Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

12-G-08-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

1) Convert rear, side elevation window (north side) to door and add stoop. Approximate dimension of porch 5'x6' with wood floor and skirting of lattice. Door to be full view (salvage from YMCA). Hipped roof supported by columns and trim to resemble front porch.

2) - Level I portion - Replace fascia, soffit, corbels and other wooden trim members in kind preparatory to painting. Repair and replace elements of second story porch on front elevation in kind, as necessary.

Site Info

Two story frame with weatherbord wall covering. Hip roof with lower centered front gable and asphalt shingle roof covering. Scrolled brackets at eaves. Two over two double hung window with one over one double hung windows on rear two story ell. One story two-thirds front porch with truncated wood posts on brick piers, modern spindled balustrade, scrolled brackets under eaves. Three brick chimneys, one interior offset side, one exterior side (vent) and one interior central rear. Stucco foundation. Irregular plan. Projecting one story bay on north elevation.

Providing a rear exit from the kitchen in this location will enable the applicant to avoid making harmful changes to the historic interior floor plan. Although the new addition is a porch, the considerations for its design are consistent with the guidelines for new additions, pg. 18 of the Design Guidelines. It is small in proportion, designed to be consistent with other side porches in the district, and will be sympathetic to, but does not duplicate, the historic front porches found on the building.