NAPLES HISTORIC DISTRICT INITIATIVE

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1 Iii III Naples Historical Society P.O. BOX 201 NAPLES, FLORIDA NAPLES HISTORIC DISTRICT INITIATIVE City Council Introduction filifftring C- 7,12 E '-"BIT Pat& 4+ set, atm #

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3 NIMINNOM Naples Historical Society Historic Preservation in Naples This is Our Last Chance by Elaine L. Reed President & CEO Naples Historical Society, Inc. 1 March 2016 The simple idea of saving the past is not so simple, not in Naples. One of the five (5) initiatives we have crafted to preserve Naples history is called the Naples Historic District Initiative. Yes, the Naples Historic District still exists! (It was registered with the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1987.) This initiative is a massive and complex endeavor that is intended to encourage and celebrate the broad visual integrity in the District. The rough boundaries of the District run from the Gulf of Mexico to Third Street South, and 9 th Avenue South to 13 th Avenue South. (See the Society's website for a map and more information.) The Naples Historic District has enormous significance to those of us who call Naples home, regardless of whether we live here full time, part-time, over a longtime, or just arrived. The development of what is now Naples began with the Naples Pier, the old Naples Hotel, and what is now Historic Palm CottageTM. Meandering through this neighborhood, between and surrounding these important buildings, structures and sites, we can find the essence of Naples' earliest years. While the housing landscape changed some over the decades, there is still great aesthetic value in the Naples Historic District, something that compels the resident or visitor to treasure the uniqueness and desirability of this part of town. Capturing the District's personality, its charm and character, for our enjoyment and posterity is the work of Naples Historical Society, but this is a community-wide effort. Especially now. Yes, charm and character of the Naples Historic District have been hammered, but all is not lost. We respectfully ask for your ear and, ideally, for your optimism. (continued on other side)

4 I II III II Naples I iistorical St3ciety Naples Historic District Advisory Roundtable Joe Boggs, P.S.M., South Florida Surveying, Inc. W. Christian Busk, ALSA, Landscape Architect, Busk & Associates, Inc. Ray Carroll, State Certified Real Estate Appraiser, Carroll & Carroll Vin DePasquale, Business owner, The Dock at Crayton Cove Joe Frontiero, Contractor/Owner, Frontier Custom Homes, Inc. C. Matt Joyner, Architect, A.I.A., Matt Joyner Architects Marta & Chester Keene, "Old timers" John M. Passidomo, P.A., Land Use Attorney, Cheffy Passidomo Richard Prebish, Real Estate Professional, William Raveis - Florida, LLC Elaine L. Reed, MPA, President & CEO, Naples Historical Society, Inc. Tony Ridgway, Business owner, Ridgway Bar & Grill Mary S. Smith, Chairman of the Board, Naples Historical Society, Inc. Jim Steller, President, American Structural Engineering, Inc. Margaret "Dee" Sulick, (former) Vice Mayor, City of Naples Gary Thomas, Homeowner Michael Timmerman, CRE, FRICS, Principal, MJT Realty Economic Advisors, Inc. Board of Directors, Officers Mary S. Smith, Chairman of the Board Kristopher Kaltenborn, Vice-Chairman, Northern Trust Frederick W. Wakelin, Jr., Treasurer, Retired Elaine L. Reed, MPA, President & CEO Directors Joseph S. Burke, CEO, Spec Consulting Joe Frontiero, Contractor/Owner, Frontier Custom Homes, Inc. Denny Glass, Retired Kaleigh Grover, Publisher, Naples Illustrated Mark Klym, Attorney, Hahn Loeser John F. Mayer, III, Retired Darrin Phillips, Attorney, Phillips Law Firm Richard Prebish, Real Estate Professional, William Raveis - Florida, LLC Jim Steller, President, American Structural Engineering, Inc. 2/24/2016

5 f1 10iiiiiiiliiiiiiiiilillllllhii11 Naples Historical Society Naples Historic District Initiative Presentation Schedule PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO ATTEND' Naples Historic District Owners & Residents ONLY Friday, February 19, :30am to 12pm --OR-- Monday, February 29, pm to 4pm Historic Palm Cottage th Avenue South, The heart of the Naples Historic District Open to the Public Monday, March 21, * Avenue South North 11 10am to 12pm --OR- 2pm to 4pm Rooney Hall Adjacent to St. Ann Catholic Church th Avenue South, "1 Street South I St. Ann Catholic Church Ill ROONEY HALL 10th Avenue South Parking Area No Reservations... Limited Seating!

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7 Naples Historical Society, Inc. Florida Counties Fact Sheet 67 Counties 1. How many counties in Florida have historic districts? How many counties do not have a historic district of any kind? How many counties have multiple districts? Of #1, how many have mandatory ordinances governing the district area? Unknown 5. Of #1, how many have voluntary ordinances? Unknown 6. Of #1, how many have no ordinances? Unknown Counties with multiple districts: Alachua 10 Marion 9 Brevard 4 Miami Dade 10 Clay 4 Monroe 3 Columbia 4 Nassau 4 Duval 4 Okaloosa 4 Escambia 6 Orange 12 Glades 2 Palm Beach 16 Highlands 2 Pasco - 2 Hillsborough 10 Pinellas 10 Indian River 3 Polk 22 Jefferson 2 Putnam 5 Lake 3 Santa Rosa 2 Lee 7 Sarasota 17 Leon 10 Seminole 5 Manatee 6 St. Johns 8 Volusia 17 **END** **END** **END** **END** **END** **END** **END** **END**

8 _ "? Fin Myers (Mg.) NeelipBtesi. 59;erinieidif, Oct, 39, 1951 Naples Breaking All Growth Marks In. real estate sales, building, population increase, bank depositakand postal receipts Naples is eatinuing the record breaking advance on all fronts that has marked it as the fastest growing city in Florida on a comparative basis.. '''' Property sales for the year are axpeeted to exceed 20 million. dollars as turnover hit a new igh by September of $17,066,659 1r tr ansfers for the first 20 days of September alone totalling $2,- 557,600, at a season usually con- Mdired slack. Building permits totalled more than $6,000,000, a million increase. Population, which tripled between 1052 and 1056, reaching a total between 5,000 and 6,000, continued its upward spiral to a peak estimated on reliable indices at 7,600 permanent residents. The Chamber of Commerce figures that the population is doubled by winter visitors in peak months of the season. Bank resources showed increases during the year ranging from.48 to 47 per cent. The First National Bank at last report climbed!ion." *2,806,586 to $4,017,499; the Bank of Naples showed a gain from 86,193,283 to 56,1148, The Naples Federal Savings & Loan reported 52,623,019 compared to $2,256,885. Postal Reciepts Gain Postal receipts were running 51 per cent ahead of last year during the month of August, an- 1 period considered slack, ' the total hit $7,756 corn-,..:;;;.,;, to $5,110 at the same time r ago. Receipts for the year totaled $62,908 compared to a. $51,848 total for the same period i, last year, and almost duoble the $32,139 in the first nine months..; of Sehool enrollment in Naples, one of the bases used in figuring Increases in permanent population, was 12 per cent higher at the opening of the term in Sep-,.,tentber as compared with open-. ingzeek a year ago. Totals were 1,512 this year, 1,894 a year ago. Naples has 61 per cent of Col. her County's enrollment. This Southwest Florida city built on the wide and sandy shore of the open Gulf of Mexico, rich in natural scenic beauty and further enhanced by plantings-of tropical trees, shrubs and flowers, located on a high and well-drained plateau, is attract. ing investors from everywhere by ' its growth and development, Rigid Zoning.., ' its reatest meet is...lunsfrbora.91-wtriet zoning Jaws and Cc, aereening by private own- era of would-be property buyers before sales are approved. The result is a city of high quality homes and business structures and residents who make for a community of good citizens as well as people of means. With other attractions that include its sunny climate, wide beach and good swimming, ex; cellent fishing and boating, new homesites are being bought and new homes started almost daily in Naples. A score of subdivision devolpments are under way, including those where homes are cottage types for retired couples and others designed for wealthy winter visitors desiring- spacious domiciles, Outside the city's corporate limits but within an area that will some day be known as Greater Naples, a boom in buying small grid large acreage tracts is the most significant development of the year now ending. Prices have doubled and tripled for this acreage in the past three years, but it can still be bought for as little as 4100 an acre in plots 83 small as 20 acres. Suburban Growth Otherwise, although new construction is fairly general throughout the city, the major trends of growth are to the east and north of Naples along the Tamiami Trail, which corners on the business section of the town in its path along the lower Gulf Coast. East Naples Is almost a community unto itself, a community across Gordon River from the city proper---a working man's community of homes. Here also is located the city's airport, built by the U. S. Army as a World War II air training base and inherited at the end of hostilities and ranked as one of the best of its type in the nation. At the airport is located much of Naples' small industry In masonry buildings left by the Army Air Force paint shops, repair plants, etc. Also nearly a separate community is North Naples. An advancing line of motels, cottage courts, shops and places of bustness of all kind are being built along the Tamiami Trail for 10 miles north of the business section, with homes being built in new development from the highway. areas back Sound-on-film movies were per-,at elv University- of. Illinois and first demonstral, d there in 1991.

9 Naples Historical Society Naples Historic District Initiative Goal: Naples Historical Society, through the Naples Historic District Advisory Roundtable, is working to find a way to extol the unique virtue and personality of the Naples Historic District by having the moral courage to introduce and rally behind a fresh and recognized approach to historic preservation, one that reflects the extraordinary breadth of historic preservation and still respects the needs of the community at large. This project will: 1. NOT replicate in any way, shape or form any past preservation attempt. 2. NOT seek to regulate a paint color, or door knob, or your shrubbery. 3. NOT present economic hardships to anyone. 4. NOT infringe on private property rights. This project will: 1. Showcase the breadth of preservation options for homeowners owning or living in the Naples Historic District. 2. Engage civic and industry leadership, the community, and residents of the District in a thought-provoking discussion on historic preservation. 3. Present a line of intelligence and reasoning on how Naples can incorporate historic preservation into its social and institutional fabric. 4. Need the support of City Council and the greater community as it moves forward. Notes: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 201, Naples, FL Location: th Avenue South, Naples, FL Phone: (239) Fax: (239) Preserving Naples History and Heritage for the Community and Future Generations to Enjoy.