Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendices
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Wilsonville Old Town Neighborhood Plan Adopted September 19, 2011 Appendix Appendix A: A Short History of Early Wilsonville By Rose Case Wilsonville’s Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 1 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 2 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 3 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 4 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 5 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 6 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 7 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 8 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix A Page 9 Old Town Neighborhood Plan Appendix B: Boones Ferry Historic District And Architectural Pattern Book BOONESOLD TOWN FERRY WILSONVILLE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT SustainingSustaining Cultural Cultural Heritage Heritage Prepared by Boones Ferry Historic District Neighborhood Association June 2011 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...1 Boones Ferry Historic District TABLE HISTORIC TIMELINE…..…………..………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 OF Beginnings of Boones Ferry GENERAL CRITERIA…………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………...3 CONTENTS Vernacular and Standards CONTRIBUTING ARCHITECTURAL STYLES………………………………………………………………………………………...4 Residential Neighborhood Commercial / Anchoring Institution 5 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS………………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Western Farmhouse / Vintage 1850-1920 8 Bungalow / Vintage 1850-1920 9 Craftsman / Vintage / 1905-1930 10 Colonial Revival / Era / 1920-1935 11 Modern Mix—Ranch/ Era / 1935- Present 12 Manufactured Housing / New / 1961-Present 13 Multi Family / New / 1960—Present 14 Neighborhood Layout 15 Architectural Scale and Massing 16 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS ……………………………………………………………………. 17 BFHD Old Town Main Street Historic 18 BFHD Old Town Main Street New / Examples 19 JAKE PETERS HOUSE BFHD Historic Adaptive Reuse 20 NEIGHBORHOOD MIX…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25 State Preservation Historic Inventory CURBS, SIDEWALKS, LIGHTING…………………………………………………………………………………………………..28 Examples OLD TOWN VISTAS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...30 WILSONVILLE AREA HERITAGE LOCATIONS…………………………………………………………………………………...31 MAIN STREET 1912 GLOSSARY ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 BOONES FERRY INTRODUCTION The State Historic preservation office (SHPO) recognizes Historic District buildings that are 50 years as potentially historic consis- tent with the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic districts usually have both contributing structures and non-contributing structures. The Old Town historic area of Wilsonville is a neighbor- A historic district is an area or neighborhood that has a hood where history and the present come together to concentration of buildings and associated landscape - make this section of Wilsonville what it is today. The an- streetscape features (50 years or older) that retains a choring institutions that landmark our neighborhood es- high proportion of historic character and integrity, rep- tablish the contributing architectural styles in Old Town. resenting an important aspect of the city's history. Building began here about 1850 first in the area around A contributing property is any building, structure, the Boones Ferry Landing. Early buildings were con- object, or site within the boundaries of the district that structed for use as stores, hotels, shops, offices, and contribute to its historic associations, historic architec- banks, with a few homes. Many of the commercial tural qualities, or archaeological values. It can be any buildings have been converted to residences while This architectural pattern book is a simple guideline that property, structure, or object that adds to the historic maintaining some or all of the architectural characteris- will help create an urban design that represents the integrity or architectural qualities that make the area tics of the original structures. Boones Ferry neighborhood culture. The Boones Ferry distinct as being of either local or federal, significance. community has come together to endorse thoughtful change, while establishing a sense of purpose and per- The architectural pattern book reflects the cultural Another key aspect of a contributing property is historic manence for the history represented here. There are character of the Boones Ferry historic neighborhood as integrity. Major alterations to a property can sever its currently 12 existing buildings that are approximately it has developed over the past 160 years and con- physical connections with the past, lowering its historic 100 years old, all being used as residences. In addition, serves that culture while embracing thoughtful change. integrity. Contributing properties are an integral part of there are a few public buildings of that same period, The residents in the proposed Boones Ferry Historic Dis- the historic context and character of a historic district, i.e. St. Cyril‘s Catholic Church, the Tauchman House, as trict want to preserve a way of life not found in other meeting National and State Historic Preservation criteria well as the old Methodist Church now preserved and Wilsonville neighborhoods by maintaining the existing and qualifying for benefits afforded a property or site included in the Fred Meyer development. historic resources and attendant culture as the basis for listed individually on the National Register. growth and prosperity in the old town. The old town area was built up culturally during several A non-contributing site has either been so substantially distinct time periods from first platting in 1908, unlike The pattern book is presented as a guideline to ensure modified that it no longer conveys the historical signifi- most of Wilsonville which was developed as a series of that proper scale, period reference and culture are cance of the district with irreversible modifications or Planned Unit Developments under master plans which preserved. The designs in this pattern book are based the site was built outside the area's historical timeframe provided common design and development patterns on accurate assessments of the historic buildings that and does not add to the understanding of the district's throughout each of the PUDs. remain in the neighborhood. The old town has public significance. garden areas, mature landscapes, dead-end streets, and longtime residents who take pride in their homes The eclectic nature of old town diversity and architec- The Architectural Pattern Book contains both residen- and neighborhood. Children can play safely nearly tural variation has resulted in an ―affordability‖ factor. tial and commercial guidelines that reflect the broad anywhere in the neighborhood. Over the years, families and business owners bought spectrum of cultural diversification that has developed already platted lots and built or redeveloped homes or over time in Old Town. Whatever the particular archi- businesses on them consistent with their goals and re- The purpose of the Old Town Plan and the Boones Ferry tectural style, buildings in old town are generally simple sources at that time. The attendant costs of modern Historic District Architectural Pattern Book is to minimize renditions of that style, with less trim, detail and com- development were mostly avoided. Street and side- potential future problems with development and rede- plexity than more ornate examples of that style. This walk improvements were generally not required, nor velopment proposals that are inconsistent with the simplicity is the underlying premise of development and were expensive new infrastructures installed as part of character and culture of the District. The families who redevelopment in the Boones Ferry Historic District. reside here have agreed to have restrictions and con- development. The neighborhood developed slowly ditions in place to preserve the heritage of historic Wil- over the years to the standards of earlier times, sonville. The Boones Ferry Historic District is truly a defin- creating today‘s historic character and individuality, ing sector of the character of the community of Wilson- typical of many small towns throughout Oregon and ville. the nation. 1 Craftsman VINTAGE Modern INTRODUCTION Multi- 1905-1930 ERA Family Pg. 10 1935- NEW HISTORIC Present Western 1960 + Pg. 12 Manu- Farmhouse Colonial Pg. 14 TIMELINE Bungalow factured VINTAGE Revival VINTAGE NEW 1850-1910 ERA 1900-1925 1960 + Pg. 8 1910-1935 beginnings Pg. 9 Pg. 13 Pg. 11 Boones Ferry Historic District 1859 1909 1959 2009 Boones Ferry Crossing 1849–1954 Railroad Service 1907-1927 I-5 Opens 1846 Boones Ferry Landing Established 1847 Boones Landing begins ferry service 1859 Oregon becomes a state 1876 Boones Ferry Post Office Established 1880 Site renamed Wilsonville by Post Office 1890 Old Town held two hotels, a bank, mercantile store, and train depot 1905 Cottage Hotel was built Norris Young Machine Shop Wilsonville Feed Store relocated from river area Willamette River 1960 1906 Railroad tracks and trestle built 1908 Oregon Electric Railway service to Salem 1909 Emil Tauchman purchased Boones Ferry 1910 Commercial Buildings built Old Town Wilsonville developed around the the river to Boones Ferry Road and 5th Street The incorporation of the City of Wilsonville in 1911 Wilsonville Farmer‘s Bank ferry business for over one hundred years. in anticipation of the railroad service. The 1969 and the development of Town Center, 1912 Methodist Episcopal Church Early travelers were brought across the Wil- train station brought