Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level I/II

3-E-05-HZ

Applicant Request

Level I. Standard repair; Level II. New 2nd story balcony rail

Level I: (Issue) Repair first story front porch as necessary, using square wood columns and balustrade with 2"x2" pickets on 4" centers, shaped top and bottom rail; Level II: Install railing on first floor roof to convert to second story balcony, with balustrade to match first floor.

Site Info

Two story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle covering, wood shingles on eaves, partial boxed cornice returns and sawn wood gable vent. One story full front porch with square wood posts on brick piers, sawn wood balustrade. Second story bay window. Double hung two over two and Queen Anne over two windows. Interior central brick chimney. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan. Transom at front entry.

Current Bungalow-derived front porch ignores previous second floor balcony, and is inappropriate to style of house. It is not salvageable. Applicant has been unable to locate original photos, and is proposing columns and railing that have been approved in past to recapture flavor of original porch and balcony.