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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Juan Muniz-Record of Prior ProceedingsAPPEAL OF DENIAL OF HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF 1501 BRICKELL AVENUE -ST. JUDE CHURCH HEPB NO. 13-00403 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS July 25, 2013 City Commission Meeting 1. January, 2013- Report to the City of Miami HEPB in opposition to historic designation prepared by Ellen J. Uguccioni; Historical Consultant 2. CV of Ellen J. Uguccioni, St. Jude Historical Consultant 3. February 5, 2013- Statement by St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Pastor Damon Geiger 4. February 5, 2013- St. Jude Powerpoint presentation to the HEPB 5. CD of Agenda Item HEPB.1 of the February 5, 2013 Historic and Environmental Preservation Board Meeting obtained from the City 6. July 25, 2013- Response to Applicant's Designation Report by John S. Garner, M.Arch., Ph.D. 7 CV of John S. Garner, M.Arch.,Ph.D., St. Jude Preservation Consultant and Professor of Architecture 8. April 8, 2013- St. Jude Powerpoint presentation to the HEPB 9. CD of Agenda Item HEPB.1 of the April 8, 2013 Historic and Environmental Preservation Board Meeting obtained from the City 10. April 8, 2013- Resolution HEPB-R-13-012 denying the application for historic designation 11. U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register Criteria, Criteria Consideration A: Religious Properties 12. July 25, 2013- St. Jude Powerpoint presentation to the City Commission • MIA_ACTIVE 4075370.2 13 - OOfv,'g- S�'vv�'Y7/ 7�Q.� .�uGZr� l �!Uv / Z - f'� n CC Or r I•r, or Pro ceed 'gs Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk A REPORT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI'S HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD CONCLUDING THAT ST. 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'''',,'''''4''''';''''''.'ll',',,;',!,3:'',71;le',44 Prepared by: Ellen J. Uguccioni January 2013 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk STATUTORY AUTHORITY CITY OF MIAMI: CHAPTER 23, CITY CODE FEDERAL GUIDELINES: 36 CFR PART 60 In 1966, the Congress of the United States enacted the "National Historic Preservation Act. That act (among other things) set forth the eligibility criteria for listing in the National Register; created the Advisory Board for Historic Preservation, and later in a revision, set out instructions for Federal Income Tax relief for significant, depreciable National Register properties. Around the country in the 1970s in particular, local municipalities/counties began to take stock of their own historic resources. Prior to the enactment of the Federal law, in 1936 South Carolina enacted the first local preservation ordinance in the country. The point is this: The majority of the local offices turned to the information contained within the Federal legislation —many times often quoting the legislation line by line. So the comparisons made between the National Register of Historic P, laces and ,the Local registers are relevant to our analysis. THE CITY OF MIAMI'S.CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH The City of Miami ("the city") has claimed that St. Jude Melkite. Catholic Church is eligible under the following criteria contained within Chapter 23 of the Miami City Code. Please note the prefatory paragraph, which must be met BEFORE applying the criteria for significance. "Saint Jude Melkite Catholic Church has significance as it relates to the historic heritage of Miami and possesses integrity of setting, feeling, design, association, materials and location," AND MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: Section 23-4 (a) 3 Exemplify the historical, cultural, political, economical, or social trends of the community Section 23-4 (a) 5 Embody those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, or period, or method of construction Section 23-4 (a) 8 has yielded or may be likely to yield information in .prehistory or • history. To designate a property in Miami only one criterion has to be met —however, the City must prove its case with substantial evidence rather than anecdotal•points or supposition. The city rightfully calls out the criteria exceptions (i.e. properties generally Not eligible for listing in the local or national register.) The following is excerpted from the National Register of Historic Places Brochure, and the Miami City Code, Chapter 23-4 (6) St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13, Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Page 2 The brochure is accessible at: wvvw.nps.govipublicationsibuiletinsibrochure This excerpt speaks to the exceptions that will allow a normally "unlistable" Property to be considered eligible for National Register listing. Please note the first category, which speaks to religious properties. • a.. a religii us pr.perty deriving PRIMARY SIGNIFIEANCE from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importzunce; or • b. a building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person or event; or • c. a birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance if there is no other appropriate site or building directly associated with his productive life; or • d. a cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves ofpersons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; or • e. a reconstructed building' when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived; or a property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical significance; or. ST JUDE'S PRIMARY SIGNIFICANCE ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC DISTINCTION? The city's report on page 2 quotes a newspaper article that uses hyperbolic prose to describe the opening of the chapel. Any such newspaper article would be complimentary, and while the reporter calls the building "Romanesque -Gothic", he could hardly be considered a scholar in architectural history. Further, in the city's report, the writer (presumably) highlights the chapel's significance, the writer launches into a description of the Romanesque style using internet sources which includes a floor plan —not specifically for the Chapel of the Assumption, but for any Romanesque church. The report notes: The St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church comprises ni 11 of the above features and is a unique example of Romanesque architecture in Miami. In fact, the architectural treatment of St. Jude has equally as many features that are NOT Illustrated in that generic floor plan Further, at least two-thirds of the paragraph (page 2, pp.3) speaks to the arrangement of the INTERIOR spaces, which is not under consideration for local historic designation. u e Melkite Catholic Church Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Page 3 The report never tells us what Romanesque features characterize St. Jude —but uses this Internet source and then reports that it is basically the same as other churches From the 12111-14th centuries. Most scholars agree that the period of Romanesque architecture, (which preceded the Gothic style is from c. 1050-1100. On page 3 of the report a Romanesque plan is illustrated. St. Jude does not have a semi -circular apse with side chapels; there is no sacristy behind the apse that is also semicircular in shape; the transepts are much longer than the ones in St. Jude's and there are no side chapels that give the transepts a circular profile. Historical Significance On pages 3 and 4 there is a summary of the Cuban exodus, following Castro's Communist revolution in Cuba. Footnote number 10 is an article from Tequesta, the Journal of the Historical Museum of South Florida (now History Miami) The article is entitled: "The Miami Diocese and the Cuban Refugee Crisis of 1960-1961" by Francis J. Sicius, Ph.D. The article is a summary of the Catholic Charities and Father Walsh's Ministry in assisting the emigres in finding shelter, etc. THE CHAPEL OF THE ASSUMPTION IS NEVER SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED. As a small girl's school, the Academy of the Assumption, could not have been that significant in the overall housing of emigres as they would have had little space, and only girls would be allowed housing. The Archdiocese called for all Catholic churches to offer aide, but the primary heart of the effort was at the Gesso church. The applicant mentions a number of events that are presumed to bolster the case for historic significance. Included are President Truman's brief welcome at the school in 1948; Christina Saralegui de Avila a "famous Cuban -American journalist, actress, and talk show host" graduated from the Assumption Academy; Madonna had her child baptized there, and "Jebby" Bush was married there. These events are temporal, and their historical importance is questionable. There is nothing in these series of events that would help the argument that the church is historic. In our opinion both of the criteria, i.e. Architectural or Artistic Excellence, and its association in a major way with the history of Miami have NOT been proven. . ISSUES OF INTEGRITY [The property must possess] integrity of setting, feeling, design, association, materials and location. (Section 23-4 (a) Miami City Code.) This sentence precedes the actual criteria for significance, and it clearly establishes the fact that if a property can not meet these standards, the criteria can not be considered, As Chapter 23 of the city's code does not definethe National Register definition is provided: Integrity ---authenticity of a property's historic identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property's historic or prehistoric period. St. lude e Catholic Church Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Page 4 Simply put, integrity means that the appearance of the property under consideration has not been changed to such a degree that it no longer looks like, it did when it was first built. Further, the reference to integrity of setting means, it is' sited in the same way and is in the same environment that it was when originally built. In this case, the Chapel was both commissioned and built by the Archdiocese headquartered in Philadelphia. The use of a Philadelphia architect, and the facing with Indiana limestone are common in Philadelphia not in South Florida. Further, the nuns themselves were from Philadelphia. The setting was irreparably changed when the Academy of the Assumption's buildings were demolished for the constructionof a high rise. ADDITIONS From 1981-1982 the church added a two-story rectory and another building that houses two social halls on the first floor and classrooms on the second floor. A parking lot and loggia were also added. The rectory contains a kitchen and dining room on the first floor, while the priest's quarters are located on the second floor. The loggia is square arched and connects the different buildings including the church. It also frames a courtyard that is left green with no paving. The style of the additions is modern, and in no way compatible with the Chapel of the Assumption. They were designed by Coral Gables' architect Hervin A.R.Romney. CHANGES TO THE BUILDING'S EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR (Note: The interior changes are included only because the city's report spends much time on it in their description of the interior, the interior is NOT considered in the designation) EXTERIOR CHANGES TO THE CHAPEL MADE BY ST JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH • New roof (Barrel tile changed to an "S" tile • New doors with icon stained glass images An addition of a large signboard installed at the corner of Brickell Avenue and South 15th Road. • INTERIOR CHANGES (Note, while the interior is not a part of this designation, it is imperative that the HEPB is aware of the differences in the Eastern Byzantine religious rituals and liturgy versus the Roman Catholic rituals and liturgy) • Three-dimensional statues were removed and replaced with mosaic icons • An organ was installed in the choir loft • A Byzantine -rite altar replaced the Roman -rite altar, and the level of the altar was changed. • Pulpits were installed on either side of the front • A rudimentary iconostasis (the screen that separates the altar) was installed • A baptismal font was installed • A Byzantine -rite altar replaced the Roman -rite altar, and the level of the altar was changed. St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Page 5 • Pulpits were installed on either side of the front • A Byzantine -rite altar replaced the Roman -rite altar, and the level of the altar was changed. • Pulpits were installed on either side of the front • A rudimentary iconostasis (the screen that separates the altar) was installed • A baptismal fontwas installed • The ceiling, lights were replaced • The paintings on the ceiling were replaced by acoustical tiles • The stations of the cross were replaced • Some of the pews were reoriented Whereas the Chapel when built occupied a small .portion of the land along Brickell, It now runs along the entire length of Brickell because of the modern additions, which dwarf the original Chapel of the Assumption. The chapel was designed and oriented to serve the Academy of the Assumption, which owned at least four more acres of land. All but a vestigeof the buildings that once served the Academy have been demolished —and high-rise buildings now surround the St. Jude Complex. These changes have greatly impacted the original setting, design, association and feeling of the existing St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church. Our conclusion: The integrity of the DESIGN and ASSOCIATION has both been irreparably destroyed by the additions, improvements, made to the church. Our conclusion: The integrity of the DESIGN and ASSOCIATION have both been irreparably destroyed by the additions, improvements, made to the church and it's setting, which has been lost BOUNDARIES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL Sec. 23-4 (a) 8. Boundaries. The designation report shall include a map or maps indicating proposed boundaries. Boundaries for historic resources shall generally include the entire property or tract of land, unless such tract is so large that portions thereof are visuallyand functionally unrelated to any contributing structure or landscape feature. Historic district boundaries shall in general be drawn to include all contributing structures reasonably contiguous within an area and may include properties which individually do not contribute to the historic character of the district, but which' require regulation in order to control potentially adverse influences on the character and integrity of the district. Archaeological zone boundaries shall generally conform to natural physiographic features which were the focal points for prehistoric and historic activities or may be drawn along property lines, streets, or geographic features to facilitate efficient management. Submitted into the public record in connection with , Page 6 item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St Jude Melkite Catholic Church OUR ANALYSIS The city has mapped archaeological zones (that is, those areas which are most likely to yield sub -surface discoveries.) Those areas closest to the water are considered most probable, as indigenous peoples would have access to bounty of the sea and Be closest to the water where their boats would have been launched for fishing or • visiting a trading post ( in latter centuries.) If a property is within a "high -probably" zone, the only time this would carry immediate significance is if any excavations are done. At. that time, an archaeological survey would be carried out. In and of itself, it is not a reason to designate a property. ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS, INCONSISTENCIES IN THE CITY'S REPORT, AND A FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE WORK OF HENRY S. DAGIT & SONS, A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF THE ROMANESQUE STYLE There are significant faults in the arguments for the local historic designation of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church in a report first developed by certain members of the congregation, dated September 14, 2012, and then reviewed by members of the city's Historic Preservation Staff. The map included by the congregation and the city, separates the main church (the sanctuary) from the remainder of the property which includes two, two-story additions that dwarf the chapel, and are used by the church as a rectory, administrative offices, social halls, and classrooms. CorafGables' architect HervinA.R.Romney built the additions between 1981 and 1982. When a property is designated, all of the buildings that are associated with the working church must be considered part of the designation. While the city's map includes ALL of the property connected to St. Jude it also is inaccurate. The footprints the city illustrated do not represent the actual configuration of buildings, and further, the map does not show the CONNECTIONS to the church. While some of those connections are minor, they nonetheless affect the integrity of the chapel And become very much a part of the church campus. Further, a quick look at the at the city's map portrays (though inaccurately) two non- contributing buildings that take up at least 2/3rds of the entire church campus. For a property of this type, the best way to describe it would be as a "complex." As such, the preponderance of the buildings on the site must also contribute to the reasons given for its significance. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Page 7 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk THE ARCHITECTS: HENRY S, DAGIT AND SONS A THRIVING PRACTICE IN PHILADELPHIA The career of Henry Dandurant Dagit was blessed with a prolific career when he was named architect for the Archdiocese of Trenton, New Jersey in 1898, this appointment lasted fourteen years and assured his reputation in the Philadelphia area. The Power Point, which accompanies this presentation, will illustrate some of the churches mentioned by the report. All of them were designed before . Henry Dagit's death. SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES IN BETWEEN ROMAN. CATHOLICS AND THE BYZANTINE RITE CATHOLICS OF MIDDLE EASTERN ORIGIN The Melkites were originally a part of the Apostolic Church of Antioch (known as Antiochia (today as Istambui) during the 1st through 6th century A.D. and is located in present day Syria. Founded by St. Peter before his journey to Rome, the church of Antioch grew in strength and stature. At the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. the Church of Antioch was named third in rank, preceded only by the churches of Rome and Alexandria. The Academy of the Assumption was a Catholic girl's school, which was opened in 1942 by the Catholic Order of the Assumption before the Chapel was constructed. The school was closed in 1978. The address for the Academy of the Assumption is given as 1517 Brickell Avenue. The school was there for thirty-five, the Chapel for sixty-four years. "May 14th, 1977, marked the beginning of the Liturgical Services at the Chapel of the Assumption, on a regular basis. "2 Therefore the association with St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church is lust thirty-six years old. Implications: The entire text of both the city and applicant's text'focuses on St. Jude. The association with St. Jude clearly does not meet the generally accepted threshold of fifty years. City of Miami Code, Chapter 23, Section 24-3(b) Criteria exceptions. Ordinarily cemeteries, birth places, or graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature and properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible for listing in the Miami register of historic places. However, such properties will qualify for designation if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria, or if they fall within the following categories: 1 Biography from the American Architects and Builders data base. 2 "23`d National Melkite Convention; Miami Beach, Florida —Hosted by St Jude Melkite Catholic Church, Miami, Florida. July 151 through July 5 [the address fo.r the Melkite church if given as 126 SE 15th Road] St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Page 8 In our opinion, the focus of the entire nomination is erroneously based on a more contemporary use of the building (St. Jude), and fails to speak to the reason why it was built —the Roman Catholic traditions versus the Eastern Orthodox, and the buildings of the Academy of the Assumption that are now demolished, and replaced by monstrously huge condominiums. Photographs taken from the 1965 Assumption Academy Yearbook can give us just inkling about the original buildings because the emphasis was on the graduates themselves. Other than the footprints contained in the Sanborn map, we have a less- than- perfect idea about what the Assumption buildings looked like. We can derive some information from backgrounds in the photos. For example, one of the buildings has a porch that features a coral rock base, with wooden piers and outrigger beams (page 13) a massive set of coral rock entrance piers (page 10) an alee of palms framing a walkway that goes directly to the Biscayne Bay (page 9) another building that is of frame construction and features cylindrical columns (page 73) and tennis courts (page 68)5 The role that the Chapel played in the religious life of the young women are key to the designation of the Chapel — the church as a Byzantine church that occupied the property in the late 1970s to the present should not be.the focus of this nomination. Therefore, the city's statement on page 5 of their report: "Saint Jude Melkite Catholic Church has significance as it relates to the historic heritage of Miami and possesses integrity of setting, feeling, design, association, materials and location." is not correct The Academy of the Assumption for which the church was built is the only historical aspect that can be eligible for historic designation. THE PROBLEM OF STYLE AS REPRESENTED IN THE CITY'S REPORT (Note: Based on our previous arguments, it is our opinion that St Jude Melkite Catholic Church is ineligible for local historic designation —there are also egregious misrepresentations that we will address.) Page 2 of the City's report calls St. Jude designed in a style called Romanesque, and then explains that Romanesque means 'like Roman" and mainly refers to the use of Roman arches. The report on page 3 uses an illustration of a Romanesque church, which in our opinion in no way reflect the characteristics of a Romanesque plan. To clarify, a Roman arch is a semicircular arch. If built in stone, all units are wedge shaped the usual arch in Roman architecture. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Page 9 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 97/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The Romanesque style emerged in Western Europe in the early 11 c. based on Roman and Byzantine elements, characterized by massive articulated wall structures, round arches (the arches around the courtyard are characterized by a square header), and powerful vaults, and lasting until the advent of the Gothic architecture in the middle of the 12th century.3 It is simply not clear why the city/applicant has stressed columns in their report. There are no columns on the exterior of St Jude church as represented in their plan. Columns appear only in the loggia around the central green courtyard, which are not illustrated in the report. In fact St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church illustrates a Monastic Plan that is quite different than a church in that it is more like a campus. The plan will be explained using the Abbey of Fontenay in Burgundy, France. The abbey was founded by the Cistercians, and constructed between 1139 and 1147 A.D. The style bridges the gap between the Romanesque and the Gothic. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981. The plan of a typical monastery (and the Academy of the Assumption, where the nuns would live a similarly contemplative life) provides a functional arrangement of spaces to serve the daily lives of the monks. Among them were a dormitory, a refectory, and cloisters4. (The cloister refers to the usually green space that separates the different spaces, similar to a courtyard) 1,11.'40ot 14 .101 • Or...,41..km.....(k. CZ NTATRY TS TIT TRI 12 13h c cons rrucrto rt., The Abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, France 1139- 1147 a.d. prat. 3Dictionary of Architecture and Construction, ed. Cyril M. Harris (New York: McGraw-Hill) 1975. 411 6Whitney S. Stoddard, Monastery and Cathedral in France, (Middletown: Wesleyan University Press) 1966, 21 St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Page 10 r Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Please note that only the church will only be described, as its plan very much reflects St. Jude. The church is the cruciform shape at the extreme left of the illustration. The plan describes a choir flanked by short transepts. The nave (the central aisle of the church) south aisle, and transept express the processional, longitudinal plan that derives from Early Christian times5. The apse in this plan is square (top of church illustration) unlike the city's illustration does not have the niches around it causing it to be semicircular in plan. Many other features, claimed by the city are also not present in St. Jude. In fact, the typical Melkite Orthodox church is based on the Emperor Justinian's massive 6th c. Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Typically the church would feature icons6 and a prominent dome with a succession of windows allowing light to penetrate these most sacred spaces. The members of St. Jude have worked within the space they now occupy, but their specific traditions and liturgies are compromised. St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church is not Roman Catholic, designed for the Academy of the Assumption — and to tie the two together is treading upon a most significant part of the Constitution. SECTION THROUGH HAGIA SOPHIA, ISTAMBUL 5 Stoddard,23 6 The art of the ikon originated in ancient Rome when Christianity was beginning to spread exponentially. Ikons were sometimespainted with egg tempura on wood, frequently backgrounds were layered in gold foil, and early on, images of Christ, the Saints, Apostles and Mary began to take on a formlaic approach in body type, facial features and the subject depicted. Other precious materials used included mosaics, glass, ivory, gold and precious stones. This is the art of Byzantium, and is one of the unifying traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church. In Hagia Sophia, an ikon composed of indivual glass tessarae is located in the south gallery and is twice life-size. St Jude Melkite Catholic Church Page 11 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Hagia Sophia stands on the site of an earlier basilica church erected by Constantius II in 360, some 30 years after Byzantium had become the capital of the Roman Empire. It is the third cathedral to be built by the Emperor Justinian after two others had been destroyed. Although it was converted to a mosque in 1453 when the city was conquered by the Ottomans, the Byzantine features such as its huge dome (the second largest after the Cathedral of Seville,) and impressive mosaics clearly indicate its origins. It was the center of Orthodox Christianity in the Eastern Empire, and still considered the "mother church" of the Melkite Byzantine rite Catholic Church. St. Frances de Sales, Philadelphia Henry Dagit Sr. Architect Dagit designed this church which was constructed between 1907 and 1911. Clearly his inspiration was Hagia Sophia. The dome is a critical part of the Byzantine Rite. it is one of his most inspired and largest churches in his portfolio. CONCLUSIONS THE EVALATION OF ST. JUDE MELKITE CHURCH BY THE CITY DOES NOT MAKE THE CASE FOR THE DESIGNATION, AND BEGINS WITH THE ERRONEOUS THESIS THAT IT IS THE PRESENT ST. JUDE WHICH IS THE ELIGIBLE PROPERTY, EVEN THOUGH THEIR OCCUPATION OF THE BUILDING ONLY BEGAN IN 1977. THE REPORT FAILS TO MAKE ITS CASE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTION AND ERRONEOUSLY APPLIES A GENERIC STANDARD TO DESCRIBE ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE. THE DAGIT AND SONS ARCHITECTURAL FIRM WORKED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN PHILADELHIA AND NEW JERSEY. WHILE CHARLES DAGIT SR. DESERVES THE RESPECT AND ACCOLADES FOR HIS WORK, ALMOST ALL OF THE EXAMPLES PROVIDED BY THE CITY WERE DESIGNED BY DAGIT SR. AND NOT THE SONS. ST. JUDE WAS DESIGNED BU HENRY DAGIT JR. IN PHILADELPHIA, 7 St. dude Melltite Catholic Church Page 12 THE LOCAL PRESERVATION OFFICE HAS MADE THAT APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION. IN SOUTH FLORIDA, THE INDIANA LIMESTONE CLAD ST. JUDE IS FOREIGN AND NOTA MATERIAL TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTION. TWO EXAMPLES OF CHURCHES LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ARE GESU CHURCH AND THE CORAL GABLES CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. THE LENGTHY NARRATIVE OF ST. JUDE'S ROLE IN THE CUBAN EXILE HAPPENED BEFORE THE MELKITES OCCUPIED THE BUILDING. THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION WAS A LEADER IN HOUSING THE EXILES IS IRRELEVANT AS IT OCCURS DURING THE ACADEMY OF THE ASSUMPTION, AND WOULD HAVE INVOLVED THE HOUSING AREAS OF THE CAMPUS, NOT THE CHAPEL. THE PRIMARY SIGNIFICANCE OF ST. JUDE IS AS A PARISH CHURCH THAT MINISTERS TO MEMBERS OF THE BYZANTINE, ORTODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN OUR REPORT MAKES A LOGICAL AND SUPPORTABLE POSITION THAT ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Page 13 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ELLEN J. UGUCCIONI EDUCATION 1972 B. A. Art History, University of Hartford 1982 M.A Art History, University of Missouri — Kansas City PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JSK Architectural Group Vice -President Director of Historic Preservation Services June 2011-Present Spring 2010- Present Lecturer, School of Architecture Historic Preservation Certificate Program University of Miami (teaching 3- 6 hours) September 2010- Present Special Advisor in Historic Preservation to the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Florida January 2013-December 2013 Historic Preservation Administrator Liaison to the Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board • July 2010-June 2011 President, Modillion Cultural Resources Services, Inc. August 2009-June 2010 Historic Preservation Officer (promotion, full-time) City of Miami June 2006- July 2009 Historic Preservation Planner (part-time) City of Miami, Florida Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1115 OBISPO AVENUE • CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134 PHONE (305) 445-5023 • FAX (305) 445-8495 • E-MAIL ELLENUGUCCI@BELLSOUTH.NET September 2001-May 2006 Historic Preservation Planner. Janus Research March 2001 = September 2001 Senior Planner,Historic Preservation Planner City of Delray Beach, Florida 1999-January 2001 (Retired, January 2001) Cultural Resources Advisor City of Coral Gables, Florida 1985-1999 Director, Historic Preservation Department City of Coral Gables, Florida: 1980-1985 Assistant Administrator, Landmarks Commission City of Kansas City, Missouri 1978-1980 University of Missouri at Kansas City Research Associate, Architectural Records Collection ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Lecturer, University of Miami, School of Architecture, Coral Gables, Florida,1990 —1999 • Florida National Register Review Board, Architectural Historian member (1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1997-1999, 2000-Present). Florida Secretary of State / Gubernatorial appointment Florida Historical Commission, January 2002-June 2004 Architectural Historian member, Florida Secretary of State appointment, Vice - Chairman, National Register Review Board 2003-2004, 2009-2010, 2011-2012 Florida Historical Commission, Architectural Historian Member October 2004-September 2011, Appointed . by the Honorable Governor John Fllis ."Jeb" Bush Trustee, The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation (Statewide not - for -profit Historic Preservation organization) 2001-2007.2008-2012 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 3 Executive Committee, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, 2003-08 Trustee, The Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 2003-2007 American Institute of Architects, Miami Chapter, Photographic Exhibition, "Mediterranean Magic — Coial Gables: The New Old City." March June, 1995. Co -Chair, The 53'd Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians, Miami -Dade County, June 2000. President, 2000-2001, The Villagers, Inc. (Miami -Dade County's Oldest Preservation Organization). Third Vice -President (Restoration Projects) 2003-05 Advisor; Dade Heritage Trust for Historic Preservation, 2004-Present PUBLICATIONS BOOKS PERIODICALS (SELECTED) Fountains of Kansas City. A History and A Love Affair (with Sherry Piland), City of Fountains Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri, 1986. Coral Gables in Postcards: Scenes from Florida's . Yesterday (with Samuel D. LaRoue, Jr.), Dade Heritage Trust for Historic Preservation, Miami, 1988. "Coral Gables: A Neighborhood Unparalleled", Miami's Historic Neighborhoods, Miami: Dade Heritage Trust, 2000 Mediterranean Architectural Style Guide, City of Coral Gables, Planning Department, Coral Gables, Florida, 1987. The Biltmore Hotel: The Legacy Endures (with Samuel D. La Roue), Miami: Centennial Press, 2002 Coral Gables: Miami Riviera. An Architectural Guide (with Arisitides Millas), Dade Heritage Trust, 2003 First Families in Residence: Life at the Florida Governor's Mansion, Tallahassee: Florida Governors Mansion Foundation, 2006. A Source of Community Pride: The Architecture of Sunny Isles Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 2012. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1 SPECIAL PROJECTS 4 Hurricane Readiness Guide for Owners and Managers of Historic Resources (with Joseph_ Herndon), Information Series, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D. C., 1997. "Shaping New Historic Districts: What to Save?" Preservation Today, Volume III, No. 1 (Spring 1990), Dade Heritage Trust, Miami, Florida. "Maintaining the Legacy While Responding to the Present." Quality Cities, March 1991, Florida League of Cities, Tallahassee, Florida. "Economic Carrots: Strategies That Make Preservation Work" Preservation Today, Winter 1999/2000, Dade Heritage Trust,: Miami, Florida. "With Heritage So Rich: The National Register of Historic. Places" Florida History and the Arts Magazine, July 2002 "What's in A Name? Miami's Freedom Tower" South Florida History, Volume 31, 2003. "Of Springs, Sponges and the Sublime: The Architecture and Development of Tarpon Springs, Florida. City of Tarpon Springs" (Invited) City of Tarpon Springs' 1256 Anniversary Publication, 2013 "Still an Oasis: The City of Coral Gables" Florida History and the Arts Magazine, July 2004. National Historic Landmark Nomination, "The Freedom Tower" . (The Miami News Building) Commissioned by the. Florida State Historic Preservation Officer, April 2003 Consultant to the cities of Boca Raton, and Melbourne and St. Lucie County to create their historic preservation ordinances, 2004-2006 Acting . Historic Preservation Officer, City of _Melbourne Florida, December 2006- June 2007 Consultant to City of West Palm Beach, Florida, A Resurvey of the El Cid Historic District, and Residential Standards for West Palm Beach Historic Districts, April -September 2007 Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. Statewide Preservation Awards Chairman, 2003-2006. 2011 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS "Confronting Cultural Preservation Issues." Panelist, National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference, Charleston, South Carolina,1990. "Community by Design: the Challenges of Design Guidelines." Panelist, National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual, Conference, Miami, Florida, October 1992. "The Bias of Culture: When Does a Community Come of Age?" National Park Service, Preserving the Recent Past Conference,_ Chicago, Illinois, March 1995. University of Chicago: "The Exploding City: Urban Forum: Development and Design in South Florida Conference" Panelist Community Identities and Urban Places, Miami Beach, March 1997. "The Dollars and Sense of Saving Historic Neighborhoods" Panelist, Dade Heritage Trust and The Miami Alliance of Historic Districts, Miami, Florida, September, 1999. "Preservation, Restoration, Rehabilitation --Different Applications for Different Needs", International Public Works Congress, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2000. "Selling Historic Preservation"Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, St. Petersburg, Florida. June 2002. "Making Informed Choices" Saving our Historic Schools Workshop, The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, January 9, 2004 "Panel" Discussion: What Works in Other Places" Art of the. Town Symposium, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida. December 2005 "Design Character and Issues in the Historic Districts, of West Palm Beach," with Nore Winter of Winter and Company. April 26, 2007 "A `Field' Guide to Historic Preservation Ordinances" Florida Trust " for Historic Preservation Conference, Orlando Florida May 2011 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society of Architectural Historians National Trust for Historic Preservation Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 6 Florida Trust for Historic Preservation (Trustee) Historical Museum of South Florida (Fellow) Dade Heritage Trust(Advisor) Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Coral Gables Historic Homeowners Association, President, 2006- 2007,. Vice -President, 2012-2013 Coral Gables Historic Homeowners Association, Board of Directors 2000-Present The Villagers (Dade. County's oldest preservation organization), Board of Directors, 1995-1998, President 2000-2001, Member -at- Large 2001-2002, 2002-03, Third Vice -President (Restoration Grants Project Chair) 2003-04, Policies and Procedures Chair, 2012, 2013 Junior League of Miami, Community Advisor, 1992-1995. University of Missouri at Kansas City, College of Arts and Sciences, Alumni Leaders Club, 1997-Present. Coral Gables Congregational Church, Council Member 2002-03 City of Coral Gables Disability Advisory Board, 200272007 City of Coral Gables Cultural Affairs Board, 2011- Present Board of Directors; The Curtiss Mansion, Inc 2011-Present Board of Directors, The Coral Gables Community Arts Program, 2012- Present MILITARY EXPERIENCE United States Marine Corps Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) AWARDS RECEIVED (SELECTED) Distinguished Service Award, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, 1987. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 7 Outstanding Achievement Award, The Villagers, 1990. Outstanding Graduate, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Department of Art and Art History, 1990. National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, History Medal, awarded by the Historian General, NSDAR, through the Coral. Gables Chapter DAR, 1990 Award for Distinction in Writing About Architecture. Miami Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 2003. Lifetime Achievement Award, Dade Heritage Trust, 2004 Selected as a 'Woman of Impact 2007" One of seven] by the Miami Dade Women's Coalition Revised January 2013 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk STATEMENT BY PASTOR OF ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rt. Rev. Damon Geiger February 5, 2013 Let it be made clear that St. Jude Parish, as well as the Diocese to which it belongs, is not seeking historical designation for the church building. The proposed designation would substantially infringe upon our religious freedom and violate our right to free speech, not to mention that it will diminish the value of our property as our property rights are taken away without being paid for it. • There would be a substantial increase in operating expenses — insurance, bids for repairs, etc. and would provide appreciative burdensome hardships for the church.. Our property is a house of worship. This is the property's primary significance. It is a Melkite Catholic Parish and a religious shrine to St. Jude. Each day, St. Jude parish is open from 7:00 AM until at least 6:00 PM, sometimes later. The church is never empty, but always has people who come to pray, meditate, light candles and experience God. They come to invoke the aid of St. Jude. They seek to have their baptisms and weddings there because it is the shrine of St. Jude, a much loved saint. Over five thousand usually come on his feast day in October each year. They do not come as sight -seers for the beauty of the structure, as tourists nor students of architecture and history. The primary significance of St. Jude Melkite Greek Catholic Church is that it is a shrine church, a house of God for worship and religious ritual. Because it is the shrine of St. Jude they support and patronize it. This became a reality when it ceased being the private chapel for the Roman Catholic Academy of the Assumption and became the Melkite Greek Catholic shrine of St. Jude in 1978. Before that time, people did not frequent it in any great numbers for any reason. Not only is it primarily a shrine church, but it is a Melkite Greek Catholic parish church. There are presently only two Melkite Catholic parishes in Florida, and only 42 in the whole country. At present the parish membership is rapidly expanding. Our largest Sunday Divine Liturgy (6:00 PM in Spanish) is already overflowing the capacity of the church. We must have the freedom to expand the church building for our needs. Further, as Melkite Byzantine church, there are necessary adaptations to fit the building for the requirements of our liturgy and traditions. (e.g., baptistery, extended vestibule, dome, iconostasis, etc.) These are different from the Roman Rite history of the building's use. (See the attached pages pointing out some distances in theological approach that lead to requirements for the buildings format). We are essentially like the Orthodox Churches, but are politically Catholic by being in communion with the Pope of Rome. The art and architecture (Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk are different. In thinking of the needs for St. Jude, one should consider St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, or St. George Antiochian Church rather than a typical Roman Rite structure. We must have the freedom to expand the structure to adapt it to the requirements of our worship and to accommodate it to a larger congregation. Earlier attempts were begun to gradually make those changes, but lack of funds and other complications slowed the process. Now we are in a better position to \ do so. As we stand here today we face the potential of being stopped by the proposed designation. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk TAKE ONE ROMAN RITE TODAY Priest faces people across the altar. The image is: gathering around the Lord's table here and now. Church BYZANTINE RITE TODAY Pries faces East, towards altar ong with the people. The image is: leading the people to the Heavenly Liturgy in God's Kingdom. MONMAMMAMMIMOUN,MMIM,MIllernM/MirnOMMIMIllilM 0. §- 5 c 0 o 47, r•-• c c 0.1 4.7 c 0 E L., E We like things that are new and modern, and use them in worship, too. Church buildings and services today use things from present everyday life and culture. wommummommoM Prayers are kept simple, not repeated. Great care is taken to give the whole text of the service in, programs or missalettes, so that the mind can grasp things clearly. 111 11,111111111111111 We like things that we have received from our ancestors. Services and church buildings, even new ones, are based on traditional and timeless models. 111111 mmourtmummum Prayers are repeated and sung. There is a lot of movement; many senses are used to get the whole self (mind and body) involved in worshipping God. 111111111 1 11111111 Mr0,1 MainIENEMPrn111111111111111111111111111,41114101.rn IS ONE TRADITION BETTER THAN THE OTHER? NO! BOTH TRADITIONS ARE GOOD, AND BOTH ARE CATHOLIC! rjlThe ,ith is t , e s.e,1 t ex. .,,iress it differ,' . 'Byzantine Catholics Include people of thn following ancestry: Albanian, Belaruslan, 13ulgaNan, CroatOan, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albarkin, Macedonian, Melkite (Micidle Eastern), Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak', Ukrainian, hut also many others. 4"! 11 ca C1999 Metropolitan Andrey Sheptyt5ky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada; web; www,ustpaul,ca/Sheptytsky.h Text by Fr Andriy Chirovsky, S.Th.D. - Illustrations by Hieromonk Damian (Higgins) TABLE1VVO Different Yet T Two Traditions, But One Cat ROMAN RITE TODAY There is a more relaxed feeling, very down to earth, using a lot of contemporary music. Liturgy has the feel of a shared celebration. Emphasis: God, is here with us, so go and live this out in the world. Church BYZANTINE RITE TODAY The use of dramatic music and actions tries to lift people up to GY0 experience a 'taste of Heaven'. Emphasis: This is what God has in store for us in Heaven, so go and live this out in the world right now. MOMMIMMAMMOMMAIMOMIMIIIIMIMM New Churches are usually built in a very simple style, with little adornment, and only a few pieces of art, to fit into the modern world and reflect modern tastes. Erapha$ig: Each generation responds to God in its own way, and our current styles and fashions can give glory to God, just as the past styles did. Contemporary artists are encouraged to let their imlividual experience of God come through their art. This encourages creativity and artistic freedom, but cuts down on the common ownership and understanding of this religious art by others. CHURCH BUILDINGS IMMUNIIMENalmedommu Even new churches with modern lines usually have domes and a lot of icons, emphasizing that traditions which the Church developed over the centuries are still meaningful today in the modern world. Emphasis: God has been with us through the centuries. Even though things change, God's love - and our response - are always the same, yesterday and today. IMEIWINGAWNIBXYIIIMOMMAMAWAAMMMYIINIANMUFKAMAOTNVCMIICPI CHURCH ART Emphasis: Many different styles of art help us to express what God's love means for us. Icons express the public teaching of the Church. The individual artist's ideas are secondary. Iconographers have a somewhat limited freedom, but the basic message of salvation in the icon is more easily grasped, once its common symbols are learned. Emphasis: There are things about God's love which we have all experienced and understand together. mmansawommuirommommomommommammornmommomommumammommumarmnuniumemommumnnimumairoannEonumamona.rommumm cu .0 .0 •;-"; ••••• O 2 C▪ C *— 0 10 V OJ c • 0 c„) EASTERN AND WESTERN CATHOLICS CAN SHOW RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER BY LEARNEVG MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER. We fave the e Cath lie f th, b t we xress it in diff rent ys. ,11!„ "'Byzantine Catholics Include people of the following ancestry: Albanian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Nbanian, Macedonian, Melkite (Middle Eastern), Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, Ukrainian, but aiso many others. 0 0 0 0. a) 99 Metropolflaii An&ey Sheptytsky institute of (ern Christian Studies, Salo( Paul University, Ottawa, Canada", web:, .ustpoul.ca/Sheptythky.htm Text by Fr, Andrly Chirovsky, S,Th.E), — illustrations by Hierornonk Damian (Higgins) TABLE TtiFtEE n Thinki Major Catholic WESTERN (ROMAN) CATHOLICS FOCUS ON: =RN EASTERN CATHO FOCUS ON: The Oneness of God, "".." TRINITY.," who is also three Persons. God as three Persons, who are also One. The Humanity of Christ invites us, The Divinity of Christ inspires us, but He is also Divine. CHRIST but he is also human. The Pope is the guarantor of unity. Dioceses are directly under his jurisd iction Mary as Virgin and Mother. We relate to her sharing in the earthly life of Jesus. Model: Lord's Supper; down to earth atmosphere; clear messages; with simple words; very frugal use of symbols; focus on the here and now; beauty in simplicity; use of various musical instruments in the liturgy. KUM More linear; either - or; often prefer juridical, philosophical clarity to poetic synthesis. /t.tItir Social justice issues flow from Christ's htunanity. We act towards one another as Jesus of Nazareth did. EIVIIIMMOMIIMIMPIMMIMIM11101 CHURCH— MARY Bishops in SYNODS (in communion) with the Pope guarantee the unity of the Church. Mary as THEOTOKOS or Mother of God since Christ is God. She stands at the head of all of God's creation. Model: Heavenly Liturgy; cosmic realities; subconscious, holistic, more use of senses; repetition as a way into the deeper self; focus on eschatology (i.e. - heaven on earth); beauty in its fullness; liturgies sung from beginning to end - the human voice is the most important instrumen 111M1141 THINKING More symbolic; more paradoxical; both - and; prefer poetic synthesis to philosophical analysis. St. Andrew Social justice issues flow from the communion of the Trinity. The Trinitarian community of love is a model for us. mummummuumum Eastern and Western Catholics approach, teach and celebrate their faith differently, but they share the same Catholic Faith. STE ,STERN CATHt JUGS I'D 'ONTRA ACT THEY O EMENTEACH Ti The Catholic Church includes not only the large Roman Church, but also many self-governing Eastern Catholic Churches: Armenians Chaldean, Coptic, Geez (EthiorAan-Eritrean), Maronite, Syrian, Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara and a number of Churches of the Byzantine-Constartinopolitan 0 a) '~ item PZ.10 on 0 Todd 8.Hanno u ©1999 Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada; web: www.ustpaul.ca/Sheptyksky.htm Text by Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, S.Th.D. Illustrations by Hieromonk Damian (Higgins) Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk - Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA h the National Register and the City of Miam Article it use the same criteria to designate whe property or a structure is historic. Both also have exceptions for prope institutions or used for religious CrException: �f a property is o religious purpos Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk PRIMARY SIGNIFIC NCE The National Register Bulletin "Ha National Register Criteriafor Eval Consideration A: Religious Pro' guidelines for evaluating The guidelines a is eligible for r Submitted into the public record in connection with item P2.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk PRIMARY SIGNIFICANCE PRIMARY — is defined as "first or highest in rank, q importance; principal SIGNIFICANCE — is defined as "the state or ` effect; important (American Heritage College Dictionary ry_ 4t�„\ re ubmitted into the public ecord in connection with tem PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk it elkite Catholic Chu Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk INIII IIIMI Mil OM NIB 111111 nil Ili 11110111 MIS ME SIM NMI Ell NM INN Ell MI HISTORICAL EXPERT Ellen J. Uguccioni esentation wlll discuss: The National Register and City designation eligibility Criteria Property exception. The Primary Signifi Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk `-‘ EVALUATION OF ST. JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH ELKIT Criteria The City of Miami's criteria for designa resources are very similar to the Nato criteria, and both provide a Religi ar Ex� e Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk • is St. Jude a beautiful church? YES • Its pr and t Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk M M H-ISTORICAL ^ � � � w* Submitted into the public record inconnection with item P3.10on 07/25/13 Todd B.Hannon City Clerk ° \NT S AND CITY STAFF S ARGUMEN • The Applicant and the City Staff are not interpretin Religious Property Criteria correctly. • The Primary Significance Test is not bel property owned by a religious institutk purposes. • if the City's Code is a on s: • However Pri -\----__,----N,, - \ -'-- ,2-- \___ 11::::7:1:L_11:' ---_-•,-- _ -,..... ' --@ ,:-',--*,-,:-' - ---- - - - --- - 7 --',..-------, -----,• _ _'-'_ Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION if a Re Property derives its pr significance from architectural or a distinction or historical importance,; designated if the property: is historical possesses 1 work Submitted into the public record in connection with item P2.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk E PROPERTY H: SIGNIFICAF STORICALLY JT? Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk T • The Academy of the Assumption owned all of the property from Bricke!! Avenue to Biscayne Bay. The original campus included many buildings that have been demolished. • The entire property which now includes St. Jude has been compromised. When the Sisters s majority of the pr condo deve deign and original c Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF MI The mere fact that the Sisters of the Assumption o operated a girls' school on the property is no part of Miami's historical heritage very IittIe show that the Academy was even here. Additionally, the Sisters may part of the Operation Ped place on the original c since been demo TheGE5 pri --- aaa'- '-t4--,,,,,,,,,,,,'\ ",.;.*--...7.-,- *-4141-%fts,,-....,a—.. -'-\----Z ,4-S\--\---_,,a-, ,:-_---a--, -,-..'"-'--,------'--'7:,7''-'-----,-----..T--------,-'---..V'-=r;-.., -\_,_---,..--- ,, v, N---7*2\ ----,- _A.-.--_-,=-_,•-,--._ =-__-;-----_-=--------------------------=-,===2- --_,.- ----:---,T--:_Z___.-------:_---------------'------77_-_:--7=----=z7's-_=-=zz----= ,:_,,,,,,--,_ -..„ -,... Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk S HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF The City's Report discusses an irrelevan� the one about Arthur Brisbane who ap a home on the property. This home and that portion on oft demollshed and acquired chapel being constructe\1 It ha elevance Churchh. Submitted into the public record in connection with em PZ.1O on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ST. JUDE DOES NOT POSSESS PHYSICAL INTEGRITY Integrity of setting The property is no same way and in the same environmeni when originally built. Integrity of Association associated with the saran originally designed and integrity of Des been compro the build' The uses \ , \ Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1= MI ! M NM= i MO E I M----- MO MI �` \ \ \\tea\��\ \�\\\yam\ S Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk TY OF ARCHITECTURAL S' The Architect Dagit, Sr. Ti fe is The S comp Design: The St. Jude Romanesque feat OT Romanesque ale and o m is Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk OM Ile IMO M I INI Ell E NM NIB Ell N MI UM MI IND III OM MI THE ARCHITECT Henry D. Dagit, Jr., (1893 — 1981)who designed the C Assumption-, lived in Philadelphia and was the son o architect, Henry D. Dag t, Sr. (1865 — 1929) Henry D. Dagit Sr. was a prominent church architects Phi l ia, who designed the churches re Staff Report. Henry Jr. joined his father\ While Henry Jr. was certainly expo Sr., all of the recognized and si \\ \\ literature and research on H about the father, Henry ~ - Henry Dagit,Jr.sconnects;,;= Catholic order of nu�e�3 were from h-� _�--- - simple cha Every to the Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on Q7 _ 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record inconnection with item PZ.10on 07/25/13 Todd B.Hannon City Clerk ST. JUDE DOES NOT HAVE ROMANESQUE CHARAcTERIST � thick and heavy pillars round arches supporting the roof round "blind arches" used extensiv and out a semicircular apse (niche, u an ambulatory (often wi multiple towers, usua crossing sculptured de (excep gain Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk III OM Mk UM NM UM OM VIM III UM UM Eli III Ell MI MIS OM HENRY D. DAGIT SR. S S OF TRUE RO ANES St. Frances De Salas, Philadelphia, PA 1907 - 1911 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ST. JUD •Cruciform plan with large transepts. •A semicircular apse (niche, usually in the east end). •Round Sacristy. •Sacristy that is outside but adjacent to the apse. •Side chapels that foliow th semicircular profile of the •An ambulate oft radiating apse. •emu GN Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk x-x-xxxx xxs `xxxiX- MANESQUE COMPARISON St Madly's, Philadelphia HenryD. Dagit, Sr. St Jude, Miam Henry D. Dagit ‘X'T \ N - 1 _ _ _ , ---- - -=-.---,---- =- 7 . -- ,-.,-, :.,_ . .- - -- -,---.1-- W--f- • - --- ' ` -‘ 7 1 '' ' '-'-'''‘'' - ' - '.- - -----; - - -* -' '-'7--17---;"--- . . _ - - -- 7 7 --, --Z-----,--- -, I-- -r.-- ''------7.--- - - -._ -- ' -.-- --- ------- 7- -, - , -- • -'----, •-7-------- -. ---'------ - ' ,- ...\,_' - - _ , - - - -: - -----, -- --,_7-•--- . . , , -- -.--:-. --- •- ---_''-'-- - ------a---,___„_,--- ---....„_ ------ Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk x`s OF INTEGRITY BY ADDITIONS AND ENTS MADE TO CHAPEL AND PREP • Roof replaced using different maaerials than original structure Conne fromc cou structed. o rectory and Stained glass windows covered with Alex -glass. 2nd Floor stained glass windows c etely replaced with mode m windows. Air cond electrical installed th church, wh removi drib ng and Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk fY LOST BY MODIFICATIONS THECHAPEL- Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk OST BY N t W AC !JCT QJN Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk lim)kD uouueH• ppo ET/SZ/L0 uo OT Zd w a! m!m umpauuo u! p o,a , qnd alp o u pa |w qns S a NV ND S °G J O A1IID31 ± I V 3 a v SDNVHD i vil �s< \„„�� ANT CHANGES MADE AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY OF DESIGN AND STYLE „‘c Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 0_05112 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk NMI NMI GNI NEI INN EN EN NMI INII 111111 MN NE 111111 INN NE tIGINAL STRUCTURE MODIFIED LOSING INAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND DE511 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk RCHAEOLOG ANALYSIS City Staff has stated that St. Jude is eligible for des a historic site under Criteria 23-4(a4(8), because th i "yields or may be likely to yield,information prehistory or history" and then states San archaeological zone of high probabilit The City has mapped archaeolo arethose areas closest to the Indigenous people would from the banks or traded If a property is wi would be sign � Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk :moo: \\� j „I CONCLUSIONS Neither St, Jude Melkite Catholic Church nor th derives its primary significance from its architei artistic distinction or historical importance., Its primary significance is that of an by its many parishioners It is a beautiful church that is not enough under the criteria. The Prope cannot be cl Even I El Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk CONCLUSIONS — continued The Property derives its primary significance as a Catholic parish and a shrine to St. Jude. People do not come to visit Miami because of the Church. There are no sightseeing trips or cruf visit St. Jude Additionally, due to the many m � ` \ made to the original Assumption neither the property nor the integrity of setting, feels location in order to be� _ • 5 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The original DVD that was submitted into the public record during the July 25, 2013 City Commission Meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 6 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1501 Brickell Ave., St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Response to the Designation Report 117, FrYT,rwr,/,07//iri ' ,110„ „rY Prepared by John S. Garner, M.Arch., Ph.D., Preservation Consultant City of Miami City Commission July 25th, 2013 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Abstract: Response in Brief The property owner, the Diocese of the Melkite Catholic Church, does not believe that any of the eight criteria for designation as a historic resource to the City of Miami applies to the 1501 Brickell Avenue property. The historical context of the property no longer pertains. The Academy of the Sisters of the. Assumption no longer exists, nor does the site it occupied. In their place are modern high-rise apartments. A property should not be designated on the basis of how it once appeared. The land acquired by the Sisters and the buildings they commissioned — save for the chapel — can no longer be seen. The legal description of the property includes an array of new structures and a landscaped courtyard. To proscribe all but the footprint of the chapel —for the purpose of designation —would be wrong. St. Jude is owned by a religious institution and used for religious purposes and in accord with the preservation ordinance it can only be designated if the religious property derives its primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance (Miami Code of Ordinances Sec. 23-4(b)(7)). The primary significance of St. Jude is a thriving and growing Melkite Catholic Parish. Its primary significance is not historic, artistic, or architectural To provide context and as a response to the report submitted by the Appellant, the issue of significance will be addressed by discussing the criteria that the City of Miami considers when designating properties other than churches. For example, Operation Pedro Pan, which has been written about extensively, had at best a tangential connection to the Academy of the Assumption property. The majority of children refugees fleeing Cuba to Miami were boys who could neither be sheltered nor taught at the Academy because of restrictions within the religious order. A few girls may have stayed there over a Christmas holiday within the first two weeks of the operation, but where they would have stayed at the Academy no longer exists. For a work of architecture -and in particular a religious edifice to be designated —the building itself should be recognized as worthy of historic resource/landmark status. The chapel does not meet that threshold. It was well built but otherwise undistinguished. Any city of size has churches that look quite similar. Its use of reinforced concrete and concrete block was not novel, but was being used throughout Florida and elsewhere as a less expensive alternative to traditional masonry construction. In no architectural 'publication is St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church cited. It was not published in architectural magazines at the time it was constructed, and it has not been recognized since. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk It has not been included in books on the. history of Miami architecture. • It was even left o.ut of the recent architectural guide prepared for the Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The firm of Henry D. Dagit and Sons is largely unknown. It is not cited in books on American architecture because it did not receive recognition for its commissions. Its work was conservative and not innovative, which is understandable considering its clients. In neither Philadelphia nor Miami was the firm prominent. After careful consideration of the designation report and the owner's response to the report. the City Commission should deny the request for designation. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Table of Contents Introduction P. 5 History P. 7 Description and Condition p. 8 Significance p. 18 Designation Criteria and; why they do not apply p. 19 Summary p: 25 References p. 27 4 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Introduction Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1501 Brickell Ave.,. St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, Miami, FL The property at 1501 Brickell Ave. includes a chapel with attached rectory, a sacristy or church office, meeting rooms, and cloister with statuary. The chapel was commissioned in 1945 as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption and completed in 1946. Thirty years later the property was acquired by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and renamed Saint Jude. In April 2013 the property was brought before the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board of the City of Miami to be designated a historic resource.' The decision to seek designation status for the property was initiated by a small group of parishioners and not by the property owner, St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, which opposes the nomination. In a "Pastoral Letter" dated September 11, 2012, Bishop Nicholas J. Samra, the nominal head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in America, called upon those acting against the wishes of the Church "to cease and desist." It is the Church's belief that those wishing to designate the property as a historic resource are seeking to wrest control of the property from the owner and that the same are spreading. "false and malicious rumors" that the Church may sell the property, which the Church denies.2 Although it is not a requirement that the City of Miami have the consent of the property owner when proceeding with designation, it is usually a courtesy to seek such consent. Moreover, the designating board, the. Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, usually initiates through its staff a list of properties that are worthy of consideration. In this case, however, the property does not appear on such a list. It was nominated for designation by a small group of parishioners and their consultants.' Miami, Florida, is a city rich in architectural history. In recent years at least a half dozen books have been published extolling the city's architectural past. Several of these sources are quite comprehensive, examining the .city's initial vernacular residences, the development of the Mediterranean style, the Art Deco, and contemporary building styles —residential, commercial, religious, and institutional. Only three years ago, a comprehensive guide to the architecture of Miami was published. Published guides tend to be inclusive, citing properties that might be overlooked elsewhere. The property at 1501 Brickell 1 Saint Jude Melkite Catholic Church: Historic Site —Designation Report, Sept. 14, 2012; "St. Jude Catholic Church Dedication Program, Feb. 19, 1978, The Voice, Miami, Feb. 24,1978, p. 5. 2 Pastoral Letter, Sept. 11, 2012, Most Rev. Nicholas J. Samra, Eparchial Bishop of Newton, West Roxbury, MA.. 3 Reinaldo Borges, Borges & Assocs., and Paul S. George, Ph.D., expert testimony, Feb. 4, 2013. 5 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Ave. is not included. The contributors to Building Paradise: An Architectural Guide to the Magic City, who comprised a distinguished list of architects and historians, did not consider the property significant. However, within the immediate vicinity of St. Jude, three properties were cited.4 Its omission is telling. - As a work of architecture, it did not measure up. The guide also includes a number of churches within bordering neighborhoods, such as the First Presbyterian Church of Miami, Gesu Church, Scottish Rite Temple, First United Methodist Church, Central Baptist Church, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Greater Bethel African Episcopal Methodist Church, House of God of Nazarene, Mount Zion Baptist Church, St. John Baptist Church, Church of God in Christ A.M. Cohen Temple,St. Agnes Episcopal Church, Temple Israel of Greater Miami, First Church of Christ Scientist, San Juan Bautista Mission, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Riverside United Methodist Church, Shenandoah Presbyterian Church, Tamiami Temple United Methodist, Calvary Baptist Church, Temple Beth Kodesh, Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, and Temple Beth David. Most of these churches are within a one -mile radius of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church.' Many of these churches and temples have been listed as historic resources.' It is no oversight that St. Jude was not included. The best academic survey of the city's architecture, Building Marvelous Miami by Nicholas N. Patricios, published by the University Press of Florida in 1994, contains a section entitled "Religious Buildings," focusing on historic -style religious buildings. St. Jude is not included, although attention was given to the Gesu Church, 118-170 2nd St., Central Baptist Church, 500 1st Ave., the Mahi Shrine Temple, 1410 Biscayne Blvd., and the Scottish Rite Temple, 471 3rd St., all in the nearby downtown area.' Other books devoted to the architecture of Miami also chose not to include St. Jude. The conclusion that one would draw is that St. Jude is not a significant work of architecture and should not be designated an historic resource. 4 Marilys R. Nepomechie, Building Paradise: An Architectural Guide to the Magic City, Miami: American Institute of Architecture, 2010, these are The Palace, 1541 Brickell, The Imperial, 1627 Brickell, and the Villa Regina, 1581 Brickell Ave. . 5 Ibid., pp. 53-95. 6 City of Miami, list of designated landmarks. '. Nicholas N. Patricios, Building Marvelous Miami, Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994, pp. 175-77; see. also: Beth Dunlop, Miami: Trends and Traditions, NY: Monacelli Press, 1996; Maurice Culot and Jean - Francois LeJuene, Miami: Architecture of the Tropics, Princeton, NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993. 6 History The property is located within what was once a fashionable residential district. Nowadays, the character of the site is entirely different. Only the chapel itself (1946) survives from the earlier period and its setting has changed. The Miami architectural firm, Architectonica, designed the other buildings on the property in the period 1989-1992. The Melkite Greek Catholic Church acquired the property in 1976 and eventually cleared the site, save for the chapel, to make way for a new sacristy, meeting rooms, and cloister.8 In 1942, a five -acre tract that now contains the one -acre portion presently owned, was acquired by the Sisters of our Lady of the Assumption. Founded in France in the 19`h century, its American' headquarters was established in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1919. Its mission was the instruction of young women, and by the middle of the 20" century it had embarked on a program of outreach which included Miami. Its schools or academies were limited by resources, including their teaching staff --the sisters themselves. In the U.S. as opposed to France, public education was well established and was also co-educational. The Academy of the Sisters of the Assumption in Miami succumbed to declining enrollments, revenue, and the inability to recruit sisters to the order. Only the chapel survives from this period. The context of the site has changed significantly. The academy or school, guest house, and residence were razed. Two high-rise apartment buildings now occupy much of the site, and the chapel is now bounded on the southwest by a cloister and ancillary structures.9 'PLOT PLAN Fig. 1 The original five -acre tract showing the new chapel to the right and the existing academy, guest house, and residence for the sisters to the left, Plot Plan, 1945. Only the chapel exists today. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk a See: Deed Records --- 9 Germaine Lesage, The Origins of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Quebec: Nicolet, 1982. 7 Description and Condition Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1501 Brickell Ave. comprises several structures within a one -acre site at the southeast intersection of Brickell Ave. and 15`h St. occupying portions of Lot 39 of the Mary and William Brickell Subdivision of the City of Miami and portions of Tots 1-4 of the Gifford and Highleyman Subdivision, as described in Plat Book B and Plat Book 3, County Recorder's Office, Dade County Courthouse, Miami, FL.10 Only one of these structures, a chapel, is described in the Designation Report of Feb. 4, 2013. The chapel was commissioned in 1945 by The Sisters of the Assumption, a Catholic Order established in France in the early 19" century to improve the lives of the poor through education. In 1946 the chapel was completed and dedicated as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption. It was also known as the Chapel of the Academy of the Assumption. The Philadelphia firm of Henry D. Dagit & Sons were the architects and McCloskey & Co., also of Philadelphia, were the contractors. Philadelphia is the U.S. home of the religious order, hence the choice of letting contracts to those with whom the Sisters had ,familiarity.11 The plan of the chapel measures approximately 133 ft. from its north entry to the rear wall of the rectory and approximately 56 ft. east to west at the outer walls of the transept or crossing, its widest dimension. The sanctuary itself measures approximately 3Ox66 ft., small by most standards for a church but appropriate as a chapel for the sisters and students of the Academy. While services on Sundays and religious holidays were open to the public, other churches in the area served as the primary places for Catholic worship in the period 1946-1976. The entry doors open to an enclosed porch or narthex to one side of which is access to stairs to the loft above the entry. Additional access is provided to either side of the chapel at the. transept. The altar is in its traditional setting within the chancel above the transept. At the southwest end of the church are the vestry and rectory for the priest.12 to Plat Book B, p. 96; Plat Book 3, p. 38, Recorder's Office, Dade County Courthouse, Miami, FL. 11 "Chapel Cornerstone is laid at Academy," Miami Daily News, May 3, 1946; earlier in 1938 the Sisters commissioned Henry D. Dagit and Sons to design its chapel for the Ravenhill Academy in Philadelphia, Dagit Collection, Philadelphia Athenaeum, DAG 632. 12Floor Plan, Architectural Drawings for the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption, Henry Dagit & Sons, Architects, Philadelphia, 1945, drawings on file with St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, Miami. 8 Fig. 2 Plan of the Chapel of the Assumption, now St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, northwest or entry to the right of the plan. The structure -floor, arches, and roof —is constructed of reinforced concrete poured in place. Since the beginning of the 20"h century,.reinforced concrete had been used in place of load bearing masonry because of the greater spans it afforded as well as efficiencies in materials costs and labor. But for other than industrial purposes, reinforced concrete structures usually were disguised behind walls finished in brick, stucco, or stone. The chapel walls are concrete block covered both inside and out in Indiana limestone, sometimes known as Bedford Stone, because of where it was quarried in Bedford, IN. But the stone is a veneer and not Toad bearing. The arches used to transfer the weight of the roof through the walls to the floor are not, round but pointed at center. They are strengthened laterally by a ridge beam and puriins, also of reinforced concrete. An advantage to using the material over Toad -bearing masonry is that the spans can be greater and the arches lower in height. The windows are stain glass protected on the exterior by structural glass. The floors are finished in terrazzo. The original exterior doors were paneled oak. 9 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Fig. 3 The photo shows the nave of the church looking south during construction in 1945-46. Below the springline of the arches are the concrete columns as they appeared prior to receiving the stone veneer which can be seen stacked in the foreground. As regards style, the plan of the chapel is cruciform which was typical of Christian churches from the Early Christian period to the Renaissance and beyond to the present day. Its exterior appearance combines elements of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque styles. The stain -glass windows along the sides of the chapel are narrow and pointed —lancet —as in the Gothic style. The octagonal window above the front entryway is a Baroque feature in style. The frontispiece with the door surrounds, cartouche, and niche with the statue of Mary is Renaissance. The overall massing and cross at the apex of the gable is more typical of the Early Christian and Romanesque styles.13 13 See: Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture, NY: Oxford University Press, 1985; Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman, Architecture: From Prehistory to Post -Modernism, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986. 10 Fig. 4 Note the narrow lancet windows with pointed arches, Gothic in style. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1,1,11,111,1,1,1:1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,111ccccccccccccccccilligliiiglii1111111111„ 4011:11,1))))))))))))));.1A1„1„Anii,,,, „c„,....,„„,110011;11,11111111111,011111111111111111111111111111l011111111,111,1,11111,1,1,1i1111,1,1„,,,1l1lik loirk^!,:°;:r. 111111111111,11mmum Fig. 5 Entry facade of the chapel showing Renaissance and Baroque features A feature both in plan and elevation is the rectory and vestry at the rear or south end of the chapel. This feature was never seen in churches prior to the 19" century and certainly is not Romanesque. Its purpose was to provide a wardroom and living quarters for a priest. Its design is awkward (note the image on the cover of this report), appearing as a box attached to the rear of the church, rather than a rounded apse more typical of the Romanesque." The chapel has undergone some change, partly because of material failures, new code requirements, and because of the liturgical requirements of the 14 Romanesque plans have an apse or chevet at the termination of the choir, sometimes with radiating chapels, see: Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman, Architecture From Prehistory to Riost-Modernism, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, pp.197-202. 11 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ,„. Fig. 6 View looking southwest to the rear of the chapel showing the rectory and vestry. This is not a feature of the Romanesque style. present owner, The Diocese of the Melkite Catholic Church, Newton, MA. The most visible of these changes can be seen in damage to the roof and the limestone veneer. The steel reinforcing bars in the roof slab beneath the tile have corroded causing the substrate and tile to fail. The limestone was attached to the concrete block substrate with mastic and steel ties. Miami is a marine environment, and when moist salt air penetrates cracks in the mortar joints or migrates directly through the stone, the steel supports will corrode. The pressure against the stone (rust -jacking) can cause it to spall. These were design failures by the architect and contractor's 15 See Building Permit 00-5016661, 9 Sept 2000, roof repair, Hershel! Gill Consulting Engineers, Inc., "Structural Repairs to St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church," Lahoud and Hardan, contractors. In November of last year an inspection was made of the structure with a number of recommendations. "Structural Inspection and Recommendations Report," Nov. 12, 2012, Roger G. Khouri, PE. 12 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13, Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Fig. 7 Both the north facade and west walls of the chapel contain damage to the Indiana limestone veneer, which resulted from moisture penetration and rust -jacking. To protect the stain glass, Lexan—a structural glass placed in steel frames —is used to guard against wind damage and vandalism. The frames are rusting and need to be scraped and repainted. Elsewhere, new windows, inappropriate in design have replaced some of the casement units in the rectory. Fig. 8 Note the rusting frames used to protect the stain glass, resulting from a lack of maintenance. Fig. 9 New slider windows used in the rectory to replace the original casements are inappropriate in type and design. The stain glass original to the chapel sits behind the Lexan and is in reasonably good condition. Cracks do appear, though because they are protected from without they do not require repair at this time. An assessment of the stain glass was prepared in 2001.16 Both the north entry doors and the west side doors at the transept have been replaced with units designed for St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church. This was done to represent iconography in glass appropriate to the order. The original doors were paneled oak but without glass. The steps at the entry were replaced with a basalt stone and bronze railings were mounted to meet code 16 An examination was made by Dupre Studio in Miami, "The condition of the stained glass windows of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church," dated Feb. 25, 2001. 13 requirements. An apron below the steps and new walks are recent landscape additions. A statue of Christ was placed near the west transept facing Brickell Ave. Fig. 10 Entry as it appears in 2013 with new doors, pedestal, railing, and apron, which are not original. 14 Fig. 11 Entry as it appeared with the original oak paneled doors and steps. Fig. 12 West doors to the transept, showing glass panels, which are not original. Neither is the paved walk. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Within the chapel other changes have occurred.. At some point in time the original decorative stenciling was removed. The stenciling had been used as ornamentation in the coffering of the ceiling as well as in the entrados of the° arches above the limestone .veneer. Its purpose was to make the concrete appear as painted wood. In red,. white, and blue, it also added color to the nave.' Changes have been made to the altar, and: the original hanging light fixtures have been replaced. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 17 See Details, Drawings by Henry D. Dagit and Sons, Chapel of the Sisters of the Assumption, Miami, FL, 1945. 15 Fig. 13 Photo showing the original stenciling within the arches and the coffering of the ceiling. 16 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 11'111,11,41;',1 1"""01,111,1 Fig. 14 Detail photo of the original chancel, dais and altar. Also note the original pendant lighting. 1, .9 111111111111111111111 I 1 111111i 1,1(111111 111, Fig. 15 Photo of the chancel in 2013 reflecting changes made by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, including marble pedestals with depictions, railing, altar, and crucifix in the reredos. Fig. 16 New light fixtures in the sanctuary, which are not original. The original chapel did not provide air -handling equipment. Beginning in the 1970s and continuing to the present, mechanical equipment has been added and upgraded. The compressors used for cooling are intrusive. Holes have been cut in both the east and west walls to admit the air -handling equipment. 17 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk These are unsightly and could have been avoided had they been placed below grade. fly Fig. 17 Air -handling equipment along the east wall of the chapel. Note how they penetrate the wall. These are not original and should have been placed below grade. Significance The chapel, especially when taken alone or removed from its present context, has special meaning to those within the parish and to all who worship there. The question is whether that meaning elevates the property to the status of a landmark or historic resource. Its site has been compromised. Its original surroundings no longer exist. The buildings of the Academy of our Lady of the Assumption were razed in the 1970s. Moreover, the chapel —St. Jude —as it exists today has undergone a number of changes which have been described above. Integrity, when used as a term by the National Park Service, which administers the National Register program, is that which gives a building meaning and value. Once lost, it cannot be retrieved or recreated. The original site of the chapel and the academy it served cannot be recreated. St. Jude's greater Submitted into the public 18 record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk history, including its more recent history, is tied to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The chapel has been adapted to the liturgy of the Melkite order, and this has been done in a respectful way. An array of new structures have been placed to the southeast of the chapel, and they area part of the property; They are respectful and complementary, but they are neither historic nor significant.'s Returning to the chapel itself, and whether as a stand-alone building, it is worthy of designation, it' is not enough to cite the architect. Henry D. Dagit and Sons was a distinguished architectural firm in Philadelphia that specialized in the design of ecclesiastical buildings —mostly for the Catholic Church. After the firm closed in 1959, Charles Dagit, a descendent of the founder, established a partnership with Peter Saylor, which continued in practice until recently. From its inception in 1888, the firm designed more than 420 projects, but not all that survive are worthy of recognition. Moreover, the use of reinforced concrete was not unique. It was used extensively in the early 20th century architecture, including church designs. Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, Chicago, of 1905 is an example. The French architect, Auguste Perret also employed it in the Church of Montmagny, near Paris in 1927. Had the construction been expressed on the exterior or interior, as in thetwo examples cited above, it may have been noteworthy. But it was concealed by a stone veneer, and where visible in the arches and ceiling it was painted to appear as something other than concrete.19 Designation Criteria and why they do not apply Three criteria were cited in an effort to justify the designation of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church before the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board on April 8th. Criteria (3), (5), and (6) out of eight designation criteria were chosen. In the following these three are rebutted in some detail. However, none of the eight applies to St. Jude. All are included in this section of the response. (1) Are associated in a significant way with the life of a person important in the past. The criterion does not apply. Although several important persons have visited St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, none are associated with the property in any significant way, such as taking a hand in the development of the site or its operation. 18 Architectonica, New Sacristy and Meeting Rooms, St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, 1501 Brickell Ave., Miami. 19 Dagit Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia;. Email and phone conversation between John S. Garner and Bruce u Submitted into the public 19 record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk (2) Are the site of a historic event with significant effect upon the community, city, state, or nation. Operation Pedro Pan, an event important in the history of Miami, especially in regard to city's Cuban immigrants, has —at best —a tangential connection to the earlier academy. On December 25th, 1960, Mother Elizabeth was asked to accept some of the refugee children who were expected to arrive unaccompanied from Cuba. Because classes were to resume at the academy on January 6th, 1961, only a limited time was available for using the academy. Very few children arrived from Cuba in the first weeks of the operation, and most of them were domiciled elsewhere. Most of the children were boys, and they could not stay at the academy. It is unclear whether any girls actually stayed at the academy during this two -week period or at any time thereafter.20 (3) Exemplify the historical, cultural, political, economical, or social trends of the community. The basis for choosing this criterion lies with the earlier use of the site, when it was part of a much larger five -acre parcel of land extending east of Brickell Ave. to the waterfront. Little is known of its use prior to the early 20th century when it was a residential estate. In 1942 the property was acquired by the Sisters of the Assumption, a Catholic order based in Philadelphia. Theirs was a teaching mission and the first of several buildings was erected on the site. In 1945 they commissioned the Philadelphia firm of Henry Dagit and Sons, which specialized in ecclesiastical architecture, to design the Chapel of the Academy of the Assumption. The chapel was completed the following year in 1946. The mission of the Sisters of the Assumption and its academy existed for little more than thirty years in Miami. It ultimately failed as enrollments declined. The property was sold in 1976 and the site was razed, save for the chapel. It cannot be said that the mission left an indelible footprint to "Exemplify the historical, cultural, ...or social trends of the community." The chapel is the sole surviving symbol of the mission. But the greater history of the chapel, since its acquisition by the Order of the Melkite Catholic Church in 1976 and its formal dedication in 1978 as Saint Jude, has been to serve as a pastoral sanctuary to a small but dedicated congregation. This more recent period of time, however, 20 Several books have been published on Operation Pedro Pan, including Maria de los Angeles Torres, The Lost Apple: Operation Pedro Pan, Cuban Children in the U.S., and the Promise of a Better Future (Boston: Beacon Press, 2003); Yvonne M. Conde, Operation Pedro Pan (New York: Routledge, 1999); Robert M. Levine and Moises Asis, Cuban Miami (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers, 2000); but most helpful is an account by the person in charge of the operation, Father Byron Walsh, "Cuban Refugee Children," Journal of Inter -American Studies and World Affairs; 13.3 (July 1971), pp. 378-404. 20 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk has yetto fall within the fifty-year period usually considered by landmark commissions to be the threshold for what is historic. What is more, the story of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church in Miami has yet to be written. It would be premature. Its pastoral following is in transition from a declining number of parishioners of Middle Eastern descent to a growing number of those of Hispanic descent. In sum, the site established by the Sisters of the Assumption no longer pertains. In its place are modern high-rise apartment buildings. The history of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church does not fall within the fifty year parameter of what is considered historic. For these reasons, the designation criterion (3) should not apply. (4) Portray the environment in an era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural styles. Miami's architecture has been described by era, beginning with vernacular, followed by Mediterranean Revival, Moderne (Deco and Streamlined), and finally contemporary. The chapel, which is eclectic in style, fits none of the styles distinctive to Miami and its environs. The criterion does not apply. (5) Embody those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, or period, or method of construction. As regards the fifth criterion, it must be shown that the property is a work of architecture worthy of being designated a landmark; and in addition, that as a work of architecture it overrides the exclusion of being a religious property. It is important to understand that within the preservation ordinance, Sec. 23-4 (b), there are exceptions to designation. "Ordinarily cemeteries, birth places, or, graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature and properties that have achieved significance within the past fifty years shall not be considered eligible for listing in the Miami register of historic places." Under specific considerations, these exceptions may be overridden. Sec. 23-4 (b) (7) states that "A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural orartistic distinction or historical importance" may override the exception. There are two considerations. The first is whether the property truly embodies a style, . or period, or method of building. And the second is whether the property's chief significance derives from its architecture, its art, or its history. 21 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk In the designation reports presented February 5`h, 2013, the chapel or church is singled out, but the entire one -acre site is identified within the property. This would include the new cloister, sacristy, meeting hall, and classrooms of 1989- 1992. These buildings and spaces were intended to complement the existing chapel. They embody none of the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, period, and method of construction. Nor are they historic. The chapel is Romanesque Revival in massing, but its style and construction would never have been recognized by a master mason or cleric of the Middle Ages and in particular the period 1050-1200.when the Romanesque prevailed. St. Jude is a simple cruciform chapel in plan, but where one would expect to find an apse behind the transept there is instead a vestry and rectory. This was, not a medieval feature. At the opposite end, and in elevation, the entry to the church, facing northwest, displays a frontispiece with stone surround surmounted by a baroque pediment to either side of a cartouche surmounted by a niche with a sculpture of St. Mary. This frontispiece and the eight -pointed window above are not Romanesque but rather Baroque in style as would be seen in the period 1600-1750. The arches within the nave are four -centered and come to a point at their apex. While this. affords a wide arch to accommodate the width of the nave, it is not typical to the Romanesque. The limestone on the exterior and interior is set in mortar, not dry laid as it would have been in a church of the Romanesque period. That final point about the masonry addresses the manner of construction. The building was constructed of reinforced concrete. The stone is not load - bearing, but rather a thin veneer. In an effort to conceal the construction, the limestone, was attached to the concrete substrate. This was done with metal shelf angles and mortar. When the mortar fails or cracks, moisture migrates to the metal. Miami is a marine weather environment. The metal behind the masonry corrodes and expends and causes spall or failure in the masonry veneer. This damage can be seen in several places. Had St. Jude been constructed of load -bearing masonry, either stone or brick, or had it exposed its reinforced concrete throughout, it would have avoided the deceptive separation of structure and finish and the structural problems that have followed. The use of reinforced concrete in non -industrial buildings was gaining popularity in Florida and throughout the U.S. in the post -World War II period. It would have been ground breaking had the concrete been exposed on the exterior in a contemporary design fashion. But this is not the case. 22 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk For the reasons above, St. Jude does not embody distinguishing characteristics of a style and method of construction. In fact, the style and method of construction work at cross-purposes. Criterion (5) should not apply. The second consideration is whether St. Jude should be waived from the exception, exempting religious properties. Does the architecture and the art displayed in the ornamentation and stained glass supersede the significance of the religious order that built it or the religious order that now uses and maintains it? In other words, is the property of such significance that it stands alone, regardless of use and affiliation. The greater number of buildings on the site are contemporary in style and undistinguished. The chapel itself Is something of a combination of a building historic in style and contemporary in construction. Even the designation Romanesque is in question because of the floor plan and the ornament used at its entrance. The chapel itself has also undergone change as funding forrenovations has become available. It does not appear as it did in 1946. The entry podium with its curved stepsand railing are recent. The entry doors are replacements. Air handling equipment has been placed at grade on either side of the chapel and openings have been cut through the walls. The equipment could have been placed below grade and introduced in a far Tess obtrusive manner. The original interior stenciling has been lost and the original lighting fixtures replaced. The Melkite order has for liturgical reasons changed the altar. Plans are underway to make other interior changes in the sanctuary to bring the chapel into better conformity with its present use. When taken as a whole, both considerations pertaining to criterion (5) should disqualify the property from designation (6) Are an outstanding work of a prominent designer or builder The architectural firm of Henry D. Dagit and Sons, located in Philadelphia, was a successful practice that specialized in religious buildings, especially, churches and schools for the Catholic Church. The firm was established by Henry D. Dagit, Sr. who opened an office in 1888. His son, Henry D. Dagit, Jr. continued the practice as Henry D. Dagit and Sons (1922-1959), and he was in charge of the firm at the time the chapel was commissioned and designed. The firm designed more than 420 buildings over a long period time. Some were large commissions —outstanding in the history of the firm. Others were minor and the Chapel of the Sisters of the Assumption falls in that category. To suggest that a work of architecture is outstanding is to suggest that it received recognition in the architectural press, and the chapel did pnt Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 23 By any definition, a prominent designer or builder is a leader in the profession. One commission in Miami cannot be considered prominent or leading. Philadelphia, the location of the firm Henry D. Dagit and Sons, was home to many prominent architects, such as Benjamin Henry Latrobe, William Strickland, Thomas U. Walter, Frank Furness, Paul Cret, George Howe, and Louis Kahn. By comparison Henry D. Dagit, Jr. was not prominent, and neither he nor his firm is mentioned in published histories of American architecture. (7) Contain elements of design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship of outstanding quality or which represent a significant innovation or adaptation to the South Florida environment. As described in the response to criterion 5 the Chapel was constructed of reinforced concrete with a limestone veneer. Although well designed and built, it was not innovative. Reinforced concrete had been employed significantly in Miami in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the Miami Beach Hotels of that era, especially those in the Moderne style, are reinforced concrete. Throughout the 20th century and continuing to the present, the use of limestone as a veneer as opposed to a load -bearing material has been widely employed. The drawback is in the attachment of the stone to the masonry substrate, and in the case of St. Jude the quality of craftsmanship was lacking —hence the unsightly spall on the exterior. A number of design features are replacements and not historic, such as the exterior doors, interior Tight fixtures, exterior steps at the entry, not to mention air -handling equipment. (8) Have yielded, or .may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criterion 8 pertains to archaeology —in that a site may contain artifacts buried beneath its surface. But unless a dig or test site yields the promise of or has previously yielded artifacts through excavation, there is no foundation to hold the site in abeyance. Usually, the criterion is applied to un-improved properties where no buildings exist. What is known, is at the time that the cloister with its office, meeting space, and classrooms were erected in 1989-1992, no archaeological finds were discovered when digging the foundations. Native Americans did inhabit parts of what became downtown Miami, but there is no reason to conclude that the one -acre site of St. Jude; would yield anything of significance. For these reasons, the designation criterion (8) should not apply. 24 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Summary The property owner, the Diocese of the Melkite Catholic Church, does not believe that any one of the criteria for designation as a historic resource of the City of Miami applies. The historical context of the property no longer pertains. The Academy of the Sisters of .the Assumption no longer exists, nor does the site it occupied. In their place are modern high-rise apartments. A property should not be designated on the basis of how it once appeared. The land acquired by the Sisters and the buildings they commissioned —save for the chapel —can no longer be seen. The legal description of the property includes an array of new structures and a landscaped courtyard. To proscribe all but the footprint of the chapel —for the purpose of designation —would be wrong. St. Jude is owned by a religious institution and used for religious purposes and in accord with the preservation ordinance it can only be designated if the religious property derives its primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance (Sec. 23-4(b)(7). The primary significance of St. Jude is a thriving and growing Melkite Catholic Parish. Its primary significance is not historic, artistic, or architectural. Operation Pedro Pan, which has been written about extensively, had at best a tangential connection to the Academy. The majority of children refugees fleeing Cuba to Miami were boys who could neither be sheltered nor taught at the Academy because of restrictions within the religious order. If a few girls did stay there within the first two weeks of the operation, it has yet to be documented. In any event, the site of the Academy no longer exists. For a work of architecture -and in particular a religious edifice to be designated —the building. itself should be. recognized as worthy of historic resource/landmark status. The chapel does not meet that threshold. It was well built but otherwise undistinguished. Any city of size has churches that look quite similar. Its use of reinforced concrete and concrete block was not novel, but was being used throughout Florida and elsewhere as a less expensive alternative to traditional. masonry construction. In no architectural publication is St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church cited. It was not published in architectural magazines at the time it was constructed, and it has not been recognized since. It has not been included in books on the history of Miami architecture. It was even left out of the recent architectural guide prepared for the Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects. 25 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The firm of Henry D. Dagit and Sons is largely unknown. It is not cited in books on American architecture because it did not receive recognition for its commissions. Its work was conservative and not innovative, which is understandable considering its clients. In, neither Philadelphia nor Miami was the firm prominent. After careful consideration of the designation report and the owner's response to the report, the City Commission should deny the request for designation. 26 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk References Saint Jude Melkite Catholic Church: Historic Site —Designation Report, Sept. 14, 2012 "St. Jude Catholic Church Dedication Program, Feb. 19, 1978, The Voice, Miami, Feb. 24, 1978, P. 5. Pastoral Letter, Sept. 11, 2012, Most Rev. Nicholas J. Samra, Eparchial Bishop of Newton, West Roxbury, MA. Reinaldo Borges, Borges & Assocs., and Paul S. George, Ph.D., expert testimony, Feb. 4, 2013. Marilys R. Nepomechie, Building Paradise: An Architectural Guide to the Magic City, Miami: American Institute of Architecture, 2010. City of Miami, list of designated landmarks. Nicholas N. Patricios, Building Marvelous Miami, Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1994, pp. 175-77. Building Department, Building and Zoning Permits, City of Miami, Folio 01-4139-002- 0011/0000, 1993 to 2007. Plat Book B, p. 96; Plat Book 3, p. 38, Recorder's Office, Dade County Courthouse, Miami, FL. "Chapel Cornerstone is laid at Academy," Miami Daily News, May 3,1946. Floor Plan, Architectural Drawings for the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption, Henry Dagit & Sons, Architects, Philadelphia, 1945. Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture, NY: Oxford University Press, 1985. Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman, Architecture: From Prehistory to Post -Modernism, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986. Roger G. Khouri, PE, "Structural Inspection and Recommendations Report," Nov. 12, 2012. Dupre Studio in Miami, "The condition of the stained glass windows of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church," dated Feb..25, 2001. Architectonica, New Sacristy and Meeting Rooms, St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, 1501 Brickell Ave., Miami. 27 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Dagit Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia; Email and phone conversation between John S. Garner and Bruce Laverty (Curator of Architecture). "A Reinforced Concrete Church," The Builder, Vol. 133, Sept. 1927, pp. 460-61. "Romanesque Inspiration, Contemporary in Concept: the new Chapel of the Slovak Girl's Academy, Danville, PA," Architectural Record, Vol. 87, Feb. 1940, pp. 45-48. Yvonne M. Conde, Operation Pedro Pan, NY: Routledge, 1999. Robert M. Levine and Moises Asis, Cuban Miami, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers, 2000. Maria de los Angeles Torres, The Lost Apple: Operation Pedro Pan, Cuban Children in the U.S., and the Promise of a Better Future, Boston, Beacon Press, 2003. Father Byron Walsh, "Cuban Refugee Children," Journal of Inter -American Studies and World Affairs, 13.3 (July 1971), pp. 378-404. Katherine Brownell Oettinger, "Services to Unaccompanied Cuban Refugee Children in the United States," Social Service Review, Vol. 36 (December 1962), pp. 377-83. 28 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1 7 John S. Garner, Ph.D. Preservation. Consultant 502 E. Sunnycrest Ct. Urbana, IL 61801 jsgamer@illinois.edu 217-778-3662 Fax 217-244-2900 John S. Garner is a preservation consultant and professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, where he chaired the division of architectural history and preservation before retiring in 2007. He is the chief investigator and author of several reports on historic buildings and districts in Illinois and is the author/editor of several articles, chapters, and books, on architectural history and preservation, including The Midwest in American Architecture, (University of Illinois Press, 1991). He has appeared before several building preservation commissions, planning commissions, and city councils and county supervisors to testify concerning the historic and architectural significance of historic .structures (in the state of Illinois. in Chicago, Lake Forest, Pontiac, Effingham, Champaign, . Peoria, and Springfield, as well asin the state of Florida. before the Town of Paim Beach). He has also appeared before the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's Advisory Council to testify concerning National Register listings. He has served as an advisor to the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. With a professional degree in architecture and doctorate in history and more than thirty years of experience, the author is an . expert in investigating and documenting historic buildings and is a qualified witness. CV I. Personal History and Professional Experience 1 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Educational Background Oklahoma State University, B.Arch., Architecture, 1969 University of Illinois, M.Arch., Architectural History, 1970 Boston University, Ph.D., Urban .History, 1974 Academic Positions 1970-71, Instructor in Architecture, University of Illinois 1973-74, Lecturer in Urban Affairs, Boston University 1974-77, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University 1977-81, Associate Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University 1981-87, Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois 1987- , Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois 2002-07, Chair, Architectural History and Preservation, Univ. of Illinois 2007- Professor Emeritus, awarded by Board of Trustees, Univ. of Illinois, Other Professional Employment 1967-69, Architectural Intern, Hudgins, Thompson, Ball, Tulsa, OK 1971-73, Preservationist, Society for the Preservation of New England* Antiquities, Boston, MA 1977-, Preservation Consultant Honors, Recognition, Etc. 1973-74, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship 1979-80, Fulbright-Hays Senior Research Award to France 1997, Magister Profesor, Universidad de Tucuman, Argentina 1998- , Who's Who Among America's Teachers Invited Lectures 1986, "Hopedale: A Centenary," keynote lecture on occasion of the 100th anniversay of the incorporation of Hopedale, MA 1988, "Architectural Preservation: An Outlook," Diamond Jubilee of the School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University 1991, "Early Chinese Temples and Tombs," Department of Landscape Architecture, UIUC 1992, "The Nature of Building Preservation," Department of Art History, UIUC 1997, "Direcciones Actuates en La Arquitectura Norteamericana," public lecture at Civic Auditorium, Tucuman, Argentina Submitted into the public — record in connection with item PZ.10 on MIDI 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1998, "An International. Perspective of Model Workers' Housing, 1880- WWI," in a symposium, Change at the Millenium, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1999, "Keynote Address on dedication of the J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum," Atlanta, IL 2003, "The Pullman State Historic Site, Chicago, IL, USA;" Congreso Internacional de Ciudades Historicas, Camaguey, Cuba 2004, "Keynote Address in Sao Paolo, Brazil, "Understanding the Single - Enterprise Town." Review Panels 1996-2000, Member of Board of Directors, Historic American Buildings Survey Foundation, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. II. Publications and Creative Works Books The Model Company Town: Urban Design through Private Enterprise in 19th —century New England (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984). The Midwest in American Architecture (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1991). The. Company Town: Architecture and Society in the Early Industrial Age (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, 2002). Chapters in Books "Preserving the Prosaic," in Adaptive Re -use (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1988). "Tanks and Towers: Waterworks in America," American Public Architecture (College Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1990). "The Garden City and Planned Industrial Suburbs: Housing and Planning on the Eve of World War I," in From Tenement to Taylor Homes: American Urban Housing Policy (College Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999). Monographs Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk "East Texas Architecture: A Select Study," College Station, TX: Texas Society of Architects, 1979. "Washington Park: Quincy, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1982. "Public Square: Oakland, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1983. , "Main and Market Streets: Mt. Carroll, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1986.. "The Fitzpatrick Homestead, Lockport, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1987. "World War II Temporary Military Buildings," Champaign, IL: USACERL, 1993. Articles in Quarterly Journals * "Leclaire, Illinois: A Model Company Town, 1890-1934," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (October, 1971). * "Nathaniel Hawthorne's Legends of the Province House, His Use of Architecture, Artifact, and History;""Old-Time New England (Fall, 1972). ** "Preface to Special Issue on Gravestone Carving," Old -Time New England (Spring, 19.73). * "Architecture at Texas A&M: The Past Hundred Years," Texas Architect (Spring, 1977). * "The Saga of a Railroad Town: Calvert, Texas, 1868-1918," Southwestern Historical Quarterly (October, 1981). "How Fare Thee .Fair Camelot," Reflections (Spring, 1983). * (with Richard Mattson), "Quincy's Grand Past: Recapturing the Architectural Heritage of a River Town," Gateway Heritage (Spring, 1984). "Architecture and Philanthropy in a Model Company Town," Places (Spring, 1988). * "La Company Town. Industria e Territorio nel XIX Secolo," Rassegna (Fall, 1997). Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Bulletins, Reports (including expert testimony), and Conference Proceedings. ** "The Growth of Cities in Victorian Texas," Proceedings of Texana III (Austin: Texas Historical Commission, 1983). ** "Family and Philanthropy in North Easton, Massachusetts," Proceedings of the Society for American Planning History (Col'umbus, OH: Society for American Planning History, 1987). ** "Pullman Revisited: The Architecture and Planning of a Model Company Town," Proceedings of the Society for American Planning History (Columbus, OH: Society for American Planning. History, 1989). "Resurvey: Northside Historic District Development Area," Peoria: Northside Planning and Development Corporation,1993. "John.H. Hall House, Historic Structures Report," Peoria: Northside Planning and Development Corporation, 1994. "The Homer Municipal Building, Historic Structures Report," Homer, IL: Village Board, 1998. "Expert testimony on behalf of the Hillel Foundation, Champain, IL," City of Champaign, 1999. "Expert testimony on the Solon House, Champaign, IL," City of • Champaign, 1999. "Expert testimony on the Bush Temple of Music Building, Chicago, IL," City of Chicago Landmarks Commission, 2001. "Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Conservation Assessment," Rantoul, IL: Heritage Preservation, Washington, 2001. "Expert testimony on the First Unitarian Church, Peoria, IL," City of Peoria Landmarks Commission, 2003. "Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum: Conservation Assessment," Hannibal, MO: Heritage Preservation, Washington, 2003. "Expert testimony on the Smythe House, Palm Beach, FL," Town of Palm Beach Landmarks Commission, Town Council of Palm Beach, 2004. "Expert testimony on the Jacks House, Lake Forest, IL," City of Lake Forest Building Review Board, 2005. 5 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk "Landmarks Designation Analysis of the Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach, FL," 2007 "Expert testimony on the Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach, FL," Town Council of Palm Beach, 2007 "Appraisal of 809 W. Main St.; Urbana, IL," for preservation purposes, 2008 "Hamilton Boulevard from Water to North Street, a response to landmark application, HPC case no. 08-27, Peoria, IL, Methodist Medical Center, 2008 "Old Farm House (Mumford House), campus, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL," testimony before Facilities and Services, to retain structure in present location, 2009 "Expert testimony on the Du Pont House, Palm Beach, FL," Town Council of Palm. Beach, 2010 • "Appraisal of 701 W. Florida Ave., Urbana, IL, the President's House, University of Illinois," regarding interior conservation, 2011 "Expert testimony on the Tropin House, Palm Beach, FL," Town Council of Palm Beach, 20,11 "Expert testimony on the Smith House, Palm Beach, FL," Landmarks Preservation Commission, Town of Palm Beach, 2012 "Expert testimony on the Eberhardt Residence, Palm Beach, FL," Landmarks Preservation Commission and Town Council, Palm Beach, 2013 Other: Encyclopedia Entries ** "Company Towns," in Encyclopedia of Urban America, Vol. 1 (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998). ** "Industrial Towns," in Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000). ** "Industrial Utopian Communities," Encyclopedia of New England Culture (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002). Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ** "The Prairie School of Architecture," Encyclopedia of the Midwest (Columbus: Ohio State University, 2005).. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 8 ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Historic and Environmental Preservation Board Hearing April 8, 2013 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk INN M I- I N I NE 1 NE NM s I- MN EN N INN ST. JUDE PARISH OBJECTS TO THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION • Because the property is not eligible for historical designation under the City of Miami Code; • To avoid the economic hardship- and loss of value resulting from historical designation. • To preserve the church's property rights. The right to maximize the use of this valuable property. • To preserve the church's religious freedom to make architectural changes that represent an expression of its faith now and for future generations. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Architecture is an Expression of Faith is important to highlight the significance a role f he church buildin itself to the Catholic faith. According to Dennis McNamara, an architectural stor ar i specialized in Catholic churches, Architecture is the built form of ideas; church architecture is the built form of theology Then it ust be understood that liturgical architecture is indeed liturgical", designed according to not only physical requirements of the ritual action, but to the very t eology of the liturgy in all of its many irnensions. By definition, then, church architecture is intimately bound to the teaching of the Church and the traditions anded on from gene- !on to generation Deci-nati St. Jude needs to remain free to adapt what is now a Roman Catholic structure to one that fully expresses its eastern Catholic liturgy. The historic designation will not just infringe on the Church's ability to grow, but will infringe upon the church's freedom to express itself through its architecture. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Eligibility Criteria Sec. 23-4, City of Miami Code S US r oS - c ies Section 23-4(b), City of Miami Code SAS Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk S Eligibility Criteria To designate a religious property as a historic resource, the City Staff and the Applicant have a difficult burden to meet. If a property is owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes, it can only be eligible for designation if: T e s property erives its ary s ni fro a e tur or a tistir stingy io g - -r ; o �rice." 23-4(b) (7), Miami of Miami Code of Ordinances Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk PRIMARY SIGNIFICANCE Plain Meaning PRIMARY is defined as "first or highest in rank, quality or importance; principal". SIGNIFICANCE - is defined as "the state or quality of having a major effect; important". (American Heritage College Dictionary ® 4th Edition) C Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church's Primary Significance St. Jude's first or highest in rank, quality or importance and principal significance is: Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Expert Testimony Will show that St. Jude is not eligible for designation under any of the Criteria enumerated in Staffs Designation report. Even more clearly, it will show that the property's primary significance is most certainly not its architectural or artistic distinction or its historical importance. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk NM I 11111 NB MO St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Dr. John Garner, M.Arch., Ph.D Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk - - M - - - = M i• - IN - ! - - - M M - Code Sec. 23-4 Designation of Historic Resources Criteria for Designation • (3) Exemplify the historical, cultural, ... or social trends of the community. • (5) Embody those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, or period, or method of construction. • (6) Are an outstanding work of a prominent designer or builder. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on !WW2 2 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 1 0 The criterion should not apply because there is no example to "exemplify." There is no context because the historic site no longer exists. The Chapel of the Sisters of the Assumption is the sole surviving historic structure and its context and purpose have changed. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Site seed in- 2013 with new sacristy, meeting rooms and cloister on a one -acre parcel Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The criterion should not apply because the chapel does not embody "distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style." It is no more Romanesque than it is Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, or Modern. Its use of concrete, reinforced and block, was a well- chosen 20th-century expedient in terms of cost and structural stability, though costly in maintenance. Limestone was used only as a veneer. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The plan on the left and the plan on the right have little in common, save for being cruciform Chapel of the Assumption, 1945 St. Sernin, Toulouse, 1080-1120 or Aprc Transept chapels Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on Q7 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Absidiales chapels) On the left is the nave during construction, note the form work and the blocks of limestone in the lower left corner. On right is the nave after completion showing the stenciled ceiling. The stenciling no longer exists. Also note the pointed arch. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk . / | / | / [l! .�\ ` .. ^ �E`",^,.= ' ""=^, '"=, `^=^,.0'4o �W -AIM" ' Submitted into the public record inconnection with item PZ.10on 07/25/13 Todd 8.Hannon City Clerk No distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or method of construction Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on Q7/21W. Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The criterion does not apply because Henry D. Dagit Jr. (1893-1981), who headed the firm of Henry D. Dagit and Sons when the Chapel was designed, was not a prominent designer who received recognition as an architect or builder. Neither Henry D. Dagit, Jr. nor Henry D. Dagit and Sons (1922-1959) is cited in books on American architectural history. St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church is not an outstanding work of the firm, but a minor work. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The exception to the exception is (Sec. 23-4 b 7) whether the property derives its primary significance from its architecture or history as opposed to its original and present purpose including the faith and parish it serves. In other words, is Grant's Tomb more important for its architecture or the person buried there? ve. is mire kite s ciati n is for its Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk HISTORICAL EXPERT Ellen J. Uguccioni The St. Jude chapel does not meet the eligibility criteria under the National Register or the City of Miami (Sec. 23-4) and cannot be designated a historic resource. it s is The Religious Property Exception Applies to St. Jude Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ar HISTORIC EVALUATION OF ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Religious Properties Must Meet the "Primary Significance Test" in Order to be eligible, g usrties are ex,epted iro theibility criteria, unless the religious property derives p a y significance from ctur orartistic distinction o _ istorical portance. Example: The North Church in Boston. Paul Revere's midnight ride and the lanterns hanging in the church's steeple. The church's primary significance is its historical importance, not its religious significance. St. Jude does not derive its primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance. f- He's nificance is lace of Ors a Submitted into the public record in connection with item P2.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk National Register Bulletin: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation - Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk M — — en O MN I I i NM MB OM I — I E MB E NE National Registry Bulletin —Applying Criteria Consideration A: Religious Properties • The City relied upon the Religious Properties Criteria Consideration A when formulating its _Designation Report. • The Bulletin provides guidelines for applying the Designation Criteria. • There are several guidelines relevant to this application which render St. Jude ineligible for designation including: — Association with Historic Persons; — Association with Historic Activities; and — Association with Religious History Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 4 MI ' OM N i - OM s M MI S I UR M I M- N UM Criteria Consideration A: Religious Properties Eligibility for Historic Persons — Associations with Historic people. — NOT ELIGIBLE: A religious property can only be eligible if it is "strongly" associated with a religious leader. • St. Jude is not strongly associated with any religious leaders and therefore cannot be designated merely because of people who briefly visited or worshiped at the chapel. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 2S 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk )1:; ASSOCIATIONS WITH HISTORIC PERSONS The best representatives of association with historic persons are: • Length of association - an important factor when assessing several properties with similar associations. Whether a religious leader was strongly associated with a religious property. • A re us e a rely visionthe chu c- ou be nor e cons le. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ASSOCIATION BY MOTHER TERESA Mother Teresa was Chapel for the Sisters of the Assumption. h the Page 14 of the City's Designation Report speaks to "long stays" at the Assumption by Mother Teresa, which testimony was later quantified as being for only "a week or so". We do not underestimate the importance of Mother Teresa. However, the fact is, she was merely visiting and did not spend a significant part of her life at the Chapel or Academy of the Assumption to be strongly associated with the Chapel. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ASSOCIATION WITH PEDRO PAN CHILDREN AND CARMELITE SISTERS T I C A3 HAS ES RMCA S CANCE TO T HE P DRO PAN EVENTS R CARTE SSTS. The buildings that housed the Pedro Pan children are no longer present they were demolished to build The Palace high rise condominium. The fact that the Academy of the Assumption allowed "a few girls" who were exiled during the Pedro Pan Airlift to spend only a few days at the Academy while the students were away for Christmas (Father Walsh, Page 13, City Designation Report) is transitory and cannot be used to strengthen the nomination. The Carmelite Sisters were temporarily housed at the Assumption in its Science Lab (Page 14, City Designation Report), which is irrelevant because the buildings are no longer in existence. There is no evidence to support that Pedro Pan children or the Carmelite Sisters worshiped in the Chapel, but even if there were, this could not form a basis for designation. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk National Registry Bulletin — Applying Criteria Consideration A: Religious Properties Ability to Reflect Historic Associations N= EDi& : A religious property cannot be eligible or deemed significant for the important activities of its congregation prior to its construction date. e Abe chapel wa col s ucted in Any nfor or cts as prese City's es nation epor ear= Ing the history of e pr ty or t e esters of the ssu =tion R R to 194 are it e - a to es nating the c_ a el as a istoric resource. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk INN == M NM I I s-- s MI M MI M M- I I Criteria Consideration A: Religious Properties Religious History — directly associated with either a specific event or a broad pattern in the history of religion. — NOT ELIGIBLE: "A religious property cannot be eligible simply because it was the place of religious services for a community or was the oldest structure used by a religious group in a local area". • St. Jude therefore cannot be eligible merely because it was the place of religious services for the Sisters of the Assumption and their students. • There is no evidence to support that the children of Operation Pedro Pan or the Carmelite Sisters ever worshiped in the Chapel, but even if they did it would not make the Chapel eligible for historic designation. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 0 I i I M ME I I M- - MN S M E M MI NM M i ST. JUDE DOES NOT POSSESS PHYSICAL INTEGRITY — Integrity of setting — The property is not sited in the same way and in the same environment that it was when originally built. — Integrity of Association — The property is not associated with the same acreage or complex as it was originally designed and constructed. — Integrity of Design — The property and design has been compromised by additions or modifications to the buildings. The uses and design of the property have changed. • Formerly a private girls school and chapel. • Now a public parish church including a rectory, social hall and Sunday School facility. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk CONCLUSIONS • Neither St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church nor the property derives its primary significance from its architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance. • Its primary significance is that of an active parish for worship by its many parishioners and a shrine to St. Jude. • It is a beautiful church that has lovely architecture, but that is not enough under the Federal and City designation criteria. • Even if the property has architectural or artistic distinction the property does not derive its Primary Significance from these. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk CONCLUSIONS — cont. People do not come to visit Miami because of the St. Jude Church. There are no sightseeing trips or cruise excursions to visit St. Jude. Additionally, due to the many modifications and additions, neither the property nor the structure possess the required integrity of setting, feeling, design, association, materials and location in order to be designated historic. THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE DENIED. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 9 The original DVD that was submitted into the public record during the July 25, 2013 City Commission Meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office. w G GLINST ATTORNEYS AT _AW1 St. Jude -1501 Brickell 4-8-13 HEPB Meeting 1 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07 25 13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 10 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board File ID 13-00403 Resolution: HEPB-R-13-012 April 8, 2013 Item HEPB.1 Ms. Lynn Lewis offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD FAILING TO DESIGNATE AS A HISTORIC SITE THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1501 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, KNOWN AS ST. JUDE CHURCH BECAUSE, PER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE, ANY DECISION TO DESIGNATE A SITE AS HISTORIC ..REQU.IRES A .CONCURRING VOTE OF AT. LEAST FIVE..(5).. MEMBERS. OF THE. BOARD AND THE MOTION TO DESIGNATE FAILED TO PASS BY A 4 TO 2 VOTE WHICH. EFFECTUATES A FAILURE TO DESIGNATE THIS PROPERTY AS THE FINAL ACTION OF THE BOARD RELATIVE TO THIS APPLICATION. Upon being seconded by Mr. Gary Hecht, the motion to designate FAILED by a vote of 4-2: Mr. Timothy A. Barber Mr. Nelson Diaz Mr. David Freedman Mr. Robert John Graboski Mr. Gary Hecht Dr. William E. Hopper Mr. Jorge Kuperman Ms.. Lynn B. Lewis Mr. Gerald C. Marston Mr. Hugh Ryan STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE Absent • Absent No No Yes Yes Absent Yes Absent Yes Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, Megan McLaughlin, Preservation Officer of the Mlanil Historic and Environmental Preservation Board of the City of Miam lorida, an4ackngwledges that she executed the for-, oln • Resolution. SW RN AIVD�UBS RIBED BEFORE ME THISA DAY OF 1 f �/i I 1 2013. Print Notary Name ` / Personally know . V or Produced I.D. Type and number of I.D. produced Did take an oath or Did not take an oath4/1 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Notary Pub l :te of Florida My Comm slon Expires: ANEL RODRIGUEZ MY COMMISSION Y EE 101837 EXPIRES: June 12 2015 Bonded Thru Notary PuWb ( Nonirritant 11 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk CRIT ZELI CON IDE AT US PR PE TIE A religious property is eligible if it derives its primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance UNDERSTANDING CRITERIA CONSIDERATION A: RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES A religious property requires justification on architectural, artistic, or historic grounds to avoid any appearance of judgment by govern- ment about. the validity of any reli- gion or belief. Historic significance for a religious property cannot be established on the merits of a 'us doctrine, doctrine, but rather, for archi- , _tural or artistic values or for importanthistoric or cultural forces that the property represents. A religious property's significance under Criterion A, 13, C, or D must be judged in purely secular terms. A religious group may, in some cases, be considered a cultural group whose activities are significant in areas broader than religious history, Criteria Consideration for Reli- gious Properties applies: • If the resource was constructed. by a religious institution. • If the resource is presently owned by a religious institution or is used for religious purposes. • If the resource was owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes during its Pe- riod of Significance. • If Religion is selected as an Area of Significance. 26 Examples of Properties that Meet Criteria Consideration gious Properties • A historic church where an impor- tant non -religious evelit occurred, such as a speech by Patrick Henry. • A historic synagogue that is signifi- cant for architecture, • A private residence is the site ofa meeting important to religious his- tory. • A COOrmercial block thl7t is currently owned as an investment property by a religious instituliou, • A historic district in which religion was. either a predominant or signifi- cant function during the period of significance. Example of Properties that DO NOT Need to Meet Criteria Consideration A: Religions Properties • A residential or commercial district that currently contains a small 1111171- ber of churches that are not a pre- dominant feature of the district. • A town meeting hall that serves as the center of community activity and houses a wide variety of public and private meetings, including reli- gious service. The resource is ' "cant for architecture and politics, and the religious function is inciden- tal, • A town hall, significant for politics from 1875 to 1925, that housed religious services during the 1950s, Since the religious function occurred after the Period of Significance, the Criteria Consideration does not ap- APPLYING CRITERIA CONSIDERATION A: RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES ELIGIBILITY FOR HISTORIC EVENTS A religious property can be eligible under Criterion A for any of three rea- sons: • It is significant under a theme in the history of religion having secular scholarly recognition; or • It is significant under another his- torical theme, such as explora- tion, settlement, social philan- thropy, or education; or • It is significantly associated with traditional cultural values. Submitted into the public record in connection with item P2.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk RELIGIOUS HISTORY A religious property can be eligible it is directly associated with either a .,pecific event or a broad pattern in the history of religion. Eligible • The site of a convention at which a significant denomina- tional split occurred meets the requirements of Criteria Con- sideration A. Also eligible is a property that illustrates the broad impact of a religious in- stitution on the history of a lo- cal area. Not Eligible • A religious property cannot be eligible simply because was the place of religious services for a community, or was the. oldest structure used by a reli- gious group in a local area. OTHER HISTORICAL THEMES A religious property can be eligible if it is directly associated with either a specific event or a broad pattern that is significant in another historic context. A religious property would also qualify if it were significant for its associations that illustrate the importance of a particular religious group in the social, cultural, eco- nomic, or political history of the area. Eligibility depends on the importance of the event or broad pattern and the role of the specific property. Eligible • A religious property can qualify for its important role as a temporary hospital during the Revolutionary War, or if its •school was significant in the history of education in the community. Not Eligible • A religious property is not sig- nificant in the history of edu- cation in a community simply because it had occasionally served as a school. TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES When evaluating properties associated with traditional cultures, it is important to recognize that often these cultures do not make clear distinctions between what is secular and what is sacred. Criteria Consider- ation A is not intended to exclude traditional cultural resources merely because they have religious uses or are considered sacred. A property or natural feature important to a tradi- tional culture's religion and mythol- ogy is eligible if its importance has been ethnohistorically documented and if the site can be clearly defined. It is critical, however, that the activi- ties be documented and that the associations not be so diffuse that the physical resource cannot be ad- equately defined.' Eligible • A specific location or natural feature that an Indian tribe be- lieves to be its place of origin. and that is adequately docu- mented qualifies under Crite- ria Consideration A. ELIGIBILITY FOR HISTORIC PERSONS A religious property can be eligible for association with a person impor- tant in religious history, if that significance has scholarly, secular recognition or is important in other historic contexts. Individuals who would likely be considered significant are those who formed or significantly influenced an important religious institution or movement, or who were important in the social, economic, or political history of the area. Proper- ties associated with individuals important only within the context of a single congregation and lacking importance in any other historic context would not be eligible under Criterion B. Eligible • A religious property strongly associated with a religious leader, such as George Whitefield or Joseph Smith, is eligible. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk °For more information on applying Criteria Consideration A to traditional cultural properties, refer to National Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties. 27 ELIGIBILITY FOR ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC DISTINCTION A religious property significant for its architectural design or construc- tion should be evaluated as are other properties under Criterion C; that is, it should be evaluated within an established architectural context and, if necessary, compared to other properties of its type, period, or method of construction. (See "Com- paring Related Properties" in Part V: How to Evaluate a Property Within Its Historic Context.) Eligible • A historic camp meeting dis- trict that meets the require- ments of Criterion C for its sig- nificarice as a type of construc- tion is eligible. ELIGIBILITY FOR INFORMATION POTENTIAL A religious property, whether a district, site, building, structure, or object, is eligible if it can yield impor- tant information. about the religious practices of ,a cultural-groupor- other historic themes. This kind of property should be evaluated as are other properties under Criterion D„in relation to similar properties, other information sources, and existing data gaps. Eligible • A 19th century camp meeting site that could provide infor- mation about the length and intensity of site use during re- vivals of the Second Great Awakening is eligible. • Rock cairns or medicine wheels that had a historic reli- gious mythological function and can provide information about specific cultural beliefs are eligible. Criteria Consideration A - Religious Properties. A religious property cart qualify as an exception to the Criteria if it is architecturally significant. The Church of the Navity in Rosedale, lberville Parish, Louisiana, qualified as a rare example in the State of a 19th century small frame Gothic Revival style chapel. (Robert Obier) 28 ABILITY TO REFLECT HISTORIC ASSOCIATIONS As with all eligible properties, religious properties must physically represent the period of time for which they are significance. For instance, a recent building that hou.seuan older — congregation cannot qualify based on the historic activities of the group because the current building does not convey the earlier history. Likewise, an older buildingthat housed the historic activities of the congregation is eligible if it still physically repre- sents the period of the congregation's significance. However, if an older building has been remodeled to the extent that its appearance dates from the time of the remodeling, it can only be eligible if the period of significance corresponds with the period of the alterations. Eligible • A church built in the 18th. cen- tury and altered beyond recog- nition in the 19th century is eligible only if the additions are important in themselves as an example of late 19th cen- tury architecture or as a reflec- tion of an important period of the congregation's growth Not Eligible • A synagogue built in the 1920s cannot be eligible for the im- portant activities of its congre- gation in the 18th and 19th centuries. It can only be eli- gible for significance obtained after its construction date. • A rural 19th century frame church recently sheathed in brick is not eligible because it has lost its characteristic ap- pearance and therefore can no longer convey its 1.9th century significance, either for archi- tectural value or historic asso- ciation. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk 12 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH City Commission Hearing July 25, 2013 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Because the property is not eligible for historical designation under the City of Miami Code. To avoid the excessive cost and expense of maintaining, restoring and insuring a historically designated church. To preserve the church's property rights. The right to restore and expand the church to fulfill its needs. To preserve the church's religious freedom to make architectural changes that represent an expression of its faith now and for future generations. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk itctur* i an E of F. ith "It is i l pant to highlight the significance and role of the church building itself to the Catholic faith. According to Dennis McNamara, an architectural historian specialized in Catholic churches, "Architecture is the built form of ideas; church architecture is the built form of theology ... Then it must be understood that liturgical architecture is indeed "liturgical", designed according to not only physical requirements of the ritual action, but to the very theology of the liturgy in all of its many dimensions. By definition then church architecture is intimately bound to the teaching of the Church and the traditions handed on from generation to generation." Page 10_ City of M! mi ire- ig ation R -port St. Jude needs to remain free to adapt what is now a Roman Catholic structure to one that fully expresses its eastern Catholic liturgy. The historic designation will not just infringe on the Church's ability to grow, but will infringe upon the church's freedom to express ress itself g p p through its architecture. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Criteria Exceptions: r4marii ro4ert1 s o _ ne y reliaioug institutions or used for religious pu po h II not be cop i er d eligible for ii tin i= th lia e ister of historic places." Section 23-4(b), City of Miami Code Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk To designate a religious property as a historic resource, the City Staff and the Applicant have a difficult burden to meet. If a property is owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes, it can only be eligible for designation if T e religious property derives its it a 1 nificance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical irnp Banc 23-4(b) (7), Miami of Miami Code of Ordinances Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk AY I IFICA CE Plain -°.: `eaninq PRIMARY -- is defined as "first or highest in rank, quality or importance; principal". SIGNIFICANCE — is defined as "the state or quality of having a major effect; important'. (American Heritage College Dictionary — 4th Edition) Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ude • elkite Catholic : hurch's P a qniicance St. Jude's first or highest in rank, quality or is: mportance and principal significance Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Will show that the property's primary significance is most certainly not its architectural or artistic distinction or its historical importance. -- a sms nificance I as a elkelki e olic Church a Wilt show that St. Jude is not eligible for designation under any of the Criteria enumerated in the City Code or in Staff's Designation report. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk n St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Jude Melkite Catholic Church Dr. John Garner, MArch., Ph®D Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk u a 1 jous erty is ExceDtd Religious Property Exception: If a property is owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes, it can only be eligible for designation if The religious property derives its "primary significance from architecture or artistic distinction or historical importance." Section 23-4(b)(7), Miami Code of Ordinances e hat o a 'vino m e toJude St. Jude does not derive its primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Code Sec. 23®4 Designation of Historic Resources Criteria for Des i nation 'one of the $De ignation Cry - o S . Jude. St. Jude church is not associated in a significant way with the life of a person important in the past. St. Jude church was not the site of a historic event with significant effect upon the community, city, state, or nation. St. Jude church does not exemplify the historical, cultural, political, economical, or social trends of the community. The St. Jude environment is not portrayed in an era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural styles. St. Jude church does not embody those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, or period, or method of construction. St. Jude church was not an outstanding work of a prominent designer or builder. St. Jude church does not contain elements of design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship of outstanding quality or which represent a significant innovation or adaptation to the South Florida environment. St. Jude has not yielded, nor will it be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Site in its historic coy ext or s tt o`=s h aca e y, residence and west house, -tnin a -acre parcel in 45. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk seen ji 2Ot3ith new sacristy, meeting rooms and cloister on a one - acre parcel Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on (17/2_5111 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The criterion should not apply because the chapel does not embody "distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style." It is no more Romanesque than it is Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, or Modern. Its use of concrete, reinforced and block, was a well- chosen 20th-century expedient in terms of cost and structural stability, though costly in maintenance. Limestone was used only as a veneer Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St. Sernin, Toulouse, 1080-1120 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk On the left is the nave during construction, note the form work and the blocks of limestone in the lower left corner. On right is the nave after completion showing the stenciled ceiling. The stenciling no longer exists Also note the pointed arch. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk | ^`^" ' ""`^'L" "=~, ^`E-,°'=�; `~ '—' /\y wanvk� Submitted into the public record inconnection with item PZ.10wn 07/25/13 Todd 8.Hannon City Clerk No distinguishing characteristics of an architectural stye or method of construction Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Submitted into the public record |nconnection with item PZ.10nn 07/25/13 Todd B.Hannon City Clerk Ellin J. Uguccioni The attempt to designate St. Jude as a historical resource is technically deficient. The St. Jude chapel does not meet any of the eligibility criteria under federal guidelines or the City of Miami (Sec. 23-4) and cannot be designated a historic resource. Churches are exempt from the 8 designation criteria because there is a potential interference with religious and liturgical matters. Churches can only be designated significance derives from: Architectural distinction Artistic distinction Historical Importance f their primary Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The Application is technically deficient because: • The setting and association of the property have been lost. • The Property boundary has been incorrectly drawn. • The chapel is not historically significant. • The architect is not a prominent designer and his St. Jude design in Miami was minor. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ettin an t n The Application singles out only the chapel building without including the other buildings that are integral to the ministry and significance of the church. The church of St. Jude is more than just the chapel. The entire site includes other important structures including the social halls, rectory, Sunday school building, cloister and meditation garden. To separate one building from the complex loses its context of setting and association. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk St. Jude's Complex of Buildings Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Sec. 23-4(2)(b), provides that the boundaries of designated properties shall include the entire tract of land. The entire tract of land includes over an acre of property owned by the Diocese. The proposed designation only includes the chapel and disregards additional structures on the site. The attempt to designate only one structure within an entire complex of buildings is contrary to City and federal designation standards. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The property does not derive its significance based on historical importance. For example, the association of the chapel with Pedro Pan has been grossly misstated, as there is no evidence to support that any of the Pedro Pan boys ever stayed at the Assumption and only a few girls stayed there for a week one Christmas holiday (according to an article written by the late Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, of the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami). Additionally, the children would have stayed in dormitories that have long since been demolished and are now the site of The Palace condominium. No person important in the past has been associated with the St. Jude chapel in any significant way. Significance must involve a substantial amount of time. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk architect — en . Da Henry D. Dagit, Jr. is not known as a prominent designer or builder. He was known for his church designs in and around Philadelphia. The main reason he was hired to design the modest chapel was because the Sisters of the Assumption were also located in Philadelphia. The Dagit firm has no other connections to Miami's architectural trends. St. Jude was not an outstanding work of Dagit. It was a simple chapel designed for the girls' school made out of reinforced concrete covered with a slim piece of limestone veneer. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.1OO on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk The boundaries which fail to include all of the properties associated with St. Jude destroy the integrity of setting and association. By looking at the whole complex, the true nature of how the property functions and is used is apparent. The religious property exception is applicable to the St. Jude property. Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk ST. JUDE MELKITE CATHOLIC CHURCH City Commission Hearing July 25, 2013 Submitted into the public record in connection with item PZ.10 on 07/25/13 Todd B. Hannon City Clerk