Historic Zoning Commission

N/A: Level II

11-D-09-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Remove dormer on east facing portion of roof. Dormer in question was added after the building's construction, and has Masonite shingle wall covering and six over six window that does not match the original windows in the remainder of the house.

Site Info

Mary Boyce Temple House. Two and one half story brick with steeply pitched, slate covered cross gable roof, added east facing shingled, gable roof dormer on east roof plane, elaborate window trim, two story front porch with original, finely detailed wrought iron railing. Wood paneled bay window on front façade. Leaded glass sidelights and window at front entry. Tall, corbelled, paired exterior brick chimneys with circular chimney pots on west elevation, third, brick chimney on rear side. Calmes on upper sash of attic windows. Added one story concrete block addition on west elevation (c.1980), three story rear, west side brick addition (c.1935), and hyphen connecting to concrete block construction one story apartment building on east elevation (c.1950) with some Art Deco detailing have all been removed to return Mary Boyce Templehouse to original footprint. Added concrete block apartments to the west have been rehabilitated and separated from primary building, to creat a separate, freestanding building on the east, Art Deco in character.

The east roof dormer is not historic; its removal restores the significant historic roof shape to the building.