Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level II

4-E-15-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements

Request to replace non-original 1/1 and 2/1double-hung windows with vinyl double-hung windows with 6/6 snap-in grids. Replace 2 front doors and 1 set of sidelights with modern door and lights with leaded glass appearance. Center front door has vinyl- or metal-clad panels with two narrow vertical lights above.

Site Info

Two-story frame with aluminum siding. Hip roof with asphalt shingle covering and brackets under the extending eaves. Two-story full front porch with ends enclosed, but with ornamental patten still evident on second-level square wood columns. Porch had sawn wood balustrade (replaced c. 1990 with square balusters on second-level only, not present on first level). Double-hung one-over-one windows with upper sash of side windows being diamond-pane leaded glass. Two interior offset beick chimneys. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan. Sidelights and transoms at front entry on both first and second stories.

1.) The 1/1 and 2/1 windows to be replaced appear to be non-original windows. The description in the 1986 inventory describes the upper sash of side windows as being "diamond-pane leaded glass." The applicant does not know when those windows were replaced.
2)The first-level windows have already been replaced with the double-hung vinyl windows with snap-in grids in a 6/6 configuration.
3) The design guidelines state that replacement windows are to have the "same depth, width and profile" of the early or original windows.
4) The twin vertical panel and light configuration of the two front doors are not appropriate for the style of the house.