Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill: Level I/II

2-H-08-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair; Level I. Standard repair.

Level I: Repair/replace porch flooring with tongue & groove flooring; replace/repair tapered round 8" porch columns in kind; repair storm windows; repair siding, trim and soffit in kind as necessary. Level II: Reinstall Scamozzi capitals on porch columns, replace handrails on front porch with turned or square cut spindles on 4-5" centers set into top and bottom rails; replace concrete unoriginal front porch steps and brick buttresses with wood front porch steps, wood stringers, closed risers, and railing to match front porch railing.

Site Info

Two story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, arched one over one attic vent window, partial cornice returns. One story full front porch with one-half balcony. Round wood columns with Doric capitals on first story and square wood columns on second story. Turned wood balustrade on front porch and balcony. Interior offset rear brick chimney. Brick foundation with lattice panels at front porch. Irregular plan. Cutaway bay on side elevation.

The installation of column capitals and wood stairs, as well as a more appropriate railing, will return the house to an appropriate earlier appearance. The applicant will install replacement capitals that match capitals originally found on the house, and documented through partial column capitals found on the columns during an earlier rehabilitation. The concrete steps and brick buttresses are also from an earlier reworking of the porch. The proposed work items are consistent with the adopted design guidelines regarding porches (pg. 12, Design Guidelines.)