1. Welcome to the Historical Home Research Presentation Presented by David R.G. Webb President, HPI Landmarked Home Owner www.HistoricPueblo.org Sponsored by Historic Pueblo, Inc.

2. About the Presenter www.HistoricPueblo.org President Community Safety Officer Commission Member

3. Purpose of this Presentation Introduce you to Historic Pueblo, Inc. Inform you to what is needed to Landmark your home. Show you how to obtain the information that is required. Enthuse you to learn more about your home. www.HistoricPueblo.org

4. What is HPI? Historic Pueblo, Inc is a non-profit organization whose responsibility is to educate and promote ideas, programs, actions and plans to enable our community to respect and preserve our unique architectural resources and cultural heritage. HPI works to foster greater understanding of the importance of historic preservation for the future growth of our city based on an understanding and appreciation of our past. www.HistoricPueblo.org

5. What do we do? Sponsor the Historic Home Tours in October Assist organizations & the City with grants Educational classes and presentations. Order and help pay for Resource plaques Order and pay for Landmark plaques Fun events & FUNd raisers www.HistoricPueblo.org

6. Historic Resource Plaque Lists your property on the Pueblo Registry of Resourced Properties, maintained by the H.P.I. Year your house was built on the plaque. One year membership included with purchase. No regulations from the Historic Preservation Commission. www.HistoricPueblo.org

7. Historic Resource Plaque Qualifications Property must be 50 years old or older History of the building or other facts of interest about the home, its site, or its occupants Photographs of the house www.HistoricPueblo.org

8. Historic Landmark Designation Lists your property on the Pueblo Registry of Historic Resources, maintained by the H.P.C. Year your house was built on the plaque. Application fee paid to the City. There are minor regulations from the H.P.C. 20% tax credit for restoration projects. www.HistoricPueblo.org

9. Historic Landmark Designation Qualifications 2 of 3 of the following: 1.Special historic or prehistoric interest or importance; or 2.Special architectural, engineering or aesthetic interest or importance; or 3.Special geographic interest or importance. www.HistoricPueblo.org

10. Historic Landmark Designation www.HistoricPueblo.org Information and Forms Obtained from Historic Preservation Commission http://www.pueblo.us/cgi-bin/gt/tpl_page.html,template=1&content=683&nav1=1& Historic Pueblo, Inc. www.HistoricPueblo.org Click on Home Research

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12. Historic Landmark Designation www.HistoricPueblo.org Process Turn in application to Planning Department (211 E. D Street). Reviewed by the Planning Department. Public Meeting held by Historic Preservation Commission. Reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Commission. Public Meeting held by City Council.

13. Historic Landmark Designation www.HistoricPueblo.org FACT vs MYTH If I Landmark my property, the government has to approve any changes. If I Landmark my property, it will make it hard to sell. The process is hard. It takes too long to get approved.

14. Historic Landmark Designation www.HistoricPueblo.org Certificate of Appropriateness Information about a C.O.A. can be obtained from the City website http://www.pueblo.us/cgi-bin/gt/tpl_page.html,template=35&content=776&nav1=1& Historic Pueblo, Inc. www.HistoricPueblo.org Click on Home Research

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16. RESOURCES Pueblo County Assessor’s website Pueblo County Clerk & Recorder’s Office Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library Pueblo County Historical Society Bessemer Historical Society Ellis Island website (EllisIsland.org) Cemetery websites Internet www.HistoricPueblo.org

17. Online Research Google, Yahoo! or other search engines Sample search criteria is “architectural styles” Example website is: OntarioArchitecture.com CRITERIA 1: ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION www.HistoricPueblo.org

18. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org I Agree http://www.co.pueblo.co.us/cgi-bin/webatrbroker.wsc/ackatr.p Website: www.HistoricPueblo.org Click on Home Research CRITERIA 2: HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

19. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org House Number Street Name

20. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Parcel Number

21. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Legal Description Example: Lots 41 + 42 BLK 5 LAKEWOOD SUB

22. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Reception Numbers

23. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Owner History

24. County Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Book & Page Numbers

25. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library www.HistoricPueblo.org

26. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library City Directories Sanborn Fire Maps High School Albums Ancestry.com Marriage License information (1851 - 1939) Numerous other resources www.HistoricPueblo.org Third Floor Resources

27. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library Who the head of household was for your house. Spouses name Adult children living at home. Occupations Telephone numbers www.HistoricPueblo.org City Directories

28. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library Published from the late 1880’s to the present Published yearly until 1919, then semi-annually 1927 – present: Addresses listed by street in the back of the book. 1914 – 1926: Addresses listed by street in the front of the book. Prior to 1914: Addresses are not listed separately. NOTE: These are occupants, not necessarily owners. www.HistoricPueblo.org City Directories

29. www.HistoricPueblo.org You are going to want to notate: Date person moved in to Date person moved out

30. Clerk & Recorder’s Office Second Floor www.HistoricPueblo.org

31. Clerk & Recorder’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org

32. Clerk & Recorder’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Note: The Clerk’s Office charges for photocopies. 25 cents per page for regular photocopies, $1.25 for photocopies from microfilm.

33. Clerk & Recorder’s Office Tower of Record Books www.HistoricPueblo.org

34. Clerk & Recorder’s Office Grantor/Grantee www.HistoricPueblo.org GRANTOR One who is a sellor. GRANTEE One who is a buyee.

35. Clerk & Recorder’s Office Grantor/Grantee www.HistoricPueblo.org GRANTOR One who is a sellor. GRANTEE One who is a buyee.

36. Clerk & Recorder’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Search Deed Books using the information from the Assessor website and/or City Directories. Start from most recent, and go backwards. Search for Grantee. Look for the Legal Description. Once found, it will give you the Grantor. The Grantor may or may not be the person found in the City Directory.

37. Clerk & Recorder’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org Once You Find the Record Notate the Book Number and the Page Number. Record’s Clerk will pull the archived Deed book. Find the record on the notated Page Number. Verify it is the correct document. Ask the Clerk to photocopy it.

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39. Clerk & Recorder’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org If You Can’t Find the Record… Start from the beginning, looking for the Grantor. POSSIBLE PROBLEMS Property was transferred in a Will. Property was transferred by result of a Court Order. Deed filed in the wrong section of the book. Property was foreclosed upon.

40. While you are at the Clerk & Recorder’s Office… www.HistoricPueblo.org

41. Go across the hall to the Assessor’s Office www.HistoricPueblo.org

42. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library www.HistoricPueblo.org

43. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library City Directories – Find information on the owners you found – Available on Microfilm, e-mailable Sanborn Fire Maps – Available for the years 1883, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1904-05, 1941, 1951 www.HistoricPueblo.org Third Floor Resources

44. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library www.HistoricPueblo.org Sanborn Fire Maps

45. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library City Directories Sanborn Fire Maps High School Albums – Great source of photographs – Information about a person (sports, clubs, etc.) – Available on 3 rd Floor, and in Archives www.HistoricPueblo.org Third Floor Resources

46. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library www.HistoricPueblo.org High School Albums

47. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library City Directories Sanborn Fire Maps High School Albums Ancestry.com www.HistoricPueblo.org Third Floor Resources

48. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library Free on Library’s computer (5 hour time limit) Census records www.HistoricPueblo.org Ancestry.com

49. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library Free on Library’s computer (5 hour time limit) Census records Passport information Ship manifests Naturalization records Military records Marriage/Death records www.HistoricPueblo.org Ancestry.com

50. Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library City Directories Sanborn Fire Maps High School Albums Ancestry.com Marriage records (1851 - 1939) Pueblo Chieftain archives Much, much more www.HistoricPueblo.org Third Floor Resources

51. Pueblo County Historical Society Located at 201 West "B" Street Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 543-6772 www.HistoricPueblo.org

52. Pueblo County Historical Society Edward Broadhead Library – Biographies of Colorado – Photographs of homes, people, and tons more – The Lore – Over 2,500 Maps Living History www.HistoricPueblo.org

53. Bessemer Historical Society Located at 215 Canal Street Pueblo, CO 81004 (719) 564-9086 www.HistoricPueblo.org

54. Bessemer Historical Society Photographs News Articles Bessemer Indicator www.HistoricPueblo.org

55. Results of Your Research Complete history of the people who lived in your home. Chain of Title Completed Historical Landmark Designation Application. www.HistoricPueblo.org

56. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org Application can be found at www.HistoricPueblo.org Click on Home Research

57. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org

58. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org

59. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org

60. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org

61. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org

62. Landmark Application www.HistoricPueblo.org

63. Getting Your House Landmarked Submit your application to the Planning Department (211 E. D Street). Public Hearing before the H.P.C. Public Hearing before the City Council. Pop the cork on the champagne. www.HistoricPueblo.org

64. One of Pueblo’s More Recently Landmarked Homes www.1007LakeAvenue.com www.HistoricPueblo.org

65. Summary Introduced you to Historic Pueblo, Inc. Learned what is needed to Landmark your home. Learned how to obtain the information required. Became enthused about learning more about your home. www.HistoricPueblo.org

66. Credits City of Pueblo Planning Department Robert Hoag Rawlins Library Pueblo County Clerk & Recorder’s Office Pueblo County Assessor’s Office Pueblo County Historical Society Bessemer Historical Society Ellis Island website (EllisIsland.org) Cemetery websites flickr.com usgwarchives.org Sanborn Fire Map Central High School Wildcat annuals Ancestry.com OntarioArchitecture.com www.HistoricPueblo.org

67. Join HPI www.HistoricPueblo.org Individual ($25.00) Family ($35.00) Sustaining ($50.00) Corporate ($100.00) Sponsor ($200.00) Benefactor ($300.00) If you are a Senior Citizen age 62 or older, you qualify for a $5.00 discount on an Individual or Family membership. Go to www.HistoricPueblo.org to download a membership application or pay online using PayPal.

68. Thank You for attending! www.HistoricPueblo.org Questions?