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HISTORIC RESOURCE EVALUATION AND SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR’S STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES REVIEW FOR THE 1858 HOMESTEAD COTTAGE AT 228 FITCH STREET, HEALDSBURG, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SUBMITTED TO: Jane Rosenberg [email protected] SUBMITTED BY: Stacey De Shazo, M.A. Principal Architectural Historian [email protected] Evans & De Shazo, Inc 1141 Gravenstein Highway South, updated September 30, 2019 Sebastopol, CA 95472 707-812-7400 www.evans-deshazo.com Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 PROJECT LOCATION AND UNDERSTANDING ............................................................................................................ 1 REGULATORY SETTING ............................................................................................................................................. 3 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT .......................................................................................................................... 3 SECRETARY OF INTERIOR’S STANDARDS .................................................................................................................................. 4 CITY OF HEALDSBURG GENERAL PLAN: HISTORIC RESOURCES ELEMENT (CHAPTER 6) ..................................................................... 5 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICES ....................................................................................................... 6 METHODS ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 HISTORIC SETTING ................................................................................................................................................... 7 EARLY AMERICAN PERIOD (1848 - 1850) ............................................................................................................................. 7 HISTORY OF HEALDSBURG ................................................................................................................................................... 8 HISTORY OF THE MATHESON STREET ................................................................................................................................... 10 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE .......................................................................................................................................... 14 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE............................................................................................................................................. 14 NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLES (1850 – 1890) .............................................................................................................. 15 QUEEN ANNE ARCHITECTURE (1870-1901) ........................................................................................................................ 15 MATHESON STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT ................................................................................................................. 16 RESULTS OF RECORD SEARCH ................................................................................................................................ 16 NWIC .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 LOCAL RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 ONLINE RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 GUSTAF H. PETERSON ............................................................................................................................................ 17 1858 HOMESTEAD COTTAGE OWNERSHIP AND OCCUPATION HISTORY ................................................................ 19 HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL FIELD SURVEY .............................................................................................................. 23 1858 HOMESTEAD COTTAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 23 EVALUATION FOR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ........................................................................................................ 33 CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 34 CRHR EVALUATION......................................................................................................................................................... 34 INTEGRITY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36 STANDARDS REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................. 37 SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION REVIEW .......................................................................................... 37 CITYWIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES – REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 43 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................. 43 HRE and Standards Review for 228 Fitch Street, Healdsburg, CA Page ii ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 44 BALANCE OF MATERIALS AND DIFFERENTIATING DESIGN ......................................................................................................... 44 BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................................................... 46 ATTACHMENTS: Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 forms (Appendix A) HRE and Standards Review for 228 Fitch Street, Healdsburg, CA Page iii INTRODUCTION Evans & De Shazo, Inc (EDS) completed a Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE) and a Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (Standards) review of the 1858 Gustaf H. Peterson Homestead Cottage, at 228 Fitch Street, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California within Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 002-231-006 (Project Area). The 1858 Homestead Cottage is listed in the City of Healdsburg Cultural Resource Inventory (1983) and on the 2012 Office of Historic Preservation Historic Properties Directory (HPD) as a 7N, which means that it needs to be reevaluated; however, it does not appear to have been formally evaluated by a qualified Architectural Historian. As such, the City of Healdsburg has requested an HRE, as well as a Standards review to address potential impacts to historical resources. The house also appears to have been identified as a contributor to the potential Matheson Street District1, and is located within the City of Healdsburg H-D Historic Overlay District that encompasses both sides of Matheson Street between East Street and First Street. The proposed project, although in the early stages of development, consists of the restoration and rehabilitation of the 1858 Homestead Cottage (Project) that may include the removal of the contemporary addition along the rear of the house, as well as a shed addition added to the south façade, as well as the construction of a new addition that is in keeping with the original style of the house. Since the proposed Project may impact a historical resource, the City of Healdsburg has requested an HRE and a Standards review to be completed by a qualified professional architectural historian in compliance with the CEQA, as well as the Healdsburg 2030 General Plan Historic Resources Element (Chapter 6) policies and requirements set forth in Healdsburg Zoning Ordinance Article 17 regarding H-D Historic Overlay Districts, and consistency with Chapter 8 of the Citywide Design Guidelines. (Ord. 1172 § 2, 2018; Ord. 950 § 2 (Exh. A § 1715), 1998.). The following HRE is based on specific guidelines and evaluation criteria of the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) (14 CCR §15064.5 and PRC§ 21084.1) and the City of Healdsburg historic preservation policies and ordinances. The Standards review is based on criteria that conforms with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards to the Treatment of Historic Properties. The HRE and Standards review was completed by EDS Principal Architectural Historian, Stacey De Shazo, M.A., who exceeds the Secretary of Interior's qualification standards in Architectural History and History. PROJECT LOCATION AND UNDERSTANDING The Project Area is located approximately 0.25 miles east of the Healdsburg Plaza and located within a 0.45- acre lot on the corner of Fitch and Matheson Streets within APN 002-231-006. Although in the early stages of development, the proposed Project includes changes to the 1858 Homestead Cottage that include the restoration and rehabilitation of the original cottage and the removal of an inappropriate