To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Judy Hostetler, Real Property Specialist, Development Services
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Nomination: 208 N. Cantril St. (Dyer House) National Register Nomination [Nomination - Craig and Gould’s]
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NOTE: Please refer to the staff report for graphics and photographs.
Executive Summary
Approval of this item would allow the Mayor, or his designee, to sign a National Register Nomination Review Report Form (Attachment B) for the Dyer House. Staff finds the nomination meets the eligibility criteria, as listed in the application for nomination (Attachment C) because the property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction. The Town’s Historic Preservation Board (HPB) reviewed the application on August 3, 2016, and directed its Chair to sign the form.
Discussion
The Dyer House is located on the northeast corner of Cantril and Second Streets (Attachment A). The property was designated as a local landmark by Town Council in 1994 as part of the Town’s first landmark ordinance. Three of the four historic buildings included in the designation were constructed in 1875 by Samuel Dyer, who was the son of the famous Colorado preacher, John Dyer, and was a local druggist and Douglas County Clerk and Recorder. The barn was built in 1890 by William Chamberlain, who was the manager of Douglas County Mercantile on Perry Street (The Barn) and served as Douglas County Treasurer.
The house is a wood frame Queen Anne style that has three additions (1893, 1901 and 1932). The rhyolite ice house is located directly behind the house, and the chicken coop / garage and barn are adjacent to the alley. There is also a modern garage on the southeast corner of the property. All of the historic buildings have maintained a high level of historic integrity and still have most of their character-defining features.
The buildings and property are the last of its kind in the Craig and Gould neighborhood, located on a large multi-lot parcel and still containing all of its original buildings. The Town purchased it in 1985, hoping to turn it into a museum and Town Park, but unfortunately, the mill levy election for the project failed. It was saved from demolition in 1985 by Jack and Fleta Knockels, who owned the property until 2013 when it was purchased by David and Brittany Braun. The Brauns have removed the non-historic wood shutters and vinyl siding on the house and restored the wood siding underneath. They are hopeful such changes will enable National Register designation.
The property owners prepared a nomination to the State Historic Preservation Office to have the property listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Attachment C). The application will be considered by the State Review Board on September 16, 2016. In accordance with Colorado’s Certified Local Government (CLG) guidelines, National Register nominations must be presented to the local HPB and the Mayor of the applicable CLG for review and comment, and to allow the opportunity for public comment prior to consideration by the State Review Board.
The HPB reviewed the application and is making positive recommendation to Council and the State Review Board. The Council is being asked to review the application and determine whether or not the property meets the National Register criteria for eligibility so that the Mayor, or his designee, can sign the review report form (Attachment B).
Budget Impact
None.
Proposed Motion
“I move to direct the Mayor to sign the National Register Nomination Review Report Form finding this nomination meets the applicable criteria for National Register designation, as recommended by the Castle Rock Historic Preservation Board and staff.”
Attachments
Attachment A: Vicinity Map
Attachment B: Recommendation
Attachment C: Application