West Broadway Advisory Committee Final Report

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_ _ ~ ` =~~..NE~.riB~.... G.AG~., ~r..:.`-Jul„:~E~.~IBb1Pr..~P):fIi.,; 1:...G~ ~%~-~NE_.AB:._~L`~Vb..JP~~.:clv_~(L_,C~~.-'IV.~.L,.a1~_/V,_r;Li,~E~.~LL.,~ Report an Historical Building Fabric To: City of Eugene CC: HDR, Ina From: Jessica Engeman, Venerable Properties, LLC Date: August 17, 2007 Re: Shaw-MedlTango Center and Taco Time buildings In June 2007 I was engaged as asub-consultant to HDR, Inc. to provide historic preservation consulting for the West Broadway Redevelopment Project. I hold masters degrees in Historic Preservation and Community & Regional. Planning from the University of Oregon. Presently I am Assistant Project Manager/Preservation Specialist for Venen;:ble Properties in Portland. On August 14, 2007, I visited the Shaw-Med/Tango Center and Taco Time build'utgs for the purpose of locating and evaluating any historic fabric remaining from the original buildings on these two sites. This report, summazizes my . findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the two buildings. It should be noted that my site visit did not include any investigative demolition, except where a tenant was able to pull off some flashing on the roof on the Shaw-Med building. My findings are the result of what I could readily see, as well as clues the remodeled buildings gave as to what might be hidden underneath. - Shaw-Med/Tango Center Building -198 W Broadway Built in 1929, this structure originally housed Eugene's public market. As built; the structure was a fine example of Mission Style architecture, with r many Spanish Baroque features, including Churrigueresque columns, , >r- finials, terra cotta friezes, and parapet ornamentation. According to the City of Eugene Cultural Resource Inventory entry for this building dated 1989, the public market building has been remodeled several times. These _ ~ ~ Ta remodels substantially altered both the exterior and interior, resulting in the permanent loss of many of building's character-defining features and the enclosure of the primary facades behind stucco waits. Figure 1. Historic photo of the Public Mazket Findings su;la~g, e.1929 E Original Bailding Fabric/Features Retained • Mass and footprint aze not substantially altered. • From the interior, the top of one arched doorway is visible. It is = likely that other arched doorways aze concealed beneath the stucco fagade. The rhythm of the bays is largely intact -that is, current windows ` and doors are located within the original openings. i , • .According to the tenant, the openings for the transom windows remain.. However, they are currently concealed, so I was not able r to observe this m self. ` _wl It is likely the columns at the azched openings remain under the stucco fagade; however, demolition of the stucco fagade is needed to confirm this. • Some interior column capitals aze partially exposed. • Roof trusses are visible in the attic area; however, these trusses Figure 2. Top of arched doorway visible from the were likely not exposed 3n the original building. interior. I 322 NW Fifth Avenue, Suite 301, Portland, OR 97209 Phone 503/224-2446 Fax 503/224-2311 www.venerableproperties.coin _ _ _a4..~,.._~e