Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level II

10-J-10-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

1) Replace existing posts with 8' x 4.25" x 4.25" turned (load bearing) wood posts
purchased from Home Depot. (2) additional posts will be installed so that there is
equal spacing @ 74" centers to ensure symmetry and structural stability.
2) Remove existing tongue and groove porch flooring and replace in kind.
3) Install spindles and handrails: Turned spindles will be 2.25"square and equally
spaced between installed posts. (i.e 2.25" a post, 2.25" a space)
4) Handrails will be manufactured/ routed by hand to ensure historic accuracy versus
purchased pre-manufactured handrails from local stores.
5) The height of the top handrail from the porch floor will be 30". This is to ensure
historical accuracy a well as the historic ambiance.
6) Repair or replace wood siding and trim in kind, if necessary.

Site Info

One story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables and asphalt shingle covering, decorative wood shingles and sawn wood trim in gable. One story front porch with turned wood posts and beaded wood spandrels, sawn wood brackets. Double hung one over one windows Two interior offset brick corbelled chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan.

The house has been altered through the Certificate process since the district's placement on the local register. However, the front porch was repaired, but not enhanced with a porch railing or decorative features as contemplated in this Certificate. The proposed porch columns and railing are appropriate to the district, featuring turned wood posts, elaborate railings and materials, as noted on pg. 18 of the adopted design guidelines.