Historic Zoning Commission

N/A: Level II

11-C-12-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Replace roofing with wood shingles on main house, kitchen, and west wing.
All porch roof to utilize low-profile custom galvanized standing seam metal.
Existing windows and shutters to be restored if possible, if beyond repair, replicate in wood.
Existing front door to be restored. Design to be replicated on all replacement exterior doors.
Porch ceilings and floors to be renovated using indigenous woods.
Remove furnace flue added at a later period (c.1920s).
East porch to be rebuilt following remaining roof print on existing wall and guided by foundation remains. Incorporate architectural elements from the existing front porch.
South porch to be rebuilt following remaining wall print, incorporating architectural elements from the existing front porch, and using indigenous woods.
Cellar porch (S.E.) to be rebuilt with simplified elements taken from the front porch.
Restore south west porch.
Preserve and showcase masonry joint penciling in prominent area under front porch roof.
Cleaning and restore remaining brick utilizing Preservation Brief #2.
Clean and restore all woodwork details.

Site Info

Two story front section one- room deep, with a lower, two -story rear portion set at a right angle to the front section. A one- story brick wing with a gable roof and a corbelled brick cornice was added to the west elevation of the north façade c. 1859. Common bond six-course brick construction, and is topped by a gable end roof of standing seam metal. A brick foundation supports the house, which is topped by a corbelled brick cornice. Interior end brick chimneys with corbelling appear on the two story portion of the house; a newer modern brick chimney is located on the rear (south) elevation at the eastern half of the structure. Six-pane wood double-hung sashes appear on all elevations, with the façade exhibiting a three-rank division. Arched brick lintels top the downstairs façade windows flanking the primary entrance, which is capped by a fanlight and flanked by several light sidelights. A fanlight also tops the entry on the west wing, which is accessed by a nine-light half-view door with bottom panels. The other windows on the structure are topped by flat-arched brick lintels.supported by paired square wood columns with square bases. The columns are linked by square wood capitals that support an arched wood trim marking each of the three porch bays. Oversize brackets appear on the porch roof overhang, and are doubled at each pair of porch columns. Engaged pilasters mark the joining of the porch edges to the front elevation. A now demolished screened porch was located along the east façade of the rear ell.

STAFF FINDINGS
1) The proposed restoration plans meet the Secretary of Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation.

2) Sufficient documentation remains to restore the rear and side porches based on shadowlines on the existing house walls and based on woodwork details of existing porches.

3) The 1920s-era chimney flue on the rear façade is not a character-defining feature, as the predominant era depicted is mid-19th c.

SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS

1. A property shall be used
for its historic purpose or
placed in a new use that
requires minimal change to
the defining characteristics of
the buildings and its site and
environment.

2. The historic character of a
property shall be retained and
preserved. The removal of
historic materials or alteration
of features and spaces that
characterize a property shall
be avoided.

3. Each property shall be
recognized as a physical record
of its time, place and use.
Changes that create a false sense
of historical development, such
as adding conjectural features or
architectural elements from
other buildings, shall not
be undertaken.

5. Distinctive features, finishes and construction techniques
or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property
shall be preserved.

6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than
replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement
of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in
design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where
possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be
substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.

7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause
damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface
cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using
the gentlest means possible.

8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be
protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed,
mitigation measures should be undertaken.

9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction
shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property.
The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be
compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural
features to protect the historic integrity of the property
and its environment.

10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall
be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the
future, the essential form and integrity of the historic
property and its environment would be unimpaired.