast NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property JohnsCon County, Iowa ounty and State Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 36 Photoaraoh 11: Double Lap Cabin, interior, east pen, 6/6 windows and entrance wall, looking west Photog lorthwest NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State - Na--mee -- of mult---- ---- i- ple ---- -- - if ---- applicable ----- -------- ) -------- --- ----- listtinin g ( Section number Additional Information Page 37 Photograph 13: Single Room Log Cabin, looking west Photograph 14: Single Room Log Cabin, looking north NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Additional Information (Expires 5-31-2012 Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State --- ---------------------------------------------------- Name ofulti mple listing (if applicable) Page 38 Photograph 15: Single Room Log Cabin, looking east 4 � ( ' fir' ` •�\Z -t\.\ 11 " Photograph 16: Single Room Log Cabin, looking south AA EN - .1 Ivj NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins - - -- - Name of Property Johnson County, Iowa '.------nty.an.d_---tate------' --------------------------- Countyand State --- - - -- -- -- .. .. ----- - in i -- - -- --- Name ofmultiple listing (if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 39 Photograph 17: Single Room Log Cabin, interior, non -original 1976 fireplace, looking southeast NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of 11 Property Johnson County, Iowa County and State - - ---------- - - - - - - -... -- Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 40 Photoqraph 18: Single Room Log Cabin, interior, deteriorated wall with missing logs, looking north NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8/2002) OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5-31-2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Old Settlers' Association of Johnson Co. Cabins Name of Property - Johnson County,__I_o___w_ a '- ------------------ ------ .. County and State - -- ---- - -.... --------- Name of multiple listing if applicable) Section number Additional Information Page 41 Photographs 19 and 20: left to right, Double Log Cabin, Single Room Log Cabin, and Grand Army Tree Rock, from service road, looking east (top) and GAR plaque Cabin photos November 2018 Small cabin- Southwest corner North elevation of east portion of dogtrot cabin war®M� CITY OF IOWA CITY CITY OF I O WA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: March 21, 2019 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Ray Heitner, Associate Planner Re: Designation of Ned Ashton House, 820 Park Rd as a Historic Landmark (REZ19-2) Background: City staff has requested that the Ned Ashton House, located at 820 Park Road, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January 2001. Built by Edward L. Ashton and his family in 1947, the house is of complex, engineered concrete construction at the ground level with frame construction at the main floor, all clad in Stone City limestone veneer. While the house design is influenced by Mid -Century Modern design, an architectural style is not the hallmark of its historic character. The importance of this house rests in the reputation of its designer/builder/owner and how his prominence in the field of bridge engineering is manifest in its design and construction. The City will soon celebrate the 70'h anniversary of City Park Pool which was designed by Ashton. Staff would like the designation to be complete prior to this May 2019 celebration. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met on March 14, 2019 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of the Ned Ashton House. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted to recommend approval of the designation of 802 Park Road as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant because it was designed and built by Edward L. Ashton, prominent bridge engineer, was where he and his employees worked, and the architecture reflects his engineering expertise and particularly bridge design. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan's Historic Preservation Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. The Ned Ashton House is located in the Northwest Planning District, one of the planning districts which does not have an adopted district plan. Therefore, staff has reviewed the proposed landmark designation against the goals and policies of the Historic Preservation Plan. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past, of the Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan relates to this proposal. The information provided by the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form confirms that the property is significant to Iowa City's history, architecture, and culture; and it is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Furthermore, by pursuing local landmark designation of a property that has already been recognized as a National Landmark, the proposed designation satisfies Objective Five of this goal, pursuing local landmark designation as appropriate. The landmark designation of this City -owned property helps to further the goals identified in the Comprehensive Plan to ensure the preservation of historic resources. Furthermore, the landmark designation of a City -owned resource will demonstrate leadership and a commitment by the City to preserve historic resources. March 21, 2019 Page 2 Preservation of the Ned Ashton House would not be in conflict with future redevelopment in the area, but would actively promote the preservation of historic resources. Furthermore, modifications to the exterior of the home will be able to be made with the review and approval of either the Historic Preservation Planner or the Historic Preservation Commission. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ19-2, an application to designate the Ned Ashton House, 820 Park Road, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Neighborhood Public (P-1) to P-1 with a Historic District Overlay (P-1/OHD). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Zoning Map 3. Historic Preservation Commission Memo, 03/06/2019 Approved by: J • c3► an���Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services .rr®�140 CITY OF IOb'VA CITY R35 s moo M r RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 .a RS5 RS5 .P'�' RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 t RS5 RS5 RS5 P1 P1 RS5' RS5 O RS5 RS5 RS5 G� RS5 r RS5 RS5 RS5 �g0 RS5 RS5 � Z RS5 - RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 5 RS5 F ,'RS5 RS5 Q RS5 RS5 y RS5 �.� RS5 p RS5 RS5 O� RS5 RS5 'RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 Q� RS5 RS5 Dk RS5 RS5 '} P1 P1 RS5 RS5 RS5 .F yj RS5 -RS5 'RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5' RS5 RS5 RS5 D� RS5,, Y ,S, RS5 �• RS5 RS5 P - RS5 ,Cy LU RS5 Sv taly J 00�S RS5�J RS5 S. RS5 aNkl— An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for the rezoning of approximately 1.82 acres located at 820 Park Road from Neighborhood Public (P-1) to Neighborhood Public (P-1) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD). 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RS5 RS5 RS5 RS5 a�r ®fir, CITY ©F I®Vi/A CITY rill n , Date: March 6, 2019 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Ned Ashton House, 820 Park Road City Staff has requested that the Ned Ashton House, 820 Park Road, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. While the benefits for a city -owned, public property are not as evident, it could be noted that generally landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work for a non -governmental owner. The Ned Ashton House, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January 2001. Built by Edward L. Ashton and his family in 1947, the house is of complex, engineered concrete construction at the ground level with frame construction at the main floor, all clad in Stone City limestone veneer. While the house design is influenced by Mid -Century Modem design, an architectural style is not the hallmark of its historic character. The importance of this house rests in the reputation of its designer/builder/owner and how his prominence in the field of bridge engineering is manifest in its design and construction. The attached National Register of Historic Places Registration Form provides a detailed description of the house (page 2+), the significance of the design (pages 4- 9), and the details of his respected career (page 11+). Ashton designed the house through the principles of bridge design, allowing the house to survive inundation from the adjacent river by opening the river- side pair of doors and allowing the flood waters to flow out through the garage. Ashton built the house with the help of his family, digging a small well to provide water for concrete mixing and having his wife and a daughter mix the concrete which he moved by wheelbarrow load. Lumber was salvaged from tank crates used in the war that were dismantled and then de -nailed by his daughters. The wood was used for the concrete forms and then reused for the main floor framing. Even many of the removed nails were reused. He brought in large chunks of limestone which he split and then hand faced. The house required minimal maintenance and was designed to provide significant cross -ventilation. As stated on page 10, "the house reflects the values he, followed in his professional life and taught his students — cost efficiency, innovative solutions, salvage of materials, and the meeting of a challenge". The Ned Ashton House was found to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places under Criterion B, Significant Persons and C, Design/Construction, and is locally significant. For local landmark designation, the Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., e., or f. for local designation listed below: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; March 6, 2019 Page 2 c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. Based on the information provided in the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, d and a and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of the Ned Ashton House, 820 Park Road, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b, d, and e. .,PS Form 10-900 (oct. 1990) OMB No. 100240018 .. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places COPY Registration Form COPY This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for Individual properties and districts. See Instructions in How to complete Ore National Register of Historlc Places Registration Form (National Register Bullefin 16A). Complete each item by marldntg 'k" in the appropriate box or by entering the Information requested. If an hem does not apply to the property boing documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, archNeclurel classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narta6ve items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 1040(i). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all hems. 1. Name of Property Ashton, Ned Residence historic name Edward L. Ashton HousdAshton House other namestsite number 2. Location $20 Park Road NIA street & number ❑ not for publication Iowa City city or town state Iowa 019 code county 3. State/Federal Agency Certification ❑ vicinity Johnson 103 52246 code zip code _ As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this 0 nomination ❑ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Hisittinp Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ® ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant 01 tionalty ❑ sta d/Jj hi. (❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) /11111�/1U�/!/ImI I .il wl/I arylrmru_ a OMaTN E Vr ONA lal State of Federal agency and bureau In my'opinion. the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. (❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting of iicialTtle State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: Signature or the Keeper Date of Action ❑ entered in the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ determined eligible for the --------- National Register ❑ See continuation sheet. C.i determined not eligibie for the National Register. t I removed from the National Register. _,•, _._..___ l l other, (explain:) .. .__...... _. AS.f�IS�c:�FliC.'6 and Name of Property County S. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number ofResourcesProrcesp rt Do ted (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) rain not rev�iousty lislistw count.) R private JW building(s) Contributing Noncontributing ❑ publiclocal ❑ district buildings ❑ public -State ❑ site ❑ public -Federal ❑ structure sites ❑ object structures objects .. 1 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "NIA" if property is not pan of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register NIA U 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Eder categories from Instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) r]r VEgTIr/single dwelling DOMESTIGsinele dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions) Modern Movement Concrete foundation walls Stone/limestone Concrete ffn Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) r- 4� 1 & Statement of Swmcmc* - Aprkkiable National of (Mark "a" in am or Mora b for ft CMBfis 9uMooli *,a Wopgft a�MaY titl!{�ri 111" nalnX140 E) for Natbnal Regir�r kahrg.) ❑ A Properly is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the [road patterns of our history. 12 8 Property is associated with the fires of persons significant in our past. lit C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type. period. or method of construction or represents the work of a master. or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinquiehatate entity whose components lack individual distinction. 0 O Property has yielded, or is likely to yield. Information important in prehistory or history. Citteiia Considerations (Mutt. "z^.in all IM boxes that apply) Property is- 0 A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. 08 removed from its original location. D C a birthplace or grave. O Q a cemetery. ❑ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ❑ F a commemorative property. Q G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance MXO M ale slgrttecaMe of the proputy on one or OW" -aoMinuason sheets.) S. Mefor Biblimrsohicat References Archheatue Period of Significance )9411-1930 ,Mnlncant Oates Signifioant Person (Complete H. Criterion e. is marked above) Asbt m. Edward "Nor Cultural Affiliation N/A Bibliography (City Me books, aAiales. ant other sources used in preparing IM form on oneor more conlim atron sheets) Previous documentation on foe (NPS� Primary location of additional data: f_1 preliminary determination of individtiat listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested U previously listed in the National Register. U previously determined eligible by the National Register f I designated a National Historic Landmark U recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey 1'1 recorded by Historic American Engineering Record n P) State Historic Preservation Office Other State agency U Federal agency U Local government I I University Other Name of repository: SXo.fc-ocit-YA..-of- � %Cr%rrJ �,4.LAdadCG Co�ty'and' Stale ±�� Name of Property _ 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property — } Z Z UTM References (place adidional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1LLL.-�d 11,1Zio ,1112 14'dl 114It 71J1 31 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I Zone Easing Northing Zone Easting Northing 21 1 1 1111 lllltllll 4LIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ❑ See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By namettitle David Arbogast, arclutrxlural conservator organization date May 30, 2000 street & number 701 Easunoor Drive telephone (319) 3514601 oily or town Iowa City state Iowa zip code 52246 Additional Documentation Submit the folWng items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional hems) this hem at the request of SHPO or name Marshall and Jaye Ashton McKusick street & number 820 Park Road telephone (319) 338-6746 city or town Iowa City state lowa zip code 52246 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate - properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 of seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 fours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regardlAg this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127. Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018). Washington, DC 20503, US GOV6RNMFNf PRINTING OFFICE : 1993 0 - 350-416 QI. d MPS Prom 14400+ epa AMMW N& 10244011 a" United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 7 Page t °° curates, taws c.Mnaa,,,. «-, , The Edward L. Ashton Htmse, on its flood phain sire; is as mach an eapneasag feat as it is a private raddimm it strucluraily consists of massive concrete footings, column; main floor column support beams, and floors.. Its "fin wads" coast a rock -Fined limestone vow fed over mtenor concrete black masonry on the ground flair and ro&4k*d limestone veoae over wood frame construction on the main floor. Because the house was dedped by an enginm for his own residence no high style was employed. The Style of the house; tag sueh, Is dmwW=c Of popular style herds following World War II and can be dssalfied as a vernacular ercpnss oa of the htodem Movement incorporating edeetie elements such as a ndd nineteenth century marble fireplace sarround. The original horse was sited on a thra-acre lot with a driveway loft Booth to Park Road The am - nation boundary includes 2.22 acres (show three-quarter; of the original land) and includes a landscaped approach, the horse and Its immediate sutrounduags, and the river how west and north of the house. The siting of the house tapes advantage of the relative isolatitm and views of the woods and the river views why was end oomd by large M-Mn"s td'wirr&UM. The original Ashum property was aboin 3 a,mat with 330 feet of frontage on the Iowa River. During the. 1950s the property was deadly doubled anti! it was subdivided is the late 1960s,Without going into details the me area has remained hint It is 2.22 so ms without other houses and a sdpjrly enlarge[ river fiontage of 352 fat. In 1999 over half of the dved&om has been set aside as a Designated Natural Area (defined by the lows Chy Gala). This parpow allm to don Wowing major tra lass in the major 1993 flood and 1995-95 windstorms Ned and Gadys Ashman bought that property in.1944 when it was a oomfleld jug outside the Iowa City boundary marked by Pak Road. It was classified as rum! Johnson County until 1958 when Park Road and Rocky Shure Drive were graded and paved The original hum gates and barbed wire fencing wound the AMM property was maintained $a' privaCy mall removal in 1987. sm pou,y�riatarradfa manr�.toowa WIN United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number7 Page 2 Johnson County, Iowa FOUNDATION: The house employs three distinct parts of the foundation - footing, foundation walls, and support columns for the main floor beams. All of than were calculated in terms of stresses and weights. Some problems were encountered with the original plan. Ashton told the story that when the footing trench was laid om around the northwest corner he was very disappointed to find that the pond was soft and he doubted that the footing would be sming enough to hold the cantilevered turret. His solution was to drive rode by band into the soft pound until it stabilized and no morn rock could be driven into the pound with his maul. He also found soft ground where the footing supported the pdilar for the massive Hotel beam over, the garage door - the only area in the foundation where the perimeter footing is not continuous, Steel reinforcement bars measured 3/4 and 7/8 inches in diameter. Reinforcing bets were used wherever Ashton poured concrete - a carryover from his engineering practices. As one example, reinforcing bars were laid on the ground floor before the concrete was poured and the positions of those loopedbus is partially depicted, appearing more Ck"1Y on the original drawing than on the copy. As another example, a phoMpaph depicts reinforcing bars laid prior to the pouring of the connect driveway. Lack of internal house supports put all of the weight on the perimeter footings. This "go seemingly was conceived to eliminate a problem if central supports settled over time. In a traditional house central supports can be jade d without mach damage, but in a concrete house ontral rapport weakness through sdosideace would shift loads and crack the main Sour, causing pmbiems difficult to remedy. For this reason Ashton designed massive beams to carry the loads to perimeter columns and their fbothngs. The design required accurate calculations because all foundations settle to some extent and the problem was to ensure even settling throughout the pedmetcr. Ashton calculated such factors as roof load and truss reactions, earth pressure, as well as dead load weight of stone, concrete block masonry, main floor Winning, and footings- These factors all entered into the final design. T%m and other calculations were needed to build when building small bridge footings which he commonly did in his 706021110nai practice - It is not necessary to say that this is not residential consunction where lighter loads seldom require a structural engineer. The integral footingwall•columa-beam system. that Ashton designed has remained solid and undamaged to the present thus. The footings, although continuous, varied in depth according to location. On the south bank side they did not need to be deep since they were already well below the frost line but where the ouutside pound level is even with the floor, particularly on the north around the gasp:, the footings are probably deeper. The footing design caked for 12-inch footings, but the media! does section suggest they were built somewhat thick some 16 to 18 inches - because ground conditions were softer than originally estimated in the calculations. The base wall of reinforced concrete were built wide at 16 inches to carry the attar masonry and its ficiag inner concrete block wall. Thine base walls, made Integral with the footitgs, provided horizontal stiffening. When one looks closely at the foundation the line of their support wall and the beginning of the masonry is seen where the outside dirt has settled it is also seen by the east entry to the ground floor. weFwM*40D. 044 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 7 Page s kuhnsbn ioww oasnrr�.wdra+a.am» d'ntmits LwV beams tied the columns together. On act paralleled the perimeter roofings and supported the concrete Saar and wooden Framing above it on the man floor. Became the exterior liimahme masonry comdmua fYom the wound floor wlllron a break upwards to the Qawms tiro its can weight is separate Fmmr the beam structure a$ well as serving a son-buarfng structural capacity for, the floor sestan. The wain limestone masmry wslb two dies high on the west Facade, is curial cc the fouadation waii- raotngs wk. The =00 MMISIM ROIL an the Maier, deWW the col um, beam, and poured rxnerew structure: Tlw beam design seams to have tied the souctom together suffi mW* to keep the walls taw and no sign of wall tilt is eve. The upright cohman were made integral with the reinforced dxncian beams which Support the maim floor and roof loads. It may be said that Ashton did rurtjmt determine the load. on one beam aid use it for an epimete of loads For all of the others. The d lawoial beam showa is presented as an example. The celarirdm wean made irdi"is y For each beam is the tins, as the beams carried 41flaent loads bawusc of the dwmplexity of hoar &Sip although he deal them to a andd= shape with some variations up to an inch or two tlunaer an beams cakutated to carry Iig w loads. The beam design rents a complex form, thdckaned on the outaido where mere load occom Thu columns, too, we thiclumod whoa they meat the beams. 7U aesthetic effect is Milan when viewing the dirk brawn painted beams from the ground floor Cast in wooden films; the beams retain a wood twon and look Mot old Tider woodrdarlr It requires a close lew" lion to dete=w that these beams ate, is fact, panned concrews. The main floor beams inch had fbur mudbnrement bars of 0* 719 inch me tied with U3 inch bars and stirrups. The concrete Ater poured over the beams was reinforced whh wire mesh. Where holes have beell cat through the floor for ^•Whica, the thicknow tea be spa awl at is two ids tl" ar fws While thin: It has been adequate and nowhem has cracked or broken sway. While of good quality, the floor concrete is relad,4* simple to drill and Isola; the exuane dnmsby of the beam and columns: Tee foundulon Pogtinws wan adwpd daft eomtruiction, but tie mppor esnxaeW wdwk needed no moMOStion. The Far ary change made involved turning the internal stairwell 90 dlegtees. As originally designed, ter stairaaY ran upstairs 8om the teat side of the ground floor, which was an awkward arsmgemear. Thu blocked doorway with "wooden liaW in place seen in am pup wall behind what is now the downstairs kitchens am to be a resonant of this original putt which entered the ground floor- frown the beck of the Waage. An east carry a to the garage provides direct outside access. The garage entry is Saw by this extedardoar whom it is Ohre convenient. The electrical system had to be installed before the concrete was poured to avoid major drilling later. The service SOOOIM was brosrght is an the east side of the house by the garage dorm Haim &a eavea on the inside to ter Wound floor entry service box, It was Plenaod bdme the columns wee pmwed. Two-mw BX flexible dxttldldt was laid in the 001mmats and their electrical bet oatots and also in the ceiling. The ceatloit w'as Paid axt fa ratea car papems so most beams opnadng from the coiling sick have hoer leafs aiming into the bans. The purpose was to provide a flaa'ble system because the fear leads can be wirW to/stlwr in various was or bypassed to povkle access to dilline t circuit combinations. This Proved wehil is Is ur year when the Wound floor was turned into an engineering shop with more de trica7 needs and the fixeddrdautry was altwedby simple c.hanges to outlet box splices to provide more outlets. OMB .OpNnIN 1024-MA NPS Fero, 10-500.- ("I United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 7 4 Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page eFN•2541116 MAIN FLOOR ROOM DESIGN: The main floor plan is one of the areas of design that was the most substantially altered during construction. The upper area of the house was of wood frame construction rather than the concrete block masonry construction of the ground floor. It consisted of wooden plates bolted to the concrete floor with wood studs sheathed diagonally for strength. The exterior was not changed, but inside the house the walls were modified from their planned location. Because the concrete floor and beam structure was so strong it made no difference where the interior walls were placed and they show no particular orientation to the concrete beams in either their initial planned placement or their actual constructed positions. The kitchen was constructed narrower (a more useful arrangement) by removing a half wall between the kitchen and breakfast room and adding a broom closet in the different entry to the dining room area. With a narrower kitchen the north bedroom then had room for a sliding -door closet on the west wall. The closet on the south wall was expanded to a half bath although the toilet was never installed The full north bathroom was rearranged into a narrower but more efficient design and the full south bathroom was rearranged to allow for a large square tub rather than a smaller shower stall. The closets were changed, as well. The living room, south bedroom, center bedroom, and master bedroom closets were altered, as well as the north bedroom closet previously described Originally designed with full-length screening on the porch, it was decided to bring the masonry up to window height. Finally, a full flight of stairs, shut off by a door, now opened from the hallway and led to the attic storage area. These changes, individually minor, were well thought out and made the house more convenient and livable. ROOF DESIGN: The relatively complex outline of the house made roof design difficult. I ee final form was reached after number of drawing revisions. The original plan seen in the southeast elevation shows that an additional half story was planned with a fairly high pitched roof and a large dormer window on the east side and probably on the west side. as well. The roof bemme more complex in shape in the next design with windows added to the half story on both the north and south elevations. As the final planning was done the roof was lowered in pitch, had wider eaves, and the idea of a dormer was dropped bemuse the roof line was too low for a full half story. A 1948 roof plan was used to estimate rafter lengths. As finally constmcted, the roof ridge is centered The middle section of the house has the ridge weight carried by uprights to the dining room wall directly below. Uprights bearing on the hallway wall similarly carry the north section ridge. The wall and door lintels dividing the living room from the porch carry the southern section ridge. This line is 3 feet off center but provides enough support and no problems occur. NPB Farm 10-900., (acre) oalB Ap W jft 104-0016 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 7 5 Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page CFN•E39-1116 DESIGN CHANGES: The cantilevered balcony, breakfast room, and the north entry deck are. shown as they were built on the original 1946 concrete framing plan. The curving stairway was also a construction alteration. The original design had been a straight -run stair with a flare at its base. No sketch seems to have survived of the interior stairway, the curving stair, or the north exterior stairway designs. The porch entry stairs were also altered in their design during the construction. LflvffiSTONE MASONRY VENEER: The well-known Stone City Quarry near Anamosa was the source of the limestone used for the exterior facing of the walls. Ashton had selected the strata he wanted and it was delivered in large chunks which he then split on a steel railroad mil and hand faced with a large rock hammer. Stone City limestone is a dolomitic limestone bonded with magnesium. When fresh, it is easily worked and one of its characteristics is hardening upon exposure to the air. The numerous window openings were finished by pouring a reinforced concrete sill for each., Window openings on the ground floor also required a reinforced concrete cap or lintel. The window openings on the train floor were all designed with the top of the forme at the eaves level regardless of window size. They require poured concrete sill, but no concrete lintels. The stone veneer is nowhere set beneath ground level because mortared stone would not weather well as a foundation material. Structurally, the stone facade is a ftecstanding veneer with the immense weight tarried by the poured concrete footings and by concrete block masonry interior walls. However, a completely freestanding wall unattached to the concrete beams and interior framing wnuld tend to shift away from the house over time. For this reason the wall was tied to the concrete block masonry walls and Poured concrete Structure of the house, although this does not affect weight distribution. Where the stone wall is outside the ground floor the stone and interior concrete block wall were mortared together. The interior frame wall was constructed of studs nailed to a wood sill plate bolted to the concrete floor. As noted above the studs were then sheathed with diaconal boards for strength. Tar paper was then applied for weather proofing over the sheathing. i1 ere tua1.1�.1_olaKi 0itj Structurally, the ground floor is a ckar-span enclosure with the garage area separated by a non -bearing wall of 4-inch thick concrete block masonry. The ground floor of some 1600 square feet was primarily intended as an occasional recreational area. Double French doors lead to the patio and, them is a massive stone fireplace. Carrying out the recreational theme, the light fixtures were glass globes set against a ship wheel motif. e Mkaoor OAM AOWo WMA 102ti x6 United States Dainrtment of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence b 7 Page 6 Johnson county, Iowa Section nclm er C"f4W1116 The lurosm was river completely walled fiont the workroom area, but a wall partially obscured it and rained ed a stomp room lined with shrives for canned goods A somewhat primitive bathroom serval the employees of the emgmeerrog stop and eventually the security mom was constructs, in the southeast miner for the safe files of classified meal radar Oans. Aftw Ashton's retirement, Joye and her daughter Deborah bwh an spa uwm In the base neat by adosimg part of the workmen for drafting eWIPmem amd file storage, adding a bdhmb to the waWnwra, putting in a kitchen, and walling off the last =von of the open stairwell. The groom floor workroom bad a humidity problem, The massive wails and ceiling kept the area cool in summer, but on humid summer days outside ventilation brought in warm w which condensed as water vapor on walls and floor. Air conditioning atieviatedthe problem. Today, od1mg fans and a del maidifier Pmt'lde a better solution. x to xo off, •6' • 1 IN IY bfo• Window Style No. Vertical casement sask side opening 24 Double -hung sash I1 Picture window sash 3 Porch wbxtwm.t, 7* Total main floor window sash 47 Door Style No. PaimofFrWrA doors 4 Exterior doors 2a Inuatur rush, hollow core, hinged 19 f ww flush, hollow acre, sliding 4" main floor doors Window Style No. Horizontal awning sash, bottom opening 7 Dovbtehang sash 2 Picurm window sash 1 Total ground floor window sash 22 •Non -Gurus origin MPS Faro 104004 awl 0MS AApMW Nn 10244MB United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Page Ashton Residence Section number Pa �— 9 —�— Johnson County, Iowa CFW-259.1116 Door Style No. Pairs of French doors Z Exterior doors 29 Steel security door - I• Interior flush, solid core I Moors removed in 1986 inc) (5)* Total ground floor doors 11 *Non -Curtis origin There are 47 windows on the main floor in addition to two fully -glazed sets of French doors and glazed panels in both entry doors. Every window and entry door has a removable storm sash and screen. The numerous windows provide river views and also reflect house design before residential air conditioning became common. The house plan provides cross ventilation through every room. The wide eaves have Protected the original millwork intact. Maintenance today is minimal. All sash windows have the storms left on year round Ample ventilation comes through the vertical casement windows that are double glazed and have inside screens easily removed and stored in a closet during the winter. The ground floor has I 1 block windows that are maintenance free. Other windows are left year round with storm sash. Because of the potential summer himidity condensation problem, outside ventilation is limited to circulation through the screened doors. The Curtis millwork catalogue illustrates the birch trim around all the windows and doors on the main floor and also surrounding the large picture window on the ground floor. The trim had mitered corners which the Curtis Company named "mitertite", and there are adjustable door jambs made of fir stained to closely match the birch woodwork and door veneer. The catalogue identifies the grooved woodwork pattern as is'Tzgancy" style. THE 1986 RENOVATION OF ASHTON HOUSE New owners in 1986 faced the consequences of deferred maintenance. - . Repairs included complete replacement of the plumbing, replacement of the septic system with a lift station to the city sewer, new air conditioning, water heater and furnace, a new kitchen, complete renovation of the ground floor, as well as interior renovation. The stonework protected by the wide eaves remained in a remarkable state of preservation with its original mortar and the well -designed house needed no structural repairs. Even with its original millwork the thick walls provide effective insulation against temperature variations and the yearly gas -electric bill averaged $100 per mouth through 1999. On the main floor plaster repairs and paint transformed the interior.. The white tint chosen sets off the birch woodwork that is in excellent condition. Sills required refinishing, but cleaning and wax restored the luster to the other birch trim. An unexpectedly difficult project was the restoration of the mid. nineteenth century marble fireplace that had come from the family home in Clinton, Iowa. Light fixtures were cleaned and left except in the north bedroom and the kitchen where replacements were needed New carpeting throughout completed the renovation. On the porch, a new slate floor replaced the composition tile. The porch was restored to its original function as a summer sitting room off the living room. OMB AMMal N& 1024-WIB NPB Farts 10A00a _ (5461 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 7 8 Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page CFN459-t118 After considerable discussion the kitchen was judged to be a hopeless case and it was removed to the bare walls. Replacement oak cabinets match the tone of birch trim around the 9 windows in the kitchen and adjoining breakfast room. The north kitchen entry was enlarged by moving the washer and dryer to a new utility area in the former half bath off the north bedroom. The maim floor renovation has restored the house to its original design after years of deferred maintenance. It is not a new house, but a unique older one. The ground floor was originally intended to be a great hall type of recreational and party room. Later modifications had been added over the years. The entry had been enclosed into a room for the washer and dryer and a sink with counter added for canning. A narrow room was added as a fruit cellar and later used for engineering journal storage. After Neds retirement, his large workroom was subdivided with a wall to form a storage room and an efficiency apartment with full bath and kitchen. The 1986-87 renovation removed all later additions to return the ground floor into a great hall with an open stairway leading down to it Removing the partitions recreated a huge expanse some 60 feet long and 26 feet wide highlighting the limestone fireplace and showing off the massive dark brown structural beams against the white walls and ceiling. Once the ground floor was cleared, the old asbestos floor tiles were removed and replaced with water-resistant carpeting. At this same time the water system was changed with new copper lines running in a more efficient pattern to avoid freezing which had always been a problem. The furnace, water heater, and air conditioner were also replaced with high efficiency units cutting utility bills in half. The only utility requiring eventual replacement is the 50-yearr old electrical system. It is a daunting task because the original two -wire system runs through conduit buried in the concrete beams at the time of construction. It will require a new service entry and complete replacement through the house. THE GREAT 1993 FLOOD The previous massive flooding of the Iowa River crested on 16 June 1947. This occasion was just prior to completion of Coralville dam upstream. As house construction pictures show, it covered the footings and most of what would become the adjacent Park View Terrace subdivision and lower City Park. By late 1992 heavy rains raised the Iowa River and the lower floodplain was covered most of the winter. In 1993 wet weather caused rivers to flood throughout the Midwest. Beginning in June, the Iowa River flood continued with fluctuations over ten weeks. There is some controversy because the final crest came at night when the dam was opened near full and unmanned Its outflow then combined with unexpected downstream flooding to create a near disaster • Early morning the flood was a foot above the 1947 crest Ashton marked with an iron piper set in concrete. The 1993 crest measured 28 inches over the ground floor by the lower pair of French doors. By design, no structural damage occurred and the McKusicks continued to live on the main floor during the entire flood with only minor intermptions in utility services.. The electrical system and air conditioner were undamaged The furnace and water on a concrete pedestal were required minor repairs after the final crest. After the crest passed, the ground floor drained its water through the garage and outside without any impeding sill. It was a messy cleanup but even the carpet was cleaned and is still in use. ewsra,.eoroo-. OWAOMWAft enemata Unites! states Department of the Interior National Paris Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton hieddemee Section number g Page 9, Iolmscn County, rowa- orrwee.ieer SIGNIFICANCE SUMMARY: The Edward Lowell Ashton home in Iowa. City is associated with the productive career of a noted bridge engineer, said to have base the bridge engineer in tiro history of lows. Designed and constructed by Aslmom and used as his offt and drdtiag toom, it dvealy embodies his caror and his Iowa aesthetics: Thu Ashton house is Wwly to survive as one of Ned Ashton's most unique engineering accompiishruests, Already hocpihy c onsideuod to be a landmark, the great stony house with its cantilevered turret and worl- ef stairway reflects the brid®o designs of its builder. Overlooking the; Tows Rim the house incorporates Ashton's engineering drills combined with his aaethmuc sense of setting and use of native materialt ia, cr r e sq r� s sd a •'• a rr Ashtom's career as a bridge and structural algtnmer show through in the ranforced concrete beam construction, of the frame vduch momporatee such sophisticated dements as eatrvag; concrete stairs and a mmrtilevered hunt. The vmy siting of the home with a river view was a constant rembeler of one of his dWproRanond COn=w - the bridging of vent rrvem The lower floor of the horse was deugned for, and served as, his work room. Much of the distinctive architecture of the Ashton hmse has nothing to do with architectural stylm Ashon brought his kaowbedp as a bridge designer and structural enghwer to the hoarseplan, odaosmg feioforued concrete and masonry as major matwels because he was aspen in their use. Some disdnCtive engineeringfahuea of the house huJrde the fdWwhW • The pse onally designed ptfaard cencme fWag to carry the'iaumense weight of some and COncre a masonry on a sot flood plain. The ponied conaete pi>hr and beam system of support of the house ume.. • The, romforced concrete floor poured in place over the dear span off ground floor. • The Qffwt erica walls of the porch resting on a concrete sill designed to balance the weight of im mlor now masonry. • The interior grbme&kvd stair -our - a concrete monolith supported only by a gibing beam and a floe, footing. Tim lateral sped against the bearing ailing beam is, of coarse, distributed through secondary beams to the trod acyaeatt main beam and to the entire ceding support system. • The float accrete bdMey is cantilevered upon top. mtegab beam ena melons from the unasior. • The mlowestwo • curving stairway of reftdxced concrete is tied diagonally into the footing disguised as OMB APM wW Na 1921-09il NPS Form 7019WG isaa United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 10 Johnson County, Iowa Section number g Page ePN•rs9-nm • The most spectacular example of cantilever support is the round breakfast room where three-quarters of this small mom rests upon the cantilever system of beams carried beyond the pillar in the house corner below it. • The breakfast room support system continues along and outside the north wall of beam the house facade the where the north upstairs entry deck floor is cantilevered on concrete structurally continuing u level of the kitchen and breald'ast room floor. r stairway, a reinforced concrete monolith, leads to the From this outside entry deck the north exteno ground. This stairway, only three inches from the masonry facade, is not supported by it, but bears entirely upon the cantilevered entry deck system above and upon a ground footing below. As an engineer who had specialized in hydraulics, Ned Ashton was well aware of the potential for another great flood in the Iowa River valley which would be beyond the capacity of the Coralville Reservoirs to the French control. The ground floor is designed to minimize the damage of a major flood Opening n doors equalizes the pressiue and entering water will flow through into the garage unhindered by a threshold or sill, and from there runs out at ground level into the yard The � m the Flood of utilities are set up w on a concrete platform out of harm's way. Thus system put to its 3. The result was that the house stands firm and unharmed to the present. Ashton's embodiment of the Iowa aesthetic can be seen in the use of local limestone for wall facing and in the siting heretofore mentioned Ashton is credited with the design or restoration of more than 100 bridges throughout his active career• Ifis bridgesspan the Mississippi River at Greenville, Natchez, Vicksburg, Burlington, Rock Island, and Dubuque. Others bridge the Ohio, Missouri, Neches, Columbia, and Colorado Rivers. Ins other structures include the Diamond Truss Towers for Pioneer Industries of Sioux City which were built in various locations for the U.S. Air Force. He also built antennae for Collins Radio. Ashton designed the 140 foot telescope in Green Bank, West Virgins for Associated Universities, Inc., a group organized by the National Science Foundation. He also worked for the Army on the Army Reserve Training Center in Iowa City and for the Crandic Railroad in eastern Iowa. Among ail of these engineering projects, his own house is among his more intriguing designs and the place where he carried out his work. The limestone veneer conceals a surprisingly elegant support system of concrete beams, each one individually calculated to spread the stress and mass to the foundation plates floating on the flood plain. It was sited in a private woodland by a river he bridged and is like others where he spent so much of his professional and personal life. Knowing the danger of these rivers he also designed the house to bstrong and simple enough to withstand the worst floods that he, as a hydraulic engineer, could foresee. in several other ways the house reflects the values he followed in his professional e life and taught his students - cost efficiency, innovative solutions, salvage of materials, and the meeting of challenge. Of all of his commercial and public projects, his own house expresses these values by which Ashton lived NPS F" 166004 t646t WAS Appertl Nq 102&W16 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 8 Page 11 Johnson County, Iowa MAJOR PROJECTS, PRE-1946 Structure/Location Date Tieton Reservoir 1917-1924 Mmidoka Dam 1921 Cape Girardeau Bridge - Mississippi River 1926-1927 Mobile Bay Bridge 1926 Arkansas River Bridge at Little Rock 1927 Vicksburg Bridge 1929 Trinity River Bridge at Dallas, Texas 1930 Alcova Dam 1933 Boulder Dam 1933 Hoover Dam 1933 Wheeler Dam 1934 Ogden River Project 1934 Baton Rouge Bridge 1934 Grand Coulee Dam 1935 Floyd River Bridge 1936 Greenville Bridge - Mississippi River 19384939 Neches River Bridge - Beaumont, Texas 1939 Natchez Bridge - Mississippi River 1940 Brownsville, Nebraska Bridge - Missouri River 1940 St. Croix Bridge - Prescott, Wisconsin 1940 Grand Avenue Viaduct - Sioux City 1940 Manchester Avenue Bridge - Kansas City 1940 Rock island Ctmicumal Bridge 1940 Current River Bridge at Highway 106 1941 Douglas Aircraft Assembly Plant - Oklahoma City 1942-1943 Dubuque Bridge - Mississippi River 1943 ENGINEERING CAREER, PRE -PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE: CFN-25WI116 Ned Ashton completed his professional training in 1927 and first served as an apprentice engineer working with Kansas City bridge construction for two years. He "cut his teeth" as a designer and dMiler of the main spans for the Mississippi River bridge at Vicksburg, constructed red in 1929. He worked for four years with the Saint Louis Electric Terminal Railroad projem where he was associated with the construction of a six -track underground station This project was terminated by the Great Depression in mid-1933. He next worked with the U.S. Reclamation Bureau at Denver where for three years. 1933-35, he was responsible for large dam design work, principally the design of intake towers, bridges, hoist houses (Alcova, Boulder, Hoover Dams in 1933, Wheeler Dam and the Ogden River Project in 1934, Grand Coulee Dam, 1935). His major project was the design of an arch bridge over the Arizona Spillway at the Boulder Dam. ()Ma Appl l NA IM-0018 NPs FOM, 10VW4 (6be) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number Page t2— Johnson County, Iowa CFN•259-1116 He next worked for the Kansas City engineering firm of Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorf, primarily with the construction of a series of major bridges. The Mississippi River Bridge at Greenville (1939-1940) was paralleled by the construction of the Neches River Bridge at Port Arthur, Texas. The latter bridge was planned with an underclearance of 176 feet, and the superstructure towered 176 feet above its supports, with a total. length of 8,800 feet. The bridge featured "V" shaped support towers. The Mississippi River Bridge at Natchez (1940) features a 875 foot long main truss, approach trusses of 570 and 790 feet, and stood 375 feet high. The Missouri River Bridge at Brownsville, Nebraska, featured two continuous girder truss spans each 420 feet long and steel pile piers, both innovative. Notable area works on a smaller scale included the Grand Avenue Viaduct in Kansas City with 131 and 127 foot long spans, the Manchester Avenue Bridge over the Blue River in Kansas City, featuring variable depth continuous box girders and all welded continuous curbs. Several major bridges were completed The Rock Island Centennial Bridge over the Mississippi River (1939-40) employed box girders, steel sheet pile piers, a main span of 540 feet, and outer 396 foot long spans. An open bracing system allowed for considerable economy of constriction. The Current River Bridge, Powder Creek, Kentucky, followed in 1941. In 1943 the Mississippi River Bridge at Dubuque again employed a triple span (1,540 feet) continuous truss system and the approaches used a continuous variable depth girder system. The 800 foot clear span was a true tied arch. The Dubuque design had only two antecedents, the Merrimac Bridge at St. Louis and the Cooghnawaga Bridge at Montreal, both of which were smaller than that designed by Ashton et. al. The last bridge, a 550 foot clear span suspension design, was over the Osage River at Piney, Missouri. Ashton designed the Douglas Aircraft Plant at Oklahoma City (1942-43), his final design effort before the war shut down projects and he relocated to Iowa City in September 1943. MAJOR PROJECTS, 1946-1974 Structure/Location Date Cambridge Antenna - Massachusetts 1945-53 Market Street Bridge - Ottumwa, Iowa 1945-72 Benton Street Bridge - Iowa City, Iowa* 1947-51 Lyons Fulton Bridge - Vinton, Iowa 1949-56 Vine Street Bridge - Ottumwa, Iowa 1950-71 Sandusky Bay Bridge 1951-62 MacArthur Bridge - Burlington, Iowa 1951-53 Burlington City Swimming Pool 1952-55 Iowa River Bridge (Crandic) - Iowa City, Iowa 1953-58 354' Radar Telescope (Collins) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1954-55 Self-supporting Microwave Radio Relay and VHF Towers, Pioneer Industries, Iowa City 1955-61 Curtis Bridge (Crandic) - Curtis, Iowa 1955-56 Wolf Avenue Bridge - Iowa City, Iowa 1956-58 Central Avenue Viaduct - Burlington, Iowa 1956-71 Prairie Creek Bridge (Crandic) 1957 Clive Road Bridge - Des Moines, Iowa* 1957.61 U.S. Army/Navy Reserve Training Center - Iowa City, Iowa 1957-60 F Avenue Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa* 1961-74 Second Avenue Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa* 1961.65 First Avenue Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa* 1961-63 NPa Faro ioiroa - Or16 AAW"A L 1011-M8 Mil ,• r -. .. .. , United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Ashton Residence —8 g —H Johnson County, Iowa cFW2W111s MAJOR PROJECTS, 1946-1974 (contimrod) StructuredLocation Third Avenue Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa* Northwest Overpass - Iowa City, Iowa Rocky Shore Overpass (Crandic) - Iowa City, Iowa 140' Telescope - National Observatory - Green Bank, West Virginia* College Street Bridge - Iowa City, Iowa Kent Park Dam - Johnson County, Iowa Iowa Avenue Bridge - Iowa City, Iowa Eighth Avenue Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa* Hancher Foot Bridge - Iowa City, Iowa* Edgewood Road Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa* Bear Creek Bridge - Iowa City, Iowa South Bleachers - Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa Twelfth Avenue Bridge - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ironton Bridge - Ironton, Ohio Wheeling Bridge - West Virginia Resnatron Antenna - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Airport Omaha Air Force Base Steel Cable Transmitting Antenna 140' and 600' Telescopes Note: Dates refer to complete range of paper relating to the project in the Ashton papers * significant works THE CONSULTING PROFESSOR 1943-1955: Date 196369 1964 196466 1964 1965-72 1966-71 1967-72 1967-71 1%7-74 1967-71 1969-70 1970-71 1972-74 ca. 1950 ca. 1951 mid-1950's mid-1950's 195060 With that trews (the rejection by the Navy) in hand Ashton contacted his former professor, B. J. Lambert, Head of Civil Engineering and former Acting Dean of the College of Engineering at the Unive:*ity of Iowa in Iowa City. He was offered a position as Assistant Professor, at the bottom of the academic hierarchy, teaching graduate and advanced engineers in the And Specialized Training Program. He was by now forty years old Working with his mentor, Ashton rose rapidly, becoming a tenured Associate Professor in 1947 and a Full Professor three years later. He fully enjoyed academic life and teaching but, as soon as the war was over he became submerged in incredible activity of various kinds - teaching, cam- pus affairs, some research and publication, personally constructing his complex and Iarge residence with hand -split limestone masonry and, at the same time, developing a large and successful consulting practice. The Army training Program effectively ended with the War and he developed courses in his specialties listed in his vita - steel structures, structural design, masonry structures, and mechanics. He was well regarded by his students and they found him full of entertaining anecdotes from his years as a practicing, professional engineer. He found his classroom activities to be stimulating and he enjoyed the company of students. He and his wife, Gladys, frequently entertained graduate students and they respected him as a man whose outside consulting enabled him to employ them on their first professional jobs. By 1958 he correctly noted that he had already employed 40 to 50 students at one time or another and in later years he employed others (Alumni Review. 1958, ibid, p. 15). He also organized the student program with the help of his wife at First Congregational Church in Iowa City. OA/a APproN Nn IM-W16 NPS Fain 104006 16+61 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 8 14 Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page eFN-Z9.1116 From 1946 to 1949 Ashton's professional involvement with the Benton Street Bridge and personal commitment to building his house absorbed his time and energy. After finishing the exterior facade of his home he let interior finishing slide, sub -contracting some of it and potting off the rest to the sometime dismay of Gladys. The interior was incomplete until 1952. By the early 1950's he was sufficiently clear of house construction to undertake some campus involvement and here his primary contribution was as a member of the faculty committee on athletics. He was also active in the faculty Triangle Club. Meanwhile, his growing consulting practice was becoming remunerative financially and he began to obtain prestigious contracts with the Navy and the National Science Foundation. This work was carried out in his workshop area at his home where he employed other engineering students. A review of the Ashton Papers shows that manly of the projects were fairly routine in scope. However, be gained wide recognition for his farsighted emphasis upon welding structural steel members to avoid the structural weakness, heavy reinforcing plates, and expense of riveting. This subject was discussed at length by Ashton in sections he wrote in the Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding Design and Practice which was widely used by engineers, fabrication designers, and others in industry. Issued and published by the leading manufacturer of commercial welding equipment, Lincoln Electric, this Handbook had an enviable record of editions and reprintings. Aston made major contributions to the ninth edition of 1950, reprinted in 1951 and 1952, the tenth edition of 1955 reprinted in 1956, and the eleventh edition of 1957. As an example of his contributions, chapter 6, by Ashton, ran to 470 pages in the eleventh edition and the list of contributors and consultants, which was not in alphabetical order, placed him at its head. Ashton also published two articles in Civil Engineering . the premier academic journal in his field, during his early academic career. The articles covered his laboratory research on steel and reinforcement bar materials strength testing. Some shipyards had experimented with welding rather than riveting prior to World War II, particularly to lighten and strengthen warships, but it was not until World War II itself that welding became commonplace on cargo ships because of its strength and efficiency in construction. Following the war one of the first all -welded taus bridges to be constructed in the United States was the Benton Street Bridge in Iowa City, designed in 1947 by Ashton and built in 1949. This bride had clean lines for paint maintenance, provided a considerable cost savings in fabrication and steel weight over a comparable riveted structure, and was erected in far less time because sections were fabricated prior to erection. The NP8 Faro 10,900a "I ONa AMOW NM 1024.W11 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet AahtonReaidence 8 IS Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page UN-rul-mG n n n e was an m an t a great deal of professional interest among engineers. Lincoln Electric loved the bridge because it sold commercial welding equipment and years later was OR giving out reprints of Ashton's article published in the Weding Journal. Although welding was probably inevitable given the great success of shipyards, and Ashton's bridge may not have been the first of its kind worldwide, it was an extremely important example which, as much as any single structure made riveted girder bridges a largely obsolete technology within a very few years. In view of bridge construction techniques in use in the 1940's, the Benton Street Bridge represented a conceptual breakthrough in design, theory, practice, and of equal importance actually persuading the City fathers to finance its construction. Unfortunately, Ashton failed to convince the Iowa City Council to make the Benton Street Bridge four lanes in width, thereby dooming it for replacement by the present four -lane bridge. Meanwhile, the concept of welded bridges spread throughout the United States and into Europe. A representative list of dated articles from the 1957 Procedural Handlmook (Eleventh Edition, pp. 6-466) illustrates how the idea took hold. Articles were published in the prestigious journal Civil Engineering such as Colijbrnia'sAll Welded Viaduct Points Way to Improved Design, 1952; Sequence and Continuity Mark Modern Welding Practice, 1952;Are We ReadyjorAll-Welded Railroad Bridge$,, 1952; or Welded Railroad Bridges -Why Not?. These appeared all three years after the Beaton Street Bridge experiment and Ashton's publication of 1949 in the industrial Welding Journal. The Engineering News -Record (McGraw Hill) which kept readers up to date on Contemporary advanced construction began publishing examples of the new breakthrough such as Welded Bridges of the Future - Less Steel, 1951; New Plate Girder Span Record, 676 Feet, Is Set by Germans on Rhine Crossing, 1952; New Span Record Set for Welded Girders, 1954; New York State's First -All -Welded Railroad Bridge, 1955. Meanwhile, other journals were reporting firsts in the 1950's such as the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1955, Switzerland in 1952, The French Seine Bridge in Faris in 1953, and elsewhere. At this time Ashton turned his attention briefly to welded steel frameworks for forming the core of high- rise commercial buildings, publishing an article on the proper use of tab supports to avoid stressing the welds. He did not pursue this theme because he had contracts to design these structures (Ashton, Arc - Welded Beam and Column Framing, Progressive Architecture- September, 1949). Meanwhile, the City of Burlington, Iowa employed him to study a number of their structures, including the MacArthur Bridge across the Mississippi. As described in his publications in The American City The Bridge is Better Than New, November, 1954 and in more detail in the Welding Journal The Reconstruction of the MacArthur Bridge, April 1954, the structure had been erected in 1916 by a private company until it paid for itself in 1923 when it reverted to the City of Burlington. Ashton wrote; The construction of this bridge could well serve as a good exercise for the engineer. Its Z,460 foot span contains beam spans, six varieties ofgtrder spans, and three lengths of deck -truss spans, in addition to 1,000feet ofmain cantilever spans (American Ciri. 1954 ibid.) Ashton estimated that the most cost-effective approach was reconstruction which finally cost $806,200 compared with the price of a new bridge in excess of S3,500,000. Because the details of the work were published it is enough to say here that the bridge, condemned for heavy traffic and shaking under lighter traffic was restated far in excess of its origin[ specifications and was given another thirty years of useful life. IL OUS AOpa'w fib. 1024-0018 NPS Faa 16900• - IS.051 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number Page — 16 Johnson County, Iowa CFN-250-1116 Ashton's work in radio and radar antenna towers apparently began in 1951 when he designed a 50-foot radar antenna on top of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. It needed to rotate so Ashton's solution used a surplus naval gun mount which he redesigned as the most cost-effective solution and it has worked very well ever since. The admirals were delighted with the nautical solution. The Director of the Naval Research Laboratory, Dr. John P. Hagen, next asked Ashton if he would be interested in working on a much larger project, and the result was that he began work on a 600-foot wide dish and mount for a radio telescope, receiving a two-year leave of absence from the University of Iowa beginning in 1955. This project, like all others during his employment at the University, was designed in Ashton's ground -floor workshop in his home in Iowa City. The fifth design was accepted and classified, but he was greatly disappointed when the completion of the project was taken out of his Ashton bittands and erly to a traditional defense contractor, Rockwell. According to later newspaperclippings, y complained that Rockwell wasted $15,000,000 in half -completed construction at Sugar Grove, West Virginia, on an alternative design which could not be built because of flaws (later comment by Ashton in il#t athar illaplits (Sgdk, Sunday, November, 1964, Section B.) At the same time Ashton was asked to design the 140-foot radio telescope for the National Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia. Associated Universities, a non-profit consortium of universities contracted with the National Science Foundation to operate major facilities which included the National Radio Telescope Observatory at Green Bank They also operate the Brookhaven National laboratory at Upton, Long Island Associated Universities represented major Northeastern Ivy League universities - Columbia, Comell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rochester, and Yale. They contracted for Ashton 's services on a consulting basis for conceptual plans and for every stage of construction through completion. This arrangement was made to avoid Rock -well's disaster with the 600-foot dish for the Air Force. Meanwhile, he designed a 300-foot radio telescope for the Navy. Unfortunately, it was never built INDEPENDENT CONSULTING PRACTICE 1955-1973: 55- Ashton emotionally left the Engineering College in the mid-1950's with his leave of absence from ha 57 to work on the 600-foot telescope. His daughter, Joye, bar said he also took the leave to confirm that, indeed, he could support himself solely by consulting. . . The ground floor workroom was crowded with as many as twelve draftsmen working out details on the 140-foot telescope and numerous other projects. In his interview recorded in the Alumni Review (1958, ibid, pp. 13,14) the flurry of activity was described as follows: NPs Fp 104*-a awl United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 8 Page 17 Johnson county, Iowa aMa AAp l"U04-W1/ CPN•558.1116 The first glimpse I had of Ned Ashton, he was certainly in his element He stood in the presence of several men in shirt sleeves, all of them standing around a table on which were spread many drawings of one of Ned's present projects. Handing over a stack of background materials he had promised me, he returned to conclude his conference in the next room after committing me temporarily to the care ofMrs Ashton. At present, Ashton is consulting engineer on thtrly-three projects from bridges and radio telescopes to radio towers and a swimming pool. These projects are described in the Ashton Papers (Section 26) and this discussion is limited to four of the best examples of his structural engineering activity. The first example is the Clive Road aluminum bridge in Des Moines which, unfortunately, has been demolished The major journal Civil Enaneerine published his article (October, 1958, vol. p. 761, pp. 79,80). The title, First Welded Aluminum Girder Bridge Spans Interstate Highway in lows, is expanded in the opening sentence to correctly state that it is the world's first welded aluminum girder highway bridge. The pioneering stnuKure was built as research and extra costs were paid for by the Alcoa, Kaiser Aluminum and Reynolds Metal (Co., the three largest producers. Ashton was the conceptual engineer and supervised every stage of construction The major advantage in using magnesium aluminum alloys is that they will last a lifetime without maintenance or painting and do not rust or corrode as ferrous metals do. Ashton also emphasized that these alloys are as strong as steel but much easier to handle and be predicted that aluminum would be cheaper than steel if mass produced The Clive Road Bridge near Des Moines is described in other articles and for details see Iowa Tries a Welded Aluminum Bridge, Enidneerin¢ News - Recurd February 20, 1958 and locally The Central Constructor October, 1958, vol. 36, no. 4, Dedicate Welded Aluminum Girder Bridge (p. 14) and Experimental Structural Behavior of Iowa's Aluminum Bridge (p. 15) by E. G. Prenizas, Project Engineer for the State Highway Commission. The second major project was the giant 140-1oot telescope at the National Observatory at . ern Bank West Virginia. During the late 1950's and early 1960's Ashton made repeated visits to iron out problems which came up during construction. He and Gladys always drove to West Virginia because he was uneasy in airplanes. In describing the problem of design Ashton was faced with complex stress calculations involving the mounting of the huge dish on a structure seven stories high. Ashton himself did not publish a discussion of this project, but a very complete article appeared with photographs illustrating the stages of construction and providing some technical detail. This article is The New 140-Foot Radio Telescope by Maxwell M. Small, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Sky and Telescope November, 1965, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 267-274. This journal is published for the serious amateur and until recently was a public service of Harvard College Observatory Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is now independent. To provide one aspect of the engineering design problems, Maxwell Small wrote: The mass moment of inertia of the instrument about the polar axis results in a (gear) tooth loading of 37,800 pounds in 35-mileper-hour winds and 124, 900 pounds in 80-mileper-hour winds. ('bid, p. 274) r 8 owa Appow na +024.aou WPS F m tosooa United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 18 Johnson County, Iowa Section number $ Page efl+-259-+++6 The design allows operation in winds up to 15 miles per hour. There are larger radio telescopes but these are fixed, transit types. Ashton's 140-foot design was the largest equatorially mounted, moveable radio telescope in the world at the time it was designed and has proven to be a very useful research instrument. It is accurate and considered to be unequaled for its type. Dedicated in February, 1965 it was operated by Associated Universities as previously discussed In more recent astronomical research the Very Large Array system for directional antenna replaces single large instruments with a series of spaced smaller instruments with a combined greater theoretical amplification and thus the earlier emphasis in the 1950's on instruments such as Ashton designed has shifted Nevertheless, it was a striking achievement in structural engineering. Aston said in the 1958 Alumni Review article that one of the major concerns was the effect of movements on the huge yoke and pole shafts as the instrument was shifted from one position to another. Every change in direction set up a new stress complex tending to pull it apart. Ashton proved here that size makes no difference if the stresses are plotted correctly. The third major project which won wide recognition during his years in private practice was far removed from the two tour de force breakthroughs in structural engineering represented by his famous aluminum bridge and giant radio telescope. It was equally typical of his work, however, because it emphasized the concept of cost effectiveness. The project concerned the deteriorating concrete spandrel bridges in Cedar Rapids which had reached the state of being condemned for heavy traffic because of the crumbling concrete which had not been carefully supervised during the initial pours. The spans were hollow and filled with clay upon which the roadway was laid it was a construction technique dating back to the time when brick roads were laid on sand over clay. His analysis showed that the spandrel bridges could be saved through reconstruction and the public expense would be far less than tearing down the old bridges and building completely new ones in their place. This entire project - rebuilding the downtown bridges - was accomplished rapidly and efficiently. At the end the old bridges were far stronger than the original designs. This was accomplished by removing the clay fill and building open supports tied to an integrated reinforced concrete deck. The load on the span was considerably lightened and the roadway directly contributed to the integral strength of the other braces and arches instead of merely resting upon them as was the original design. The project was featured on the cover of Civil Enid—noc ine American Society of Civil Engineers, November, 1968, Vol. 38, No. 11, with Ashton's article New Bridges Founded on Old on pages 44-48 The technical details are discussed in the article and it is only noted here that Ashton estimated he had extended the life of the bridges another 40 or 50 years, provided 17 lanes of traffic where only 12 had existed before, and substantially improved the river channel as a floodway. Not only were these bridges interesting to view, but in saving them Ashton estimated that he saved the City $2,000,000 over the cost of new bridges. The Civil Ens incerine article concluded with a boxed editorial noting This project received an honorable mention in the U.S. Consulting Engineers Council's competition for the 1968 Award for Engineering Excellence. The Cedar Rapids bridge reconstruction led other cities to reconsider rebuilding rather than simply tearing down and replacing their period -piece concrete spandrel bridges. One example is the reconstruction of the spandrel bridges on Iowa Avenue and Burlington Street in Iowa City, carried out in the 1980's by an associate of Ashton affiliated with the original Cedar Rapids project, Robert Lenther. MPS Faro 10,000•m la."l CWS AWOvW Ma IM&MIS United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 8 Page 19 Johnson County, Iowa eFN+1EF111{ The final project which represents Ashton's approach to structural engineering is the redesign of the College Strut Bridge in Iowa City. This replaced a less -well -designed, narrower bridge of the late 1920's which was flawed by poor quality control of the concrete pours. By the late 1960s the bridge was closed to traffic. Ashton had previously inspected the bridge in 1965 and recommended reconstruction or rebuilding, and five years later, in 1970 he won the contract for design. This led to an acrimonious public debate in the Iowa City Press -Citizen (August 21, 1970) with the story, Ethics Questioned in Bridge Study, with complaints by the firm of Shive-Hattery because they had expected to be awarded the contrail as a matter of course. The firm did not appreciate Ashton's published comment that it was not worth fighting over such a little job since he had both won the contract and made Shive-Hattery look small at the same time. Ashton's conceptual design published in the Iowa City Press -Citizen (December 8, 1970, P. SA) used the old abutments at both ends spanned by a concrete flat arch resembling his late 1960s design of the Hanchef footbridge. It removed the central supports of the old bridge, opening up the area below and reducing floodwater bacimp from the adjacent Ralston Creek He estimated the cost at only $350,000 and his replacement had widened the traffic lanes four feet, provided parking on both sides to allow for more traffic in future, and eliminated the four -foot crown in the bridge center while having a higher clearance below. Seen today, the College Street Bridge revitalized the area below it in conjunction with Project Green's successful plan for a civic plaza There were Ashton designs in his later years, among them the Edgewood Bridge of 1968 in Cedar Rapids which won a national award. This interstate highway bridge crosses the Cedar River. The Hancher footbridge of 1969 on the University of Iowa campus should have won an award and did not. It is a visual delight. During the 1960's Ashton received national recognition for his designs. In 1964 he was the medallist for his contributions to industrial welding from the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation The next year he was honored at the dedication of the 140-1oot telescope at the National Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, as the project's conceptual engineer (see the Dedication Program, 1965). In 1968 he received honorable mention in the Award for Excellence from the U.S. Consulting Engineers Council for his Cedar Rapids spandrel bridge reconstruction. In 1970 he won the American Institute of Steel award, category medium span high clearance, for his Edgewood Road Bridge in Cedar Rapids. In the Iowa City Press -Citizen (Thursday, July 30, 1970, p. 12A) he was quoted as saying that he had designed well over 100 bridges in addition to his other projects. Rt:T NUR -Tr 1973-1985: Ned Ashton disregarded legal advice to incorporate his business. Running his own business without named partners or associates gave the consulting practice a sequence of employees over the years. Ashton would not have worked for such a business in his younger years. One consequence was that the sometimes fiercely competitive rival firms expanded with partnerships while his own consulting contracts dwindled as he neared his seventies. While in his late sixties he began to wind up his engineering business and reduced his staff. Gladys had always served as secretary and business manager and as her health began to fail a part-time secretary was employed There was no sudden break, but rather a tapering off of activity for a period of several years. GINS AppmW Na 1024-W18 NPS Fenn 160Bba W") United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 8 Page zo Johnson County, Iowa CFN-28¢t118 The lack of incorporation did bave one interesting long-term effect - the business reports and contract reports were kept intact instead of going with the firm or sold and this made it possible after Ashton's death for his heirs to donate them to the Iowa State Historical Society. For most of his life Ned Ashton had been favored with remarkably robust health. In the 1960s, about 1963, he suffered his first major heart attack and the family thought it was brought on by the pressure of business and disappointment over the fate of his 600-foot telescope which was not being built. Some ten years later, as his business was winding down he suffered a second major heart attack in 1973. He was not visibly impaired by either one. Although overweight, he maintained a high level of physical activity for a man of his age, cutting timber on the Ashton Tract and at his cabin, digging, and doing yard work In 1983, at the age of eighty, he spent the summer completely reroofing his house - a project neglected for some years as evidenced by the deterioration of interior plaster on the perimeter walls. This job was undertaken a section at a time, taking off shingles and tar paper down to the wood sheathing planks, replacing rotten boards as he found them The same summer he also replaced the roof at his cabin. Late in the summer of 1983 he overstressed himself severely. While fishing in the Mississippi River he jumped into the river to try and untangle and salvage his lines. He was alone, in chest deep water and, as he later told the story bimself, he was surprised to find that he could not muscle his way back over the gunwale of his boat. He was far out in the shallow, mud -bottomed flood pool and said he waded two miles, pulling his boat behind him, to get back to his mooring. The next day, deciding to lay up his boat for the fall, he trailered it from the Amty Corps of Engineers landing to his garage at the cabin It was there that he lifted the trailer tongue to wheel the boat inside when it was heavy with boat water not completely drained The resultant strain brought on his third heart attack. He recovered sufficiently to get to the cabin where he spent the night and the next noon he drove to Iowa City to consult with his doctor and was immediately hospitalized With his permission a crew finished the last roof section over the kitchen and be was no sooner out of the hospital than he climbed the two-story ladder to check progress on the roof. Following this heart attack be continued his physical activity, maintaining the yards at the house and cabin, walling to Kinnick Stadium, and doing chores, but carefully pacing himself. He also continued fishing from his boat on the Mississippi River. The day he died, December 1, 1985, a heavy snow had fallen. He cleared his 300-foot driveway with his large snow blower and then set up a ladder and trimmed some snow -broken dead branches on the driveway with his chain saw. He then decided to drive out to fill his car with gasoline. At the intersection of Rocky Shore Drive and Highway 6, about one-half mile from his home he realized he was having a major heart allack He stopped the car in the middle of the intersection, turned off the ignition, and, minutes later, was found in a coma by the police. He died quietly at the University of Iowa Hospital an hour later where efforts to revive him failed Ned Ashton maintained his interest in structural engineering through his last years of retirement. He often had uncomplimentary remarks about modem projects based upon what he felt were design flaws and lack of knowledge about stmctuml details. The design of the new Carver Hawkeye Arena came in for par- ticular criticism because he considered the exposed roof trusses to be far more expensive and heavy than were necessary. Moreover, the exposed trusses became a radiator, radiating heat from the arena during the winter and absorbing heat during the summer and greatly inflating utility costs. He also criticized the cantilever design of the roof, predicting that winter contraction and summer expansion would soon break down the seals at the outer walls, providing a number of examples of the expansion of exposed bridge NPS Form 16901•4 ONa AP 81Na 104-MIN Ibabl . United States Department, of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence _ Section number 8 Page 21 Johnson County, Iowa CFN•h}1116 beams on the Mississippi River which caused temporary flexing, most readily seen on swing bridges. The Rock Island swing bridge would not close properly if one side was in the sun and the other in shade and it had to be set for even expansion before closing upon occasion. He also studied the collapse of the Kansas City hotel skywalk from technical reports and was shocked to learn it had been supported by bolts and washers too light in design to tarry the weight. His last consulting job, an informal one given to him by a former student in practice in Cedar Rapids concerned whether the new Kinnick Stadium scoreboard could take additional weight for advertising. His study of the plans convinced him that the scoreboard was improperly seated on the foundations and was a potential danger even without additional stress. This last plan review was in 1983. Among other stories he told in his latter years were several related to over - caution when it was not needed In prior years he had studied the steel beam structure over the University of Iowa Fieldhouse and felt that closing it for replacement had been unnecessary as it was repairable. Similarly, the closing of the Mississippi River bridge north of McGregor, Iowa in the early 1980s bemuse of a cracked plate had been an unneeded precaution, stating that such a flaw was repairable and the bridge was strong enough for one-way traffic during repairs. Other stories could be mentioned, but a few have been provided to provide the context for a final disappointment. About 1983 Ashton's professional certification as a professional registered engineer in Iowa was removed bemuse he had not taken continuing education courses at the University of Iowa. He retained his Missouri certification, but protested the Iowa decision in vain. ASHTON HOUSE CONSTRUCTION; A FAMILY SAGA Ned Ashton finalized his house stnrtstttal plans in the spring of 1945 and fully intended to do much of the work himself while he and his family lived in a rental house near downtown Iowa City. However, cimrmstances soon required a much more burdensome family involvement. Immediately after the war new lumber was impossible to buy. One of Ned's engineering friends had successfully bid on hundreds of thousands of feet of salvageable lumber owned by the government, but it was in the form of built up crates designed for shipping Army tanks overseas. Using this source Ned bought four railway flatcar loads of flattened crates, had it delivered to an Iowa City siding, and then trucked to his house construction site. One crate was rebuilt as his temporary tool shed His two older teenage daughters were then put to work pulling nails to make useable lumber. Reusable nails were tossed in one barrel, bent nails that could be straightened went into a second and junk nails ended in a third This source of lumber was used for all the concrete forms and subsequently reused in the timber construction of the main floor walls and roof. Even the tool shed was recycled In the attic today some of the boards still have traces of concrete from their previous use in forms. Other lumber was subsequently bought as needed. The first concrete was ready mix delivered and poured into his footing forms. However, the drivers stopped delivery because Ashton was not hiring union labor. In response, he sank a shallow sand point well with a hand pump, bought a hand concrete mixer, and bulk ordered sand, gravel, and bags of concrete. His wife Gladys and oldest daughter Joye mixed concrete a small load at a time, which Ned moved to each pour in a wheelbarrow. He soon added a motor to the mixed using temporary electrical service. The small pours are still evident today. When the house was completed, Ned tallied his receipts and estimated his total costs at S 17,000 that included the original purchase of the comfieid Paid for along the way, the house had no mortgage. 0616 AnWM01 Na 702M016 NP5 Form 10-9004 (1,M) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 9 22 Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page UN-2541116 BIBLIOGRAPHY: THE ASHTON PAPERS A convenient date for the house is the inscription, ASHTONS 194Z which was impressed with rope daring the pouring of the massive reinforced concrete lintel beam above the garage on the east elevation. The primary and most important source on the Ashton House consists of unpublished plans and drawings by Ned Ashton. These were assembled and photocopied at original scale by Techrilgrnphics of Iowa City in the fall of 1986. The folio, Ashton House Smvev and Plans 1945-1986 is an integral part of it. Other unpublished documentary material is the very incomplete photographic file taken during construction (Ashton House photographs and negatives 1946-1955). His late professional engineering projects documented each set of reinforcing bars and individual concrete pours to demonstrate that contractual specifications were followed This procedure was followed because in his professional life he had frequently encountered inferior construction bemuse of inadequate project supervision. His detailed project photographs accompany his engineering records (Ashton Papers, Iowa State Historical Society). Building Ashton House himself, he saw no need for a continuous photographic record, although his set of annotated plans notes all construction deviations from the working drawings. The result was that the house construction photographs are merely snapshots and often of poor quality. It is hoped that additional photographs will be found when the Ashton Papers are organized by the Historical Society. In summary of sources, published descriptions and photographs by themselves are inadequate, but there is a very complete and unique unpublished record including calculations, receipts, hoarse plans, annotated design changes, and construction notes, all providing a wealth of detail. Not considered here are the family anecdotes of this epic house construction. primary sources on Ashton's engineering consulting practice associated with the house as a workshop arc the Ashton Pavers which are his professional engineering files on major and minor projects. As mentioned previously, these papers are at the Iowa State Historical Society. The Index to the Ashton RM= dates from the 1960s and was a working guide used in the office for information retrieval, but it does not include the last projects in the files. The Index is a useful document although now obsolete because the papers themselves have been reorganized but not yet catalogued Sources on individual projects vary. Some were published in professional engineering journals, others as pamphlets, and a few newspaper clippings provide some insights. Much of what Ashton designed during his early years as a professional (1926-1943) has not survived in any retrievable form. A few bridge study plans are in the Ashton papers from his years with the Harrington ct. al. Engineering Company, but no complete list of projects which he designed or supervised is known to survive, nor is it known if the company is still in existence, much less that they would retain these files. Most engineering companies do not keep extensive files for lengthy periods of time because of storage costs. Similarly, nothing is known of the Austin Company which employed Ashton as design engineer to build the huge Douglas aircraft factory in Oklahoma City. A short, published note is the only record reported for the project. His work with Hooks and Associates in St. Louis was to supervise the project and, with the death of Hooks, Ashton kept all of the plans which are available. They were, in fact, stored for many years in the Ashton House attic. These plans show that Ashton was not the designer of the subway. His work with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation is probably on file somewhere in the labyrinth of the federal archives. enrssre nor+ -aced United States Department of Itte Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - e Ashen Residence 9- — 29 Johnson County, lows As Ash has eslabfished hi=W as a consuitiug ensgiaoa he produced a number of publications, Into the 19-IN the two bet gc oeial sourm on Ashions carer are his own 1955 wMaimaj vita and the sobswpft article BOAW Are Nis Business in the 1939 Ah man Revew which clearly draws upon the vita for soar source material, even to a lbw phrases. Them is a woolth of unpiddished and unwritten family ancodotei intornmtiM togedw with genankWoal records. Ed Uusivasiiy of Iowa athletic prowess and that of Gladys, who was equally proficient, is documented byblawJcesss of the rani-1920s. Taken together, time is enough baclWomrd information and specific 11199 t doatmeatatiM to provide a AiDer akeWh than Is summarized Jim Ashton's record as a professor of civil "gin ecring (1943-55) is part of the Univerfq of Iowa archives. it is likely 10 be of little value in nndugatding his conceptual week as a designer, The Ashton Papas Start with leis ces"ting on projects daring the ininiedism post-war period where there was money for both civilian and unilitary protects pee may suppose that as a contractor and consultant, Ashton appears in pmjcd stresives of the U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research, fide U,S. Air Porn% and, perhaps, the U.S. Awry. Thee is also Associated Universities, Inc. and the National Science Foundation. however, these projcm an &!iy covered in the Ashton Papas themselves. Tee Ashton House was locally considered to be a seven-day wonder during initial construction because of the unusual concrete fiammyork. For this reason it is surprising that Me was published about the house. The first article to appear was in the Iowa City 1949, where the society editor wrote a quaint table Oft of the Ashton womenfolk bdidiag the house while the engineer performed the mcassary slide rule calculations and installed the Chow marble fire Mantelpiece. A more complete. and accurate story was published in rho 1953 Uniaerstiv of lows SV ugdj . Some idrFarmstion also appears in the AAmu d Review. 1958, which is not the most siguiticasn am= on Ashton's career. Awauar the house was net a proftationo pea , av_cthm about i Is i=wo m hm appe;�od 1 aW ea[ oaring {tureen Finally. the Curtis Wcsodcymlcc; Side Bosilr 1%6 provides descriptions of ail of the cateloguebirchmillwod;figninia windows, and intenor doors used in the houtee. The Ashton Pa" ate in the custody tod{y d the State Yiistadc4d Solely of Iowa in Roue City and oho original orlonLudion by Hie drawers has been d isuupusd in the ponces of filing them poriamendy. With restricted SOW folding it is onolear as to when the Papers will be orgaoiaed for rd lance and reseeorcb. The. odginsl Me hides is avdlable and It lists the projects, but it was originally planned mercy ft retrieval tufeaeace during the connoting practice. Rather than s unply rsprat the index bem or rempnue them fly byy car, they have been grouped by clime. which may be of assidwoe in depicting tie scope of the prgj m. Additional trades may be Eosmd ssme+ng the papeta Masi they ate rtnnaooled arc, in Ashton's lator years, they bees'" slightly dieorger,rad and th= was also duplication of Materials as he landed to save M041dng. It verses as a a MMM to discover that plain; of public engineering works have often had ao uncertain and short duff 10 in years past because of the absence of a pulic arc htval program. It is hoped that the Ashton Papua will provide a Author impetus toward this Necessary politic 1roSnnu oramAzed at the State Archives in Des Moines. ore AAPro W APA IM-W78 NPS Fong 104OGa (SMI United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 9 Page 24 Johnson County, Iowa CFN-159-1116 ASHTON ENGINEERING CLIENTS ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES: National Science Foundation. Design and contraction supervision of 140-foot radio telescope, National Observatory, Green Bank, West Virgnua (1955-65). BURLINGTON, IOWA, CITY OF: New Maintenance building (1955), Burlington Garage (1955), Burlington Swimming Pool (1955), Cascade Bridge Reconstruction (1955), MacArthur Bridge Redesign and Reconstruction (1953-54), Main Street Subway Preliminary Design (1967), Sixth and Seventh Avenue Viaduct, Preliminary Design (1967), Central Viaduct (1967-1969). CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, CITY OF: A Avenue Viaduct (1954), F Avenue Bridge Inspection (1962), Mays Island parkade parking Ramp and Memorial Coliseum (1963), First Avenue Bridge Recon- struction (1961-1966), Second Avenue Bridge Reconstruction (1961-1966), Third Avenue Bridge Reconstruction (1963-1965), Fifth Avenue Bridge Specification (n.d.), Mays Island Retaining Walls (1965), Access Northwestern Bell Manhole, Third Avenue and Second Street (1965), F Avenue Dam and Freeway, Flood Control (1967), Eighth Avenue Dam Estimate (1967). CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON: Information on wave tank design, offshore structures ((1968). CLINTON (IOWA) COUNTY: Lyons -Fulton High Bridge, Studied and Dismantled (1955). COLLINS RADIO, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA: Proposed Foundation, Collin Radio Antenna (n.d), Steerable Beam Antenna (n.d), 50-foot Radar Telescope (1955?), 20-foot biconical horn (1955). CRANDIC RAILROAD (acronym: CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY): Consulting engineer on Bridge Repair and Design. Bridge at Iowa River Coralville Reservoir (1955-1966), Prairie Creek Bridge (1957), Iowa River at Iowa City Bridge and Overpasses: Report Specification (1957 -1958), Chicago and Northwestern Overpass (1964), Rocky Shore Drive Overpass (1964-1965), Ralston Creek Bridge (1966), Interstate 518 (1968), North Riverside Drive, Iowa City (1968). CULLEN AND SEHLITZ, IOWA: Trickling Filter Cover, Dyersville, Iowa (1966). F.S. FEED SERVICES MILL, IOWA CITY, IOWA: Report on Bin Failure,(1964). HIGHWAY COMMISSION, STATE OF IOWA, AMES: Reconstruction of Blue Earth Creek Bridge, Winnebago County (1954), Continuous Girder Bridge, Scott County (1956), Aluminum Bridge, Clive Road Overpass on interstate 80, Des Moines (1957), Delmar Junction, C.M. St. Paul and pacific R.R. over U.S. 61(1958), Loveland Bridge, 111, Cent. over Interstate 80 (1959), Edgewood Road Interstate over Cedar River, Cedar Rapids (1968). IOWA CITY, IOWA, CITY OF: Municipal Swimming Pool, City Park (1944-48), Benton Street Welded Bridge, Specification (1948) and Plans (1949), Wolf Avenue Bridge Specifications (1958), Ralston Creek Bridges including South Dodge, Glendale Road, Sheridan Road, Third Avenue, and Center Street (1953-1959), New Park Road Bridge (1959) (contract not awarded to Ashton), College Street Viaduct Inspection (1965) and Rebuilding (1970). NPS Fa/0115*004 - 18-661 6NG Fopmru�Mv f.�If{NiJ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 9 Page 25 Johnson County, Iowa CFN.r59gi16 IRONTON. OHIO (OHIO STATE HIGHWAY COMIlSSION7): Reconstruction of Ironton Bridge, Highway 52 (n.d.). JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA. Kent Park Dam (1968). JOHNSON, ROBERT: Repair Weld on Tainter Gate (1965). KAHII.L ENGINEERING: Hubinger Conveyer Structure, Keokuk, Iowa (n.d.) KOPPERS COMPANY: Report and Recommendation, Urea Bulk Storage Building, Port Neal, Iowa (1967). O'ITUMWA, IOWA, CITY OF: Vine Street Bridge Inspection (1968), Market Street Bridge Inspection (1%8-1969). PIONEER INDUSTRIES, SIOUX CITY, IOWA: Designs for Diamond Truss Towers, Alumintun Garbage Trucks, Load King Trailers (n.d.). U.S. AIR FORCE: 300-foot Radio Telescope (1954), Air Force Towers (n d.). U.S. ARMY: 50-foot antenna, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. (1949), Erected (1951), Remounting Calculations (1959-60), 600-foot Radio Telescope (1956-1957). UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY, IOWA: 60-foot Kennedy Disk, Physics Department, MacBride Field Campos (n d), Hancher Fine Arts Center Iowa River Footbridge (1968), Kinnick Stadium Rogow, (1970). The foregoing list of clients is ,organized from the Index to the Files because the Reports themselves are temporarily unavailable for reference. (n.d.) means that the entry is not dated in the source index These files date fitmt 1944 to 1970 and later and represent Ashton's period as a consulting engineer. Work from his earlier professional career is more sparsely represented The St. Louis Railroad Subway (1929-1933) is explained in the text (pages 52-54). Indexed plans from the late 1930s through the early 1940s are major bridges: Greenville, Mississippi,; Natchez, Mississippi; and Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois. Bill Ashton believes there are other bridge plans, as well, from his commercial designing period There is another group of plans of railroad bridges: Milwaukee Lift Bridge, and two Milwaukee Bascule bridges, one at South First Street and the other at Jureau. These are presumed to be Burlington Railroad bridges where Ned Ashton's older brother, George, was chief engineer, but it is unlikely that Ned Ashton designed them, although he may have been consulted informally about theme. A more complete list of the Ashton Papers from the State Historical Society is yet awaited J . i F . OMB APPa'11 Na 10240018 NPB Faro 10400-a (54M United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence Section number 9 Page 26 Johnson County, Iowa cFN-2541118 ANNOTATED BIBLOGRPAHY Part A Publications and Printed Materials Ashton, NedL. 1944 77re Design of a 1,540-foot, Three Span Continuous Tied Arch Truss. The Transit. University of Iowa College of Engineering, vol. 49, No. 7, cover and pp. 5-11, 14-17. and 22. Various calculation tables, 8 photographs, 3 drawings. Also available as University of Iowa College of Engineering Reprint paginated continuously. Technical review of conceptual design of Julien Dubuque Bridge with comparisons to other Ashton bridges and the designs of others. 1949 Prestretching Increases Strength of Steel T-beams in University oflowa Tests, Civil Engineering American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol., 182, pp. 42,43. March Reprint. 1949 Welded Deck Girder Highway Bridge, Welding Journal. September. R tin University of Iowa Reprints in Engineering, No. 80, pp. 1-9. Three tables, 23 construction photographs. Subject is Benton Street Bridge, Iowa City, Iowa 1949 Arc -welded Beam and Column Framing, Progressive Architechve_ September, pp. 86-89, 11 drawings, 2 tables, 1 photograph, Reprint with no vol. or no. given. 1950 A Modem Steel Deck Girder Highway Bridge, studies in Structural Arc Welding File No. 13c2, Plate 119, pp. 1-6, 7 photographs, 7 drawings, 1 table. Subject is Benton Street Bridge, Iowa City, Iowa. Note: These studies were punched for addition to a ring binder. They were sent to commercial customers of Lincoln Electric. Each of these reprints was termed a plate in confusing terminology. Ned Ashton, Vita 1955, states that he wrote 45 of these studies and names 14 by title. These were subsequently incorporated in Chapter Six, Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding Design and Practice (see Ashton, Editor and only one specimen copy is with his repaints. 1954 The Reconstruction of the MacArthur Bridge. The Welding Journal. April, 1954, pp. 1-12, 9 photos, 2 drawings, 2 tables. Reorint with no vol. or no. and probably paginated differently. 1954 This Bridge is Better than New, American City, November, 1954, 1 page, 1 photograph. Iteorint no author, no vol., or page. Subject: MacArthur Bridge and attributed to Ashton. 1954 Reinforced Concrete Bridge Economy. Journal American Concrete Institution Proceedings vol. 25, no. 7, May, p. 804, 1 table. Subject: Ralston Creek Bridge, Iowa City, comparing costs with more expensive prestressed concrete. Published in Letters from Readers. Reprint. 1958 F7rst Welded Aluminum Girder Bridge Spans Interstate Highway in Iowa. Civil Engineering American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. p. 762 pp. 78-80, 5 photographs, 1 table, 1 drawing. Reon Subject: Clive Road Bridge. NFB Fmm 104BPa (BdBI United States Department of the Interior ' National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page OFN-l-111B 19581owa INes a Welded Aluminum Bridge: Design of First Structure of This Type Required Special Considerations: State Considers the Project as Research, Engineering News -Record. February 20, 2 pages, McGraw-Hill Publishing. ant with no col. or pp. given. 1958 Cars Will Soon Cross New Aluminum Bridge, Welding Engineer, August, 1 page, 3 photographs. Rwrinnt with no vol. or pp. given. Attn'buted to Ashton. 1968 New Bridges Founded on M4 Civil Engineering_ American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 44-48, 6 photographs, 2 diagrams, cover photo feature. Subject: Cedar Rapids bridge reconstructions. OMB Ap MVWNa 1021-0018 1 Ashton Residence 27 Johnson County, Iowa 1 OMB APP aWNa 102400,8 "Ps F" la-0004 4640 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Ashton Residence 10 28 Johnson County, Iowa Section number Page eF,-r,a,,,a VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: Part of T-79N, R-6W, Sec. 4 (S.E. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4): Beginning 230' west of S.E. corner of S.W. quarter of Section 4, thence N.12'26'E.171.6', thence N72'8' W.223' to the east bank of the Iowa River, generally northeast along the same to the point where the bank intersects with east -west line which run 500' north of and parallel to the stated south boundary line of Section 4, thence 160' due east, thence 155' due south, thence 151.5' due east, thence 345' due south to a point 180' east of the point of beginning, thence 180' west to the same point. BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION: The original Ashton property was about 3 acres with 330 feet of frontage on the Iowa River. During the 1950s the property was nearly doubled until it was subdivided in the late 1980s. Without going into detail the core area has remained intact. It is 2.22 acres without other houses and a slightly enlarged river frontage of 352 feet. Over half of the river front has been set aside as a Designated Natural Area defined by the Iowa City Code. This purpose for this is to permit reforestation following major tree loss in the 1993 flood and the 1995-96 wind storms. Mrs Fa 16ME 01MANVOWN& l024ml2 WIN United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet ADDL DOC 29 Section number Page Ashton Residence Johnson Cowty, Jom 1 771f O �F N 2.22 acres � A L i+ O z 179 feetT[ . \\ I z s or 104 feei jI I North u 37 feet PARK ROAD Ashton-McKusick property June 2000 after subdivision of adjacent lots. Sketch reduced and simplified survey plat of March 1990 by MMS Consultants Inc., fowa City. Position of Ashton House and driveway taken from earlier Lambert -Ashton plan.. a4M United States oepartment of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet ADDL DW 30 Section number Page Ashton Home Foundation Flan. iteduced from original of June 1%6. In cross section dre rem&rced concrete foundation has an inverted T-shape. The bottom is a plate 6-inches thick and of variable width, 2 feet 8 inches to 5 fed. The plate is strengthened with the masonry platform 16 inches wide. Mast of this platform is wtposad on the lower interior walls of the ground floor. Because of the surface slope, the northern foundation is deeper to extend below the frost has NMftm la�ow opeq,..l.b Jmraou 0410 United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Maces Continuation Sheet ADDL LXX' 3 Section number Page dN•1�.HM Ir Xf•✓� . . ASUM deddmce '• 1 1 / \ 1 � Y 11 Johnson GmwtY. totva41 -- � VY i 1 '1 • •' ii� 1 I „ '• Y ------------ t • � I 1 Y�I�• �I 1� II .: S , 1 � ~ L � �;� , .tea )' . ',}\• `,�,' . ��♦ram , - 1 � A r Ashton House Concrete Framing rim for Vn* Floor. deduced f m anginas of June 1946. N"PO UMOM . aweaaowNa�ae4moe 040 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Sectlon number�DL °°� 32 Page CiN.f9ana ,9y fJl f9 / %% f N. R� Ashton House Main moor. Reduced and simphfiod from the plan of June 1946: The main rooms were unchanged, but closets, both baths and the kitchen was redesigned during construction. Also modified wow both decks and the stairways. NM FOM,a.ro. *. ararnoa W)ftIOP" United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet AWL DOC 33 Section number Page 10 (*J kox:130• a�, Mf• 1 J' 1 •' 1. Asiaonhutme,.westfamde!hatoveHoekslam River . May25'.20W M M3K=ckpdnM l-& 2. Ashton house, northwest comer. May 4. 2000. 3. Astitna berme northeag r>oraer May 25.2000 4. AshWnbotme,.east insarihedAabsona 1947. Mary 25, 20M. 5. Aslaon boos% southeast fatmde. May 25, 2000. 6. Ashtca.bmom southwest owner May 23, 2000. 7, Ned L: Asluma removing fbondatioa Bttms, east wall, the men= thin biter became pound floor bathroom. Copy bfpriat atadbntn to had Kent, AuWK 1946. 8. Crest of the great flood, 16 Jute 1947, river stifle 18.3 Bret at the University foodsidge. View firm cmtstraction looking northeast aaoa Mosquito Fiats floodplmii to City Pack Umber. Twentyyears later this noodplaut was tmemed. Patk Vow Terrace, sudabvided, and totally built up with houses. Foreground above garage shows main floor in progress reinforced with steel bars and mesh. In the Immediate bacltgrcnstd the fiance is the east boundary of the Ashcan text with an Amy tank crate serving as toot And. Four llaksn loads of Buttoned crates provided most of the lumber used for farm and house was. Copy'ofpriat attributed to Flied Keg 16 Jime 1947. 9. The crest rapeuled bet htt want remained throe days laW wbm this pbato wm farm. Yew of tro &WM hones corns ftm a ladder leamed against a tree. The wadtrsg girl is Ruth Ashton, age 11 Copy of print attributed to Fred Kent, about 21 Jane 1947. 10, Ned Ashmn standing beside the sotah-rcirdbro d column designed to support the huge concrete lintel that new spear the Peep door. Ned used the high wrier to Neat his forms into position and then pftd them. up. Copy of prim attributed to Fred Kew about 21 Imm 1947. 11. 1n late summer of f948 the Asiams log their Irate to tick rental house and moved into thdr new home before K was ready. While camped out on the main floor, the rush was on to xmnthgptoof tab living area fbr the coming winter? The roof shingling is finished but much remains to be date. Copy of priti atarbAed to Ned Ashton about early September 1942.. 12. Ned L. Ashton at work at his dads by the picture window in his groin Boa asginmeing office. Copy of print atuibuted to Fred Km* fall 1957. it was published in a cropped form in Brtdgea are Flls Bustow, 101M lh"d Review, I= pop 12 i ArN r 4w K mom i ■ C I. Z z �'�w •:1 �'. �•:.,• min• �C'��•�, �. °� LL T~ 1 dig �. law �a_l im x tsMimi ' : " mow►.: r.=��... ,t'lw rKi: r.— i r, f s, a" war®M� CITY OF IOWA CITY CITY OF I O WA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: March 21, 2019 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Ray Heitner, Associate Planner Re: Old Post Office — 28 S. Linn St. as a Historic Landmark (REZ19-3) Background: City staff has requested that the Old Post Office, located at 28 S. Linn Street, be designated as an Iowa City Landmark. The Old Post Office was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in April 1979. Built in 1904 as a Neo-Classical Revival building, the Post Office had a central stair and entrance toward Washington Street. It was greatly enlarged in 1931 with two new entrances on Linn Street. In 1975 it was rehabilitated and then opened as the Senior Center in 1981. The Post Office is an excellent example of the Neo-Classical Revival Style that was popularized in the United States between 1900 and World War I. The dressed limestone blocks are faced over brick walls which are plastered on the interior. Decorative details include the quoins along the corners of the building and the limestone balustrade along the roof parapet. During the 1970s rehabilitation, a large portion of the 1931 lobby was retained. The building is very well preserved and along with the Carnegie Library, the only remaining portion of what was a new "civic corridor" constructed along Linn Street with City Hall originally directly to the west. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met on March 14, 2019 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of the Old Post Office. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted to recommend approval of the designation of 28 S. Linn Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant because of its integrity as a representative of Neo-Classical Revival civic architecture and its importance as the first post office built by the community for that purpose. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings District Plan and 2). the Historic Preservation Plan. The Downtown and Riverfront Crossings District Plan encourages preservation and protection of historic character and identifies key historic buildings within the Downtown sub -district. The Old Post Office is identified as a key historic building within the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. Furthermore, the plan aims to preserve and enhance the historical integrity of the district and encourage the reuse and preservation of historic structures. The plan also encourages formalized protection of resources by designating them as local landmarks. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's past, of the Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan relates to this proposal. The information provided by the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form and the Site Inventory form confirm that the property is significant to Iowa City's history, architecture, and culture; and that it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction. Furthermore, by March 21, 2019 Page 2 pursuing local landmark designation of a property that has already been recognized as a National Landmark, the proposed designation satisfies Objective Five of this goal, pursuing local landmark designation as appropriate. The landmark designation of this City -owned property helps to further the goals identified in the Comprehensive Plan to ensure the preservation of historic resources. Furthermore, the landmark designation of a City -owned resource will demonstrate leadership and a commitment by the City to preserve historic resources. Preservation of 28 S. Linn Street would not be in conflict with future redevelopment in the area but would actively promote the preservation of historic resources. Furthermore, modifications to the exterior of the Old Post Office will be able to be made with the review and approval of either the Historic Preservation Planner or the Historic Preservation Commission. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ19-3, an application to designate 28 S. Linn Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Neighborhood Public (P-1) to P-1 with a Historic District Overlay (P-1/OHD). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Zoning Map 3. Historic Preservation Commission Memo, 03/06/2019, including the Site Inventory Form Approved by: •+b6 Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services Iowa City Historic Preservation Cf,7mruGsi n City Hall, 410 E Weshington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 Memorandum Date: March 7, 2019 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Old Post Office, 28 South Linn Street City Staff has requested that the Old Post Office, 28 South Linn Street, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. While the benefits for a city -owned, public property are not as evident, it could be noted that generally landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work for a non- governmental owner. The Old Post Office, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in April 1979. Built in 1904, as a Neo-Classical Revival building, the Post Office had a central stair and entrance toward Washington Street. It was greatly enlarged in 1931 with two new entrances on Linn Street, In 1975 it was rehabilitated and then opened as the Senior Center in 1981. Since the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for this property is from an earlier period when nominations required significantly less information than nominations today, the form is supplemented by more recent Site Inventory forms, all of which are attached. These forms provide a minimal amount of necessary information needed to support a local landmark designation. As stated in the 2001 Site Inventory Form by Marlys Svendsen, the Post Office "is an excellent example of the Neo-Classical Revival Style that was popularized in the United States between 1900 and the World War 1." The dressed limestone blocks are faced over brick walls which are plastered on the interior. Decorative details include the quoins along the comers of the building and the limestone balustrade along the roof parapet. During the 1970s rehabilitation a large portion of the 1931 lobby was retained. The building is very well preserved and along with the Carnegie Library, the only remaining portion of what was a new "civic corridor" constructed along Linn Street with City Hall originally directly to the west. The Old Post Office was found to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places under Criterion C, Design/Construction, and is locally significant. For local landmark designation, the Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., a., or f. for local designation listed below: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; Iowa City Historic; Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history Based on the information provided in the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form and site inventory forms, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, and a and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of the Old Post Office, 28 South Linn Street, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b, and e. 2 S;6 10 Y'N / sr tU FJI :1ri1T1S)SINi !>!:!}_P,;RIMLK1OI 11:1 11':II.!WR PAR.-( SZnX ICE S'v1: C0S 5 MORTILY �Te4�['.�Sll�TJ4P.[LL'r {S�Fi Or. 1'g:!`E'I.DRIi,!?L u"2'" SECYIYEO IN V3:N'i'liliY NOA7INA' ION f c—Mvi FOR P.`�'.D?' ZAL PROPERTIES IpA4F.8NTERto NISTOs:IC A.ND/OR COMMON �� C.i CATIsN STREET u WWICER 1r t'ify _ _�.VCININOF 1E1hIas p STATE CODE �. T'COUNN CODF CLASSIFICATION CATiaosy cwNERSjj:p STATUS v DIST ICT A puduc __OCCUPIED ,t,.i;11RO1:v61C1 _PRIVATE A-URZMMED _STRUCTURE _;OTC _WORN IN PROGGiESS —ATE PU ILIC ACOUISITIO& .ACCESSIBLE _OBJECT JN POOCESS '-YES' eIESTAICESD "LAWO CMISIDERED RIVES. UNMESFAICEO _No PRE>: ENT USE .:.ORICULTUOS—:.NS'UPA _ COW:-Z,; 0C4 _?AMC ._EDUCATIONAL _7RIWTE EESIDEhCE _ffiJTE::iA1NCA'eiJ7 _RELIGIOUS —OOVERA:AE},-T _SCIEMIFIG _INDUSTRWL _TRA[?SROr TA:ION _:'AUTAPY-W)TNER IM AGENCY vossa/ aervice Plaza West, S. h. VICINIT D- LOCATION OF LEGAL DEGCR1-j?-";`J.0FJ COUS;TNOUSE. REGISTRYOFOEEOSETC County Court House -' Iowa City, TA STREET C NVMRER _�—CITY. TOWN STATE REPRESENT'e4.'IT NINEXISTINGSUl2VE'Y'S TITLE _FEO2AAL _,STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY TOWFA ;I STATE �DESCRIPTION CONDITIOM CHECK ONE CAECi OAL ` a-.0 LLEhT _..DEiERIGNAIED _U:tiALIEAED _VIIGMAL SITE _.Sis.DD —RUING _ALTERED _ hf MR vl:tica?OSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWW) PHYSICAL APPEAR/ --:e -resent building is an exterior wall b_arkg structure with steel columns and baths, `re proofed with concrete. All interior floors are 'rood WL11S plaster ceiling -piaster, _. cent the public lobby has terrazzo ':ioor, marble base, cat tainscot with.a special -- and carved naeamant ovar treatment for the door to the Postmaster's office. 'ihe e for is modern beau art +iin Buff Indiana Limastosjs. The original building con- =r :ted in 1904 measured 50' x 90'. The building was expan:ed in 1937 to measure _ � 90' by e:;tending the north wal l. ( -SIGNIFICANCE f9RiOU AREAS n, SIGMIFICL7vCL -- Cii?Ci: itiD JU'o El; Y 8EL0!^' C Et11STORIC —ARCAEOLOGY PREHISTORIC 'VM;AG "TY PLAiNNiN9 _ I, NnSC'.7S ARCHITECTURE —14_<,.1599 _ AIiCHFOLOJY.HISTORIC _COR'Si RVATIGN _44Y -i y9 —%+GA/CULTURi —ELI)e:o5efcS _H,10- Big 1•:AReH11ECTURE .LITEPrTURE —ELIUCAT/7S.' _6A;'L:TA7'Y _.'..!17EC —Aryl tLi:GINEF'. i1�C _1:::,r$iC ..3ti.�`•1599 CO'r.,%%ERCE. _EX''LOR:;7IOL;,1TA",,;,1NT _?"Ii OSOPHY _11;J;1• ... COMZhUYICATIOL$ ,.INDUSTRY _. POUT!CS/GOViRNTANT _'.':✓9N::ON SPECIFIC OATSS STATEMENT OF SIGIVIFICAMICE E1U; LDER/,'Si1C4 n`2C:• _- REUGIOc; _ SCIFNCF _...SCULPTU;:.E — SOf A V /;UWAHITARIAN _ THP,'JER —TP.ANSPOMATION _OTHER ISPECJu she old past office mprestnts an example vhric.i is not COmn:Oia today of. putting on an addition to an existing s'Cructuro and to do so 1A such c manner thz.c the addition acte, ily was Lind is'ciagulshable from tae o^iglaal. Ti:a sensitivit+/ of one architect's work to another architect's design is nonexistent coda-/. T'rie Consal-vation o' mM-arials including the reuse of stone, doov and :-?indmois is evidenced by is two 1931 photos. L T 14,A)ORB 11JL1uGP,A ).'(]CAI, REFEFENC) Cons c±itan Report' Preparcd by =JZgIC s Fieasquart, wethare I i Arch i Lects 1106 High Street Des Moines, 1A 50309 MIGEOts7ZAiFUCA.L DtS'1'A ACAFAOE OF NOMWATED PROPERTY UTM AkFkiiENCES Property is located at 28 South Linn Street, Iowa Lity, IA. LIST ALL STATES A.SD COUNTIES F09 PRO? ERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUiVTY SOUNDiaR1E5 STATE CODE COUNTY- CODE !owa }g Johnson 103 STATE CODE COU :9Y CODE mZPA PK.^ARED BY NAI. E l TITLE i4n6eat•?•. I::. f1'-.rST°'�E'sT4 <<nwli�y 3�CCi e:iSt `salty Management Div., Office of Real Estate, Real Estate 3i Bldgs. Dept., USP TELEPNONE 475 L'Enfant Plaza `iEt, R. stz.TE -- CITY• O1 TGWX ter•-ti, i ^/�`l'1LJ1\T FT jLTf 11`.7.!nti:.`�-ldidL7 ® Vrla_�ria.. STATE HISTORIC ?RES2RVATIOA. OFFICER RECOWMENDATION YES IEO_ Aat`IZn F • .4 1 1� - In eomplis.ua w.h Eaucutive Ordor 1 13 43. 1 heratr, norm-M3 this FsrOPQ" to th. NatiOnAl 90gistar, cartlzymg •nba use �.•.•� .`istohe rlrrsematloh Officer has barn. 311acied 90 deYs in vlhieh to present tha nomna:ion to the State VIVAQ v Board and to evaluate its significance. Thee &luated lovnl of significance is._..i'ationO —Ststo —LoCA FEDERAL REMSENTATIVE SIGNATURE DATE TITLE THEREBY CERTIFY THAT —,HIS PROPERTY 15 INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE DATE GPO e..•-z:• zon iWIRSa,,ri moritc'rrE:;WT1,i1nn SiteNuM.ber__.r3 is.! SI�'rz rttstodczf U✓yorinttfat G(y, lom.�2:.c District Name ,loptv!_p Reference ,!. . site�££tce�fsrm�.ia- ?.'.'Yillase.Rbwnfr'Ifv ,.__.__. ....,..,.r- .._. ... _.... Street:Addre.s„___..��—�+�.j.Elf`..�C.. Legal t osagla Ullwn: ruEMwlainn bLLkfi' purtl w'arya wd: a<»n,Hp rs,ue soclbm riwcF'4ti�cdX�-n6cn 5.t'iiAt.Lasatlunt r.•,nrz__!_♦: eo-fr.,Sl..,♦.._.�_ -_north;r.�.- _.._iAi~Ga ;c• o. serfs) id ra>3. 410 E. Wash.inaton_ 5:...-1_2lLri.SLLIL -dmr.�aa.as,.a acxA (srast fyP) u.UxlFr:xtta; Senior CltJzee_*-_Cv.Qter c)a;n?last Oft lee T:3e aa�"aO�':(111 ?. D,,tS(lifGrlgtn.:n?no__, 19� _._..`rutitccY.'.iuiide:r_ iiT.. iivedt.tgTxpu: [jcngle-L3milydn'rill.igg [.7indc;stri:1. [�othvinKirutbnu [7r loos 0rar:•.tipta•f-MlydereltIng [ludur,rtlon;:S :aj'pi+ri;; Clta utarral ❑ commaraial 1€: C•Letr•r4'ktl,:�ciepboi':,1 `fsicae 044,r Ubc:rdrandb:tt o L;;jsi rtZ1ea ❑sex:o ❑ other •— :.':. Stros:nrt S)A IAQ. t]•:vocal frame :•lint Interlocking lain;— ❑ „cod Erme t:te i1z;:i mm-ILme (bal!wn frame) ❑ masonry k7ad btaPiMS wails ❑ irrn fretnc- IJ heal Gr ua suits C.tRapt t .' a ❑mllnfoaced con-mt 1 Cz-gi c-'1r e:: Wx,d Ogcaxl ❑.,fr [jdetwon.trd t;. 3ntiry llij: onginai aita (]moved-%f so„a",a:t7_.__.--v-- _ Nra W an rhn;ations, cddrilans (whh rd;,:.,.,$ :f'rl acbltect, l8cr4e.m) And map (eW J:at:rla fsatcros.a( bvildinsaftd tStr: In 1931 the building was expanded '(:i. RsLaPdd f)ufbuildlmgx and Prclrc-sty: ;_I born ❑ atifer'f•,.ra servetczas Q :arri::ge )aue ❑ garage ❑ pn�`> 16. is the,,WUcrjngendn_tgzredt 21no ❑yes-4fra,why7-- V. funco.tdlux1 of the but(dingt ❑ open iend 0 o;roodland ❑ smttWvd outbuUdinzs ❑ densely built-up O, mnmsrdal ❑ Indastdal ❑ residential ❑ other _ T 18. fvL•p - ��......._ — � 19. Phctae.•^.r 777 I ItuIL _._ Feu _bSewr 1 , t51t„X,1t'13r'�,CCay1Ce(Indlrxntaurceadffsth�rtn;.i4anft.ra'ist�emrn<sl is. llr-+%e41ur.11 ti Jli&4dn[e CDC.�struesural�ivtdu:�ll1'meyr;••^.i�:;fare:,e:-S:Cartzl±aue: Q b. ComdbudnR _tn::[ure p c. Cto€ enk,4'rlMintrusion The old pose office represents an axelrpan which is not suchcOm=na today of Putting ton an addition to an existing structure and to do so in such a manner that the addition actually was undistinguishable from the original. The sensiti;+i2y of one architect's work to another architact's design is nonexistent today. The conservation of materials including the reuse of stone, door and windows is evi- denced by the two 1931 Photos." Building description: "The present building is an exterior wall bearing structure with steel colums and beams, fire proofed with concrate... The erterio, rs ff.adern beaux art with Buff Indiana buildiLimestone. ng was expandorigined In al build31 to�asing coQs109ctxd90n 11904 by measured 50' x 90'• The extending the north wall. 20. Filatdekry S.'rr�.E?crxe Ttreme(s) engineering 'r st ctumAndlridnavy ma.y QuOilr icr th-j Kaklni.A: Rgcli ler ❑ 5. Cnnuibutlnu A -Mc lz [3c. Not C:I,itble intrusion MD.:' rt :_ (hw ptimary rnd secondary "nraas. 01C cor'+pkte i:e., c£ pubGc,Ann:.,uicmr, tiiia, mace of peblicWon, &ic. 6: Vational Register iJominatlon form Robert M. O'Brian, Realty Specialist Addms 475 l'Enfan Plaza Nest.-S.W. t'ash. .._____ nr.. nfflra of Re For Division of Historic prpservolon Use Only Y. OKIM informatbon Sources on :ids Propvrry ❑ Court' Rasouma File Windshield Survey p'Nidlar i Resister C] Grub-l"d: C]Dererminaban c4 Eftibilit, - 2. Subject Trac=s 0. b. C. d. q Qthor Q0*er _— L] Other — 3. Fftone inrag(.'c '4 cw.,: +C'Jf-�---:J r-.:�;,i;;_.,_� .r- ilki e. Site Inventory Form State Inventory Flo. $2-02227 ❑ New N Supplemental State Historical Society of :ows ❑ Part of a district With known boundaries (enter Inventory no.) oNaealber t, Irs9) Relationship: Q Contributing ❑❑ Nommilbuting ❑ Contributes to a potential district withIMt unitnown boundaries National Register Status: any that appiy) 0 totaled ❑ De-itsted 0 NHL [I DOE &D)gR SHPO Review & e(ampitance Number O Non -Extern (enter year) 1. Name of Property historic name Iowa CRY Post Office other names/slte number Iowa City Senior Center 2. Location street t number 2a South Linn Street city or town Iowa city ❑ vicinity, county Johnson 1-0081 Description: (if Ruran Township Name Township Wo. Range No. section Quarter of Quarter Lot flf Urban) Subdivision Minal Town Blocks) 11 lot(s) L21 f t one box) site buildingsrT -- - buildings structure sues sites sl�LCiUfeS— — structures — structures jects_ _ objects _ Total _ Name of related project report or multiple property study (EMw'WA' N the properly V; not pan of a multiple property axaminarm), !ilia 5 HWQdV6 N ;hftc i D#ta am Mantel, Iowa City Crurtral Bus(nass District 8tudv 5. function or se sto c unctions (Etter categwiec ham rainiftm) Current Functions (Enter categories frmn bno,adbns) 04F GOVERNMENT/post oft 03CC01 SOCIAL/fac)litv of volunteadpub service om Neo-Classical Revival SEE CONTINUATION! r roof 17 OTHER Other Ir M116'Wnnlranyiaw{.rl{Drratmerx-;representingyour opinionoioeq=xyanew apply" relevant National ReuterCrude) ea ® No p More Research Recommended A Property is associated with signifont wane. Yes 0 No ❑ More Research Recommended 8 Property Is assodated with the lives of significant parsons. Yes p No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has dlsNnctive efowtectursf charaaenstks. Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended D Property VJds silpnilicant Inhumation in archaeology or history. county Johnson Address Site Number 52-02227 city Iowa City District Number Crlterla Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious Institution or used E A reconstructed building, object or structure. for religious purposes.. F A oommemoreM property. S Removed from its original location G Lcss than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 8 C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories 60m!.W1ucil0re) Significant Dates Consbuction date 904 j] check if circa or estimated date Other data$ 1931 (remodeling & addition) Significant Person Architect/Buildef (complete If National Register criterion B is marued drove) Archiicd unknown -- SuRder kyn nown Narrative Statement of Significance (0 SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE 9. Major Bitiliographical References organization 2fflndsen Tvler inc. date 9=00 street a number N3834 Deep Lake Road telephone 716/4694300 oityortown sarong state ma rag code 54870 ..........uw r nnnr a c;sr1rA nn;,4 mi.h.dr thn io ewino livria war the carrpleWd fWln) _ 1. Cap: showing the property's location in a town/city or township, 2. Sits plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s). 3. photographs: representative black anr; vAlis photos. N the photos are taken as part of a survey for Which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcatalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular Inventory slto: Rolyelidesheet # >� Framelslot# P3 Date Talton ]$ Roll/slide sheet # _ Framishilot# Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # - Framelslot # Date Taken See continuation sheet or attached photo 6 slide catskrg sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photosflgustiations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead a District (List of slnadures and bukdings, :uwxm or ssthnnted y:7r bulk, and contributing or non-contnbuVrig ::atus) 2. Barn: a A sketch of the (rameltruss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the bam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the name configuration along: on h sitisem c aYtarior dimensions in feet. a +s �,brrtnienfs _ . T Daf?ur . 4yaluod dy (VOMO qep.: propffly or part of a Awailly desbiSfed.dlstrid. . Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Pane 1 7. Narrative Descrlollon Site Number 67,02227 Related District Number This 2-story stone post office building was constructed in 1904 with a major remodeling and addition completed in 1031. This building is an excellent example of the Neo-Classical Revival Style that was popularized -in the United States between 1900 and the World War 1. The south one third of the building was completed in 1904 with it Central entrance with stairs facing Washington Street. The 1931 addition saw an addition completed on the north or rear wall which more than doubled the size of the building. Two new entrances were located on (he west side opening onto Linn Street.. The post offioe's wdedor walls are of a faced wall construction with cut stones faced over brick walls acting as a common load bearing structure. Ornaments] stonewodc on the building includes quoins, keystones, and a stone balustrade along the parapet. A series of 2-story segmental arched openings face the stream. The multlight windows that filled these openings have been replaced with tinted glass satin metal frames. The entrances originally had double doors with a horizontal transom, a dosed pediment, and a second murMIght transom above. The original mullion configurations have been retained in the current openings but the muld4ight windows have been replaced with single lights. The original 616 double -hung windows set in the comer boys where offices are located have been replaced with 1/1 sash. The second floor — actually at the height where a third floor might be expected —has 1/1sash in place of the original 818 windows as well. In 1975 the building was rehabilitated for use as senior citizen center with offices and meeting rooms. Portions of the 1931 lobby were retained. The building measures 12D' across the front (facing Unn Street) and 98` along the Washington Street side. 8. Statement of Signifieancg This building Is a relatively well-preserved example of the Neo-Clessloal Revival Style. it was one of a series of quasi -public or civic buildings constructed along South Unn Street In the decades immediately precedi g and following the turi-of--the 2& century. Because of its arohitedural significance this building was individually ilsted. on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. It Is also a contributing structure in a potential historic or conservation district. This Iowa City Post Office building was the first building constructed for this purpose in Iowa City. Prfortothat time postal services had been provided in various leased spaces including the former St. James Hotel (site of Day Building, southwest comer of Clinton and Iowa) and the former Foster Grocery and General Store on the west side of Clinton Street south of Old Brie Presbyterian Church. Construction of the Post Office saw several frame and brick houses along Linn and Washington Street replaced. During the remodeling complete In 1931, the Post Office temporarily moved to the building formerly occupied by the C.Q.D. Laundry at 211 Iowa Avenue. in 1974- 75 a new post office was constructed to serve Iowa City and this building was converted Into the Iowa City Senior Center with a connection to the high rise apartment complex for senior tenants built by the Ecumenical Housing Corporation at 320 East Washington Street. g. NialorBiblloaraohicReferences Iowa City city directories. Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's Office. Tax Assessor's Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. Summary Sheet, 28 South Linn Street, Urban Revitalization Act Study Area Survey, 1981. Sanborn maps, 1874, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899. 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. Weber, Irving. Irving Weber's Iowa Cly - Volume 1. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 19", pp. 22 23 Weber, Irving. Irving Weber's Iowa Coy- Volume 5. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1989, pp.17-20 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Site Number 52-022" State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet iA�.al Additional Documentation Plot Map:. 1f� 'I� �—: ■16 ��% � �.; ■� '11� sill■ � 91Hi::1L i � :1: aNlii al��=n■ 1■.:n r• rCWI■ •r : 1 9 In-T�, Photograph: v :.xsyus. s. uwe .. 44P(P(P( r I L (. w�tx,4�YpM Site Inventory Form State Inventory uko. 52-02227 ❑ h`ew ® Supplemental State Historical Society of loam ❑ Part of a district vAth:mv:m boundaries (enter inventory no.) (November 2006) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potenbal district ,.Aih yet unknown boundaries National Register Ststus:(sny thet apply) ❑ Listed ❑ Do -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE 9-Digit SHPO Reviv-,j & Comp;fance (R&C) Number _ ❑ Non -Extent (enter year) 1. Name .;1`PropeAy historic name Lq—" City Post Office other namos/site number Iowa City Senior Center 2. Locution street & number 28 S Linn Street city or town Iowa CIN__ vicinity, county ,lohnson ' Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter 5. one ❑ ❑ district site E u r f: buildings tri Ina r Nonce tribubno 1 buildings ❑ structure _ sites _ sites ❑ object _ structures _ _ structures _ objects _ objects _ Total 1 _ Total Name of related project report or multiple property atudy (Enter "id/ry''If the prowity Is not.part or a multileo property examination). MAA HIM~Ardeteduret Data am Number ur e 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter catepories from eatruutiorrs) Current Functions (Enter categories bum instruction$) 04F GOVERNMENT/cost office 03CC01 SOCIAL/facility of voiunteor pub. service om 01802 DOMESTIGmuNlole dwellinrilarartment bttiidina (senior renter) 01802 DOMESTICImultiole dwellindaoartment butidina 06C LATE 19TH A EARLY 20TH CENTa rev RW VA S foundation 03 BRICK or 04 STONE Neo-Classical Revival SEE Yes N No ❑ More Research Recommended A ❑ Yes N No ❑ More Research Recommended B ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C ❑ Yes N No ❑ Wore Research Recommended D v4ls (visible material) 04 STONE (veneer over brick) roof 17 i3THER other Property Is associated with significant events. Prop" is associated with the lives of significant persons. Property has distinctive architectural characterless. Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 28 S Linn Street Site Number 5 -02 7 City I wa Ci District Number Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious Institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property. ❑ 8 Removed from its original location. ❑ G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past ❑ C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. ❑ D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from Instructions) 02 ARCHITECTURE Significant Person (Complete fl National Register Criterion 8 Is marked above) Significant Dates Construction date 190 ❑ check if circa or estimated date Other dales, includingremovation 1931 (remodeling and addition) Architectl8uilder Architect unknown Builder 3 _ 1 4 _ _� -- organization CA street 6 number Items with the date telephone i Agap: showing the property's location in a townlcity or township. 2. She pion: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public rood(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and w trite photos. If the photos are ta%en as part of a survey for which the Society Is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcotalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular Inventory Bra: Date Taken _ Roll/slide sheet # _ Frame/slot # _ Date Taken RoIVslidesheet# _ Frame/slot# _ Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # ❑ See continuation sheet or attached photo d, slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or Bride entries. ® Photosflllustrations without negatives are also in this site Inventory file FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead 6 District: (List of structures and buildings, known or estimeted year built, and contributing or noncontributing status) 2. Sam: a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the bam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements alona with the bam's exterior dimensions in feet. �.... ut.#^rlt Proaamatinn Q.-,lea (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line _ _ , _ ur wfth above surrey opinion on National K091Ster wrgrumry. LJ ro This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated Comments: Evaluated by (nam"lile): gate: Iowa Department of Cultural APkirs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet 7=Narrative Description Sito Number 22 7 Related Distnot Number This 2-story stone post office bu;lding was constructed In 1904 with a major remodeling and addition completed in 1931. This building is an excellent example of the Neo-Classical Revival Style that was popularized in the United States between 1900 and World War 1. See Site Inventory form completed by Marlys A Svendsen in September 2000 for further information 8. Statement of Significance This building is a relatively well-preserved example of the Neo-Classical Revival Style. It was one of a series of quasi -public or We buildings constructed along S Linn Street In the decades immediately preceding and following the tum of tha 9.01' century. Because of its architectural significance, this building was individually fisted on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C. See Site Inventory form completed by Marlys A Svendsen in September 2000 for further information CAI r 71 _J 1 I�1l r l � 1 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-0222 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Pane 2 rwurnero Photocraoh% South Elevation/Streetscape lows Department of Cultural Affah State Htstorical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-022n Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Shoot Page 3 South Elevatlon 5=hWes1 oomerfstreetscape . . i Imva Department of Cultural Affairs Site Number 52-02227 State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 4 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of lolwa Site Number a-o Y Iowa Site inventory Form Belated District Number Continuation Sheet North elevation East elevation Original 1904 Post Office under Construction. View from NE corner with Old City Hall to the right in the now -vacant ban parking lot 1W' mow• Original 1904 Post office with mansard roof and Washington Street main entrance June 1931 photograph of the expansion project. View from across Linn Street looking east. ie u Old Post Office following rehabiliation and reopenina as the Senior Center. photo date unknown (post 1981) _ -if MINUTES PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MARCH 7, 2019-7:OOPM—FORMAL MEETING EM MA J. HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Larry Baker, Carolyn Dyer, Mike Hensch, Phoebe Martin, Max Parsons, Mark Signs MEMBERS ABSENT: Billie Townsend STAFF PRESENT: Sara Hektoen, Kent Ralston, Anne Russett, Danielle Sitzman OTHERS PRESENT: Jimmy Becker, Jason Friedman, Deb Heiken, Jon Dentel, Marcial Utalo, Donna Davis, Claudio Narcio, Margarita Baltazar, Paula Giudici, Rafael Morataya, Margarita Rodriguez, RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL: By a vote of 6-0 the Commission recommends adoption of CPA18-00002, an application to amend the North District Plan land use map from Multi -Family Residential (8-13 dwelling units per acre) to Low -Medium Mixed Residential (8-13 du/ac) for approximately 24 acres and from Low -Medium Mixed Residential (8-13 du/ac) to Multi -Family Residential (8-13 du/ac) for approximately 24 acres. By a vote of 4-2 (Baker and Martin dissenting) the Commission recommends approval of REZ18- 00013 and SUB18-00006, an application for a Sensitive Areas Development Plan and rezoning of approximately 73.15 acres of land from Interim Development -Low Density Single -Family (ID- RS) zone, Low Density Single -Family (RS-5) zone, Planned Development Overlay / High Density Single -Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone, and Low Density Multi -Family Residential (RM-12) zone to Planned Development Overlay / High Density Single -Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone for approximately 45.48 acres of property and Planned Development Overlay / Highway Commercial (OPD/CH-1) zone for approximately 23.83 acres of property; and a Sensitive Areas Development Plan. And an application for a preliminary plat for Forest View, a 73.15-acre subdivision, to create 11 commercial lots, 4 multi -family lots, 60 single-family lots, and 9 outlots with the conditions outlined in the draft conditional zoning agreement including: 1. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant execute an affordable housing agreement with the City that outlines the specifics of the relocation plan for the residents of Forest View. 2. On Lots 5-8, development shall be subject to the standards for Large Retail Uses, which calls for details and features that provide visual interest, reduce the perception of the mass of the building, provide attractive entrance features and quality materials. 3. On Lots 5-8, buildings shall be setback a minimum of 15 feet from Forest View Drive. 4. On Lots 9, 10, and 11 development shall be subject to the CN-1 zoning regulations. 5. On Lot 1-4 development shall be subject to the CN-1 zoning regulations with a few exceptions (e.g. build -to line standards; location of parking, loading, drives, and aisles; and drive-throughs.) 6. Development shall be subject to detailed design guidelines that address signage (including a master sign plan), building materials, and lighting. 7. Upon final plat approval, the owner execute a subdivider's agreement with the City that Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 2 of 18 addresses, among other things, the need for annual certification of private storm water management systems to ensure that the systems will be properly maintained. 8. All single-family development shall have clearly defined main entrances identified by either a porch or a canopy, transom and sidelight windows, pilaster and pediment, or other architectural features; and that the main entrances of each dwelling unit must face the street. 9. Owner shall maintain a landscaped buffer between the proposed single-family, manufactured housing community and the existing single-family neighborhood. 10. Owner shall ensure a 40-foot area along N. Dubuque Street remain unimpacted by the development. 11. One of the multifamily buildings is to be for senior housing 12. $100,000 dedicated by the owners for recreational equipment in Outlot D and Lot 49. This recommendation is contingent upon approval of the comprehensive plan amendment by City Council, evidence of ownership of all property to be developed, and confirmation of IDOT and FHWA approval of North Dubuque Street access. CALL TO ORDER: Hensch called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (CPA18-00002): A public hearing on an application to amend the North District Plan land use map from Multi -Family Residential (8-13 dwelling units per acre) to Low -Medium Mixed Residential (8-13 du/ac) for approximately 24 acres and from Low -Medium Mixed Residential (8-13 du/ac) to Multi -Family Residential (8-13 du/ac) for approximately 24 acres. Russett stated the North District Plan was adopted in 2001, she showed a map of the area as adopted in 2001. In 2001 the area of the proposed Forest View Development was identified as appropriate for single family development and conservation design. The Plan also acknowledged the existing Forest View Mobile Home Park. In December 2016 the City received an application to amend the North District Plan for the Forest View Development. Based on what the development was proposing a Comprehensive Plan Amendment was needed due to the proposed changes in land uses from a lower density residential nature to commercial and higher density multifamily. Russett showed a map of the original concept the Plan amendment was based on, it had a hotel proposed along North Dubuque Street, a single family housing community proposed toward the center of the site and multifamily proposed toward the western edge of the site. In August of 2017 the City Council adopted an amendment to the North District Plan, this amendment changed the land use from low density residential to commercial along North Dubuque Street and 1-80 and low/medium mixed residential and multifamily (both at a density around 8-13 du/ac). The low/medium density residential was proposed at the center of the site and the multifamily to the west. Russett showed a map of the current future land use map as it was amended in 2017. The 2017 amendment also added several goals that generally address the relocation of the Forest View Mobile Home Park residents, the preservation of the scenic North Dubuque Street corridor, and also goals related to buffering commercial and Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 3 of 18 multifamily development from existing single family residential. In February 2018 the City received an application for the proposed rezoning and preliminary plat which the Commission will be discussing later tonight, and over several months the applicants for the rezoning worked with City staff on the concept for Forest View. During those discussions staff recommended changes to the initial concept that was presented at the time of the 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendment. These changes included moving the hotel further north and west on the site, further away from North Dubuque Street, which in turn resulted in moving the proposed single family further west and the multifamily toward the center of the site. Russett explained these revisions were suggested to create a better transition between the existing single family to the west and the proposed single family, multifamily and then most intensive commercial uses. Russett stated that due to the staff driven changes in the concept that was originally presented as part of the 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendment, staff is now recommending an update to the future land use map to reflect these changes. Staff received an application from the applicant to modify the future land use map. Russett showed an exhibit that aligns the land use map with the current rezoning proposal. Russett reiterated the proposed amendment only adjusts the land use map, the amendment will carry forward the goals that were adopted in 2017 related to housing, transportation and scenic corridor goals and it will also more accurately reflect the current land use proposal. She noted when reviewing Comprehensive Plan Amendments there are two criteria that these amendments need to be reviewed against. The first is that circumstances have changed, and/or additional information or factors have come to light such that the proposed amendment is in the public interest. Russett stated additional factors came to light after the 2017 Plan amendment was adopted. Frist the location of the hotel was recommended to be moved away from North Dubuque Street to maintain that scenic corridor. The shift in the hotel resulted in it being located in close proximity to the proposed single family community which was a concern from staff and the applicant, therefore the single family was shifted further to the west. Russett noted the current proposal does provide better transition from single family to multifamily to commercial. The second criteria is the proposed amendment will be compatible with other policies in the Comprehensive Plan. Russett explained this amendment supports several goals within the North District Plan including providing opportunities for new housing development that compliments existing neighborhoods, retaining single family residential character, and locating higher density housing closer to commercial areas. In addition, in 2017 a goal was added related to multifamily residential created adjacent to the Mackinaw Village neighborhood that any multifamily must incorporate design standards (setbacks, woodland buffer, etc.) to maintain the livability of the Mackinaw Village corridor neighborhood and with the current proposal the multifamily is being shifted away so it is no longer adjacent to the Mackinaw Village neighborhood. Staff finds the proposed amendment meets the two criteria and recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the North District Plan land use map. Baker noted that up until 2017 the Comprehensive Plan noted this area for residential only for almost 15 years and asked if under that Plan could a planned area development have been made that would have accommodated higher density residential for the entire area. Russett stated not for the entire area. Baker asked if there was always a necessity that certain parts of the area could only be used for commercial. Russett noted that in the 2001 Plan certain areas could only be used for multifamily. Baker noted however based on the original Plan the whole area could have been a mix of single family and multifamily with no commercial. Russett confirmed that was the original Plan. Baker asked if any plans were submitted for higher density Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 4 of 18 in that area over all those years. Russett is not aware of any applications. Baker acknowledged he is confused by this project because the concerns that lead to this recommended change should have been obvious even before the 2017 proposal was approved. The 2017 proposal was approved by staff, the Commission and the Council and now is coming back saying the hotel doesn't work in the original area and that should have been evident on the 2017 process. Russett explained that typically when looking at an amendment to the land use map there is not detailed concepts and it is more conceptual. Therefore once the applicant began working with staff on the concept in more detail and the rezoning process it is when more details emerged and it was felt the land uses needed to shift. Baker asked then what the possibility was for once they begin working on more details with this new land use map and amendment there would be more shifts and need to revisit. Russett does not anticipate any issues. Hensch opened the public hearing. Jimmy Becker (Blackbird Investments) is the representative of the ownership of North Dubuque, LLC and the co -applicant, Forest View Tenant Association. He stated that they are here to help the residents of Forest View experience the American dream and collaborate with the greater community to enhance connectivity, in all sense of the word. It is their hope to have the residents into their new homes before the next winter. As everyone knows this winter has been very unforgiving and has been especially challenging for the residents of Forest View. Becker acknowledged there are major milestones yet to be accomplished but requests for the Commission to approve the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment, the Sensitive Areas Development Plan, preliminary plat and rezoning of the overall site. He added they hope this decision can be achieved this evening. Becker stated that per the Commission's request and in collaboration with City staff they have diligently worked over the last few weeks to address the items discussed at the last meeting and are available for the rest of this evening to address any further questions. Becker reiterated their primary objectives and addressed some of the issues from the staff report. Their four primary objectives are relocation, access, preservation and compliance. As stated at the last meeting this development will provide relocation opportunity and safe, quality, affordable housing for the residents of Forest View. It will also provide a secondary access within the development. It preserves trees, sensitive areas and the beautiful entryway. Finally it creates a Code compliant development that will be complimentary to the adjacent development and will not adversely impact the surrounding neighborhoods. With regards to items from the staff report, Becker stated on Tuesday they hosted a neighborhood meeting for residents to discuss traffic impacts. Molly Long, the traffic consultant, was present at that meeting to give a summary of the traffic report and answer questions. The meeting lasted about an hour and involved about 20-30 community members from Knollwood, Idyllwild, Peninsula, Mackinaw and Forest View along with two members of City staff. There was one question that required a follow up in absence of the civil engineer regarding visibility at the intersection effects on the turning lanes. In response, right turns on red will be permitted on all legs of the intersection as there is nothing impeding sight distance on the development. Second item in the staff report was with regards to traffic calming solutions. Becker noted they reviewed three options with City staff, first was a stop sign at the intersection of Haywood Drive and Forest View Drive, the second was a mini -turnabout island at the same intersection, and the third was onsite parking which is currently contemplated. Becker stated their traffic consultant concurred with Kent Ralston, the City's transportation planner, who felt the stop sign wouldn't work. North Dubuque LLC's civil engineer concluded the mini -turnabout island would negatively impact the Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 5 of 18 on -street parking so conclusively it was determined that on -street parking was the best option when looking to deter cars from speeding. Another item on the staff report was Outlot D and Lot 49, the recreation areas. Becker said they do have more detail this evening on those areas and noted that Thursday of last week the Center for Worker Justice and Forest View Tenants Association met to discuss the dimensions and areas as far was what their interest in building was. Becker showed some renderings of the lots and dimensions. Outlot D is the size of regulation soccer field. Lot 49 will house playground equipment, community garden and picnic area. Becker reiterated the ownership has committed $100,000 to this recreational space during development and that commitment will be reflected in the Affordable Housing Agreement their attorney is drafting in collaboration with the City Attorney's Office. Another item Becker wanted to discuss from the staff report was the cross section along North Dubuque Street and he acknowledged there has been some emails sent by the residents of Knollwood, so they presented tonight illustrations of the cross section. With regards to buffers for light and sound they have worked to refigure the lot for the gas station so the building will be at the back of the lot to deter vehicular traffic on that part of the lot. Per the request of the Knollwood neighbors they are also adding a tree buffer of evergreens behind the building. As far as the distance from the building and then neighbor to the south, it will be 224 feet and the total outlot space is 1.2 acres of tree buffer. With regards to elevations and signage Becker noted that with the exception of signage on the retaining wall on North Dubuque Street there will be no independent signs along North Dubuque Street. A summary of the Conditional Zoning Agreement was also provided in the staff report and that included the sample boards that will be used. Becker also included other community work Neumann Munson (the architect on the project) has done. Becker next showed the specs for the proposed manufactured housing which was requested by the Commission. With regards to specific signage and renderings Becker stated it was impossible for them to supply any images since the parcels will not sell until the property has been rezoned and owners are not yet determined. He acknowledged that they and all future owners will be required to comply with City Code and the Conditional Zoning Agreement. Martin asked about the Dubuque Street Trail and how that will fit into this development. Russett stated it will be on the east side of the project site and showed the location on a map. Baker asked if there is an option to also get a sound barrier structure in addition to the tree buffer for the neighbors to the south. Becker noted there is 1.2 acres of tree timber behind the evergreen tree buffer. Baker noted at the last meeting when asked if the entire project was predicated on having a commercial component the answer was yes as well as having a gas station at that location. He asks again if there was not a gas station at the location this entire 24 acre project will not work. Becker once again confirmed the necessity of the gas station and commercial area. Baker asked about moving the gas station further down Forest View Drive and Becker noted there are other issues such as traffic flow, topography and tree preservation. It was the position of the City not to have the gas station elsewhere in the project. Baker asked if it must be Highway Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial is not viable. Becker noted that even zoned as Highway Commercial there will be restrictions on the commercial that is more central to the development and follow Neighborhood Commercial guides. Baker next discussed signage and asked about the sizes of the signage noting the commercial will likely be franchise chains. Becker noted there are conditions of the signage sizes in the Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 6 of 18 Conditional Zoning Agreement. Russett added the signage sizes are in the City Code. Baker stated he is having difficulty visualize what that signage wall will look like. Russett noted there are a couple sign locations identified on the plans and staff will review the master signage plan for the development. Baker asked if it was the developer's position that this property can never be developed in any residential form solely. Becker stated it is their position this proposal is the best use of the space. Baker noted though it would be financially possible to succeed in a 100% residential development. Becker said they would not be able to assist the residents of Forest View Mobile Home Park if that was the case. He noted there are currently 76 residents that live in Forest View and with this plan the development is providing affordable rent to own (honoring their current rent rate). The commercial development will help support the affordable residential. This type of affordable housing solution has not been done before, affordable housing is not easy to achieve and most cities look to government assistance to obtain affordable housing, this project is self-sufficient and will create 57 affordable housing units. Jason Friedman (1 Knollwood Lane) shared a picture of his house and noted his family has resided there for 15 years. There are five houses in the development, they are unique and all designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright fellow. Friedman noted after the flood of 2008 the City put up the retaining wall and with eminent domain took out a huge row of evergreens that completely covered his property. 11 years later they now understand the Planning and Zoning Commission is potentially yielding to the pressure of motorists to place yet another gas station at the exit of Dubuque Street, surely to help with the extensive long lines at all the gas stations at exits 240, 242 and 246. Friedman stated having a new gas station as a neighbor is not a joke to his family and the other families on Knollwood Lane. He takes issue with the developer stating it will not be a significant impact on the neighboring families. Friedman wanted to be clear however, especially to the residents of Forest View Mobile Home Park, he is not opposed to this whole development, especially because he supports the improvement to the quality of life for those residents, but he is opposed to the commercial development. With regards to the tree buffer for outlot A, which yes under requirements is 10% and they went over and beyond with making it 15% but in reality 15% is not going to work as a buffer, especially a tree buffer. They will be able to see the gas station and want the buffer increased. Friedman agrees with Baker and feels there needs to be a sound barrier constructed and recommends a 10 foot privacy fence so they don't have to look at the gas station every day. Additionally Freidman notes the traffic study may say what it says but in the end it will be a lot more traffic and they are already dealing with a lot of traffic on North Dubuque Street and would like a privacy fence there as well. He asks for these modest modifications. Deb Heiken (4 Knollwood Lane) has lived in her home for 23 years. Her home borders Laura Drive on the west and the proposed commercial development on the north. When viewing the proposal map on the City website she figures her bedroom window will about 100 feet from the proposed gas station. Outlot A is a triangle shape going from 65 feet on one end up to over 200 feet on the other and the gas station is somewhere in the middle. While the picture looks good, it isn't that good in reality. Also with regards to evergreen trees, when the Friedman's had evergreens planted to block the noise from Dubuque Street deer basically ate them all. So these evergreens they are talking about planting may just be sticks after a while with all the deer in the area. Heiken stated everyone can agree that the thought of having a gas station in your back yard is horrifying. She noted the developer moved the hotel from where it was in the original Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 7 of 18 plans, Thye moved the high density residential area, so she asks them to please move the gas station. She acknowledged some sound proofing fencing and extra trees would be nice but in the end they will still be living next to a gas station and she can't believe the developer can't find another place to make it work. She asks the Commission to take into consideration her neighborhood's quality of live, they are a special neighborhood and unique, they are close-knit, tucked into the woods surrounded by trees and wildlife and the commercialization of this area will change all of that drastically. She asks the Commission what they would do if this were their neighborhood and asks them to "do the right thing". Jon Dental (2002 Mackinaw Drive) moved back into the neighborhood in November 2017 and had previously lived on Algonquin Road. He has lived in Iowa City his whole life, grew up here, was an Eagle Scout and conservation has always been a big deal to him. He notes he has not received any communications on what is going on in the area and has missed previous meetings. Additionally he was not invited to any of the neighborhood meetings. With regards to conservation, from his bedroom window he looks out and sees owls in the trees, deer, fox, and squirrels. He acknowledged the deer are an issue in the area and wonders about the safety and driving when more trees are removed and the habitat changed, where will the deer go. Dental also discussed the on -street parking and in Mackinaw Village there is on -street parking and with that the roads don't get plowed very well, there are issues when two cars are coming down the road and there is not enough room for them to go by each other. Marcial Utalo (1205 Laura Drive) (via translator) noted he also spoke at the last meeting. He lives in Forest View and support s this project. Maybe people think sure, because he lives in Forest View it helps him to support the project. He has lived for 15 years here and it is true there are deer in the street and in Forest View and it is very beautiful. But since he has moved here he has just kept in mind it is important to drive within the speed limit and be cautious in diving slowly. He has seen deer all over Iowa City and he is careful whether it is a 35mph or 50mph street to be cautious and have never had an accident. He does not think this should be the impediment that keeps this project from moving forward. With respect to rents here in Iowa City there are proposals for affordable housing but in reality and practically it plays out differently. The rents are $700 a month, $1000 a month, above $1000 a month. Yes much of this project is commercial but in terms of housing it will offer us an affordable option where they can actually afford to pay the rents. There are many of them that didn't have the opportunity to go to the university and don't have a high office, he has two jobs, he works from Sam to 3pm and again from 3:30pm to 11:00pm. He works hard so he can pay the expenses for children and food. He understands everybody has their perspectives but he feels this project offers a really important precedent for the community of Iowa City and they should support North Dubuque and moving forward with this plan. Donna Davis (1205 Laura Drive #95) is a member of the Forest View Tenant's Association which has worked with the developers for the last three years to get this proposal going. They were so afraid when the trailer court and whole area was sold for development that they would all just be out in the cold but Ed Cole, the owner, would not make that kind of deal, he purposely went with developers that would work with the residents to provide for them. So every month at the Center for Worker Justice they meet, sometimes on their own, often with the developers, and have negotiated for what they need and what they want so this plan is all what they have worked for. The plan did change once, in a major way, which put them back to square one, and had to renegotiate everything and the main fear now is it will change again and it will be another two years before this is finished. Davis stated they all really have trailers that are falling down around Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 8 of 18 their heads, the infrastructure in the trailer court is old, the roads are bad (there are potholes you could lose a small car in), and none of this will change until the new development is built. She asks the Commission to consider all this in their decision. Claudio Narcio (1205 Laura Drive) has been a resident of Forest View for almost 10 years and is here to support the plan for a new Forest View. He grew up in this neighborhood, they are a peaceful community and they see each other as family. The plan for new housing is a plan the residents helped create and it would be a positive change. Good quality housing is important for kids growing up knowing they will have rooms to sleep in. He asks the Commission to approve this quickly as they have been waiting for three years now and a lot of the families, including him, are suffering, and why all of them, the community, feel they should move forward with this plan. Margarita Baltazar (1205 Laura Drive) (via translator) has lived for 13 years in Forest View. Many don't know when this plan began three years ago they organized, they formed their association and worked hard to define their demands. The came to the City to ask for new houses for low income people. It wasn't easy to form their demands they had to study and learn about the advantages and disadvantages of new houses. They raised their voices and were heard and achieved that the developers came to the Center for Worker Justice to have the first discussion to speak of their demands and the needs for Forest View. Since this point they have put forth agreements and have worked each month together. It is their project they have worked very hard on and where they have won a lot as well, for example houses that are accessible for low income people with central air, public streets instead of private roads, garbage collection from house to house among many other things. Baltazar stated they know their project, it has been the people who have worked hard on this plan together with the developers. They ask for humanity for Forest View, for their children, for senior citizens and for all the people of Forest View. They deserve a home with dignity, housing with dignity, and a more secure life because they don't know how much longer their houses will remain standing. Many would say why don't they just go rent another place, it is not easy and it is not within their reach to pay for an apartment of $700, $800 or more per month. Many of them have two or three jobs to sustain their families, they are a community that doesn't leave because they want to continue together with their neighbors, they have known each other for years and help one another, they are a family, and they are not unknown to each other. Baltazar asks the Commission to please approve this project, as mentioned they have had three years of meetings, two to three hours each month, to hear the needs and to discuss all the concerns of everybody at Forest View. It wasn't easy to arrive at this point and it was not easy to work on this project, they are not experts on this, but thanks for the Center for Worker Justice and many others they have given them the support they need to arrive at this point. They are arriving at a point now that is very important for Forest View, please take into account the life for everybody at Forest View, they are people who work with dignity to maintain their families and they have the opportunity now to have something that gives them dignity. It is not easy for them to be here so late with their children but they are fighting for their dream and for the dream of their children. Baltazar asks the Commission to please take into account they are very hopeful they will approve this project. It has been three long years and they want this project to move forward please. Paula Giudici (756 Mission Point Road) stated a really good thing about this plan is the relocation of the residents of Forest View Park into new homes in the same area and this is an important goal and needs to be maintained. They deserve homes that are affordable and are in good condition. Giudici asked if there were sidewalks throughout the entire development and street Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 9 of 18 lights, all the roads paved and tree plantings. Hensch acknowledged it is all part of the detailed landscaping plan. Giudici noted this is a very dense human population in a small area and feels the amount of space that has been set aside for green space is totally inadequate. She notes there is a lot of money to be made in this development, it is a major intersection, and the City should insist on more funding given to the green space in this development. Rafael Moratava (4419 East Court Street) is the Executive Director for the Center for Worker Justice and reiterated they have been meeting with the residents every month for the last three years on this project with the hope the residents will have new homes. Morataya has lived in Iowa City for a year and a half and has heard interesting stuff on green space, sidewalks, etc., but in a lot of neighborhoods there is a lack of this. So it seems this is just trying to find an excuse in this particular neighborhood and to people of color that are this community and have lived in the community 15 to 30 years. Morataya stated the hope is the Commission will move forward with this particular plan which is beneficial to the kids that live in the neighborhood now and then can remain in the same schools. The City can then use this development as a precedent because right now there is no other project that is similar. Margarita Rodriquez (1205 Laura Drive #121) has lived in Forest View for 29 years and has mentioned before she used to live in trailer #153, #72, #91 and now #121. She obviously wants to be in that neighborhood and is not going anywhere. Her children went to elementary, junior high and City High and have moved on (one in Air Force, on in Army Reserves, one is a physical therapist and one is in the ministry) but she is hoping they will come back to the area. She is hoping and praying this will be the last meeting, it has been such a long time. She understands everyone has choices and commitments to attend, but hopes the Commission will approve so they can all have new homes. Hensch closed the public hearing. Parsons moved to recommend adoption of CPA18-00002, an application to amend the North District Plan land use map from Multi -Family Residential (8-13 dwelling units per acre) to Low -Medium Mixed Residential (8-13 du/ac) for approximately 24 acres and from Low -Medium Mixed Residential (8-13 du/ac) to Multi -Family Residential (8-13 du/ac) for approximately 24 acres. Signs seconded the motion Parsons noted this amendment makes sense because it will assist with the transition from single family residential to the commercial where the higher traffic is. Hensch agreed stating this plan is far better than the original one. Baker stated he is supportive of this change in the Comprehensive Plan but that is not an indication on how he will vote on the rezoning plan. He stated given the choice between this and the previous plan this amendment is an improvement however he noted he would not have supported the previous plan had he been on the Commission at that time. Martin agrees with Baker. Signs and Dyer also agreed this plan amendment is better than the previous one. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 10 of 18 REZONING/DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (REZ18-00013/SUB18-00006): Location: An area generally located south of Interstate 80, west of N. Dubuque Street, and east of Mackinaw Drive, commonly referred to as Forest View. An application for a Sensitive Areas Development Plan and rezoning of approximately 73.15 acres of land from Interim Development -Low Density Single -Family (ID-RS) zone, Low Density Single -Family (RS-5) zone, Planned Development Overlay / High Density Single -Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone, and Low Density Multi -Family Residential (RM-12) zone to Planned Development Overlay / High Density Single -Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone for approximately 45.48 acres of property and Planned Development Overlay / Highway Commercial (OPD/CH-1) zone for approximately 23.83 acres of property; and a Sensitive Areas Development Plan. An application for a preliminary plat for Forest View, a 73.15-acre subdivision, to create 11 commercial lots, 4 multi -family lots, 60 single-family lots, and 9 outlots. Russett showed the proposed Forest View development project site and a map that showed the intended land uses of commercial, multifamily and single family and conservation items. Russett noted at the February 21 meeting several items were discussed and questions raised by the Commission were: • Differences between the existing Forest View mobile home park and the proposed single-family, manufactured housing community (e.g. density, size of lots, etc.) • More details on the plans for signage, particularly for the commercial component along N. Dubuque Street. • Concern that no elevations were provided. • Concern regarding the lack of detail in terms of recreational features and amenities for the proposed private open space. • Whether or not additional traffic calming features (besides the traffic circle) could be added to Forest View Drive. Particularly interested in planted medians. Russett noted all these items were discussed in the written staff report that was given to the Commission. Tonight she will focus on signage, elevations and traffic calming. In terms or signage Russett explained the draft Conditional Zoning Agreement identifies several conditions related to signage. The first is a development of a master sign plan, the plan will be reviewed and approved by the Director of Neighborhood and Development Services. This would include information on size of signs, types of signs and location of signs. Russett noted there are also additional conditions that will help to ensure signage in the commercial portion of the development is more in line with the neighborhood scale commercial development as opposed to typical signs for highway commercial. Specifically, staff recommends the following: • Lots 1-4: Only those signs allowed for CN-1 uses shall be permitted, except that in the event that a quick servicing vehicle use is established, electronic changeable copy may be allowed for gas prices only. No signs shall be oriented toward North Dubuque Street. • Lots 5-7: No free-standing signs shall be taller than 25 feet. No electronic changeable copy is allowed except for time and temperature signs and gas prices for quick vehicle servicing uses. Non -building signs along the Forest View Drive frontage limited to monument signs only. • Lot 8: Only those signs allowed for CN-1 uses shall be permitted, except that fascia signs may extend to the top of top story of the building. Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 11 of 18 Lot 9-11: Only those signs allowed for CN-1 uses shall be permitted. Cabinet signs where the entire face of the cabinet is illuminated are prohibited throughout the development. Russett stated the next concern was lack of elevations. No elevations have been provided with this application as the applicant has mentioned the development will be built over several years and some lots may be built by the development team and others may be sold. Therefore, staff has worked with the applicant on an alternative approach - outlining detailed design guidelines in the conditional zoning agreement. The design guidelines address building materials and outline additional site development standards. All structures shall be constructed of high quality, authentic materials and acceptable building materials include brick, stone, wood and cement board. The conditional zoning agreement states vinyl will only be allowed for the manufactured homes and there are certain materials that will be prohibited throughout the development such as smooth -faced concrete block. Additionally there are some conditions that specify some design standards and reference Iowa City Code. Development on Lots 5-8, regardless of size, shall comply with the Commercial Site Development Standards for Large Retail Uses which call for building details that provide visual interest, reduce the perception of the mass of the building and require attractive entrance features. For Lots 9-11 all development must comply with the CN-1 development standards which include restrictions on placement of parking, loading, drives and aisles. There are screening requirements, standards related to street -level windows to ensure a high degree of transparency, there are limitations on building length and articulations and standards to ensure building entrances are easily identified. For the multifamily lots all development must comply with the multifamily development standards which address screening, landscaping, building placement, and building articulation. Russett showed the proposed sketch of the manufactured housing area and a proposed floor plan of the manufactured housing units. Finally related to traffic calming, the applicant touched on this in his presentation, Forest View Drive has been designed with a couple of traffic calming features. Parking will be allowed on both sides of the street, and there is also a proposed traffic circle at the entrance of the manufactured single family housing community. At this time staff would not require additional traffic calming on Forest View Drive due to the primarily commercial nature of this roadway; however, if traffic calming was pursued staff would recommend median islands or pedestrian refuge islands. Russett noted since the Commission's last meeting staff has received four letters from members of the public regarding the project and those were handed out along with additional materials to the Commission tonight. Two letters were from Knollwood neighbors and those neighbors requested the following: 1. The buffer area (outlot A) be increased 2. That a sound proof privacy fence be built 3. Additional trees be planted. Additionally at tonight's and previous meetings some residents have proposed relocating the gas station, Russett noted staff discussed the location of the gas station several months ago with the applicant and recommended against changing the location of the gas station and switching it with the drive-thru restaurants. Staff was concerned with the noise of the speakers from a drive-thru would have an impact on the neighbors. Additionally with drive-thru restaurants vehicular traffic is allowed behind buildings and there might be more light and noise in that area. Russett stated the applicant has added some additional screening to the southern border of Lot 1. She added the gas station will require a special use exception that will have to go before the Board of Adjustment for review and approval. Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 12 of 18 The other two letters staff received were concerns related to maintenance of the single family homes and property values, traffic and impacts on the environment. Russett reiterated a Good Neighbor Meeting was held on Tuesday to discuss traffic concerns. Staff is recommending approval of the proposed Sensitive Areas Plan, the proposed rezoning with the conditions outlined in the draft conditional zoning agreement and approval of the preliminary plat. The staff recommendation is contingent upon approval of the comprehensive plan amendment by City Council, evidence of ownership of all property to be developed, and confirmation of IDOT and FHWA approval of N. Dubuque Street access. Staff has received an email from the FHWA confirming that they would allow the permit. The applicant is currently working with the IDOT on purchasing a portion of the right-of-way, the IDOT has accepted the offer and they are just working through the final details. The conditions outlined in the draft conditional zoning agreement are as follows: 1. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant execute an affordable housing agreement with the City that outlines the specifics of the relocation plan for the residents of Forest View. 2. On Lots 5-8, development shall be subject to the standards for Large Retail Uses, which calls for details and features that provide visual interest, reduce the perception of the mass of the building, provide attractive entrance features and quality materials. 3. On Lots 5-8, buildings shall be setback a minimum of 15 feet from Forest View Drive. 4. On Lots 9, 10, and 11 development shall be subject to the CN-1 zoning regulations. 5. On Lot 1-4 development shall be subject to the CNA zoning regulations with a few exceptions (e.g. build -to line standards; location of parking, loading, drives, and aisles; and drive-throughs.) 6. Development shall be subject to detailed design guidelines that address signage (including a master sign plan), building materials, and lighting. 7. Upon final plat approval, the owner execute a subdivider's agreement with the City that addresses, among other things, the need for annual certification of private storm water management systems to ensure that the systems will be properly maintained. 8. All single-family development shall have clearly defined main entrances identified by either a porch or a canopy, transom and sidelight windows, pilaster and pediment, or other architectural features; and that the main entrances of each dwelling unit must face the street. 9. Owner shall maintain a landscaped buffer between the proposed single-family, manufactured housing community and the existing single-family neighborhood. 10. Owner shall ensure a 40-foot area along N. Dubuque Street remain unimpacted by the development. Hensch acknowledged the work staff has done and noted appreciation for the design guidelines and manufactured housing elevations. He noted that is perhaps the best they can get in future developments as well, it has been a chronic problem with obtaining elevations and having design guidelines in a conditional zoning agreement may be the answer. Hensch asked about traffic calming on Forest View Drive, and wondered how long Forest View Drive is and what the proposed speed limits will be and if a traffic calming would be a plus or a minus. He would like to see everyone go slowly and make this a safe neighborhood but doesn't Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 13 of 18 want the Commission to recommend something that will not actually be helpful Ralston stated that normally in a neighborhood where it would be all front -facing residential homes they may be more concerned but since there will be the traffic circle towards the west end of the property that will calm traffic in that area. Primarily the middle stretch of the road is more of a commercial feel and urban feel so there is less of a concern. The speed limit posted will be 25mph and in City Code all streets that aren't posted are 25mph but in this case they will post it so everyone is aware. He anticipates the speeds on the road to be between 25mph and 30mph as that is the norm throughout the City streets that posted 25mph. Ralston stated the other big question is how much on -street parking there will be and they won't really know until they start to see the development built out. Forest View Drive as proposed is 28 feet wide and Code allows parking on both sides of the street at that width. Hensch asked if Ralston feels there is a need for additional traffic calming devices. Ralston does not believe they are needed at this time and to doing so at this point before the development is built out may cause more difficulties than solutions. If they were to move forward with any type of traffic calming they might install some median islands which is preferred method. Hensch asked about Outlot A noting he likes the landscaping plan that was presented but there is no landscaping plan for Outlot A because it is a timber area and wondered what percentage of that timber will be lost with development. Russett confirmed no timber will be lost in Outlot A, it will remain fully timbered. Signs stated it appears the gas station sits at a lower point of the topography than the majority of Outlot A. Russett confirmed that Outlot A is higher elevation than the gas station lot and the houses to the south. Dyer asked about the sign plan, the plan states shall use san serif type fonts, except for logos and required user franchise signage and she wondered if that means then there could be a large McDonald's sign. Russett stated it just means the sign could use the McDonald's font but the sign size would be limited by the Code. Martin stated there has been discussion on the dilapidated nature of the current trailer park and wondered who was responsible for the current road care. Russett stated those are currently private streets that are maintained by the property owner. Martin asked about the units themselves and who was responsible for maintaining them. Russett said that is up to the individual home owners. Baker stated at the last meeting they discussed the multifamily and it was stated the limits on bedrooms is governed by parking requirements. For example if the multifamily were to have a three -bedroom limit per unit it does not have to be stated, it will be determined by the parking requirements built into the Code. Russett said for multifamily buildings the City Code limits the number of bedrooms to three. She said they could not have a four -bedroom unit in a multifamily or anything greater than that. Baker noted the idea of senior housing was also mentioned at the previous meeting as being part of the multifamily development and if that should be a requirement. If the Commission made that a requirement and the developer could not fulfill it would they have to come back before the Commission for an amendment to the land use plan. Russett said they would have to amend the conditional zoning agreement, which would come back to the Commission. Baker asked if there Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 14 of 18 was any desire on part of the Commission to make that a condition. Hensch agreed he would like to see there be a mixed age range in the development. Baker asked about the gas station having to get a special exception but also noted that the reason to keep the gas station at that lot and not a fast food restaurant is because of the speakers and could the Board of Adjustment as part of the special exception also require the gas station does not have outdoor speakers. Russett said that could be considered as a condition of the special exception. Baker also asked about the sign standards, for Lots 1-4 it states "no signs shall be oriented toward North Dubuque Street" and does that mean they cannot be seen from North Dubuque Street. Russett said the intent is to not have any signs fronting North Dubuque Street and facing outward to North Dubuque Street. Baker noted no gas station will want to exist without signage, they want as much attention prior to getting there as possible and he wonders what will actually be seen while driving on North Dubuque Street. Russett said that will all be decided in the master sign plan. Baker asked if the recommendation of "no free-standing signs shall be taller than 25 feet" for Lots 5-7 is the standard or can that be adjusted down. Russett said it is not standard, in this area because it is Highway Commercial close to the freeway the normal limit is a 65 foot sign. She noted they chose 25 feet because it is a minimum for the neighborhood commercial zone district. Baker asked if one is driving north or south on Dubuque Street what would be seen above the current vegetation. Russett said that is hard to answer as the topography in that area is mixed. Baker said at night all the signage will be lit and will light up the area that is now seen as vegetation. Baker asked on the signage master plan if the signs on the retaining walls off North Dubuque Street would be on both sides of the entranceway and he understands why the developer would want signs coming into the city, as a pull from people from the highway, but people going north are residents and there is no need to have signage on the north way. Signs noted he doesn't see the signage as an issue. Baker confessed that North Dubuque Street is why he got involved in Iowa City politics many years ago and has been self-conscious about this entrance to Iowa City all these years and if a goal of the Comprehensive Plan is to protect this entrance then this proposal doesn't accommodate that. Dyer asked if was possible a project elevation looking straight on Dubuque Street to see how high 25 foot signs would be above the trees. Hensch said that was shown at the presentation last year. Signs believes quite a few of the trees in that area are at least 25 feet tall. Russett added the 25 foot signs are only allowed along the 1-80 side not the North Dubuque Street side. Martin asked how tall the street lights along North Dubuque are because those are significantly taller than the trees. Ralston will have to find out. Hensch opened the public hearing. Jimmy Becker (Blackbird Investments) noted there are members of their consulting team available at the meeting so if the Commission has any technical questions they are available to answer. Parsons asked about the evidence of ownership of all property and if they currently own all the property. Becker confirmed they do won all the property, he noted there is about 10,000 square feet of land the IDOT is disposing of and have accepted North Dubuque LLC's offer for that land but it has to be approved by the Governor. Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 15 of 18 Dyer asked if there were to be any manufactured homes that will be wheel chair accessible. Becker said the homes will be built to code and if needed a wheelchair ramp can be constructed for residents that need it. Hensch closed the public hearing. Parsons moved to recommend approval of REZ18-00013 and SUB18-00006, an application for a Sensitive Areas Development Plan and rezoning of approximately 73.15 acres of land from Interim Development -Low Density Single -Family (ID-RS) zone, Low Density Single - Family (RS-5) zone, Planned Development Overlay / High Density Single -Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone, and Low Density Multi -Family Residential (RM-12) zone to Planned Development Overlay / High Density Single -Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone for approximately 45.48 acres of property and Planned Development Overlay / Highway Commercial (OPD/CH-1) zone for approximately 23.83 acres of property; and a Sensitive Areas Development Plan. And an application for a preliminary plat for Forest View, a 73.15-acre subdivision, to create 11 commercial lots, 4 multi -family lots, 60 single-family lots, and 9 outlots with the conditions outlined in the draft conditional zoning agreement as follows: 13. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant execute an affordable housing agreement with the City that outlines the specifics of the relocation plan for the residents of Forest View. 14. On Lots 5-8, development shall be subject to the standards for Large Retail Uses, which calls for details and features that provide visual interest, reduce the perception of the mass of the building, provide attractive entrance features and quality materials. 15. On Lots 5-8, buildings shall be setback a minimum of 15 feet from Forest View Drive. 16. On Lots 9, 10, and 11 development shall be subject to the CNA zoning regulations. 17. On Lot 1-4 development shall be subject to the CNA zoning regulations with a few exceptions (e.g. build -to line standards; location of parking, loading, drives, and aisles; and drive-throughs.) 18. Development shall be subject to detailed design guidelines that address signage (including a master sign plan), building materials, and lighting. 19. Upon final plat approval, the owner execute a subdivider's agreement with the City that addresses, among other things, the need for annual certification of private storm water management systems to ensure that the systems will be properly maintained. 20. All single-family development shall have clearly defined main entrances identified by either a porch or a canopy, transom and sidelight windows, pilaster and pediment, or other architectural features; and that the main entrances of each dwelling unit must face the street. 21. Owner shall maintain a landscaped buffer between the proposed single-family, manufactured housing community and the existing single-family neighborhood. 22. Owner shall ensure a 40-foot area along N. Dubuque Street remain unimpacted by the development. 23. One of the multifamily buildings is to be for senior housing 24. $100,000 dedicated by the owners for recreational equipment in Outlot D and Lot 49. Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 16 of 18 This recommendation is contingent upon approval of the comprehensive plan amendment by City Council, evidence of ownership of all property to be developed, and confirmation of IDOT and FHWA approval of North Dubuque Street access. Signs seconded the motion. Baker noted he is not in favor of this application, he has had concerns since it first came before the Commission, he was not happy with the original change in the Comprehensive Plan, in this proposal there are too many unanswered questions about the commercial zoning and feels this will have a negative impact on the entrance way of North Dubuque Street. Baker did acknowledge the City has an obligation to the residents of Forest View Mobile Home Park and is surprised nothing else has ever been done though other forms or means to help improve the condition of that particular housing area and regardless of this application outcome the City has an obligation to those residents. Martin agrees with Baker, especially the statement about the obligation to those residents. She noted this application has been before the Commission for a long time and she has thought about it a lot. When she first started on the Commission she was told it was the Commissioner's job to think about the City and all of the zoning requests for the long-term planning. It is the responsibility of the Commission to make the most thoughtful decisions that will have the largest impact on the community as a whole. With this application she doesn't see this as a benefit for the whole, it is a beautiful entrance into the City and to remove 70% of the trees in this area has a larger impact beyond the look, it will affect wildlife as well. One of the members of the public spoke about the feel of the neighborhood, the Forest View residents have a neighborhood, the Knollwood residents have a neighborhood, and this commercial and multifamily proposal is not a neighborhood. If the City Council is concerned about the "missing middle" and transitions then some small footage of trees between a home and a gas station is not a transition. Martin feels there are too many unresolved questions on this proposal and feels the Commission is being held hostage by telling them that only if they approve this proposal will they be able to help people and she doesn't believe it is true, they could still help people and keep the entrance to the City intact. She also noted the Dubuque Street Trail is very important, there are so many bicyclists in Iowa City and she had a friend who was hit while riding right there on Dubuque Street and was in a wheelchair for almost a year. The City worked on the Dubuque Street Trail for years and now it will be interrupted by highway commercial. She also noted the discussion of need for gas stations, there is no need there are a lot of gas stations in the area. This development has an opportunity to be more thoughtful of what types of businesses and housing is better for this area. Hensch stated his support of this application, he thinks the plan has improved each time the Commission has seen it. He acknowledged it is not perfect, but no plan is perfect, there is never a rezoning where all the neighbors are happy, the Commission just needs to do their best and in this case they are there now. Parsons acknowledged the applicant and residents of Forest View have noted this is an improvement of quality of life for them and many (with secondary access road) and for him the positives outweigh the negative so he supports the application. Dyer stated she will support the application but noted she is uncomfortable having no elevations and feels there has to be some idea of what will be built on these lots. In the past they have had elevations that have come at the same time as the request for rezoning. Planning and Zoning Commission March 7, 2019 Page 17 of 18 Signs acknowledged one of the challenges with this development is it will be built out over 10 to 15 years so he understands why elevations are unknown. They could bring forth now an elevation for a five -story hotel that in five years changes completely when built. He is in support of this application for many reasons and over the course of the two years the Commission has been part of this process he has heard some really nasty things. He acknowledged it is a beautiful entryway into the City but he feels the developers will keep it a beautiful entryway. If you look at some of the Minneapolis and Kansas City suburbs and areas where they have built these types of developments there are trees and shrubs and boulders and all kinds of things that he finds attractive. He agrees they are operating on trust here, but it is local owners, architects, engineers and builders who he feels do have the best interest of the community. The process has been incredible, the applicants have responded to every questions, every tweak, every thought the Commission has had. This is a plan where the developers have spent three years working with the community and the work they have all put into this is astonishing and he does believe it has the potential to become a national model. He noted some disastrous projects in this City (like the Rose Oak project) where hundreds of people were displaced with no care whatsoever. He realizes the housing element is just one piece of a much larger project but it has been tremendous. He is in support of this application. Parson echoed Signs noting this has been a very large project with sensitive areas and many issues but how the development team has worked with Forest View has been impressive. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-2 (Baker and Martin dissenting). CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Signs moved to approve the meeting minutes of February 21, 2019. Martin seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. 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