Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level II

2-H-12-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Replace existing damaged asphalt tile roofing (damaged by fallen tree) with asphalt shingles. Replace deteriorated asbestos and remaining wood weatherboard siding to match original wood siding evident on the house.
Replace severely deteriorated windows (all) with wood one-over-one light to match originals. Fill in twin window opening on the west side of the house and create two new window openings of the same proportions, but spaced a few feet apart.
Repair existing original half-light over one-panel wooden front door which is somewhat rotted. If not repairable, replace with in-kind wooden door but with two vertical panels below the half-light.
Replace/replicate the porch design utilizing asphalt shingles. Replace late-added battered stone porch columns with simple Doric-style round-in-section porch columns, similar to the middle porch column at 2306 Jefferson .
Reconstruct exterior wall framing of former rear screened porch damaged by fallen tree to create enclosed rear addition (not visible from r-o-w). The rear porch had been previously enclosed and the damaged wallboard has been removed as indicated by the submitted photos. Sheath rear addition walls with horizontal wood siding to match original on main house and construct shed roof sheathed with asphalt shingles. Construct foundation with distressed brick for rear addition.

Site Info

One-story frame with asbestos siding and asphalt tile roofing. L-shaped plan with side-gabled main roof and intersecting front gable. Later-added battered stone porch columns. One-over-one double-hung windows. Two interior brick chimneys. Brick foundation with concrete slab front porch.

Staff recommends the following conditions for approval:

1) Utilize asphalt roof shingles rather than corrugated metal roofing based on precedent in the streetscape and the neighborhood;

2) Repair the original front door rather than replace as recommended by Entrance Guideline #1: Entry features which must be preserved include . . .the original doors.

#7. Determine if a storm door will be instrumental to saving energy.If a storm door is used, it should have a color-clad frame and a full view glass, or be designed to respect the original entry door.

3) Retain an offset of the rear addition from the main house by at least a few inches;

4) Repair and tuckpoint chimneys and foundation, if needed, utilizing Preservation Brief No. 2 ;

5) Match the brick for the infill of the rear porch foundation to the existing brick on the main block of the house by utilizing a distressed-appearnce brick. Guideline # 3, p. 25 states: "Use the remaining physical evidence to guide the new work, and match new to old." ;

6) Match the size of the two new window openings on the west side to that of each of the existing twin windows Window Guideline #6 states: "It may be appropriate to design and install additional windows on the rear or secondary elevations. The design shall be compatible with the overall design of the other windows in the building.";

7) Duplicate Doric-style porch columns, in wood, found on similar houses of the era : Guidlline # 1 states: Repair porches on historic houses using wood . . .posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design. Reconstruction of the documented original porch is also appropriate.

8) Comply with OSHA and local regulations and procedures for asbestos removal, if any.

Edgewood- Park City Design Guideline Recommendations:
Roofing 2, 3, 4 p. 15
Windows 1-8 p. 17
Porches 1,2 p. 19
Entrances 1-7 p. 21
Wall coverings 2,3,4,5,6,7 pp. 22-23
Masonry 2,5,6 p. 25