Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

4-B-17-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of addition

Construct a three-season room connected to the side of the deck on the west side toward the back of the house. The footprint of the hipped roof addition is approximately 6' wide by 11' long and it will be constructed on a concrete slab. There will be three wooden double-hung 3/1windows (36 x52) on the west side of the room and one matching window on the south side. A masonite full-light door (with no grid or muntins) is to be located off of the patio area underneath the deck and near the basement entry door. The wooden trim work and details will match those of the main house, including a 2x6 fascia board, tongue-and-groove soffit, and cornerboards. The roof will be covered in asphalt shingles.

Site Info

Although this house was constructed in 1924, it was relocated to its current site in the 2005, requiring a reconstructed brick foundation and brick exterior chimney (east side). The renovations continued into 2006. The two-story frame house with hipped roof has Craftsman detailing including a front gabled porch with exposed rafters and supported by battered columns on brick piers. The windows are 3/1 double-hung, with a bank of three smaller ones within a small central hipped dormer facing the front. Rear hipped-roof addition with covered porch. Assymetrical plan. Contributing.

1) The house is a contributing property within the Fourth and Gill H-1 overlay.

2) The addition is visible from the public street and sidewalk on the west side, although it is toward the back of the house.

3) The lot is larger than the typical Fourth and Gill lot, so the house has a greater front setback, rendering the placement of the addition toward the back of the house to be farther than typical from the street. There is 151 feet of street-frontage and the addition is set back ~ 30 feet from the west side lot line.

4) There is no consistent streetscape in that block of E. Glenwood since 214 is the only house facing the street, so the addition does not alter an established pattern of spacing or side setbacks among any existing houses.

5) The addition is placed on the side of the non-character-defining elevation, the side of a modern deck, and does not obscure or damage any significant character-defining elements of the house.

6) The addition may be easily removed in the future without destroying any historic fabric.

7) The wood materials, proposed 3/1 windows and hipped roof are compatible with those of the main house.

The size of the addition is small in comparison to the side of the house.