REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Consideration of Historic Resource Inventory Property Designation and Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for 1226 Jackson Street
Report
BACKGROUND
[Property owner Shun Ye is requesting a Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) for property located at 1226 Jackson Street. A requirement of the Mills Act is that the building must be a qualified structure, listed on either a local, State or National register. The subject site is not currently listed on any of the aforementioned inventories. The applicant is seeking local listing on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI) through a SPA permit. The property must be added to the HRI prior to approving a Mills Act contract.
The proposed project includes listing of the property on the City's HRI, the approval of a Mills Act Contract, and the adoption of a 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan associated with the Historical Preservation Agreement.
The subject residence is a single-story Vernacular Transitional Style house with craftsman detailing, built between September 1900 and late 1904. A one car garage constructed in the mid-1950s is located near the south corner of the property.]
DISCUSSION
[A DPR 523A form was prepared by Craig Mineweaser of Mineweaser & Associates, on July 6, 2018 assessing the historical significance of the property and is attached to this report. The evaluator finds the subject house to be a contributing structure to Santa Clara's Old Quad in that the residence is a vernacular dwelling exhibiting both the transition between Victorian and Craftsman architecture and the influence of the Pacific Manufacturing Company on the architecture of Santa Clara.
The residence has been well maintained and the architectural integrity of the structure has not been diminished. While the rear of the home has been somewhat altered, the home retains its original configuration and location....
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