Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

11-I-13-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements.

Replace original doors on 1920-1940 frame garage with overhead steel-paneled garage door (with hardware resembling carriage house doors) to be approved by staff. Replace non-original single rear door on main house with a pair of full-light wood doors or single full-light door and sidelight. Replace two double-hung windows on the south side of the house (toward the rear) witrh shorter windows.

Site Info

Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering (recently removed asbestos shingle). Hip roof with hipped front and side dormers, asphalt shingle roof covering. One over one double -hung windows. One story hipped roof porch with round wood columns, Ionic capitals, sawn wood balustrade. Two brick interior central chimneys, one front and one rear. Brick foundation Rectangular plan. Transom and sidelights at front entry and paired one- over- one double- hung windows on front elevation. C

Garage Door Replacement:

1) The 1920s-1940s frame Craftsman garage with exposed rafters is a character-defining outbuilding on the property.

2) The boarded carriage-house doors are early or original and are a character-defining feature of the building.

3) Typcial character-defining features of carriage-house doors include side hinges, pull handles, and a wood-framed or boarded construction.

4) The garage and its doors are visible from the public alley and somewhat visible from Gill Avenue as indicated in the photos that accompany this report.

5) The wooden board material at the base of the garage doors has become somewhat deteriorated.

6) The doors are not motorized and are therefore not practical for use as a drive-in garage for regular use of a car.

Window Replacement:

7) The two double-hung windows proposed to be removed on the south side of the house (toward the rear) are original.

8) The window opening size is a character-defining feature of the house.

Rear House Door Replacement:

9) The existing rear door on the back of the house is not early, original, or a character-defining feature.

10) Wood-framed full-light glass doors and/or sidelights are appropriate for the rear house door replacement, due to their simple, non-conjectural design.

11) No significant historic material will be lost with the rear door opening enlargement on the back of the house.