Title
Exterior Rehabilitation Grant Application for Burgess Hadsell House (Ordinance S-45393)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into necessary agreements and conveyances with Mark Lewis related to a Historic Preservation Exterior Rehabilitation grant of up to $9,693 for the Burgess Hadsell House, located at 1001 E. Fillmore St. (519 N. 10th St.) in the Garfield Historic District. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Burgess A. Hadsell House was constructed ca. 1893. It is the oldest house in the Garfield Neighborhood and is one of the oldest residences remaining in Phoenix. It was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January 1995 and is included in the boundaries of the Garfield Historic District, which was listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register in February 2005. The building is significant for its design, which is based on the simple forms of the Gothic Revival architectural style. The house was occupied by Burgess A. Hadsell from 1893 until about 1894; during that time he was the founder and promoter of the temperance colony of Glendale, Ariz.
In 2010 the City Council approved a Warehouse and Threatened Building grant for the Hadsell House in the amount of $84,444 for the following work items: installation of a new dimensional asphalt shingle roof; repair or replacement of missing and damaged fascia and wood trim; structural repairs; wood siding repair and replacement; masonry repair; removal of non-original paint from masonry; replacement of 20 damaged or missing doors and windows; removal of a non-original room addition on the east side of the house; and repairs to the original porch. The house was rehabilitated in 2012 and 2013. In exchange for the grant funds the city received a 25-year Conservation Easement on the property that expires on Nov. 17, 2035.
The property was purchased by the current owner, Mark Lewis, in 2017. He subsequently discovered that the house was not connected to the City’s main sewer system. Originally the wastewater line ran directly from the house to the main sewer, located in the alley south of Fillmore Street. Early in the property’s history the lot was illegally split, creating a new lot south of the Hadsell House. A new house was built on top of the original wastewater line and the original line was then diverted toward the east but the connection to the city’s main sewer in the alley was never completed and the line was capped. As a result, the house’s wastewater leaches into the ground through a broken section of clay pipe and apparently has done so for some time.
Financial Impact
The amount requested for the Exterior Rehabilitation grant is $9,693, which will be matched by the property owner. In exchange for the funds, the City will receive an additional 15 years on the conservation easement, which is currently set to expire in 2035. If approved, the easement expiration date will be extended to 2050. Funding is available in the Planning and Historic Preservation CIP budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of this item on Jan. 14, 2019, by a vote of 7-0.
This item was recommended for approval by the Planning and Economic Development Subcommittee on Feb. 5, 2019, by a vote of 4-0.
Location
1001 E. Fillmore St. (519 N. 10th St.).
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.