Approval of the all aspects of the proposal. Paint or stucco parging may be utilized on the brick foundation and porch column piers due to the poor condition of and residue on the brick. Cleaning and repairing the brick according to the National Park Technical Procedures is preferred. Since the brick is not uniform, stained and unsightly painting it is preferred, with assistance from staff on the paint color.
WINDOWS
Repair and replace original trim around all windows in-kind as needed
Front
1st level - replace non-original in-kind with wood sashes
2nd level- repair originals
Attic level - repair or replace in-kind
West side
1st level - replace paired windows in-kind with wood sashes
1st level - replace modern square double-hung with single-light wood casement
2nd level - repair front window in-kind with wood sashes
2nd level - replace back window in-kind with wood sashes
Rear
1st-level addition - replace non-original square double-hung with single-light wood casement
1st-level addition - remove small non-original windows to east side of the rear addition
1st-level addition - install 3x6 double-hung 1/1 wood window to align with original 2nd-level window
2nd level - repair originals
East side
1st level - repair 3x6 window closest to the rear in-kind with wood sashes
1st level - remove small non-original bathroom window at end of addition; install siding
Repair remaining 1st- and 2nd-level original windows
MISCELLANEOUS Level II
Clean and repoint brick column bases and foundation on front porch and paint - staff to approve paint only if needed after repair
Install half-light wooden door with panels below on rear addition
MISCELLANEOUS Level I
Remove aluminum siding and repair and replace existing wood siding as needed
Patio - 13'x13' with salvaged/distressed brick pavers (centered on back door)
Repair front porch tongue-and-groove floor in-kind
Re-roof with dimensional shingles
Install full-light storm door on rear door
Repair/refinish front door and install wood screen door
Install new gutters
Two-story frame with aluminum siding. Hip-roof attic dormer asphalt shingle roof covering. One-over-one double-hung windows (original or early on second level and replacements on first level.) One-story full front porch with hipped roof and central gable. Battered columns on brick piers are alterations from the original --likely sometime between 1920 and 1940. The two interior offset chimneys were removed prior to this owner. Brick foundation. Late, full-façade hipped-roofed addition on rear.
1) The description from the 1986 historic resource inventory indicates that there were 1/1 windows in the house, the style of which is proposed to be retained.
2) There are currently 1/1 windows on all sides of the house, with the lower level exhibiting replacement windows and the second level retaining original windows.
3) The rear addition is noncontributing due to late age, as are its windows. The windows on the rear addition are inappropriately small and square.
4) The front porch was enclosed at one time; therefore, the porch posts are not original. The current battered wood columns on brick piers are alterations from the original. The bricks and bungalow-type columns appear to date from between 1920 and 1940 and have acquired significance in their own right.
5) The mortar on the foundation and porch piers has crumbled and weakened the structure.
6) A half-light wooden door with panels below is an appropriate door fo the rear of the house.
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