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Home My WebLink About2008-02-20 PACKET 06.A.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # � � DATE 2/20/08 PREPARED BY: Community_ Development Howard Biin ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR ��.��.��:��,,��.�,�.��,�� COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST: 1. Hold the public hearing on the nomination of the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage, 9912 70th Street South, to the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. 2. Consider approving the registration of the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage to the City of Cottage Grove Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the registration of the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage to the City of Cottage Grove Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. ADVISORY COMMISSION ACTION: DATE ❑ PLANNING ❑ PUBLIC SAFETY ❑ PUBLIC WORKS ❑ PARKS AND RECREATION ❑ HUMAN SERVICES/RIGHTS ❑ ECONOMIC DEV. AUTHORITY � HISTORIC PRESERVATION 11/13/07 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: REVIEWED ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ APPROVED ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ � DENIED ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ � MEMO/LETfER: Memo from John M. Burbank dated 2/14/08 � RESOLUTION: Draft ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ �EGAL RECOMMENDATION: � OTHER: Site preservation report & finding of significance ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS: I" �. - �,:,:��«��W��,�.�,�� ,� COUNCI� ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED OTHE ` � ��9� , CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE MINNESOTA TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator FROM: John M. Burbank, Senior Planner DATE: February 14, 2008 RE: Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage — City Registration of Historic Site Introduction The City of Cottage Grove's Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the City Historic Preservation Officer (CHPO) is nominating the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage, 9912 — 70th Street South, to the City Register of Historic Sites and �andmarks. The Preservation Planning Report, which describes the historic significance of the property, is attached. Recommendation 1. Open the scheduled public hearing to allow testimony favoring or opposing the designation of the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage as an historic site. 2. Approve the registration of the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage to the City of Cottage Grove Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. EXCERPT FROM MINUTES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2007 VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Quist House: 9912 — 70th Street ("Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage") Burbank presented information on the Thao family obtaining an Historic Places Conditional Use Permit to allow for the construction of a new single family home on their lot and for retention of their existing home as a private library and museum. He stated that the ACHP recommendation to require the registration of the property on the local historic register was included as a condition of the Historic Places CUP. The ACHP held a general discussion on this topic. Brown moved to recommend a certificate of appropriateness for the registration of the property on the local historic register. Gross seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 08-XXX RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE CEDARHURST GARDENER'S COTTAGE, 9312 — 70TH STREET SOUTH, AS AN HIBTORIC �ITE IId THE CIl'Y REGISTER OF HISTORIC SITES AND LANDMARKS WHEREAS, the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage, 9912 — 70th Street South, has been nominated to the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks by the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation; and WHEREAS, the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage has been evaluated as historically sig- nificant and determined eligible for listing in the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks on the basis of its historical associations and architectural design values; and WHEREAS, the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage retains historic integrity of those fea- tures necessary to convey its significance;, and WHEREAS, on February 20, 2008, the City Council of the City of Cottage Grove held a public hearing on the matter listing the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage in the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Cottage Grove, Washington County, State of Minnesota, does hereby designate the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage, 9912 — 70th Street South, as an historic Site pursuant to City Code Title 9-9-4, Des- ignation of Historic Sites and Landmarks. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by this resolution the City Council accepts and adopts the Preservation Planning Report of January 24, 2008, as submitted by the City Historic Preservation Officer, as the official registration document. Passed this 20th day of February 2008. Sandra Shiely, Mayor Attest: Caron Stransky, City Clerk CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE HERITAGE RESOURCES INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION MEMORANDUM Resource Name: Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage Site Number: None assigned Location: 9912 — 70th Street South Owners: Xoua and See Vang Thao Property Identification Number: Resource Category: Residential Historic Function/Use Current Function/Use: 03-027-21-44-0002 Domestic: rural estate; and Agricultural: farm Domestic: single family residence Architectural Classification: Bungalow Description: Former Gardener's Cottage for historic Cedarhurst country estate Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: ca. 1889-1925 Significant Dates: 1868 = original house built for Rev. Edwin J. Hart ca. 1886 = old Harriman house enlarged 1889 = estate named "CedarhursY' by Severances 1911 = south portico added to Cedarhurst 1917 = north wing and ballroom of main house 1925 = deaths of Mary and Cordenio Severance 1939 = Harvey and Celia Boomer buy Cedarhurst 1949 = property acquired by Col. William Markoe 1962 = property acquired by Archdiocese of St. Paul 1971-74 = Fred Newman buys Cedarhurst 1977 = Severance House placed on National Register Significant Event/Pattern of Events: Country estate of Mary and Cordenio Severance, ca. 1886-1925 -1- Significant Persons: Buehrings, Herman — Severance chauffeur Fanning, Charles Oramel (b. 1801, d. 1888), built first house at Cedarhurst Haapala, Williarn — Severance gardener Harriman, Fidelia H. (Fanning) (b. 18XX, d. 1886), mother of Mary Severance Harriman, Samuei H. (b.1829, d. 1897), father of Mary Severance Hart, Rev. Edwin Jarvis (b. 1825, d. 1893) grandfather of Mary Severance Severance, Cordenio Arnold (b. 1862, d. 1925) attorney Severance, Mary Frances (Harriman) (b. 1863, d. 1925) philanthropist ArchitecUBuilder: Cass Gilbert (Severance House) Historic Context: Historic Cedarhurst, ca. 1868-1971 Major Bibliographical References: Severance Family History, compiled by Jean Nienaber (privately printed, 1994) The New Engtand of the West, Bob Vogel (City of Cottage Grove, 1990}, pp. 30-32 Preliminary lnventory of Pre-1940 Houses, Bob Vogel (City of Cottage Grove, 1988), P. 102 and passim Acreage of Property: 3 acres UTM References: Finding of Significance: Recommendation: Following historical and architectural documentation of the house, nominate to City Register as an historic site Memo Prepared By: John M. Burbank, AICP Date: January 24, 2008 City of Cottage Grove Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation FINDING OF STGNIFICANCE Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage 9972 — 70th Street Sout{: The historic property known as the Cedarhurst Gardener's Cottage has been evaluated by the Advisary Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHI') as substantially meeting the criteria for nomination to the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks pursuant to City Code §9-9-4B. The cultural resource value of this residence is the product of its association with Mary and Cordenio Severance and their country estate "Cedarhurst.'' The Gardener's Cottage was constructed between 1890 and 1901. The residence possesses hi�;h architectural values in its ovv�� right and was historically linked by function and ownership by the Severances until 1925. The resource has been evaluated within the local historic context, "Historic Cedarhurst (ca. 1865-1971),"' as outlined in the Historic Preservation Element of the Cottage Grove Comprehensive Plan. Issued this 8th day of January 2008. Herb Japs, ACHP Chairperson � n' �C:.� .,, . ., . . �0 O J M. Burbank, CHPO