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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 18 - 702 East Northwest HighwayTO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER %) MEETING DATE: MAY 17, 2005 SUBJECT: HISTORIC LANDMARK SUBDISTRICT FOR 702 EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council authorize Staff to set a public hearing for consideration of a proposed Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay to the Grapevine Historic Preservation Ordinance 91-73 (Appendix G — Grapevine Code of Ordinances), as amended for property addressed as 702 East Northwest Highway, legally described as Lot 2, Block 1, Premier Addition. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Staff recommends that a Historic Landmark Subdistrict overlay be established for the historic Carl K. Simmons house and property, to allow the Commission to have input on the development of the site. This property contains the original Simmons house that was built for Carl and Della Simmons in 1938 in the Mediterranean Revival Style. Both Carl and Della were children of early Grapevine area pioneers. The Tudor Revival Stone cottage is one of only two stone Period Revival houses built in Grapevine during this time period. (The other is located at 222 East Franklin Street.) The stone house stood alone as a Grapevine landmark for many years to travelers entering Grapevine from the east along Northwest Highway. The Simmons grew up in Grapevine and attended Grapevine schools and were married in 1923. Their way of life and earned income were based on the agriculture base of the Grapevine Prairie's early years. They moved into the house to be closer to city activity after living on its outskirts. Carl spent his adult years in partnership with his brothers, Hugh Lee and Arthur Glenn. The men farmed, traded in livestock and ran a successful dairy. The dairy and all of its cattle were sold by auction in 1947 to make way for the construction of Grapevine Lake. The Simmons lived in the home until their respective deaths in 1974-75. The house was remodeled to serve as the offices for C. C. Hall Construction Company, which was owned by the couple's nephew C. C. Buddy Hall, Jr. The Simmons story and the construction of their home exemplifies the story of Grapevine. The home they built is a fine example of the distinctive trends of the time and it was built with quality materials that have withstood the test of time. 05/11/05 4:14 PM CITY OF GRAPEVINE HISTORIC LANDMARK SUBDISTRICT APPLICATION APPLICANT/AGENT NAME City of Grapevine COMPANY NAME ADDRESS 200 South Main Street CITY/STATE/ZIP Grapevine Texas 76051 WORK PHONE 817 410-3197 FAX NUMBER 817410-312 2. APPLICANT'S INTEREST IN SUBJECT PROPERTY 3. PROPERTY OWNER(S) NAME Classic Tile and Plasterinq, Inc ADDRESS 702 East Northwest Highway CITY/STATE/ZIP Grapevine Texas 76051 WORK PHONE 702 East Northwest Highway Premier SIZE OF SUBJECT PROPERTY 1.53 ACRES 66,647 SQUARE FEET METES & BOUNDS MUST BE DESCRIBED ON 8 1/2" X 11" SHEET 5. PRESENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION F 1 Commercial 6. PRESENT USE OF PROPERTY Commercial O:\ZCU\FORMS\APPHIST 2 1 199 www.ci.grapevine.tx.us 7. SIGNATURE TO AUTHORIZE A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST AND PLACING A HISTORICAL LANDMARK SUBDISTRICT REQUEST SIGN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF WILL DETERMINE THE AGENDA FOR EACH OF THE PUBLIC HEARING DATES. BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE AGENDA, YOUR APPLICATION_ MAY BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE. APPLICANT (PRINT) 101,011:1 OWNER (PRINT) OWNER SIGNATURE The State of 0AZCU\F0RMS\APPHIST 3 1/99 www.ci.grapevine.tx.us aunty of Before me on this day personally appeared known to me (or proved to me on the oath of or through (description of identity card or other document) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this day of A.D. SEAL Notary Signature The State of )unty of Before me on this day personally appeared known to me (or proved to me on the oath of or through (description of identity card or other document) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this day of A.D. 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Proposed Values for Tax Year 2005 Appraised value may be less than market value due to state -mandated limitations on value increases A zero value indicates that the property record has not yet been completed for the indicated tax year Rounded 2005 Notice Sent: 04/21/2005 Protest Deadline: 05/31/2005 Exemptions: Property Data Deed Date: 01/22/1993 Deed Vol: 010926 Deed Page: 2089 Year Built: 1942 Pct Complete: 100 TAD Map: 2126 460 MAPSCO: 028J Agent: 00670 United Paramount Tax Group Inc Link to Business Personal Property Class: 040 State Code: Fl Commercial Garage Bays: 00 Central Air: Central Heat: Pool: N MAPQUEST Map Page 1 of 2 tp://www.tad.orglDatasearch/re.cfm?Account=%28%2E%21 %280IM43J%20%2C%20 5/11/2005 Land Impr 2005 Total— 2004 Total Market Value $362,560 $100 $362,660 Appraised Value* $362,560 $100 $362,660 $333,335 Approximate Size*** 1,126 Land Acres 1.5300 Land SgFt 66,647 Appraised value may be less than market value due to state -mandated limitations on value increases A zero value indicates that the property record has not yet been completed for the indicated tax year Rounded 2005 Notice Sent: 04/21/2005 Protest Deadline: 05/31/2005 Exemptions: Property Data Deed Date: 01/22/1993 Deed Vol: 010926 Deed Page: 2089 Year Built: 1942 Pct Complete: 100 TAD Map: 2126 460 MAPSCO: 028J Agent: 00670 United Paramount Tax Group Inc Link to Business Personal Property Class: 040 State Code: Fl Commercial Garage Bays: 00 Central Air: Central Heat: Pool: N MAPQUEST Map Page 1 of 2 tp://www.tad.orglDatasearch/re.cfm?Account=%28%2E%21 %280IM43J%20%2C%20 5/11/2005 for Owner List Display Tarrant Appraisal District Real Estate Data current as of 05/07/2005 Account Number: 06582478 Property Location: 702 E Northwest Hwy, Grapevine Owner Information: Classic Tile & Plastering Inc 340 W Northwest Hwy Grapevine Tx 76051 Primer Owners ff there is no deed da Date IDeed Vol Deed Page 3 1992-01-Ol -ecords do not contain the actual deed date Page 1 of 1 tp://www.tad.org/Datasearch/re powner.cfm`tAccount=%28%2E%21%280IM43J%20%2C%20°/o0A 5/11/2005 Carl K. Simmons Homeplace c. 1938 702 E. Northwest Highway GRAPEVINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION HISTORIC a ,. a• DESIGNATION a... • 1. Name Historic Carl K. Simmons House And/or common 2. Location Address 702 East Northwest Highway land survey 946 A.F. Leonard Location/neighborhood Premier Addition block/lot Block 1, Lot 2 tract size 1.53 acres 3. Current zoning Commercial 4. Classification Category ❑ district ® building(s) ❑ structure ❑ site 5. Ownership Ownership ❑ public ® private Accessible ❑ yes: restricted ® yes: unrestr. ❑ no Status ❑ occupied ® unoccupied ❑ work in progress Present Use ❑ agriculture ® commercial ❑ education ❑ Entertainment ❑ government ❑ industrial ❑ military Current owner: Classic Tile & Plastering Inc. phone: 817-481-4527 ❑ museum ❑ park ❑ residence ❑ religious ❑ scientific ❑ transportation ❑ other Address: 340 West. Northwest Highway city: Grapevine state: Texas zip: 76051 6. Form Preparation Name & title Susan Odom, owner organization: Preservation Partners Contact: Susan Odom phone: 214-707-2992 7. Representation on Existing Surveys ® Tarrant County Historic Resources ❑ Other 8. Date Rec'd: 9. Field Chk date: 10. Nomination _ Archaeological Site ❑ National Register of Historic Places ❑ Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ❑ Texas Archaeological Landmark for office use only Survey Verified: Yes No By: Structure _ District Structure & Site 11. Historic Ownership iginal owner Carl. K. Simmons significant later owner(s) C.C. Hall Construction Company 12. Construction Dates original 1938 alterations/ additions late 1970s 13. Architect original construction alterations/ additions 14. Site Features natural urban Condition Check One: Check One: ❑ excellent ❑ deteriorated ❑ unaltered ❑ Original site ❑ good ❑ Ruins ® altered ❑ Moved (date: ) ❑ fair ❑ Unexposed ❑ Describe present and ori,ginal (if known) plysical appearance; include style(s) of arcbitecture, current condition and relationship to surrounding fabric (structures, objects, etc.). Elaborate on pertinent materials used and styles) of architectural detailing, embel- lislaments and site details. Carl and Della Simmons built this one-story simple Tudor Revival stone cottage in 1938. It is one of only two stone Period Revival houses built in Grapevine during this time period. (The other is located at 222 East Franklin Street.) The Simmons home has a rectangular footprint and an asymmetrical front facade. The steeply pitched shingle roof is multi -gabled - standard side gables and a set of front paired gables. The red sandstone wall surface extends from ground to roof with no break at the lower roof line. A prominent sandstone fireplace is placed to the right of the front entrance in a manner typical of Tudor -style homes. The entryway is characteristically arched with decorative stone work, as is the picture window of the portruding left gable. Both front windows extend from floor to the lower roof line. Now smoked glass, fixed casement, their original arrangement is unknown, but were most likely multipaned, of some sort. A smoked glass front door replaces the original wood. The cottage is otherwise unelaborated. The Tudor style was extremely common nationally in residential suburban buildings in the early part of the 2011, century, particularly during the 1920s and early 1930s. The Simmons home stood by itself when first built and for many years after. "Zoned "Commercial" in the late 1960s, non-residential development remained sparse along this section of Northwest Highway for many years. Note: Tarant County Historic Resources Survey has the home identified as Mediterranean Revival. However, features of the Mediterranean Revival style include multi -story buildings with asymmetrical massing, stuccoed wall surfaces and low-pitched, red file roofs. 16. Historical Significance Statement of historical and cultural sin fcance. Include: cultural influencer, special events and important perrona,ges, influencer on neighborhood, on the city, etc. Carl Key and Della Irene Simmons were married on November 14, 1923. Both had grown up in the Grapevine area and attended Grapevine schools. They first lived on the Clarence Stewart farm east of Grapevine, before building a new stone veneer house "in town" at, what was then identified as, 618 Northwest Highway. Carl was the son of Edward Thomas and Martha Elizabeth Simmons. He was born April 17, 1902, the second son of what would become a family of three boys and two girls. Edward was a businessman whose early Grapevine ventures included a feed business (in partnership with John Wood), a distributorship for Interna- tional Harvester and real estate marketing. Carl spent his adult years in partnership with his brothers, Hugh Lee and Arthur Glenn. The men farmed, traded in livestock and ran a successful dairy. The dairy and all its cattle were sold by auction in 1947 to make way for the construction of Grapevine Lake. Della (born Della Irene Warren) was born on November 20, 1900, the daughter of George M. and Dizana "Did" (Foster) Warren. Did was born August 7, 1875 and died March 18, 1947 in the stone house on North- west Highway. She is a second-generation descendant of Ambrose Foster, one of Grapevine's earliest pioneers. The Simmons lived in the home until their respective deaths in 1974 and 1975. The home was then remodeled to serve as the offices for C.C. Hall Construction Company, which was owned by the couple's nephew C.C. "Buddy" Hall, Jr. The C.C. Hall Construction Company was responsible for the moving, cataloguing, reassembling and restoring of the Torian Log Cabin (now located on Main Street) and the old city jail (more commonly referred to, in the vernacular, as the calaboose). The Simmons story and the construction of their home on Northwest Highway exemplifies the story of Grapevine. Both Carl and Irene were the progeny of early area pioneers. Their way of life and earned income were based on the agriculture base of the Grapevine Prairie's early years. What's more, their means of income was directly affected by the creation of Grapevine Lake and, later, that of their family's was uprooted by the constriction of Dallas -Fort Worth International airport. They were landowners and participatory citizens who chose to move into the city to be closer to its activity after living on its outskirts. Furthermore, the home they built was a fine example of distinctive trends of the time and it was built with quality materials that have withstood the test of time. 17. Bibliography Historic Preservation Council for Tarrant County. Tarrant County Historic Resources Survey, 1990. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2000. Sanborn Digital Maps Tarrant County Appraisal District Records Tarrant County Deed Records Young, Charles H. Grapevine Area History. Grapevine: Grapevine Historical Society. 1979. 1 18. Attachments ❑ District or Site map ❑ Site Plan ❑ Additional descriptive material ❑ Footnotes Z Photos (1-iistoric & current) ❑ Other Designation Merit A. Character, interest or value as part of ® G. Identification as the work of an archi- ❑ the development, heritage or cultural tect or master builder whose individual characteristics of the City of Grape- work has influenced the development vine, State of Texas of the United of the city. States. B. Location as the site of a significant ❑ H. Embodiment of elements of architec- ❑ historical event. rural design, detail, materials or craftsmanship which represent a sig- nificant architectural innovation. C. Identification with a person or persons ❑ I. Relationship to other distinctive ❑ who significantly contributed to the buildings, sites or areas which are eli- culture and development of the city. Bible for preservation according to a plan based on historic, cultural or ar- chitectural motif. D. Exemplification of the cultural, eco- nomic, social or historical heritage of the city J. Unique location of singular physical ❑ characteristics representing an estab- lished and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the city. E. Portrayal of the environment of a ❑ K. Archaeological value in that it has ❑ group of people in an era of history produced or can be expected to pro - characterized by a distinctive archi- duce data affecting theories of historic tectural style. or prehistoric value. F. Embodiment of distinguishing char- ® L. Value as an aspect of community sen- ❑ acteristics of an architectural type or timent or public pride. specimen. Recommendation The Grapevine Township Revitalization Program re- quests the Grapevine Historic Preservation Commis- sion to deem this nominated landmark meritorious of designation as outlined in Chapter 39, City of Grape- vine Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Further, the Grapevine Historic Preservation Commis- sion endorses the Preservation Criteria, policy recom- mendations and landmark boundary as presented by the City of Grapevine Development Services Depart- ment. Burl Gilliam, Chair Grapevine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Preservation Officer Tommy Hardy, Director Development Services Department Historical Marker The Grapevine Historic Preservation Commission and the Grapevine Historical Society have a cooperative marker pro- gram for properties that are officially (individually or located within) designated Historic Landmark Sub -districts. Please indicate if you are interested in obtaining one or both markers for your property. There is no fee for either of the mark- ers, however, the Grapevine Historical Society will only fund two (2) of the medallion and text plaque (second option), per year, on a first come, first serve basis. Check One: ❑ Yes, I am interested in obtaining a bronze Historic Landmark Plaque for my property from the Historic Preservation Commission. I understand there is no fee for this plaque. ❑ No, I am not interested in obtaining a marker for my property. ❑ Yes, I am interested in obtaining a bronze Historic Marker (medallion and text plaque) for my property from the Grapevine Historical Society. Beloni fog- office ui-e only ❑ Historic Preservation Commission's Historic Landmark Plaque. ❑ Historic Preservation Commission's Historic District Plaque. ❑ Grapevine Historical Society's Historic Landmark Marker. sr,a„riron ❑ Historic Landmark Marker, ❑ Historic District Marker, ❑ I Iistoric Landmark Marker, ❑ Historic District Marker, existing GI IS marker. existing GHS marker. new GI IS marker. new GHS marker. 702 East Nortf avert Highway — circa 2004 (Formerly 618 East Northwest Hi gbavay) XA TR y ..� . , IR TexasHistonc Sites Atlas r.— Texas Historic Sites Atlas — Location Map Tarrant County Historic Resources Survey — 1981 PEACH, ` I iiIJ R °L' ! 4 ' via�. XA TR y ..� . , IR TexasHistonc Sites Atlas r.— Texas Historic Sites Atlas — Location Map Tarrant County Historic Resources Survey — 1981