INTRODUCTION Project Overview
The City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department (BPR) owns and manages twelve historically significant resources. They include five structures, three historic districts, one archaeological resource, and three rolling stock. These resources include a National Historic Landmark (NHL), three listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), two listed in the State Register of Historic Places (SRHP), and nine local Boulder landmarks. • Historic Structures: Glen Huntington Bandshell, Harbeck-Bergheim House, Boulder Fire Station No. 02, Roney Farmhouse, and Platt Farmhouse; • Historic Districts: Chautauqua Park (Colorado Chautauqua NHL), Pearl Street Mall, and Columbia Cemetery; • Archaeological Resource: Boyd Smelter/Mill Site; • Rolling Stock / Railroad Resources: Colorado & Northwestern Railroad Locomotive No. 30 and its tender, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 04990, and Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Coach No. 280. The Boulder Historic Places Plan (the HiPP) is a preservation planning document that will assist the city and BPR in proactively managing the department's historic resources. The HiPP provides baseline documentation, historic context and significance statements, and reconnaissance-level assessments for each resource. The HiPP provides guidance for recommended treatments for the long-term care and stewardship of each resource, and identifies top priorities for immediate and short-term repair or stabilization. The HiPP provides the base for BPR's on-going investment in these resources, and will be used in development of the department's annual HCA Capital Strategy including estimates and multiple year planning priorities. 5 Each resource is documented at a similar level with some variation based on scope and resource type, e.g., architectural and structural assessments and treatment actions are provided for the five structures. Landscape assessments are provided for the historic districts, along with structural assessments for select structures and features within each district. An architectural inventory form is included for Roney Farmhouse and a cultural resource inventory is provided for Boyd Smelter / Mill Site. Each resource is presented as an independent section. The exception is the Railroad Resources section in which the three rolling stock are presented in one combined section. Rehabilitation, which emphasizes repair and protection and allows new additions, is the selected treatment approach for all historic structures and for the historic districts of Chautauqua Park and Pearl Street Mall. Preservation, which allows for code upgrades and emphasizes resource protection, is the selected treatment approach for the Railroad Resources and Columbia Cemetery. The HiPP as developed under the guidance of BPR staff with input from stakeholders and the community. The HiPP was paid for in part by a History Colorado State Historical Fund (SHF) grant, who also provided review and oversight. Goals of the Project Project objectives, developed in collaboration with BPR staff, and in consultation with SHF staff, guide the development of the HiPP.
• Identify, review, and assess current and previous documentation;
• Assess condition, analyze integrity, and identify character-defining features for each structure and contributing features for each landscape using readily available data and reconnaissance level review;
• Provide treatment guidance and recommendations resource based on assessments and input from city staff, stakeholders, and the community;
• Identify top priorities for treatment to assist city staff in identifying funding and management strategies, and in identifying opportunities for community involvement, programming, and education.
5 The HiPP closely resembles a master plan in scope, as defined by the city's hierarchial system for naming planning documents.
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Boulder Historic Places Plan
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