Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Jan and Michael Sampeck for Approval of a Historic Marker for the Property Located at 614 North Church Street.
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney; promote reinvestment activities and ordinance changes in Historic Downtown McKinney that balance preservation of historic character and current market needs.
MEETING DATE: July 6, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Cassie Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner
Paula Jarrett Nasta, AIA, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDED HPAB ACTION:
• Staff recommends approval of this Historic Marker Application.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The applicant requests approval of a Historic Marker under the HNIZ Program property at 614 N. Church Street.
• To be eligible for a historic marker under the HNIZ program, residential properties must meet the minimum eligibility requirements of the program, provide specific information with the historic marker application.
• Specifically, the applicant must provide the following with an application for a historic marker:
o A written documented history.
o Verification that the building is a minimum of 50 years of age.
o Verification that the residential property is located within the HNIZ boundary.
o Photo documentation of all four elevations using black and white or color photographs and copies of any available historic photographs.
o Legal description of the property with a location map.
o A site plan of the property shall be provided, if available.
o Additional information as deemed necessary by the Director of Planning or their designee.
• Staff has reviewed the request and has found that it meets the minimum eligibility requirements of the HINZ program for a historic marker.
• The home is listed as a low priority building built in 1910 in the 2015 Update of the Historic Resources survey; however, historian Tom Michero’s report on the property concludes that the home was built in 1920. A low priority building typifies a common local building form, architectural style or type, with little or no identified historic associations; is a moderate to severely altered resource that exemplifies a distinctive building type or architectural style, or that has only minor historic significance. A structure qualifies for this category by age alone and cannot be disqualified by alterations. Such alterations can be reversed and do not prevent the historic structure from being restored to a condition that would qualify it for one of the other categories.
Construction and Alterations to the property:
• Constructed in 1920 as single-story, seven-room residential structure on pier-and-beam foundation.
• 2002 remodel: The home was moved a few feet to the north, a second story added, and front porch columns replaced.
• 2002: A detached garage was added.
History of the home and people associated with the property:
• Home was built in 1920 by contractor Charles Brantley for John S. Bristol and his wife, Emma.
• Charles Brantley worked as carpenter for 40 years; built variety of structures including warehouses, homes, and a parsonage for the Presbyterian Church.
• John Bristol moved to McKinney in 1890 and was partial owner of “Bristol Brothers” and later City Drug Store. After selling his ownership City Drug Store, he returned in 1898 to a management position. Between 1909 and 1914 he owned the grocery beside City Drug Store, which was known as Kistler & Bristol at the time of its closure. From 1927-1929 he owned another grocery at 907 N. Church Street.
• A third owner of the home, Chief Recer, owned North Side Barber Shop with his second wife Lou Ella Clarkson. The business later moved to North Kentucky Street, where they changed its name to Recer’s Barber and Beauty Shop.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone (HNIZ) Program was established in 2008 for the purpose of preserving the city’s unique and historic neighborhoods while encouraging property owners to maintain and/or rehabilitate residential properties and structures.
• The HNIZ Program includes a three-tiered incentive structure whereby residential properties that meet specified criteria are eligible to receive ad valorem tax exemptions on city taxes for a designated period of time.
• To be eligible for an HNIZ Program incentive, the following minimum general requirements apply:
o The property shall be located within the HNIZ Program area.
o The property shall be owner-occupied and shall maintain a homestead exemption from the Collin Central Appraisal District for the life of the incentive period.
o Verified, eligible improvements shall have received all necessary permits and approvals, including COAs.
o The structure, accessory structures, grounds, property elements and building elements with their materials and finishes have been maintained in good repair and in operable condition.
o There are no pending code violations.
o The total ad valorem taxes owed to the city must be current and paid on time.
• The historic marker is one of the requirements for the Marker Level incentive of the HNIZ program.
• Under Ordinance #2022-03-036, if the HPAB approves the Marker, the applicant will be responsible for purchasing and displaying the Historic Marker.