TREATMENT Introduction and Overview
Rehabilitation is the selected treatment approach for the Platt Farmhouse. This approach emphasizes the preservation of the property, and allows for adaptive reuse. This section provides actions and recommendations to guide the holistic preservation and rehabilitation of the Platt Farmhouse to ensure its future as a valued landmark. Treatment guidance is based upon review of historic documentation, assessment of condition and integrity, and in support of current and planned futures uses. This section provides treatment actions to protect character-defining features, and repair features. Treatment recommendations identify where repair is needed to reveal historic features, retain character, and maintain integrity. Future work planned for the Platt Farmhouse shall be guided by The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and accomplished by using accepted preservation methods detailed by the National Park Service, and Chapter 9-11 (Historic Preservation) of the Boulder Revised Municipal Code. Rehabilitation is defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, or additions if those portions or features that convey its historic, cultural, or architectural values are preserved. Rehabilitation allows for new additions to be integrated within the study area in a manner that preserves established patterns and features. Additional actions include those that preserve, repair, and retain contributing features and qualities that contribute to the historic character. Guiding Principles Platt Farmhouse is historically significant for its association with the Platt family and for their role in the agricultural development of east Boulder. The farmhouse is architecturally significant as an intact example of an early-twentieth century vernacular farmhouse. Platt Farmhouse is characterized by its hipped-box design, simple wood frame construction, and prominent wrap-around front porch. The house is significant for its proximity to the North Boulder Farmers Ditch and the Boulder and Lefthand Ditch, which played significant roles in the agricultural development of the Valmont community. Guiding Principles • Preserve, protect, and repair the Platt Farmhouse’s contributing architectural and structural features including characteristics that contribute to its historic character on the interior and exterior of the structure. • Maintain and enhance current year-round use by leasing tenants and community rental spaces. Treatment Guidance Treatment guidance provides recommendations for the preservation and repair of individual characteristics of Platt Farmhouse. Treatment guidance is presented for the building only as the site is not included within its designation boundary. This guidance is to be followed when proposing modifications to contributing features, to qualities that contribute to the historic integrity of the property, and for existing features. Buildings and Structures Protect and preserve the farmhouse’s contributing features in their original locations. • Preserve and repair character-defining features including the central brick chimney, double hung windows, the asphalt shingle roof and dormers with wood shingle siding. ○ Repair existing porch and exterior stair wood decking.
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