Historic Zoning Commission

Ft. Sanders NC-1: Level II

12-E-08-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Remove enclosed front porch, projecting bay on mansard roofed front-facing dormer, and fire stairs on both side elevations. Rebuild front façade with original depth front porch with shed roof supported by square columns with bases and top molding, wrought metal railing on side elevations, and flat plane front wall of dormer with two windows. Paired entrance doors from front porch to each duplex unit, flanked by small rectangular windows on façade. Remove aluminum siding and replace with vinyl siding, exposing belt course on side elevations and using beveled siding of wider reveal, or material mimicking wood shingles, on top story. Replace all windows with appropriately sized windows. Incorporate covered deck at first floor elevation on rear elevation.

Site Info

One and one-half story frame with artificial siding. Side gable roof with central gambrel shaped front dormer with projecting bay, asphalt shingle covering. Replacement windows. One story fully enclosed front porch. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan.

The original design of the dormer for this house was probably not a front-facing gambrel, although missing artificial covering on the west side has revealed a fairly old section of roof trim that does indicate an original, or at least very early construction time. The bay window was certainly a more contemporary addition, and is proposed for removal. Removal of the second story bay window and fire stairs, as well as the front porch enclosure, will do much to improve the appearance of this building.