Boulder Historic Places Plan

TREATMENT Introduction and Overview

Rehabilitation is the selected treatment approach for the Harbeck-Bergheim House. This approach emphasizes the preservation and repair of the property, as well as allowing for adaptive reuse to meet future contemporary needs. This section provides actions and recommendations to guide the holistic preservation and rehabilitation of the Harbeck-Bergheim House 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 contributing features and the setting. Treatment recommendations identify where repair is needed to reveal historic features, retain character, and maintain integrity. Work planned for the Harbeck-Bergheim House 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 Parks Service, and Chapter 9-11 (Historic Preservation) of the Boulder Revised Municipal Code. Treatment guidance assists in guiding repairs to improve the functionality of the Harbeck-Bergheim House for public use and for improved operations for the City of Boulder. Treatment guidance applies to the entirety of Harbeck-Bergheim House and property. The guidance should be followed when proposing modifications to the structure and property. 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 The Harbeck-Bergheim House serves as a community center and event space for the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department. The architecturally and historically significant structure is characterized by its eclectic Colonial Revival and Edwardian Vernacular styles. The house's association with the former Harbeck and Bergheim residences, as well as its impressive architectural features, make the house a valued landmark within the University Hill neighborhood of Boulder. Guiding Principles • Preserve, protect, and repair the Harbeck-Bergheim House's contributing architectural and structural features including characteristics that contribute to its historic character on the interior and exterior of the residence. • Maintain and enhance a variety of community uses in the interior of the structure, as well as outside with the surrounding landscape. • Provide accessibility for all through exterior and interior modifications.

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Harbeck-Bergheim House

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