Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level I

1-B-18-HZ

Applicant Request

Level I. Installation of awning

Site Info

Caldwell Building. Two-story brick building with paired fixed glass windows with transoms and altered storefront. The Caldwell Building was occupied by Caldwell's Department Store, then later series of drug stores. In 1965, the building was occupied by Bower's Department Store. (The storefront is heavily altered but but the building is contributing.)

1) The building is a contributing structure within the Market Square H-1 and National Register Historic Districts.

2) Early photos indicate that awnings were sloped in Market Square. However, three flat awnings on nearby Union Avenue were historically designed to be level and integral with the building design, so this type of awning was historically used on some buildings.

3) The black metal storefront is not original or historic in nature, but is a contemporary design. Therefore, it is appropriate for the proposed awning to be contemporary in design (flat, metal) rather the historic (sloped canvas).

4) The awnings is proposed to be attached to the building above the display windows as recommended by the design guidelines, and below the transom window.

5) The awning will not cover the space between the second-story window sills and the storefront cornice as the guidelines recommend.

6). Three previously approved awnings in Market Square are attached to the building with round metal tiebacks at 1, 15, and 36 Market Square. However, the tiebacks for the last two projects were approved at 1.5 inches in diameter, given that those at 1 Market Square were found to be inappropriately large.