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1647 26Th St W CPED STAFF REPORT Prepared for the Heritage Preservation Commission HPC Agenda Item #4 February 2, 2021 PLAN11991 HERITAGE PRESERVATION APPLICATION SUMMARY Property Location: 1647 26th Street West Project Name: Demolition of a Historic Resource Prepared By: John Smoley, Ph.D., Senior City Planner, (612) 673-2830 Applicant: Estate of Ann M. Bailly Project Contact: Janet Cory Ward: 7 Neighborhood: East Isles Request: To demolish the single-family residence at 1647 26th Street West in the East Isles neighborhood. Required Applications: Demolition of Historic To demolish the single-family residence at 1647 26th Street West in the East Isles Resource neighborhood. HISTORIC PROPERTY INFORMATION Current Name Bailly Residence Historic Name Charles W. and Sarah A. Chase Residence Historic Address 1647 26th Street West Original Construction 1908 Date Original Architect Septimus James Bowler Original Builder Charles C. Chase Historic Use Single-family residence Current Use Single-family residence Proposed Use Single-family residence SUMMARY BACKGROUND. The subject property consists of a two- and one-half story single-family residence with two detached garages and an in-ground swimming pool. The residence faces northeast on the south side of West 26th Street midblock between West Lake of the Isles Parkway and Euclid Place on a roughly 150 foot by 150 foot zoning lot. Date Application Deemed Complete December 17, 2020 Date Extension Letter Sent January 21, 2021 End of 60-Day Decision Period February 15, 2021 End of 120-Day Decision Period April 16, 2021 Department of Community Planning and Economic Development PLAN11991 The subject building was constructed in 1908 by Charles C. Chase for Sarah A. and Charles W. Chase, as well as himself.1 The wood frame dwelling’s first story is clad in brick, and the slightly overhanging upper stories are clad in stucco. The gabled roof is clad in composition shingles and there are brick chimneys at the east and west roof ridges, with a dormer on the north slope. Windows are wood sash with aluminum combination storm-screens and aluminum trim. Soffits and fascia boards are clad in aluminum. There is a three-bay brick garage in the southwest corner of the lot and a two-bay, wood frame garage to the southeast of the residence. A paved driveway runs along the west side of the house. The north/front elevation faces West 26th Street and has an offset front gable. The central entrance is flanked by a projecting bay at the west bay. This entrance has a canopy with aluminum soffits. Windows at the first floor have one-over-one wood sash. The double-hung wood windows at the second story have divided lights at the upper sash. Windows at the third story have aluminum replacement sash. On February 7, 2020, Elevation Homes submitted a complete application for a Historic Review Letter. In this letter, CPED staff determined that the subject property was a historic resource, having been designed by master architect Septimus Bowler and owned by David Bailly, the founder of Minnesota’s first modern winery. Minneapolis architect Septimus J. Bowler designed this residence in the Tudor Revival style of architecture. While the City of Minneapolis has deemed Bowler a master architect and designated a number of his properties, this property exemplifies neither his work nor the Tudor Revival style of architecture. The home is currently owned by the estate of Ann Bailly. Her late husband, David, is credited with being the founder of Minnesota’s first modern winery, but that significant achievement occurred in Hastings, where the winery remains in operation to this day. The subject property was not included in the 1984 nomination of the Lake of the Isles Potential Historic District, to which it is adjacent. The 2006 reconnaissance-level survey of the Calhoun-Isles section of Minneapolis did not deem the subject property eligible for an intensive-level evaluation, despite recommending that for the property next door at 1635 26th ST W. A historical evaluation commissioned by the applicant and completed by Landscape Research concludes that the property possesses neither significance nor integrity. While the property is being offered for sale at $1.8 million, in their description of the project, in the attached report, the applicant notes, “The roof needs replacing (we are not even able to have it insured), of the 6 bathrooms only 2 are in working order, plumbing is a continual problem, there are water leaks in the basement, the furnace is in need of replacement, there is no central air, and one of the garages is in danger of collapse. It would take considerable time and expense to put the property in a livable condition…” 1 “Walter Chase, Attorney, Dies,” The Minneapolis Star, 11 February 1929, 3; “Charles W. Chase,” The Minneapolis Star, 20 January 1938, 20; “$200 for Season-My Ten-Room,” Minneapolis Journal, 15 May 1906, 16; “Charles Chase Dies in Florida; Was Investor,” The Minneapolis Star, 13 April 1960, 55. 2 Department of Community Planning and Economic Development PLAN11991 APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL. CPED has received neither a Wrecking Permit application nor a Building Permit application to construct a new building. The applicant is marketing the property for sale and wishes to perform this aspect of due diligence for potential buyers by applying for demolition approval. PUBLIC COMMENTS. Staff has received no public comments on this proposal. Any additional correspondence received prior to the public meeting will be forwarded on to the Heritage Preservation Commission for consideration. ANALYSIS DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC RESOURCE The Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, Title 23, Heritage Preservation, Chapter 599 Heritage Preservation Regulations states: (a) In general. If the commission determines that the property is not an historic resource, the commission shall approve the demolition permit. If the commission determines that the property is an historic resource, the commission shall deny the demolition permit and direct the planning director to prepare or cause to be 3 Department of Community Planning and Economic Development PLAN11991 prepared a designation study of the property, as provided in section 599.230, unless the applicant meets their burden of proof with regard to subdivision (b) below. (b) Destruction of historic resource. Before approving the demolition of a property determined to be an historic resource, the commission shall make the following findings: (1) The destruction is necessary to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition on the property; or (2) That there are no reasonable alternatives to the destruction. In determining whether reasonable alternatives exist, the commission shall consider, but not be limited to: 1. The significance of the property; 2. The integrity of the property; and 3. The economic value or usefulness of the existing structure, including its current use, costs of renovation and feasible alternative uses. The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development has analyzed the application to allow the demolition of the residence at 1647 26th Street West based on the following findings: SIGNIFICANCE In CPED’s review, the subject property does not appear eligible for local designation. Criterion #1: The property is associated with significant events or with periods that exemplify broad patterns of cultural, political, economic or social history. The home is currently owned by the estate of Ann Bailly. Her late husband, David, is credited with being the founder of Minnesota’s first modern winery. His purchase of twenty acres of farmland in 1972 for the purposes of starting a winery was met with skepticism by critics who understood the effects of Minnesota’s extreme cold on grape vines. Bailly met their skepticism with effort and optimism, taking care to lower and cover his vines with soil each autumn, and planting a variety of vines to test their climate tolerance. When he passed away in 1990, his daughter, Nan, took over the winery. Their efforts have helped renew interest in winemaking in Minnesota, which now has over ninety wineries.2 Nevertheless, these pioneering viticultural accomplishments occurred in Hastings, Minnesota, where the winery remains located, not in Minneapolis. For this reason, CPED staff finds that the property is not eligible for Landmark designation under Criterion 1. Criterion #2: The property is associated with the lives of significant persons or groups. The subject building was constructed in 1908 by Charles C. Chase for Sarah A. and Charles W. Chase, as well as himself. City directories from that time period indicate that engineer and contractor Charles C. Chase lived onsite with his father Charles W. Chase, a realtor who operated out of the Security Bank Building, as well as Charles C’s brother, Elbridge S. Chase, a clerk in his father’s, Charles W’s, firm. Neither Charles W. nor Charles C. appear to figure prominently in Minneapolis’ real estate and construction history, though Charles W. was wealthy enough to afford furnished ten-room cottages on Crystal Bay and in Orono in 1906. Charles W. was not mentioned in the Minneapolis Journal’s silver anniversary edition section on real estate, building, and insurance. Charles C. went on to open his own investment firm and serve in the U.S. Army during World War I, rising to the rank of Colonel. Both men eventually left Minneapolis. The father moved to Los Angeles and the son to Florida before they passed away in those 2 “Minnesota Wineries Map,” Minnesota Uncorked” Local Wine News, [http://www.minnesotauncorked.com/minnesota-winery-map/ ], accessed 18 February 2020; “Lawyer and Winemaker David Bailly Dies at Age 57,” Star Tribune, 17 April 1990, 4B. 4 Department of Community Planning and Economic Development PLAN11991 locations. For these reasons, CPED staff finds that the property does not have sufficient significance under Criterion 2 to merit local designation.3 Criterion #3: The property contains or is associated with distinctive elements of city or neighborhood identity.
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