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HRAB 10-16-01 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development 540/665-5651 FAX: 540/665-6395 MEMORANDUM TO: Historic Resources Advisory Board FROM: , Rebecca Ragsdale, Planner I RE: October Meeting Agenda DATE: October 11, 2001 The Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) will be meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, in the first floor conference room of the Frederick County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The HRAB will discuss the following items: AGENDA Review of a request by Steve Gyurisin of Triad Engineering on behalf of the County Court Reporters Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants to rezone 29 acres from the RA (Rural Areas) District to B2 (Business General) District with the HA (Historic Area) Overlay Zone. The property is located along Jordan Springs Road. 2. Other. Please contact this office if you will not be able to attend this meeting. Thank you. Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter the building through the rear door of the four-story wing. I would encourage committee members to park in the county parking lot located behind the new addition or in the Joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back door of the four story wing. 107 North Kent Street • Winchester, Virginia 22601-000 Request and Location Mr. Steve Gyurisin of Triad Engineering has requested on behalf of County Court Reporters that the Historic Resources Advisory Board comment on a rezoning application. The property is located in the Stephenson area along Jordan Springs Road, approximately six miles northeast of Winchester. The applicant is requesting that 29 acres of the property be rezoned from RA to B2 with HA Overlay Zone. This would potentially be the first HA Overlay Zone in the County. The applicant is proffering that permitted uses be limited to the following: Health Services Legal Services Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services General business offices Public buildings Residential uses that are accessory to allowed business uses Historical Significance The property was originally owned by the Jordans who first built a hotel on site in 1843. That hotel later burned. Located on the property today are four structures (please see map). Building A, is the main hotel building and dates to 1893. It is the only surviving example of a 191' Century spa -hotel in Frederick County and is eligible for the State and National Register. The property was probably owned by the Jordan's until it was bought by the Franklin Institute in 1950. it was then bought in 1954 by the Missionary Servants of the Holy Trinity who used it as a monastery. They still own the property but ceased using it in 1972 when Shalom et Benedictus took over. At that time it became a drug rehabilitation center. Over time, the main building has gone through renovations but has retained its architectural integrity and is in good condition. Currently, the property is not in use but has been maintained. The site is not located within study areas of the Battlefield Network Plan. Included in this Agenda • Rezoning Application with proffers • Location map • Preliminary site analysis with area to be rezoned and buildings key • DHR survey form • 1885 Lake's Atlas • USGS Map • Two-page excerpt from Maral Kalbian's book • Interior information U:\COMMITTEES\FIRAB\Agendas\2001 Agendas\Octobcr16,2001.wpd REZONING APPLICATION FORM FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA To be completed by Planning Stajf Zoning. Amendment Number Date Received PC Hearing Date BOS Hearing Date' The following information shall be provided by the applicant: All parcel identification numbers, deed book and page numbers may be obtained from the Office of the Commissioner of Revenue, Real Estate Division, 1.07 North Kent Street, Winchester. 1. Applicant: Name: TRIAD Enizineering, Inc. Telephone: 667-9300 Address: Stephen M. Gylitsin 200 Avaition Drive, POBox2397, Winchester, VA 22604 2. Property Owner (if different than above) Name: Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity Telephone: 1-301-439-0333 Address: 9001 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903 3. Contact person if other than above Name: Stephen M. Gyurisin Telephone: 667-9300 Fax: 667-2260 E-mail: steveg.0 -wine .com 4. Checklist: Check the following items that have been included with this application. Location map X Agency Comments X Plat X Fees X Deed to property X Impact Analysis Statement X Verification of taxes paid X Proffer Statement X 5. The Code of Virginia allows us to request full disclosure of ownership in relation to rezoning applications. Please list below all owners or parties in interest of the land to be rezoned: Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity County Court Reporters, Inc. 6. A) Current Use of the Property: B) Proposed Use of the Property: 7. Adjoining Property: PARCEL ID NUMBER USE Jordan Wirings — Shalom et Benedictus B-2 & Historic District Overlay ZONING Ad -joining Properties are zoned Rural Area (RA) and are large lot residential or Vacant uses See complete list of adjoining property owners and address attached as part of this rezoning application. 8.- Location: The property is located at (give exact location based on nearest road and distance from nearest intersection, using road names and route numbers). The property is located at 1160 Jordan Springs Road (Va. Sec. Route 664) approximately 4.5 miles northeast of the City of Winchester, VA County Court Reporters, Inc. and Court Reporting Consultants plan to purchase the Jordan Springs property and move their corporate office to the property. Approximately seventeen (17) office employees are associated with this move. Employee growth at this location is not anticipated because of the high level of technology associated with these businesses. Following the relocation, a long-term preservation program for the Jordan Springs property is anticipated. The buildings and grounds surrounding the core complex are planned to remain unchanged except for required repairs and maintenance. Amble parking and access exist for the planned office use. The core complex of Jordan Springs consists of four major buildings: - BUILDING "A":The "hotel or main building" which consists of approximately 29,150 square feet. - BUILDING "B":The "administration building" which consists of approximately 2876 square feet. - BUILDING "C":The "shop building" which consists of approximately 4840 square feet. - BUILDING "D":The "original house" which consists of approximately 1750 square feet. The approximate total square footage of Jordan Springs consists of 38, 615 square feet subdivided as follows: - Living Areas 9500 square feet, approximate. - Storage / Utility Areas 7100 square feet, approximate. - Office / Meeting Areas 7200 square feet, approximate. - Shop Areas 2900 square feet, approximate. - Kitchen / Dining Areas 2750 square feet, approximate. - Misc. Attic/Crawl Areas 9165 square feet, approximate. Jordan Springs has been in continuous use as a resort, hotel, seminary and drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for over 100 years. More recently, the complex has been used by the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity as a seminary, and by Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. for alcohol and drug rehabilitation purposes. The transformation from the seminary to the rehabilitation facility occurred gradually in the late 1960's with Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. emerging as the primary user in 1971 - 72. Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. operated at Jordan Springs with between 30 to 50 residents and employees until late 1999. Jordan Springs has been maintained since, as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility by the owners. This use has not been discontinued. The owners have kept staff on board at Jordan Springs to maintain the property in its current use and condition in hopes of having another operator such as Shalom Et Benedictus, Inc. provide similar services. Currently two staff members are employed in such a capacity. REZONING REQUEST PROFFER Parcel Identification Numbers 44-((A))-294 Stonewall Magisterial District Pursuant to Section 15.2-2296 et. Secy of the code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and the provision of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance with respect to conditional zoning, the undersigned applicant hereby proffers that in the event the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County, Virginia, shall approve Rezoning Application for the rezoning of 29.3 (+/-) acres from RA (Rural Area District) to B-2 (Business General District) with a Historic Area Overlay Zone (HA), the undersigned applicant will adhere to the proffer conditions noted below. Development of the subject property shall be done in conformity with the terms and conditions set forth herein, except to the extent that such terms and conditions may be subsequently amended or revised by the applicant and such be approved by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors in accordance with Virginia law. In the event that such rezoning is not granted, then these proffers shall be withdrawn and have no effect whatsoever. Transportation The undersigned, that owns the above described property, hereby voluntarily proffers that if the Board of Supervisors for the County of Frederick, Virginia approves the rezoning for the 29.3 (+/-) acres the undersigned will: Conduct detailed traffic studies and analyses at the site planning stage for the 29.3+ (+/-) acres in accord with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) standards. Provide necessary right-of-way along Route 664 for road improvements. All entrances shall be constructed in accord with VDOT standards. Allowed Uses Limit the allowed uses to: Health Services Legal Services Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services General business offices Public buildings Residential uses which are accessory to allowed business uses The conditions proffered above shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors in interest of the Applicant and Owner. In the event the Frederick County Board of Supervisors grants said rezoning and accepts these conditions; the proffered conditions shall apply io the land rezoned in addition to other requirements set forth in the Frederick County Code. Respectfully Submitted, PROPERTY OWNER By: (signature) (printed name) date) STATE OF , AT LARGE COUNTY, To -wit: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 20_ by My commission expires Notary Public 3UILDING C" ,,--PARKING ILDING 'B" KING BUIL C2 N z Z OWNERS: aw er MISSIONARY SERVANTS OF co THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Q a APPROXIMATE SCALE:1 " = 500' O NOTE: ( W THIS PLAN SHEET HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH AND TREES HAS NOT BEEN FIELD CHECKED. THE BOUNDARY IS APPROXIMATE AND IS oa;9 Number; No INCLUDED FOR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION ONLY. VIRGINIA 4.HIST®RIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION © , wT SURVrY FORINT 34-11 • File Nund,cr 1. County Frederick 2. Historic Name Sulfur Spring Spa Town Stephenson Present Name Same Street No. W. of Fat, 664 at Jordan Date or Period (exact or estimate) ca. 1843 Spring Architect ---- USGS Quad Name Stephenson Builder, craftsman, etc. ----- Quad Date 1966 Source of Name Father Eric Williams Original Owner Jordan's Source of Date Original Use Health Spa - Hotel Present Owner Shalom & Benedietus Present Owner Address Father Eric , WilliamE 3. No. sto3s (dormers count as %Z story): Box A Stephenson, Va. Present Use Wall construction Brick/ stone Rehabilitation center Acreag&nknown 4. Historical Significance (Chain of Tide, Families and Events, etc., connected with the property) /This spa was originally run and built by the Jordan's. There was a hotel on the spot by 1843, and had been used before then as a health spa. The hotel probably burnt down several times, and the present structur probably dates to the 1870's. In 1950 the Franklin Institute bought the spa and owned it until 1954 when Mission Servants of Most Holy Trinity purchased it and used it as a monastary-type place, In January 1972, Shalom and Benedictus purchased the place and are using it for drug rehabilitation center, S. Architectural Significance (Note interesting interior and exterior details, etc., cite significant alterations and additions) This is an extremely large structure, note that it is part brick. Note detail of ornament over the windows - photograph. I could not get inside for a ground plan. i 6. Physical Condition Excellent Good Fair Poor Structure X - -`— X - Grounds -----, Neighborhood X — — —__-- 7. Slate pnrenrial thre,ts to preservation of structure None (Deet) f DIVISION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS ,-ate SURVEY FORM Negative no s .1pQ79, 10080 J Historic name Jormini White Sulfur Springs Common name Shalom et. Beni.dictus, sulfur Spring Spa County/Town/City Rural Frederick County Street address or route number Rt. 664 __ ...., USGS Quad Stephenson Datc or period Mid 19th Century, 1870-1890 Original owner Branch Jordan Architect/ builder/craftsmen Original use Spa -Hotel unknown Present owner Shalom Et Benidietus Source of name owners Present owner address Stephenson, VA Source of date architectural evidence Stories 3 Present use drug and alcohol rehabilitation Foundation and wall const'n 7 -course American bond brick Acreage center. on a split-level stone foundation. 253 agres. Rooftype Hipped roof clad w/ asphalt shingle. State condition of structure and environs Excellent. State potential threats to structure None Note any archaeological interest This was the site of activity around the sulfur springs in the mid -18th century. Also, this is not the original building which was used as a hotel- there was another hi h burned. S ouFd be investigated for possible register potential? yes ® no ❑ Is in very original condition. Architectural description (Note significant features of plan, structural system and interior and exterior decoration, taking care to point out aspects not visible or clear from photographs_ Explain nature and period of all alterations and additions. List any outbuildings and their approximate ages, cemeteries, etc.) The site of the sulfur springs were recognized for their healing value by the Indians before white man settled this area of Frederick County. By 1747, Indians and white men were arguing about who had rights to the spring. The land became part of the Littler grant and exchanged hands until 1834 when the then current owner; Branch Jordan, built a brick building on the site This building apparently burned as did some others which followed it. The present building whic is made of brick and stone seems to have been built in the late 19th century. It is of 7-cours American bond. It is three -and -a -half stories on a split-level stone basement. The basement becomes a full level on the east side of the house. The building has brick piers running the entire height of the building. There are also gable dormers on the building; 3 on the front,l on the side, 2 on the rear. The building is L-shaped in plan with the rear wing being only 2z stories. The building has 2/2 light windows; segmental arches over the openings except on the 3rd story where they are flat arches. There are 2 doors on the entry level, front of the building which have 4 -light transoms above. The stone English basement of the building has brick segmental arches over the openings. The building has a stepped brick cornice; exposed raf ters in the eaves and some of the windows are paired. A 19 -bay wrap-around porch which is 2 levels and 2 stories is found on the front and sides of the building. The supports are chamfere columns. There is a sawn balustrade and plain handrail and exposed rafters in the eaves of the porch roof. The rear 2 story ell which gives the Spa its L -shape appears to have been added just a little bit later than the main building. It has a central brick chimney and integral 2 -story porches.on its west side. There is a frame cabin(?) just NW of the main building. It is: 2 stories on a split-level base- ment; 3bays wide; symmetrical; has a gable roof with standing seam metal; 6/6 windows; louvere shutters; ext. end brick chimney(unable to see the type of bond);fronted by a 3 -bay, 1 level vernacular cor^h with chamfered column supports, a plain handrail and cross -rail balustrade. Perhaps this was one of several cabins that were found on the property- ones that could be rented. The only other original outbuildings appear to be the frame shed located East of the house by the creek and the open octagonal springhouse located North of the house near the entrance to the property. It is a pergola w/ a shallow conical roof. The supports are baseles Interior inspected? doric columns. Although, some of the parts of this garden structure have surely Historical significance (Chain of title; individuals, families, events, etc., associated with the property.) modern buildings on t i property. One is a 2 -story concrete block workshop located south of the main building. The othE is a 1 story brick office building located West of the main building. No, the interior was not inspected. The use of this building has changed several times since it was built. It was originally built as a spa -hotel. The history of its ownership needs to be further researched, but briefly what occured is that it was in its peak of use in the late 19th Century when people would come by train from Baltimore, Washington, New York and Philadelphia to enjoy the water and the social life. The spa was abandoned for some years in the 20th century until it was bought by the Franklin Institute in 1950. They sold it in 1954 to the Catholic Church and it was used by the Mission Servants of the Holy Trinity Monastery until 1972. They did a lot of renovation to the building including replacing the swimming pool dressing rooms with a library and the ballroom with a chapel. They sold it to Shalom et Benidictus, a private, non-profit, non -denominational residential treatment community for teenagers with emotional or family -related probles, in 1972. The current owners have also done a lot of work to the building yet retained its archi- tectural integrity. This property should definitely be placed on the State and National RegistE as it exemplifies an unusual building type from a "lost era". R.B&RP.Wrht EsEolTos.Pajrie • \ \ 'School Payne, P • '" BaaZt cEBower Est Or6Barrza. �frs.P¢ e,• Sp*"'9 thernaLa .Ch �s-- yJsarf� • Z•nv 9 shim�o • • \ \ e®, Spr;>rgs •TasBoples Geo. ardiser .. • •----jras.WSYep7�s+soni OAD hOa.GOr rat J •��� �ordurnWHITE ALT, PO. �' ''� TOSh. 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Brick pilaster me the. ent-J%a, heigh� avu-5c of rhe bau'ding and divide thA: front cievatior, into nine A rtud— ninercenth-century ftanie cov:kuzeand the -xtagomil pavuiion located N tan;i -S ,-It m -v over the spring survive from earlier eras (FIS ure 4.34). The 1879 Ruta; I-m-amwk, �Um:o Hared-Bfxk of �Irgmia deschbrs the spnngs as "havmg consideralble le.-Utarion for the cure of disease, and are lilvrally patrt,nizzed. The water of the Jordan Springs is very much like that of Greenbrier White Sulphur, and it is used in the sanie class of dtieasts."-'O t ?IMI;g�� Ut jord,,ul%� whize M ur S. K Wlir and Rc&.�Mtr.ic"Z . - 'I Civil nating boards of lightand dark w(-K,)d, creating a striped Vattern- The marble mantels 'feature P,,-)und arches and de-corarive sm'Als. The N ;-,iize Vista rroperty is ako significant for its fine collection outbuildirljgs, incli;ding , a brick bake oven with a stone toundation that aM.ears to predate the house; the Damn, icehouse, Summer ki-,chen, and, me-.,- house that date to ca. P-183. and a chicken hou�. -e� s -nv bam, and gar tha� gram -1r;. equipmen: heel, scale hou, hi date to the nvcmieth ce-ntury (Figure 4-32). ()YW (Y -x tha: jrce �4 Btilw Ptiblic ,ocial lite in Frederick County wascurtailed -,-',reatlV by the Recreation Civil �Xat. -Me absence of niany men and the militan, acri--'M in the ec n) rove a '- area 4mited normolscxial activities. As the rant: im d rJ the are.a. <rubilized, die austmy of the war vean ove wav it) a wide raa?<we ofsociJevents. Winchester remained the social and cultural center of the counqChurches and private l;ornes were still the p.n- mary, sites of so-zial ictiviry in the rural areas. Several newspaper., were ewiblished during this peritxL In 1865, the W'mchester News, the Winchestenr Tmie5, and the kAncbXster JourrJ were starred.18 The Myw"- �r Sur was established in 18% and is still published. A -,,limber (yf literary societies met frequently in the area. poemsn and essays, which wen c ere thircLiLited among other mmMI e'rs- fi)r dEcussion. T,A(.) mineral springs resorts operated in the county during this pent,xi, buth 4which were started earlier in the nineteenth Century. Ro,-k E -mm Spriqo =J Nfineral Baths, located in a remote ave a west of Norrh Nt Yttntain, was demolished in 194-1. Npr.Tlgis 'Icd near Stepl-ienson aK)ut six indcs m)r-heast of Sulphur Spring Spa 34-110 Interior Analysis`: High Victorian newel post, identical to the one at the Richard's House 34-32. Although the interior has been renovated to be used as a facility for substance abuse treatment, the work could easily be removed and the original parts of the building still be there such as the original staircase, windows, fluted trim if/ bull's eye corner blocks, decorative wooden motifs above segmental windows and doors and wrought iron colonettes in some of the rooms. W a-msrructed m, dx 1 S7 C's as a two -store, five -bay, brick I -house with a rear ell, -the Ri4J'umd's Howse is one Of the most elaimrate Folk Mictorim,style dwelliri�s in the counry (Figure 42 ). The two-smry .3 bay (.,.n the east eT-d w added in the 1890s and reflects Queen Anne—style influences. The brick is Laid in a seven -course American - bond pattern and is artfully used in the -decorative cornice. The elab- orate tv cortx-led brick comice is painted white k)r greater emphasi& tn't r to atures Include a cenwil-front gable, which alludes toy Gothic. Re'',ival precedents; rwo round -arched windows in the cerim-.11 ifont g-�iHe:Erick jack arches over the wind-ows; nvo interior gabie-end brick chimnevs; and a three -bay front porch with turned suMx)rts, sawn Erie twits, pend Unvs. and a bmckeed comice. The interior of the Ricjvr,,L� I-_4,)U3e a6) rcflect� Victomn de-igns, with ctS helnrilv apf-licd .IPJ wo'oderl w:m-oL'Ot (Y-finue 4.1-41, Lane, V4� xunry S INnst 'zx"irg" tz. ")�' '4 '�:'u UM P;1- 4.24 The rnkr,.,r R;chardh House cjtis st(-ok uo"d- wark typicilol'the Vicum�zn TPx nvLuive iwue;- N)Sr LIS .pr` t'If Wi5t., I nu X fluzz.g and chamfered COMLIS with spa& tv.-I-rk, It 3 ilferaica! U.", 'a mucl txst x dle TTWM 5a�,at T;rdan-s White in 1893.