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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1850 Smoke Tree Lane_Presentation_20240903The Burnham-Wells Residence 1850 Smoke Tree Lane Case HSPB #159 Historic Site Designation – Class 1 Landmark September 3, 2024 PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Project Site & Context PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Proposed Review •Historic Site Designation (Section 8.05.070) • Property address: 1850 Smoke Tree Lane (APN #510-172-001) •Zone District: Single Family Residential (R-1-A) PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Site Conditions North (Front) Elevation, 2024 Front porch (North Elevation), 2024 Sdw PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Historic Photographs South (Rear) Elevation showing the new fenestration and porch, 2024 South (Rear) Elevation with pool and hardscape, 2024 Municipal Code Section 8.05.070.C.1.a Criteria for the Designation of Class 1 Historic Resources The site, structure, building or object exhibits exceptional historic significance and meets one or more of the criteria listed below: Criterion i: The resource is associated with events that have made a meaningful contribution to the nation, state or community; Criterion ii: The resource is associated with the lives of persons who made a meaningful contribution to national, state or local history; Criterion iii: The resource reflects or exemplifies a particular period of national, state or local history; Criterion iv: The resource embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; Criterion v: The resource presents the work of a master builder, designer, artist, or architect whose individual genius influenced his age, or that possesses high artistic value; Criterion vi: The resource represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction, as used in evaluating applications for designation of historic districts, for parcels on which more than one entity exists; or Criterion vii: The resource has yielded or may be likely to yield information important to national, state or local history or prehistory. Criteria for Historic Designation Municipal Code Section 8.05.070.C.1.b Analysis of Integrity • Location • Design • Setting • Materials • Workmanship • Feeling • Association PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT North (Front) Elevation showing the entrance, 2024 Criteria for Historic Designation Character Defining Features: •Site placement in the desert landscape. •One-story rustic, ranch-style home. •Simple low pitched hipped, gable and shed roof with open overhanging eaves and wood shake shingles. •Sprawling L-shaped plan. •Covered and open rear porch on the south elevation with three prong wooden posts. •Board-and-batten siding and louver-style wooden shutters. •Divided sash windows. •Original hitching post. •Original light post. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Albert Frey - Farmhouse PlansSource: 1A U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1738 North (Front) Elevation showing shed-roofed bedroom, 2024 Criteria for Historic Designation Non-contributing Elements: •Bedroom addition on the west elevation (2016). •Porch extension on the north (front) elevation (1993). •Wide sliding door and fixed picture window on the south elevation. •Main entrance door with side lites. •Modern exterior light fixtures. •Perimeter wall and equipment enclosure wall. •Swimming pool and spa. •Hardscaped walkways, patios and driveway. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT West Elevation Bedroom Addition (2016), 2024 Conclusion Based on the Historic Resources Report (HRR) and the evidence gathered during the site visit, staff finds the property at 1850 Smoke Tree Lane (Rock 6, 4L) meets criterion 3 and 5 for historic designation and sufficient integrity findings to support its historic significance, therefore, recommends Class 1 (Landmark) designation. Recommendation Staff recommends HSPB adopt Resolution #159 and recommend Class 1 (Landmark) designation of “The Burnham- Wells Residence” (1850 Smoke Tree Lane, Rock 6, 4L) to City Council. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Owners’ Position The current owner submitted the request for historic designation of this commercial site.