Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

2-H-07-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

#8: Add 12/12 wood double hung aluminum clad windows on north elevation at second and third stories; remove existing second floor concrete block infill and replace with brick to match; add first floor window to match new existing windows; add double leaf entry doors (aluminum clad wood) with full lights; add wood bulkhead with trim around windows. NOTE: Windows on the upper stories of the front elevation have been replaced with Pella Architect Series metal clad windows that match the original metal windows; metal clad windows were not approved although replacement windows were. The current applicant, who was not the applicant on that prior Certificate, intends to retain and reuse the metal clad windows that have been installed. #4 and 6: repair existing windows; add new small paned wood transoms; add three wood full-view doors on front elevation; add iron railing approximately 36"; remove metal bars on windows; remove metal fire escape; remove existing first floor windows on north side (#6) to add loading door; created openings and existing openings will be closed in brick to match existing; add egress door on same building; remove one first story window on #4 Market Square (rear) and add egress door. On all buildings, repair brick as necessary using Preservation Brief #2.

Site Info

#4-6. Miller's Annex (1935). Neoclassical Commercial with Art Deco influence. Three story, four bay, brick building with limestone trim and sills, altered cornice. Altered c. 1970 storefront now removed. Pilasters dividing the bays. Metal casement windows. Remnants of Carraara glass or Vitrolite in black, with only a few portions of original tiles remaining.
#8. (c.1925). Vogue Building. Vernacular Commercial with Art Deco influence. Three story, two bay brick building with simple terra cotta detailing, Replacement storefront with small paned glass transoms above central recessed entry and storefront windows, which have bulkhead at base. Metal casement windows. Inset terra cotta on pilasters dividing bays on second and third stories.

Repair of windows on front elevation of both buildings (IIB, 1-2), construction of replacement storefront on #4-6 (small paned transoms, entry door in north bay and paired entries in south bay, store windows and bulkhead are consistent with Market Square Design Guidelines (IIA1-12). Inserted side and rear windows on north and east elevations are wood, single pane, double hung, color clad; some have been installed under a Certificate issued to the previous owner; the remainder have been purchased and are stored in the building awaiting installation. There is no alteration to historic windows resulting from this installation; the wall on which they will be installed was previously a common wall with no openings. Alteration of rear façade to provide for freight entry and access is on an elevation visible only from the alley, and necessary for the functioning of ground floor uses in the building.