TREATMENT Rehabilitation is the selected treatment approach for Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site as this will provide for its preservation and repair, and will allow for addition of compatible improvements. This treatment guidance provides actions and recommendations to guide the holistic stewardship of Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site and its significance as a historic smelting and mining site within Boulder. Treatment guidance is based upon review of historic documentation, assessment of condition and integrity, and in support of current and futures uses. This section provides actions to protect significant cultural resources, and repair contributing features and the setting. Treatment recommendations identify where repair is needed to reveal historic features, retain character, and maintain integrity. Future work planned for Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site 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 Preseration) 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
Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site is the site of Boulder’s first smelter and one of the last remaining vestiges of the mining/ smelting industry within the City of Boulder. Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site contains above-grade and below-grade archeological features from the late 19th and early 20th century mining and milling industries in Boulder. Most of the site is a large flat open space with trees and tall grasses where smelting operations occurred. The Boulder Creek Greenway and a native surface trail extend across the site and connect it to adjacent park-owned lands. Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site is bordered by Canyon Boulevard to the north, the Municipal Court grounds to the east and Boulder Creek to the south. The site is primarily used for passive recreation and is a designated local historic archeological landmark. Guiding Principles • Protect Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site as a significant cultural landscape associated with Boulder’s smelting and milling industries. • Preserve, protect, and repair Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site’s contributing features and those characteristics that contribute to its historic character including natural systems and features, topography, views, small scale features, archeological features, and vegetation. • Maintain and enhance the variety of park and recreational uses and experiences offered with Boyd Smelter/ Mill Site. • Allow compatible additions to provide recreational and interpretive experiences in keeping with Boyd Smelter/Mill Site's role as a historic and recreational property. • Consider further archeological investigations to determine the presence, location, frequency and condition of subsurface materials.
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