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Ordinance - Third and Final Reading on an Ordinance Approving a Historic Landmark Overlay District Classification for the Patterson-Rydell House located at 202 W. Oak Street; Art Wright, City Historic Preservation Officer, on behalf of Faye Rydell, Property Owner (ZC#19-021)
Requested Action
To consider the proposed Historic Landmark Overlay District classification.
Recommendation
The Historic Landmark Commission held a public hearing on December 12, 2019, and voted 7 to 0 to recommend approval.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on December 16, 2019 and voted 7 to 0 to recommend approval.
Staff recommends approval.
Description/History
The owner of the Patterson-Rydell House (c. 1925) at 202 W. Oak Street has requested a Historic Landmark Overlay District classification, which will allow the Historic Landmark Commission to review future alterations to the exterior of the structure and protect the building’s historic significance. The historic background for this property is described in the Mansfield Resources Survey Update, 1998, as follows:
Preservation Priority: Selected Medium
Description: This one-story wood frame, front gabled bungalow has a clipped (jerkin head) gable and a full width integral porch. It is a good example of the bungalow form embellished with Craftsman elements. Exterior alterations are few.
Significance: This house is significant as a good example of modest bungalow design. It is potentially eligible for local landmark status and with more research, might prove to be eligible for National Register listing under Criterion C (architecture) as part of a Multiple Property nomination.
The History of Mansfield, 1996, notes that this house is one of three that were constructed of materials from the Dr. Julian T. Feild mansion that previously occupied the property. The mansion was demolished by Roberta Dukes Richardson, daughter of the last owner, A.J. Dukes, after his death in 1921. This bungalow ...
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