Historic Zoning Commission

Concord HZ: Level II

10-E-17-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Demolition of noncontributing structure

Demolish one-story frame house which is non-contributing due to architectural alterations.

Site Info

Vernacular one-story frame dwelling with aluminum siding. Off-center front gable asphalt shingle roof. Six-over-six double-hung replacement windows. Brick foundation. Front stoop with hipped roof and 6x6 posts (originally splayed posts). One remaning of formerly two interior offset brick chimneys. Two rear additions. Heavily altered from front-gable-and- wing configuration. (NC)

1) The house is listed as a non-contributing property in the 1987 National Register nomination due to being heavily altered. The c. 1887 version was an front-gable-and-wing, L-shaped Folk Victorian with a covered front porch.

2) The original form of the house is no longer discernable from the front and the exterior materials and windows are recent.

3) The house has been assessed by a professional contractor to have an inadequate, minimal foundation that is not repairable. The floor joists are too close to the ground and the framing has extensive water and termite damage.

4) The Old Concord Neighborhood Association has provided a memo dated October 1st agreeing that the foundation is not salvageable and that the house may be demolished.