Project 2040: Historic Preservation in Naples, Florida

It Takes a Community to Preserve One!

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Preservation of the Naples Historic District

Project Goal The Society s 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.

Replicate a past preservation attempt. Regulate your shrubbery. Present economic hardships. Infringe on private property rights.

I no no, h n?

I not no, wh n?

If not now, when?

If not now, when? Florida Trust for Historic Preservation National Trust for Historic Preservation Secretary of the Interior National Register 50% Rule Substantial Improvements State Historic Preservation Office Charm and Character New Construction Bert Harris Act Land Use and Zoning Is This Our Last Chance?

Naples Breaking All Growth Marks October 30, 1957 Pioneer Developers of Waterfront Homesites Summer 1958 Helping Naples Grow! --March and April, 1979

Change is inevitable. All we can do is to try to keep it on the most desirable track. --Earl Hodges, April 2011, Naples Historical Society s Oral History Project

Pupils at Palm Cottage over 2,000 school children visit Historic Palm Cottage through field trips every year! Calusa Elementary School, 2014

Historic Structure Commonly known as a building or object that has achieved some significance to the community in the last 50+ years. It is the contiguous nature of many historic structures and contributing resources that make up the uniqueness of a DISTRICT.

Historic Structure Contributing Resource Any building, site or object that adds value to the significance of a District as a whole. It may not be historic in itself.

Historic Structure Contributing Resource Naples Historic District A significant concentration of sites, buildings, structures, objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.

Historic Structure Contributing Resource Naples Historic District National Register of Historic Places is a list of registered individual houses and districts that contribute to the significance of a district. Being ON a list imposes NO federal or state regulatory requirements of any type. Quote from the National Register: From the Federal perspective, property owners can do whatever they want with their property as long as there are NO federal monies attached to the property.

1. Use for its historic purpose Secretary of the Interior s Standards for Rehabilitation 2. Retention of Distinguishing Architectural Characteristics 3. Recognition of Historic Period 4. Property changes that have acquired significance shall be retained 5. Distinctive features shall be preserved 6. Repair before replace 7. Surface cleaning shall be gentle 8. Archeological resources affected by a project should be preserved 9. Compatible Design for New Alterations and Additions 10. New additions should not impair form and integrity

Historic Structure Contributing Resource Naples Historic District National Register of Historic Places Preservation Approach refers to the four distinct but interrelated standards of treatment or levels of preservation work given to historic structures. In our case, it is how we treat contributing structures IN a recognized historic district.

Historic Structure Contributing Resource Naples Historic District National Register of Historic Places Preservation Approach What National Trust does is far more than what we will divulge today, but for our purposes, it s important to note that they watch over the federal dollars spent on preservation projects. Federal dollars come in the form of grants. National Trust for Historic Preservation

Historic Structure Contributing Resource Naples Historic District National Register of Historic Places Preservation Approach National Trust for Historic Preservation FIRST: Substantial Improvements refer to improvement costs that are incurred in ONE 12-month period that EXCEED 50% of the construction value of the house NOT the dirt: SECOND: 50% Rule states that a building must be elevated and brought into compliance if the repair/restoration/rehabilitation costs are 50% or more of the value of the building Substantial Improvements and the 50% Rule

1. Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation (aka State Historic Preservation Office SHPO) 1. Florida Department of State 2. Florida Division of Cultural Resources 3. Florida Trust for Historic Preservation 4. National Park Service through the Secretary of the Interior 5. National Trust for Historic Preservation 6. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Assistance) FEMA manages the Nat l Flood Ins. Program 7. City of Naples

FLORIDA FACTS?? counties have historic districts?? have multiple districts Palm Beach County has?? historic districts Sarasota County has?? St. Johns (St. Augustine) has? Miami Dade has?? Collier County =?

FLORIDA FACTS 52 counties have historic districts 32 have multiple districts Palm Beach County has 16 historic districts Sarasota County has 17 St. Johns (St. Augustine) has 8 Miami Dade has 10 Collier County = 1

INFLUENTIAL FACTORS 1. Growth 2. Market Economics 3. Construction & Maintenance 4. Geography 5. Gentle mis-interpretations

% Historic Structures YES: 71% NO: 29%

Four Approaches to Historic Preservation SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Identify, Retain, Preserve Protect & Maintain Repair Replace NATIONAL REGISTER = Preserve = Rehabilitate = Restore = Reconstruct

Identify, Retain & Preserve: 107 Broad Ave S. - 1910

Protect & Maintain: 40 9 th Ave. So. - 1909

Repair and Restore: 287 11 th Ave. So. - 1920

Replace: The Naples Pier - 1888

A Palm Cottage Story About the Front Porch.

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A Palm Cottage Story About the Front Porch. BEFORE AFTER

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Reasons for a Breakdown in Preserving the Naples Historic District 1. Macro-Level Factors 2. FEMA and NFIP 3. Process Issues

Reasons for a Breakdown in Preserving the Naples Historic District 1. Macro Level Factors 2. FEMA and NFIP 3. Process Issues

Process Predicaments

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Historic Structure Definition: It is defined as a building or structure that is individually listed in the National Register OR is a contributing property in a National Register listed District.

The functioning parts of many older systems, such as compressors and their ductwork, and wiring and pipes may often need to be upgraded or entirely replaced in order to accommodate the new use and to meet code requirements.

Preservation Approaches Preserve Maintain Restore Replace

St. Augustine West Palm Beach Miami Beach

St. Augustine Historic Preservation: 2. Retention of Distinguishing Architectural Characteristics 3. Recognition of Historic Period 9. Compatible Design for New Alterations and Additions

The Naples Historic District is less than 1/10 th of 1 square mile!

MOVING FORWARD! 1. Accept the thinking presented today.

MOVING FORWARD! 1. Accept the thinking presented today. 2. Create and endorse new construction guidelines.

MOVING FORWARD! 1. Accept the thinking presented today. 2. Create and endorse new construction guidelines. 3. Consider incentives for: i. Approaches #1 - #4 and ii. New construction in the vernacular.

NABOR, AIA, Contractors Land Use Attorneys BTB Presentation City of Naples

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 Mary S. Smith, Board Chairman Kris Kaltenborn, Vice-Chair, Northern Trust Elaine L. Reed, MPA, President & CEO Frederick W. Wakelin, Jr., Treasurer, Retired *********** Joseph S. Burke, CEO, Spec Consulting Joe Frontiero, 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, William Raveis - Florida, LLC Jim Steller, American Structural Engineering

Naples Historical Society, Inc. 239-261-8164 www.napleshistoricalsociety.org Historic Palm Cottage 137 12 th Avenue South One block east of the Naples Pier Let s Become Members Today! Administration: 107 Broad Avenue South, 34102