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l River Road- Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan Environmental Desk n Element 4.6 Histor 5 ructures Inventory structures, landmarks,.sites, and areas of cultural, historic, or archaeological significance. (Policy 1, Page 4 Consistent with this policy, on April 14, 2005, the Brunner - Schmitz House was identified as a potential significant historic resource and recorded as part of the River Road Cultural Resource Inventory. This was included on a Historic Resource Survey Form in the Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties for the River Road area which was funded by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office in collaboration with the City of Eugene. Encourage the preservat and restoration of structures, landmarks, sites, and areas of • cultural, historic, or archaeological significance. (Policy 2, page 4 - U.5ting the Brunner - Schmitz House as a City of Eugene Historic Landmark is consistent with this policy as it ensures that the historic resource will be preserved into the future through the historic review process, and the support and enfhusiasm of the property owner. The owner recognizes the significance of the Brunner - Schmitz House and intends to tale actions to continue the preservation and restoration of the building and grounds with oversight by the City of Eugene. . Cily of Eugene Historic Landmark Criteria. . EC 3.8165(2): Designation is based on a determination of historic significance according to • • one or mare of the following: (a) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad ' patterns of history. The land associated with the Brunner - Schmitz House was once part of the Ben and • Catharine Davis Donation Land Claim ( DLC) of 1551. The 1857 DLC Survey Map indicates that the primary landowners in the River Road area Were members of the Davis with Joseph and Benjamin Davis each holding slightly over 640 acres and L.E. Davis holding another claim of slightly over 300 acres. Subsequent parceling of the Benjamin and Catharine Davis DLC land deeded the northeast quadrant of their'claim to their son, L cur us Davis ,'which which is where the Y R , Brunner- Schmitz house and acreage is located. In the early 1900s, small -scale farming was promoted by boosters -like the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Eugene Commercial Club. Their promotions glorified the virtues of the small family farm ranging in size from four to twenty acres along with instructions for maximizing profits from nut; fruit and row crops. The annual value of fruit production in the hlorthwesf • 1.1R8 A e►rda - �a e 5 . •