Historic Zoning Commission

Individual H-1: Level II

2-E-14-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of addition or outbuilding

A November 15, 2012 application was approved to reconstruct a rear porch on the east side based on design elements of front and side porches. During renovation planning since that time, it has become apparent that accessible bathrooms and an interior fire exit stair will be required for commercial/office use of the house. By reconstructing an enclosed addition on the rear east side of the house, these required features can be provided without altering the intact original floor plan of the house. The proposed addition will constructed within the original footprint, and the elevation design will be based on the submitted photo from August of 2007 that indicates wood lap siding and a multi-light window. The central exit door will closely replicate the other exterior wood paneled doors. Six-over-six wood double-hung windows will flank the door.

Additionally, the steps to the basement level on the rear of the house are proposed to be enclosed with a front gabled lap-sided structure. Roof shingles will match those on the house.

The drive ailse is proposed to be eliminated from the front of the house. This area will be grassed and landscaped instead as per site plan submitted 1-30-2014.

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-light 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. A now demolished screened porch was located along the east façade of the rear ell.

1) The design proposal and wooden materials for the rear frame addition and enclosed stair are based on documentary photos.
2) The date of the enclosures shown in the 2007 photos is not known, but were likely constructed sometime between the 1920s and 1940s.
3) The rear porch was screened-in at the time of the historic resource survey, but had been demolished in more recent years.
4) Locating the restrooms and part of the fire exit stair in this addition will preservet the original floor plan and servant stairs in the rear of the house.
5) Enclosing the rear steps to the basement will help preserve the house by keeping moisture out of the basement entrance.
6) The proposed driveway and parking layout will eliminate the drive ailse in front of the house and allow for more grassed area and landscaping there, which is more appropriate for the context of the house.