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Council unanimously designates 658 Pleasant as Tierra House landmark
Summary
After a staff presentation and a unanimous landmarks board recommendation, Boulder City Council adopted Ordinance 8686 designating 658 Pleasant Street (the Tierra House) an individual landmark. The council approved the ordinance on second reading with a unanimous roll call vote.
Boulder City Council adopted Ordinance 8686 on April 3, 2025, designating the property at 658 Pleasant Street as an individual landmark known as the Tierra House.
Staff described the residence as a Dutch Colonial Revival house—characterized by a gambrel roof, vertical board and batten siding on the gambrel ends, and a distinctive front porch with a bridge entrance over the Anderson Ditch. Planning staff said the house was likely constructed by stonemason Lyman Leland between about 1906 and 1909; the Townsend family owned the property for 50 years after purchasing it in 1910. The landmarks board reviewed the nomination at its Feb. 5 meeting and made a unanimous recommendation in favor of designation.
At the April 3 public hearing planning staff noted that the owner worked with the Anderson Ditch Company to add ordinance language clarifying that routine work to the ditch would not require a landmark alteration certificate. The owner’s project architect addressed council in support of preservation and described the owner’s intent to restore the porch and other character‑defining features.
The ordinance passed on second reading by unanimous roll call. Council directed staff to include the staff memorandum dated April 3, 2025 as council’s findings and conclusions in the record.
