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Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan, states: ~ 4. Maintain the existing land use patterns until completion of the Chambers Connector. The effects of the Chambers Connector and related road improventents on the immediate area should be examined upon completion of final design and right-of- way acquisition and arty appropriate changes adopted. The City of Eugene has been unable to address the above referenced recommendation, so the task is yet to be officially completed. We do know that a significant concentration of historic properties exist in the area, and the Johansen-Moody House is the third application for Historic Landmark that the board has considered. River Road is categorized as a "Major Arterial" in the City of Eugene Street Classification Map of November 1999. This classification means that the average daily traffic is over 20,000 vehicles per day. River Road continues to be subject to increased traffic usage making it problematic to reside on lower River Road because of the speed of the traffic, noise, and width of the road. Rezoning to H-Historic will allow the residential use to continue and will establish commercial and office uses that are deemed suitable to this unique historic structure. By designating the Johansen-Moody House as a City of Eugene Historic Landmark this historic property will be well documented through research and the photographic record. Designation along with continued maintenance will ensure the preservation of the Johansen-Moody House. The owner, Kathleen Hall, continues to amass a collection of information and oral history on the past related to River Road, which she is willing to make available to the City and public. (2): Designation is based on a determination of historic significance according to one or more of the following: (a) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of history. The Johansen-Moody House is associated with the Progressive Era (1884-1913) in Eugene, as described in the Eugene Area Historic Context Statement. This period saw a phenomenal boom in residential construction, particularly 'because of more people moving to the Eugene area. The Johansen-Moody House is a representative example of the residential building boom of the Progressive Era, designed in the Vernacular Gothic style. In 1900 Eugene's population was 3,236 and by 1910 the population rose to 9,009, which is indicative of the need for housing in Eugene. Population leveled out in the next decade with 10,593 people residing in the City by 1920. The Johansen-Moody House is particularly significant for association with Niels Johansen, who was one of the first ten Danish settlers to arrive with the Reverend P.L.C. Hansen to settle 1,280 acres of land that he purchased at $18 an acre. The group arrived from Iowa and Nebraska, Niels was from Iowa, primarily with the intent to establish farms suited for dairy production. Many of the farms were located in West Eugene, and the Danish community still bears a strong ethnic ~sociation with West Lawn Cemetery and the Bethesda Lutheran Church. The term "Danebo" translates as "Borough of Danes." Johansen-Moody }louse (HD 04-01) May 27, 2004 Page 3 EXHIBI]' A PAGE 3 OF ~